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judgejohndeed

1lb on for me this week. I feel ok about it though. I have lost a fair amount now and I think maybe I needed a while putting less focus on calories? Like having a bit of a break from it as I've been at it a while now. I haven't been eating wildly badly or anything but not really counting much and no walking or anything as the weather has been so horrid! Do want to get back on it now and get the last 10 ish lbs off though and hopefully will be easier to get outside now it's getting lighter out, thank God!
 
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Lyricallie

I usually weigh out 75g each and I just make sure that it's bulked out with veggies. So for example I made a pasta bake for last night and tonight and put in 400g broccoli and some other green veg and it's pretty darn filling!

Although definitely takes some getting used to after how big my portions used to be!

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Today has been ok, I always struggle with weekends as I'm not distracted with work. Usually I just have coffee and wait until lunch time. Whereas this morning I was ravenous, however we are doing a lot of DIY so I was able to distract myself with some painting! So far had some potato waffles and eggs which is a fave of mine especially when I have nice farm eggs from the local farm so the yolks are so bright!
 
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Titntat

Chinese tonight for tea. Hopefully I can resist being a greedy fucker and having 3 full plates Were just trying to decided what to drop from the order.
 
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Falkor

It took me literally years to figure out that I can lose weight fairly easily in the first two weeks of my cycle and then despite keeping to the same eating plan, will struggle to lose even 1lb over the whole of the second two weeks. Hopefully you'll have a big whoosh of weight loss once you come on. I've been stuck between 10st 11.4lbs and 10st 11.0lbs for the last fortnight, came on this morning and the scales said 10st 10.4lb - as long as I don't eat anything stupid, I should now see steady loss for a bit.
 
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judgejohndeed

If you keep going through your period you will probably get a huge loss after. I don’t have periods anymore with the pill I’m on but I used to gain 6 lbs like clockwork the days before it started! Really wreaks havoc with your weight I always found
 
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Jellybeansoup

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@Jellybeansoup I’m going to start it at the weekend so we can be virtual running buddies if you like. I’m sure I’ll find it tough - work has been so full on that I’ve not even been doing my 10k steps a day!
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did you manage to get out today? I just completed run 2 on C25K, much better than run 1 thankfully else i reckon I’d have sacked it in completely
 
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Jellybeansoup said:
did you manage to get out today? I just completed run 2 on C25K, much better than run 1 thankfully else i reckon I’d have sacked it in completely
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Hey running buddy I went for a long walk today as I met with my brother who’d borrowed a neighbour’s dog. Going to do my first run tomorrow if the snow being suggested is really more like sleet. I doubt if it will settle so Monday at the latest. Glad your second run was better, I guess it helps that mentally you know what’s coming. I’m going to have to make sure I warm up and stretch well: could feel it in my calves after today’s (fast) walk.
 
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gee_beth

I've stayed the same this week! Been a bit inactive on here as I'm back at work on 13 hour shifts. I've worked out my TDEE according to my latest weight and am going to try zigzag calorie counting so I'll be eating a bit more on the weekends as I feel this will work well for me. Still haven't decided whether I want to lose half a stone or a stone so 7lbs is my first goal hope you're all well! I'm going to start trying to ease myself back into running, covid has knocked me for six a bit and I'm struggling with fatigue (I'm only 26!)
 
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judgejohndeed

So I finally downloaded Nutracheck - I was so confused that everyone was saying it was better because I had downloaded Nutritrack instead, doh! To be fair I didn't realise Nutracheck app is actually called Calorie Counter. But wow what a difference! To be honest I'm not in love with the interface, the font is very big compared to MFP...but I do love that everything seems more tailored for the UK, and it has dried pasta/rice values etc which I always avoided tbh because I couldn't be bothered trying to work out the dry/wet difference. Will give it a go for a week and see how I get on!
 
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Sailorontheseasea

LOL. I’ve just had a look and I’ve done exactly the same! I was thinking eh what’s all the fuss about? Where’s all the pictures? Will have another look now
 
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bolimepipi

today i really wanted to smoke
but tomorrow i will be closing in on another smoke free week and after the next week it will be a month so i'm motivating myself!!
 
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bolimepipi

AnderbeauJohnson said:
I just want to learn how to be able to control my emotions rather than have them control me, or at least channel them into something more positive. Does anyone have any tips on overcoming emotional eating?
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this is my biggest issue also! and this release used to be smoking
so i've been thinking about this a lot and i think the only solution is to fix whatever is causing the emotions... tough
 
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judgejohndeed

So sorry you’ve had to deal with that the only thing that really helps me with emotional eating is focusing on, as you say, knowing that it won’t help. All that will happen is I will still be sad after but also feel sick and bloated. It’s easier said than done but try to do something else to take your mind off it. I find going for a walk to blow off steam actually helps a lot more than eating.
 
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Sailorontheseasea

Usually on a Saturday we have takeaway with our bubble so I just have porridge around lunch time then wait until dinner so I can use up my calories and not feel too guilty about going over and I said to myself “ok, just have a kebab with no pitta or chips just salad and light mayo”. Well.......one kebab with pitta, chips, salad, mayo, half a lamb donner kebab that my brother didn’t want, a McDonald’s milkshake and apple pie later.......... feeling slightly (very) unwell trying not to regret it though, having a day off calorie counting is actually quite good sometimes. Going to try and get a big walk in before work tomorrow

Ready to smash the next week, want another big loss so I can get down to my Happy Scale milestone 2 of 264 lbs which will be nearly 20lbs off
 
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AnderbeauJohnson

judgejohndeed said:
the only thing that really helps me with emotional eating is focusing on, as you say, knowing that it won’t help. All that will happen is I will still be sad after but also feel sick and bloated.
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Thanks, I managed to throw out the rest of the food I was eating and I'm feeling a bit better now. Tomorrow is another day - onwards and upwards.

Or, in our cases, onwards and downwards!
 
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lemonlime

AnderbeauJohnson said:
Thanks, I managed to throw out the rest of the food I was eating and I'm feeling a bit better now. Tomorrow is another day - onwards and upwards.

Or, in our cases, onwards and downwards!
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I hope you're feeling better today. I can totally relate, food is my comfort blanket too and it's a familiar pattern. What I did/do is remind myself how the food made me feel after I've binged because of stress, by writing down how I'm feeling afterwards. It literally never makes anything better but I forget and go for it again the next time I'm upset. And taking ten seconds before hitting the food and distracting myself with another stimulant helped as well. I either wash my face with cold water or smell something nice that isn't connected to food, like lavender or some shower gel I like. Or I play some video game that'll completely take my mind off it. It takes a while to get past that "hysteria" mindset for me but I found distraction works the best as opposed to when I tried to argue with myself about what not to do because I was still focusong on food. After a while the brain catches up with the fact that overeating isn't the go-to solution. I still have ups and downs with it but I do my best anf most of the time, it's okay. Even if you mess up once or twice, it's not the end of the world.
 
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Falkor

Falkor said:
I've been stuck between 10st 11.4lbs and 10st 11.0lbs for the last fortnight, came on this morning and the scales said 10st 10.4lb - as long as I don't eat anything stupid, I should now see steady loss for a bit.
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Sorry for quoting myself, but just to prove my point, 1.4lbs of water retention has vanished in the last 24 hours, now 10st 9lbs and back into the 'healthy' BMI band (Still have 16lbs to lose to get to my goal though!)
 
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101d

Falkor said:
Sorry for quoting myself, but just to prove my point, 1.4lbs of water retention has vanished in the last 24 hours, now 10st 9lbs and back into the 'healthy' BMI band (Still have 16lbs to lose to get to my goal though!)
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That’s great! Gonna bare this in mind when I weigh tomorrow morning
 
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