Tell me how you lost 4 stone plus

[Overthinker918]

I desperately need to lose AT LEAST 4 stone. Ideally 6 stone.

If you have done this please tell me how you did this!

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No diets. She and her coaches have lost tonnes of weight and kept it off for years using mindset resetting for people who use food for things other than hunger.

I’ve lost 4.5 stone so far, ideally I’d like to lose a few more pounds but I did it for health reasons and as I’m now a healthy weight again, I’m mainly trying to maintain my current weight.
I had to start out really slowly as I was obese and incredibly unfit. For a year or so all I did was walk, pretty much everywhere. I slowly increased the duration and speed. If I didn’t set myself a target I’d end up cheating by going back home, so many times my walks went to shopping centres/grocery stores. I’d tell myself I really do need a new bra, and off I went. Then on way back I’d tell myself I could get the bus any time I wanted, I was just going to walk until the next stop…. Etc etc.

It wasn’t until I began lane swimming that I really lost the majority of the weight though. Swimming works wonders on your body, toning it in every single part of your body. It also made me gain muscle tone and the endorphins I got from swimming WAY surpassed the ones I’d get from a long walk. With a long walk I just felt tired, but swimming and teaching my target (every time increasing my expectations) really helped. It’s so lovely because you meet others in same situation and their motivation spurs you on to better yourself.

I never imagined I’d manage to lose the 4 stone I’d put on through medication and thyroid malfunction 😂 but it’s possible. I know you will want to see fast results but it does take a long time- but it did also take me a long time to put it all on.

Baby steps OP. For me my diet improved with the exercise as well- it’s like they go hand in hand. I felt a bit like “I don’t want to ruin my hard work in the pool by eating this cookie!!! Wow one cookie would take me almost the entire session to burn?!! Nah, I will pass”. I never used to feel like that before I started exercising, I thought “oh fuck it, I’m already fat so what’s one more cookie”.

Anyway, ramble over. I hope you find an exercise form you love and look forward to doing. For what it’s worth I never in a billion years thought I’d find mine. All these years of loathing exercise- wow. Wish I’d done this years ago.

I did it (6 stone) cutting out pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, sweets, snacks and processed meats.

I still drank moderately. I didn't exercise much (disability) but did yoga.

Typical menu:
B nothing
L veg and hummus and an egg or omelette with veg and cheese.
D meat and salad or veg / veg curry with carrot and swede mash/ cauliflower rice.

This is the combination that worked for me:
Low carb - loads of veg/salad/fruit
Fasting
No processed foods at all
Hypnotherapy

• had big family wedding coming up to motivate me

I did a ketogenic diet, which was low carb. Limiting carbs to under 50g a day. Stuck to eggs, broth, fish and leafy greens, Coffee and heavy dairy like heavy cream abd hard cheese. The first month is HARD, but once you get into the habit, it’s really great. Such an energy boost.

After 3 months and 4stone loss, very occasional drinking - but only clean alcohol like gin/vodka in sugar free tonic. Very dry Prosecco, occasionally.

Lost 6.5st it in 7 months. Started exercising after losing 4 stone which helped tone up.
I also tried OMAD fasting when the weight loss stalled and that really helped.

I’ve fallen off the wagon with lockdown and put in weight and now pregs too. Back on it once this bun is baked. Good luck!!!

I lost just over 4 stone on slimming world and found the whole experience positive

I only eat lunch and tea. Once a week I make a pot of soup, and that will do maybe 4 lunches or teas. It's healthy and filling, full of veg.

After tea I brush my teeth which puts me off eating anything else. And then power through until lunch the next day. I find if I make it past 10am I'm fine.

I've slowly lost about 50 pounds over the last few years.

Keto diet (v low carb) and daily exercise - home workouts, walking, swimming etc. I lost 4.5 stone and finally got pregnant (which was my goal). It's not for everyone but I found the diet varied enough to stick to and once I was in ketosis, was never really hungry. The exercise was hard at first but became quite addictive and much easier once the weight started coming off. Good luck with whatever you decide to do x

Eating less and moving around more is the only way to do it and keep it off.

10st lost via Slimming World, very energetic badminton, 50 lengths in a pool and riding multiple horses a day, plus epic dog walks.

I've lost 2 stone so far intermittent fasting - only eat between 12 and 7pm. I've combined it with lower carbs and running. Got more to lose but it's still going in the right direction.

DSs girlfriend lost 5 stone last year. She also restricted eating hours, prepared proper food (no junk), less carbs, smaller portions and took to walking everywhere.

6 stone, slimming world. Lost 5 stone in under a year.

I lost just over 4 stone through Slimming World. I did it online rather than groups. I found it really effective!

Gastric sleeve. Only thing that has worked for me. I've lost nearly 4.5 stone in 3 months

eating 1200 cals & it took me about 15 months to drop 6 & half stone (gained half a stone back as it was so restrictive & i got a bit obsessed & didn’t want my daughter to see) have maintained 6 stone down for 10 years (size 18 to an 8 & now a 6 as most stores seem to have upped their sizing in years) it took me about 15 months& you need to really want to do it as i’d tried & failed many times as no proper discipline. Track everything you eat

5 stone with slimming world and exercise. If you follow it properly and sensibly it works well.

Gastric sleeve. I went from 225 to 150 and so far it’s stayed off for 3.5 years. There was no chance that I could have done it any other way. I saved for two years to pay for it out of pocket and it was worth every penny.

Counting calories - set a limit of 1300 per day and tried my hardest to stick to it.

Little tricks like adding lots of veg to meals to fill me up. Always had sugar free jelly, flumps and boiled sweets around for when I wanted a sugar hit. Got through a lot of wafer thin ham and lettuce as a low calorie snack too! My other thing was drinking black tea and coffee whenever I got the urge to eat something as often I was bored rather than hungry.

Some days I get like I blew it, but even then I still counted the calories and realised I was never much over 2000 so not the end of the world.

Marriage breaking down & divorce, lost 5 stone in 6 months, it's the best diet around, I'm thinking of getting married again just for the diet 😅

I’ve lost 7 stone so far.

Short course of Saxenda to kickstart things
16:8 fasting which in reality was one meal a day most weekdays
1200 calories a day made up of protein and good fats, very little carbs
Cooking from scratch every meal, no packet sauces etc
2.5l of water a day

Surgery

A question for those who swam, how far, how many lengths were you doing per session/ per week?

I’d be interested in this. Last winter I swam three times a week for half an hour. This replaced walking for an hour and a half three or four times a week. I did walk as well though, just not as often . I have never been so unfit at the end of the winter. I felt terrible and could barely do my normal walk. I didn’t lose any weight either.

I guess it needs to be a combination of swimming and diet. I've started swimming a couple of times a week and can feel my abs getting stronger but I'm still really overweight