Tink's latest and final attempt at skinny!!!

Have you got photos? I loveeee shoes and they sound fab!!!!

Diaries are so great aren't they..its so nice to come on here and see everyone giving everyone support..and dare I say it, its so nice to feel like I'm part of a group that won't judge me!!!!!

Hope your weekend goes ok!!!
I have a little trick that helps me stay focused and thats just repeating over and over when im tempted by something...
'nothing tastes as good as being thin feels' lol.
and i alter it 2 include my latest desires like...
'nothing tastes as good as fitting those fabulous tsubi jeans will feel'
 
:hurray:way to go Tinkerbella! :hurray:

I love the goals you set for yourself!! It has inspired me to create a list of my own :D Keep up the good work :party:
 
I do have a pic! Would show u them on my feet but they actually look better without feet in them! Have added the pic as an attachment so hope its worked!

They are Louboutin's and cost a helluva lot! Totally worth it tho - I have been wanting them for ages! :D:D I wish i could wear Tsubi jeans! They are all a little tight for my current physique but hopefully in a couple of months i could look ok in superskinny jeans!

Soooo stats for today

Weight 234lb
Mood - Happy and well shod :D
Cals - Abt 1500 (decided to have some drinks tonight so have alowed cals for that!)
Exercise - 4 mile walk, WII sports

Oh yeah abt the WII sports - its fab!! And so much fun! It really seems to work out your arm and I try to do a little bit every day. Decided to count it as official exercise as my friend and i got a little competitive and ended up playing the boxing game for over an hour! My arms are killing me!!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend :)

T xx
 
How quickly the tide turns! The scales (which i loved and adored only a few days ago) have turned against me and have ADDED two damned pounds :smash::smash: aaarrrggghhh that is why i shouldn't weigh myself every day.

I have been really good this weekend, and i cant understand where the hell the calories have come from to make me gain 2 lbs!!!! Well if nothing else it made me work even harder at the gym today.....

Still - keep slogging on and hopefully this abberation will be gone by friday! I am def going to stick to just one weigh in per week. I am a pretty emotional person and it seems thatmy mood for the day will be dictated bythe number on the scales. Good if its low, hell if its high!

Feel like i dont deserve my shoes now :( I wont wear them til next weekend when these silly little pounds are gone again :(:(

Stats for today

Weight 236 lbs :banghead:
Mood - Majorly annoyed and frustrated with myself
Calories (inc est for dinner) - 1400
Exercise - Full cadio workout (1 hr), 15 mins strength training, 2 mile walk with the puglet.:)


Hope everyone else is not experiencing freaky weight changes that cannot be explained!!!

Allie xx
 
Hey Allie,

Those shoes are gorgeous! I wish I could wear something like that. I've always been kinda weary about wearing high heels cuz of my weight. Those are so cute.

Sorry about that weight gain, but if you weigh yourself within a few days time its bound to happen. I posted this on your other thread but it could be water weight or anything. 1 lb is 3000 calories, so unless you've ate 6000 addition calories that can't be 2 lbs of fat.

But if you weigh yourself again tomorrow you may find you have lost weight again... don't worry about it too much. Stick to once a week, that might be better for you.

Dani
 
oh iam so sorry hunni that the scales put two pound on you iam sure its just water weight and by next weekend you will be down again and wearing those "sexy" shoes Lol :)
 
Thanks Dani and Kotki! Have stopped feeling sorry for myself and did actually wear the shoes out tonight :D:D Went to a great comedy club and laughed my ample ass off!! Great therapy :D

Will stick it out and not weigh myslef til next week :D

xxx
 
Oh my god its sunny in scotland!!! It's a bank holiday so it kinda looks like everyone is off work cos the suns come out :D:D:D:D Spent all day sunbathing, reading and making sure the puglet stays cool - if he overheats he can die pretty quickly :( usually not a prob to keep him cool tho! took a lovely foto of him this morning so thought i would add his pic to my diary (he is a massive incentive to walk many miles!)

So with the good weather brings the temptaion for all things calorific. Wine, picnics, ice cream and bbqs have all been suggested so far.....and so far i have abstained from anything really naughty - altho i did have a white wine spritzer. Just one! It was lovely and well worth th 150 cals :D Prob have 2 more later tho......eek!!:angelsad2: The desire to attend a stuffy gym also evaporates.....


So stats for today

Weight - unknown but better be down on yesterday!
Mood - Sunshine is rare - the nation is happy!
Calories - Decided to write down what im eating - feel free to ignore as its prob not that interesting!

(Two slice wholemeal bread, 40g lean turkey ham, serving of salad cream - 310 cals

1.5 slices of fresh bloomer bread, quarter of avocado - abt 200 cals

Lots of salad, chicken with tikka seasoning, 2 slices white bread - abt 600 cals

White wine spritzer x 3 - abt 250 cals)

Total cals - 1400 ish (over estimating) i eat a lot of bread! only just noticed that!

Exercise - errmmmm not a lot! A quick walk around the park and some shopping. Was supposed to go to the gym but really cant waste the weather! Chances are it will snow tomorro..... Will def take the puglet for along walk later when its cooler :)

Hee hee, just noticed that i am def changing my attitude! The Allie of old would have basked for hours, sank 2 bottles of wine and numerous burgers before falling into bed! And now its a couple of spritzers, lots of walks and making concious decisions....and it feels good!!


Hope everyone else got lots of sunshine today :D :beerchug:

Allie x
 
Ok, having read a lot of the stickies abt diet and nutrition i have come to the conclusion that i am being a bit silly with my calories. I did the calculations and it would appear that my BMR + exercise allowance states that i need 2600 calories for maintenance. If i deduct 500 + do exercise every day then i should have at least 700 cals defecit every day.

At the moment I am only eating 1200-1500 every day...sometimes not even that! So my body is going into starvation mode...not good as this slows the metabolism and actually stops you losing weight. This has shocked me as i always assumed that if i just severely cut my calories and exercised like hell then I would get thinner! Soooooo gonna have to up my calories a bit now. The last thing I want is to fail cos i get disheartened when i plateau, or only lose very little.


So new cal intake per day will be 1900 - not quite sticking to the plan exactly but i think this is a viable no of cals. It will also be a lot easier to fit in all the vitamins and nutrients that the body needs! Im willing to try this for a couple of days and see how it goes. I'll prob feel better in the long run as this wont make me feel so deprived (hopefully).

So a big thank you to all who posted great advice on the forum! There are so many people who have lost lots of pounds and are still losing, so I am more than happy to benefit from their expertise!!

Random musings over :D:D
 
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Stats for today

Food - Chicken mayo and salad panini (800 cals max) - pretty calorific but was out for lunch with the staff and i swear it was the healthiest thing on the menu!

2 slices wholemeal toast and one banana (300 cals)

3 cups coffee - 90 cals

100g cooked chicken pieces - 170 cals

Cals - 1340...still not high enough to stop the whole starvation mode kicking in - but i am not hungry! And that was me having a pretty calorie rich lunch!

Exercise - 2 mile walk with the puglet
Jumping abt like loony at a gig tonight :D Does that count??

Mood - still sunny here, so still happy :D Desperate to weigh myself and find out if the 2 lbs have gone. I wont tho cos if they havnt then i will not be amused!

Hopefully the fact that i will be neglecting the gym til Thursday wont let me suffer too much! Will keep up with the walking and maybe try to squeeze in a mini work out tomorro before i go to see Girls Aloud! :) Honestly tonight a death metal band...tomorro a chessy girl band! Ah well eclectic tastes are the most interesting i suppose!
 
Hi Allie

I have just been checking up on you since I last visited your diary.

Lovely shoes and cute dog!

I'm pleased that you are enjoying the weather. It is glorious here too!

I hope that you have got your head around the concept of daily weight fluctuations. It is honestly nothing to worry about as long as you stay focused and keep up the firm control of your food and regular exercise. My weight is nearly up 2 pounds on Tuesday morning's weight.

Measuring is a good idea. Some people get better results at the scale and others get better results with the tape measure. For others - things vary so one may slow but the other moves. I tend to see better results with the scale than the tape measure - I weigh every day and take measurements monthly.

It is important to be sure that you spend your calories wisely so that you get all the right nutrients that the body needs. I used to think that I ate healthily - but in all honesty - I had no idea. Although I had some of everything - I was really not getting enough of a lot of good things and too much of some less good things. Do you calculate your protein, fibre, calcium, sodium, fruit and veg intake etc and ensure that you are eating to the guidelines? Our bodies really do work better if we give them the best grade of fuel.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Thanks Margaret :) Sound advice abt the nutrients - will def take the time to work it all out and make sure that Im getting all the stuff i need . I have decided to ignore any fluctuations in weight as much as i can...not worth the emotional rollercoaster! Im trying to eat healthy and exercise and eventually this will have to yield positive results!

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So stats for today

Weight - I will know tomorro!
Mood - Annoyed with myself
Exercise - 2 mile walk

It all went wrong with the wine.....loll! Had more than my fair share yesterday, and a pizza for dinner and then 2 cheese toasties while i was a little drunk. Not my finest dietary moment but it was a great night, i enjoyed it all and i decided to count it as a cheat day, right back on track as of today! :cheers2:

Again, my attitude has surprised me as any other time i have dieted, i have given up the min i fell off the wagon. Now i realise that i can have a night of cheating and I'll make it up eventually. However, tomorro the scales may make me seriously regret it!

Also having an issue with the gym at the mo as i have damaged the calf muscle in my left leg and need to stick to very low impact exercise :( So with the cheating and the lack of sweaty exercise I am not looking forward to weighing myself tomorro.......

Thats enough abt yesterday. Food for today

2 Kit Kats (214 cals)
Chicken Sandwich (400 cals)
CHicken curry with rice and yoghurt (850 cals)
Raspberry Yoghurt (130 cals)

Total cals for today 1600 ish

Hopefully the damned 2lbs that i gained will be gone, but that may be a little too much to ask for since i drank my body weight in wine! Still, this weekend i will be good and by Monday i should be able to go back to the gym :D:D

Here's hoping and I have now decided to go another 2 mile walk to try and negate any scale damage a bit!

Allie xx
 
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Not only have the mystery 2 lbs remained...they have been joined by another 2 friends :nopity:

I cant believe i have gained 4 lbs in a week! :(:( Bet its because i upped my calories because of that stupid BMR. I raised it to 1600 and now i have gained...better take it down a bit now. Will stick with 1500 and see how that goes.

And of course the full blow out on wed wouldnt have helped matters at all...

My motivation is completely shot - jut dont see the point anymore, I dont mind exercising and eating healthily if therre are results but when it actually makes me fatter...!!! Soooo annoyed :(:(:(:(

Stats for today

Weight 238 lbs (AAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH)
Mood - not the best...
Food today - cant be bothered cos it doesnt make a difference! Lets put it this way, a chocolate brownie was involved and i fully intend to have some wine tonight.

Will post my measurements when i am feeling a little more happy! Just cant be bothered with it all at the moment and will def start all over again tomorrow with the new cal intake.

Allie xx
 
Just to jump in here.

1 lb of fat is 3500 calories.
2 lbs of fat would equal 7000
to have gained 4 lbs of fat you would have had to eaten in excess of 14000 extra calories.
No chance you did this. You need to look at other reasons for the 'weight gain'.
Could it be close to your TOM? Could you have upped the sodium but not your water intake?
Now is no time to drown sorrows in a brownie and a bottle of wine. Now is the time to try to figure out what is going on.
 
sorry to hear about your gain but i agree with what big guy says have a look at what your eating, it all could be water weight or waste weight!
 
Thanks BigGuy and Kotki :) Was feeling oh so very sorry for myself! You're right abt there being no point drowning myself in wine! Will dust myself off and start again tomorro. There is no way that i have eaten 14000 extra calories so it is def not fat! Hopefully it will disappear of its own accord. Will be extra good for the next week and see what next Friday brings - I will also do my measurements tomorro as i managed to wear a pair of trousers today that i havnt worn for a year! Was pleased abt that but the scales kinda made me forget that....will def cheer up and not cheat mid week again!!:Angel_anim:

Thanks for your support guys :D:D
 
Ain't no thing my darlin'.:D

Take measurements- they are the best source of what is really going on.

Take care- have a nice weekend.:)
 
Hi Tinka, just wanted to pop in and cheer you on :). As to the additional pounds, its not that you gained them its actually that all those pounds you lost initially were fake. Some of it was fat and some water. I would say the 2 pounds was water so that loss was not real and that's why it showed right back up on the scale. Its best to look over time and see how much has been lost per week on AVERAGE. So if overall you've lost around 1 to 2 lbs per week since you started, you should be quite proud of yourself. I lost weight eating around 1800 calories per day and exercising, and I was a lot smaller to start out with so you can probably get away with even more. So dont fear eating, that's what will get you off this austere living and back into your old lifestyle right quick. Dont make that mistake of depriving yourself too much or pushing yourself too hard as *poof* we'll never see you again. It happens all the time around here.. Remember the tortoise and the hare..slow and steady wins the race.
 
Hi Allie,

Dont get phased by the scale - it is just that you are not used to it.

We all see day to day fluctuations. Dont let them panic you into over-indulging because that is when the real damage gets done. Learn how they go.

I suggested that you monitor your sodium because if we have too much sodium it makes us retain water and that means that the scale goes up. You want to keep your sodium intake at less than 2500mg if possible - in fact the current American Heart Association recommendation is for it to be less than 2300mg a day. You would be surprised how quickly it adds up - without ever sprinkling any on your food or when cooking.

Chinese food can often contain quite a lot of sodium as can various marinades. Processed food is often high.

I am very sodium sensitive - so I had to stop eating cheese and bread. Many things are high in sodium.


http://weight-loss.fitness.com/club-challenges/19105-bls-challenge-week-6-bonus.html

Sodium

Low-Sodium Guidelines for Heart Failure


Drinking water helps reduce the retained water too - 1 fluid ounce for every 2 pounds of your weight. At my current weight that means me drinking 2.5 litres of water a day. The bigger you are the more water you are supposed to be drinking.

Most women find that they retain water around the time of a period. It literally removes half my month from weightloss. I start retaining water about a week before my period starts and keep on being heavier until about a week after my period when I finally return to my pre-TOM low.

For example - my weight over the past week goes as follows:
Saturday... 03/05/2008 10st5.6
Sunday..... 04/05/2008 10st5.2
Monday..... 05/05/2008 10st5.0
Tuesday.... 06/05/2008 10st4.8
Wednesday 07/05/2008 10st6.2
Thursday... 08/05/2008 10st6.6
Friday....... 09/05/2008 10st8.0
Saturday... 10/05/2008 10st7.6

You can see that I have gone into this water retention phase. I still get day to day fluctuations - but sitting at a higher level.

I know that nothing that I have done has caused this gain - simply it is the way that things are. No-one's weight is stable and we have to get used to the idea that even when we are at goal we shall actually be seeing our weight fluctuating by several pounds as the days go by. That is something that people on the forum that have recently got to goal (e.g. Allyphoe, Wulsk) find that they have to learn to accept as they see themselves gain slightly.

Even though my weight is up I can still be burning fat if I am good so I keep on being good with my food and doing my walking - even though my weight is at the higher level. The scales do not reflect it until the water drops away but it means that my weightloss is ok for my stage in the project over the month as a whole. I was in a challenge that lasted 8 weeks that ended last weekend. I lost 12 pounds over that 8 week period. That is pretty much spot on 1% of bodyweight per week which is pretty good going (surprisingly so) this deep into a long term project.

On top of that there is a weight associated with food and drink - so if you havent been going to the toilet enough you will see the scales go upwards. Some food passes more sluggishly through the system.

Stay focused. The scale does catch up eventually.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
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