Team UK - May 2010

Hi!

Erika - I hope you aren't in any post-tattoo pain!

Kimmy - I ruined dinner on Friday night too I had cooked somme chicken and veg to go with pasta and was suppposed to make it a bit creamy by mixing in low fat yoghurt but it curdled terribly! I guess the yoghurt was close to it's expiry date! It's so disappointing when that happens.

Well, I gained 1kg this week but I'm not really surprised because we have been so busy and stressed with my new job starting today so we ate out a few times because we were in town and didn't have time to come home. We got the save the dates finished for the wedding though, got our notice of intended marriage witnessed at the Aussie embassy and shopped for the invitations... trying to get a few things done before I get crazy-busy with work!

The definite advantage of the new job is that there's a fitness first right near my first tube station change so I can hopefully go on the way home. Not today though - have too many folders, books etc to carry on my first day!

Have a good week everyone!

Hey all, and hi to all the newbies who have joined!

Mixed week for me, not been able to get the gym, so just tried to eat as healthily as I possibly can. Not weighed myself over the weekend though as I don't want to see what they results are. :sad:

Started work for the week and we've moved offices, same building but different floor and my temporary desk for the week is right out in the sticks, stuck in the corner away from the rest of my team. :frown: Anyone would think I've been a naughty boy, lol. Still, not going to let it get to me, if I manage to get a bit of work done, then I suppose it will be okay.

Going to absolutely leather the gym tonight, going to start with a double session and going to have a walk on my lunch. Weather is not too bad here in Newton, cloudy but not raining.

Aunt's funeral is tomorrow afternoon so hopefully everyone will give her a good send off!

Hope everyone is doing okay and good luck for the week!

Lee.

Howdy dodie Uks

Been off the radar for a while with work and things, but back on stream this week.

Welcome all newies, and by the looks of new addtions, this site is getting bigger than my facebook :happy: Not quite, I still have some friends left

I have stayed the same weight for a couple of weeks now, and really struggling to get some loss going again, although I am sticking to my count and excercise. Don't know why I have reached this dead stop so would welcome any suggestions

Keep the faith everyone and have a good week:drinker:

Bob

Hey everyone,

Welcome to all newbies, it's nice to see you.

Rudie - Don't sweat the gain, sounds like it's mostly bloating and will come right off again. Just get back to it!

Lee - I'm sorry you're not having a good day. Hope the new office situation improves, at least you'll be able to get your head down and get some work done I suppose. I hope tomorrow goes ok. I'll be thinking of you.

Bob - sorry to hear that you're not losing. Are you sure you're eating enough??? Having said that, I tend to get losses every couple of weeks instead of every week. I also find if I change my exercise routine I can stay steady for a while and then it starts coming off again - probably muscles retaining glycogen or something. The thing to do is to perservere and it will come off.

Plantpot - Well done on the climb. You should be really proud of yourself. Good luck with the 10K.

I'm ok - not in pain from the tattoo or anything. It is a little bit sore, but I think that's more to do with the clingfilm and micropore tape pulling on my skin rather than the tattoo itself.

Foodwise I didn't do too badly over the weekend. We did end up having a pub lunch on Saturday as I was starving by the time the tattoo was done, and I did have chips! Managed to steer clear of the vino though (!!), so hopefully I'll see a loss this week too. I can't really go to they gym until the dressing comes off the tat, so I'll have to wait until Wednesday.

Hope you all have a good week.


Erika x

PS sorry I haven't had time to go through all the thread (we are pre board meetings, or bored meetings as I like to call them....) just noticed that you have had a tatoo Erika!!! It's amazing!!!!!!!!

ErikazJ: I used to love pub food but find I have to avoid it now. everything.. and I mean EVERYTHING comes with chips. Its ridiculous.

We always advised in Australia that you should ask at a pub if they can make you veg instead, not sure if that trick works here in the uk!

I ended up making it to the gym afterall. Really good spinning class and much better than the other fitness first I go to... yay!

Hi Guys - i'm relatively new to MFP (two weeks) and only just seen this thread. I'm from London and work in the City.

I have lost 65lb with WW previous to finding MFP ...

Please can I join your group?

Hi Guys - i'm relatively new to MFP (two weeks) and only just seen this thread. I'm from London and work in the City.

I have lost 65lb with WW previous to finding MFP ...

Please can I join your group?

Hi there and welcome to a great group.

Hey everyone..

Now on to my second week of exercise (P90 beginner program) & healthy eating.. lost my first bit of weight 3lbs! My belly feels a little smaller & I'm feeling much happier

My wife is doing really well too and is getting into the exercise etc

Hope everyone is doing well.. Tim

Well done Gail - that takes some dedication to lose that amount of weight, you are a good source of motivation to us all, Paul

Ok so I need somebody to slap me and give me a stern talking too :grumble: :grumble:

I cannot stop eating!!! I seem to think that because I did a lot of exercise at the weekend, this give me permission to eat and eat and eat and...

I have put 2lb's on since Fridays weigh in!!! Thats a bag of sugar!!! Why??!!?? :sad: :sad:

Got to get back on the straight and narrow, my wedding is 4 months away and I need to start taking things seriously, for my dress!!!

Why is it so hard to loose blumin wieght :huh: :huh:

Ok so I need somebody to slap me and give me a stern talking too :grumble: :grumble:

I cannot stop eating!!! I seem to think that because I did a lot of exercise at the weekend, this give me permission to eat and eat and eat and...

I have put 2lb's on since Fridays weigh in!!! Thats a bag of sugar!!! Why??!!?? :sad: :sad:

Got to get back on the straight and narrow, my wedding is 4 months away and I need to start taking things seriously, for my dress!!!

Why is it so hard to loose blumin wieght :huh: :huh:

It could just be your muscles retaining glycogen and water whilst repairing themselves after your climb the other day. You did say your legs were killing you?? You'll be ok :flowerforyou: I know it's hard, I really sympathise, but you will get there.

Hi to all newbies.

Lee - Glad it went ok yesterday. Good luck with getting back to the gym. If you're tired don't try and do too much - you don't want to injure yourself.

I'm hoping to get to the gym tonight. Last day of week four of couch to 5k followed by my normal cross training. My next goal is to find somewhere locally where I can run outside without killing myself...it's all hills round here! Still can't quite believe that I'll be running a half marathon in October...

Hope you all have good days xxx

Hi Everyone :flowerforyou:

I joined MFP in March and lost a few pounds and then put them back on again :frown: I have finally managed to lose 6lbs. which I hope will stay off !

I live in York, it's cold and grey here today, roll on summer!

I find this site is great for talking to people and logging calories and exercise. I'm sure I couldn't have lost this weight if it hadn't have been for a great group of ladies that I chat to on this site. Let's say we are ladies of a certain age :bigsmile: It is so much harder to lose weight the older you get.

Must dash back to work - I only popped home to bring my washing in - I knew I shouldn't have logged on to MFP ......

BFN

Hi All, I've been arounf here for 8 days now!! Wooo hooo.

I'm after a little advice if possible. I'm only a little overweight (8lbs is my first goal) and am fairly fit.

I followed a 1520 calorie diet all of last week, and didn't exceed target once, and was within a couple of hundred calories of target each day, so was probably eating enough.

I also did quite a lot of exercise, mainly fast walking, and actually made sure I ate most of the exercise calories too.

After 8 days though, absolutely no weight loss, not even 1/4 of a pound, which my scales weight to.

I'm starting to think that maybe the exercise isn't as hard for me as MFP allows for, and maybe eating all the exercise calories is not going to work for me. I've seen a lot of American posts about heart rate monitors, but fail to understand how that would help counting calories burned.

Anyone got any suggestions, as I tuck into my M&S 305 calorie lunch.

MK

Hello - the less weight you have to lose, the harder it is, and the longer it takes. If you are in a healthy weight range your body has no reason to want to lose weight, and would actually rather have a bit of spare fat in case of sudden famine. There is a lot of talk on these forums about the last ten pounds being the most difficult to shift and that you must adjust your expectations accordingly. This means expecting the weight to come off sloooooooooooooowly.

What have you got set as your weekly goal? It is probably most realistic to set it at 1/2 pound a week (although a 1/4 a week might be what is actually achievable) and to only have a very small deficit.

Have a look at this post for calorie deficits:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits

And this one (particulary phase 5) for expectations:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

As for the exercise calories and heart rate monitors, this is a very excellent blog post:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

Hope these are helpful, but I'm afraid you'll have to be in it for the long game!

Good luck,

Erika x