To be 24 stone?

[Bunny2607]

Obviously i know I am. And trying to post for traffic to see if anyone has been where I am.

just had my 2nd baby 6 months ago, and while i did well at first dropping the baby weight the last 2/3 months i have absolutely ballooned and now weigh the most i ever have. I’m embarrased and ashamed. Its come to a head on holiday as was only just able to fasten the seatbelt on the plane and have been spilling out of restaurant chairs etc. it’s embarrassing.

my baby is starting nursery soon and i’m back to work part time. I have worked out i should be able to get to the gym 2/3 times a week, so i am going to join and hopefully exercise will prevent loose skin?

has anyone lost a massive amount of weight and if so how? Any stories to share? Thank you

At your size you have a miniscule chance of losing weight and keeping it off without intervention - a one in 4,000 chance actually.

Get weight loss surgery.

Medical advice is not appropriate on mumsnet

Also doubting that statistic a bit....

Also wondering why you posted that?

Your quality of life must be quite affected by the weight I'd assume? I was 23stone 10 and my health was hugely affected.
Gastric sleeve, exercise, lifestyle overhaul and I lost 9 stone.
I put on about 21 lb throughout pregnancy and struggling to get back to what I was doing before, but at a size 16/18 life is much easier and much more enjoyable

I think you have to stop thinking of it as being “a diet” after which you can go back to eating anything and everything. You have to frame it as an overhaul of what you eat and realise that maintaining a healthy weight means making healthy choices, and make that your new habit. Easier said than done, but perfectly achievable, wherever you start from. And no, you don’t need surgery as a first option.

I've no tips sorry, I need to lose weight myself but lack motivation and love eating. Wanted to say good luck though!! I'm sure you can achieve your goals with hard work. Remember to be kind to yourself.

I dropped from 15 stone 9 to 13 stone 5 in a month doing keto before covid. It was filling and the weight melted off. 24 weeks pregnant and 16 stone now after the lock down and being pregnant, hoping to go back to it once this baby is out!!

Small realistic goals will keep you on track. Aim to lose a stone then reset to the next goal. One bad day isn't a reason to give up, its the weeks, months and years that matter. You can do it, fat loss is really easy. Watch a guy called Greg Doucette on YouTube he's a bit shouty but excellent and informative.

Total bollocks and extremely unhelpful.

16/8 - it's so easy and changes your appetite so you really don't feel like overeating.

Hi

In regards to loose skin - I had a large baby at 19 - and despite being very fit and exercising pre and post pregnancy consistently, I have lots of loose skin around my abdomen. I wouldn’t let that put you off. You are going to have loose skin getting to a healthy weight from 24 stone, whether it takes 2 years or 20. Lose the weight with no excuses and money saved from less snacks/smaller portions can go towards surgery to remove excess skin

Watch April Lauren on YouTube - she started at 350lbs and has lost 100lbs slow and steady.

I would recommend keto - use the Carb Manager app. Getting rid of carbs stops your blood sugar and hunger levels from spiking and you just don't think about food as much.

I would look into Saxenda. You can technically get it on the nhs, but I think it's a lottery. OP are you pre-diabetic/diabetic? As I think that's one of the criteria on the nhs. But it does work. It slows your digestive system right down so you get fuller quicker. You don't have to cut anything out per se, but obviously would help to make changes along the way. It will train your body about portion control too. I've lost 6lbs this week on it. It is expensive. But I would definitely ask your gp about it

As PP, you can't outrun a bad diet. Although will absolutely be beneficial and help strengthen your muscles for more efficient weight loss. So do what you enjoy, but don't focus too much on it just now. It's mainly calories in vs calories out, and if you are eating more calories than you burn, you will not lose weight

Alternatively, you can download an app that tracks what you eat throughout the day. You have to be honest obviously to get a better idea of how many calories you are eating a day and go from there. Also, if you can work out your TDEE (quick Google should be able to help you) it will tell you how many calories roughly you need a day to lose x amount a week, depending on your height and weight

Have you considered surgery? I’m booked in for it next week after years of yo yo dieting…it took me a lot to realise just how difficult losing weight and keeping it off is for me so for me it feels like the right tool…the letter my surgeon sent me said I have 7-10 years less life expectancy at this weight and that shocked me into realising I need to take action once and for all and there is no shame in needing help. I really do wish you all the luck in the world with it and always feel free to pm me 💐

Come over and join us on the 10 stone plus weight lose thread
Under weight loss chat topic. Would link if I could.

I lost over 60kg. The best thing I did was count the calories of everything I ate on myfitnesspal religiously at the beginnint, it really helped me understand food, how wild my portion sizes were and how a little here, a little there added up to a lot.

Realistically you will probably have lose skin regardless of exercise or not but you will be healthier.
For fitness start slow, you can't out exercise the fork anywhere but don't go crazy and cause an injury that might put you in a why bother state of mind.
Go slow and steady, no extreme diets even if they're tempting and if you fall off one day, shrug it off and start again the next, don't give up.

It's absolutely not bollocks. Listen to the last episode of the A Thorough Examination podcast on BBC sounds.

Far more helpful to realise you need serious help rather than face years of misery doing diets that won't work.

Because I don't want someone else facing the years / decades of misery I did doing all the things everyone else here is suggesting. Diets won't work. Exercise won't make any difference.

Good luck op. I used to be almost 22 stone. Now slim and loving life, eating well, and exercising for my health.

I completely agree with you @Carpy88999.

Weight loss surgery is NOT the answer unless you have exhausted all other options and really, absolutely can't lose weight. It's not a good idea at all.

Intermittent fasting -go in hard. Read Tom Watson downsizing he lost similar amount of weight. You need to change your habits and lifestyle but sooo worth it

It's nobody else's business, but if you want to do it for yourself that's great. At first, diet will take you a long way but strength training will help in the long run by 'filling up' the empty space for want of a better description.

Slow and steady is defo the way. Need to allow time for your skin to shrink. It's very adaptable.

Diets don't work but you don't need to diet to lose fat. Its not all or nothing, it's not salad or cake. The diet industry isn't interested in teaching people how to actually sustain anything because then they lose you as a paying customer. Yo-yo dieters = profit. Its a mindset change that everyone can make work, stick to it and enjoy it.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder or for overeating would probably be the best place to start.

So I would firstly deal with the psychological factors with a CBT therapist.

Then bearing in mind that diets don't work for people suffering from obesity (calorie reduction does but most diets themselves only work in the short term), I would decide not to have certain foods in the house (if I have biscuits chocolate etc. I will eat them!), measuring portions of what you do have, having half a plate full of veg with every meal (on a small plate) and no seconds and just building in rules that make healthy behaviours into habits.

Diets don't work but you don't need to diet to lose fat. Its not all or nothing, it's not salad or cake. The diet industry isn't interested in teaching people how to actually sustain anything because then they lose you as a paying customer. Yo-yo dieters = profit. Its a mindset change that everyone can make work, stick to it and enjoy it

Totally agree with this. The amount of "diets" I've been on over the years, including Keto. I did lose 3 stone, but it wasn't sustainable and I ended up pilling it all back on once I stopped doing it. Now I don't cut anything out. I eat what I fancy (to a degree) but it is about portion control. Like I said in my previous post, I've lost weight doing this without depriving myself . Even had some cheesecake twice this week and still lost

My understanding is if you have a gastric band on the NHS and lose lots of weight, and you then need loose skin removed, the NHS will remove it for free. But if you lose the weight through diet and exercise, the NHS will not remove the loose skin and you’ll be facing a 10k bill to have it removed privately.

The amount of weight you have to lose means this is likely to be an issue you come up against. My friend lost 8st and the NHS refused to assist with skin removal surgery because she hadn’t had a gastric band.

Keto requires iron will power which nobody can sustain. People like it because you see immediate benefits of the weight dropping (not fat) every gram of carbs we eat out body stores up to 3 grams of water. You cut out most carbs you lose an insane amount of water weight in the first few weeks.

I weighed everything and I realised just how much I was eating of calorie dense food like rice and pasta. I'm legitimately a different person these days and I didn't diet for a single day. I love the gym, love walking and being active in general. As I say anyone can do it because I was a sedentary fat slob.