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Good Morning here are my stats at the end of week 4

Last week weight 201.52 lbs, 91.6 Kg

This week weight 202.4 lbs, 92 Kg

So this week i have gained a pound. Frankly I have been over eating, not by much, but clearly enough to gain, which if that was my objective, fine.BUT IT's NOT!

Seven day average this week is 201.62 so th epound is definitley out there! Definitely for me it works to only weigh in once a month, I think I'm getting too hung up on the whole scales thing weighing in weekly. I truly hope the rest of you are being more successful.

Guys can any of you help me out here?

I've been fluctuating between 198 and 201 for two months now and although I started at 242 in May, I am just so fed up with it. DO you have any ideas on how to get things moving again.? My ultimate goal is 145 so I still have a way to go.

I'm feeling really demotivated becasue despite dropping a couple of dress sizes and looking different than when I started, plus lots of people that haven't seen me for a while are saying you're looking so good these days. My Husband is being really supportive despite all of this when he takes photographs to show me how much weight I've lost, and I'm feeling particulary slinky, I still see a very fat person

I'm thinking that if after all this time (six months) and how differently my clothes are fitting why don't I look better in photographs? I mean i don't look as fat when I look in the mirror, am I deluded? Why can't I begin to lose again? Until mid October I was losing with out fail between 5 & 7 lbs per month. I'm wondering if I should just accept that I am just meant to be fat. Any advice would be welcome.

Original Post by varcourt:

As for screaming, my youngest son does have a tendency to fuss when things happen he doesn't like - a favored activity stops, the car stops, taking away a toy, etc.  The best strategy we found was counting down.  Apparently it wasn't the ceasing of activity that upset him, but the unpredictable.  So we say "water play is going to stop in 5-4-3-2-1 (counting slowly)... All done with water play."  It's been very effective most of the time.

 

This is a GREAT idea, too bad it does not work on Teenage boys lol

 Yes this is good advice it's great practice to say to your child play time is only for another five minutes then we stop, in 3 mins we stop playing and go and have a bath, in one min we're going to have a bath, ok it's bathtime. I used to do this with my girls when they were small, it stops a lot of tantrums x

DOesn't work with teenagers though LOL

Defnitely supermarket value/basics ranges. try shopping around 6 pm when the staff are marking down the food that's reached it's sell by date. Pasta is cheap. Morrisons have good deals on veg this week lots of items for 30p. Jacket potatoes with various fllings are good. Lidl and Aldi can be cheap, they have a lot of own brand products which are as good as the branded stuff in other supermarkets.

Porridge for breakfast, oats are cheap, nutritious and filling.

Tomato soup with pasta or red lentils is filling and easy to make. for two people finely chop an onion, cook in water until soft, adda can of tomatoes suidge them your self don't pay extra for crushed ones, 1 stock cube, herbs, little chili oil, a can of water, bring to the boil, simmer for 10 mins, add pasta or red lentils (about 30 grams) cook until soft. Keep an eye on them in case you need any more water. Very filling and tasty.

Tomato sauce for pasta, finely chop an onion, cook gently in a little oil, add tomatoes, again squidge your self it's cheaper, add herbs to taste, cook until onion is soft and use on Pasta.

Tescos soya mince in place of meat will have the same texture and with easy sauces you can't really tell the difference. Just follow the cooking instructions.

Also if you eat meat now might be the time to try things like liver adn kidneys they are cheap and you can google recipes for how to cook.

Good luck!

I have sillk tops that have been labeled dry clean only but I've hand washed with the right liquid and they re fine.

I also have silk tops that have been labeled wash 40 degrees, and they've been ruined because they got in with a general load and I had used biological washing liquid.

It's all a bit hit and miss really!

With some items it's the pressing I can't get right that's the problem!

Yep it is old but you can hardly comment on that when the post was referenced on the home page under a fortnight ago.

I believe that the role of our belief system, whatever God we worship, is relevant to weight loss. If only from the aspect that every religion I can think off encourages the individual to take responsibility for them selves and their environment. Presumably even if you are agnostic you want the best for your self and your surroundings.

Well at least it was a pound off not on!

Good luck Nasima, but frankly I;m getting totally disillusioned with this weighing business I think it's probably better to just stick with how your clothes fit!

I managed 3 hours walking today around the shops LOL!

I have to be absolutely honest Nasima,with me that's never gonna happen!LOL I've just eaten my evening meal and i am up to 1039 cals so have some for the evening for a little snack later if I want it! I don't mind one day having a little more or a little less as long as over the week it averages out to the right level.

Tell me, how many of your husband's friends' suitcases are in our group now LOL!

I'll weigh tomorrow as well then we can compare notes x

Tell me about it! I'm feeling particularly slinky today but my scales tell me I've gained 1.5Kg since yesterday!!!

Sometimes i feel like giving up, so I look at my graph and see the overall trend is down and frankly I'm clinging to that; and that I am wearing clothes again that I haven't worn for a good few years.

Right moan over I'll check in with you tomorrow

Hey wannabfit, that's something I cannot do! You must find it hard in the UK to run at the mo in the UK, dark, cold, wet evenings etc? Can you find anywhere with a treadmill it might be better! Sorry that's not really motivation is it?

I walk, garden, static cycle and a little bit of yoga. Until recently I was swimming as well butlike most pools in Spain ours is not heated so it's far too cold to swim at the moment. I guess I'm just awimp really LOL

Yay now we are three!

btw I don't see this as a competition more support and a little bit more accountability

So welcome wannabfit!

Where abouts in the world are you? I'm English and Spain.

Never the less Yoga is great for toning and for balance of mind and body Om shanti shanti shanti

michachu
you seem to hold a lot of anger, would you like to talk about it, just not at the end of the month o? LOL

I don't think it is a bad habit if you use portion control.

After lunch I have 105 cals of Activia Yoghurt with the fruit base, sweet and yummy!

In the evening after my dinner I have one of the following, Kellogs Rice Crispie Square 118 cals, 2 squares (20 grams) Good Plain Chocolate 120 cals, Individual Milky Way (about 108 cals) or a Cadburys Fudge 118 cals. Or I have something home made, last night I had a small banana and custard made with skim milk for around 200 calories. It just depends how I feel, what I fancy and how many calories I have available . BUT I do 'need' soemthing sweet after my meal. I also 'need' something snacky through the evening so i always keep around 100 calories available for that; be it 2 Ryvita and a reduced fat triangle cheese or a packet of Quavers or similar.

I use the expression 'need' loosley because i recognise this is more likely a habit but even so this whole calorie count thing is about being able to sustain your eating pattern when you reach maintenance and frankly I think being able to have these little food treats are what keep me on the staight and narrow!