Onwards & Downwards: August 2018

[AB Editor]

Hi all! Here is your new thread for August. How's it going?

Last month's thread is here:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Weight-Loss-and-Dieting/Question1613210.html

[Old_Geezer]

One may lose weight and feel that here is helpful to maintain, or perhaps go for a further goal so remain a contributor.

The trouble with the genuine enquiry is that the way it's been phrased, it can be interpreted as a choice between failure, and an inability to leave. Neither are particularly pleasant accusations.

I think the way one words enquiries, particularly on a sensitive subject for those being asked, is rather important.

[wendilla]

Tiggerblue my friend has just rang to say sainsburys have the icecream so she is going to get me one . Always worth a try to save that extra inches thanks .

[rowanwitch]

I have lost 1 stone 4lbs now, not dieting, still eating but the secret for me is the pleasure of not having to consider someone else's preferences. The trade off is eating alone and I miss sitting at the table with someone. Eating is now more mindful, without distractions I notice when I an satisfied, and if i leave food on my plate I no longer feel guilty I just make less next time

[xstitcher]

Well done you rowanwitch. Doesn’t it feel good! It never ceases to amaze me the creative ways people here use to get rid of the unwanted pounds/kilos.

[wendilla]

well done Rowan that's one stone less to deal with plus the start of another .I too eat alone . I cant stand silence I have to have tv on with something good to watch and I try to make my tray or setting as attractive as I can .I do sometimes eat in the lounge depending on the mood I am in lol .

[rowanwitch]

I still have nearly ten stone to lose, according to the charts and that will put me at the top of my range, if I hadn't shrunk over the last few years Id have a few pounds more leeway

[wendilla]

Rowan when I started on here about 4 years ago with xstitcher I had just over 3 stone to lose and with the help of being on here and confessing all my sins I got there in just over a year .I have struggled with a few pounds on and off but with planning my meals for the week and writing everything down I got there. Xstitcher had quite a bit like me to lose as well but is looking quite trim now .I could very easily put it all back on if I didn't stick to my healthy eating plan but I do have a treat quite often .At the moment I need half a stone off so once I get back to proper dinners and vegs it will come off instead of all the drinks and icecreams I have had now it is cooler weather .

[xstitcher]

Rowan who dont you start out by dividing that 10 stone up into smaller more doable goals or mile posts which will give you a more realistic challenge. Each milepost will give you a terrific feeling of a job well done and then it’s on to the nest. I did it this way and it worked for me. I hope that you have supportive friends and family and were here to help you all the way. Good luck.

[Old_Geezer]

1.2 lbs up :-(

[Old_Geezer]

I know that I was busy and worked through lunch yesterday, but down 2 lbs in a day ? Oh well, down's good.

[rowanwitch]

No doing it despite friends who bring goodies. Gym induction today combined with all the gardening I hope to be down a bit more by Monday.

[wendilla]

hope you have a down reading rownan
OG HI dont no what comment to make lol just get a set of new scales they are tricking you .
I have stayed the same but I am back on my menus no more icecreams apart for one for a treat .

[xstitcher]

A late good morning all. I was here yesterday but I can see that my post got lost in the shuffle. Yesterday my weight was up 2 lbs.....water.....and today it’s back to normal. Im enjoying the normal summer days now that the awful heat wave is over....I hope.

[Old_Geezer]

Bit too wet & cool this morning.

[wendilla]

Glad to get back to sensible eating instead of eating to keep cool

[rowanwitch]

Another 4lb this week it seems a bit quick but with so much to lose its not unreasonable. Back to the gym today, they have set me a very gentle starter programme, but it will go up next week. I am already starting to see a difference in how some of my clothes fit.

[Old_Geezer]

Well done.

[rowanwitch]

Thank you, I am enjoying the process at the moment, cooking food I really enjoy, the gym thing, hobbies instead of snacking. I always said it would be easier when I was on my own. I think not having beer days every week has helped a lot.

[xstitcher]

That’s the spirit Rowan, keep it up.