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What is a scary amount? Is this through lack of food?
Curvy you are doing ever so well !
1 stone. I put half a stone back on at some point and lost it again. It's nothing to do with lack of food - it's to do with my stomach problems.
Have you seen your doctor about it? If your BMI gets too low or if your periods stop then you definately should see someone. Take care of you x
Thanks. I did a doctor numerous times last year and a specialist and they've said they can't do anything.
It makes such a difference when you write down everything that you eat and drink; it really shows you how much you ate before then and makes you think twice about whether or not you really needed two slices of toast with your beans!! Hehe.
Well done for your achievement
Do you feel better about yourself for it? Like are you finding things generally easier with a better level of fitness?
I've been binging a bit recently, I think I'm going to start writing things down too (as I'm going through a phase of restricting and then binging, I want my eating to be closer to normal or at least less binging).
It also means I can walk around the shops for longer without having to stop and sit hehe. I'm also doing 40 minutes on the crosstrainer now, when I began only doing 20 minutes! It's all good!
I've not weighed in at WW for 2 weeks now so will do so on monday. Not sure how it'll go but i'd like to get out of the 14s range now and into the 13s!
This is a really good time considering how unfit I was just 9 months ago.
It's similar to the time I managed in the 1988 Sport Aid event 20 years ago when I was a lot younger and supposedly fitter.
I am really unfit, which probably isn't help by the fact that I have really poor balance and no co-ordination whatsoever. Anyway, what is the best thing I can do to myself slightly more fit? I am thinking about swimming (I should be ok with that) but would that really help me much?
EDIT: I don't need to lose weight.
Yes.
Swimming is one of the best all round workouts you can get, low impact (good for joints), low speed (which will make a difference with your vision issues), you don't really need balance as you're supported by the water.
I think many people underestimate how good for you it actually is. Do it
I'm another yes for swimming. Just started going again in the last few weeks and feel better from it already. You might want to go somewhere that has lanes so you can swim at a pace to suit you and not have to dodge the kids arsing about.
g_angel - you have inspired me to get back into swimming again! I used to be in the swimming club when I was younger but I was far too slow to get anywhere. Being back home though and I'm not sure I can use my uni ID here to get a student swim!
I'll give it a go though
How are you getting on with it ?
ETA: I had to use a Boots machine to weigh myself today as class wasn't on?? It even measured my body fat. Was a deffo eye opener. Couldn't believe it told me I should ideally be 7.5 stones! Mental. Who would've thought.
A loss is still good though because its going in the right direction and lots of things affect your weight such as fluid, time of the month etc.
Melian, did you give the swimming a go ? I hope so as its good fun and also quite calming.
It's a repeat of what happened last year, only I am not going to give in now. I like to think I'm better prepared.
I'm still biking and swimming, I start a new type of dance class next week and later this month some Hip Hop. When things slow down more at work I plan to use the dead time to return to the gym. Although the weight may not be dropping as fast now, I am feeling fitter than I have for years. My back has been docile for a few months now. :thumb:
All my pants are also too big and look baggy which is so not sexy. Groar.
I've lost nearly 2 stone over the last year
Sorry, it just made me happy when I realised!