Well I am impressed Gen! Can't scoff at 800g!!

So the Wendy Plan worked for you? Are there only particular foods you are allowed to eat on that one, or is it a case of eating like a pig one day and eating like a sparrow the next?

I am not considering changing what I am doing (back when I was seriously into this dieting), but I have often wondered if a bad day can be fixed by having a few light days afterwards? And that if the overall calorie intake for the week averaged out to be less or equal to the total of a week of all good days, could it be considered a good week too?

Anyway, I am back into this today. Hopped on the scales again this morning and still at 83.5kg (a tad disappointed in that as I was 83.5kg yesterday ) I want to lose half a kilo a week for the next seven weeks at the very least!

Going to concentrate on 1600cals a day and light exercise for this week. Squats, sit ups and maybe just 15mins of step-ups in the evening for a start. Going to get my 2lt of water in each day too.

Going to focus on the future and work out some wonderful reward for when I make it to goal as well. And maybe something small for when I make it into the 70's!

Hope everyone else does well with their weigh-in!! Ani, I am sending vibes to your scales - vibes that are saying be nice, be kind and do the right thing for you!!! Doesn't seem fair that you are doing all the right things and nothing is changing for you

Although I didn't quite bend down and kiss my scales this morning, I was happy with them. I lost 1.1kg this week, weighing in at 93.8 - woo hoo!

So whatever I did right last week I am going to do again this week - or at least aim for. I would like to lose another 0.5kg this week if I can.

:-)
Ani

Hi Girls

Wow! Sounds like everyone is having a positive week! (save for sore backs!) Well, I fell off the wagon this weekend. Went out clubbing (!) and ate burgers twice (once before drinking, then again at 5am!) Well, I figure that although I am committed to losing weight, a 19yo chicky is still allowed some fun!

That said, I'm buying scales on Wednesday, and I've worked out that if I want to be 65kg on my birthday (November), I have to lose about 700g a week, which almost sounds achievable!

Off to work now...

Kylie

Lindor, I absolutely think the points allowance as a weekly thing makes sense - some days I'm hungrier than others! As long as you have your highest day on weighin day (after weighing!), and your lowest day the day before your weighin, I think it should work. I actually had trouble eating as much as I needed to on the higher points days.

I mostly eat core foods anyhow, so I'm excited (although nervous!) not to count points. I'll try it for a week and see how it goes anyhow - especially as I'm expecting TOM this week so I know I'll be hungrier for a few days beforehand.

Oooh, forgot to add. I got an email telling me that Allen Carr's EasyWay to Stop Smoking now has NSW seminars (used to be only in Vic, my brother quit after attending a session 10 yrs ago). I have booked in for March 3rd, 2 days before my birthday as my present to myself. Finally have decided that smoking is not compatible with my new healthy, sporty lifestyle, so I'm kicking it for good! Has a money-back guarantee, so I've got nothing to lose except the cigs!

I can't be arsed!!

With moving house last week, I had a good excuse and didn't go to the gym all week. Now I have my gym gear in the car and have been dreading it all day. I really don't wanna go!!

I have no reason and no excuse not to go other than I plain and simple can't be bothered.

The stupid thing is that I know I'll feel heaps better if I do go but it's the getting there that's the hard part.

this is what I need!

Get to the gym, you! And exercise hard enough for me too - I'm sitting on the couch with an ice pack on my back!

Come on Little Kiwi - you know you'll feel better for a sweaty, hard workout! And end up disappointed with yourself if you don't. I understand that it can be really hard to motivate yourself to exercise - but it's worth it because you're sculpting a better YOU!

I didn't want to go for a walk this morning, and I grumbled and whinged for the first ten minutes… and then just got over myself. I often don't feel like doing it, but I just get out and do it.

:-)
Ani

Ani!!! Woohooo! You have worked so hard and been so patient. You deserved this drop weeks ago! At last the scales come to the party!!!

Well done!!

Kylie, 700g a week is a good steady rate, but be aware that there is likely to be some weeks you lose more than that and some weeks you won't drop that much or anything at all. Be mentally prepared for that, it can be very discouraging at times.

LittleKiwi! Don't get caught in the rut I have been in. Ani mentioned it a while back, while trying to get me back up and going again, and she is right - you have to get up and go and motivation will have to catch up to you. Don't give up mate, keep up the fight. You can do it!

So far, I have managed to stay on track today. But I have posted at this time before and fallen right off that track just a short time later. Evenings seem to be a hard time for me...but I am determined to get through tonight!

I even managed to walk through a shop this afternoon and only buy what I needed - and some apples!

Been a while since I've done that!

I am feeling in a better mind this afternoon too...this might actually be a come back for me

So Lindor, what's your plan for staying away from nuts tonight? I don't mean the ones that breathe either

The only nut at my place tonight will be me!!!

Is Tom my mate Georges cousin? lol. I hate it when he visits. Sometimes they just never know when to leave do they?

LittleKiwi I had the same feelings as Ani this arvo when it came walk time, I just didn't have the energy, especially as I spent the best part of the day with my best friend just sitting around watching TV. But I figured if I didn't go that would be a step back for me. I have the first part of my uphill and I hate it, but today I kept my head down and just focused, then before I knew it, I looked up and I was at the top

Congrats Ani on the loss and Lindor chin up. Maybe your body just got used to what you were doing and decided to take a break. Perhaps you need to change your exercises and eat different foods for a bit.

Whats all this I keep seeing about Wendys Plan and the Core etc...? Years ago I tried weight watchers points and it worked for me for about 3 weeks then I put it in the too hard basket. I ended up just being strong and banished any extras from my diet and ended up losing 24kg. Then with marriage breakdown, a new man and baby and hectic lifestyle I put it all on again.

This time I am just eating "normal" foods for 3 meals and no snacks between, although I think I may be getting to few calories. Some days according to Fitday only 500-1000. which is up to 4200kj and I think you need about 7000 to function depending on weight and height.

Ooops I tell a fib. I had a smoothie today cause I felt my sugar levels dropping. I used low fat milk, half a banana and a scoop of LOW CARB icecream. I never knew a thing existed until I spied it out of the corner of my eye in the supermarket. Was sooo yummo!

Off to the Dr this friday for a weigh and will show him my food diary. I just hope his scales are the same as mine (or lighter would be good)

Kylie 700g a week pretty good. I've been told that its only good to lose between 500g and 1kg a week safely, cause any more and it can pile on again real quick apparently. Good luck with your goal.

Bye guys and keep up the good work.

Cheers
Vonni

Vonni, I agree with you that you're probably getting too few calories. You need 1200 a day just to function, and if you're exercising you need more. If you have too few you will slow your metabolism down and make it really hard to lose weight after a bit.

Last week I wrote down all my calories - even the naughty food - and averaged 1750/day. I lost 1.1kg doing that. Now I know I'm heavier than you - but would it be worth your while to bump it up to around 1400/day?

I've had another good day today - I'm really working towards having another good result on the scales next Monday. I've discovered that threatening to put them in the middle of the road is a very good strategy :-). It scares them into moving!

Hi everyone! My first post I stumbled across this site a couple a days ago and figured it was what I needed to stay motivated.

My story - family history of obesity and diabetes type 2 [in all the female members of the family anyway ], but before last year my weight was averaging around 60-65kg. I'm 18, just finished school and during the last six months of the HSC managed to gain ~20kg! That was simply by not exercising, telling myself I could have a chocolate bar every day in an attempt to escape the stress of it all and sleeping all day to avoid studying. I somehow ended up doing really well [just lost my health in the process of it ] so I'm starting combined law in a month. I noticed I was putting on weight, but when the first stretch marks appeared about a week before the HSC started I just couldnt handle so many problems at once and just tried to forget about it. I am now treadmilling for an hour a day, on reductil [Dr. prescribed it when my blood tests came back as insulin-resistant] and am hoping I can finally learn to eat properly as well as loose 0.5-1kg a week. I know I dont have as much to loose as some people on the forum, but it dawned on me that if i didn't make a major change in my life, I had the ability to gain a LOT of weight in a short period of time. So thats me! Thanks for reading this and I look forward to seeing all of us achieve our goals!

Hey Cite - welcome

I think it's a great idea to try and lose weight before it gets too out of control. Are you following a particular plan to lose weight? And doing any exercise?

Glad you found us. We're supportive and silly all at once - and it's wonderful to have some more people in here.

:-)
Ani

I'm sitting here contemplating taking a sickie for my back, or getting off my arse and going in. My motivation to work is zero since I've decided to quit and I'm just waiting to get my shares and bonus this month....