Bellys to Bumps

[Lisa84]

Hiya everyone

Sorry i've been away for like forever!!!! Need a break from the craziness but i missed it too much so had to come back

I've not really been actively trying to lose weight while i have been away but haven't been bad either so i'm pretty much the same as when i left.

Thinking of going back to SW on wednesday though as my friend who has just had a baby is going back on too so it might give me some motivation. Really need to lose at least a stone before IVF and the wedding as well

Hope all of you are well xxxx

 

[Soili]

Hi guys!! I've gone to FS in the end of December and was put on Metformin and was told to loose 10kg by my next appointment on March 7th. So that's what I'm doing Loosing weight is no picnic, but I've done it before and not once, so I'm pretty confident that I can do it in time. Somehow I calculated I had 3 months to do it though and only 2 days ago figured out that it's actually only 2. Oopsy! I was always very bad counting dates, whether it's hours or days or months.

Anyway! I've lost 3.3kg (a bit over 7lbs) in a bit over 2 weeks, so going well for now! Of course, only first kilos are gone, it's going to get harder. I'm prepared for that though.

Today is actually my dietician appointment. They booked it for me at FS, I think it's just their protocol. I said I knew how to loose weight and didn't really need help But what the hey! I'll let you guys know how it went.

I'm basically going intuitively. If I'm hungry a few times a day, then something must be working. But I do try to fit into some basic rules I came up with. I usually let myself have anything I want for breakfast. Then for lunch I eat normally, but limit my portions and for dinner I eat very lightly and mostly proteins. I don't do any heavy exercising, because it usually makes me very hungry afterwards. Instead I walk walk walk. Oh and drink as much water I can physically can

I'm really on strict schedule here. If I wanna do it, I can't let myself slack up much

 

[Lisa84]

Good luck Soili

I'm on a kinda strick schedule as well as i have to lose a stone before IVF starts xxx

 

[Soili]

Thank you, Lisa! Do you know when your IVF is going to be?

I also have a stone to go until I'm BMI 30! Eeek, I'm all converting kilos and lbs and stones, back and forth here But they want me at BMI 28. I don't think there's any specific reason, but to test my determination LOL

 

[Lisa84]

Thats exactly the same as me

I was referred in May and they said the wait is around 9 months at the min so it should be anytime now. I'm hoping for a Mar/Apr start to give myself enough time to prepare xx

 

[Soili]

Awesome! Not much wait left! You must be really excited! I had to wait 3 months for my first appointment and I'm yet to try any drugs at all. We're pretty much still getting tested. I hope I'll get some help in March and won't just be sent home told to loose more weight I've ovulated in the last two cycles, but I made my own decision to go back on the pill in Sept-Oct and I think that's what reloaded my ovaries. Not sure how long the effect is going to last.

 

[Traskey]

Lisa, welcome back

Reba, well done on your loss this week.

Soili, hope the appointment with the dietician went well.

Hope you're all having a good week!

 

[skyler28]

hello to all and good luck to those who have fs appointments coming up.

my weigh in is on sunday at 4pm im hoping to see a difference in the scales as i have worked my butt of excersing this week lol

have a dodgy tummy tonight i know its the metformin always have a few weeks okay then one night of trips to the loo


sorry i just keep popping on with randoms then dissappearing for the night again , im just a busy busy bee at the moment with studying xxxxx

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Welcome back Lisa!

Today i have eaten a breakfast sub and a chip barm

 

[Lisa84]

Thanks pix

Ive decided that coz im join SW next wednesday im gonna eat what i want until then. I dont mean eat the whole fridge and binge just not think about whetherits ok on SW xxx

 

[Reba]

Thanks Traskey

Have a great weekend everyone!!

 

[Soili]

I envy you guys in UK a bit, I wish we had some sort of slimming world thingy here too. I think it would be very motivational to go to group weigh ins and see all those people getting slimmer together with you! We got none of that here I wonder if it's franchised, should I open one myself??? LOL

So yeah, went to my dietician appointment and she gave me plenty tips and worked out a diet for me, which is very close to what I was already doing anyway. But here's an interesting fact - she said that one needs to drink 30ml of water for each kilo of weight. In UK numbers, it would be a full big glass of water for every 20lbs and that doesn't count coffee, tea and whatnot. I was already drinking lots, but I guess will have to do even more!

She's basically a dietician for pregnant ladies there, so she said not to get used to any sugar substitutions, because they're not recommended in pregnancy, and try to limit sugar as much as possible altogether. And to eat small portions 5-6 times a day to keep insulin levels more or less constant throughout the day. That's basically it, I think. I'm going to see her again on the same day as my next FS app., I guess to track the progress.

Oh, they made me weigh in with all my winter clothes and shoes and that number went into the file! WHAAAAA!! If I knew, I'd wear some light dress and not jeans with heavy belt and sweater LOL

 

[lovie]

hello

ouch to tummy ache on metermorphin i hope it gets better soon skylar!

hi lisa enjoy eating what you like before slimming world oficially starts

soli thats so unfair that they weighed you in your winter clothes! at least next time if you wear a light dress it will be an extra little gain

as for me i have a dinner party tonight, not looking forward to the food side of things, i dont want to seem rude by leaving food!

 

[Soili]

lovie, hehe, that's the plan for the next weigh in!

Good luck with the dinner, hun! I have lunch with in-laws every Sunday and I hate telling anyone that I'm on a diet, so I plan to just chew reeeeeeally slowly and rearrange food on the plate constantly I find it that complimenting food right away and going "oh, so full, thank you so much" makes people really happy with themselves and not actually tracking how much you ate.

 

[lovie]

Great tip soli thank you

 

[Traskey]

Some good tips from the dietician Soili. I was told to drink 3-4 litres when I was on my last diet as it helps speed up the fat out of your body. I suck at drinking water and it does mean you are on the toilet all the time (not good in my job) but it's meant to help.

 

[Lawyer chick]

Hi ladies. I used to hate water but now for some reason it's all I grab and really all I want. This oming from a girl who loved her Pepsi. Despite quitting that for six months plus over the last 3 years
I'm using my fitness pal and I love it. I had started some weigh loss in oct but then I had surgery for cervix biopsy for dysplasia and got totally stressed per surgery and gain the nearly ten ponds right back then then holidays.
I'm down nearly 5 and almost at my first mini goal which is an even 0 number. Once I hit that I'm hoping I will keep getting it done.
The other night I mde one thing from our grocery store which was supposed to be more healthier for me mini chicken sliders and dh and ds(16) won't shut up about good they were. This coming from my junk food addicts. Lol

 

[skyler28]

decided to be naughty and jump on scales a day early lol but have gone down another 2.5 kg wooohooooooo i know at the start it comes off quick then slows down a lot after first few weeks but im soooooo happy with that right now. *jumps up and down *

 

[Lisa84]

Well done skyler thats a fab loss. It does come off quicker at first but its gives u a good foundation to continue and the motivation u need xxx

 

[Reba]

Good job on the losses!!

For the dinner party walk around with something in your hands at all times. A glass of water will help. People have this need to make sure you are eating or drinking. I found if I wandered around with nothing in my hands then they wanted to offer me food but if I had water in my hands they were ok and didn't bug me. Even if you get diet pop/soda and walk around with it in a wine glass. People think that you're drinking wine