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CW: 80.2 I'd not planned on seeing that '8' on the scales again. Luckily, today is a good 'reset' day for many reasons; it's a Monday, it's the 1st of the month, Kyle started his new job today so it's the beginning of our new routine. Last week I think we had more meals out than we did at home and there was quite a bit of…

I'm Katie, 33, living in the UK with my husband and our two cats. I work in IT, full time at home these days. I gained weight in my early 20s and this year had a really focused 6-7 months then lost some of that focus in August-October. I like running and weight lifting, but my more sedentary hobbies include cross stitch…

CW: 79.4 Bad week!

Congratulations @ashleycarole86 and Bowens1973 - I hope you enjoy your special meal and maybe a celebratory hike ;) Had a quieter evening last night; mostly PC-admin rather than moving around. The UK has lost a few energy suppliers and unfortunately ours is one of the ones that has gone bust. Found out last night who we're…

Me: 16 LNS: 1 I made some sausage rolls last night, and they weren't cool enough to try one until after 9pm so I broke my rule. Worth it though!

PW: 78.1 CW: 78.6 @micki48 those cupcakes look great. I must make the lemon ones ASAP to curb my jealousy lol. @conleywoods I hope you enjoyed date night. I feel urgh and I think the gain is largely related to that. Suspect that now we have some breathing room my body and mind are just like "yep, we need a break, gimme".…

I hope everybody is having an enjoyable weekend. We had a lie in this morning - can't believe the cats allowed that to happen - after winning the quiz last night. I teamed up with OH to ride to victory on his coat tails, because I don't stand a chance on my own. It worked! :D We went to do the food shopping, then have been…

@SalluR it means the number of consecutive days where you've not LNS. For some people, seeing that number grow can be very motivational. Me: 14 LNS: 0

I love a list and a plan; not being able to plan for something (like when we didn't know if my husband would be joining the police) is a nightmare for me. I'm a lot more flexible about adjusting the plan than I used to be though. I remember once, and I was in the midst of depression at the time, having an anxiety attack…

@MoStacy I know it's not the same, but we're all here for you. You don't need to apologise; weight loss is not linear and if it were easy none of us would be on this site I'm sure. I got my gym gear sorted out last night. I still fit comfortably in my winter things from the start of the year (they must've been really…

Happy Wednesday all. I'm liking the positive steps towards self care in the chat this week :smile: I survived the work thing. It didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped, mostly because I ran out of time to run through the process in the customer's environment beforehand, but I think we got what we needed out of it. The…

Me: 12 LNS: 0

@micki48 Cadburys do a really nice bar of Dairy Milk with whole hazelnuts in :D In all seriousness, we don't really have nuts as OH isn't a fan. I do have some mixed nuts, and some salted cashews, downstairs but never reach for them, and I really ought to. I'd like to declutter the kitchen cupboards a bit so perhaps that…

PW: 77.9 CW: 78.1 Just a bit of water weight from THREE meals out this weekend, and a salty cooked breakfast yesterday. All very tasty, but not ideal just before weigh in. We have the house to ourselves again now, and I should have the afternoon off work but I have to prepare for this training course. It's such a pity…

@conleywoods Those look amazing! Friday was a bit rushed - I ended up working a full day, then OH decided he was going out for a run meaning I was left with the cooking, cleaning and getting the spare room ready all at once - whilst still ideally needing to be working. Luckily it was just Mom and she was happy to lend a…

@PlaneMonkey I hope your hockey match was awesome @Kali225 I don't think there's anything wrong with your plan - and you say you handled it better than normal which is great. If we were all perfect all of the time we wouldn't be here! @ashleycarole86 is there a phrase you can have on repeat 'that's not helpful' or 'thanks…

Me: 6 LNS: 0

@planemonkey the decks look fabulous - well worth the effort. @eggfreak I'm glad you enjoyed it! We get large chicken fillets from the butcher too - though not quite that big - and really should start removing the 'mini fillet' from them before they get frozen. Finally got to go out with Dad today. This does mean I'm way…

@eggfreak One of my favourite one-dish meals:

How is it only Tuesday? This feeling does not bode well for the remainder of the week - I suspect it's going to drag! I went over my calorie goal yesterday after we made an adjustment to the side we had with dinner. When I first started that would've caused some stress, but now I roll with it and more importantly, don't…

Me: 4 LNS: 0

Fantastic, but I'm tired just looking at it. I hope you're well recovered! I did 19 miles recently (not over anything like that) and it took about 9 hours - how was this trek broken down across multiple days? I imagine 19 miles over the terrain you've shown would take a lot longer than 9 hours! How did you get in to…

Me: 3 LNS: 0

PW: 79kg CW: 77.9kg I had that nap yesterday, but still very tired this morning; felt half awake all night and couldn't truly switch off. Will have a fairly restful day, though I have a doctors appointment later to check on the (almost healed) cyst. I'm wearing a proper bra for the first time in several weeks so that's…

Hi all I'm Katie, 33, living near Nottingham, England with my husband and our two cats. I've been overweight for over 10 years now, but this year have been doing really well to shift the excess. For some reason I struggled a bit in August and September, but I'm feeling a renewed focus this last week and it's already…

My rule: no snacks after 9pm. Me: 2 LNS: 0

Welcome @mocchaeyes7961 - this is a great team! Good to see another person weighing in on a Monday too; there aren't so many of us who choose that day. Our new freezer is in situ and turned on to cool down. I will transfer some bits from the fridge-freezer after work so it's not empty, and then let the batch cooking…

Me: 29 LNS: 1 Streak: 28

It's a chilly one today. I stood outside briefly whilst the new freezer was delivered and it felt very fresh (in a good way!) but that's less fun inside when you're stuck behind a desk. I've put the heating on for the first time since Spring, if we ignore the plumber's test when the boiler was changed. @eggfreak, @jugar,…

Me: 28 LNS: 1 Streak: 27