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Group weight loss challenge 2017!

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Vince_UK said:
Well this morning I was 82.8 kgs down from 98 Sept 29th that is 15.2 kgs shedded 2.4 stone in English money.
Don't think I will hit my revised Target of 82 kgs by Christmas and I doubt by New Year, maybe mid Jan.
I am not going to sulk about it I am more than happy with my figures and really it has not been to difficult, I am still eating a proverbial horse🙂
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Well done , its not a race its a life style change :D
 
I am MORE than a little Cheesed off 😡
`My scales here at home in the UK give a higher weight reading than the ones i use in Shanghai
1/2 kilos HIGHER
I am going to stick with the Shanghai readings and will deduct 500 gr from the UK readings
Is that cheating ? lol
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Vince_UK said:
I am MORE than a little Cheesed off 😡
`My scales here at home in the UK give a higher weight reading than the ones i use in Shanghai
1/2 kilos HIGHER
I am going to stick with the Shanghai readings and will deduct 500 gr from the UK readings
Is that cheating ? lol
😳
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It's probably due to the higher density of the underlying rock here in the UK, producing higher gravity 🙂 I think it's perfectly fair to deduct 500g! :D
 
OMG 😱
I just got into a pair of jeans with a 33 inch waist. These, along with others I was going to throw away in September as far to small, never been worn.
That means I have lost 5 inches off my belly lol
Howeve, it also means that a the 38" i have are now redundant
Oh Well
Cannot have it all ways
 
Hey,good thing I ended my challenge last week,as I put on 3 1/2 lbs over the Christmas! lol
I am totally at ease with that. Over a period of 40 weeks I only gained weight twice (1 1/2 lbs.and 1/2 lb) and in that time I had a total weight loss of 3st 6 1/2 lbs,which is great.
Anyway,most years I put on half a stone over Xmas,so I think I have done well really. lol.
After having no alcohol at all for 3 months,I probably used 80 SW syns for my whiskey this week. Good job it contains no carbs,isnt it.?.Only New Year celebrations left and I will start again back on plan for my steady 1 lb a week loss hopefully. So no regrets for my Xmas .
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Wonder where all the group went. Did only Vince,goosey and me lose some weight?Surely not.
But if participation is so low and no-one bothers to track any losses,is it even worth having the group again next year? I may not take part . In fact where is Katie b,who nominally heads this group?
What do people think,is it worth carrying on
 
Dusty48 said:
Hey,good thing I ended my challenge last week,as I put on 3 1/2 lbs over the Christmas! lol
I am totally at ease with that. Over a period of 40 weeks I only gained weight twice (1 1/2 lbs.and 1/2 lb) and in that time I had a total weight loss of 3st 6 1/2 lbs,which is great.
Anyway,most years I put on half a stone over Xmas,so I think I have done well really. lol.
After having no alcohol at all for 3 months,I probably used 80 SW syns for my whiskey this week. Good job it contains no carbs,isnt it.?.Only New Year celebrations left and I will start again back on plan for my steady 1 lb a week loss hopefully. So no regrets for my Xmas .
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Wonder where all the group went. Did only Vince,goosey and me lose some weight?Surely not.
But if participation is so low and no-one bothers to track any losses,is it even worth having the group again next year? I may not take part . In fact where is Katie b,who nominally heads this group?
What do people think,is it worth carrying on
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Yes Dusty, I do think it's worth continuing with 🙂 New people are joining all the time and people are setting new goals at the beginning of the year - we just need to encourage them to come here and update us with progress so we can encourage each other 🙂 Glad to hear you had a good Christmas! 🙂
 
MIne has stuck at 82.5 kilos.
Positive aspect I haven't put any on
Cannt have it all ways I guess.
 
@goosey.........its weird how unpredictable weight loss is. You stuck mainly to plan,whereas I went all out kamikaze,yet we put on the same amount! :(

@Vince......... weight loss in the short term can be so unpredictable,but if you look at it over say a month,it can be much more encouraging.If you manage half a kilo over a whole month,and in a year that would be 6 kg,a loss your body will appreciate. It took years to put on the weight,got to expect it to take some time to lose it again
Also remember our own bodies are fighting us in the weight loss stakes,even a little loss is a victory. We just need patience and endurance!🙄
Staying the same weight for a while can actual be beneficial I think,you stop your body thinking you are in a famine and going into starvation mode,so you dont regain all the weight quickly - and even more than what you started at usually😡
No quick fixes,but with perseverance we'll get there eventually.
Supporting each other by sharing our ups and downs can be a real help.
 
Dusty i know i said wish i had pigged out😛:D
 
Vince I know about those fat fingers,they have a lot to be blamed for.Personally,I detest trying to type on mobile phones.it all gets messed up.Its not so much my fingers are fat but that they are twisted and stiff with arthritis.I would spend more time on correcting mistakes than I did on the original message,so I stick to my laptop as much as possible.
Right ,I'm off to set up a new challenge thread. Hope more than you and goosey turn up!
 
Dusty48 said:
Vince I know about those fat fingers,they have a lot to be blamed for.Personally,I detest trying to type on mobile phones.it all gets messed up.Its not so much my fingers are fat but that they are twisted and stiff with arthritis.I would spend more time on correcting mistakes than I did on the original message,so I stick to my laptop as much as possible.
Right ,I'm off to set up a new challenge thread. Hope more than you and goosey turn up!
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I do use a laptop lol
See you there Dusty🙂
 
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