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Thank you both for such positive replies, just what I needed right now, I too am lucky my husband is not at all bothered that I don't weigh the 55kgs I did when we married, and just when I met him I had been a WW and lost 21kgs, my excess I was still carrying after the birth of my first child who was then Ten, told you it takes me a long time to recover lol, he is tall and very thin and will never really understand how difficult it is to loose weight, he can eat what he likes, but he is supportive as he can be and encourages me, but at the same time he is happy with me as I am, BUT it is ME who is not happy with ME, my mother has never ever made an issue about me carrying weight , which is also something I am thankful for,but I should be used to her cutting remarks by now,really she can be so unkind at times and very selfish but I just try and let it not affect me too much and get on with things, I guess the thing that really bothers me she never once has said sorry to me over the years for anything she may have said, guess in her mind she has done no wrong. Oh well enough about that.
I am really glad I did start this thread now, as I now feel so encouraged by you all, and I hope I can inspire others to feel the same, yes we need to stick together and help each other through the tough times on the Weight loss journey as it is not an easy task.
GOOD LUCK to everyone, and yes each pound or kilo is one less to loose and closer to our goals,each one makes us feel a lot nicer about ourselves too,already I feel a tad more energetic which is a nice spin off. :)
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Congratulations, Carole, that's great! :D
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Yesterday I was feeling a bit despondent, and fed up of it all, ya know how it gets sometimes, you just want to have a big pig out on something loaded in calories, but i resisted the temptation, but today is another day, and I am feeling really good about it all once again.
I am really keen to read the book, not sure on the title about why french woman don't get fat, and the hypnotherapist Paul Mckenna has a book on weight loss out as well, I think I need some new inspiration lol., I was doing a few calculations on the net last night and was pleased to see my BMI has come down, and although I am still not quite in the healthy range, I am not far off it, YAHOO, still i am not that focused on that or the scales, but how I feel and look in my clothes is what really matters to me.
ChrisH I love your siggy BTW, the kitties and the handsome Johnny, another fan here and thanks for your nice comments and to everyone who has been so supportive of me, you have all made me feel so good about my achievement, and ready to battle on. CHEERS everyone. :)
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I searched out this thread, Carole, wondering how it is going? I hit a stalemate the last couple of weeks and couldn't get past that 24 pound mark, but finally this morning, I was down another pound and a half. :D Funny how the last two weeks, I was doing a "special" diet that included one meal replacement drink/day that was supposed to knock off 8-10 pounds, and although I didn't gain anything, I didn't lose anything either!! :o And I was hungry! I won't be doing that again!!!!
Logan
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Thanks Logan for asking, I too hit a bit of a stalemate, i only managed to loose half a kilo in the last three weeks, but I know I have been eating over the programme slightly, mind you it has mostly been like fruit and good things, I have had a couple of little blow outs,but none too serious, although halloween night I had nothing in the house so decided i better make some toffee to parcel up incase some children stopped by, well long story cut short, it failed didn't it and was all sticky and chewy, meant to be more like a fudge, so guess who ate some of it, i ended up throwing it out, as I knew i would just eat the lot if I was not careful, it reminded me I still am a food addict for certain, I have to tell you I woke up with a blinding headache next day, i often wonder if it was just too much sugar at once, as I am not accustomed to it anymore , so I was a bit mad at myself, but I am doing ok again, and i am determined to shift at least another 4 to 5 kgs by xmas, but will settle for 2 kgs at the least, i just have to be a bit stricter and stick with my 20 points allowance. good luck to you as well, and remember not to be too hard on ourselves because that is when we just give in to temptation in a big way and undo all our good and hard work, cheers.
p.s Logan be very proud of what you have achieved, it is really tremendous, and you will get to your goal, it will take time and effort and the last lot is always the hardest to loose, but I know you can do it,just as I can, power to the people lol, WE CAN DO IT!!!!!! :D
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The stalemate thing is normal in long term dieting, can last a few weeks up to a few months. It's the time when 90% of diets fail so you have to be really careful now. That information is from a dietician friend of mine. As for halloween, we don't have it in Australia so don't have those temptations with sweets. :)
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Thanks I know all about that for sure , been there many times, it is the time when you really have to be at your strongest, that is why it is good to come here and confess my sins lol, helps me a bit I guess, halloween is pretty new here in NZ too, I am suprised my Ozzie friends don't celebrate it and we do,it was just silly of me to make the fudge, but I felt I was strong enough as I have been doing the w.loss thingy for a while now, just goes to show, the old addiction raises its ugly head anytime and when you least suspect it eh? lol :D not to worry onwards and upwards I say.
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I guess the good thing is that I don't get tempted by sweets, so Halloween had no effect on me. Didn't even cheat, but I think I did hit that "plateau", but I'm headed downhill again!!!!!!!
Keep up the good work, Carole! :)
Logan
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That's really good! High fives from another Weight Watchers groupie. I've been in weight watchers for 3 weeks now...the first two weeks I lost 5lbs, and we'll see what I weigh tomorrow...
but anyways that's terrific!!!!!!!
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WELL DONE indeed that is a good weight loss in a short time, keep at it, we are all in it together here lol, logan I am pleased you have managed to get off the plateau, don't you just hate it when that happens, i almost feel i have reached that already, and I have much further to go yet to achieve what I want, but there is no way I am going to let this get the better of me, I feel so much better just being in control of my eating, I hate being out of control in anything in my life, so just that in itself is a great feeling, I am just so much happier when I am eathing healthy, and unfortunately my sweet tooth has always been my downfall, the fatty food I have never been able to tolerate too much because of my health problems, but sugar bring it on, but the good thing about my little blow out is I felt so physically unwell after it , it has put me off doing that again in a hurry. :) still once a foodaholic always a foodaholic,DON'T ever want to do that again, but I probably will. :(
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Sometimes when you hit a pleteau it's good to change things up a little bit. I know that when I was doing WW I ended up getting into a routine and I was eating the same meals all the time, switching that up helped. Add some new meals into your diet. Also if you are exersicing then change up your workout routine and try something new. A lot of times your body just needs some change for it to start losing weight again.
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What you are saying makes complete sense to me and I would say you are right, especially in my case, as I am a very boring eater, I am pretty fussy and do not like a big variety of foods, so I just eat the same things day in day out, it will be very hard for me to change my programme as I find it hard to find foods I like, this is my typical day.
Breakfast, WW cereal and half cup low fat milk 2 POINTS
Morning Tea-one low fat muslie bar and cup of tea 2 and half POINTS.
Lunch-three days a week I have low fat ham, lettuce, carrot, tomato and small amount of colby cheese on Freyas bread usually-no margerine or dressings, don't like either. cup of tea, about 6 and half POINTS.(other days I have low fat cup of soups)although now it is summer I will have to change that.
A piece of fruit usually an apple. 1POINT
Afternoon tea varies usually fruit or a chocolate low fat milkshake either 1 point or 1 and half POINTS.only have the milkshake now and then,hardly ever really.
Dinner, nearly always a chicken lite, which is 1 and half POINTS and either potato or kumara and a salad.total about 4 and half POINTS..any points left over usually another fruit, i do have the odd treat like a small piece of chocolate, or an ice cream or ice block which i work into the programme.
I really should have other food besides chicken lites, but they taste really nice and are the lowest fat thing i can find, i like having more points during the day for extras like more fruit etc, so I opt for them mostly, I am allergic to fish and have trouble digesting red meat even though I am on medication for that, so my options are not too great really.
I hate yoghurt, cottage cheese and any fancy sauces so ya see that limits me alot doesn't it?
I really should exercise more, I do the minimum 30mins a day walking and that is it, although i do run up and down the stairs alot during the day to come online and do stuff upstairs, infact since I have lost the 5 and half kgs I now can run up and down without getting puffed, I was incredibly unfit and that extra weight was not helping me one little bit.
