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Hi all I'm Katie, 35, living near Nottingham in the UK with my husband and our cats. I work in IT, so pretty sedentary throughout the day, but I have an allotment, see a personal trainer once a week to lift weights and I run occasionally - should start to pick up as the weather improves. Currently working on getting back…
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PW: 94.4 CW: 94.3 I hope your Dad is OK @jugar I've not got time to catch up on posts from when I was away; I hope everyone is well and making healthy choices! I'm not disappointed in a 100g loss after a week's holiday - I was expecting the scale to be up! We got back mid-afternoon on Monday after an exhausting day, I…
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I'll be skipping weigh in this coming week @jugar with us being away :smile: I have had a very busy week. Lots of errands/shopping/chores/jobs done. This morning I got a full bed dug over at the allotment - last year, when it was the first pass on a bed, I was doing them across 2 weekends, but I got the one today done in a…
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PW: 94.1 CW: 94.4 Not a bad gain considering the time of the month (I've been battling PMS since Saturday) and what feels like a lack of exercise. I've been busy, but not with the kind of stuff that translates to any significant physical activity. Also, thanks to said PMS, I've found myself making a few less healthy…
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Thinking of you both @eggfreak @Gidgitgoescrzy
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@MoonlitMuse you did well to run a full 5K after 6 months off. I get the frustration, but that's a great achievement. I was a little surprised too! I think it may be because we're trying to avoid restriction per se as I have a history of binge eating disorder. I've decided to go part-way with it though and come up with…
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Yesterday was quite relaxed; OH was on a day shift, so I read for a while in bed, did some admin tasks, and then went to the allotment in the afternoon. I've got the main bed dug over for the garlic, which will also have onions and leeks, and started on the second, which will include tomatoes and basil. We've got quite a…
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@micki48 wow you have it all going on! I have worked hard to lower my expectations of myself and to not be self critical when things aren't getting done (still a WIP!). Key things here are "I'd like to do this" or "it'd be nice for this to happen" rather than "I need to do that". If the pressures are external - so in your…
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@MoonlitMuse she wasn't too keen, but decision fatigue has definitely been a thing lately. Breakfast is so simple because it's just muesli - no thought required. @CupcakeCrusoe I'm leaning towards prepping the snacks. One of the reasons I often reach for the cereal bar/flapjack bite option is speed and convenience, so it…
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@bowens1973 what I do is order a second meal that I can either re-heat or have cold the next day, occasionally freeze. Not always practical if you're away from home, but maybe there's a dish that would do for lunch? @YinxFed our snow settled for a couple of hours, but the roads and pavements are clear again now. We're…
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PW: 94.3 CW: 94.1 I had hoped to have been below 90kg by this time next week, but between one thing and another I seem to have been losing and gaining the same 0.5kg. I have another dietician session later, and I think - aside from the challenges that come with travel - I will find this next month easier. I felt very…
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@micki48 @ashleycarole86 @jugar thanks for the kind words! Sometimes I could benefit from doing a little less, but I get such satisfaction from being productive that it's tricky to get the balance right. :smile: @jugar my granny has advanced dementia, and is so happy in her care home. Granny especially loves when there's…
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Narrator: her busy-ness was not, in fact, done with. I crammed a lot into this weekend. I'd taken Friday off work as I was supposed to be taking the car into the garage a bit far from home, but they cancelled on Thursday as the part is stuck on backorder. Luckily the car is still driveable! Mom came down as planned and…
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Sorry @jugar, busy couple of days! Numbers are from Thursday PW: 93.9 CW: 94.3 My busy-ness is done with for the weekend now, so I'm hoping to reflect and reset this evening.
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Can confirm that banana sandwich was dream-worthy. I'm going to have another one shortly I think as it's my hungry day. But I'll have a yoghurt alongside for protein. @CarolAnnM2 I don't know what the dream meant, but I do really love a banana sandwich - they were a staple of my diet growing up. I've had them a lot less…
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Hi all I'm Katie, 35, living in the UK with my husband and our two cats. Last year I got a handle on my binge eating disorder and now I'm working with a dietician to make healthier choices alongside trying to tackle my (low) self esteem and the perfectionism that stems from it. I like to weight lift, I'm less fond of…
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Happy Friday! My day has started with an early morning run - more walking than running admittedly because my legs are very tired. I think the rest of me is tired too. :D I'm in a meeting now (started at 7.30am - the downside of working with colleagues/customers in a different time zone!) then I'll go have a shower and…
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PW: 93.1 CW: 93.9 @lorrainegb I have hungry days too. Usually caused by significant exercise or illness. I usually find that making my mid-morning snack into more of a meal (I often have something I might typically have for lunch) helps a lot. If it's actually a craving rather than hunger, I'm learning to have a reasonable…
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@eggfreak I hope things improve for your brother. Congratulations on your move @wishfuljune - it sounds like all systems go! @Micki48 good luck in your house search. I am sure that things will come together for you and your son. @bowens1973 @ashleycarole86 it looks and sounds like the trip of a lifetime, but hopefully…
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Happy almost-weekend! I hope Mabel survived her day at daycare (and your hubby is still with us too ;)) @KellyBgetsfit We're very similar weights (I'm a pound or two higher) and similar short term goals @LoraineGB - we've got this! Last night my friend messaged and we walked the 45mins to the shopping outlet, had coffee…
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PW: 94.0 CW: 93.1 I'm pleased with my loss; I wasn't sure what the scales would show with my being full of cold and constantly hungry. We go do Dubai on the 20th March (so just over 4 weeks) and I would love to be under 90kg by then - but I have to remind myself that weight loss is a by-product of my healthy-eating journey…
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@jugar @planemonkey I did not try apples with peanut butter yesterday. I should do today. I am not convinced I like peanut butter so I may have put it off. ;) Anybody know what the least-strong nut butter is? We had our pancakes and I did enjoy them but I also noticed that the first ingredient in Nutella is sugar (50g+ of…
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@conleywoods that dress is gorgeous on you! @KellyBgetsfit I'm definitely feeling the carb cravings, so trying to redirect those towards low-GI carbs or a small amount of carbs & protein/fibre as per my dietician. Yesterday I managed to resist the cravings somehow - messaging OH to say I wanted something sweet helped even…
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@BlueSkyNomad I hope your MIL is doing OK @bobagurl2017 Happy belated birthday! @lauren_989 I told my OH about some secret eating last night too - it felt kind of good to be open about it. I ate a whole tube of Rolos, like 40g of chocolate so not excessive but not part of the plan, either. I don't know why I did it really,…
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@jugar PW: 93.2 CW: 94.0 @nightfeeding1 don't feel bad! I only do so much because it's scheduled, either with professionals or friends. Getting competitive is a great way to motivate yourself though. I don't have to add any text to the photos; they get uploaded and that's job done. Unfortunately it's a dietician-provided…
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@Gidgitgoescrzy your salads sound lovely. I could definitely be more adventurous with mine - but I'll wait until the weather warms up! @jugar I can't do much at the allotment as the beds are either frozen or water logged depending on the day of the week, but there are some tidying jobs and I'm still enjoying pottering…
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I hope everybody had a good weekend! Poor OH ended up doing a 15 hour shift over Friday night - he was due to finish at 3, but it was 6.15 before he got home. It was one thing after another during his shift, then he took a colleague back to their car and as he was nearly home, one of his tyres blew out. Luckily he and the…
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@Gidgitgoescrzy I do like a spray tan; much healthier for your skin than the alternatives. @PlaneMonkey typical cat. She won't show any gratitude, either, I'm sure! I like the idea of no zero days. The other way I approach it is 'just one thing' that moves me in the direction of a goal, be it the treadmill, eating well, or…
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This is exactly why I'm so careful with the professionals I work with. There are some great, really knowledgeable and experience unqualified people out there, but if you aren't lucky enough to find a good one, the time it takes for us to realise that actually they aren't decent can be hugely detrimental to our health. I'm…
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*waves* Hi all, I'm Katie, 35, living near Nottingham in the UK with my husband and our two cats. I gained weight in my early twenties after a number of lifestyle changes, and have been struggling to lose it since. Last year I recognised symptoms of binge eating disorder in myself and did a lot of work to overcome that,…
