The Weight Watchers Thread!!

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Re: The Weight Watchers Thread!!

Post by ShadowThrone » Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:15 pm

Izzybeau wrote:I've lost 8lbs since Tuesday. I am really proud of myself and shows what a poor diet and exercise regime I was on previously. A long way for me to go yet tho, but feel so much happier and healthier already!
Good job! :D

I had a busy day and was super hungry when I shopped, so I grabbed a doughnut, big mistake, I actually feel ill now :lol: so funny how your body changes!

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Post by starlight » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:48 pm

Had a bad encounter with a fitting room mirror today. Calorie counter app installed on phone.

It's figured out I should aim for 1600cals, today I had 1700 or so, and considering I went to Nandos (this was before the changing room), that's ok for a start. If I'd just resisted the fudge bar earlier I'd've been ok. Ho hum.

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Post by Monique_marion_may » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:08 am

My phone tells me to eat 1600 to lose 2lbs a week, but i'm lucky if i make 1400! I already feel like i'm eating all the time - and feel im being naughty if i have a cheesetring or apple dipped in peanut butter. ahh, how times change.

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Post by MrsEss » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:15 am

I eat less compared with the calorie counter I had on my phone. I deleted it because it kept telling me I needed to eat more.

I finally know how much I weigh thanks to needing to be weighed for the anaesthetist, 76kgs. Which is 6kgs more than I weighed 10 years ago, however a decade ago I honestly could not afford to eat. I shit you not.

So, yeah. I'm about the same size as I was before I had my children. I'm in the exact same dress size - but I have been for quite some time since having K 2 years ago.
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Re: The Weight Watchers Thread!!

Post by ShadowThrone » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:17 pm

I only eat just over 1300, well, usually. I've been awful this week and have gone a bit off plan.

76kgs seems about right for your height Sarah :D I'm hovering around 70 at the mo.

Need to get my groove back! It's been a stressful week, it's not an excuse, but meh.

Oh and mon, I often feel like I am eating all the time when it's good stuff, you actually get more to eat when you're being healthier I think :D

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Post by Izzybeau » Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:29 pm

16lbs lost so far. I'm starting to feel a bit better about myself, but still a long way to go. If I'm near my target weight come summer, a brand new wardrobe is called for me thinks :D
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Post by patricia*star » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:57 am

My latest weigh in revealed im 9st 8 1/2 lb.
Im amazed at this to be honest, it doesnt seem quite real yet. My mind is still size 18 but my body is size 10/12 so its going to take a while to adjust i think :lol:
This takes my total loss since october to 3 stone :shock: and brian is doing so so well. Hes down 7 stone now!
I saw some pictures at my mates house at the weekend and although i remember being unhappy with my weight at the time i certainly dont remember being that large. It was a definate eye opener thats for sure!

All my family and friends are on at me now saying i should stop the diet now but i kind of want to get to 8 1/2 st. When i was younger that was the weight i was happiest at and im only 5'4 so i wont be twig-like at that weight. I just dont want the compliments to turn to scoldings for being 'too thin'.
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Post by ShadowThrone » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:07 am

Well done Lisa, you've done great :D I've been wearing a 10/12 for ages now and I STILL don't quite believe it, it takes a while! Well done to Brian too, damn that's a big loss! Do whatever you feel comfortable with for your final weight, I'd had people saying the too skinny thing to me and I'm still at the upper end of my healthy weight :lol:

I've been stalling for a couple of weeks now, eurgh, had a bad back last week so I didn't work out, and I've been a bit slapdash with my calories, so I've basically been maintaining. Really trying to get this last 5 kilos off now though :D by the summer! Or hopefully earlier.

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Post by Monique_marion_may » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:17 am

Uh oh, 4lbs gain. Not good. This is what happens when I socialise and people come to stay. Ahwell, back on track from today and everything will be dandy! :D

Well done on that amazing lose Lisa! What is it you're doing? xxx

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Post by ShadowThrone » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:20 am

It should come off quicky Mon. I was drinking on Saturday night and apparently I had gained 3 kilos by yesterday which has now gone down a bit already. Fucking water retention! Back on track for me too, I feel like I've come so far and now I'm stalling on this last 5 kilos, it's annoying me :lol:

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Post by Monique_marion_may » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:21 am

I've been rather naughty for the past few days, including an emergency 3am dominos the other night haha so I knew i'd put on, and deserve it, so i'm still feeling motivated.
Those last few lbs are always the hardest to get rid of though aren't they?! You'll get them off by summer no problem!

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Post by patricia*star » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:51 am

Thanks ladies :D
Mon, im been doing 'the vegetarian low carb diet' and bri is on the 'dukan diet'. Its a great diet but its not suited to everyone because the first 2 weeks are soul destroying and most people struggle to get through it. Its worth it thought because if you stick with it after the ropey 2 weeks you are rewarded with a lovely stable blood sugar level which stops any cravings and also makes you never really feel hungry :D

It is quite a rigid diet though, but its what i need because if i get any freedom i would go off the rails! :lol:
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Post by Little Wicked » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:41 pm

Alas, I have gone off the rails a little bit. I've been doing low carb for a couple of months, and never got entirely back on track after Xmas, although I haven't gained anything back, I haven't lost any more either. As of tomorrow, I'm back on strict low carb for a week, but then I'm on holiday next Thursday (going to Canada), so I know I won't 100% stick to it then. However, my goal for my holiday is to mostly stick to low carb, with the odd few treats thrown in, and all should be fine and dandy then!
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Post by ShadowThrone » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:56 pm

After dropping most of my Christmas weight in less than a month, I've since been losing and gaining the same kilo pretty much every week :roll: this week has been a good week so far though. I'm going to a party tomorrow, and won't drink.

The good news is, I got a new job, so I'll be joining the gym soon, FINALLY.

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Post by patricia*star » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:54 am

Despite having a treat weekend last week ive still managed to lose my regular weekly 1 1/2 pound and this has brought me to my goal of 9 1/2 stone! Im pleased but now im here i feel like i want to go to 9 stone, just to see if i can! I hope this doesnt sound crazy? :oops: because if im half a stone under target then it gives me abit of room to get the maintainance right without going OVER target, if that makes sense?
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Post by ShadowThrone » Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:00 am

Sounds fine Lisa! You do need wiggle room, that's what I plan to do :) also, WELL DONE!!!!!!!!

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Post by patricia*star » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:43 am

ShadowThrone wrote:Sounds fine Lisa! You do need wiggle room, that's what I plan to do :) also, WELL DONE!!!!!!!!
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Post by Monique_marion_may » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:45 am

Well done Lisa! I'm not surprised you lost this week, with all that chainsaw work you've been doing!

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Post by Vicsarina » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:56 pm

So I started up the srs dieting again with a load of help from Lisa, and managed to lose 9.2lbs in 11 days. Four before I started the Dukan Diet, and 5.2 in the 6 days of my Attack phase. :D Still got a long way to go. Well, another 50lbs. Seems doable though. :D Thing is, when they worked out my target, it seemed pretty high so I might aim for a few less lbs than the target. >.<
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Post by MrsEss » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:06 pm

£100 for a month of "coaching" on the Dukan Diet??? No wonder people lose weight, can't afford to fucking eat at that price!!

I would very much like to lose a bit of flab. I've got a pedometer & a calorie pal thing. Mine says 1600 cals to lose 1lb a week & according to Dukan the amount I want to lose isn't right & I should aim for a smaller weight loss.

IDK, I don't know what to do aside from cut out carbs/crap & find time for cardio.
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Post by Vicsarina » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:18 am

I'm doing the Dukan without coaching. Plus you have Lisa. She's an awesome coach. :D The book helps but there are loads of help, blogs and recipes online.
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Post by ShadowThrone » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:32 am

Vicsarina wrote:managed to lose 9.2lbs in 11 days.
Bloody hell, maybe I should try this, I only have about 7lbs to lose now, and can I lose it... :lol:

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Post by Vicsarina » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:46 am

As I mentioned in the chat thread the problem is, if you follow the diet properly, it isn't a quick fix. You are meant to be on it forever. Your last 7lbs would consist of, one or two days of Attack, probably four or five weeks of alternating protein only and protein and vegetable Cruise days, 35 Consolidation phase days, and then the rest of your life eating mostly what you want with still one protein day a week.

Obviously, you could just do the diet and leave it, but I'd be a little wary about instantly putting it all back on.

Plus low carbs can be quite hard for some people. I think I actually prefer me without. I had a couple of headaches the first time I did the Attack phase whilst weaning of sugar, salt and carbs. This time, no problem. No minor headaches, no dizziness... Feeling slightly colder than usual and I slept quite a long time on Monday, but I sometimes can sleep 16-20 hours in a day normally anyway and Monday was probably only 12 hours.

This diet would mean no fruit for a few weeks til you lose the 7lbs and then one piece a day cept protein days. :( I think this is my major problem but the fact is I'm not really allowed to eat it anyway so its kinda good for me.
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Post by ShadowThrone » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:00 am

Hmmm I don't think I can cut fruit out! I could just stick to what I know, I've lost over 6 stone calorie counting, and I only eat wholemeal pasta, rice, bread etc. Tbh I haven't been trying as much as I could :lol: I think as I look after a baby all day too, I need the energy from carbs! I do feel better when I eat less of them, but cutting them out I think is too hard for me.

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Post by Vicsarina » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:52 am

I didn't mean to sound so negative btw. I know I did. I was being hurried so I blame that.

It is a good way to lose weight if you have plateaued but there is a commitment there that basically, I worry if I can keep it up. What I wrote there are basically my fears about this and each of my phases has a lot more days than yours. :( I'm going to seriously miss cheese but not the weight.

I need to lose this weight and normal diets do not work. Not really. On an average day, not dieting... I counted between 900 and 1100 calories a day and I could not for the life of me eat more without eating crap. That isn't enough to sustain myself. I do worry if I am not eating enough. I went to my doctor about me struggling to lose the weight after last year and all he told me was there is a new study out saying that everything we know is wrong and that actually it takes more exercise to lose weight as a obese person than a normal BMI and that I should be doing 2 hours of high energy exercise a day. I've had arthritis since before I was 4, two hours of that kind of exercise would mean I'm laid up in bed for days. I know because after slowly building up, I did just 1 hour and 40 minutes and the next day I cried everytime I tried to move.

Now weeks later, doing a good between 20 to 50 minutes of walking a day, I still hurt at the higher length of time. I do not know how they can expect me to run down the gym and spend hours on few calories in the hope that I can lose weight without passing out. Yay.

Sorry rant but sometimes it feels hopeless. This feels like it might be my only shot.

As for energy, I admit the start can be a bit rough. But last time by the end of the week, I was full of energy. Much more than I usually am. I had an elevated mood and rushed around getting everything done without a problem. I think it just took that long to get my levels sorted. There are great benefits too other than weightloss. As I mentioned in the chat thread, my joints feel so comfortable now(barring excessive exercise). I can actually get out of bed and stand up without instant pain in my ankles. And my skin feels so soft its unreal. I look brighter, I feel brighter and I weigh less. Now I just have to keep at it for uh... 6 or so months to lose the 50lbs I need and then the 250 days Consolidation period where I can has cheese. Wh00p. :D I just hope the dropping dress sizes helps keep motivation and that my Crohn's doesn't decide to hate me too much again. :/
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