indefenceofsprouts Member

@Megan_smartiepants1970 can I actually step on out of the step challenge for a bit? Everything is a struggle for me right now and I just want to ease any pressure I can.

@lindamtuck2018 PW: 194 CW: 193 That's the birthday pound off. Not got a glimpse of below 193 yet so would be really good to get past this weight now... body seems to have decided it's the new set point.

@Megan_smartiepants1970 4/16 - 12169 4/17 - 8826 4/18 - 8113 4/19 - 10242 4/20 - 8476 4/21 - 8075 4/22 - 5538

@lindamtuck2018 PW: 193 CW: 194 Turns out birthday calories do in fact count :D also been a really rough week mental health wise so if I'm honest I'm just glad to have avoided a full on binge as it's been fairly cliff edge. Here's hoping I can start to make some real progress moving forwards...

@Megan_smartiepants1970 My steps: 4/9 - 3901 4/10 - 4040 4/11 - 7019 4/12 - 7731 4/13 - 7753 4/14 - 7161 4/15 - 4753

Delayed Friday weigh in: PW: 194 CW: 193 Lots of treading water for me the last few weeks and it's my birthday today so another tricky couple of days with fun meals out to navigate but at least holding solid and the general verrrrry slow trajectory is down!

Sorry @Megan_smartiepants1970 entirely lost track of the days over the long easter weekend. 4/2 - 4475 4/3 - 11970 4/4 - 8393 4/5 - 9117 4/6 - 1913 4/7 - 3208 4/8 - 6749 ...on that shameful note, can I change my target to 7k so I might stand a chance of achieving it more often?

Sorry for lateness, here I am: PW: 195 CW: 194 Just the lb off I gained last week. Treading water a bit and need a kick up the bum.

Hello to all the new Downsizers! Here are my missing steps @Megan_smartiepants1970 :smile: 3/27 - 9,587 3/28 - 10,020 3/29 - 11,187 3/30 - 7,876 3/31 - 7,338 4/1 - 3,908 (ahahaha less said about this day the better I guess).

PW: 194 CW: 195 Ugh. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your encouraging words, I'm not going to let you all down and spiral into a sulkfest, I can't deny I'm feeling a little bit sorry for myself, I just won't wallow. Probably fair for a week with 3 meals out and yesterday's Great Day Of Endless Appetite that was.…

I am struggling today for the first time in a little while. Weight hasn't changed - weigh in day is tomorrow so I was hoping for a good day but I am SO hungry today. I haven't felt satisfied by any of my usual meals/snacks and have just eaten dinner at 3.45 because I was just so hungry. It's not looking good with the rest…

@Megan_smartiepants1970 My steps: 3/19 8,840 3/20 10,711 3/21 10,480 3/22 13,062 3/23 9,908 (this one I want to claim as hitting 10k target because I was STORMING around the house before bed so I could hit target and my watch refused to register a single step. So annoying! But there's no way I didn't get to 10k lol. 3/24…

NSV: A woman just called out of her top floor window to me as I passed to tell me how well I am doing and how I look smaller every time she sees me! I have never seen this woman before in my life :D so I guess I should be more aware who might be watching me on my walks lol

@lindamtuck2018 PW:195 CW: 194 Not been my best week food wise as having a little too many 'extras' in the form of some gorgeous fresh sourdough bread and homemade blondies. That 1lb off was by the skin of my teeth. But positive framing: I got to eat delicious things while not going completely crazy and didn't gain weight.…

I just wanted to send hugs and say please be kind to yourself. When you feel like you're drowning nothing is easy. You're in survival mode all the time, and that's exhausting. FWIW I know my tendancy has been to try and do the BIG things to move the needle when I am sinking, like join a challenge (hah - here I am!), buy…

@lindamtuck2018 this has definitely been a sticking point with therapy for me too. And I do sort of understand it - I think the recovery process has to be at odds with losing weight. And like you I don't accept this as being my setpoint when I feel so uncomfortable. My compromise has been to restrict only the minimum (so…

@Megan_smartiepants1970 3/13 12267 3/14 8934 3/15 9673 3/16 9553 3/17 10690 3/18 6098 This has felt like a week of 'almosts; with my steps... gahh!

@lindamtuck2018 my weigh in: PW:196 CW: 195 Trying not to sulk that I was a pound lower for the last two days, a loss is still a loss! Had a review with my BED therapist today and she was really pleased with how I'm doing so feeling good about that and my jeans feel a little looser. Long way to go still but plodding on!

@Megan_smartiepants1970 3/10 8,168 3/11 4,839 3/12 6,986 Not much to offer in my defense, other than I totally burned out last week and just couldn't push myself! Back on it with the steps this week, because I was really feeling the benefits of the increased energy and motivation.

Exhausting hectic week with very little sleep or time to do anything sensible, so my steps aren't even close to what I aimfor and I've been trying hard to make good food decisions but not always optimal... here's my updates: Steps (sorry if there's repeats, I forgot what I'd already sent) 3/4 6516 3/5 5387 3/6 11590 3/7…

@Megan_smartiepants1970 my remaning steps: 3/1 14,407 3/2 10,765 3/3 18,607 3/4 6,516 Made a conscious decision to take it easier over the weekend after really pushing myself during the week.

I hadn't even clocked that I was now in one-derland - woohoo, thanks guys!

I swear I posted but can't find it so please forgive me if I am repeating myself but weigh in for me is: PW: 200lbs CW: 197lbs

Little mid week check in from me. @Megan_smartiepants1970 Like an idiot I forgot Sunday was the first day and left my smartwatch on charge for most of the day so already messed up my 10k daily step target... but made up for it since then! 2/26 4,361 2/27 20,120 2/28 12,554 After 2 weeks of the scales not budging even a…

Hello! Newbie here, thanks @Megan_smartiepants1970 for letting me in at the last minute. :smile: Haven't done one of these before or even posted in the MFP community so I'm sure I'll do all sorts of things wrong, please bear with me. I'm 39, living in Norfolk England, with 2 kiddos. I've lost and regained a lot of weight a…

Hiii am I in time? Never joined anything before but would love to be part of this. MFP user name: indefenceofsprouts Weigh in day: Friday Current weight: 200 Highest weight: 217 Edit: Oh I'm not in time oops. :(