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Sallydaisy
22-03-2012, 17:41
Well done Jane!!!
:clap::clap::clap:
VamosVixs
22-03-2012, 19:36
Congrats Jane, amazing!!! :mexican:
Brilliant, Jane! :clap: :clap: :clap: :trophy:
DaveArneRiise
21-05-2012, 22:53
Not really related to dieting but anyone else done the bridging exercise. I need to do it for my physiotherapy and blimey I'm struggling with it. Kills me!
Do you mean this exercise?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6ozW23S-rA
Apparently it's good for the lower back. Maybe I should try it. Why has it been recommended to you?
DaveArneRiise
23-05-2012, 13:23
Yes that's pretty much it. I have a sports injury from my football playing days. Quite a complex on but basically got a problem in my hips and my gluts, they are very weak. So thus that puts a lot of extra load on my hip flexor muscles, groin, abductors etc and they get very stiff. So yes my physiotherapist is guiding me through my rehabilitation work and bridging is one of exercises I'm doing, and it's very good for strengthening the gluts and working the hips.
Yep - we do that one in pilates and now we're up to the bit where, once up in the bridge position, you lift one leg and point it forwards parallel with the other thigh....it's a killer! Don't much like the plain bridge either.
I went to my first Pilates class tonight! And yes, we did that exercise. That one was fine. There was only one that caused me trouble, and that was where we were in a sitting position leaning slightly back against the ball. That is the position that really hurts me. I explained to the instructor that it feels as though I have a strain at the front as well as the sacroileac joint, and she said that she thinks it might be a strained hip flexor as well (the doctor thinks it is just referred pain).
Anyway, there was someone else there who's also had a sacroileac joint out of place, and went to a private physiotherapist to get it sorted. She said it only took three sessions to put it right. So I've got the phone number and will be getting in contact. Here's hoping I can also get sorted so quickly! (But why do they not tell you this at the doctor's surgery? Why do they just tell you to rest it, even though it takes a year or more?)
VamosVixs
23-05-2012, 20:56
I'm using a great website - myfitnesspal.com. You enter your details and it recommend what daily calories to have to lose weight. You can track your food and exercise on there. It has helped me lose 11lbs so far in the last 5 weeks. You don't have to share anything with anyone and keep it private or you can add friends to help with motivation. I keep mine private. And the best thing is, it's free! :swingin:
That sounds really good, Vixs. Someone on VB also recommended an online slimming/fitness site but when I looked at it, it was so complicated. I'll have a look at this one too. Of course, since I've had the bad back and given up all exercise, I'm getting really flabby again. Hopefully the Pilates will help. (Actually, the instructor said to me after the class, 'you're really quite strong, aren't you?' in a surprised tone of voice so I guess that she'd thought I was just a bucket of lard :shamed:)
VamosVixs
23-05-2012, 21:02
Once you register and enter your details and do the 1st day of the food diary, it's really straightforward. I have also found that in the search food database, I find everything I have eaten on there. :)
Not done any exercise as yet though. :shamed:
DaveArneRiise
23-05-2012, 21:09
Yep - we do that one in pilates and now we're up to the bit where, once up in the bridge position, you lift one leg and point it forwards parallel with the other thigh....it's a killer! Don't much like the plain bridge either.
I'm up to that one too Pabbers and really struggling with it!
I went to my first Pilates class tonight! And yes, we did that exercise. That one was fine. There was only one that caused me trouble, and that was where we were in a sitting position leaning slightly back against the ball. That is the position that really hurts me. I explained to the instructor that it feels as though I have a strain at the front as well as the sacroileac joint, and she said that she thinks it might be a strained hip flexor as well (the doctor thinks it is just referred pain).
Anyway, there was someone else there who's also had a sacroileac joint out of place, and went to a private physiotherapist to get it sorted. She said it only took three sessions to put it right. So I've got the phone number and will be getting in contact. Here's hoping I can also get sorted so quickly! (But why do they not tell you this at the doctor's surgery? Why do they just tell you to rest it, even though it takes a year or more?)
Good grief - didn't I say ages ago that the chiropractor sorted this for me quickly??? Anyway physio/chiro whatever, hope you can be sorted swiftly Linda. No need to suffer ad nauseam.
jamie&andy's fan
27-06-2012, 20:48
I am starting to tone up yay! I've been working out for 6 months pretty much non stop. My diet needs work though !
supergran
27-06-2012, 22:52
I'm using a great website - myfitnesspal.com. You enter your details and it recommend what daily calories to have to lose weight. You can track your food and exercise on there. It has helped me lose 11lbs so far in the last 5 weeks. You don't have to share anything with anyone and keep it private or you can add friends to help with motivation. I keep mine private. And the best thing is, it's free! :swingin: This sound really good. Will give it a go. Do need to lose weight before my hols. Thanks Vixs.:thanks:
VamosVixs
16-07-2012, 19:00
After seeing my pic with the olympic torch it really hit home how much weight I need to lose :shamed: so started calorie counting with myfitnesspal.com more strictly when I came off from work for summer at the end of June. Been busy watching Wimbledon and doing a bit of decorating so today was the first day of trying a new fitness regime.
After reading reviews I decided to try Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, it's based on 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio and 1 minute of ab's and the workout lasts for 20 minutes. There is level 1, 2 and 3. I watched it first as I usually do with new fitness dvds so I know what to expect and felt this would be ok.
I have just tried it there and boy it almost killed me!!! :shocked::shocked::shocked:
I can see why it gets you results as I felt every muscle working and boy did I sweat!!! You are supposed to do Level 1 for 10 days, level 2 for 10 days and the level 3 for the final 10 days. I think I will stick with level 1 for now!!! :rolling: Just hope I have the motivation and willpower to stick with this. If I see results by the time I go back to work in August then I will be delighted!! :thumbup:
supergran
16-07-2012, 20:47
Good luck!:thumbup::thumbup:
hfwardhouse
16-07-2012, 22:30
Good luck Vixs. Am sure you will see results by the end of the hols if you stick to the regime and eat sensibly!
VamosVixs
16-07-2012, 22:57
Thanks, don't know how I will manage tomorrow as my muscles are sore already!!!:help:
hfwardhouse
17-07-2012, 19:37
How did it go today?
Bought some souvenir T shirts in Madrid. Got XL for me and L for Caz. They won't go round us :shamed: We'll both have to lose a lot of weight to get into them. (I noticed that the Spanish women are generally so much slimmer than us!)
VamosVixs
17-07-2012, 20:21
How did it go today?
I was too sore so did 20 minutes of turbo jam (cardio) instead. I will attempt it again tomorrow at for the time being, stick to it every other day till I build my fitness up.
Well done Vixs, I wish I had your resolve :thumbup:
VamosVixs
17-07-2012, 20:28
It's only day 2, usually I get to a few weeks then give up on exercise. Hopefully not this time!
hfwardhouse
17-07-2012, 20:32
Good idea to take to steadily - overdoing it is guaranteed to make you stop which is the worst thing to do. Hopefully you'll see the difference and feel motivated to keep it up!
VamosVixs
17-07-2012, 21:09
Thinking of adding a bit of zumba as I enjoy that.
Plenty of pyhufjd will help too!
VamosVixs
17-07-2012, 21:14
Let's hope so!!! :thumbup:
traveller7
10-09-2012, 19:16
Completely went off track losing weight but finally got myself going again and doing more exercise, and going to join gym this week.
Ive lost nearly 6 lbs in the past 2 weeks, and hopefully more to come like that! Cut out eating so many crisps, chocolate and cakes which seems to be working and I dont drink fizzy pop anymore (esp as my teeth are all fixed now after wisdom teeth problems and dentist telling me to lay off coke!)
hfwardhouse
13-09-2012, 13:37
Finally went back to WW 3 weeks ago after an absence of 2 and a half months .... I was up 6 lbs .... I've 4 to lose before I can stop paying again :grrr: ... so far have managed 2 lbs in the 3 weeks - so hopefully it won't be too long. As it's 12 weeks to Christmas :shocked: we've been asked if we want to set ourselves a goal .... I've said I'd like to lose 9 lbs between now and then which would take me to just below my goal weight ..... wish me luck ... I'm gonna need it!
traveller7
13-09-2012, 20:47
Good luck you will do it!
VamosVixs
21-09-2012, 16:08
I'm into my 4th week and still going strong! Only weighing once a month so Monday is my first weigh-in. Feel a bit stronger and more disciplined this time around (usually I struggle by week 3). Have an incentive this time so it is helping me. Long may it continue! :thumbup:
hfwardhouse
21-09-2012, 16:43
Good for you Vixs - although I couldn't cope with weighing once a month.
I may have slipped up a bit on the pledge front this week ... put on a pound and a half ... but it's not every day your hubby turns 50 .... I did get away with that .... but I'll have to get back on track and lose a couple of pounds for next week or I'll be in trouble :sofa:
I have put on loads more weight. My clothes are all skin tight. But it's all due to the extreme stress I'm under with this house move - I always pile on the weight when I'm stressed - will have to get back to dieting after moving. Don't know about exercise, though, as although my back is much better my knee is much worse. Think I will have to see the doc about the knee.
hfwardhouse
21-09-2012, 21:45
No toy boy jokes please.
:p
VamosVixs
24-09-2012, 15:47
1st month done so weigh in this morning - lost 15lbs!!! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
hfwardhouse
24-09-2012, 16:56
Wow that's fabulous Vixs - well done :cheer: :cheer:
yayyyy for u Vixs !!!!!!:clap:
Wow Vixs, that's great :)
Amazing Vixs! :clap: :clap:
Sallydaisy
25-09-2012, 21:34
Wow!!! Well done Vixs!
Hope it all continues to go well.
:thumbup:
VamosVixs
26-09-2012, 15:40
I hope so, the 2nd month will be harder and I know I won't lose as much weight. Just hope I can keep motivated and disciplined.
hfwardhouse
26-09-2012, 15:47
Just keep doing what you've been doing and if you up your exercise remember to take in a little more protein and you'll be fine :thumbup:
VamosVixs
26-09-2012, 15:48
Been more active in work, doing a lot of walking up stairs etc so I am not sitting at my desk too often. Only thing is I am now suffering from blisters on my heels. :rolling:
hfwardhouse
26-09-2012, 15:58
:lol: there's always a downside!
VamosVixs
01-10-2012, 18:54
Day 1 of the exercise regime has started! Meant to start last week but had a fall in work and hurt my knee.
I am doing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, you are meant to lose tons of inches with this. I survived day 1 but my god it is hard!!!! :shocked:
supergran
09-10-2012, 22:17
I put on so much weight even before I went on holiday and then more on holiday. Since I got home last Thursday can feel I have lost some. Well, if you're not eating breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, drinking wine almost every day and sitting in a coach for stretches at a time and instead eating very sensibly, doing housework etc and generally running around like the proverbial it's bound to made a difference. Must redouble my efforts though. Hate some of the photos....that always always spurs me to action. Wish I could lose weight as quickly as it goes on.:crying:
VamosVixs
10-10-2012, 12:54
Been a rough few days as I have had a sore throat and full of the cold so had to skip a couple of days. Hate doing that as it throws me off track but got back on it yesterday. Feel comfortable with my eating plan as it's been over 6 weeks now that I have been sticking to it but must stick to the exercise plan.
supergran
10-10-2012, 13:06
:grouphug:Keep going!!!
VamosVixs
10-10-2012, 14:06
Thanks SG, I won't give up this time. :hug:
supergran
10-10-2012, 14:30
Thanks SG, I won't give up this time. :hug:Perhaps you could encourage me from time to time. When I get old I don't want to be fat.:boogie:
VamosVixs
10-10-2012, 16:00
Anytime SG, you can do it and it will be so worth it! :thumbup:
hfwardhouse
10-10-2012, 17:11
Go Vixs and SG .... You can both do it :cheer:
Me too ;)
supergran
10-10-2012, 20:58
There was one small consolation while on holiday.......saw many younger much fatter women!!!:rolling::rolling:
hfwardhouse
08-11-2012, 12:37
Just been to my weekly WW meeting ..... fully expecting to put on half a pound, according to my scales .... and I've actually lost half a pound :yahoo: .... hope I can maintain things on an even keel when we're in London ..... :sofa:
I'm just putting on more weight and getting fatter and fatter :sad:
Today I finally went to the doctor about the knee that's been painful since August and seems to be getting worse rather than better. He says it's infrapatellar tendinitis and won't get better quickly. He was going to prescribe some anti-inflammatory tablets for a month to start with, but then realised that I can't take them because of my lack of clotting factor so prescribed gel instead to use three times a day. He says it's caused by running so I'm not going to be able to get back to running or tennis any time soon - so how am I ever going to get fit and lose weight? :sad:
I'm afraid, as with me, the latter is going to have to come before the former, Linda. You can lose weight without exercising. It's taken me since July 2010 to lose 2st 2lbs but I've done it and because I did it slowly I'm not putting it back on so easily. Plus I took the decision that even if I did it at the rate of 1/2 lb per week, plus had weeks where I put back on (but didn't beat myself up over it) it would be worth it in the long run. I've gone through various regimes along the way to keep up interest and kick momentum from time to time. I'm now doing Slimming World (on my own) which is so easy it's unbelievable - so filling that I'm not looking for the naughty stuff. I put on a nominal 4lbs over Christmas but resumed "normal" eating (no such thing as a diet I'm afraid) last week and have already lost 2lbs. IMHO much of this is in the head and most of us are our own worst enemies. I've yo yo'd for years but finally seem to have got things under control.
Good luck.
You've done really well! :clap: :clap:
Yes, I guess I'll have to get back to Slimmer's World. Caz cooks most evenings but I will have to tell her not to cook for me any more, as although she sometimes tries to do 'healthy' meals there is always too much of it and it doesn't fit with the Slimmer's World regime anyway (I once lost nearly 2 stone on Slimmer's World but I found I had to stick to the red days and I was going to the gym as well - but of course I eventually put all the weight back on and more.) I'd like to be able to get fit too though and the only thing that's ever made me fitter was the running. I'm now back to puffing and panting at the slightest exertion :shamed:
You've done really well! :clap: :clap:
Yes, I guess I'll have to get back to Slimmer's World. Caz cooks most evenings but I will have to tell her not to cook for me any more, as although she sometimes tries to do 'healthy' meals there is always too much of it and it doesn't fit with the Slimmer's World regime anyway (I once lost nearly 2 stone on Slimmer's World but I found I had to stick to the red days and I was going to the gym as well - but of course I eventually put all the weight back on and more.) I'd like to be able to get fit too though and the only thing that's ever made me fitter was the running. I'm now back to puffing and panting at the slightest exertion :shamed:
Slimming World has moved on from the red and green days and quantity is not an issue - if you follow the easy way (or whatever it's called) all you have to do is have 1/3 plate of protein, 1/3 plate of carbs (potatoes, rice or pasta) and 1/3 plate of "superfree" foods which covers most (but not e.g peas/sweetorn) veg and fruit. Most non super free veg and fruits are at least "free" - so you don't have to do any counting and going out is simples. They hit you hard with syns on the naughty things like wine/pastry/chocs etc but since those things aren't healthy it's only right in a way. I have a jacket potato (1/3), baked beans (1/3 - protein) and 1/3 mixed salad for lunch and I'm so full I can't eat anything else and I really enjoy it. Sorry......getting carried away.
Maybe I should rejoin then . . .
Probably worth a go. A good number of my friends and their hubbies/kids are on it and have lost loads. For me it's choosing the easy option, rather than the options where you have to count, that's worked. Soon as I have to count stuff I start saving up for those naughty things and then you're not full. If you're full, you don't crave the naughty things nearly so much.
hfwardhouse
09-01-2013, 17:07
WW do filling and healthy option as well now so no counting - I still keep track of my points every day but am dreading tomorrow's weigh in cos I really haven't been good - it is coming back down again now though so hopefully it won't be too bad tomorrow! I need to watch portion size - obviously I can eat as much fruit/veg (except peas/sweetcorn) as I like but everything else in moderation. I'm still eating my chocolates which are essential for me ... and still losing. I was only 4 pounds away from my goal weight before Christmas and hoping to get back there again before the end of the month - although next weekend is going to be a total nightmare with 2 nights out and a party :eek: :sofa:
VamosVixs
09-01-2013, 17:32
I have started a new diet which is supposed to have health benefits as well as weight loss. It's alternative day dieting and I watched a Horizon programme on this, it's fascinating how it all works. And the good thing is, it's flexible as some do 3 down days a week or 2 days a week like the Horizon programme. I've opted for 3 days a week so I can still enjoy my weekends.
http://www.johnsonupdaydowndaydiet.com/html/diet-landing.html
I have started a new diet which is supposed to have health benefits as well as weight loss. It's alternative day dieting and I watched a Horizon programme on this, it's fascinating how it all works. And the good thing is, it's flexible as some do 3 down days a week or 2 days a week like the Horizon programme. I've opted for 3 days a week so I can still enjoy my weekends.
http://www.johnsonupdaydowndaydiet.com/html/diet-landing.html
Yes I didn't watch the programme but have heard about this. Hope it works for you. It wouldn't for me I don't think because I'd just get too hungry on the down days. I do think you have to find something you can adopt as a way of life rather than a quick fix.
I've read other reports saying that severe calorie restriction on alternate days is really good for you and can actually make you live longer! But I'd never be able to do it because if I eat a lot one day, it just makes me even hungrier the next! :shamed:
I've read other reports saying that severe calorie restriction on alternate days is really good for you and can actually make you live longer! But I'd never be able to do it because if I eat a lot one day, it just makes me even hungrier the next! :shamed:
Well we're all different which is why IMHO it's vital to settle for something you can live with long term. In the last couple of years of dieting I've followed The Natural Alternative to Dieting (a book by a nutritional scientist or some such) which was similar to the GI diet, then WW and finally Slimming World in that order. They all have elements in common but give their own personal tweaks. Jane is right that WW has something similar to the SW easy way diet now. All I know is that counting is deffo NOT for me. I'm bad enough at sums as it is! ;)
hfwardhouse
09-01-2013, 18:31
:lol: they give you a helpful tally sheet every day so you can tick off - it does the counting for you ;)
VamosVixs
09-01-2013, 18:46
I know it's not for everyone, what suits one person won't suit another. I may as well try it since I have tried (and failed) at every other diet going!! :lol:
hfwardhouse
09-01-2013, 19:03
Good luck Vixs and Linda! And all of us back on the eating sensibly wagon!
Just had my coffee and finished the half banana that didn't go into my breakfast sandwich :angel:
Was feeling hungry just now so had an apple. Will eat lunch later so I can have dinner later so hopefully won't get so starving late at night (which is my biggest downfall).
Was feeling hungry just now so had an apple. Will eat lunch later so I can have dinner later so hopefully won't get so starving late at night (which is my biggest downfall).
Don't know if you have a dessert in the evening, but I started leaving mine till somewhere between 8-9pm so I still had something to look forward to. This is when I use my SW syns at the mo and I have coffee and 2 choccies (sometimes instead of a dessert). I found it was a habit to go straight on to dessert after the main course - didn't really feel hungry - so this has worked well for me.
I don't normally eat dessert - it's cheese I fancy later on. When I was a teenager I always made myself a cheese & pickle sandwich at bedtime - my mum used to say that it would give me nightmares but it never did. I can't get to sleep if I'm hungry.
hfwardhouse
10-01-2013, 15:34
Good news ... I only gained a pound over Christmas :yahoo: ... the class as a whole gained 100 lbs ;) :eek: :lol: but did still manage to lose 2 stone .... one lady managed to lose 13 lbs :shocked:
Well done Jane! :clap: :clap:
I have been to Tesco this afternoon to stock up on non-fattening snacks like seafood sticks.
Well done, Jane!
Good start, Linda.
Am still in work and am starving now. Have to go to Tesco on the way home too so no prospect of dinner any time soon :rolleyes: Wait a minute - just spotted my apple which I forgot to eat at lunchtime.
I lost 4lbs over the holidays :shocked: probably because I never sat down
hfwardhouse
10-01-2013, 20:04
Wow well done ljs :cheer:
funny thing is , I wasnt even trying :lol: guess thats always the way
I joined Slimming World tonight. The trouble is, I will now have to get through the match without pringles, nuts, cheese, wine, . . . perhaps this was not the ideal time to join. :nailbiter:
supergran
14-01-2013, 23:32
Really need to lose weight....just can't decide when to start as I love my food in winter.
hfwardhouse
15-01-2013, 09:21
I've had a bad weekend so suspect I'll still be paying on Thursday .... only needed to lose a pound. May not go next week at all as I've got 2 nights out and a party this weekend :eek:
I joined Slimming World tonight. The trouble is, I will now have to get through the match without pringles, nuts, cheese, wine, . . . perhaps this was not the ideal time to join. :nailbiter:
Well you may just have to set aside your syns to cover this.
http://www.rte.ie/ot/
This is a good website if anyone wants some healthy recipes or easy exercise plans. Operation transformation is a programme here on tv and radio that follows 5 leaders as they lose weight - it's meant to be very interactive so you can pick a leader to follow and use their recipes and exercise plans. It's been very popular here, thousands of people get inloved with it in different groups and supermarkets put the ingredients on offer to make it easy. I'm not following the meal plans but I'm following Charlotte's exercise plan and the 5k run plan and it's been good so far - only a week in though :)
Has anyone tried this diet. It makes sense.
BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20890613)- Diet doctor urges intermittent fasting
I keep reading about this fasting for 2 or 3 days a week, and I believe it works for those who can to it (my daughter Caz can do it - she can eat enough for three one day and nothing the next) - but I find that I need to eat a similar amount each day - my stomach expects today the same amount of food I had yesterday.
I've been doing the new Slimming World diet since I joined Monday night. I really have my doubts about it - I can't see that I can lose weight whilst eating potatoes or rice along with the fish/meat and vegetables. When I go for the weigh-in, if I haven't lost 4lbs (which one would expect from the first week of a diet) I'll tell her that I'll revert to the old Red Days diet instead.
hfwardhouse
18-01-2013, 13:04
I lost a pound this week so back to free classes so long as I can stay at this weight or a bit less!
I've been doing the new Slimming World diet since I joined Monday night. I really have my doubts about it - I can't see that I can lose weight whilst eating potatoes or rice along with the fish/meat and vegetables. When I go for the weigh-in, if I haven't lost 4lbs (which one would expect from the first week of a diet) I'll tell her that I'll revert to the old Red Days diet instead.
Well just think about it........if you're following the easy way diet, then if you fill yourself up with those healthy things, they really aren't as calorific as things like wine or the munchies you'll go looking for when you're on a "counting" diet that allows you to "save up" for things like chocolate because then you can't fill up on the healthy stuff, you're always hungry and always hankering after the things you shouldn't have. That's what I've found anyway. If you stick to a third of a plate for each you can't overdo things either.
VamosVixs
19-01-2013, 12:57
Has anyone tried this diet. It makes sense.
BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20890613)- Diet doctor urges intermittent fasting
Yes, that's the one I am currently doing but I am fasting 3 days a week as I have a lot to lose. Near the end of my 2nd week and lost 8.9lbs so far. :thumbup:
hfwardhouse
19-01-2013, 13:21
Well done Vixs! I was out for a meal last night and one of the oarty is doing the same as you but fasting twice a week. He is just on his first week though!
*Sigh* - this is about the 4th day on the trot that I've been going to get back to "normal" but with all the b'day celebrations I'm really not doing very well. Then one of those meals for 2 with a bottle of wine fell into my trolley in Tesco instead of the healthy meal I was going to cook. Hey ho. Not going to beat myself up - have learned not to do that over the 2 and a half years it's taken me to lose just over 2 stone and it's worked very well. I allow myself a gain here and there provided long term I get back on track.
hfwardhouse
19-01-2013, 16:42
You will get back on track Pat - you're allowed a blip for such a momentous week ;)
At my first weigh-in tonight I had lost 3.5 lbs. I'd usually expect to lose more in the first week of a diet, but I'll keep on with it for a while and hopefully it will be OK. If not, I'll go back to red days.
At my first weigh-in tonight I had lost 3.5 lbs. I'd usually expect to lose more in the first week of a diet, but I'll keep on with it for a while and hopefully it will be OK. If not, I'll go back to red days.
That's great, Linda - fast is NOT the best way. If you've eaten plenty then it's great to have lost that amount without feeling starved.
Yes, that's the one I am currently doing but I am fasting 3 days a week as I have a lot to lose. Near the end of my 2nd week and lost 8.9lbs so far. :thumbup:
Well done Vixs. That's quick :clap:
I've got as far as buying the book, but no further!!!!.
I have got to lose half a stone, which I have put on over the autumn and winter. Usually I just do a lower carbohydrate diet, and for me that usually does the trick, as its carbs that tend to make me put on weight.
hfwardhouse
22-01-2013, 21:30
At my first weigh-in tonight I had lost 3.5 lbs. I'd usually expect to lose more in the first week of a diet, but I'll keep on with it for a while and hopefully it will be OK. If not, I'll go back to red days.
Well done Linda - that's great and it's definitely better to lose slowly than too fast. :thumbup:
At my first weigh-in tonight I had lost 3.5 lbs. I'd usually expect to lose more in the first week of a diet, but I'll keep on with it for a while and hopefully it will be OK. If not, I'll go back to red days.
:clap: Linda. Not bad for the first week. I usually lose much less the first week.
Does anyone know how many Slimming World Syns are in haggis, neeps 'n' tatties, cranachan with raspberries & shortbread and a small tot of single malt? :shamed: :shamed: :shamed:
Sallydaisy
25-01-2013, 23:25
Does anyone know how many Slimming World Syns are in haggis, neeps 'n' tatties, cranachan with raspberries & shortbread and a small tot of single malt? :shamed: :shamed: :shamed:
:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Hope you really enjoyed your Burns Night out though ...........
;)
VamosVixs
26-01-2013, 10:35
2.6lbs down, total of 11.5lbs in 3 weeks!! Loving this plan!!! :cheer:
http://thefastdiet.co.uk/
Keep it going Vixs :clap: :clap:
Does anyone know how many Slimming World Syns are in haggis, neeps 'n' tatties, cranachan with raspberries & shortbread and a small tot of single malt? :shamed: :shamed: :shamed:
:laugh:
Seriously though, I'd suggest, rather than being annoyed with yourself and thinking what's the point (not that you are necessarily but just in case), just either assume you've had your syns for a week or restrict yourself to 5 syns a day to mitigate the effect. It's surprising how if you just go back to "normal" immediately, you don't always get punished for transgressions.
It's OK. I haven't abandoned the diet, I had zero syns for 3 days before and the day after, and I think I've still lost weight this week.
Now I have my work annual outing tomorrow - which is to a restaurant and it's usually quite a boozy do. We've pre-ordered from the menu, though, and I've ordered tuna salad and requested no dressing unless it's fat free (but I expect they'll forget that bit). My boss has insisted on sharing a taxi, though (he lives near me) even though I offered to drive. He says I can't not drink. So then I'll be having another week of no syns to make up for all the wine I'll be drinking.
Make sure you have a glass of water for every glass of wine - apart from slowing down your alcohol intake, the water will also fill you up!
hfwardhouse
28-01-2013, 12:02
:yahoo: well done Vixs that's great news - keep up the good work! How are you finding the fast days?
VamosVixs
28-01-2013, 17:16
A lot easier now, actually look forward to them now which is strange.
hfwardhouse
28-01-2013, 19:10
:barmy:
supergran
29-01-2013, 14:58
Congratulations to everyone who has lost weight and is successfully dieting. I hate dieting in winter but am doing my best. Now that the AO is over and sleep patterns back to normal have started exercises which make me feel more alert also. Best wishes to all as we start the struggle all over again.......We have been here before you know.:lol::thumbup:
There is another easy diet out now called "The 8 hour diet". You eat all you want in a short time frame. Apparently you can get results if you only do it 3 days a week. Probably easier to do than the 5:2 diet as there is no measuring what you eat.
info on here (second video) - http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2013/01/18/intermittent-fasting-approach.aspx
VamosVixs
30-01-2013, 17:33
A lot easier now, actually look forward to them now which is strange.
:barmy:
Did I say at lot easier??? Actually finding today a bit tough but maybe that's because I am under the weather with a cold at the moment.
hfwardhouse
30-01-2013, 18:43
:grouphug: Vixs - know how you feel! Actually have been finding it easier to resist bad stuff this week cos my taste buds aren't working thanks to the cold I've got and I'm just not tempted to have things cos food doesn't taste right!
VamosVixs
30-01-2013, 18:45
My trouble is when I feel like this I usually get hungrier. :help:
hfwardhouse
30-01-2013, 18:47
Uh oh! Be strong!!!
VamosVixs
30-01-2013, 18:48
Mind over matter!!
Elizabeth
30-01-2013, 18:50
I joined Weight Watchers last night and have about 2 stones to lose. My biggest problem is going to be adjusting my insulin as I have five injections per day and I will have to try and work this out as best I can.
:grouphug: Vixs. I started my 5:2 today by accident as my electricity went off and I couldn't eat the food I was going to!!
VamosVixs
30-01-2013, 19:18
:rolling: well that's one way of helping.
hfwardhouse
31-01-2013, 09:16
I'm off to weightwatchers - hope her scales and mine agree!!!
hfwardhouse
31-01-2013, 17:30
They did indeed - I lost 1/2lb this week :cheer:
VamosVixs
31-01-2013, 17:33
Well done Jane!! :clap:
Well done Jane! :clap: :clap:
I'm doing my second 5:2 day today. Feeling hungry.
VamosVixs
01-02-2013, 21:08
It will pass Cazza. I'm at the end of my 4th week of doing 4:3 and it does get easier.
VamosVixs
02-02-2013, 10:41
After my WI this morning - down 4.9lbs!!! :cheer:
hfwardhouse
02-02-2013, 10:49
:cheer:
Well done Vixs! :clap: :clap:
Well done Vixs. :clap: I haven't read all the book yet, but I was wondering last night whether I could start eating at 1 minut past midnight :red devil:
I managed to hold off until lunch time today. Trying to do a couple or three of 8 hour diets a week too.
I have only got to lose 1/2 or 3/4 stone in total though. I tend to put that amount on every year, especially in autumn and winter so have to do a yearly spring clean.
No celebrating tonight now V!
VamosVixs
02-02-2013, 18:18
It's a feed day today so can drink if I want, but I am quite happy on the diet coke. :)
At lunch time Caz & Sean got a takeaway full breakfast - smelled wonderful - and now they've got a takeaway from Burger King - also smells wonderful :sad:
At lunch time Caz & Sean got a takeaway full breakfast - smelled wonderful - and now they've got a takeaway from Burger King - also smells wonderful :sad:
Nothing to stop you having bacon, eggs, mushrooms tomatoes and baked beans.............
Can't say the thought of a Burger King would appeal at any time, diet or no diet - too full of goodness knows what and very unhealthy.
VamosVixs
31-03-2013, 15:50
Now lost 25lbs and can now fit into my skinny jeans!!! :yahoo:
Fantastic, Vixs! :clap: :clap:
I have to admit that I have slipped off the diet recently, although still attending SW - they reckoned I still lost last week but I will defo have put some on when I go tomorrow :shamed: Really must try to get myself motivated again.
congrats Vixs , bet you look fabulous in those skinny jeans !!!
VamosVixs
31-03-2013, 16:03
Still a long way to go but at least I am starting to see results. :thumbup:
You have my admiration :)
I have also bought new jeans, but they are the new M&S ones for women with small waists and big hips & thighs :shamed:
hfwardhouse
31-03-2013, 16:19
:yahoo: well done Vicki - that's absolutely brilliant!!!!
Keep up the good work :thumbup:
I'm being a bit naughty today but will be back on track tomorrow!
After losing 4 lbs in 2 weeks (after gaining 6 lbs in 3 ... talk about yo-yoing!) - I went back up 2 lbs on Thursday! Trying to behave a bit better this week ....
traveller7
31-03-2013, 16:40
Well done on the weight loss!
Since leaving uni 2 years ago I have piled on 2 and half stone and although 'slim' to others I am overweight for my height now and my BMI is in the obese area. I have gone up 2 dress sizes and never been this weight in my life.
Now is the time for me to take control. I always thought being out of work was a pathetic excuse for being fat but now I understand how it happens.
I have a job interview coming up so hopefully that will go well and I will start exercising again.
Well done Vix!
You have my admiration :)
I have also bought new jeans, but they are the new M&S ones for women with small waists and big hips & thighs :shamed:
Me too - they're amazing aren't they? But you just watch, they'll make them available for a while and then they'll disappear and it'll be back to trousers that gape at the back without a bulky, unflattering belt :grrr: This happened about 12 years ago (long memory I know) when I bought 2 fab pairs of needle cord trousers that fitted on and at the waist a treat. I literally wore them through - could I find any the same again, not on your life. Why don't they make ALL trousers with this style option - they seem to be flying off the shelves.
Good luck with the interview, Traveller.
supergran
12-04-2013, 15:14
Well done on the weight loss!
Since leaving uni 2 years ago I have piled on 2 and half stone and although 'slim' to others I am overweight for my height now and my BMI is in the obese area. I have gone up 2 dress sizes and never been this weight in my life.
Now is the time for me to take control. I always thought being out of work was a pathetic excuse for being fat but now I understand how it happens.
I have a job interview coming up so hopefully that will go well and I will start exercising again.Good luck with the job interview and the exercising...especially the job interview!
traveller7
16-04-2013, 17:25
Didnt get the job :( but lost 2lbs since starting properly eating last week
Didnt get the job :( but lost 2lbs since starting properly eating last week
Sorry you didn't get the job but well done on the weight loss.
supergran
16-04-2013, 21:38
Didnt get the job :( but lost 2lbs since starting properly eating last weekAahh, sorry about the job but well done...2lbs per week will do it!!!
hfwardhouse
17-04-2013, 08:03
Bad luck on the job front Traveller but well done on the weight loss - good start :thumbup:
VamosVixs
20-04-2013, 10:34
After a little blip last week due to being on holiday I am now back on track! :thumbup:
Several colleagues have said that I have lost weight so starting to get results! :boogie:
hfwardhouse
20-04-2013, 10:52
:cheer: well done Vixs - are you telling us how much you've lost so far?!
VamosVixs
20-04-2013, 11:00
Lost 25.5lbs since January.
hfwardhouse
20-04-2013, 17:38
:yahoo: that's fabulous Vixs - well done you - keep up the good work!!!
Wow. Well done Vixs :clap:
Amazing Vixs! :clap::clap::clap::worship::worship::worship:
traveller7
25-04-2013, 20:18
I hope I am as successful as you Vixs!
3lbs so far...not weighed in yet this week
2 interviews next week things looking up!
hfwardhouse
25-04-2013, 21:14
Well done traveller - good luck with the interviews!
I lost 1/2 a pound today ...... it's a complete mystery as to how I managed that cos I've been anything but good ... oh well!
traveller7
04-05-2013, 20:52
Who knows what our bodies do sometimes - as long as its not a gain then im happy!
5lbs for me and 1/2inch off chest, waist and hips!
Interviews were ok thanks, should hear next week.
hfwardhouse
05-05-2013, 11:27
I lost 2.5 lbs this week but have lost about 3 more since thu due to a bug. Every cloud!
traveller7
07-05-2013, 13:27
Well done, get well soon!
traveller7
11-05-2013, 11:34
Another 2 1/4 lbs off meaning I've lost 7 1/4lbs since April 7th. Also lost half inch off waist. Very happy.
Didnt get either job but have another interview on Tuesday for nursery assistant which aside from my acting is my dream job!
Well done on the weight loss, very impressive! And good luck with the interview :)
VamosVixs
11-05-2013, 12:43
Upside to being unwell this week, lost 4lbs! :yahoo:
Well done! I wonder if I will lose any due to being unwell? Probably not - the pharmacist recommended I eat ice cream for my throat (and of course I always do what I'm told :rolling:)
traveller7
11-05-2013, 16:28
Well done Vixs
VamosVixs
11-05-2013, 16:48
And you too! :thumbup:
Well done traveller and Vix. Good luck with the interview, traveller.
hfwardhouse
11-05-2013, 19:45
I lost 3lbs being unwell :thumbup: hoping to keep it off and lose a bit more this week but having been out for a lovely lunch for Minnie's birthday .... :red devil:
traveller7
11-05-2013, 21:06
Well done hope ur feeling better. A treat day is allowed especially for birthdays! :thumbup:
Well done! I wonder if I will lose any due to being unwell? Probably not - the pharmacist recommended I eat ice cream for my throat (and of course I always do what I'm told :rolling:)
The Chinese and others would say not to eat icecream if you have a sore throat as the cold will make it worse.
hfwardhouse
12-05-2013, 13:03
I loved ice cream when I had my tonsils out - was so nice and helped relieve the pain!
Yes, the cold works wonders!
traveller7
15-05-2013, 11:47
Your good luck wishes worked - i got the job as nursery assistant start next week! cant believe it, been out of work so long and now finally someone wants me!
Huge congrats, traveller!
Congrats traveller !!!!!! that is great news :cheer: and what an awesome job !!!
hfwardhouse
16-05-2013, 07:41
Well done traveller. Good luck!!
traveller7
18-05-2013, 14:28
Thanks for the warm wishes. Induction went well. Start monday with a full week of shifts!
Back to slimming, 1.25lbs off this week making total of 8.5lbs so far.
Been for a swim today. Hope your all well!
Good Luck traveller !!
I bet you lose more chasing those little ones around all day :)
banskogirl
18-05-2013, 16:09
Your good luck wishes worked - i got the job as nursery assistant start next week! cant believe it, been out of work so long and now finally someone wants me!
Congratulations! Now the weight will disappear ;)
traveller7
06-06-2013, 10:21
I've lost another 1.5lb had a couple of no loss weeks but total 10lb so far. Would like to lose a stone by Wimbledon!
I've lost another 1.5lb had a couple of no loss weeks but total 10lb so far. Would like to lose a stone by Wimbledon!
Well done - you'll get there.
hfwardhouse
06-06-2013, 19:38
That's pretty good traveller7 - well done :thumbup: - the stone by Wimbledon is a realistic goal - am sure you'll get there!
I lost a pound this week so still free meetings :boogie:
Well done traveller7 and Jane :)
I have lost nearly a stone since late January from doing the 5:2 on and off and keeping carbs very low at times.
traveller7
06-06-2013, 21:30
Well done ladies, good going. I find it easier to be good when its hot as eat lots of salads etc
Ive got 2 stone still to go but slowly slowly.
supergran
09-06-2013, 22:20
After my hols am desperate to lose weight. Everything still fits but so tight and there is an unsightly bulge.:crying::sad: Wouldn't care but I certainly didn't eat non-stop as some people did. Presumably it is down to the fairly substantial breakfast each morning then dinner each evening + wine with dinner and the occasional pint of lager in the heat of the afternoon!! Then no real exercise and there you have it. So easy to put on weight now. I hate it.:grrr:
traveller7
10-06-2013, 11:02
On holiday you are allowed to let go though. Im off to devon soon home of pasties and cream teas which I will enjoy but will do as much walking and swimming as I can whilst there!
Dont beat yourself up about it and just start from scratch now. :)
supergran
15-06-2013, 22:33
Just like to announce that I have lost 3llbs since I came back. And boy, did I need to. Here's to the next 3 and the next and the next.
hfwardhouse
15-06-2013, 22:36
Well done !!
traveller7
15-06-2013, 22:37
Yay well done!
Im up to 11.5lb loss!
supergran
15-06-2013, 22:40
Gosh, that is good. Keep me posted.:thumbup::thumbup:
traveller7
22-06-2013, 11:06
Another 1.5lbs off so up to 13lb loss. Going away next week hope I dont overdo it as wanted to lose 14lbs by my wimbledon trip on monday 1st July.
Hope all going well with your weight loss journeys ladies x
supergran
22-06-2013, 13:01
Well done Angela!
traveller7
06-07-2013, 16:33
I put on 2lb on my holiday in Devon despite walking loads and swimming :shocked:
Luckily I've lost it all plus half a lb this week so nearly a stone now! Think the 'Murray diet' has worked wonders this week!
Only 21lbs to go........
Well done. The thing with weight put on on a holiday is that it only stays on if you don't go back to sensible eating as soon as you get back. If you do......well you've seen the result this week traveller7.
traveller7
06-07-2013, 18:12
Well done. The thing with weight put on on a holiday is that it only stays on if you don't go back to sensible eating as soon as you get back. If you do......well you've seen the result this week traveller7.
Thanks.Very true, being so hot this week its been easier to eat healthily, salads etc and lots of water!
You're doing really well. I'm afraid I've dropped by the wayside again - I got a bit fed up that the additional weight I'd lost when I had 'flu went straight back on, and then the leader of my Slimming World group resigned due to her husband's ill health so I stopped going, at Wimbly last week I took slimming food with me but just didn't fancy it and bought fattening food there, and I've had a few meals out too. Today we had a PCC awayday (an all-day PCC meeting to discuss various church matters) which included an enormous lunch. My new exercise regime hasn't gone well either as my back is bad again and my knee is getting worse again - I haven't been to the gym last week or this due to watching Wimbly, and I will have to be very careful when I do go back. I daren't step on the scales again now :sad:
traveller7
06-07-2013, 19:07
I know its hard to get back in the swing of things but just think of it as a blip and keep going! Take it easy gym wise, have you tried pilates? Thats pretty gentle on the limbs and good for posture etc I get bad backs and strained my ligament in my knee which put paid to my dancing career but ive done pilates and found it quite helpful.
Dont give up though! Keep going and post on here for support cos having support is definitely a help, im losing weight with my 2 best friends and we just message each other on our phones but knowing they are there to gee each other on is a big boost.
Yes, I've been doing Pilates since I put my back out more than a year ago. It's great for toning the abs but doesn't help the weight loss.
hfwardhouse
06-07-2013, 19:41
Don't give up Linda - remember if you're exercising you need to up your protein intake - I don't know why but it works for me!!!
Might not be for everyone, but I've been doing 'Insanity' for the last three months, and in the first three days I lost a couple of inches round my middle, and now I feel that I'm in the best shape I've ever been in. It does require commitment and motivation, and it's not cheap, but I'd recommend it.
traveller7
08-07-2013, 13:11
The Andy Murray Wimbledon diet I hereby patent.
I have lost 3.5lbs in the past week! :shocked:
So now a 14.5lbs loss taken 3 months
Onto the next stone!
hfwardhouse
08-07-2013, 19:43
Well done :cheer:
VamosVixs
24-07-2013, 13:02
Right back on it!! Back to square one as I lost my way big time recovering from surgery and struggled to get into the routine. I find it easier to stick to a diet when I am working so it's been hard the past few weeks since I have been on hols since the end of June. Back to work soon though so hopefully I will stick to this and lose the weight I have gained. Day 3 going well so far.
traveller7
24-07-2013, 13:34
Good luck you can do it!
VamosVixs
24-07-2013, 13:43
Thanks, just really annoyed with myself undoing all that hard work.
traveller7
24-07-2013, 13:48
Yes I know the feeling you beat yourself up about it then I reach for another custard cream! But everyone has slip ups and the key is to forget it and move on todays a new beginning (or 3 days ago in your case!)
supergran
24-07-2013, 14:08
Keep going folks.:thumbup: I always thought when one got older weight loss was easy. It's not for me.....but I will keep trying. My problem is that I can not drink wine for 2 weeks, 3 weeks.....but if I go out or have friends round I turn into a binge drinker.:wino: Had a long conversation at the funeral on Friday 12th July which turned into a drinking party in the sun. All the women I was with agreed that they're the same. Supergramps went home at 3.30 as he goes out on Friday evenings. I stayed and then a large group of us moved across the road to another pub and sat outside there in the sunshine. More like a party than a wake but I'd been on a diet all week so undid my good work. Haven't had any alcohol since (12th July) but seeing a friend at the weekend who loves cooking and wine!!:boogie:
Trouble with alcohol is that it slows the metabolism too. Mr P keeps suggesting drinks and nibbles outside about 5.30pm in all this nice weather and I'm too weak willed to say no or just have a soft drink :shamed: - still I'm managing to keep my weight steady now although I would like to lose just a couple more pounds before our cruise in September.
traveller7
24-07-2013, 16:27
I dont really drink that much but pimms goes down a little too easily though I use diet lemonade.
I had a nice glass of really cold white wine the other night at the theatre and it went down a treat it was hottest day ever though!
Alcohol slows your metabolism? No wonder I can't lose weight! I've always thought that a glass of dry white wine wouldn't do any harm :sad: But lately I've been trying to find non-alcoholic alternatives. I've been drinking cloudy lemonade (it says it has no added sugar) and non-alcoholic mojitos (although they do contain sugar).
I've given up going to Slimming World as the people there didn't motivate me at all (unlike the group I went to years ago) - all the meetings seemed to be about recipes for non-fattening cakes and puddings, and as I don't eat cakes or puddings anyway I wasn't interested. I want non-fattening cheese and wine!
In this hot weather I've been fancying ice cream, though, and come up with a healthy alternative. I bought a pack of frozen raspberries, and I just put some into a bowl straight from the freezer and stir in some fat-free natural yogurt. Delicious! (Perhaps I should go back to Slimming World and tell them.)
supergran
24-07-2013, 22:04
I eat strawberries or blueberries with natural yogurt most days as a dessert. Have also been drinking lots of pure juices and slimline tonic with ice and lemon during this hot spell. But like you Linda do like cheese and wine. Have cut down on cheese but do eat cottage cheese. It's the wine wot does for me!!!:crying: I also exercise 3/4 times a week but my metabolism is obviously grinding to a halt.:lol: I have friends who drink pints of lager and they're slim!!
*Sigh* my mother was like a rake and could eat anything.........I had to take after my father's side of the family - aunt at 20 stone was told basically to lose weight or die! Thankfully I've never been anything like that big - 13 stone after the birth of my first but I've struggled with my weight since teenage days.
hfwardhouse
25-07-2013, 09:07
Holidays are great but there's too much temptation and I have been very bad indeed. Lots of walking last week but none really this week so will have to rectify that the next few days. I had managed to get back down to almost my goal weight before the holiday began so hopefully once I'm back eating normally again what I've gained yhe last fortnight will go quite fast.
Good luck Vixs.
Holidays are great but there's too much temptation and I have been very bad indeed. Lots of walking last week but none really this week so will have to rectify that the next few days. I had managed to get back down to almost my goal weight before the holiday began so hopefully once I'm back eating normally again what I've gained yhe last fortnight will go quite fast.
Good luck Vixs.
Yes - and that's the essential attitude IMHO - not "once I go back on a diet".......this is for life. I used to put a few pounds on and think "what's the point" and then stuff myself out of a mixture of despair, self loathing and bad attitude. I've put a few pounds on several times recently because we've been away from our normal routine or I have treated myself to something unhealthy but as soon as I went "back to normal" the weight fell off immediately. I think if you tackle it without delay it doesn't get a chance to take hold and much of what you put on quickly is fluid, just as fluid is what you lose quickly at the beginning of a diet.
traveller7
25-07-2013, 11:11
It is a lot about a attitude its a way of life and changing the way you think about what your eating rather than a diet as pabbers said.
hfwardhouse
25-07-2013, 20:16
Yes - and that's the essential attitude IMHO - not "once I go back on a diet".......this is for life. I used to put a few pounds on and think "what's the point" and then stuff myself out of a mixture of despair, self loathing and bad attitude. I've put a few pounds on several times recently because we've been away from our normal routine or I have treated myself to something unhealthy but as soon as I went "back to normal" the weight fell off immediately. I think if you tackle it without delay it doesn't get a chance to take hold and much of what you put on quickly is fluid, just as fluid is what you lose quickly at the beginning of a diet.
It is a lot about a attitude its a way of life and changing the way you think about what your eating rather than a diet as pabbers said.
It absolutely is a change in the way you eat. I know everything in moderation is the answer. I know the best things to eat to help me lose weight and I enjoy my food and can still have treats,
I went into M&Co today and saw a pair of trousers I quite liked, so tried them on in my usual size 16. They were a mile too big :shocked: so I had to get the 14! I don't think I have really lost weight ( the design must just come up big) but it's still quite nice to be able to buy a 14! :)
traveller7
27-07-2013, 14:56
Yay thats great. Sizes are so random with shops but it doesnt matter! I fit back into my size 8s now :yahoo:
Lost another few pounds since last report so now up to 17lbs loss. I really fancy getting a takeaway tonight to celebrate but I must resist!
Size 8??? :shocked: Even the one time in my life that I was underweight I wasn't that tiny!
traveller7
27-07-2013, 15:23
I am quite small always been an 8 until recently was almost a 12 in some clothes which for me was large and I was technically overweight for my height.
VamosVixs
29-07-2013, 13:28
1st week back on track and now 7lbs down! :yahoo:
traveller7
29-07-2013, 13:30
well don Vixs!
I went into M&Co today and saw a pair of trousers I quite liked, so tried them on in my usual size 16. They were a mile too big :shocked: so I had to get the 14! I don't think I have really lost weight ( the design must just come up big) but it's still quite nice to be able to buy a 14! :)
Maybe buy something from an American outlet such as Lands End then you'll be able to buy a size 10!!!!!!
Good thinking Cazza :thumbup: I once owned a trouser suit in a size 8 but of course it was American, so it was really a 12. When I was a teenager I always bought a 12 - but I tended to rip the sleeves out of the armholes 'cos I'm very broadshouldered, so need a 14 even when not fat.
Well done Vixs, amazing! :clap: :clap:
traveller7
29-07-2013, 19:48
I remember when I was travelling around Europe I lost a lot of weight and spent 3 weeks in Miami at the end of the trip relaxing - I went shopping in a mall and bought a top and some cord trousers in a size 0 - don't own them now wish I did to see how small I was back then!
hfwardhouse
29-07-2013, 19:51
:cheer: well done Vixs!
I've managed to put at least that on in the last 2 weeks - :shamed: - hoping to shed at least some of it before I go back to be weighed on Thursday :eek:
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