With our forthcoming holiday on the horizon when eating out goes to another scale during the day & evenings. Jill & I have been conscious of keeping our weight down in readiness for the food fest.
When we returned from Southwold in March my weight had shot up to 11st 9lbs, got it down to 11st 4lbs by the end of April. Over the last four weeks we decided to cut out our daily latte & choccy biscuit, plenty of exercise, gardening, walking, bowls, etc, step on the scales this morning & boom I'm down to 11st the lowest weight I've carried in many years!
Mountain wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:20 am
Ahem...I'm 9 stone 13 right now.
Though that is on the low side. Usually hovers slightly over 10.
I wish they made more 31 inch waist jeans.
I was a 32" waist when I first met Jill in 1995, now I have a 35" waist, so 34" jeans/shorts are a tad tight & 36" just a little slack. My belly is where my excess weight is, so my fear is I'm losing weight in the parts of my body I don't need to lose it
10st is a cracking weight, Mountain, I could keep with our neighbour Louise who has just taken up running & suggested I should do the same, told her I'd be knackered after a swift 100 yards sprint. Carrying 10st, I'd be able to run like a rabbit
1964white wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:58 am
I was a 32" waist when I first met Jill in 1995, now I have a 35" waist, so 34" jeans/shorts are a tad tight & 36" just a little slack. My belly is where my excess weight is, so my fear is I'm losing weight in the parts of my body I don't need to lose it
10st is a cracking weight, Mountain, I could keep with our neighbour Louise who has just taken up running & suggested I should do the same, told her I'd be knackered after a swift 100 yards sprint. Carrying 10st, I'd be able to run like a rabbit
I like to run but walking is very good for you and easy fit into your lifestyle.
1964white wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:58 am
I was a 32" waist when I first met Jill in 1995, now I have a 35" waist, so 34" jeans/shorts are a tad tight & 36" just a little slack.
I used to be 32". Took up running 10 years ago. Found I like it, especially fell/trail running. I was never that heavy, maybe nearer 11 stone, and I don't calorie count. I do avoid desserts, cake etc. which is the main sacrifice, but as I was never into them it's a small sacrifice. But my appetite for, say, full fries, burgers and chips etc just reduced a lot over time. We'd have rice or pasta dishes a lot, we both like them.
Mountain wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 11:06 am
I used to be 32". Took up running 10 years ago. Found I like it, especially fell/trail running. I was never that heavy, maybe nearer 11 stone, and I don't calorie count. I do avoid desserts, cake etc. which is the main sacrifice, but as I was never into them it's a small sacrifice. But my appetite for, say, full fries, burgers and chips etc just reduced a lot over time. We'd have rice or pasta dishes a lot, we both like them.
I have a sweet tooth, so I love desserts, we tend to have fruit & ice cream after our main meal, cut the wicked puddings down to once a week. We also eat rice/pasta plus fish & chicken dishes generally, lots of salads, vegetables & fruits. I do love potatoes though, baked, roast, crispy mash, boiled (new), etc.
Desserts, cakes, pasties, ice creams will ruin me next week
1964white wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 11:20 am
I do love potatoes though, baked, roast, crispy mash, boiled (new), etc.
Oh we have a lot of potatoes...just not chipped and deep fried! Potatoes are great. As is bread. I go through lots of bread, I think a sandwich is easily my most common meal. I could have sandwiches for lunch and dinner.
Get a life, i'm here for a good time, nt a longun.
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Must dash.
;@)
10st 1lb, 30in waste, 5ft 8in tall (short). I find that a mixture of gardening, walking, tennis, golf and being vegetarian (but mostly gardening) are enough to keep excess weight at bay. I find that I’m able to enjoy a biscuit or two, an ice cream or two and a pint or two fairly regularly without too much thought about it, which is definitely a bonus.
Everyone has a different metabolism and constitution and I think I’m one of the fortunate ones who doesn’t have to worry too much about putting on excess weight although even if I say it myself I do eat healthily and reasonably sparingly (unlike a lot of our friends) which helps.
the lowest weight I've carried in many years!
...That Ayling goal and "You couldn't script it 
