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Group Weight Loss Challenge 2018

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Well done Lucy and Stitch. Sorry to say I put on 1/2 lb at SW this week,but I had to contend with the first anniversary of my sister's death,and it hit me hard,perhaps partly because I felt lonely as the last remaining child of my parents!. Its a bit of a depressing feeling actually and I fell back into those old old comfort eating habits that have caused so many problems in the past.Ate a host of my husband's roasties over several days😱.But did manage to stay off the bread.Last month when it was the anniversaries of my mother sister and brother's deaths within a 4 day period I gobbled up bread for the first time in 6 months,ended up with severe cravings and put on 3 1/2 lbs that week!
You hear people saying ''Poor old so-and-so has had a bad time. The weight has dropped off her ,she's like a skeleton''. No such sympathy for the person who comfort eats in the same situation and puts on weight during trying times,they are gluttons.😡
Never mind,like Scarlett O'Hara said tomorrow is another day. I'm trying to pull myself together,and soldier on.Onwards and downwards,as Stitch said 🙂.I try to look at the losses over a month,and will be happy if I manage a 3st 11 lb loss by the end of the month with the goal to get to 4 st by the end of February,my first year of dieting anniversary.
 
I've been losing weight since September (posted elsewhere that I had a telling-off from my diabetic nurse and started on low carb regime). I've been losing about a kilo a week and want to continue that. (114kg at Sept, 100kg New Year).

I was good over Christmas, and subsequently I've been away in Norway for 12 days, during which I've eaten what I've been given (as opposed to being strict low-carb) but with the increased exercise I've still managed to continue to lose weight.

I'm not in a Slimming World group or anything like that, infact apart from here it's quite a solo journey. I can see that it's going to get harder so any mutual encouragement will be very welcome.

Good luck everyone!
 
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Well done Lucy and Stitch. Sorry to say I put on 1/2 lb at SW this week,but I had to contend with the first anniversary of my sister's death,and it hit me hard,perhaps partly because I felt lonely as the last remaining child of my parents!. Its a bit of a depressing feeling actually and I fell back into those old old comfort eating habits that have caused so many problems in the past.Ate a host of my husband's roasties over several days😱.But did manage to stay off the bread.Last month when it was the anniversaries of my mother sister and brother's deaths within a 4 day period I gobbled up bread for the first time in 6 months,ended up with severe cravings and put on 3 1/2 lbs that week!
You hear people saying ''Poor old so-and-so has had a bad time. The weight has dropped off her ,she's like a skeleton''. No such sympathy for the person who comfort eats in the same situation and puts on weight during trying times,they are gluttons.😡
Never mind,like Scarlett O'Hara said tomorrow is another day. I'm trying to pull myself together,and soldier on.Onwards and downwards,as Stitch said 🙂.I try to look at the losses over a month,and will be happy if I manage a 3st 11 lb loss by the end of the month with the goal to get to 4 st by the end of February,my first year of dieting anniversary.
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Really sorry you're not in a good place right now, but remember all the good work you've done over the past year. Havinng lost nearly 4 stone in a year you must now be feeling a lot better than you used to. I know its difficult to stop eating bread (an ongoing process for me!). Good luck with hitting your goal 🙂
 
Wow,well done Lucy,Oliver,and Stitch.🙂
I am trying to be careful this week,trying to cut down on nibbling Mr Dusty's roast potatoes,by making 2 less,so there are fewer leftovers to tempt me.:D But occasionally Mr Dusty wants seconds,so I still have a couple of spares just in case.
Actually I am quite happy to use some of my syns on roasties. I must say I make really really tasty roast potatoes,and would rather use syns for them than for cakes,biscuits etc.
I find that, like Lucy, bread is a major temptation,and I found it best just to give it up completely rather than trying to have only one measly slice on SW! I gave in a few weeks ago and ended up gobbling down 8 slices,with butter and sandwich filling,didnt even dare imagine the total syns😱😱. For hours afterwards I had major food cravings,and so I will keep away altogether😛😛😎
 
Lucy1976 said:
Really sorry you're not in a good place right now, but remember all the good work you've done over the past year. Havinng lost nearly 4 stone in a year you must now be feeling a lot better than you used to. I know its difficult to stop eating bread (an ongoing process for me!). Good luck with hitting your goal 🙂
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.Thanks for your concern,Lucy. I am pulling myself together now,and trying to get a loss on SW this week!/Weigh in Tuesday,we'll see how it goes.
I certainly feel much better after the weight loss. My new knees are functioning much better,I can move about freely without pain while cooking etc. Wish the spring was here,so I can get out and about,after 4 years of health problems (stroke,hysterectomy,2 knee ops,and undiagnosed diabetes which kept me ill most of the time). Feel hundred times better now.Asked the DN for a year's grace to try to get weight,cholesterol etc down so as to only use diet and exercise for control as long as possible.I'll be 70 end of this month,want to enjoy a bit better health for a while
I try mainly to go low carb,mostly my carbs are my porridge and roasties,and 3 pieces of fruit a day. I eat a lot of veg,a little protein,and it seems to be working well.🙂🙂
My first year HbA1c test will probably be in March or April. Really want to reach the 4 st,even 4 1/2 st level by then,and hopefully my test levels will have dropped significantly.Fingers crossed!
As for my target,its a looong way away,since I need to lose at least 6 stone altogether! But I am determined to get there,possibly by the end of 2018? Can but try
 
Lost 2.5 lbs this week,though I think at least a pound of that was bloat off the fried rice the day before weigh-in last week falling away!:D:D
MY STATS
Pre Slimming World:starting BMI - 40
1st goal - get out of the morbidly obese level,i.e.below 35 BMI. COMPLETED 1/8/17
2nd goal - reach my Club 10 target COMPLETED 8/9/17
3rd goal - get BMI below 32 COMPLETED 12/12/17
4th goal - get my BMI down from obese level to overweight BMI 29.9 (9.5 lbs to go)
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Weight loss for March/April 2017 - 1 stone.
SW weight loss till 9th Jan - 2st 9 lbs
SW weight loss 16th Jan - 2.5 lb loss
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total loss - 3st 11 1/2 lbs
BMI - 31.47
 
Another 2lbs loss for me this week.
 
Hi am I too late to join in?
I’ve been with Slimming world the past 6 month, keep bouncing around the same 8lb and can’t get past it , my bloods recently came back 49 again and docs diagnosed type2.
Just bought a meter and hopefully it helps me sort this out and lose the 2+ stone I need to lose for surgery on a prolapsed disc ( no exercise for me I have to do this via diet only) plus getting control of this diabetes
 
Never too late to join in. Welcome
 
Hi all. I’m an new, old member if you know what I mean! Been down this road before, but desperately need to get back on track! Have impaired glucose tolerance, am overweight and determined to do this. I’d like to lose 3 stones by June - my weigh-in day is Sunday so I will let you know how I get on! Katie
 
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goosey said:
Evening all :D
Repporting a 2lb loss this week just 5 1/2lb too target og 5st 2lb loss
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Wow Goosey you’ve done so well! I bet you feel amazing! Not far to go to target! Katie
 
Morning all. A bit of a snowy one here in Derbyshire! First weigh in and 3lb loss. Yay! Happy Sunday everyone! X
 
Katieb said:
Morning all. A bit of a snowy one here in Derbyshire! First weigh in and 3lb loss. Yay! Happy Sunday everyone! X
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Well done Katie Our first heavy snow stayed ages without melting,so when we got another 2 inches on Sunday I thought it would stay forever,couldnt believe the forecast that Sunday's maximum of 2 C would become 7 C next day.But they were right,woke up and most of the snow was gone. Went on an hour's bus journey,5 miles inland they still had about 3 ins of snow,all grass totally hidden,but got to my destination at the mouth of the River Tees and there wasnt even a splash of white anywhere,not a speck! Thats 3 different scenarios in a 12 mile distance. Amazing
Glad its gone for my weigh in today,it was still a bit dodgy walking with my stick on the slippery melting snow yesterday.Ground clear and dry today!.
 
Hi all, another 1lb off this week.
 
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