Well done with your week 1 loss, pops, wow that’s fantastic!

I have about the same lbs to lose and am just starting my second week, here we go!

Aud x

How’d you weigh in? ^^ Curious!

Well, thanks for that very, very disturbing thought Dumpy.

List twin!??

Thanks iPad. But I wanted lost, not list…
Really, you don’t have to change every word!

Perfect!!

Gosh, that must have been hard!! Well done.
We have a shared lunch at craft today, for Christmas…I fasted Wednesday cos of it.
I’m the youngest by 20 yrs…the old biddies can bake.

I posted this on another girls thread, it might help you.
Listen at night before bed, or if not doable 22 mins during the day, you need to re program your mind, to see yourself ‘ how you want to be’ and visualisations do that
http://jon-g-support-group.s3.amazonaws.com/visualizations/Evening%20Visualization.mp3
Jon Gabriel lives in Perth, but is American. Wrote a book the Gabriel method.
He is really good. Has a website.

Let me know what you think.

Let me know if it works.

Hi, Pops x
I’m lol at your workers and the ‘skinny day’ 🙂 Are they being supportive? I haven’t really said anything at work yet; I guess I’m reticent in case I blow it.. but I don’t think I will.

I hear what you’re saying about saving the cals for a really nice treat. I LOVE Galaxy, they have those wee Christmas present Galaxy things in the shops at the mo.. damn them, lol.

Aud x

Just go for it pops! Set it as a soft goal ^^ (Meaning you’ll be happy when you reach it but don’t beat yourself up if you don’t).

Haha well just stay relaxed and try to decide which foods are worth indulging on. Instead of eating it all, just pick some which you really like, then enjoy them. It’ll help keep the scales down and you’ll still enjoy the food! ^^ (And the scales as well, not unimportant).

Mint matchmakers? Sounds… strangely erotic. I mean exotic. 😉

I wonder if they have any Christmas foods in China. I believe there’s a mooncake festival coming up… only mooncake I’ve ever had made me gag, apparently there’s a ton of different types but I kinda don’t wanna know just in case I might love it and get a new craving besides dumplings x)

Nice pops! Congrats! Let’s hope for another 2lb this week, fingers crossed 🙂

Hey Pops I also have about 34 lbs to lose. Welcome to the club. You will love it. Don’t worry about the 2 lbs. I gained 4 over christmas. Whoops!

Skinny day! Love it. I’m going with skinny day too. Yet to make it through one…. although I did only start yesterday. Well done! Your progress looks great pops,something to look forward to.

Hi pops,

Just dropping by to say his and hope your change of tack is going well for you,

Aud x

Hi hungry,
Just bear in mind that the average weight loss is 1 lb a week..however, you will look slimmer as the fat starts to melt away.This is a way of life rather than a quick fix and it takes time to alter eating habits…so that you stay slim.

Try missing breakfast altogether on a fast day. I never thought that it was possible for me(always have muesli and yoghurt) but in order to optimize the fasting window, I eat a meal the evening before and then nothing until lunchtime. Some folk don’t eat until the evening of the fast day and have all of their calories then.It is trial and error working out what works best for you.

If you want to speed things up, then move the body more to build muscle which will burn more calories. Can I suggest that you get the tape measure out and log your vital statistics because when there are weeks that the scales seem to be broken..you can see that you are still shrinking.Finally, this a marathon and not a sprint, the weight didn’t slid on over night and it will take time for it to slid off again.The key to keeping it off, is the change in your relationship with food…which is why this way of life works so well for many of us.

I just don’t want you to set yourself targets that you may not achieve within the time frame, then be miserable and feel a failure.Mindful eating is a good thing and something that I am aware of after a fast day particularly.It is also they way forward to be more aware of just how much food you do need in a day.

I also believe that you should eat your most favourite low calorie food on a fast day.I am a huge fan of a fillet of a salmon sprinkled with some salmon flakes, wrapped in a foil parcel. Delicious with a salad and homemade dressing.

Try on your clothes, when you weigh and measure(once a week for all 3 and at the same time). I have found that when the tape and scales don’t move, you can see where you are shrinking by trying on your clothes and seeing how they fit and hang.

Your not pathetic but pro-active. There are no rights or wrongs in finding what works for you, we all have different lives. There is a wealth of information and guidance on this forum, the tricky part is working out what you want to try!