Operation escape size 16

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Hi all!

Beginning stats:

Height: 5"10
Weight: 165lbs
BMI: 23.6
Dress size: 14
Jeans size: 16
Reason for weight gain: Pregnancy and post-baby binge eating

Plan of action:

Lose initial weight with SlimFast diet and moderate exercise.*
Continue with Paleo diet and exercise after initial loss.

* I am aware that SlimFast is not healthy or sustainable long term. I know it works for me and I need the initial loss for motivation to get fit and healthy.
 
Thankyou both for the warm welcome!

I used the scales at the doctor's today and I actually weigh 171lbs. So the situation is a lot worse than I thought! I have 26lbs to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy body.

At least I got lucky and managed to avoid any loose skin or stretchmarks.
 
Day 1 went quite well!

Breakfast:
SlimFast shake

Lunch:
SlimFast shake

3pm snack:
Tiny portion of pearl barley and feta cheese

Dinner:
Scrambled eggs and ham

Drinks:
40oz of water

Total calories according to myfitnesspal:
1228

Exercise:
I stood up for about 4 hours today and did various stretches and mini excercises. I usually sit down all day.
I went for an approximately 2 mile walk.
Plus my usual housework and chores.

I discovered today that I'm most hungry in the afternoons and evenings. I usually go to sleep between 10pm and 11pm so I'll probably have another 16oz of water before I go to sleep. MFP reckons that I can have 200 more calories so I may also have another small snack later on. I feel pretty full now, though.
 
Thankyou! Just been reading your diary, it's very inspirational! I admire your fighting attitude.

I didn't end up having anything after I posted. My partner fell asleep and I didn't want to disturb him. :sleeping:

I've felt quite ill today but managed to stick to the eating plan.

Breakfast:
SlimFast Shake

Lunch:
SlimFast Shake

Dinner:
Chicken with garlic potatoes and mixed vegetables

Drinks:
16oz of water
8oz of cordial

Total calories according to myfitnesspal:
I'm having some problems with my phone so I'm not sure. I think it was around 1300-1400, though, as dinner was quite large.

Exercise:
None today, unless you count going up and down the stairs to make bottles and go to the bathroom. I've mostly just lay down and felt sorry for myself.

Tomorrow should be quite interesting as we'll be going out for a meal with one of our close friends.
 
Hi Jess, welcome to the forum!

We are the same height but I'm 172lbs.. I started at 204lbs ish and was a size 18 bottoms and size 16 top but at 172 I'm a size 14 jeans and 12 top.. funny how body shapes differ so much. I'm aiming for 165lbs too.. I think because we are technically "normal for our BMI" it is harder for us to shift weight because we aren't technically overweight. Hope the meal tomorrow with the friend goes okay!
 
Thankyou Sunflower. That must have taken great effort and dedication to achieve. You're incredible!

You obviously carry it well! Part of my problem with clothing is because of my hips and shoulders. I come from a long line of very broad people - so everything that sticks out does so in a dramatic way :rotflmao: I was an 8 in dresses and tops and a 12 in jeans pre-pregnancy so I've never had a small lower half and the hip situation only got worse after having my baby! It really is so weird and wonderful how people with the same basic stats can vary so much.

I agree with you on the BMI thing. I think the rate of loss scales in proportion to our current weight to some degree. I think the heaviest I've ever been was 12st 7lbs right at the end of my pregnancy. But I wasn't trying to lose anything then!

Well, I'm a little sad now. I got up early this morning to take a pregnancy test before my partner went out to work. We knew there was no chance but I think we were both a bit hopeful. It's probably actually food poisoning because the seal on the fridge had come away slightly and we didn't notice until the milk went off.

On the plus side this means that I can continue to lose weight without worrying about it!
 
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Hope you´re feeling better now. Taking care of a small kid when you´re feeling ill yourself is no mean feat.
 
Thankyou both! I'm very lucky to have a well behaved little one but food poisoning and changing just-weaning nappies/diapers do NOT go well together.

We have a house viewing this afternoon before the meal. My partner got a raise at work so we can afford to upgrade to a bigger place. Where we are currently is really lovely but small - our daughter doesn't have her own room, and half of our things are in storage. So whilst we'll lose out on all of the included furniture from this place there'll also be a lot more room for us all.

I've picked out a simple black dress for today. I'm a bit nervous about it because of my tummy.

(An aside to those who have children - do your kids always pick the outfits you don't like? Our baby can't talk yet but if you hold a few outfit choices in front of her she'll grab the one she likes the best. Today we've gone with a stuffy beige floral thing from a well meaning relative :ack2: Oh well, kids have gotta express themselves)
 
LessOfJess said:
I've picked out a simple black dress for today. I'm a bit nervous about it because of my tummy.
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I'm sure you look better than you think. We tend to concentrate on the things we don't like while other people see the whole picture/person. Hope the house your looking at is awesome!
 
Thankyou! That's some solid advice.

The house was great. Lots of room and well maintained. They said it could be ready to move into next week! We could definitely see ourselves there, plus it had the cutest room for a nursery. Obviously I'm not going to get my hopes up until we know whether we've got it or not as there seemed to be quite a lot of interest in it but I'm feeling great about moving in general.

The meal was delicious but I feel like I've undone the last few days.

Breakfast:
SlimFast shake

Lunch:
SlimFast shake

Dinner:
Nachos
2 and 1/2 tacos
4 churros with chocolate dip and half a strawberry

Drinks:
16oz water (not enough - must drink more)
Berry sling

Calories:
I don't want to know.

And the worst part? This is still less than I was eating in a day before I started dieting. Honestly, I would eat way more than this on a daily basis. To be honest I'm very surprised that I'm not much larger than I am!
 
Here's an example of how I was eating before deciding that I needed to lose the weight. I cringe just thinking about it.

Breakfast:
Big bowl of cereal or porridge with chocolate sauce and fruit and nut toppings

Lunch:
Two sandwiches
More cereal
Salad

Dinner:
Takeout, either Chinese or Indian
Rice pudding or cake

Snacks:
Banana
Half a block of cheese
Several handfulls of sweets
Salad
About 5 chocolate bars
2 icecreams
Cake
6 flapjack bites

Drinks:
16oz cordial
8oz water
2 cans of coke

Calories:
I'm not sure how I'm only 171 after 4 months of this.
 
Thank you! We've put in our applications, now it's just a case of waiting and seeing.

I had a bad day yesterday. First I woke up to several horrible messages from my estranged family. I was abused as a kid and food was always an apology for that so I tend to fall back on it when somebody hurts me. Then the monthlies began - I have PCOS so that's never fun (I got diagnosed with it when I was underweight so sadly I know that weightloss doesn't help). Then I tried to do something nice for a friend by getting him something he had been wanting for a while and he was just so rude and ungrateful in return because he assumed that his partner had bought it and I was being mean by giving it to him when she wasn't there. I just felt like saying 'actually I got it for you because she never cares about what you want and I'm tired of seeing you dissapointed' but I walked away instead because if he can be like that then forget him. I won't bother again.

I managed to stick to the breakfast and lunch shakes but my partner brought surprise Subway to cheer me up and it was much needed (he doesn't know why food cheers me up, just that it does). I don't know what I'd do without him, he's my rock and my best friend.

Breakfast:
SlimFast shake

Lunch:
SlimFast shake

Dinner:
Foot long chicken, mayo and lettuce sandwich on honey oat bread
4 large cookies

Drinks:
Mouthful of fanta
40oz of water

Exercise:
A tonne of walking to find the thing for my annoying friend.
Several big cuddles with my partner :grouphug:
 
Yay for rocking partners! And if I may be so bold: it sounds like you may need a new friend. Do you have a possibility to either block messages from your family or automatically send them to a place where you won't accidentally open them until you're feeling strong and have your rock by your side?
 
Thank you both :grouphug: I don't think I'll be bothering with that friend anymore. I know I could have corrected him about it but at that point I just felt so sad that he'd assumed it in the first place.

I've blocked their messages before but unfortunately they keep making new accounts and texting off different phones. I've deleted my social media accounts now but I can't change my phone number for a couple of reasons. I just wish they'd stay away and get on with their own lives.

The estate agent said he's received our details and they look good. I'm so excited now! It's far away from where I grew up which would be a huge help.

I know we might not get picked though and I'm ready to accept that too.

Yesterday my SlimFast tub fell off the shelf and hit my partner. He yelled 'your diet is attacking me!' :rotflmao:
 
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