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Group weight loss challenge 2017!

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Grannylorraine said:
Well done to everyone that has lost weight this week. I managed 1lb off, so better than nothing.
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Hey Lorraine 1lb loss excellent after being poorly - only 2lb to lose to get back to where you were at prior to that - you'll do it easy peasy good luck hun x
WL
 
Well done everyone on the weight loss, i lost 3lb this week, was slimmer of the week in group :D now 1 stone 91/2lb in 7 weeks🙂
 
I weighed in a pound less this week.🙂
I know it was more actually,but I have been on my arthritis meds this week,and they make me swell up. 4 or 5 days ago I could remove my rings,now I cant get them over the knuckles.Also my ankles are swollen.:(
Oh well,one more days of medication,and it should all go away..My body doesnt approve of medicine,it always wants to cushion it with fluid! lol
MY STATS
Pre Slimming World:starting BMI 40.Weight loss for March/April - 1 stone.
1st goal - Get out of the morbidly obese level,i.e.below 35 BMI
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SW (week 1 weigh in 2nd May) loss 3.5 lbs - BMI 37.28 BMI
(week 2 weigh in 9th May) loss 1.5 lbs total 5 lbs - BMI 37.12
(week 3 weigh in 16th May) loss 1 lb total 6lbs - BMI 36.96
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weight loss to date - 1 stone 6 lbs (9 kg)
 
My scales are so erratic I have to make as many as 4 attempts to get some sort of reading. Good thing is,though,the SW scales make me around 2 lbs lighter than mine,which is a bonus.
I got so frustrated with the inaccuracy of my clapped out scale that I went into town to use the Boots scale - and it was out of order! lol.So it was an anxious weigh in,uncertain what I'd lost and what dire results my meds had caused.Must get a new scale soon,but what with paying for SW and buying all those masses of healthy veggies etc,as an OAP I'm having to watch the pennies.
I have my first retinopathy test tomorrow. They've sent me to a clinic 10 miles away,2 bus journeys then a 10 minute walk. Fancy a community hospital not even being on a bus route!The city hospital is much easier to get to,and much less walking,but with this new health system my surgery has opted to send all tests and clinic appointments to the county services,presumably because its cheaper. Never mind that is much slower and more inconvenient for the patients. Sadly,my two sons are working away,in Worcester and Glasgow this week,so no lifts. And £40 for taxis is a no-no,so the bus it is.:( Hope my eyes are OK
 
I'm sure your eyes will be fine, no point worrying till you get there. I got my digital scales from ebay, as an oap myself every penny needs to count. 🙂 Do you not have some kind of Ring&Ride in your area?
 
Dusty48 said:
I weighed in a pound less this week.🙂
I know it was more actually,but I have been on my arthritis meds this week,and they make me swell up. 4 or 5 days ago I could remove my rings,now I cant get them over the knuckles.Also my ankles are swollen.:(
Oh well,one more days of medication,and it should all go away..My body doesnt approve of medicine,it always wants to cushion it with fluid! lol
MY STATS
Pre Slimming World:starting BMI 40.Weight loss for March/April - 1 stone.
1st goal - Get out of the morbidly obese level,i.e.below 35 BMI
******
SW (week 1 weigh in 2nd May) loss 3.5 lbs - BMI 37.28 BMI
(week 2 weigh in 9th May) loss 1.5 lbs total 5 lbs - BMI 37.12
(week 3 weigh in 16th May) loss 1 lb total 6lbs - BMI 36.96
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weight loss to date - 1 stone 6 lbs (9 kg)
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Hi Dusty. When my ring finger is swollen I hold it under running cold water to help the swelling to go down - then I smother it with washing up liquid. Then I ease the ring off slowly by holding the ring at the sides of the finger - not on the top or underneath of the finger - this works for me 🙂

Also try lying down with your feet elevated no less than 14 inches above the height of your hips. I suggest you try this several times a day or until the swelling goes down. I lie on the floor on top of cushions or my exercise mat and put my feet on the edge of the seat of the settee or chair - sometimes on a dining chair. Have you tried wearing compression knee highs - they will help reduce the oedema in your feet ankles & legs. Oh and if you have a pair of open shoes or sandels that aren't tight round the ankles then I would suggest you wear those instead of tight fitting shoes.
Take care Dusty & good luck x
WL
 
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Thanks for the advice Wirralass!Dont fancy Nora's stocking,reminds me too much of the hell of wearing the surgical stockings for 6 weeks after my various ops! The swelling is going down now as the flare up of rheumatoid arthritis is subsiding,though my fingers still look a bit like sausages! 🙂 At least the rings are able to move a little now. I regularly use the state of my rings to guage my fluid levels lol.
 
Dusty48 said:
My scales are so erratic I have to make as many as 4 attempts to get some sort of reading. Good thing is,though,the SW scales make me around 2 lbs lighter than mine,which is a bonus.
I got so frustrated with the inaccuracy of my clapped out scale that I went into town to use the Boots scale - and it was out of order! lol.So it was an anxious weigh in,uncertain what I'd lost and what dire results my meds had caused.Must get a new scale soon,but what with paying for SW and buying all those masses of healthy veggies etc,as an OAP I'm having to watch the pennies.
I have my first retinopathy test tomorrow. They've sent me to a clinic 10 miles away,2 bus journeys then a 10 minute walk. Fancy a community hospital not even being on a bus route!The city hospital is much easier to get to,and much less walking,but with this new health system my surgery has opted to send all tests and clinic appointments to the county services,presumably because its cheaper. Never mind that is much slower and more inconvenient for the patients. Sadly,my two sons are working away,in Worcester and Glasgow this week,so no lifts. And £40 for taxis is a no-no,so the bus it is.:( Hope my eyes are OK
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Well done on your weight loss. So annoying that they are sending you to a hospital that is so difficult to get to.

I managed to gain 1lb again this week. To be honest I think I am just eating too much in the evenings. In avoiding carbs I often have a few spoonfuls of Philadelphia or Mascapone cheese and more cashew nuts than I should, but I find it so difficult in the evenings, especially with all the things we have to avoid that spike us, and fruit just not cut it when other half is eating biscuits or M&Ms etc. Still have to motivate myself to go to the gym more, which would mean I am not at home to eat.
 
I was going to have a bag of cashews today but they're quite high carb so I had boiled eggs and spinach instead, they do little containers in Aldi. 🙂
 
I'm now 10st 5lbs. A loss of 2.5lbs from last week.

I can maintain on this weight for my height. So if I lose another 5lbs it doesn't matter a jot. Just so long as I don't look scrawny o_O😱
 
Well done to those who have lost weight however small. I have lost 2lb bringing my weight down to 9 & half stone. Really pleased with this but not sure if I can keep this progress up! It's a slow process - as time passes it becomes more & more difficult to shake the weight off. Do any of you think on the same lines? x
WL
 
Well done Lass. I used to be 9stones 3pounds back in the day. I was still a size 16 though. I think I have to be 8stones and under! 😱 I'm back down to what I was before the pig-outs so now I'm trying to get into the 14s. I'm quite pleased with myself really. :D
 
Not happy
I went off for my retinopathy appointment. Missed a bus,stood 25 minutes for the next .35 minute bus ride then 10 minutes walk,had to go as fast as I could ,got there exactly 3.30 - only to be told that the computers were down,.When I asked why they didnt get in touch with me to cancel,she airily said Oh we thought maybe the computers would be working again sometime today,so we thought we had better keep the appointments, sorry.
I was furious,but had to just go away. Next time I will check up the day before just in case something is wrong. Well at least I got my exercise,and the weather wasnt too bad,though windy.Set new appointment,8th June.
 
So sorry to hear this Dusty - what a waste of time & energy on your part - a simple phone call of warning from the Opticians wouldn't have been remiss - but half of them aren't there to think are they? Good idea to ring first before your next appointment. Hope that goes well for you Dusty x
WL
 
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