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

You are right Thesun losing weight isn’t easy. However what worked for me is not total abstinence from favourite foods, just eating much smaller portions, then I don’t feel denied.

When DH and I go out for coffee and cake he is happy for me to cut a small slice from say his coffee cake. I get the delicious taste but not all the calories.

About 4 years ago I bought a lovely jacket in a charity shop which was too small for me. The very slim assistant said ‘Customers often buy clothes too small and say they will slim into them, but they never do’ ! I was so upset by her remark to me, however 4 years down the line I can wear that jacket 👍.

I hope your mouth is settling down, NanKate, and your scales are kind to you.

This morning I met up with friends for a cuppa, no cake or biscuits, boooo!!

I'm now going to go outside in the garden to collect leaves, anything to get me away from the crisp cupboard.

I'm hoping for a decent weight loss on Saturday, I'll be disheartened if not.

Eat less, move more. Eat less, move more. It isn't easy.

Back on track after my tooth extraction. I have been eating less whilst waiting for my mouth to settle down. Need to weigh myself now.

Yes Whiff ‘Eating Less for Life* is the only way for me to lose weight. I still buy a favourite rock bun from local bakery and cut it into pieces and freeze it, then I eat a small piece when I fancy it with my afternoon cuppa.

There was a thread "so tired of not losing weight". I wrote a lengthy post about being a pear, having lipoedema in my legs, trying body brushing, lymphatic drainage, pummelling, wrapping tightly in seaweed soaked bandages, all a waste of time. It really bothered me when I was young (size 10 top, size 16 bottoms), but now I'm older and overweight, I'm more relaxed about it. That said, I'd still like to lose 3 stone, but I never lose it off my legs. The aforementioned thread was deleted, was it something I said? 🤔

Sun to be honest we are all sorts of fruits but I am definitely a pear. My boobs disappear when lie down. Love wide legged trousers. Hid my flabby saggy bits.

Hells teeth my 🤬🤬🤬🤬 fingers hit something as lost my post.

Anyway short version. NanKate hope your jaw feels better . CocoPops getting older isn't for sissies. Hope your teeth are ok now and having your cataracts done will help you .Mind you a friend of my mom had hers done and said to her husband who chose that awful carpet and of course she had . So they had new carpet once both eyes done .

Welcome Sun hope you enjoy being a pears..NanKate renamed dieting eating less for life which is what we do. I count cals as well. If you have a bad day don't give up tomorrow is s fresh start.

MayBee did you start taking that Zoe ? Gave my slow cooker away as it was to heavy for me to use.

Put on half a pound this week. Could have been worse as I did have some treats and went out for a lovely lunch on Friday. I have now turned veggie . Haven't eat meat for 6 years ,stopped buying chicken for home as I prefect Quorn sausages,mince and chicken pieces. Only eat fish out but can't be bothered now . Never thought I would go veggie . Gave up meat because I kept choking on it and could only have it stewed . I always eat veggie when go out for lunch .

I go to lunch with 2 GN friends who live in different towns near me . Going to vegan restaurant my daughter has taken me few times and the food is delicious. You wouldn't know the cakes weren't real cream . Wasn't sure if my friends would want to go but glad they want to give it a try.

Thanks for the kind welcome. Yes, I still have all the WW books/recipes/record book (under the bed!!) When I think about the small meals I was eating for those years, compared to what I eat now, it's not surprising that I've piled on the weight. I have memories of going on 5 star all-inclusive holidays abroad during that time, and having the willpower to refuse all that delicious food for the healthy option, whereas me and my husband went on a 2 week Mediterranean cruise in July and I ate like it was going out of fashion, three times a day plus in between 🥴. I catch sight of myself in the mirror and I don't recognise myself. It's time for action!!

Fraser Reynolds. He’s on Facebook, too.

I’m following someone on instagram who posts recipes and has published a few books. He has battled with his weight throughout his life and I find his recipes very simple; lots of slow cooker recipes etc. I keep forgetting his name, though.. (will look it up).

Welcome "Sun", It's the same old story isn't it! When the support and interest stops the motivation goes. Lots of support here so I suggest you check in weekly. Have you still got your weight watchers books/ recipes?

Hi slimmers 👋. I joined Weight Watchers 10 years ago at 11st and lost 2st in 4 months. I weighed in every week, stayed for the talk, and kept the weight off until the class had to finish due to covid. The leader retired and I never went to another slimming class again.

Fast forward 6 years and I'm now 13.7st. Having denied myself so many treats while going to Weight Watchers, I simply ate for England when I no longer had to weigh in.

I've really had enough of the extra weight now, I'm ready to do something about it. I know I must eat less and move more, but it's easier said than done.

Now that I've found you, hopefully it will keep me on track if I know that I will be posting my weight loss every week.

Please wish me luck 🤞.

Hi Pears, Nankate I started the New Year with a painful molar. Dentist removed the nerve which was torture! Then his plan to do a root canal was abandoned because he found the damn thing was cracked all the way down.
Dentists here are very keen to give one a gob full of beautiful teeth and wanted to do an implant, bone graft and crown. I thought it best removed and had it extracted instead. Also had 2 old crowns replaced. So January was about teeth and
next month will be cataract surgery. Oh the joys of old age!!
Maybe My weight stabilizes at 10st BMI = 22.6 but I am happier when 10lbs lighter so I keep trying.....

More from me soon. Aching jaw where tooth came out today.

My friend has been on what I think is called the Jane plan and lost 3 stone.

Calorie counting is the only way for me.

MayBee just looked at ingredients of ZOE. You have IBS it contains Buckthorn which is a laxative.Lions mane is a fungi which can give stomach upset, diarrhoea and nausea.Maitake not to be taken if on blood thinners or anything that lower
blood sugar .

ZOE is very expensive and lot of different fungi in it. Sounds more like Chinese medicine ingredients. If you do take it daily it may built up in your body and set your IBS off. Please be very careful. But I am not a fan of faddy things that are supposed to be good for you. I would rather stick with healthy diet and only take things doctors have prescribed.
I do take daily cod liver capsule, B12 as I don't eat meat , combined calcium, vitD and vit K,folic acid and vitamin C. But my GP said they are fine for me to take.

I lowered my cholesterol by having a healthy diet . I don't eat meat not because of cholesterol but because I can choke on it even well stewed and shredded one of the joys of my HPX . I can choke on my own salvia or water . I have given up on chicken . Might eat fish when out but would rather eat vegetarian. I use Quorn sausages, chicken pieces and mince at home . Use own brand oil olive spread ,use olive oil or rapeseed oil to brown sausages in the oven . Only have cheese once a month but 50g made into a sauce if I make lasagna or pasta bake for 6 dinners . My cholesterol was 6.2 now 4.4 .

NanKate glad you are better . Hope the tooth extraction doesn't hurt .

Well lost 1 and half pounds this week. But got cuppa and chat in the morning and Friday going out for the day . Will be 22 years since my husband died same length of time we where married and don't want to stay home . So going to treat myself to a nice lunch after having a wander round the shops .

Saw my GP on Friday reckons the 1.5 cm void under my scalp has been there some time but will know more when I see my neurologist in March .

Have a good week pears.

Having listened to several podcasts over the past couple of days I think I’m going to send away for the ZOE Daily 30. It does look very expensive but having checked out the ingredients it contains a lot of the things I’m buying for my cholesterol lowering diet which are costing me a fortune.

Sorry Maybee70 not 79 😳

MayBee79 that banana bread sounds yummy.

Thanks Whiff feeling much better. I didn’t have any more antibiotics. I will have one dodgy tooth taken out next Friday.

My appetite is low at present and I have to go very carefully after the extraction, so I will weigh myself then, but I do feel a bit lighter.

Just been watching that news item about gall stones. I listened to a really interesting podcast about the gut biome this morning. It reinforced my concerns about how taking something for one problem can affect your whole body. Which, if it is something life saving is acceptable but surely not if it’s
to lose weight. Especially as you seem to have to be on weight loss drugs for life. Although my weight has crept up recently I still seem to have stabilised at 9st which I think is the weight I’m meant to be. I spent most of my adult life trying to weigh less than I should be. I’m eating really healthily with my cholesterol lowering diet.Also my IBS seems to be under control even though I’m eating a lot more fibre. I’ve switched to tea bread now. I’d perfected my banana bread recipe but it was so yummy I kept wanting to eat it more than once a day, whereas I like the tea bread but don’t keep wanting to eat another slice.I have it with Benecol and it doesn’t have as much sugar in it as the banana bread.

NanKate hope you are feeling better . Hopefully they gave you a different antibiotic that has helped you .

Shirley well done maintaining. I do have fun at my sit fit class . When we do circuit training we do it in pairs so we chat as well as exercise . Move it or lose is fun as well only problem is she does things in counts of 4 or 8 which my HPX brain doesn't always keep up but I get there in the end. In sit fit everything is done in 12's and don't try and do 3 different exercises swapping between them within a song . But I do love going to both classes. But I do tell our move or lose it instructor she has to shout out when we switch which I do weekly . There are more able bodied in move it or lose it . Some have arthritis or heart problems but not limb problems like all my sit fit class. But by doing both classes I get a full work out . Sit fit been going 3 years move it or lose it a year. Once I start something I don't give up. Like my 7 exercises at home and even do them on holiday and at home my 500 rotations on my static pedals which I even do on classes day.

Just been reading and watched a woman on short interview about the major side effects of those weight lost jabs . Last year over 80,000 gallbladder operations where done and a leading gallbladder surgeon said vast majority was people who had been using the jab . Apparently gallstones is a common side effects of the jabs .

Glad we pears are sensible and do it the hard way and never give up .

Oh dear nankate hope your improving, sounds painful.

Well done whiff. Your sit fit classes sound fun, I bet you look forward to going each week.

Maintained this week…

Well done Whiff any loss is good.

I’ve been off the grid for a week as I had a gum infection, followed by any allergic reaction to the antibiotics, followed by oral thrush 🥺

Feeling a lot better today.

Morning pears. Lost half a pound this week but it's better than on. Circuit training at sit fit this afternoon that's always fun . Some of my older friends punch hard. We have boxing gloves and pads as one of the exercises. Each of the 7 exercises is done for a minute and we do it twice.
My cleaner started on Thursday and she gave me shower room a thorough clean the tiles look like when they where first put in. Reached places I can't.
Something on everyday again this week .
Have a good week gang . 😊

MayBee it's just wanting something to eat. It's how all those on the jabs call it food noise. Which is nonsense. You either want something to eat or not . I eat sometimes but aren't hungry I just want to eat. Other times and forget I haven't had lunch and Mondays I don't eat lunch because my sit fit class is at lunchtime.

I hate the fact people have to make things up just to justify paying for expensive jabs. Bet they wouldn't pay for flu or covid jabs
I am plain speaking as you know .

My appetite varies a lot. If I’m really worried about something I can barely eat. If I’m tired I find myself wanting to eat all the time so I suppose that’s food noise. Post Christmas I always seem to crave food all the time and that’s how I am at the moment. All I can think is that some people are like that all the time? Bit like when I smoked and couldn’t stop thinking about the next cigarette so I had to stop smoking completely. Or if I’ve got a box of chocolates in the house and have to eat the whole lot.

A third thread on weight lost jab. Can anyone tell me as they all say this . The jab stops the food noise 🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷.

What the hell is food noise ? Is it you are hungry or want to eat ?

Some foods make sounds when you prepare and eat them . But I have never heard a cake say eat me 🤣