Please join me for Monday Weigh-in (10th June 2013).

[Zest]

I am very happy today, because I've lost 3 pounds this week. I hadn't really lost much at all over the past month, and infact had gained a couple of pounds - so it's good to have finally lost some weight, and I'm hoping that I will be able to continue to lose over the following week.

My weight loss in total has been a stone since the 1st January, and I would like to lose another stone by the end of the year.

This week, I have kept up regular exercise (mainly a long walk rather than a gym session, as the weather has been better), and I've been trying to prepare healthy meals wherever possible. I think my food intake tends to include things that would fit generally into the Mediterranean kind of diet - in terms of eating lots of vegetables and fruit, and nuts, and I use olive oil when oven baking vegetables (red peppers, onions, courgettes etc) and I eat fish or chicken generally. I enjoy chocolate mousse for dessert most nights, and I also have a treat of half a large pizza once a week. I snack on nuts and fruit, or yoghurt, or toast with spread. I do track my calories and write down my food intake and exercise, so I can keep track of it, and not let it get out of hand.

Anyway, I hope everyone has had a good week, and I wish you all luck with the following week, and hope everyone has an enjoyable week.

Best wishes,

Lowcal

[crimsonmoon53]

Well done on Losing a stone Lowcal,its so hard to lose weight,I have lost 2lb but it has took 2 weeks, starting week 3 today and going to focus all week, not just for a few days, and will exercise, we have a Gym in our Community Centre car park,which I can see from my window,soooo no excuse,and the puncture fixed on my bike,lol,,so no reason for not exercising.

Good Luck everyone.

Sandra.

[Rawhide]

Well done!

[legs2013]

well done Lowcal,

If only losing weight was as easy as putting it on, but remember your losing, that alone deserves a big pat on the back. Anybody using this sight knows that losing weight is not at all easy but the fact your on here is a step in the right direction.

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Crimsonmoon53 (Sandra); Rawhide, and Legs2013,

Thanks for your encouraging comments. They are much appreciated.

Well done to you Sandra on losing 2lb - that's brilliant, and it sounds like you're well motivated and also prepared (i.e. puncture fixed on your bike) to enjoy a week of activity etc.

Good luck to everyone for this week.

Local

[supasister1]

Hi Lowcal, 3lbs this week well done!! My week two weigh-in today and still 12st 8 - not budged again!! Arrghh! I've been increasing my exercise but will definitely have to pay more attention to calories this week, exercising alone isn't going to cut it.

I followed your comments and have been on the Food focus website this week - do you find if you're religious about inputting EVERYTHING that you eat/exercise that you do lose the approximate amount of weight that it predicts??

Hi Crimsonmoon53 - 2lbs, brilliant!! I picked up your comment from last weeks weigh-in blog as well, thanks for coming back and letting us know how you've got on. Starting my week 3 as well today - need to buck my ideas up!! Have a good week

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Supasister1,

Well done on increasing your exercise, and I'm sure you'll see the results re: weight loss very soon. Just stick with it. My weight was definitely 'stuck' for a few weeks, until today.

I use the Food focus site and find that I don't lose as much as it predicts, but I just find it useful to log how many calories I am eating, and how many I am using up in exercising, and I like to see the mix of carbs, proteins and fats etc. It's nice that it provides graphs over time, which I find interesting to view.

Good luck with this week's goals.

Lowcal

[innerslim]

Well down on the weight loss. You must, and should be, chuffed to bits.

Me, I just can't stick to it. I can exercise and count calories but for some reason just keep counting passed the calorie count. Will try weighing in on Mondays with you. I was 9 stone 10.8 this morning. I've done 5km on treadmill and unfortunately had a small amount of buffet food- diamond wedding. Not mine. If I was diamond wedding age I wouldn't be bothering to get weighed.

Good luck for the coming week.

My buffet was 856 cals....half ham sarnie, 2x mini sausage roll, slither of quiche, 7 Pringles, iced bun....I really don't think that's a lot but how the blooming cals add up!!

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Innerslim

I agree with you how many calories can be in foods, especially buffets - they are so calorie laden - and usually very tasty!

It's great that you've done 5 km on the treadmill. I have done that before, but not for a long while, and actually find it very hard to keep going for that long. I tend to do 20 minutes on the treadmill, but I run in intervals of 9.5 for 4 minutes and then walk for 1 minute, and then repeat that another 3 times. Hence doing 20 minutes in total. Not sure how many km's I cover in that time, but I do feel like I've done a good work-out. I usually do 20 minutes on the cycle machine and then maybe 10 minutes rowing or 10 minutes on the cross trainer. That's a typical gym session for me, but I've been doing more long walks recently due to the improved weather.

Best of luck for this week.

Lowcal