To ask if you've lost weight, how did you do it?

[mumofgirls1]

I'm desperate, I'm miserable in the way I look and really need dieting tips to get me started. I lost the weight before but after pregnancies and miscarriages etc it's all creeped back on.

So if you found something that worked, what was is?

Thank you.

Plain Greek yoghurt with berries for breakfast.
Bowl of bran flakes or similar with skimmed milk for lunch.
Bowl of thick chicken and vegetable soup for supper.
Limitless tea, water and celery.

I wouldn’t do this for more than 6-8 weeks but the weight does drop off.

@jadfiewahnds

If you dont mind my asking, how many grams of carbs a day are you eating?.

Thinking of trying keto.

I've lost 5st in the past calorie counting and exercising. But gained the weight again. I was skinny but miserable. And freezing cold.

Lost 3st after pregnancy doing 5:2 and then 1.5st calorie counting and going to SW meetings year before last.

Nothing much has worked since and I just wasn't sticking to anything. Then on Sunday I decided to start 16:8 out of interest. I'm on day 5 and my appetite has shot down to the point where DH has just eaten a whole pizza and wedges in front of me and I barely noticed and my clothes feel looser - I assume because I'm not bloated. 2lbs off so far but about to come on so that will be confusing things. Jury is out but I feel totally chilled and just like it's something I could do forever bar the odd event or meal that would dictate my eating times.

I eat between 12pm and 8pm.

@PointlessUsername under 20g, mostly kale/lettuce/spinach and a bit in the double cream I have in my coffee. I'm only eating once a day now, it's enough! It's definitely worth a go, have a good read about it and give it a couple of weeks. Eat LOADS at first, the food is delicious I wouldn't bother with the carb substitute recipes at first just keep it simple while you adjust. Lots of fatty meat, cheese and green leafy veg

I lost 2 stone simply by cutting out bread Monday to Friday. For breakfast 55 gram of cereal (Alpen or likes) with semi skimmed milk. For lunch soup or ham, chicken, boiled egg salad with low calorie dressing and maybe some fruit or cereal bar. I try to keep my calorie intake for breakfast and lunch to under 550/600 cal. For main meal I eat the same as family but reduced my portions. I try not to snack in between meals but if I do I have nuts and seeds. At the weekend I don't go mental but I do allow myself bread, sweets and crisp treats and the much need bottle of wine. Following this plan I have managed to maintain my weight for nearly 4 years. I go out socialising often so I try to be really good leading up to a night out or I am extra good the days afterward I also exercise 4 times a week at the gym. Nothing crazy just some light cardio and weights.

Slimming World.

Sticking to the routine exactly, cooking fresh food every day. Staying to group each week, keeping going to group after hitting target.

Lost 7 stone 5 years ago and have kept them off.

Developed Gastroparesis 😩

@jadfiewahnds

Thanks for the reply. A stone in less than a month like you will be a great start. 🤗

I had to go gluten free for health reasons
The substitutes are not great so basically just gave up bread cakes biscuits and most desserts plus anything in batter or breadcrumbs lost 3 stone
Eventually put back on around a stone over s few years
More recently joined slimming world and have lost a further 5 stone so 7 stone in total
I don’t eat muller lights or much processed food anyway so SW for me is just basically low fat low sugar and low carb or lots of healthy eating
I’m around a stone away from my target but may lower it again depending on how I feel

Cut out alcohol.
Extra portions of veg with dinner but no pudding or biscuits

Park run every Saturday. Quick stumble three times around the playing fields every Wednesday lunchtime.

I’ve lost a stone since April & 3” off my waist. I still eat everything else - cheese etc. And if I’m hungry I eat more, just not biscuits.

I feel much better generally .

Low carb soup diet before we got married last year. I reckon me and DH both lost a couple of stones between Feb and June.

We bought one of these - www.morphyrichards.co.uk/products/cooking-and-baking/soup-makers/501014-Saute-and-Soup-Maker.html

Yes it is a bit costly for the initial outlay but it's bloody brilliant! Blended, smooth soup or chunky soup in 21 minutes. No standing, stirring or hand blending which spatters the kitchen. The only time spent is chopping veg.

It makes about 4 large portions, so enough to have for an evenng meal and enough left to take to work for lunch the next day. Very easy to clean. This is the BEST kitchen gadget we have ever bought. We use it every week.

i decided to do a sponsored distance walk to get me moving as I did no exercise whatsoever. In the last two weeks I have walked briskly 42K in total and lost .....not one ounce!
so much for exercise helping you to lose weight!

Low carbing is the only thing that has ever worked for me - so no bread, pasta, rice or potatoes - just loads of salad and veg instead. Not to the extreme of carb counting though, wine at weekends and the occasional bit of cake otherwise I just crack and give up completely.

Lost a bit over a stone and fingers crossed it’s staying off.

Lost nearly 4 stones over 2 years. Yes this is slow, but I'm fine with that because I'm quite fit, not much loose skin and I'm not on a drastic diet so I can stick to it indefinitely. My rules are -
Smaller plate
No alcohol (would probably be teetotal anyway, for various reasons)
No 'treats' in the house, no multi packs of crisps, sweets, biscuits, etc. If I want a bar of chocolate or packet of crisps I buy one, a single one).
Eat normal food, 3 portions of veg minimum, 2 of fruit a day. Keep it simple, boring things like porridge are good because I'm not tempted to pig out.
Weigh out things like pasta, rice, stick to the recommended portion sizes, which look minute at first, until you get used to them.
No takaways (don't like them anyway)
Exercise as much as possible, you should really do some resistance training. I do swimming and lots of walking.
Good luck OP, you can do this

I like this guy's stuff for learning how to better managing my food and training for fat loss and a bit of muscle gain.

I've found trying to improve one meal at a time helpful. So, one bit at a time I improved my breakfast. I've found having a good breakfast helps me not eat as much later in the day and less likely to mindlessly snack. I felt a lot better after I spent years not bothering with it. I spent a while adding and tweaking things to improve and have it be sustainable. In doing that I found things I like better for lunch and am now working more on that.

I know others who found the opposite - eating early made them hungrier sooner so feel better just drinking water and such in the morning then having a good lunch & dinner. I think taking each bit of your day step-by-step and finding ways you can tweak it move more (resistance bands have been good for me) and eat better in ways you enjoy (or at least are fine with like my adding milled seeds to my porridge, adds a bit of healthy foods and I find it more filling that way with little change to flavour) can help you find something sustainable for you that probably won't match what other people do.

Another vote for keto / low carb high fat

I too only eat one meal a day, and all cravings for sugar /sweet things/ carb loaded foods like bread have completely gone. The control you have over food is something you can only dream of. I can be around sugar, chips, pizza and not even flinch - however strange that seems. I also have much more energy, mental clarity and time (no meal prep three times a day!)

www.dietdoctor.com/ this website explains all.

My fitness pal I eat between 1250-1500 per day and make sure I hit 10,000 steps per day.
I lost 6 stone in 8 months from January last year and have kept it off since.

I must say though it doesn’t matter what you try, if you’re not in the right head space then it will never work. I spent years and years being 17 st and i tried everything you can think off. Then one day a woman in her car called me a “fat cunt” and that was my light bulb moment I vowed to get the weight off and never put it back on. So far I’m doing alright.

Good luck OP you CAN do it 👍🏻

Big initial weightless was done purely by calorie restriction. Track everything. Recognise where your weaknesses are and plan for it. I am a snacker, cutting out snacks would not work for me so built snacks into my daily calorie allowance.

My weight has been reasonably stable after the initial 3 1/2 stone loss. But I bounce from ideal up a stone and back again and have yo-yo'd like this for a few years now.

My most recent effort to lose that odd stone (and more) was to track as usual but also I cut out a lot of sugar and processed food. I was eating less meat too and a lot more vegetables. I cut down massively on bread and potatoes. More brown and green carbs, more fish, less red meat. Surprisingly I was snacking less naturally as I wasn't craving it. Took about 6 weeks for it to really kick in though. But the weight loss was steady and consistent and sustainable. I lost 10KG in 20 weeks.

I reframed my thinking.
Instead of tackling the problem with the mindset of 'I can't have' or other deprivation thought processes, I shifted my focus to what I would gain by losing weight.
I have a physical disability and wish to remain mobile. I had not gained a lot of weight, but it was affecting my mobility and causing extreme pain. I get through my days concentrating on what not overeating or under exercising will achieve for me.
It takes planning, cheerleading, documenting- there are so many resources online, try a few out and see what works. Best of luck.

I lost three stone by eating less of everything and cutting out ready meals completely. I was ravenous at first but soon got used to it, drank loads of water to compensate.

Cut down on portion sizes and cut out sweet drinks and deserts. You have to prepare yourself that for two weeks you are going to feel hungry and crave sugar but if you suck it up knowing that it's only going to be for a couple of weeks your stomach shrinks and you no longer feel hungry with a smaller amount of food. You will gradually loose weight.

fitbit linked to my fitness pal plus sit ups at home. slowly but surely lost 24 pounds over 24 weeks.

Very weird diet for me but totally worked for me and my best chum who tried it.

Breastfast- Asda's Belvita style plain biscuits (2 pack), ski smooth fat free yoghurt
Lunch - cully and silly chicken soup from tesco
Dinner- anything I wanted, had to be planned ahead so I looked forward to it through the boring food all day.

Stuck to that at least 5 days a week and continued to treat myself with odd takeaway and still lost 1.5 stone and feeling great

Another vote for rh Fitness plan on Facebook

It’s really life changing. I’m not deprived of anything within my limits

I lost 3 stone using MyFitnessPal, weighing my food and logging religiously. It basically boiled down to cutting down snacks and having smaller portions (like the recommended portion of rice and pasta...) and no seconds. I started off making sure I got my 10k steps in (and the extra calories I could eat then made it sustainable) but I ended up doing a marathon. The training really helped keep the weight off, I do love my food 😋

I am struggling to maintain now I'm back at more normal activity levels, but I am just about managing to, albeit at 4kg over my lowest weight...