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Group weight loss challenge 2017!

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Well done,Goosey! You are obviously following the SW plan perfectly.1 lb a week at that stage is very good. I keep getting all confused as to whether I am doing SW or LCHF and mess it up. Also Mr Dusty insists on his usual meals and after standing ages making his meals I am too shattered and in pain from my present arthritis flare up to take care of my own meals properly,with poor results.And cant resist nibbling on the roast potatoes,my greatest weakness! lol.
Been so busy that I still havent got round to getting a new scale yet (apparently I weigh 3 stone 5lbs on my old one! lol) so I never know exactly how I'm doing till weigh in day. Very nerve racking :(
Oh well 7 lbs in 4 weeks is still OK,going in the right direction
Managed to get out a couple of times for walks,and am off the meds so possibly 2 lbs this week? We'll see on Tuesday.
 
Dusty48 said:
Well done,Goosey! You are obviously following the SW plan perfectly.1 lb a week at that stage is very good. I keep getting all confused as to whether I am doing SW or LCHF and mess it up. Also Mr Dusty insists on his usual meals and after standing ages making his meals I am too shattered and in pain from my present arthritis flare up to take care of my own meals properly,with poor results.And cant resist nibbling on the roast potatoes,my greatest weakness! lol.
Been so busy that I still havent got round to getting a new scale yet (apparently I weigh 3 stone 5lbs on my old one! lol) so I never know exactly how I'm doing till weigh in day. Very nerve racking :(
Oh well 7 lbs in 4 weeks is still OK,going in the right direction
Managed to get out a couple of times for walks,and am off the meds so possibly 2 lbs this week? We'll see on Tuesday.
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Well done, i do low carb (apart from sat)but SW, no i do have pizza, onion rings and spring rolls on a sat😛:D:D have always had that but that is my syns for the week😉 my hubby has more or less the same a me, apart for either with chips, rice or potatoes, keep plodding on you will get there :D
I never weigh in between SW group classes, dont have scales
We both have same weigh in day :D
 
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Lost 100 grams this week, not alot but good as I am limited in what I can do activity wise. Though my post-op exercise has been upped since Friday.
 
Wish my SW group used kilos,this week according to a friend's scale I lost 100g,but my SW class uses stones,so I maintained at 1 stone seven pounds total loss, as nothing less than half a pound counts! lol. Surprised I managed that,since I found kitchen chores very difficult and had to use convenience foods ,loaded with syns,so I am quite relieved I didnt put on weight :0) I ate things like Aunt Bessie's carrot and swede mash,whole packet only 2.5 syns,and tried to stick .to such things.Never got out to stock up on my fruit and veg,but hopefully will do an online Asda shop and get stocked up again. Feeling quite virtuous though that I didnt fall back and use the situation to eat the white bread sitting there before me for the grandkids.Fortunately the hefty 4.5 syns per slice kept me from temptation. :0)
Nightmare week actually in the health area. My latest rheumatoid arthritis flare up persists,(going into third week) and the constant pain is a drag..Even my toes are hurting.lol. My right hand fingers are curled up like talons,with the little finger curled up and trying to tuck itself under the rest,making using the hand difficult. Doc wants me on the strong meds but they affect me so badly. so I try to avoidthem. Still all swelled up,but after some tugging got my rings off last night,so maybe I'm on the mend.and my fingers dont look so much like sausages.
Here's hoping for a better week to get over the SW blip.Wont add ''fingers crossed'',because they already are twisted like that! lol
 
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Hey all. So for the year I am plus 3lbs :(... but I'm not dwelling - rejoined the gym yesterday have a pt session booked for Monday and a class on Tuesday and I'm starting to lower my carb intake again and stop eating quite so much rubbish!

Everyone seems to be doing great so v well done. Hopefully I can report a drop in a week or so!
 
Sw can quote kgs at scale - just ask
 
grainger said:
Hey all. So for the year I am plus 3lbs :(... but I'm not dwelling - rejoined the gym yesterday have a pt session booked for Monday and a class on Tuesday and I'm starting to lower my carb intake again and stop eating quite so much rubbish!

Everyone seems to be doing great so v well done. Hopefully I can report a drop in a week or so!
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Good luck, you have been through the mill.
 
Brilliant Goosey! Good work. Hope it will bring great improvements in your bloods soon :0)
At the end of June we should all post our losses for the half year. I'll be interested to see the results!
 
Having been away from SW for several weeks now ( I will not bore you with why) going back tomorow to face the music.

Need to get my act together - had been doing so well too. Time now to focus on me again.

Wosh me luck
 
Hazel said:
Having been away from SW for several weeks now ( I will not bore you with why) going back tomorow to face the music.

Need to get my act together - had been doing so well too. Time now to focus on me again.

Wosh me luck
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Hope it goes well.
 
Surprisingly, lost 9.5lbs

Not too bad - but it is over the 3 weeks I had off.
 
Dusty48 said:
Brilliant Goosey! Good work. Hope it will bring great improvements in your bloods soon :0)
At the end of June we should all post our losses for the half year. I'll be interested to see the results!
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Thankyou, but mine will only be 3 months but will still post :D
 
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Surprisingly, lost 9.5lbs

Not too bad - but it is over the 3 weeks I had off.
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WOW!!! well done and if i am right you have lost alot already, so that is brill x
 
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Thankyou, but mine will only be 3 months but will still post :D
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That is very kind - but I lost the plot, big time in April, putting on over a stone and a half. So now sitting at 5.5 stone off
 
Hazel said:
That is very kind - but I lost the plot, big time in April, putting on over a stone and a half. So now sitting at 5.5 stone off
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The important thing is you're now back feeling psychologically ready to start again Hazel. We all have setbacks because we're not robots and life can kick us in the teeth from time to time. You'll get back on it and get to that goal. Don't lose sight of how well you've already done so far Hazel! 🙂
 
Thank you very much @Amigo
 
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