Please Join Me for Monday Weigh-in (Monday 16th September 2013).

[Zest]

I hope everyone has had a good week! I have to confess that my week has not gone to plan! I had given myself the goal to lose 1 pound this week, but having been out for an Indian meal and subsequently a Chinese meal, and finally a Fish and Chips take-away - plus having eaten quite a lot of homemade cake - and then not having done much exercise meant that it was a recipe for weight-gain - and that is exactly what happened - this week I confess that I gained 4.4 pounds! So I am back over 14 stone again (and currently weigh 14 stone 1.4 pounds). Oh no!!!

Anyway, the good thing is that I am feeling annoyed at myself for my lack of control over the week, and I am determined to do something about it this week - so I am going to stick to sensible eating this week, and am going to do regular exercise, so that I can hopefully get rid of this excess weight. I have felt significantly more lethargic as a result of eating so much, and I don't want to feel like that anymore.

I hope you have had a good week, and let's hope this week is a good one!

Lowcal

[Natty2013]

Wlcw7

Hi Lowcal, thanks for setting this up. Never mind about having a bad one, the main thing is you saw what happened and you also felt it too. I also feel lethargic if I have fatty or very sugary food, good at the time but not after!

My update for this week is good news, I dropped 4lbs. The last two weeks I had dropped a total of 300grams so this was a big change and pretty unexpected. I had added in a badminton session and a longer walk which I guess helped a lot. This week I am trying out a Sh'bam Dance group (pretty much Zumba but newer lol) so hopefully I will like it!

Hope everyone has a great week to come.

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Natty2013]

Hi Natty2013,

Thanks so much for your encouraging words. Congratulations on your excellent weight loss this week - that's incredible! I hope you're enjoying your Sh'bam Dance group - sounds good fun.

I am finding it quite difficult to 'get back on track' this week - I think it's because the weather has got colder, and somehow that's affected my motivation levels. But I am hopeful that I will have a loss this week rather than a gain.

Good luck this week.

Lowcal

[Natty2013 in reply to Zest]

I know what you mean. I have been okay hunger wise following the calorie count for weeks but these last two I have been eating the same but feeling more hungry. I tend to suffer with the cold so I wonder if my body is tying to keep warmer. I might swap for some more autumn veg and beans to add more bulk and starch, might work! Have a great week

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Natty2013]

Hi Natty2013,

Swapping for autumn veg and beans sounds like a good idea. I tried some of the Heinz '5-Beans' today, and they were tasty!

Hope you are managing to keep warm - a grotty day today weatherwise.

Lowcal

[Lazydaysinmay]

Hi Lowcal, that sounds like some week! I often find that a blow out weeks kick starts the weight loss again. So chin up and here's to a more productive week!

Have a good one!

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Lazydaysinmay]

Hi Lazydaysinmay,

It would be great if it does kick start the weight loss - here's hoping!!!

Have a great week.

Lowcal

[Hidden]

Hi Lowcal, I also had a bad week stopped doing my food diary and started grazing every time I passed the kitchen, put on 2lbs, so angry with myself - last two days have been a bit better diffidently helps to plan what I am going to eat each day and have so far have avoided buying any biscuits!

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Hidden]

Hi Tallguy360,

Yes, grazing is all too easy to do! Sounds like you're having a better week so far - hope you are still feeling like that.

Hope you have a good week this week.

Lowcal

[bispers]

Hi Lowcal

It happens tous all at sometime. I think it does then help us refocus and it does remind us how bad the extra food makes us feel.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed the meals and here's to a new week. Good luck!

Bispers

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to bispers]

Hi Bispers,

It certainly does help to re-focus, and I am hopeful to eat healthier foods as the week goes on. Last night I ended up eating something that wasn't very healthy, and once again am feeling cross with myself, but I have planned meals for today, and having a chicken stir-fry tonight with fruit for dessert, so that should be good!

Have a great week.

Lowcal

[Prin]

Lolcal, It happens we just have to learn to dust ourselves off and to keep going! Was11.3 today truthfully at the mo I am quite happy to go between 11.5 and 11.0 trouble is I have a two week holiday coming up end September...... Hope you all have a good week!

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Prin]

Hi Prin,

Keeping going - that IS the key. Well done on keeping within your goal range - you're doing great! I'm sure you'll enjoy your holiday, something nice to look forward to.

Have a great week.

Lowcal

[suzybenj]

aaah -the ups and downs of the blow out takeaways and binge weekends. Story of my life at the moment. i have not blogged in a while as i have just been the same weight - so I have not felt inclined to declare myself. But you have made me smile this morning - confessing all your 'sins'. Maybe this is the week i will take myself in hand - but I did have chinese last night and this cold drizzly weather makes me want to eat.....

Bit down in the dumps about my own lack of willpower - but i am philisophical - if you keep doing the same thing you will get the same results.

I am sure you will be back on track this week - and get back below that 14st milestone.

Have a good week

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to suzybenj]

HI Suzybenj,

I'm glad I made you smile this week. I wasn't all that keen to post my misdemeanors of over-eating and excessive weight-gain, but I felt it was only right to do so - like you say - a means of confessing.

I am hopeful that I can turn this around, although it does feel very difficult to do - but planning my meals is helping me to feel more in control of it.

Thanks for your encouraging words, and the best of luck for this week.

Lowcal

[albionjen]

I've also gone up a bit in weight this week - 68kg on Monday compared to 67.8kg last week. Not very suprised as I had a birthday meal out and went to my cousins wedding over the weekend.

I'll try to make the best possible food choices this week, but I am out after work every night except for Tuesday so it is going to be hard. My plan is to stick to the calorie target wherever I can this week and then get back on track properly next week. I'm not used to eating out so much.

I think it is the long term changes that matter not a few days here and there where it does not go as you would like! Keep going everyone and I'm sure you will make it in the end.

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to albionjen]

Hi Albionjen,

Yes, it's so much more difficult when 'meals out' come along. I had hoped to retain control on my choices for those meals out that I had, but in the end, it proved too difficult as I got swayed by group choices - e.g. 'set menu' at the Chinese meal, which involved just mountains of food in the end!

I hope this week is going well for you so far. Being out every night this week (apart from last night) is

certainly a challenge - but like you say you can get back on track properly next week.

Good luck!

Lowcal

[albionjen in reply to Zest]

Thanks for your reply - I should have said except Wednesday since today is the only night I am at home. I forgot what night I was at the theatre!

It is really hard with the set menu isn't it! I nearly always join in so I can try everything then end up eating way too much. Oh well, these things happen...

Progress so far is that on my work day out on Monday they had loads of nice food which was hard to resist. I didn't have any biscuits or pastries with coffee, but did have beef pie and rhubarb fool for lunch and lasagne with wine for dinner. Yesterday went better - I had my normal breakfast and lunch then one cocktail at the bar, ice cream at the theatre, and noodles afterwards that were quite healthy I hope.

Baked trout, with potato and courgettes for dinner tonight. So, hopefully keep going with the good choices when I can

I'll see what the scale shows next week.

Good luck to you too!

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to albionjen]

Hi Albionjen,

Your baked trout meal sounds really good. I've got another meal out tonight - so not really sure how well I'll do at trying to keep to healthier choices - but I'm going to do my best!!!

Keep going, and we'll hopefully get to our goals in the end!

Lowcal

[Hidden]

Hi Lowcal, it always amazes me how literally 2 or 3 minor indiscretions through the week can screw up all the effort for the rest of the week..... sorry to hear you've had tough week.

onward and upwards!!

My weigh in this week is 18st 10.5 lbs, a loss of 2.5 lbs. Although I am really pleased with this, because I had a few bad weeks before, it only puts me back where i was about 3 weeks ago, which I have to say is pretty frustrating.

I am determined to have a good week this week!!! Not easy with the fact that work based Christmas celebrations are now starting to ramp up.....

good look everyone!

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Hidden]

Hi Health_Kick,

Just found your earlier response - and you're right, you posted it in a post labelled 16th September 2013. This has actually made me feel very happy, as I realise I was a stone heavier then than I am now, so at least I made some progress!

But we are now in 2015 of course, so I really must try to get into those 12's by Christmas.

You are doing really well.

Lowcal