Giving up *kitten* and losing weight.

andy5405
andy5405 Posts: 5
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Hi I thought I would introduce myself. I'm 48 and have already lost about a stone and a half (23lbs exactly) this year and it seemed fairly easy. I have hit a plateau at 14 stone though and have been hovering around it for the last couple of months. My original plan was to get down to around 13 stone and then give up *kitten*. I was hoping to then maintain that weight through discipline and increased exercise which might have been overly ambitious. I have given up on the 13 stone goal for now and gave up the *kitten* at 14 stone a few days ago. My target weight is still 13 stone and I have will have to see if it is possible. It will involve a lot of hard exercise if I do achieve it as I know that dieting alone will not work. Only time will tell.

I'm in East Sussex and live near the South Downs. I have just got back into mountain biking in the last few weeks which is a great help but the nights are drawing in now and the trails will be getting wetter from now on. It's bad timing I guess. I may have to rely on evening swims through the winter though I do have some very powerful lights for my mountain bike. I can also use my road bike through the winter.

Anyway that's me for now. I'm so glad to have found myfitnesspal for my android phone and this forum. I hope the combination of the two could be the elusive missing link in my cunning master plan to get properly fit. I have also recently discovered Strava. Any cyclists who already use it will know what a great motivational tool it is. It certainly makes me work hard on the hills and is rather humbling when I see where I come in the segments. The only was is up!

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  • chamgiggz
    chamgiggz Posts: 40
    Do you really mean *kitten* or FADS as in FAD diets?
  • kuger4119
    kuger4119 Posts: 213 Member
    Do you really mean *kitten* or FADS as in FAD diets?

    *kitten* = cigarettes
  • karenbethrn
    karenbethrn Posts: 56 Member
    Sorry if I'm ignorant.. whats a stone and whats a *kitten*?

    Where are you from?

    Great of you to join! I've been here 11 days and love every part of this site! Welcome!
  • Tracepa98
    Tracepa98 Posts: 219
    i believe they meant cigarettes. That is what they call them over there.
  • PinkyFran
    PinkyFran Posts: 54
    Hi im not a cyclist due to mobility issues but i am a swimmer very regular one too( prince regent reg haha!!), feel free to add me if you like ....good luck! keep going...i am also giving up smoking with the aid of an e *kitten* and its working well.....take each day as a new one, never beat yourself up if you falter and know that you will achieve all your goals and more!!!!!!
  • karenbethrn
    karenbethrn Posts: 56 Member
    thanks!
  • knwitall
    knwitall Posts: 420 Member
    Do you really mean *kitten* or FADS as in FAD diets?

    *kitten* = cigarettes


    I was getting worried there. *kitten* here in America mean a totally different thing. Haha :smokin:
  • AmbyrJayde
    AmbyrJayde Posts: 257 Member
    It didn't quote like it was supposed to >.<
    REply to:

    Sorry if I'm ignorant.. whats a stone and whats a *kitten*?

    Where are you from?

    Great of you to join! I've been here 11 days and love every part of this site! Welcome!
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    *kitten* = cigarette
    stone = unit of measurement 1 stone = 14 pounds
    ---
    Also yay for giving up the smoking! Sometimes people see a little weight gain afterwards because they replace smoking with eating so be careful! Also welcome to the site!!
  • PinkyFran
    PinkyFran Posts: 54
    Sorry if I'm ignorant.. whats a stone and whats a *kitten*?

    Where are you from?

    Great of you to join! I've been here 11 days and love every part of this site! Welcome!

    a stone is 14lbs uk weighing, a *kitten* is a cigarette :)
  • vickthedick
    vickthedick Posts: 136 Member
    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+does+*kitten*+mean
  • amez1974
    amez1974 Posts: 213 Member
    Welcome! It sounds like you are making a lot of positive, healthy changes in your life!! WTG!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Sorry if I'm ignorant.. whats a stone and whats a *kitten*?

    Where are you from?

    Great of you to join! I've been here 11 days and love every part of this site! Welcome!

    Hee hee, the OP is from the uk, a stone is 14 pounds and *kitten* are cigarettes! Yes, we speak a whole different language!
  • Amberonamission
    Amberonamission Posts: 836 Member
    Ha ha read that and thought.. Gee I really like those guys.

    Good job on the quitting smoking thing. I did it July 15 and have not felt this good in years. Add me if you like.
  • saraphim41
    saraphim41 Posts: 205 Member
    The only time I lost weight and quit smoking at the same time was when I had just "fallen in love."
  • cycleranger
    cycleranger Posts: 7 Member
    Try finding a spin class
  • kddruckenmiller
    kddruckenmiller Posts: 114 Member
    Great job quitting smoking! I'm trying to quit now and boy is it tough. Welcome to MFP! :)
  • sh4690
    sh4690 Posts: 169 Member
    Yes, it also means that too.
    I call my big brother a *kitten* all the time because of his homosexual tendencies :)
    I'm allowed to though :tongue: aha!
  • sh4690
    sh4690 Posts: 169 Member
    It didn't quote like it was supposed to >.<
    REply to:

    Sorry if I'm ignorant.. whats a stone and whats a *kitten*?

    Where are you from?

    Great of you to join! I've been here 11 days and love every part of this site! Welcome!
    ----


    *kitten* = cigarette
    stone = unit of measurement 1 stone = 14 pounds
    ---
    Also yay for giving up the smoking! Sometimes people see a little weight gain afterwards because they replace smoking with eating so be careful! Also welcome to the site!!

    That and the fact that nicotine raises your metabolism temporarily every time you have one, when you stop the nicotine stops and metabolism has no other external chemical stimulant to speed it up.

    Best bet is to go for e-cigs, they still contain the nicotine therefore it is less likely that you will put on as much weight in comparison to just going cold turkey :)

    Now I am away outside to attend to my guilty (or not so guilty) pleasure! :tongue:
  • julimonster
    julimonster Posts: 243 Member
    Congratulations on your decision to make a healthy lifestyle change! Best of luck to you! :happy:
  • HarlCarl
    HarlCarl Posts: 266 Member
    On the other side of the pond, *kitten* = cigs

    I quit, cold turkey. It's not hard, but you have to want to do it. I was ready to quit smoking, and haven't touched one since then...over 9 years ago.

    Do it!
  • nitepagan
    nitepagan Posts: 205 Member
    Sorry if I'm ignorant.. whats a stone and whats a *kitten*?

    Where are you from?

    Great of you to join! I've been here 11 days and love every part of this site! Welcome!

    Stone is a pagan measure of weight in the UK and Ireland. It is 14 lbs or 6.35 kg.

    A *kitten* is a cigarette in the UK.
  • luckyme2412
    luckyme2412 Posts: 1
    Hello I am new to MFP as of today! I have been a non smoker now for 4 weeks and must admit at first the non smoking and healthy eating was going very well, I think the first 2 weeks I was so paranoid about putting on weight that I threw myself into the healthy eating and exercising.

    4 weeks in and the no smoking part is easy but as for the healthy eating it has completely gone out the window, i'm out of control, I'm not sure if it's because i've given up smoking and i'm bored but I can't help eating! I've weighed myself religiously for the last 4 weeks and have put on maybe 2 lbs which I can deal with but i'm so scared now that i'm going to put on at least half a stone.

    I have a very bad relationship with food and i've struggled with my body image for a good 2 years, i'd ideally like to lose a stone in weight in the next few months.

    I'd be interested in chatting with people who have shared similar experiences or just want to lend a helping hand and give some advice :-) x
  • penniemh
    penniemh Posts: 124 Member
    Congrats to you and welcome!

    I "cheated" on giving up smoking, I used a stop smoking pill, I *did it for someone* I was dating who hated all tobacco products. I've not smoked for 5 years now, but, and this is the point, I didn't gain any weight when I stopped smoking and at that time I wasn't being careful about eating habits.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    *kitten* = cigs
  • MsNewBooty83
    MsNewBooty83 Posts: 985 Member
    ya, when i quit smoking (and i have since started again, booo!) i actually lost weight. i doubled up on mmy workout routine and gave myself les time to think about smoking. keep busy, u can do it.
  • lilmissymoo90
    lilmissymoo90 Posts: 324 Member
    Sorry if I'm ignorant.. whats a stone and whats a *kitten*?

    Where are you from?

    Great of you to join! I've been here 11 days and love every part of this site! Welcome!

    a stone is 14lb and a *kitten* is a ciggerette
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    As an English ex-pat in Oz I understand *kitten*, stones, apples and pears, gawd blimey luv a duck guvnor, etc.

    I quit a 20 year smoking habit cold turkey a few years ago (thanks Allan Carr) and I did put on weight after but it did motivate me to push on to a healthier lifestyle overall and the overall result has been good.

    Dealing with quitting nicotine, emotional issues and trying to lose weight and everything else in-between is hard, take it easy on yourself.
  • andy5405
    andy5405 Posts: 5
    Wow, what a lovely place, I really wouldn't have expected so many replies as a newbie to a forum. To our friends across the pond *kitten* can also mean a lot of different hings here too! I can't give up one type as I have never tried them and I'm pretty certain that's the way it is going to stay! Having said that I did have a moment at a party a while back, I was very drunk and it was just a bloke dare thing........

    I'm hoping that I'm in the right place in my head now to achieve my goals and I'm sure the support on here will make a difference. I think I can make my diet plan public which I haven't done yet. If anyone was actually interested in what I eat, you would find all sorts of unlikely stuff in my diet for someone trying to lose weight. Some days might include 5 or 6 pints of Guiness/Fosters and I'm partial to McDonalds breakfasts. Big curry blowouts occur all too often as well. This has all been part of the 23lbs lost so far. If I can't be bad at times, I don't want to diet. I'd rather die ten years younger with a smile on my face.

    My mantra to all the diet experts out there is simple: "Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" I have proven to myself so many times that it is not so much what I eat but when I eat it. I don't worry about what I eat in the mornings too much, but what I eat after 5-6pm makes a world of difference.

    Again thanks to all the people who have replied and I already have 4 friends!!! Wow and thanks a lot. Happy days!
  • sarah5423
    sarah5423 Posts: 152 Member
    Giving up the *kitten* is my next goal, I need to increase my fitness and there are no more excuses!!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I have never quit before....

    I'm in Perth Australia but from near Cardiff originally and lived with hubby in Brighton for over a year before coming out to Aus so know the South Down's very well. Nice to see a post from someone so close to home.

    Congratulations on you weight loss and *kitten* loss so far :smile:
  • LosingitinTX
    LosingitinTX Posts: 24 Member
    As soon as I saw your topic I knew people would question it. I knew what it was because growing up one of my good friends, Kern, was from Nottingham. Glad your giving them up!

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