Group Weight Loss Challenge 2018

[Dusty48]

LOL Vince,that would be an extra benefit if they think you are poor!
Not been around because of the sinusitis,which spread all over the jaw so I couldnt eat anything that needed chewing(that caused excruciating pain!) The headache has reduced,the jaw ache isnt so bad,but the vertigo has joined the festivities,any walking,moving about makes me dizzy and rather nauseous. Right now bending over the laptop is causing double vision,so I'll just say hello and goodbye probably!
One more week to go before returning to SW,seem to be maintaining,but my home scale is useless.I weigh 2 lb more if I step on with my right leg than with my left!😱😱😱😱 My left says maintaining,my right I'm 2-3lb over,so I give up,just will have to wait and see,week after next
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[Northerner]

LOL Vince,that would be an extra benefit if they think you are poor!
Not been around because of the sinusitis,which spread all over the jaw so I couldnt eat anything that needed chewing(that caused excruciating pain!) The headache has reduced,the jaw ache isnt so bad,but the vertigo has joined the festivities,any walking,moving about makes me dizzy and rather nauseous. Right now bending over the laptop is causing double vision,so I'll just say hello and goodbye probably!
One more week to go before returning to SW,seem to be maintaining,but my home scale is useless.I weigh 2 lb more if I step on with my right leg than with my left!😱😱😱😱 My left says maintaining,my right I'm 2-3lb over,so I give up,just will have to wait and see,week after next
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Hope you are feeling much better very soon @Dusty48 🙂

 

[Vince_UK]

LOL Vince,that would be an extra benefit if they think you are poor!
Not been around because of the sinusitis,which spread all over the jaw so I couldnt eat anything that needed chewing(that caused excruciating pain!) The headache has reduced,the jaw ache isnt so bad,but the vertigo has joined the festivities,any walking,moving about makes me dizzy and rather nauseous. Right now bending over the laptop is causing double vision,so I'll just say hello and goodbye probably!
One more week to go before returning to SW,seem to be maintaining,but my home scale is useless.I weigh 2 lb more if I step on with my right leg than with my left!😱😱😱😱 My left says maintaining,my right I'm 2-3lb over,so I give up,just will have to wait and see,week after next
.

It is LOL
Get well soon Dusty🙂

 

[Vince_UK]

Sunday Morning March 4th 2018
The lightest weight I have been for as long as I can remember and certainly for the last 20 years
79 kilos.
Strange thing is i am stll eating very well.

 

[Katieb]

LOL Vince,that would be an extra benefit if they think you are poor!
Not been around because of the sinusitis,which spread all over the jaw so I couldnt eat anything that needed chewing(that caused excruciating pain!) The headache has reduced,the jaw ache isnt so bad,but the vertigo has joined the festivities,any walking,moving about makes me dizzy and rather nauseous. Right now bending over the laptop is causing double vision,so I'll just say hello and goodbye probably!
One more week to go before returning to SW,seem to be maintaining,but my home scale is useless.I weigh 2 lb more if I step on with my right leg than with my left!😱😱😱😱 My left says maintaining,my right I'm 2-3lb over,so I give up,just will have to wait and see,week after next
.

Hope you get better soon Dusty. Sinusitis and vertigo both horrible!, x

 

[zuludog]

For ages I had developed aces & pains, especially in my legs but my GP didn't seem too bothered. Besides the pain I thought I might be doing some damage, so I've done virtually no exercise for a year
As I posted recently under General Messages I eventually did some Surfing and I'm fairly sure I have Intermittent Claudication, and although it can be painful, exercise is actually beneficial, so now I'm making an effort to lose weight and improve the Claudication

For a long time I worked in a factory with some metric platform scales so I've got used to weighing myself in kilograms

My heaviest weight was in January this year, about 94 to 95 kg, so I cut back on a few things, and gradually lost some weight, but it was hard work on diet alone
This morning, 10/03/18 I'm 90,4kg

When I was in my 20s & 30s I was doing a lot of hillwalking, all year round and weighed around 78kg
Well, I can see that is a bit unrealistic, but now that I can go walking, even shortish distances with rests, plus a proper diet I'm aiming to be 85kg by, oh let's say August, and preferably lower than that.

 

[Northerner]

Good luck @zuludog 🙂 I hope you achieve your goal, and that the exercise reduces the problems with your legs 🙂

 

[Dusty48]

Hope you get better soon Dusty. Sinusitis and vertigo both horrible!, x

''Horrible'' isnt strong enough!😛
Had a pretty bad week,but the headache,ear and mouth pains have almost gone.yesterday was able to eat normal food,sick to death of porridge,tinned soup, and mashed turnip😱
The vertigo is still here though,but a little reduced as now I can move around if I am slow and careful. Very depressed and bored,as I havent been able to read much. Reading is my comfort zone,my escape,and a major necessity in my life as far as I am concerned.I post on a book site where we chart our reading each month,and I had 14 books as my target for March,only finished 4 so far,so not happy!😡
Worst problem is severe nosebleeds. I suppose the nasal passages have been feeling aggrieved with all the swellings and pain,and are now out in protest🙂
A few days ago I came online to try to catch up with my various sites,sneezed and looked on in horror as blood sprayed out all over the computer. Bit of a farce as I instinctively jumped up to grab tissues,and of course nearly fell down from the vertigo Tissues were totally inadequate,so I got a small bowl from the kitchen,and held that in one hand while googling ''nosebleeds'' with the other hand finally eased off after 20 minutes,but it really frightened me,being all alone and never having suffered from nosebleeds before.
Yesterday woke up and got dressed,but it was only 7 am,the heating had only just kicked in,and I knew it was warmer in the bedroom than downstairs for at least 30mins,so decided to lie back on the bed and do a little reading till 8am.Was slowly and carefully lying down to avoid setting off the vertigo when....... another nosebleed!

Pillow case and sheets down side of bed saturated.Fortunately a toilet roll was handy,but the blood comes very fast and soaks the tissue,so I hurried downstairs to get my little bowl.Bled for about 20 minutes.,ruined another T shirt.The asprin to thin blood is obviously working far too well
Found a good website with helpful tips on treatment and prevention of nosebleeds,and am now not so upset about it.
After cleaning myself up(once again my hands looked like Jack the Ripper's after one of his evenings out,and the mouth and chin looked like I was a zombie. after a tasty munch) I then had to get the blood out of the sheets and pillowcases,and then put them in the washer.No way will I iron them,they'll go back on the bed all wrinkly.I detest ironing.Mr Dusty does all the ironing in our house,the only household task he will do apart from washing dishes but he's away,so wrinkled sheets it is

No hot drinks for 24 hours,didnt enjoy freezing cold water all day,but this morning I really enjoyed my lemon tea. Still wary of nosebleeds,careful not to blow the nose too vigorously.🙄
In all this SW has been totally ignored,and I am on two weeks break.. Next week will hear the bad news of any gainand then will try to get back on track.Hope at least some of you are losing!

 

[Northerner]

Very sorry to hear about the nosebleeds @Dusty48, sounds awful Glad to hear that you are generally feeling better though 🙂

 

[zuludog]

I've just remembered, I have another reason for losing weight, and a timescale to work to

Last autumn my daughter gained her Ph D in history, but she can't call herself Doctor until it has been formally awarded. We don't know the exact date yet but it will be sometime in mid July
It would be nice to turn up at the awards ceremony bright eyed & bushy tailed, slimmer, and wearing some smart new clothes that actually fit me

Without being too precise, if I get clearly under 85kg, say 83 or 84 that will be 6 or 7kg lost, which is more or less a stone in 4 months

 

[Northerner]

A great incentive @zuludog, and an eminently achieveable target 🙂 Congratulations to your daughter! 🙂

 

[goosey]

Evening all
Sorry keep forgetting to log in
Well i really wanted my 5 stone award this week, didnt bloody get it🙄 4 st 13 1/2 lb, so hopefully this week I want to be at my target by the time i have been going for a year, the end of the month, so need 2 1/2lb
Will update my sig now

 

[Northerner]

Evening all
Sorry keep forgetting to log in
Well i really wanted my 5 stone award this week, didnt bloody get it🙄 4 st 13 1/2 lb, so hopefully this week I want to be at my target by the time i have been going for a year, the end of the month, so need 2 1/2lb
Will update my sig now

So close! 😱 🙂

 

[goosey]

So close! 😱 🙂

I know, whats the betting i stay the same this week?

 

[Katieb]

''Horrible'' isnt strong enough!😛
Had a pretty bad week,but the headache,ear and mouth pains have almost gone.yesterday was able to eat normal food,sick to death of porridge,tinned soup, and mashed turnip😱
The vertigo is still here though,but a little reduced as now I can move around if I am slow and careful. Very depressed and bored,as I havent been able to read much. Reading is my comfort zone,my escape,and a major necessity in my life as far as I am concerned.I post on a book site where we chart our reading each month,and I had 14 books as my target for March,only finished 4 so far,so not happy!😡
Worst problem is severe nosebleeds. I suppose the nasal passages have been feeling aggrieved with all the swellings and pain,and are now out in protest🙂
A few days ago I came online to try to catch up with my various sites,sneezed and looked on in horror as blood sprayed out all over the computer. Bit of a farce as I instinctively jumped up to grab tissues,and of course nearly fell down from the vertigo Tissues were totally inadequate,so I got a small bowl from the kitchen,and held that in one hand while googling ''nosebleeds'' with the other hand finally eased off after 20 minutes,but it really frightened me,being all alone and never having suffered from nosebleeds before.
Yesterday woke up and got dressed,but it was only 7 am,the heating had only just kicked in,and I knew it was warmer in the bedroom than downstairs for at least 30mins,so decided to lie back on the bed and do a little reading till 8am.Was slowly and carefully lying down to avoid setting off the vertigo when....... another nosebleed!

Pillow case and sheets down side of bed saturated.Fortunately a toilet roll was handy,but the blood comes very fast and soaks the tissue,so I hurried downstairs to get my little bowl.Bled for about 20 minutes.,ruined another T shirt.The asprin to thin blood is obviously working far too well
Found a good website with helpful tips on treatment and prevention of nosebleeds,and am now not so upset about it.
After cleaning myself up(once again my hands looked like Jack the Ripper's after one of his evenings out,and the mouth and chin looked like I was a zombie. after a tasty munch) I then had to get the blood out of the sheets and pillowcases,and then put them in the washer.No way will I iron them,they'll go back on the bed all wrinkly.I detest ironing.Mr Dusty does all the ironing in our house,the only household task he will do apart from washing dishes but he's away,so wrinkled sheets it is

No hot drinks for 24 hours,didnt enjoy freezing cold water all day,but this morning I really enjoyed my lemon tea. Still wary of nosebleeds,careful not to blow the nose too vigorously.🙄
In all this SW has been totally ignored,and I am on two weeks break.. Next week will hear the bad news of any gainand then will try to get back on track.Hope at least some of you are losing!

Aw, sorry you are struggling still Dusty. What has the dr said? Are you on meds for the vertigo? If the nosebleeds continue, it’s worth getting them checked out. I wouldn’t worry about SW either until you are well and truly on the mend. Take good care. Katie.xx

 

[HOBIE]

Well, today my weight is down to 80kgs which was a target for end of 2017 but which has been delayed due purely to the Xmas binge.
That is down from 98 in Sept 2017
Everyone here, and I mean everyone is saying "You look thinner". Even the factory security guards have commented. "Thank you" very much I usually say but it is getting irritating.
Here if you are fat they consider you wealthy and if thin you are just plain poor and of little interest to most lol
Perhaps it will now stop people asking for money lol Is that and additional benefit?

Good stuff Vince 😎

 

[Vince_UK]

Good stuff Vince 😎

Thanks Hobie🙂

 

[Dusty48]

Hi folks. Had 2 weeks ''holiday'' from SW. Some holiday!😱
Anyway,I am massively improved,no more dizziness,two tiny nosebleeds since the two spectacular ones. Doc says that there are a lot of tiny blood vessels in the nose,and what with the swelling etc from the sinusitis,they were easily broken,even by just a sneeze or blowing the nose too much. Of course then the blood thinning meds make things worse,coagulation is slow. It all looks worse and more dangerous than it really is,but I dont recommend it!
I was pretty happy to only put on 1 lb over the period,could have been much more what with eating soft foods with lots of syns,then comfort eating because of real life worries.Will try to get back on track,am now back where I was in January ,at 3st 12 lost.Two hopeless months,that 4 stone keeps on eluding me😡
Yesterday for the first time in NINE YEARS I was able to risk going out without a stick.Still a little wobbly, may look a bit drunk as I stray or stagger a little,and I have to step sideways down off the path,and need help of a rail going upstairs but its a triumph for me. I felt 10 years younger not having to be a wrinkly with a walking stick
Now if only real life would settle down,and the weather would improve,I might get out and actually get some exercise and kickstart my health campaign.

 

[HOBIE]

Bring on the summer Dusty 🙂. Keep at it & good for you getting out when you can 😎. Stay safe.

 

[Katieb]

Hi folks. Had 2 weeks ''holiday'' from SW. Some holiday!😱
Anyway,I am massively improved,no more dizziness,two tiny nosebleeds since the two spectacular ones. Doc says that there are a lot of tiny blood vessels in the nose,and what with the swelling etc from the sinusitis,they were easily broken,even by just a sneeze or blowing the nose too much. Of course then the blood thinning meds make things worse,coagulation is slow. It all looks worse and more dangerous than it really is,but I dont recommend it!
I was pretty happy to only put on 1 lb over the period,could have been much more what with eating soft foods with lots of syns,then comfort eating because of real life worries.Will try to get back on track,am now back where I was in January ,at 3st 12 lost.Two hopeless months,that 4 stone keeps on eluding me😡
Yesterday for the first time in NINE YEARS I was able to risk going out without a stick.Still a little wobbly, may look a bit drunk as I stray or stagger a little,and I have to step sideways down off the path,and need help of a rail going upstairs but its a triumph for me. I felt 10 years younger not having to be a wrinkly with a walking stick
Now if only real life would settle down,and the weather would improve,I might get out and actually get some exercise and kickstart my health campaign.

Glad you are feeling better! Well done on the outing - stick free! Things can only get better and they are! So pleased for you. Katiex