I’m a Pear/Apple - Part 5. Still going!!

Woo hoo I lost one pound this week. Put the flags out!
Actually I've seen some Canadian flags out in town because of Trump's shenanigans. I will buy one to drape over my balcony.
I have booked my flights to return the UK for a summer holiday which is a real incentive to fight the flab and great to have sommat to look forward to.
Readandcook Would pilates interest you? I have started exercising with "Girl with a Pilates Mat " online and find it fun.
Have a good week everyone.

Weight has just crept up to over 11 stone and I absolutely hate it. Seems like the more I want to lose weight the more so think of food- and then I eat it!
Determined to be back at 10 stone for a cruise in September.
Annoyingly I have a husband who loves his food and doesn’t put weight on.
Looking for tips and advice but basically know I have to eat less and move more!

To my shame I have only just got up Sillymoo, you aren’t alone. ( realise you posted at 9.30 and I am posting now).

Silverlining I will try my best, still in bed which isn't conducive to weight loss, though it's stopping me eating!

You can do this Sillymoo.

Well done Silverlining! Out for an Italian last night and due to a mix up with pre orders ended up with a rich creamy sauce! Not to mention the wine and shared dessert. WI on Tuesday so back to counting syns today!

Frugola Good luck for Tuesday by the way.

The weighing went well Frugola given we were away more than half the week and over fed by friends.
After two weeks of increasing I lost 2 lbs.
No one was more surprised than me.

silverlining48 How did the weighing in go? I sympathise. Am dreading Tuesday (my own weighing day). Have been stuck on same weight three weeks now. A bit discouraging.

Yes, I did mean the Seven Sisters. Worthing and Hove are my UK bases now but not visited for a few years - my daughter and son-in-law come here when their work commitments permit.

The foods I most miss from England are good old fish'n'chips and Melton Mowbray pork pies.

The number one thing I miss about England is the British sense of humour.

Ah, I think you might mean the Seven Sisters Frugola. In Sussex. I am not far away, but in Kent, walking the white cliffs of Dover and have walked both.
The restaurant at Devils Dyke is probably still going strong though.

siverlining4 those cliffs are my "neck of the woods" in Engand but not visited for many years, living in another country now. There used to be an excellent /pub/restaurant at the Devil's Dyke. Is it still there or should I not remind yoiu?!

Enjoy the tea and cake but best avoid second helpings ….

I am feeling much better now and completely recovered from my long but lovely walk up and along the white cliffs.
Weighing tonight but been away earlier in the week and my friend made my favourite cakes…. 🎂 so if I remain the same I will be pleased.

Sillymoo don’t despair this weight loss lark is hard going. I jumped on the scales this morning expecting a loss and I was the same as last week.

I am going to my friend’s 60th wedding anniversary today for Tea and Cake 🎂. I’m already looking forward to it.

silverlining 23,000 steps in one go 😳 that’s 5 days of walking for me! Don’t overdo it.

WI on Tuesday, half a pound ON, how disappointing.
Will have to count my syns more carefully.

We did it, 23,000 steps along a very hilly and rather lumpy ground on the white cliffs. About 7 miles I suppose. Felt fine til we got out of the car after we got back home and could hardly move. Aching everywhere .
Have had a bath and that has helped. I think I am too old fir these sort of hard walks but it was such a lovely day, we coukd see the white cliffs of the French coast which reminded me of so many holidays there.

Silverlining Don't fall off!

What you are already doing seems good enough to me.
and as for age I am not far behind you, but plan to walk the cliffs at Dover tomorrow. Well that’s the plan …..

Sorry to disappoint Frugola, exercise is of course good in many ways but for example if I remember correctly to work off a supposedly healthy thing like apple takes 30 minutes on a treadmill. Imagine what a bar of chocolate would require.
We would be on the treadmill for most if the day. Every day.
It’s sensible eating with portion control.
Ciao and good luck.

Silverlining48 I see you wrote back in February that exercise doesnt help with weight reducing. You have totally depressed me! I thought the two had to go hand-in-hand.

Weighed in at 138.8 lbs today. Very slow loss but so long as it's a loss I'm happy. I forgot to say I like your futuristic kettle Whiff.
Frugola.. thanks for mentioning kiwi fruit. I didn't know they contain melatonin. Battle on ladies.

NanKate Thank you. You have reminded me of Dr, Mosley. I think I must foresake my insomnia problems for a while! we have normally finished eating by 18:30 and this late introduction of goodies seems NOT to be a good thing. Oh well....

Frugola I don’t profess to be an expert on weight loss, however I try to follow the advice of the late Dr Michael Mosley and once I have eaten my evening meal I eat nothing until the next day, when I have breakfast at about 9.00 am. So this gives my body a chance to reduce in weight over the approx 14 hours.

To be honest my weight loss is very slow I started calorie counting last October and it has taken me since then to lose a stone about 6 and a quarter kilos. I have gone down one dress size but I am still classed as overweight !

Some advice please, about kiwi consumption.

Two weeks ago I started eating two unpeeled kiwi an hour before bed as a natural sleep inducer. (They are rich in melatonin, serotinin and folates - and it seems to work!). However, have not lost any weight during this period.

Could it be the sugars in the kiwi too late in the day?

Thanks Frugola.

I eat mainly freshly cooked food but most week’s have an M and S Count on Us meal. The haddock, salmon and Thai Green curry are all good when you are short on time and want a quick low calorie meal.