My Six Stone Challenge

[AJLang]

We tend to work on a rule of no drinking except at the weekend, and then my husband decided that we were allowed a drink during the week if we are watching a programme that was recorded at the weekend, or it is Wimbledon and we have strawberries and cream, ... I am not very good at resisting. Still at least I know that I need a TBR reduction of 10% for a glass of wine (until that changes!!)

Well done with your wine rules. I've tried introducing wine rules but we never keep to them.

 

[Marsbartoastie]

Thanks AJ. You can imagine he didn't phrase it quite like that! Lol

Hi Amigo and well done on the two stone weight loss. I think you're a low carb/full fat-er like me. Let's push for a good loss between now and Christmas...then we can go a bit mad over the festive season without feeling too guilty. Kudos to your old man...what a card. 🙄

 

[Amigo]

Hi Amigo and well done on the two stone weight loss. I think you're a low carb/full fat-er like me. Let's push for a good loss between now and Christmas...then we can go a bit mad over the festive season without feeling too guilty. Kudos to your old man...what a card. 🙄

I'm going to try but it's proving stubbornly resistant at the moment 🙄

 

[AJLang]

Just to let you know that I'm restarting this again on January 2nd. Keeping my fingers crossed that I do better next time because I want to be slim for my 50th birthday which is in 21 months 🙂

 

[grovesy]

Just to let you know that I'm restarting this again on January 2nd. Keeping my fingers crossed that I do better next time because I want to be slim for my 50th birthday which is in 21 months 🙂

Good luck in your endeavours.

 

[Stitch147]

Just to let you know that I'm restarting this again on January 2nd. Keeping my fingers crossed that I do better next time because I want to be slim for my 50th birthday which is in 21 months 🙂

I have every confidence in your ability to reach your goals Amanda. X

 

[HOBIE]

Keep going AJ ! 😉

 

[Martin Canty]

Best of luck, Amanda.... Be sure we will be supporting & encouraging you along the way.

 

[AJLang]

Thank you everyone. I'm looking forward to the challenge 🙂

 

[Katieb]

The very best of luck to you Amanda! I too am on a quest to substantially reduce my weight. Christmas is obviously getting in the way at the mo! Am taking a break this week, but back on it with a vengeance in the New a Year. We can do this! Katie.x

 

[AJLang]

Thank you Katie. You're right we can both do this! we can encourage each other x

 

[Katieb]

Thank you Katie. You're right we can both do this! we can encourage each other x

Yes we can. It's always good to have diet buddies! Happy Christmas to you! X

 

[AJLang]

I've decided to bring the start date forward by two days although it will be a harder than usual two days with the calories because I'm not stopping the New Year bubbles/wine until Tuesday. My weight is exactly the same as it was before Christmas 🙂 So my starting weight is 15 stone 7lbs
Breakfast: Sultana pancake with butter
Lunch: 3 Smoky BBQ sweet potato croquettes.
Dinner: 1 "cup" of potato salad plus four vegetable gyoza
four small glasses of champagne/wine
Calories 1297 Carbs 93 (8 of those were for Glucojuice)

 

[AJLang]

I was extremely hungry yesterday so ate more than I intended but still managed to keep to 1524 calories although I did have 113 carbs which is very high for me.
Weight loss since Sunday is one pound so I now weigh 15st 6lbs.

 

[Stitch147]

Well done Amanda. Keep going.

 

[Katieb]

Well done Amanda! 🙂 Katie.x

 

[AJLang]

Thank you Stitch and Katieb 🙂 x

 

[Martin Canty]

Great job Amanda..... Keep on going, you can do it

 

[AJLang]

Thank you Martin. I really appreciate the support.

 

[AJLang]

Yesterday was another successful day. 1362 calories and 95 carbs. Today is more of a challenge because I've gone out for lunch but I've only had a small tapas portion of croquettes and a small glass of wine. Breakfast was two Dairylea cheese triangles.
Dinner will be Spanish tortilla that has asparagus, potatoes, green peppers, onions and mushrooms which I will have with one tablespoon of mayonnaise.
I will also allow myself another two small glasses of wine.
Estimated calories for today are 1362 and 70 carbs. I may not have managed Dry January but I am going to definitely focus on keeping my calories down 🙂