I'm possibly setting myself up to fail but enough is enough and I need to take control of my weight.
I'm getting married in 6 weeks and would love to shift about a stone by then and hopefully carry it through to Christmas with a goal of being 2 stone down for the New Year.
I'm currently 13st1, my ultimate goal weight is 10st but I think slow and steady is going to be more realistic.
Has anyone got any tips? Recipes or ideas?
I don't eat a lot of meat, I wasn't allowed growing up so not out of choice, I just never had. I do eat some fish and chicken.
We have young kids and my weakness is picking at their leftover tea or if they have treats in the house I just can't resist! Also when they won't go to bed i find myself eating really late dinners and often end up ordering rubbish food in from takeaways late at night out of ease/being lazy and tired!
I'm going to weigh myself every Wednesday and post it here so I can keep track / motivate myself so if anyone wants to join you're more than welcome!
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MamaJune · 26/09/2018 20:21
Me...
I was doing well, then the cold and chest infection hit, so eating and exercise both went out the window.
Back to it. Have put on 6lbs in the last four weeks. This was nit the plan 
Now need to lose 2.5-3 stone.
Walking is definitely my exercise strategy to try and get in extra bits here and there. I walked to my local supermarket today for the first time (I've lived here 3 years) and it only took 20 minutes, I've been a lazy cow 
Hope all are doing well.
Walking is my exercise of choice as well. Three dogs to walk does usually help with that! I'm back to Fitbit and MFP (MyFitnessPal). I have to track or I lose the plot. Yesterday managed 20.5k steps. Today my legs aren't talking to me They'll have to get over themselves as need to get the dogs out.
The Cold had me snacking again, so trying to stop the rubbish munching.
I've got my first wedding dress fitting next week which is really motivating me to keep going.
I've just worked out that since I ordered it about a year ago I've lost 1.5 stone. At the time I pledged I'd be 3stone down by now - I know 1.5 is still a good loss but it seems a bit rubbish for how long it's taken.
Time to get my butt in gear!
I'm sticking to around 1,200 calories a day and so far (touch wood) I haven't had any slips.
My fiancé is doing the Cambridge diet and lost 7lbs this week but my word the poor bugger is miserable and his breath smells like a dead rat
i'll join
i'm 5ft 7" and last time i checked my weight was 12st but that was over a month ago and i have deffo gained a few pounds since then
a few years back i lost a lot of weight and it has been creeping back up ever since. have a hectic few days ahead of me so can't see any healthy choices happining lol but from tuesday really need to start doing something about this. last new years eve was my breaking point lost a stone by the end of january then another half a stone...i have since put that all back on.deffo don't wanna feel the same this new years eve so count me in hopefully we can all help eachother.
Steps are difficult if you spend a lot of time in the car! We have a dog so that forces me to go for a walk most days (DH or kids walk her too) and I often invite my neighbour along as she always says she needs to move a bit more too so doing it with a friend makes it easier.
I had a really good day yesterday, I was generous with the calories I logged for all my food that I couldn't weigh or measure. For example I had a porridge sachet at work but didn't measure the milk so counted 100 cals / 200ml and I'm sure it was less. Same with the homemade veg curry for dinner, plus I resisted all but the smallest piece of naan!! Total calories were 1174. I also went to the gym and did 20mins of full on sweaty cardio so all up feeling chuffed. And it's all logged in my shiny new journal which I am very taken with
Just need to keep the same level of motivation up long term and I'll be fine!!!
Happy weigh in day.
This time last week I was at 13st 1
Today I am 12st12.5
2.5lbs down 
Really pleased with that and know I could be better.
I ended up at Pizza Hut last night which is never a good one but other than that I've really stuck to my guns this time around.
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@Homemadehopeful that's fab, well done you!!
I bought a pair of size 12 jeans as motivation to try and be in them by my birthday in November and tried them on and they fit!!! A little snug but definitely buttoned up all the way I've been a large 14/comfy 16 for so long. I was a 10-12 pre twins and I'm starting to realise that my body will never look like that again between the stretch marks and bobbly wobbly bits but I'm a lot happier already.
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