Onwards and Downwards April 2012

[AB Editor]

Onwards and Downwards Continues in April

Sorry we are a bit late this month busy, busy, busy!

I have noticed quite a few new members over the last couple of months so welcome to you all and we are glad to have you here to help and be helped:

JimJools, maggibee, notafish, daffy654, lillymoon, jules001, spotit3 and maidup

if I have missed anyone I apologise.

As the days are getting longer and warmer does anyone find it a bit easier to be good and eat more fruit and veg and not pile up on the stodgy food that is so tempting in the winter months?

Here is last months thread

[Maydup]

I'm pleased to hear your sister's impoved slightly spotit3, been thinking of you. Its really hard at times like this and the priority is with your sister, but if you can keep healthy too in between caring for her you'll feel more positive and energised.

Try buying a packet of rice cakes and have a couple with a little marg and jam whenever you feel like opening the cake tin or raiding the biscuits.

But what ever you do, don't be too hard on yourself, you don't deserve it. Treat yourself to a bunch of flowers tomorrow and don't bother to weigh yourself until next week. No-one here will mind.

[spotit3]

Thanks for that Maidup, might just do what you say and hopefully by next week I might have got back on track.

[xstitcher]

Good morning all,

Still no batteries....hopping over one weigh in isn't good, hopping over too is really bad, but we are going to a place on Friday where we can buy batteries.

I am into my summer clothes and they fit so that must be a good sign, but the Easter Lamb and all that went with it was eaten with gusto ...not a good sign. Anyway roll on Friday and am looking forward to hearing how the rest of you made out. Onwards and downwards....

[xstitcher]

Oh dear Spotit......I am sorry about your sister and also about you falling astray....never mind we all do it but we don't give up. You should weigh yourself and then you will know what you have to do....you might even find out that the result is better than you thought it would be. That happens quite often here. If you have put on it isn't the end of the world and I expect that you know what to do. We are here to support you loose, and your loss is in a way ours too, so go for it girl, we're all behind you.

[wendilla]

Spotit can't add any more than what Xstitcher has said. I too advise you to weigh as that is where the trouble starts if you miss a week. Not too keen on the rice with jam. I would not be content with just a scraping and just think of all the sugar in jam. I got a bargain of strawberries and was going to make jam but decided against it.Split them up with the kids.Hope you sister keeps improving. I am on the naughty step but I am not surprised .2 meals out .Family dinner on Sunday adds a 2lb gain but I will now rectify it for next week.

[TheOtherHalf]

Sorry to hear your new spotit. Keep going though as it might help you cope also to focus on something else. Hope your sister has a speedy recovery

I went to Zumba last night and will be going again this morning. Hoping to get the weight off that I put on also after our lovely meal last Friday and the weekend. I dont want to be on that naughty step again. So fingers crossed for tonight

Good luck everyone

[wendilla]

Good luck for tonight TOH. With all your Zumba you might be pleasantly surprised.

[Old_Geezer]

If one 'falls off the wagon' what you need to do is resolve not to let it get you down, 'pick yourself up' and 'get back into the swing of things' again. One can't expect to be a saint all the time, and I suspect the occasional short break might even help in that it encourages the body to burn off any temporary unexpected excess.

Naturally life events can throw you. I know I started putting on the pounds again after having reached the weight I wanted when a family tragedy occurred: but it is possible to take it in your stride, and so much easier than having to restart the loss again back from where you started. That can be deflating. I can only urge not to have other problems put you off your stride, if you need a lift, try to find different other ways of doing so. Whatever helps for you. Walk in the country maybe, listening to favourite music maybe, perhaps even getting on with jobs you've been putting off. Whatever it takes.

Or best of all, come here to be nagged about what you should do ;-) That sort of support is worth its wieght in gold.

[wendilla]

Very encouraging words OG. Yes it is so easy to give up and yes being nagged at on here is worth its weight in gold.

[xstitcher]

Well said OG!!

[xstitcher]

I so agree with Wendilla about that rice cake. That in itself might fill in a hole but with marg and jam....oh my dear, no! Far, far too much fat in the marg. I try to keep to 6% fat and under and marg is nowhere near that, and as Wendilla says there is so much sugar in jam.

[Marijn]

I hope your sister gets better soon, Spotit. I have stayed the same weight again. I'm getting nowhere at the moment. Has anyone lost any weight this week?

[xstitcher]

Hi Notafish, Better the same than up but I know how you feel. Still considering you have got over Easter without not putting anything on that is good......

[wendilla]

Not got anyones weightloss yet NOTAFISH. i WONDER WHY? LOL Mine was the xcross butter pudding that I made that just put the icing on the cake with a 2lb gain.

[Old_Geezer]

Well I know I'm not in a typical situation at the moment, but the pre-shower weighing showed I'd lost ½ lb since yesterday (the post-shower one tried to make out I'd gained ⅛ lbs, but I'm wise to that trick and now ignore it).

And the scales show a 3½ lbs loss since the 21st, so I'm confident my period of unmonitored (in real time) gluttony has actually done me some good. Not sure how though. Ah well, back to the soup for lunch system I suppose.

[Jan1957]

Well done OG and just to continue to buck the trend this week I am pleased to say another 2lb off. Very happy as that takes me to 4st 7lb off but still a long way to go. Keep it up everyone and lets not try to get too disheartened. Hope your sister improves soon spotit.

[xstitcher]

Congratulations Jan. I was waiting to hear from you. Your total loss is really inspirering. How long has that taken?

[wendilla]

Well done JAN you are tops again. I was hoping for 10lbs before the end of March but lost 8 then gained 2 . Oh well keep trying again.Onwards and Downwards.

[Marijn]

Well done OG and Jan! I don't feel so bad if you put it like that Wendilla, I'm happy I haven't gone up over Easter :-)

[Marijn]

I meant to say Xstitcher too. Thank you both for your positive outlook.