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

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Thistle101 · 26/05/2024 17:02

So, summer in nearly upon us and I still haven't gotten into shape!
AIBU to ask some of you to join me in a 30 day challenge to strive towards being a little bit healthier?
My aim is to get up early every morning and do a 30 min walk/run and stick to a healthy diet.
I'm hoping we could all post a message every night/other night updating on our progress and being a support of sorts to each other to keep us focused on our long term goal.
Anyone up for it?

OP posts:
SpicyNikNak · 07/06/2024 16:48

So far so good today. Healthy breakfast and lunch and day 11 DS which was a killer. Not sure what's for dinner yet but I've a night alone so it's going to be tough to avoid the snacks!

Ezekiela · 07/06/2024 13:55

Scales fluctuated between 13 st 1 and 13 st 3 (floor is uneven.) Started at 13 st 6 so I've lost at least 3lb.

Yesterday I got engrossed in something so I forgot to eat lunch. Today I've been to Greggs for a steak bake and Belgian bun. Tonight's meal is likely to be a late night kebab. Walking a fair bit but not enough to burn all that off.

weaseleyes · 07/06/2024 10:50

Good strategy, @Troubledoor1! 😀

Troubledoor1 · 07/06/2024 07:14

Well a good exercise day yesterday but food choices were not great. New scales arrived and I can lose 3 pounds by moving them to a different room. Im
going to take the lowest reading as the right one!

lairyfights9 · 06/06/2024 22:04

Thanks @SpicyNikNak 😊

💛 for today
Breakfast - protein smoothie
Lunch - 2 lots of pop tarts 😩 snack chicken and rice cakes
Dinner - bolognaise with cauliflower rice instead of pasta and a bit of mango sorbet after

Ugh the days I spend at home are always the absolute hardest. I guess it's just boredom but I just want to eat everything!! Managing to just overdo it on pop tarts is actually pretty decent for me but I still feel guilty and weak for it.

SpicyNikNak · 06/06/2024 19:27

Good food day today but not managed any exercise again! Well done @lairyfights9 on finishing level 2 !

Beezknees · 06/06/2024 15:19

Afternoon all. Day 11!

A better food day than yesterday. Slim fast and berries for breakfast, scrambled eggs and salad for lunch, doing home made burgers for tea. Did have a bag of doritos but kept to my calories.

MomOfTwoGirls2 · 06/06/2024 10:00

Yesterday was Day 10 for me. Time is flying!

I am only down .9kg in the 10 days, despite controlling the calories really well, and have almost totally cut out snacks.

I notice that my food intake is fairly carb heavy. I am going to try up the protein and cut back on the carbs.

I will also try increase my water content, though I do drink loads of tea.

lairyfights9 · 06/06/2024 07:55

❤️ for yesterday
Did 30ds
Breakfast - protein smoothie
Lunch - cooked breakfast
Dinner - peanut butter wrap and 5 salt and vinegar rice cakes
No snacks 👍

Day 20 of 30ds ✅ glad to finally be done with level 2. I may be begging for it back tomorrow though! Day at home today so hoping I won't be too bad food wise.. I always really struggle with my eating when home all day. Hope everyone has a good day 😊

Troubledoor1 · 06/06/2024 07:01

Hi all. Yesterday was good food wise but I didn’t move around as much as I’d hoped. Today I should hit 10,000 so I’m feeling optimistic!

weaseleyes · 05/06/2024 22:22

Ok here today.

I feel much better having arrested the slow but steady continuous gains since Christmas. I kept thinking of my last weight recorded in the app I use - which genuinely does help stop me going into denial about how much I eat - and I just couldn't bring myself to enter the new higher weight. I kept telling myself I'd get back to my last weight and then carry on so I'd have a long plateau rather than a gain. Of course, this is ridiculous because I weight the same whether I write it down or not! Anyway, last week when I started on this thread I finally did write it down, largely got over myself (though still feel cross about it) and am now on track to whittle it back down. I gained two stone since Christmas, which has just been so unnecessary, but there's nothing to do except face that two stone and then face the stone and a half beyond that I'd still like to lose. Oh well, it's now one stone and ten pounds since Christmas :)

SpicyNikNak · 05/06/2024 19:34

So far so good today. Calories are low so I'm looking forward to a cornflake supper soon. I'm managing to avoid snacking which is nothing short of a miracle for me!! MFP is helping to stop me blindly raiding the cupboards! No 30ds today but still a ❤️. I'm impressed with hula hooping @CatrionaCat I might give that a whirl (pardon the pun)!

Beezknees · 05/06/2024 16:55

Had 2 slices of pizza at lunch today as we had a team day at work, so not a great food day so far. Home made chicken curry tonight.

Beezknees · 05/06/2024 16:53

Ezekiela · 05/06/2024 16:41

I don't understand this fasting until tea time thing. I thought it was better to eat earlier in the day and try not to have so much in the evening. Has the thinking changed on that?

I don't think it particularly matters what time you eat, you just have to be in a calorie deficit. I think different methods just work for different people. I could never fast until dinner, I get too hungry.

CatrionaCat · 05/06/2024 16:42

I have bought a hula hoop. I used to be able to do it as a child. It's giving me lots of exercise bending to pick it up. I can't do it at all! Very frustrating.

Ezekiela · 05/06/2024 16:41

I don't understand this fasting until tea time thing. I thought it was better to eat earlier in the day and try not to have so much in the evening. Has the thinking changed on that?

Ezekiela · 05/06/2024 16:35

Couldn't weigh myself until today as I've been away for a couple of days. 13 stone 2 this morning which is 4lb down since starting.

My biggest problem at home is still snacking. I need some healthier / lower calorie snacks. I mostly drink low calorie drinks or water and rarely any alcohol.

When I'm away, I snack very little but my biggest problem is alcohol. I do enjoy a social drink and hate being the only one not drinking. When I've lost weight previously, I drank white wine spritzers and a spirit with a diet mixer. I've gone right off wine spritzers so is the spirit + diet mixer my only option, or can someone offer any better suggestions?

lairyfights9 · 05/06/2024 08:12

Yesterday 💛 solely because I ate half a big pack of crisps which worked out at like 450 calories!! Otherwise would've been a red one.
Did 30ds
Breakfast - protein smoothie
Lunch - tuna mayo jacket potato
Dinner - duck stir fry with a slice of birthday cake after. The cake is now gone so at least that's not around to tempt me 👍
Snack - aforementioned crisps 😬

Done day 19 of 30 day shred this morning. Only one day left of level 2 thank god! I don't actually feel quite ready to move on to level 3 but I don't want to mess with completing it so I'm going to move up anyway. Well done @SpicyNikNak 😊 frustrating for you that your body's not playing ball, but hopefully a few days rest will help! Lovely to know I'm helping with inspiration ❤️

Hope everyone has a good day x

Springchickenonion · 05/06/2024 07:19

Morning all. Well done everyone. I'm late to the game but would like to start.

I had a rare photo taken of me the other day and it got put on social media and I'm really upset at the way I look. I would like to lose a stone. I carry on the tops of my arms!

Troubledoor1 · 05/06/2024 07:09

Morning, I had a good day yesterday. Lots of steps in and good choices with food. Terrible
nights sleep though so hoping I don’t crave sugar to keep me going later! How’s it going @Thistle101 ?

Glenthebattleostrich · 05/06/2024 06:16

Good morning, some fab losses so far. I'm 2lb down (after staying the same because of my snacking at the weekend). Managing my water and dod a dance class last night.

Got a walk planned for tonight, planning on doing 2.5-3 miles. Food is good this week and water on track. Need to cut back on the nuts, I'm snacking on to many of those, need to stock up on some low carb snacks this weekend. Ive volunteered for an extra duty at lunch at work so I'm on my feet for an extra 35 minutes and coming home a longer route 3 days per week so adding another mile and a half to my journey.

7lb to go for June to get to my target of being under 200lb.

Have a great day everyone

MammaTill2Pojkar · 04/06/2024 22:28

Feeling a bit 💙today as I stupidly decided to weigh myself and after losing 1 kg in the first 6 days I have apparently gained 400g back on in just 3ish days... despite fasting until 5.30/6pm most days and only having snacks after dinner/trying to minimise those snacks.

Otherwise I fasted until about 6pm today and did my 30 min workout, only had a slice of birthday cake after dinner today. Here's hoping the regaining of weight is just a glitch...

weaseleyes · 04/06/2024 16:48

I managed a 4lb loss in my first week, which is respectable. I would be more pleased if I hadn't weighted 2lb less on Saturday as now I feel cheated! However, that's just the luck of the water retention draw. I tend to check my weight daily but only officially count it once a week. I feel I've got the worst of my bread and sugar withdrawals over with, and am now just thinking of them fondly but still able to resist.

SpicyNikNak · 04/06/2024 15:09

Hey @lairyfights9 much like you I continue to struggle with 30ds. I can feel my strength and core getting easier but I'm really struggling with my knees on the cardio! Today is my last day of level 1 then I'm taking a day possibly two off to let my joints rest. I'm frustrated to be honest as my heads there but my knees are slowing me down. I'm sticking with it though. You are nearly through level 2!! That's inspiring me to keep on it so thank you!

Troubledoor1 · 04/06/2024 09:24

Hi everyone, yesterday was good. Today I made it to the gym, had a very gentle work out as it has been a while! I have soup for lunch but with added lentils or I’d struggle to not snack later.