From a Christmas Pudding to a Christmas Cracker - Weight Loss Motivation

Jude13

There's many of us who are hoping that the scales are broken

DvB

Jude13 wrote: »

There's many of us who are hoping that the scales are broken

My shirts shrank in the wash....

mirrorwall14

Up about 0.5-1kg give or take but I’m happy enough with that. Half back on it but still making some poor choices. I’m cocooning again and I hate it and it makes me want to comfort eat so I really need to watch it. Having said that I’m reliant on my husband to get the shopping/food so I just have to have the willpower to tell him not to bring it into the house. The last of the Christmas stuff is gone more or less now anyways!

Posy

DvB wrote: »

My shirts shrank in the wash....

The humidity in my locker has definitely shrunk my work clothes. >_>

TRS30

DvB wrote: »

My shirts shrank in the wash....

Posy wrote: »

The humidity in my locker has definitely shrunk my work clothes. >_>

Glad I'm not the only one this happened to

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

The humidity in my locker has definitely shrunk my work clothes. >_>

What are these work clothes you speak of... :pac:

Jude13

Images of Lough C in Y fronts and a christmas jumper

Loughc

Loughc wrote: »

I was down 16lbs just before Christmas with still some more to go, I'm due to weigh in on Saturday and the way I'm feeling I gained all those 16 and more. I'll keep ye all updated on Saturday but it won't be good but I'm not too bothered as I enjoyed myself.

Week 0 = +7Lbs

Not bad considering it's been 3 weeks since I last weighed in. I deserved each and every pound but I also enjoyed every one of them. I've been good since Monday with the biggest slip coming on Wednesday but hey that was little Christmas :P

Jude13

Ive a weasely question. Are we (1) taking our weight from 01 Jan on? Or are we (2)taking our weight from our lowest pre christmas?

I ask as I got to weight for a period of 30 seconds so that I could weigh in at that weight (12 Dec 2020) then went mental over Christmas. So if I compare to that weight I will have to be committed. I therefore will go with the option (1).

Week 0 = +1.5kg/3.3lbs

mirrorwall14

First night with no snacking at all on rubbish which is a start. To be fair I’ve been reducing it drastically but still

Loughc

Jude13 wrote: »

Ive a weasely question. Are we (1) taking our weight from 01 Jan on? Or are we (2)taking our weight from our lowest pre christmas?

I ask as I got to weight for a period of 30 seconds so that I could weigh in at that weight (12 Dec 2020) then went mental over Christmas. So if I compare to that weight I will have to be committed. I therefore will go with the option (1).

Week 0 = +1.5kg/3.3lbs

I took my weight from my last weigh in which was Dec 19th.

Jude13

How do you do a crying face?

Revised weight = +4.5kg/9.9lb

Loughc

Jude13 wrote: »

How do you do a crying face?

Revised weight = +4.5kg/9.9lb

It’s only 2.9lb more than me. And you’ve earned that. You crushed it before Christmas won’t be a bother to you.

DvB

You fully deserved that Jude, and by god I bet it was enjoyable.

I weighed in yesterday, gonna try and stick to Saturdays only now, and was up another lb from my weight on Saturday 19th Dec. So up 2lbs in total, with plenty of treats here and lockdown having a while to run this could increase steadily!

Jude13

The +4.5kg is from my lowest. My goal weight is -2.5/-3.5kg from where I am. I am 81.5kg now and would like to be 79/78kg.

Jan is write off for me so I will kick on from Feb.

DvB 2lbs for me is a haircut.

DvB

Jude13 wrote: »

DvB 2lbs for me is a haircut.

LOL.
To be fair for me the weight gain over Christmas is usually the nights having a few beers, where I inevitably eat my own bodyweight in crisps and snacks along with the beer. That not happening this year meant I didn't pile on as normal.
I do like the odd sweet treats but can't eat much as I don't really have a sweet tooth so get sick of it quickly.

As I said though, lockdown and WFH full time now is going to mess me up so ill need to get my willpower up to scratch or that 2lbs will be 7 of 8 in no time.

Mutleyboo

Just think of any weight gain as natural as its insulation for the winter!
I weighed in on Thursday and I'm down 1lb! To be honest it happens every Christmas.. it's the one time I'm so busy running around the place that I forget to eat. On Christmas eve I had an early breakfast of toast and then nothing until the ham was cooked and I picked at that!
January is my danger month..
Weigh in every Thursday now..

kitten_k

Was up 3lbs over Christmas and down 2.5lb this week so getting back on track.

Posy

I'm up about 2 - 3 lbs from mid December, happy enough with that.
Still have a whole box of ferreros left though, so it's a work in progress! :pac:

Yesterday there was a programme on rte2 about Hotel Chocolat, we had their advent calendar last December, and we'll definitely get it again this Christmas.
I had to turn on Netflix instead, I almost went on a rampage through the kitchen

I took a break over the Christmas from full on work outs, so tomorrow will be day 1. I'm hoping it'll get easier as the mornings get brighter

tscul32

First weigh in of 2021 tomorrow morning.

mirrorwall14

First drop into the next kg bracket for me. And it’s a new set of 10s which is nice to see. I weigh daily so take the trend, it’s been creeping down. That’s the only goal this year, try and keep the trend creeping down instead of up. Lots to lose so not able for a big ‘on plan’ off plan. Goals for the year

-maximise protein so I’m not hungry
-increase fibre for my endometriosis
-extra fruit and veg
-no snacking after 8pm
-get a bit fitter

No counting calories, no points, nothing like that because ultimately I eventually fall off and end up back where I started-or worse.

Let’s see what 2021 brings!

JohnGreenFan

Did my weigh in on Saturday and down 1lb - slowly but steadily getting back into it. Still so much christmas chocolate in the house and another two selection boxes left outside the door yesterday from a neighbour!!

Not going to worry too much about it this month, just stick to plan as best I can, keep my water levels up and lots of protein!

TRS30

Good to see lots of you guys getting back into it. Have had an average few days both diet and exercise.

Have the three elves at home pretty much full time for the rest of the month so not going to kill myself trying to do too much exercise or beat myself up over eating more treats then normal. Reckon I'm going to need them. Will try my best though and if can stay the same for the month will be happy.

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

Good to see lots of you guys getting back into it. Have had an average few days both diet and exercise.

Have the three elves at home pretty much full time for the rest of the month so not going to kill myself trying to do too much exercise or beat myself up over eating more treats then normal. Reckon I'm going to need them. Will try my best though and if can start the same for the month will be happy.

Agree. Summed up nicely!

Jude13

Damn Fredo bars and éclair chocolates. I have been eating fistfuls of rubbish

L'prof

I’ll try to start again Wednesday. I was considering today but my heart wasn’t fully in it Gyms being closed is a curse

TRS30

Jude13 wrote: »

Damn Fredo bars and éclair chocolates. I have been eating fistfuls of rubbish

At least one of weakness, M&S Percy Pigs could soon be gone from what I heard the other day #BREXIT

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

At least one of weakness, M&S Percy Pigs could soon be gone from what I heard the other day #BREXIT

The LIDL hippo's are still available though & they seem to be pretty much the same thing!

Autosport

TRS30 wrote: »

At least one of weakness, M&S Percy Pigs could soon be gone from what I heard the other day #BREXIT

I might have a few packets for sale Let me know how your fixed

mirrorwall14

Some wins, some loses today but for day 1 teaching online and homeschooling some? I’m ok with that!!

TRS30

Autosport wrote: »

I might have a few packets for sale Let me know how your fixed

Could be worth some money in a few months when some desperate people then me come looking

L'prof

L'prof wrote: »

Week|Steps|Exer|Loss|Total
1|10966|0|-2.4|-2.4
2|9681|0|-2.8|-5.2
3|13250|1|-4.2|-9.4
4|10199|4|+3.4|-6.0
5|7529|6|+0.6|-5.4

Week 0 = +8.4lbs

That’s as bad as it gets I suppose. Undid all of the good work in the log and then some. Not quite back to where I started a few weeks prior to that though. Ah well, it should give me the kick up the arse I need to knuckle down again. There’s just over 49 weeks to Crimbo. I’ll set myself a modest goal of ½lb a week initially with the hope that I can achieve that and more. I’ll even round it up for good measure to the nearest stone to make it a goal of 28lbs. 2 stone baby :pac:

DvB

L'prof wrote: »

Week 0 = +8.4lbs

That’s as bad as it gets I suppose. Undid all of the good work in the log and then some. Not quite back to where I started a few weeks prior to that though. Ah well, it should give me the kick up the arse I need to knuckle down again. There’s just over 49 weeks to Crimbo. I’ll set myself a modest goal of ½lb a week initially with the hope that I can achieve that and more. I’ll even round it up for good measure to the nearest stone to make it a goal of 28lbs. 2 stone baby :pac:

The one consolation is, weight put on quickly, can generally be lost quickly too if you nip it in the bud & get back to healthier diet & exercise.
Your plan for gradual loss of small weights is a good one though. Long term far safer & healthier.

Tauriel

My weight has been up and down the last few weeks, not due to overindulgence over Christmas, but rather the impact that stress is having on my eating habits as we are in our very busy period here in work.

Weighed myself this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see that I wasn't too far off the mark for 60kg (9 and a half stone).

Going to push on to drop to 9 stone.

TRS30

Have decided this month is a right off so where ever I am at the start of Feb so be it.

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

Have decided this month is a right off so where ever I am at the start of Feb so be it.

Ditto. Have started exercising more though to at least get me back to a place where I'm physically moving again, but in terms of denying myself the odd treat, good luck, with this being January in lockdown theres no way I'm punishing myself any more than I have to.

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

Ditto. Have started exercising more though to at least get me back to a place where I'm physically moving again, but in terms of denying myself the odd treat, good luck, with this being January in lockdown theres no way I'm punishing myself any more than I have to.

Me 3. Getting the steps in no problem but seriously feeling sorry for myself and turning to treats at night!

DvB

Loughc wrote: »

Me 3. Getting the steps in no problem but seriously feeling sorry for myself and turning to treats at night!

Beer & crisps are/will be my downfall as I've eaten all the stollen & mince pies:o (my appetite for chocolate is limited anyway & done until easter) but fully intend to crack open a few beers on Saturday along with a bag of doritos & turn the TV off & stick some music on, the Mrs will have a wine or 2 and we'll just relax, have a chat like we would on a night out & unwind after a long working week.

Posy

Loughc wrote: »

Me 3. Getting the steps in no problem but seriously feeling sorry for myself and turning to treats at night!

I'm okay at work, and usually have a good dinner, but once I sit down in the evening with a cup of tea, it all falls to pieces!

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

I'm okay at work, and usually have a good dinner, but once I sit down in the evening with a cup of tea, it all falls to pieces!

Yep that’s usually when it falls apart for me too.

Cork Lass

Evening snacking used to be my downfall - just out of boredom really. If it’s any use to anyone I started intermittent fasting last March and have kept it up. It’s definitely psychological but once my fast starts I will not eat again until the following morning. Definitely helps to cut out the crap.

L'prof

Cork Lass wrote: »

Evening snacking used to be my downfall - just out of boredom really. If it’s any use to anyone I started intermittent fasting last March and have kept it up. It’s definitely psychological but once my fast starts I will not eat again until the following morning. Definitely helps to cut out the crap.

I did try it for a while but I’d still manage to cram in the same amount of food and junk in the 6 or 8hr window that I was allowing myself to eat

L'prof

God damn it. Wifey brought home a jar of kryptonite. Couldn’t resist :D











Nutella

Loughc

L'prof wrote: »

God damn it. Wifey brought home a jar of kryptonite. Couldn’t resist :D



Nutella

We share the same Kryptonite. I only buy it twice a year. Once for Christmas once for Pancake Tuesday. I can’t have it in the house as I eat it straight from the jar.

Autosport

L'prof wrote: »

God damn it. Wifey brought home a jar of kryptonite. Couldn’t resist :D











Nutella

My kryptonite is Sandwich spread, I’m on my second jar this week and it’s only Wednesday I eat it on everything and off the spoon Send help

Posy

Loughc wrote: »

Pancake Tuesday.

Just over a month to go!

mirrorwall14

Posy wrote: »

I'm okay at work, and usually have a good dinner, but once I sit down in the evening with a cup of tea, it all falls to pieces!

I do better if I specifically designate something to eat with that tea, preferably with protein. So this evening I had a small chicken sandwich. I didn't snack

Contrast with yesterday, snacked all freaking evening lol . Or was that the day before? I can't tell anymore i'm so tired!

You win some you lose some

kitten_k

I done the ad break challenges on operation transformation tonight - was wrecked, am so unfit!!

Odeta

kitten_k wrote: »

I done the ad break challenges on operation transformation tonight - was wrecked, am so unfit!!

My ad break challenge usually involves a trip to the cookie jar! Wasn’t the man who lost 10 stone in the last year brilliant?