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I did it! I reached my target weight!

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LunaNorth · 04/04/2021 11:07

Can’t believe it - I’ve finally done it!

I’m (just) in the healthy BMI range for the first time in over 10 years!

Still got a few pounds to go until I’m in the comfort zone, but that was my first target, and I’ve blooming got there!

Thrilled. And it’s largely down to MN and some great advice I got on a thread I started back in September last year.

Thank you, MN!

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M0rT · 04/04/2021 11:08

Woohoo 🎉🎉🎉🎉🙌🙌🙌🙌
Well done @LunaNorth that is a wonderful achievement Star

daisybrown37 · 04/04/2021 11:09

Well done

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LunaNorth · 04/04/2021 11:09

Thank you!

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naomi81 · 04/04/2021 11:10

Yay well done 👏 that must feel amazing, I started in January and my target is 50lbs by the 21st June, managed 33lbs so far 🤐 Xx

Wowcherarestalkingme · 04/04/2021 11:11

Congratulations! That must be an amazing feeling. I’m trying to push to get my last stone gone from being 6 stone overweight. You’ve inspired me to keep going

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LunaNorth · 04/04/2021 11:13

Well done @naomi81and @Wowcherarestalkingme!

It is an amazing feeling - just you wait and see!

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Lockdownbear · 04/04/2021 11:13

Well done, what was your secret to making it happen?
Loosing weight just seems to be easier said than done.

Capodimonte · 04/04/2021 11:14

Well done Flowers that's a great achievement. It sounds like you was determined to reach your goal. Keep going you can do it! x

PainterInPeril · 04/04/2021 11:14

@LunaNorth Good for you! I'm so happy for you....well done! I know how hard it is from personal experience.GrinFlowers

picklemewalnuts · 04/04/2021 11:14

Well done, Luna! Ive a long way to go. 3 stone down, but 4 more to go. I dont know if i'll get all the way there, but i'll have a go!

UnderHisAye · 04/04/2021 11:15

Wow, well done!

PrudenceDictates · 04/04/2021 11:17

That's fantastic, very well done!

You've inspired me to make more of an effort!

GoWalkabout · 04/04/2021 11:20

Well done Smile - maintain it in this range for a year and you have a good chance of keeping it off - April next year is your new target maybe?

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LunaNorth · 04/04/2021 11:21

You lot are making me smile!

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DragonPoop · 04/04/2021 11:22

Wow well done op that’s amazing!! I’m only 3 stone from my goal (after losing 8 stone already) and you’ve spurred me on to keep going!

StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 04/04/2021 11:24

Well done Luna, i’m on my journey still got 2 stone to go. How did you do it?

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LunaNorth · 04/04/2021 11:25

@Lockdownbear

Well done, what was your secret to making it happen? Loosing weight just seems to be easier said than done.
First thing was to give up drinking, which I did using the 30 Day Alcohol Experiment.

Once I’d reached 30 days, I thought, right, if I can do that I can do anything!

So, after some advice on here I set my daily calorie limit at 1800 cals a day.
Did some exercise most days - C25K, yoga, exercise DVDs, long walks.
Allowed myself to have feast days at Christmas and Easter.
Done journaling and meditation to keep my head in the game.
And logged everything.

It’s come off at a snail’s pace - it’s taken me seven months to lose around 22lbs.

But hopefully that means it will stay off!

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igotdemons · 04/04/2021 11:26

Well done, it’s such a hard earned achievement! 👏🏻 I’m 42kgs down from my heaviest with another 20 or so to go. It’s hard but it does feel good to shift it! ☺️

fizzybootlace · 04/04/2021 11:28

Well done! You must feel fantastic and rightly so!!

I have 8lbs to go and also coming off way more slowly than it used to but sticking with it!!

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LunaNorth · 04/04/2021 11:30

Do you know what I like best?

Getting dressed. Just going to the wardrobe and getting something to wear, and it fitting.

Not breathing in, dragging things over thighs, wrenching zips up, chucking stuff on the floor in a mood, pulling tops down etc etc etc...

Just getting dressed, and going about my day. So relaxing.

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Gerla · 04/04/2021 11:31

Well done! Slowly and surely is the way to go.
@igotdemons you've lost 42kgs??! That's amazing.

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LunaNorth · 04/04/2021 11:32

There are some fantastic losses on here. Amazing achievements.

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Lockdownbear · 04/04/2021 11:39

You make it sound easy. But slow and steady is probably the best way.

itsgettingwierd · 04/04/2021 11:40

Yay well done 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

I get that. 2.5 weeks ago I decided enough was enough when my BMI tipped 31.8 (obese!).

I'm 12lb lighter now and my target is to hit a stone by the end of this week.

1.5st by end of April.

The felling is so good and I think it's because it's something you know you've achieved yourself because you have total control.

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LunaNorth · 04/04/2021 11:57

@Lockdownbear

You make it sound easy. But slow and steady is probably the best way.
The hardest bit was keeping my head straight.

I haven’t been hungry, or felt deprived, at all.

It was just keeping my patience that was difficult.

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