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Total group loss 2011
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Well done! 🙂 Sorry I'm late - just spotted this! Brings the total to:
Total Group Loss - 22 stone 5lbs
Twinkle
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How Mysterious!
Well I'm not complaining, but something bizarre is happening to me!!
I didn't do a weigh in last Thursday as I was on holiday, but did have a sneaky peek when I got home on Sunday and found I'd put about 1.2lbs on. Not bad considering I very much over-indulged at the wedding and on holiday (first pizza in months, desert, copius amounts of red wine etc etc..). All in all I was hoping to maybe lose the holiday gain this week and take me back to square one.
But no...I've stepped on this morning and gone down over 3 and a half pounds! So that's the holiday gain gone, plus another 2 and a half pounds. No idea how as there is no logic to it but I'm not moaning, perhaps it will catch up with me next week! Best of all is I've broke the 2 stone barrier, yay 🙂
Total Group Loss - 22 stone 7.5lbs
Well I'm not complaining, but something bizarre is happening to me!!
I didn't do a weigh in last Thursday as I was on holiday, but did have a sneaky peek when I got home on Sunday and found I'd put about 1.2lbs on. Not bad considering I very much over-indulged at the wedding and on holiday (first pizza in months, desert, copius amounts of red wine etc etc..). All in all I was hoping to maybe lose the holiday gain this week and take me back to square one.
But no...I've stepped on this morning and gone down over 3 and a half pounds! So that's the holiday gain gone, plus another 2 and a half pounds. No idea how as there is no logic to it but I'm not moaning, perhaps it will catch up with me next week! Best of all is I've broke the 2 stone barrier, yay 🙂
Total Group Loss - 22 stone 7.5lbs
Northerner
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Well done Twinkle! 🙂
Shopaholic
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Hi all
I've been away for the last week and a half down in Dartmouth - beautiful place. Stayed in a lovely apartment up on one of the hills with balcony and terrace overlooking the estuary - great views but 106 steps up from the riverside/town - so think that might have helped (you wouldn't want to forget a pint of milk!!), because I've lost another 3kg according to the clinic scales!
So (rounding down so I can claim more next week) that makes another 6lbs, and a total loss of 17lbs for me in the month since diagnosis, which is great (I have an awful lot to lose so it's a brilliant start)! Am starting to fit into some old clothes now.
Had to do BP monitoring earlier this week for 48 hours (thanks to Twinkle for being my Nurse at work helping me with the cuff!). Average over the 15 readings was 156/89 so am back to see the GP on Tuesday to see if I need meds to lower my BP - nurse wasn't sure as the weight loss is going well. The nurse also said that the GP will check my metformin dose as my post-meal levels are all in the 7.5 - 9 range, with pre-meal levels all 5-7 range. She didn't think I will go to 3 tablets but wasn't sure, so we'll see next Tuesday!
Anyway, other than that it's all going fine and I'm by no means an expert, but am getting into the swing of it gradually. I know I will hit a wall after 3 months (my diets tended to last that long) so you may hear the cry for help ......
Total Group Loss - 23 stone 1.5lbs
I've been away for the last week and a half down in Dartmouth - beautiful place. Stayed in a lovely apartment up on one of the hills with balcony and terrace overlooking the estuary - great views but 106 steps up from the riverside/town - so think that might have helped (you wouldn't want to forget a pint of milk!!), because I've lost another 3kg according to the clinic scales!
So (rounding down so I can claim more next week) that makes another 6lbs, and a total loss of 17lbs for me in the month since diagnosis, which is great (I have an awful lot to lose so it's a brilliant start)! Am starting to fit into some old clothes now.
Had to do BP monitoring earlier this week for 48 hours (thanks to Twinkle for being my Nurse at work helping me with the cuff!). Average over the 15 readings was 156/89 so am back to see the GP on Tuesday to see if I need meds to lower my BP - nurse wasn't sure as the weight loss is going well. The nurse also said that the GP will check my metformin dose as my post-meal levels are all in the 7.5 - 9 range, with pre-meal levels all 5-7 range. She didn't think I will go to 3 tablets but wasn't sure, so we'll see next Tuesday!
Anyway, other than that it's all going fine and I'm by no means an expert, but am getting into the swing of it gradually. I know I will hit a wall after 3 months (my diets tended to last that long) so you may hear the cry for help ......
Total Group Loss - 23 stone 1.5lbs
Northerner
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Brilliant Shopaholic, well done - a terrific weight loss! 🙂 As for BP, they like diabetics to be 130/80 or below, so your readings do sound a bit on the high side and a lot like mine before I was put on medication for it. No side-effects from the meds though, and I am now regularly 110/70 🙂
Twinkle
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Nice one Mandy 🙂
And you WON'T hit a wall, because this time there isn't one there. Due to cutbacks, the bricks are no longer available to build it.
I'll post my tremendous week's loss too....big fat zero! In fact I put on 0.2 of a pound but that's a bit pointless! This is the holiday excess catching up with me no doubt! As pennance, I have cleaned the house from top to bottom today and worked up alot of sweat! It's like exercise with a great shiny house as an end result, perfect!
Onwards and downwards!
And you WON'T hit a wall, because this time there isn't one there. Due to cutbacks, the bricks are no longer available to build it.
I'll post my tremendous week's loss too....big fat zero! In fact I put on 0.2 of a pound but that's a bit pointless! This is the holiday excess catching up with me no doubt! As pennance, I have cleaned the house from top to bottom today and worked up alot of sweat! It's like exercise with a great shiny house as an end result, perfect!
Onwards and downwards!
Twinkle
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'Tis quiet on here, how's everyone doing?
I've had another miracle week, for no apparent reason. Up until yesterday I was certain it was going to be a gain, so maybe my last minute panic on the Kinect fitness thingy last night paid off! Lost a pound this morning. It's definitely slowing up and becoming more 'effort' so I need to up my game. Still, a loss is a loss.
Total Group Loss - 23 stone 2.5lbs
I've had another miracle week, for no apparent reason. Up until yesterday I was certain it was going to be a gain, so maybe my last minute panic on the Kinect fitness thingy last night paid off! Lost a pound this morning. It's definitely slowing up and becoming more 'effort' so I need to up my game. Still, a loss is a loss.
Total Group Loss - 23 stone 2.5lbs
Well done Twinkle and Shopaholic.
It has gone a bit quiet hasn't it - maybe its just that time of year, but lets not forget the brilliant loss so far - and both Mark and Margb hitting their ideal weight. I am sure things will get going again with xmas not too far away.
I have had 2 weeks of nothingness really - so today I kick my behind and get in gear - my PT has been on holiday need I say more!
Going to buy all my low gi ingredients to do my baking today - should set me up for a good week.
Well done and keep up the good work🙂
It has gone a bit quiet hasn't it - maybe its just that time of year, but lets not forget the brilliant loss so far - and both Mark and Margb hitting their ideal weight. I am sure things will get going again with xmas not too far away.
I have had 2 weeks of nothingness really - so today I kick my behind and get in gear - my PT has been on holiday need I say more!
Going to buy all my low gi ingredients to do my baking today - should set me up for a good week.
Well done and keep up the good work🙂
Yes, agreed, well done everyone.
I think it's good to take a break every now and then lucy123. Just so long as you don't do what I did and go completely off the rails!
Whilst I am a bit quiet on the weight loss front, I'm still in the process of losing what I had recently gained. I'm feeling positive that my weigh in is going to be good today though. I'm now just dipping into the 13st bracket again and tbh I don't feel too bad where I am, so I'm quite happy.
Andy 🙂
I think it's good to take a break every now and then lucy123. Just so long as you don't do what I did and go completely off the rails!
Whilst I am a bit quiet on the weight loss front, I'm still in the process of losing what I had recently gained. I'm feeling positive that my weigh in is going to be good today though. I'm now just dipping into the 13st bracket again and tbh I don't feel too bad where I am, so I'm quite happy.
Andy 🙂
Okay - now it seems that a lot of us are above our lowest weight and are feeling therefore that we can't post....so...
Can i suggest if you want to you still post your loss each week as any loss deserves some recognition and support in my opinion - but just don't add to the total until you are back to your lowest.
This hopefully will help everyone post again and receive and give support.
We are doing so well and like Andy says he is still 'at it and losing' so maybe seeing as many of us seem to be in that position, we can all join hands and do it together - maybe we should all make a new pledge?🙂
Can i suggest if you want to you still post your loss each week as any loss deserves some recognition and support in my opinion - but just don't add to the total until you are back to your lowest.
This hopefully will help everyone post again and receive and give support.
We are doing so well and like Andy says he is still 'at it and losing' so maybe seeing as many of us seem to be in that position, we can all join hands and do it together - maybe we should all make a new pledge?🙂
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