To ask you to join me in a 30 day weight loss challenge?

Day 1 for me and Ive started by getting myself off my phone, out of bed and have taken the dog for a 4k walk. It felt like a nice way to start the day and will, hopefully keep me on track for the rest of the day. Good luck everyone!

Good morning. Absolutely knackered this morning. Spent hours sorting and throwing out what felt like half the house yesterday and did a 2.5 mile walk with a friend. Got cramp in my bottom at 4am so been up since then.

Today's job is jet wash the garden and get rid of a big planter thingy i made when i was childminding then resting this afternoon before I'm looking after my friends kids for a couple of hours.

Food will be -

B - scrambled egg
L - cheese salad
D - slow cooked beef brisket with veg.

So far I'm 1.5lb down this week, aiming for another 1 off this week.

Day 3 went well. Today will be tricky, team lunch and DDs birthday dinner. Hopefully my 3 in a row good days will motivate me to make good choices. Fingers crossed!!!

I'm on day 3 and doing OK, but not brilliantly, so far.

The scales say I've lost 3lb but that's probably just a random or hormonal fluctuation. I won't worry too much if it goes up again, as long as it stays below my starting point.

Last to the party, but yes, I need this!
Will start my fitness pal food logging again tomorrow! 💪

30 min workout accomplished today, broke my fast at 6pm again (probably doing more of a 20:4 if), will see if I am still eating too much during that time if I manage to weigh in on Sat, otherwise I'm feeling hopeful ❤

I've been considering taking up BodyFX again, might set myself a 30 challenge after we get back from our short holiday next month.

Id also like to be a Kate joiner if I may? I'm currently 12.2lbs and would like top eventually be 10.7. I've not had a great day in terms of food as I was out for lunch and also had a glass of wine. However, I have walked more than 15k steps, so I think that's a pretty good win!

A link would be great @lairyfights9

I was really hoping to do 7 days straight but had to really slow it down today (day 6) I still did it though so every cloud. Sounds like you are whipping through it - nearly half way!

I'm giving today a ❤️ again. Did 30ds and have eaten pretty well-

Breakfast - banana, oat and peanut butter protein smoothie
Lunch - quinoa and beans with sweet chilli (higher protein) chicken, 3 salt and vinegar rice cakes and a small slice of vegan cake (was at a birthday thing)
Dinner - I haven't had any as my eldest and I were off to see a show and I ended up not having time so I had half a small tub of Pringles when we got there and that's it.

I am a bit hungry though so I might eat something when I get home, but I might just have a cup of tea and see if that satisfies me..

@SpicyNikNak I know what you mean about the knees, I was actually okay during level 1 this time (I'm certain in the past level 1 has been rough on my knees) but since starting level 2 my knees have been a bit sore. Before starting the 30ds I was doing a postnatal cardio YouTube video by bodyfit by Amy which was low impact but still a really good workout. I can post a link if you like?

An up and down day 3 for me. Have done really well on calorie intake and drank lots of water but struggled a bit exercise wise. It's day 6 of the 30ds and at nearly 50 my knees are feeling it. Probably due a rest day from it tomorrow. Anyone got any recommendations of a 20 min ish circuit that's low knee impact?

Can I join very late? Holiday mid July. Don’t really have a goal, but just want to do my best. Overall goal is 126lb.

156lb today.

B: coconut dairy-free yoghurt, granola and berries
L: Raw veg, prawns and blue cheese dip
D: likely fish and veg

77.5 kilos today and I made it out for a run this morning and have yoga tonight which I will to and from, it isn’t a weights day for me today.

I had scrambled tofu with 2 sausages that needed eating, tomatoes and spinach for brunch and a small protein shake.

Dinner will be (pretend) steak with a giant mushroom, spinach, samphire and cherry tomatoes. I am doing harissa potato wedges for the family so will try and resist those

13st 1lbs this morning, so back up into the 13s today. My weight fluctuates quite a bit but I like to weigh myself daily as then I can see the overall trend (hopefully downwards!).

B: 2 x white toast and marmalade, cup of tea
L: cheese toastie, Diet Coke
D: not decided yet.
Snack: ice lolly

Not the best, but I've not snacked anywhere near as much as I usually would!

3lbs is definitely not meaningless! That's great, well done 👏🏻

Good afternoon all.

Day 3. Had slim fast and berries for breakfast and 2 eggs on toast for lunch. Garlic chicken and veg planned for dinner. Got enough calories left over for a treat as well so might pick up a small chocolate bar when I go shopping. Still need to drink more water though.

We got this 💪🏻

I got through my day 1 successfully yesterday, so can award myself a ❤- probably the first one I've merited since Christmas! I came in at 1 calorie under my allowance, avoided snacking and bread/sugar. Had a stonking headache in the afternoon, undoubtedly due to the lack of bread. I should get past that if I can hold out a few more days. I was 3lb down this morning, which is obviously meaningless in actual weight loss terms, but gave me a psychological boost as it meant I came back under my personal threshold of doom which I had vowed never to reach again. Here's hoping I stay on track for day 2.

Yeah so had I @SpicyNikNak 😂

I forgot about the planks @lairyfights9 ! Day in the office for me again today which I find harder than being at home food wise. I've got a water bottle ready so the aim is to sip on that. It's early days but for the first time in a long time I'm feeling motivated.

Good morning

Had a good day yesterday, managed a 2 mile walk before dinner so hit 14000 steps and cleared the rubbish from the garage into the skip. Today's jobs are clearing a huge planter and dismantling it to get rid and hauling some big pots around so I'm counting that as my exercise!!! I also need to dig out an area of the garden, redo the weed membrane and then replace some stones. Also clearing out the study and cleaning the house, so a full day of physical labour and lots of lovely low carb goodies to get through.

Thanks for the article @Theoldbird. Interesting reading and makes me feel better about the short time I have to exercise (for some reason I don't count walks in it as they are lovely catch ups with friends!). I can't find my shred DVD so need to find something else (or rebuy it).

I've decided to gove myself some rewards for hitting targets. It ties in nicely with the self care stuff @Troubledoor1 was talking about. So 4lb off, manicure. 7lb, facial. 11lb pedicure. 14lb I'll book a proper massage. Hopefully that'll motivate me to my first stone and then I'll be close to fitting in my lovely clothes whicb will keep me going.

Hope the cold clears quickly @Smartishpants and everyone has. a good day.

Hi, I've just seen this, can I join? (better late than never!) I'm 47, and suddenly feeling old, worn out and miserable! I've gained weight suddenly in the past year, not a lot but enough, I'd like to lose 10lb ideally, my job is stressful and also a desk job, I have an elderly mum who's got dementia and a daughter going through her GCSE'S, she has ASD so needs a lot more guidance than my elder daughter. I don't have much time for myself which is why I bought Body FX 2 years ago and have probably 'danced' about 20 times max during that time! I also love food and have no will power! I can use my Fitbit for calorie counting but I am clueless when it comes to healthy eating, knowledge wise and always end up not feeling full if I try to eat healthy, so I use chocolate to fill the gap!!!

That's a good idea @Troubledoor1 😊 I might try and do mine while ds has his first nap. I don't get much time for self care as I've got a one year old and a 2 and a half year old. I can barely get anything done at home with them which is why I'm getting up so early to exercise as it needs to be done before dp leaves for work at 6:45. Helpful really because it's done before the day even really begins, but I am tired and the last thing I want to do when bleary eyed and not fully awake is exercise 😂
Day 12 of 30ds done ✔️ have a good day all

Morning all.
Calorie tracking is always an eye opener for me.
I sometimes can’t understand why I’m 3 stone overweight when my diet is pretty healthy and I am active. Well it’s clear when I put stuff in the tracker that I’ve been wildly (blindly) guessing at portion size. Yes I’m active but I am in a desk job and I’m not active to the point of working off 500 extra calories a day! So onwards with the food tracking to 1500 a day, at least 10,000 steps a day, loads of water and a cardio workout.

I’ve added in some body maintenance to help
with motivation. Hair has been dyed, eyebrows tidied, feet pumiced and nails painted.

Snotty cold has knocked me off track a bit since Monday but I’ve done yoga twice and not added any weight despite some suspect snacking so onwards to a better day.

managed 100 skips and a 7 minute workout plus a walk.

Stuck to breakfast, one late lunch and a tea and one piece of toast for my evening snack as was getting quite peckish.

2 packets of crisps - not good

also not good that my meal was overly heavy. I really need to work on portion content

Did a youtu.be facial massage which has really given me a nice rosy glow! not had that for ages.

This is a brilliant article on the benefits of short workouts

www.thesun.co.uk/health/21066263/seven-minute-workout-better-gym/