Shark week got delayed by 5 days, leaving me bloated for longer and now suffering the early days high weigh in. Have been good all this weekend, yet weighed in high again this morning. It’s frustrating but I keep telling myself it is no reflection on me and my diet, and to just let nature get on with it. It’ll blow over. I think my hormones simply are a little out of sorts at the moment given that a) 5 days is very late for me and, b) so far AF is different to usual.

@peppermintcaroline Munchies are slowing down at least!

@FitSeachely Glad I’m not the only one with PMM. I’ve kind of given up on the goals and focusing on getting my hormones back under control (assuming that is the issue). You’re doing well by the way, a 0.6lb increase is minor, and overseeable, especially so close to goal!

@RobinAlex666 Sounds like your decision to maintain is sensible. Hope summer classes won’t be too stressful.

@DomesticKat Hope you had a fabulous birthday yesterday!

@HoneyBadger155 Nice drop in trend weight!

@gutsnglory6 Hope you had a fabulous birthday last week. I do hope you did have that cake!

@loe_loe23 That’s the thing with UGW, they change as you continue the journey. Xx weight with muscle tone & less fat looks so very different to the same weight but more body fat.

@Letitiamcd Ha! Those step challenges have their uses for situations like that! Well done for not going overboard!

@rainingribbons I see what you mean. That’s got to be confusing. Is it possibly to do with the surface your scales sit on?

@nikkit321 How about getting a simple tote bag you can put round your neck, so that you can carry things like food in a box & bottles of water from a to b?

@Treehugger_88 Indeed a step in the right direction, keep up the good work!

@mclduck It’s only a lb (of gummy fruit snacks???). Plenty of time and turn it around. Well done on the consistent logging!

@itseclair Ah I see. Yes, being able to do things properly is important, so it’s good you’re not blindly going for it without considering technique.

@Cora0477 Well done meeting your goal so quickly! Don’t be disappointed though. Gradually start updating your wardrobe with cute but smaller sizes. That could be a treat to yourself for doing well. And maybe sell some of your old stuff on eBay or donate to charity.


@glassofroses

X-ray: No. I only got referred in March, and you know what the waiting lists in the NHS can be like…Thursday will be only my second appointment. Been doing the exercises but it is not increasing mobility from what I can tell. He’s not given me any potential guesses of diagnoses yet. I did have about 10 days of respite from the pain, but is back, and bilaterally now. I am getting to that point where I think an X-ray and a scan would be helpful, in order to see what is going on with the bones, cartilage and tendons/ligaments.

So to answer your question about joint spaces: No clue. According to my PT I do have a level of hypermobility (e.g.: if I lock my knee or elbow, the full limb is effectively bent the wrong way ever so slightly) so I do have to be careful not to lock those joints during exercises. Mind you, I have never dislocated anything (the benefit of having short/tight muscles and ligaments, keeping everything together?). Specific to my wrists when they are flared only, I do notice that I have pain when pressing (on the right hand side) and swelling (on the left hand side) of what appears to be the Dorsal ulnocarpal ligament or the dorsal radiocarpal ligament, or where the articular disc lives. Or if it’s bone, possibly the bottom part of the capitate bone?

Your poor mum, arthritis of the spine sounds awful. But yes, thank you parents for potentially handing us some rubbish genes. My dad is now 72 and has had 3 or 4 replacements on the left side (the one he first had done at 36) and the right only got replaced about 2 years ago, so at a relatively normal age.

Finally, I’m seeing movement again! Whoohoo!

Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs (Fri 24th March 2017)
SW June: 159.2lbs (last May weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 150lbs
June goal: 156lbs
June body fat goal: 24.6%
End of May Measurements: Waist 77, Belly 95, Under bust 88, Bust 100

26th April: 179.4lbs - Body fat: 29.6%
31st May: 173lbs – Body fat: 28.2%
28th June: 170.6lbs - Body fat 27.6%
26th July: 168lbs - Body fat 26.9%
31st Aug: 169lbs - Body fat 27.2%
27th Sep: 166lbs – Body fat 26.6%
25th Oct: 164lbs - Body fat 26.3%
29th Nov: 161.4lbs – Body fat 25.7%
20th Dec: 163.6lbs – Body fat 26.1%
31st Jan: 163.6lbs - Body fat 26.2%
28th Feb: 162lbs – Body fat 25.8% (Moving average 161.8lbs)
7th Mar: HOLIDAY! No weigh in
28th Mar: 163.8 – Body fat 26.3% (Moving average 164.0lbs)
25th April: 161 – Body fat 25.5% (Moving average 160.7 lbs)
30th May: 159.2 – Body fat 25.2% (Moving average 159.3lbs)
6th June: 159.4 – Body fat 25.3% (Moving average 159.9lbs)
13th June: 158.8 – Body fat 25.1% (Moving average 159.9lbs)
20th June:
27th June: