i need to lose 4 stone - come and inspire me!!

[naughtyameliajayne]

i need to lose 4 stone. i know i have to do this but i am having real trouble motivating myself and getting in the right frame of mind. what worked for you? do i do WW, SW, online something or other, rosemary conley, cabbage soup, atkins, egg and beetroot (i remember my mother trying that one!!!!???!) or my own, how do i get my sorry ass motivated?? all tips, tales of success etc etc gratefully received!!

[GypsyMoth]

i also have 4 stone to lose. have been low carbing as i know this works for me. have lost weight this way before....an exercise too

[HeadFairy]

I've also got four stone to lose. I'm trying low carb this time, I've done every diet under the sun and I can't be arsed with all the faffing around weighing things or counting points, so it seems simpler to just do low carb/low GI. Easier to adapt to real living I hope!

I'm going to try and do some exercise too, my mum is going on a walking holiday soon so we're doing a 10 mile walk once a week, plus I've joined a legs tums and mums class which starts after Easter.

I'm not sure I can inspire you as I've never lost that much weight before, I've never been this big before. However, I'm happy to do a bit of hand holding while our tummies rumble and crave cakes!

[naughtyameliajayne]

thanks guys, its bloody rubbish isnt it? i always think - if i could just magic the weight away overnight i promise i'd be good then and keep it off!!!!! hmmmmm, i've got to do it. ive signed up for a class too, and am going to start running (am bit worried about pelvic floor, lack thereof, but thats a whole other thread!!!!)by summer we'll be strutting our stuff in our string bikinis...... keep me updated, your success may spur me on! x

[Poohbearsmom]

Hi ladies n dec i weighed 16st 3lbs (at least) as of weigh n last mon im 13st 11lbs i started by simply stoppin eatin the stuff WE KNOW makes us fat, i greatly increased my fruit & veg intake (i eat absolutly as much of em as i want, bucket loads) i started havin lots of veg stir frys & makin heap loads of diff super healthy delish really low cal veg soups i love tom & red pepper and some of da girls over on my weigh loss over yonder love butternut squash soup, i swapped da rubbish snacks for either none or sumit like seeds, fruit like mellon which is so yum & soooo low n cals! or munchin on a big ol carrot til my cravin for crap went away... got a gr8 tip here bout cravings... treat em like a child havin a tantrum, it will pass! do sumit else, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN... works most of da time i was exercising i got a Rosemary Conley dvd & shockingly LOVE it & iv never exercised b4 really n my life but shes def da one for me but havnt bn able to do any da last month due 2 being ill but am stil managing to loose a bit... o & i wa s using Foodfocus which is a free website where u can log ur daily food (it has da cals for every food ya cud think of) ya can also log ur exercise & ya get more cals to eat da more wa do & it works out exactly how much ya shud b eatin to lose x amount & tells ya when exactly ul reach ur goal if ya stick to it i did ww n da past (got pg both times i was doin it) i can really recommend it, it really works if u do it prop, its so easy too, id def do it again but cant afford it at da mo... anyways hope some of this helps

[Poohbearsmom]

I shud also say the most imp reason iv actually stuck wit my new healthy life for the 1st time n my life is the fantastic support, advice & friendship iv gotten from the lovely group of ladies on our 2010weight loss club thread, it honestly has made da diff n me eatin da wrong things or not... and its gud crack too & really nice to hav gotten to "know" ppl