AIBU to tell you all how delighted I am to be overweight today?

[PineappleJones]

Absolutely over the moon to be overweight this morning!

I was class 2 obese in February (ugh, felt terrible) and today, after 5 months of dieting, I've finally hit a BMI of 29 something and officially 'just' overweight.

Next stop - normal weight!

@Thisismytimetoshine I don't mind saying - mainly because you don't know me in real life

I started at 15 stone 5 and at 5 ft 4 this pit me at class 2 obesity which is quite sobering when you read up on the stats. Today I was 12 stone 6 so just nudged to the top of overweight

I dropped to class 1 obese at about 14 stone 6 so I think there's a couple of stone between each class. Normal weight for me is still another 2 stone away but I've dedicated this year to lose the 5 stone (in total) so fingers crossed I'll be job done by about November

Congratulations, fantastic achievement!!
And it sounds like you've gone about it in a very sustainable and sensible weigh. You must be so proud of yourself.

Thanks, Pineapple, that's useful. Well done again, fantastic achievement 👏👏👏

Very well done!

Well done 💐

This has given me a much needed push, well done op!!! I’m going to have a look st the suggestions you have made. I’m 5’2, and weigh 12 stone, which for the first time in my life has put me in the obese 1 category and it’s scared me to be honest! I have always had a terrible diet so I can’t say I was shocked, but I did work out what I was consuming in drinks alone (approx 1500 locals a day!!!! On drinks, not food!!!!) I cut it out immediately which for someone who’s been drinking that much coke for as long as I can remember was tough but I felt I did really well, only ate within a certain time frame (like you, not because I was really focussed on intermittent fasting but because I don’t tend to eat until the afternoon anyway!) I drink 3+ litres of water a day when I have NEVER drank water!) to get on the scales after 2 weeks and weigh exactly the same resulted in me stuffing my face with s triple burger and thinking “fuck it” but your post has given me a boost to try harder! I wish you so much luck to get to your next goal and you should be so proud you’ve managed to get this far!!!

Fantastic op. It’s amazing how quickly you can change. I was 15 stone 8.5 and obese January 2019. I’m 5ft 8. By mid June 2019 I had a healthy bmi. I’m 45 and had been obese for years. Lost 5 stone in total and maintained ever since. Lots of walking key for me I aim for 15,000 steps minimum. Good luck on last bit but you can tell you will do it.

I remember when this happened to me, OP. You're right, it's a fantastic feeling.
Well done!!!

Congratulations!

Wow, well done you! Keep it up!

Huge congratulations op; that's a brilliant achievement!

May I ask please Pineapple:

• you say you hid that you were struggling from your dh, did you tell him you were dieting?

-how did you reconcile family food with your food? Did you eat more or less the same thing but less of it?

-finally did you set yourself interim goals or did you go all out for your ultimate goal?

That's amazing OP, really well done, that's such a significant benefit to your overall health you should feel really proud of the achievement.

Well done.

And what a lovely post and well worded.

You've got this

That's brilliant OP, I like the method you used - I have to say I have heard of people successfully using that before too, to lose significant amounts of weight. So really you made a life change that should be sustainable.

@squanderedcore oh yes he knew I was very unhappy with my weight and he's always been very supportive. I haven't always been as large at 15 stone 5! But there was no way I wanted to ruin our weekend away by moaning about what were self inflicted pains! It got me thinking about actually doing something properly and not just making half hearted attempts that would then fail each day by 4pm

Ah we eat a bit weirdly here anyway so no issues with me eating my own thing! I make family meals for them and then I sometimes eat what they're having or I have something different or I eat a little later. They're used to it - I'm a strict vegetarian and they're meat eaters

Set interim targets as 10 stone 5 when you're 15 stone 5 is just a depressingly long way away! I wanted to be 14 stone something and then I wanted to be 13 stone 13 so those were the first goals.

I then shifted this to 12 stone 13 and then last week amended to 12 stone 6 to make me just (ha) overweight

Next goal is 12 stone 5 as that's exactly 3 stone lost and then 11 stone 13 to see the 11s again.

I do sometimes feel like it's taking forever though! Was stuck at 12 stone 13 for 4 'weeks so what this has taught me is that weight loss isn't linear. It doesn't drop off at a nice little 2 lbs each week. I'll stay the same for weeks, give or take a lb , and then suddenly drop 6 lbs in 7 days - and then the cycle starts again. So it's now knowing this that means I can ride it out when the stalls happen - calories in vs calories spent is scientific so I know that just by sticking to it, it has to work. And it does

Another saviour is the one day a week where I up my calories. I don't have 'cheat days' any more - trying to change my mindset and I don't have 'days off.' I'll use my higher calorie day to add in a bagel and nut butter or some squares of organic chocolate (hilariously I've told myself this is FAR better than a slab of dairy milk!) or I'll just eat more. I log everything on nutricheck (far far easier than MFP for me) and it's this logging that stops any lack of control. I've told myself I can have 2000 or 2500 calories and the guilt just goes. There's then no 'getting back on it' the next day and o change up the days so it's not a 'reward' for losing weight

God that was an essay wasn't it?

Thank you all for your uplifting comments. I do find it a slog sometimes - mainly because I still have 2 stone to go and that doesn't even make me 'slim! - so this has really helped.

@DishingOutDone thank you! I've tried every quick fix out there but doing these walls and just calorie counting works. Because it's basic science so I know I can trust in it. I shift my calories down ever so slightly with every half a stone but lost nicely to begin with on 1500 odd cals a day

Congratulations- you’ve done so well. You should be so proud of everything you have achieved especially in such difficult times. Good luck going forward

@itsgettingweird thank you

Woo hoo!
Congratulations on your weight loss and increased fitness.
🎉 👏🏻👏🏻

Congratulations. I did the same last year and felt amazing. Unfortunately I have lodt the plot for a while but back on it now.

well done to you. brilliant news! I just started a week ago doing pretty much the same as you. I am obese and I have a long way to go before I'm even overweight, but I'm determined to do it this time, purely by reducing my calorie intake, and making better food choices (most of the time) but not restricting anything.

Congratulations! Keep going you’re doing fantastic. It takes a lot of willpower, definite testament to your character!

Fantastic work! Well done

Well done xx

Your organic choc comment makes perfect sense. It’s not got stuff in that dairy milk has and is far less likely to trigger you eating junk. Adding a few extra calories things you like but good for you like nut butter very sensible. Post again when you are healthy weight op.