Hi all, just checking in. I didn’t make my below 150lb target this week, but to be honest it was no surprise as “Fridgegate” set me back in terms of food planning and preparation etc. I’m now back up and running so will dust myself off and hopefully get below it next week : I’m currently hovering around 151lb.
CATHY well done for yet more loss! That’s amazing and I’m so pleased for you. I think you should definitely aim for 140lb by the end of the 12 weeks – you’re on a roll! And I hope you get your wretched tooth sorted soon 🤞
MARIET it’s interesting what you say about the online plan. I’m enjoying the food planning aspect, and swap things round a lot to work with my ingredients and tastes. But I get what you’re saying about feeling bloated. I’m on the New 5:2 and if I stuck to all the set meals I’d find them too heavy (though, interestingly, still within the low calorie & carb range). Three meals a day suits my lifestyle at the moment, but I need two of those to be light and sometimes there’s what I would call a “main” meal for at least two out of the three set meals. So I tend to have a yoghurt-based breakfast, some kind of salad for lunch then a main meal early evening.
ARCTICFOX I’m sorry to hear about your work situation. That must be very unsettling. But that’s great advice from your colleague about trying not to worry about it unless it actually happens. Meanwhile well done for sticking with healthy eating and also getting some good exercise in. It sounds as if you have already built up a good rapport with your new counsellor too.
SUE I love the sound of that travel pass! I now have a free bus pass which I can use anywhere in the UK but I’ve not taken advantage of that yet. And I do use my Senior Railcard for the train : you have to pay for that but then get 1/3 off pretty much every train fare so it soon pays for itself, particularly as I go up to London a lot. Hope that you are recovering from all your injuries? Thanks for asking about my hand. I did get an x-ray last week as it was beginning to trouble me more, but thankfully nothing broken. They said it was a sprain and could take at least a couple more weeks to heal, and this week there has definitely been some improvement. So I’ve been starting to do stuff around the house and garden again which in itself has made me feel much more positive.
Hello to everyone else too. Do let us know how you are getting on.
Hope that you all have a lovely weekend X