Hi all,

I didn’t think I’d been away long but wow you’ve all been busy with posts, just had a quick fly through the last 20 or so.

Ginette,
Thank you for the mentions, I have not found a new job as yet, but applied for 2 and registered with a few agencies and thankfully got 3 days work this week, so we’ll keep the wolf from the door for the time being. They really liked me and the work I did so hopefully they’ll have me back. Hope you are doing well

Stingray
You’ve done well to share your weight, that’s the same thing as I did when I first started and I felt much better for it, because it was like admitting it to myself how much I weigh. You are right, it didn’t go on overnight, so small steps to getting it off. You are the same weight as me, by the way. I started at nearly 19, so I haven’t lost much, but Oh I’m pleased with myself so far. My first aim is to be under 15. Then maybe to 12. I once was 10.5 stone in my 20s and looked dreadful for it, it was a strange time, as despite eating next to nothing and being the lightest I had ever been, I was still a size 14. So I’m not going there again and I’ll be happy being a 16.

BTW I am back to the weight I was before my summer excess. Now to see how much I can lose before Christmas.

NEmum

Ginette,

You go girl!
I totally admire your single minded determination, you are an inspiration to us all. It just shows what can be done, even for Ladies of our age. Are you fasting tomorrow, I am, I’m not totally sorted but I’ll start the day with my new discovery – puffed wheat, you get stacks for 15g, I know it’s carbs, but it sees me to lunch with 100ml of soya milk.

Another food discovery that I’d like to share with you ladies is cauliflower couscous. I love couscous, I find it so quick easy and versatile, just heavy on the carbs. But my local Tesco is selling cauliflower all cut up that looks like couscous, I just stir fried it with 2 sprays of 1 cal oil for a few minutes and had that with a chicken breast for a fast day last week, the colour of it totally fooled my body into thinking it was having carbs. It was pricey, but I might try chopping some cauli up to see if it works the same. I’m still a little too scared to try those bare noodles.

Strength to you all

NEmum

Good morning all! Nice to be back. I weighed myself this morning and contrary to all expectations I lost weight (2lbs). 🙂

I did try to be careful while I was away and I managed one fast day (Wednesday, because I was travelling), but I have to say that I though I would put weight on. Some time ago my doctor said that my metabolism had slowed down a great deal, because of all my medical problems and ops. Perhaps this diet is kick-starting it? Anyway, long may it continue. I’m fasting today and if all goes well will do Wed. and Fri. as well.

I’m away to raid my freezer to see what I can eat tonight for under 270 calories.

Elfstone

I am definitely of a certain age and am browsing looking for inspiration as had a bad run in with lasagne last night. Sigh. It was so lovely but it seems to have triggered a carb lust, as in lashings of toast. I am gritting my teeth as weigh in is tomorrow and FD. Have been so good otherwise I must have had a loss surely?
Beverley

Hi Ginette
Just boiling 2 eggs. Have chopped up bowl of salad. Omlette sounds lovely though. FD tomorrow and weigh in. I don’t know how I am staying off the scales! If I haven’t lost I think I will cut my own throat!!
Beverley
p.s. my knickers are fitting better. They are no longer doing that roller blind effect due to tummy.

Hi Beverley

Good luck for weigh in day. I must say I also have two or three pairs of knockers that are too big. I wear them around the house now as they have a tendency to gradually come down. I just want to get the wear out of them!

Hi Audrey, thank you. It’s nice to get all the housework out of the way. Nice to see you back.

Hi Loz, how are things for you?

Ginette

Hi all
Weigh in and 2 lbs off. A good inch off round the middle! I knew because of the knicker fitting.
Middle is the main thing as the bulk of the fat is there.This is not just for vanity but I was getting hip joint pains and trouble getting up and down stairs.
Onward and downward. Am cutting out the weekend wine. Empty calories. Also need to watch the ss milk in coffee.
Hope we are all going to have a good day.
Beverley

Hi Elfstone

My change in size took a long time to come as well, it did in the end though. It’s nice when people notice. That took a long time in my case as well.

Hi Beverley

I know that losing weight will help take the pressure off your joints. Have you tried glucosamine and chondroitin. This is really meant to help with joint problems. Losing one pound of weight takes 4lbs of pressure off of your joints. So it should really help.

Well done on the weight loss and inch loss. It will be interesting to see how many inches you can lose before Christmas……and of course pounds, is it just over 13 weeks to go so at lb a week that is nearly a stone.

Ginette

Hi Loz

Sorry we were posting at the same time. Yes even on fast days I dink about 5/6 x 10oz cups of tea, so not a normal size cup or mug at all. 2 ops more.

I will often allow myself enough to have a hot chocolate of the same size cup as well.

I then try to drink some water that changes at this time of the year and I may have a pint of warm, weak juice as well, others find salt helps and have a cup of broil, marmite or oxo. Our bodies really do need the fluids. I will often have a bowl of soup as well, also melon (all water based foods). It is said that water generally helps weight loss. I love to make a sugar free jelly and have this with a large spoon of youghurt. This is really low in calories and perfect for a fast day treat.

I am glad that your back has been sorted out and you are now more comfortable. This was quite a good day in the circumstances, just add an extra day before the weekend. Another thing is that fluids fill you up. I always have about three or four cups to keep me going though fast day, it keeps hunger at bay. Sometimes I think we mistake hunger for thirst. When I start eating it hurst triggers my appetite so I always eat as late as possible.

Try drinking more, much more in your case or eating water laden foods. Soups are really good for these cooker days. I like to add a bit of spice to my soups and they fill me up. I have a soup maker so it is so easy to do.

Ginette

Sorry, I’m cross posting, ref the plodding, Ginnette but does it matter? I blame my old age – lol!

Wow, so much positive! I shall have a look into those supplements Ginette. It seems to happen when I go up into the next stone which I have done before.
I am now needing to still get down 5 lbs to get under……argh.

Christmas, it would be nice to wear something nice. I am just scoffing a bottle of sparkling water and the halo over my head is twinkling away. Just hope it doesn’t slip!

Hold on tight.
Beverley

Didn’t realise you had gone 3 weeks with no loss, not like you at all, though 4 lbs in one week – sounds like this stone, more than others, is hanging on for dear life!!! Though this one out of the way for both of us and its all down hill from here – we wish anyway!!!

Hope some of it went from a place it should – doesn’t always seem to come off where we want it to – bottom half of my legs are looking ok, top half still ugh! – though my knees look a little better. Still not sure exactly what is causing the water to stay on my thighs, but ankles are so much better. Losing my love handles and the fat off my back though – and my cheekbones are returning, so can’t complain.

Hi all,

Sorry I haven’t posted today, I have had a very expensive day.

Went to the dentist 2 fillings for ian, then came out and car started playing up so off to the garage, then this afternoon off to opticians for new glasses for me all told £600!

Not sure I can afford to eat now!

Hope you are all doing better

Audrey

Hi milena

Aldi have fruit soaked in either brandy or rum on offer now!

I bought 3 bags on Sunday ready to put into my cakes for Christmas.

Think I may be making mine at the end of October gives it a couple of months to mature.

Are you still joining me on liquid only tomorrow?

5lb loss is fantastic, I just found out my thyroid level is low again so until it’s sorted that’s my weight loss stopped!
Audrey

Hi milena,

Glad you are joining me, I am a bit fed up with the thyroid now I know I am not going to be able to lose much if any weight but at least I may be able to stop gaining as much. I keep losing 1 lb and the gaining 2!

Catch up tomorrow

Audrey

Thanks milena,

The thyroid is just a real bugger! Yesterday when we came home we both got onto scales, before we went to bed we weighed in again ian had put on 1 lb about normal I put on 3.5 lb! I knew then that it had gone pear shaped again.

I am in to see Dr Oct 21st.so I am just hoping not to gain before then, not much chance of losing …..

Think I need some serious motivation, and you are just the best person I know that can do it…

Going bed soon ready for liquid day tomorrow. …

Thanks for the pep talk hehe ?

Hi Ladies,

I really should check in more, love all the positivity. I like the idea of the knicker test for weight loss. Thanks Beverly for that!

Ginette and Stingray, you cannot underestimate the benefits of drinking water – every part of you benefits. Brain power, joints and it generally eases the transit of food, particularly good for those of us who have constipation problems after a fast day.

13 weeks until Christmas …
Who’s up for losing a stone?
Final push for 2015.
Start 2016 as you mean to go on!
I’m in …

NEmum

Mornin all!

Hi Milena – Miso is a Japanese soup made out of Miso paste (funny that!!) and stock. the Miso paste has a taste that is a bit salty, a bit sweet, quite savoury made from fermented Soya beans. its protein rich and by itself, is not all that exciting I guess. Try adding veges and/or fish.

Hi NEmum – Your challenge to lose a stone…. I accept! I have no idea how it will pan out, or how I will manage that given my initial goal was a lot less… but I figure I will give it my best shot!

Hi Audreyg – hope you are feeling a little better today. I am on the herbal teas today – bit of Rooibos, bit of mint.. and my litre bottle of water! will see how I go!

Hi ginette – how are you doing today? I agree with your feelings on choosing your option 1. “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” I think that was Henry Ford? But its absolutely true for me.!!

The suns’s out today – here’s Hoping you all have a good day!

Lozxx

Just had my oxo to stave off headaches. .. liquid only going ok as yet!

Milena how are you doing?

Have a good day everyone fast or feast

Audrey

Hi Audrey

Yes life can be really expensive when we least expect it. Audrey are you keeping check (calorie wise) on what you are eating on NFDs. You need to see if this is contributing to your gain, also certain foods tend to stay in the pipe line for longer. I imagine that time in the caravan can be a bit tempting food wise, I really have to limit bread and potatoes and all starchy foods.

You just need to take out the other options, to get to the root of it. Maybe weigh in a couple of days and see what the results are. I have to take a laxative once a week just to help. I find that 5:2 seems to be the the reason for this, and now that I am doing 4:3 I really need to.

I am trying to increase fibre wherever possible as I know that this will help as well and you really need water to go with this otherwise you will get blocked and food will not pass through as easily, now this can be in the form of soups, sugar free jellies, melon or through drinks. But increase it you must. As Nemum has pointed out, water is essential for all parts of our body and the workings within!! Good luck with liquids only.

Hi Nemum, you don’t have to convert the converted. I spoke to my Heath trainer and when I spoke about constipation, he said that with my diet of meat or fish with vegetables at almost every meal I had to drink more water. Now I already drink a lot in teas and as water or occasionally water flavoured with a little squash, hot or cold. It depends on the weather. Hot weather I drink it cold burst cold weather I add about a teaspoon of awash to a pint and drink it warm/hot. Also I have water laden foods.

Yes I will join the challenge. Glad to see you back in action so to speak and as the person who often sets a challenge you need to do this as well, what a good focus, I hope Nedad is also on board.

Hi Loz

I tried miso soup once on its own, I found it tasteless. Maybe as a base for something it would be good. I would need to be convinced. Was it you that asked about eating late at night? I always eat late about 7.30 – 8.30 unless I am with my SM. I find it good. Although I don’t normally go to bed until about 1 at the earliest. I have always been a night owl. Often it is later than that. I have trouble with sleeping and I am still suffering from vivid dreams and occasional nightmares, this has been a bad week for them.

No sun here, but a nice sunny forum makes up for it.

I’m fasting today as well. Trying out an old favorite today….. More on this later.

Ginette

Milena,

How are you doing on our liquid day.

I have drank lots of water, had an oxo cube and 2 cups of sufar free vimto so far so good….

Keep in touch

Audrey

Hi Audrey

Sorry, day started fine, up at 7 doing my photography – uploaded windows 10 – put up, just, with the smell of frying bacon – then spent 7 hours trying up upload my photos to finepix, bought a new lead, as Im having to fouter since I mislaid the original, bought a new memory card, cos mines been playing up, bought new batteries, cos they are recharging for about 5 minutes use. Not a jot of difference.

Finally, unloaded windows ten, back to foutering with two cameras, but finally done upload !!!!!

So just 8 hours to go til bed and 18 or 20 to go before I can have – oh – 500 or so calories. It should seem a great deal after today.

Well done, Ive had just two cuppas. Stay strong. That pound is going, for good!!!!

Would be a wasted day if I worked an 8 hour day, good job I do 16!!!!

Soooooo ratty, Im a mardy cow when the computer doesn’t do exactly what I expect.

Not eating probably giving me even more if a munk on, but at least the day is passing, doesn’t help we’re watching the rugby, always a tad tense when Scotland play, but there is a smile on my man’s face – for a change! They are playing well in the second half.

Hi Audrey

are you having a fast day tomorrow? If you are holding off til 5, it can be done. Had the runs twice yesterday, after the snack and after dinner, bit worrying but fairly certain no goods in transit, so hopefully actually burning fat. So Ill keep you company.

Elf, Im also aiming for a stone, planning two, started 1st September, trying for two makes one more doable I reckon. Hard to fail, that way, reaching for the moon, may reach the stars. 5lb down thus far, hopefully a couple more by end of month. Good luck!!!

Good afternoon ladies,

“If you always do what you’ve always done,
you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”
Thanks for that Stingray – I like that!

Audrey, thanks for asking about my job, I haven’t got a regular one as yet, but I’m with an agency and they’ve got me 3 days work last week and 3 days this week too, so I’m a lot happier. I got some really good feedback from the job this week, so hopefully they will at least ask me back. You did indeed seem to have a really expensive day, hope things are better now. And hope the liquid diet is going well, did I read that you were doing a back to back – you are brave, you will be reaping the rewards soon. Don’t lose heart and stick with it. Have you had the doc appointment yet?

Great response to the Drop a Stone for Christmas,
Ginette
Audrey
Stingray
Beverley
Elfstone
Thanks for the kick start Milena

Nemum

By the way, NEdad, seems to have stopped already …lightweight!

Hi NeMum

Yes both myself and milena are both doing liquid only today and a fast day tomorrow only 24 more hrs then I can eat….

Glad you are getting a bit of work coming in, I used to temp quite a lot I really liked doing it and got offered quite a lot of jobs let’s hope it’s the same for you!

My Dr’s appointment is not until 20th Oct so quite a wait, but I have decided to give myself a kick up the backside today and have stopped feeling sorry for myself. If I can’t lose the weight so be it but I am determined to not put any more back on!

Keep on losing

Audrey