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I weigh monthly, often less than that & I've been losing consistently for over a year and am now at goal weight. I find weighing too regularly counter productive. I track what I eat and excercise so I know without seeing a number on the scales whether I am indulging in healthy behaviours. Women in particular will have…
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That's how I approach it. I try to stick to my daily goals & always keep an eye on protein intake etc but I consider my weekly log to be more important when it comes to energy in/out. I don't beat myself up if I go a bit over 1 or 2 days as long as I balance it out during the rest of the week. Whatever works for you :)
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I'm small framed too (5ft 2) but never dip below 1200. Usually I take on 1350 cals plus a chunk of my excercise calories. I've lost 27lbs this way (without too much effort) and, far from feeling hungry, feel that I am the healthiest I've ever been and know that I have made sustainable changes to my lifestyle. 800 cals…
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I quit 6 years ago next month after about 12 years of 1-2 packs a day. To be honest, it was horrific - I felt like S*~t for a week. I found chewing gum, sugar free lollypops and a lot of water helped a bit, but basically I just had to suffer through feeling tense, lack of sleep, sweats (urgh), headaches & random stomach…
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Hi. Thanks for starting this group. I’ve just recently moved back home part time (aged 31) to help care for my mother following her recent release from hospital where she was being treated for liver disease and kidney problems resulting from years of alcohol abuse. We're still not sure what the prognosis is. Although I…
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Both my partner & I have changed physically since our relationship began; initially both gaining some weight and, more recently, getting healthy and losing it again (& then some). Our relationship has been good throughout, being based on years of friendship & trust and not just physical attraction. Having said that, I’d be…
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Thank you all for making me feel like less of a loon! I'm a grown woman genuiely frightened by helium balloons or basically anything that flaps about or moves in a cicular motion. Gives me anxiety attacks. I may still be slightly nuts but I take comfort in the fact that other people are having the same frets about…
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Sounds like you're doing great already! I used to weigh in once a week or more and, although I was generally happy with those results, it's not really the number on the scale that rules me, more how I'm feeling, how my clothes hang, my fitness levels etc. So now I weigh in about once a month. I feel this actually gives me…
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Previous posters have already offered some really good advice on here. I too was overweight as a teenager and secretly but incredibly unhappy about it. For me it was just an outward sign of how messed up and unhappy I was inside at the time for various reasons (I ate A LOT of feelings!!). Because of this and, despite the…
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It can definately be hard to stay on track when you get some freedom at the end of the day. The only way I can do this when the urge to snack creeps up is to make sure that there is nothing REALLY bad in the house to snack on. I have a 3 year old but keep fresh and dry fruit as snacks instead of buscuits, crips or sweets &…
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Hula hooping! Great fun, good for the waist (and heart) and low impact, plus you can do it whenever you have a few minutes to spare, watching tv etc. Otherwise, I'd say gentle walking or cycling and try out some knee supports - even the cheaper elasticated ones can be helpful. Good luck.
