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29 Jan
10:21am, 29 Jan 2025
3,902 posts
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RevBarbaraG
Well, hello everyone! I’ve checked back several times and seen no activity….. was just coming on to say how quiet it was, and there you all are.
WtnMel - it’s great to see the trendweight turn down, isn’t it? As long as those blobs are below the line, even if only by a little, it’s a good day. I had 3 weeks of being mostly above the line from early December, but happy to say it is a firm downward trend now.
GG - I have had a similar experience where a day of carbage has actually seen me lighter the following day. But I have to say those are the rarities, much more common is to go up several pounds. My record is a 7lb increase from one day to the next! That’s why Intry to pay more attention to the trendweight number, it irons out the rollercoaster. Especially helpful to me doing intermittent fasting, because when I fast I am pretty much guaranteed to go down, and when I eat after fasting I am pretty much guaranteed to go up at least a little. Although not always.
Shades - 3lb to go, wow! Are you excited? Or maybe you have been there before and it’s familiar territory. I am just over 35lb to go, and I’M excited!
Lizzie - hang in there. If you can find ways to soothe and support yourself which don’t involve food, that would be ideal. But we are all human and the impulse to turn to food in tough times is deeply ingrained. Retraining it takes time, effort and energy, and maybe you don’t have those to spare at the moment? Please don’t beat yourself up if that’s the case.
So a quick summary of my new regime since 6th Jan. The first week and most of the second were great - my fasts were good and clear, my eating in between was on plan, I felt fantastic and my BG and the scale agreed. Then I allowed a little bit of sugar in, and a little bit more. So on the 3rd week I ended the long fast early with initially some low carb foods, but then a sugar rush. There was still a little weight loss that week, but nowhere near as much, and BG’s were moving in the wrong direction.
So reset for week 4 (this week) and all going well so far. I have been fasting since Sunday evening and will break it at lunchtime today for a good 66 hour fast. I am staying sugar-free for now, with the exception of the tiny bit of sugar in 2 squares of 90% dark chocolate on some eating days. I have 2 more weeks of this regime before I go to spend a few days with my mother, and the following week a few days away with friends for Mr’s birthday. I won’t fast for 2 days when in company, but I will fit shorter fasts in between where I can.
And then after Mr’s birthday break, reassess and decide on the next stage. Apart from the weight side - my waist is now 87cm, which means I need to drop another 2cm (less than an inch) to get it to exactly half my height. That gets me out of the high risk category. Another 5cm beyond that gets me into the low risk category.
I am wearing size 16 jeans, for the first time in 30 years. They actually fit me properly. The average BMI for a woman my age in the UK is 28.8. That is only 6lb away on trendweight and less than 3lb from today’s raw scale weight.
In a few weeks, definitely before Mr’s birthday, I am going to be AVERAGE!
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29 Jan
12:51pm, 29 Jan 2025
6,006 posts
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Shades
RevB - fabulous progress, well deserved for the dedication you've shown. Very exciting for you being so close on the waist measurement, that will be another important milestone reached.
Re my weight, I've been one pound lighter than I am now but my fat/muscle % journey was then halted by the pandemic. This is the closest since then. Once the target weight is reached then I'll book a session with the gym PT. The next stage is to work on increasing muscle, will be hard as I'll need to up calories, increase protein macro and balance that with marathon training.
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1 Feb
7:37pm, 1 Feb 2025
3,903 posts
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RevBarbaraG
Well, gang - 1st Feb check-in. Down 8.5lb since 1st Jan, wiping out my small December gain and moving further on. By the way - do we need a new spreadsheet, or just keep using the old one?
4cm off my waist, leaving me with just 1cm more to go till I reach the magic waist/height ratio of 0.5, yay. Metabolic age according to the body scanner thingy at the gym: 60. I am 61! A lot better than last year, when my metabolic age was 75! Body fat now 37.2% - a lot better than 50% where I started.
My BMI is now 29.7. I have less than 2 1/2 stone to go to reach my (loose) weight goal.
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2 Feb
6:25am, 2 Feb 2025
6,055 posts
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Shades
RevB - fab, fab, fab. Outstanding results, January is not an easy month either. Great stats on waist measurement, fat is obviously reducing from the right places. Body fat% reducing very nicely too.
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2 Feb
7:22am, 2 Feb 2025
1,200 posts
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Non-runner
You’re smashing it RevB!
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2 Feb
10:30am, 2 Feb 2025
26,551 posts
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geordiegirl
Amazing progress and focus RevB
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3 Feb
9:58am, 3 Feb 2025
6,463 posts
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TheScribbler
Excellent progress RevB!
I’m stuck on or around the weight that I lost at the beginning of last year. I’m happy that I made changes that keep that weight off, but would like to lose a bit more so that I’m no longer overweight.
More exercise and smaller portions is my plan. I’ve also recently had a bit of a sweets and chocolate binge, so need to stop that becoming a habit.
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3 Feb
6:15pm, 3 Feb 2025
26,578 posts
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geordiegirl
Fretting about weight gain now I’m immobile. I’m not inclined to snack and not able to just graze mindlessly but it’s going to be an interesting few weeks.
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20 Mar
1:05pm, 20 Mar 2025
3,287 posts
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Grast_girl
Horrified to find that I was 75 kg (11st 11) a few weeks ago (and then went bra shopping), so ended up rather down about weight and shape. Trying to make some small changes to diet (mostly trying to increase fibre to help control appetite) as well as upping the amount of exercise I'm doing (including some actual running). Also, now taking part in a 4-week nutrition study of 5:2 normal eating:low carb (<50 g) with a CGM to see how we're doing (OH is doing it too).
I think I'm going in the right direction, but trying not to weigh too regularly as I think I can get a bit too obsessed with numbers. Very fortunate to have access to a Tanita body composition analyser at work which gives a very comprehensive readout.
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20 Mar
1:48pm, 20 Mar 2025
6,640 posts
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Shades
I use MFP and that also records fibre intake daily. I'm interested in 'good gut health ' too. I have a good appetite and find the recommended 30g of fibre a day really helps.
If I find I'm low on fibre intake for the day a kiwi fruit with skin gives a boost to intake. Or half an avocado.
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I Will Not Overeat Today.
Jul 2025