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

Jude13 · 01-05-2024 10:33am

So I am up +0.6kg from my weigh in last Tuesday but it included a binge the the before so effected the weigh in.

Doing a 48 hour fast since Monday 6pm so was low today.

Aisling(",) · 02-05-2024 8:34pm

Week 15 weigh in: +0.5lb total loss 13.5lb

The fact I only put on half a pound is a win. Ate about half a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts, bunsen, thunder road etc. now not all on the one day but still.

I'm at a 3 day wedding this weekend so I'm hoping for a maintain week but if it's a gain I'll have well enjoyed it.

Aisling(",) · 10-05-2024 9:56am

I'm stopping numbering my weekly weighins because I'm hoping that this is a long journey and not just a few week thing.

Weigh in: +0.5 lb Total loss 13lb

I ate drank and was merry so it's not unexpected. Hoping to see a change on the scales next week even if its just half a pound so I get the kick I need.

Cork Lass · 10-05-2024 10:19pm

I’m totally disillusioned after a visit to my gp yesterday. He weighed me and said I need to lose between 2 and 3 stone which is devastating. I lost a pile of weight a few years ago but a fair bit has crept back on so now I have to start all over again. How is it that weight is so hard to lose and yet so easy to gain? I started logging my food on My Fitness Pal again today and I’m dying for some chocolate but will resist 🥲.

tscul32 · 13-05-2024 10:45pm

I lost 3 st last year but have already found one of them again. Busy times at the moment but summer break starts in a couple of weeks so can focus properly then, try to lose a bit before my hols.

Aisling(",) · 17-05-2024 8:14am

Weigh in: -1.5 lb Total loss 14.5lb

Glad to see it going in the right direction again!

Aisling(",) · 23-05-2024 7:16pm

Weigh in: -1 lb Total loss 15.5lb

Thats 7kg down.I know that BMI isn't an accurate reading of a person's health but if I manage to shift 5 more pounds I'll be officially "normal".

Aisling(",) · 31-05-2024 8:20am

Weigh in: +1.5 lb Total loss 14lb

Ooops. I know why this gain happened but I don't really have an excuse.I wasn't out and about I just went off plan and ate whatever took my fancy. Not even that mad about it but I'll get my act back together.

Cork Lass · 31-05-2024 8:37am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122204926#Comment_122204926

Don’t beat yourself up about it @Aisling(",), sometimes you just need to go with your body. I’ve decided to only weigh myself every 4 weeks as I’m at a stage in life where weight loss slows down and I can’t walk very far at the moment as I’ve aggravated my knee and am having physio. I know my losses will be small but I have to think of the bigger picture.

Aisling(",) · 07-06-2024 10:22am

Weigh in: maintain Total loss 14lb

Stomach was in rag order the last week so I had little to no motivation to cook or even prepare fruit/veg as snacks. Not surprised considering I was just grabbing convenience foods.

Cork Lass · 10-06-2024 8:29am

4 week weigh in today and down 3 lbs which isn’t great but as I’ve bot been able to walk at all I have to accept this will be slow 😢.

Aisling(",) · 13-06-2024 7:08pm

Weigh in: -2.5lb Total loss 16.5lb

Happy mother fudging Thursday 😎😎

3 lb off my next target. I'm away the end of June/start of July so I'm not worrying about it then and hopefully I'll hit it by the end of July. I know my progress is slow but I'm trying to be realistic and sustainable

Aisling(",) · 21-06-2024 12:37pm

Weigh in: Maintain Total loss 16.5lb

Had three meals out so not surprising. I'm away twice in the next two weeks so just aiming to only have a small gain.There deffo will be a gain but I'm hoping maybe only 4lb or something.

Cork Lass · 21-06-2024 3:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122287118#Comment_122287118

Honestly, sometimes life is much more important than a number on the scales. Enjoy your time away.

Aisling(",) · 05-07-2024 1:25pm

Put on 6.5lbs. Honestly should care more than I do.

I'm guessing a pound or two would have been gone if I hadn't stuffed my face with a hotel breakfast on the day of the weigh in and drank enough water to hydrate an elephant.

Sure we'll see what next week brings.

Cork Lass · 08-07-2024 9:52am

Down 2kg this month. It’s not a lot for a month but I’m happy enough. Had some steroid injections in my knee so should be able to walk a bit this month and will hopefully have a better result next weigh in.

DvB · 08-07-2024 10:25am

weighd myself for the first time in ages this morning… up a full 4kg (well, 8.5lbs) since before my holidays in early June.

Time to cut down on the junk food, snacking & eating out methinks. I'm at my heaviest in 8 years now and at an age where shifting it is a longer, slower process too!

Aisling(",) · 13-07-2024 3:09pm

Down 3 lb of my big gain last week.

Total loss of 13.5. hopefully by next week I'll have lost the stone. The same stone I've already lost this year 🙈

Posy · 13-07-2024 7:33pm

She's gaining a stone, she's losing it twice, she's going to find out who's naughty or nice...

SnowyMuckish · 02-08-2024 8:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122353788#Comment_122353788

I’m the same over the course of a month,( with a week’s holiday thrown in, no holds barred cocktails, pizza and gelato) I’ve gained a full 9lb, that’s on top of other weight gain. So I’m literally right back at my starting point 😫

I’ve started again back to basics last Monday.

3litres of water a day (the hardest part!)

10000 steps

100g minimum protein

I’m after buying a supplement online after seeing it on the wonderfully scientific world of instagram 😂 But I did a bit of research and it seems to have lots of benefits including weight loss. It’s called Berberine, so I’m going to give it a go along with a sensible diet to see what happens 🤞

Jude13 · 27-08-2024 5:26am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122375300#Comment_122375300

Serious loss, fair play.

I had a 3 week holiday where I planned to doing loads of jogging, did a few shorter runs in the first few days, then went out for a 10k. 5k into that I felt a ping in my Achilles, I have had it re-attached twice but it hasn't given me any issue in 10+ years. I had to call the OH to collect me as I could barely walk. Physio says a minimum of 10 weeks rest.

So its all diet for me. I am in the gym three days a week since last week. Calorie counting via my fitness pal however I have three nights out this week for BD with boozers and its one to one so difficult to hide.

I am weighing myself everyday, if I dont go up this week I will see it as a win.

Jude13 · 29-08-2024 7:25am

Week 1: -0.4kg/0.88lbs

Not being uber strict, lifting but not killing myself week one so far 4 out of 7 days which is more than enough. Some walks but my Achilles and calf scream if I push it. A few week nights out this week with work make it tough. Also back on creatine so my weight may actually increase due to water retention even in a deficit.

Basic menu I work around:

Breakfast: black coffee, then post workout - two scoops of zero carb whey, creatine, 50gms of berries.

Lunch & Dinner: chicken breast (or fish), 70gm greens, little bit of olive oil.

Add to that work pints

Aisling(",) · 30-08-2024 2:07pm

Getting back in action. Got weighed yesterday evening. I've been off work for two weeks and holiday mode kicked in with a gain of 5.5 lb. Honestly I'd say a pound of it was because I'd eaten my three meals of the day before hand.

I'm working towards a Christmas goal now and it feels doable. Going to up my exercise aswell.

Aisling(",) · 06-09-2024 11:23am

Down 3 lb of my big gain last week.

Total loss of 10.5lb from the start of the year. I've not got much on that I can use as an excuse to go wild so in that way I'm glad the summer is over and routines are coming back.

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

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