I’ve lost 40 pounds!

[Tankous]

Yaaaay

I just want to scream it from the bloody rooftop!

After literally years of saying “I’ll start next Monday” I finally did it.

I feel so much better in myself- I was really starting to feel quite cumbersome in my body which I hated. Developing a spare tyre was the final straw for me. I have always had somewhat of a defined waist but for my spare tyre to be my widest point was just soul crushing.

I probably still have 20 pounds or so to go but the idea of losing 1.5 stone isn’t half as scary as the number I had to lose when I first started.

Starting really is the hard bit. Especially if you use food as both a comfort and reward.

It’s not often I say this but I’m proud of myself! Good luck to anyone else on their own weight loss journey

This is inspirational, especially as it’s mainly through eating healthily rather than doing loads of exercise which can be hard to keep up , thx for sharing! 😊

Also how long did it take ?

Congratulations op.

Wonderul achievement @Tankous 😄 That's loads! I bet you feel great (and look it!)

And you did it with genuine hard work, and effort, and exercise, and good old fashioned willpower, and didn't resort to using those ghastly weight loss injections! You're way more likely to keep the weight off too with doing it 'properly' and taking nearly 6 months to lose 40 pounds...

Well done!

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Well done.. Having finally started 2 years ago at 54 and losing 2 stones...It's bloody hard. It did creep back up again and it's taken 3 months for "monday" to actually come around and re start but it's worth it...I bet you feel so different and all those clothes that we "a bit tight....I'll get into it next summer...I'll keep it just in case" are coming out!

youre welcome! I’m glad sharing my experience has been helpful to a few people. Thats made my day!

I know I will have to incorporate more exercise in at some point but I have not been in the mental space where I can commit to going to the gym regularly. If I’m honest I hate it. Swimming once a week is actually enjoyable. More than twice and it would be a chore and therefore it just wouldn’t happen.

5.5 months. I started in the new year. Felt very uncomfortable in my skin over Xmas/NYE. Everyone looked lovely and I was hiding my spare tyre.

Agree you have to find something you enjoy , classes can be fun if you find good ones

You’ll get lots of snarky responses from people who don’t like having to confront their own personal weight issues I suspect.

That is amazing. I have been dieting 3 months but it's been very slow progress.

Well done! I'm slowly getting there (didn't realise how hard it is to loose weight in your 40s).
But I'm 9lbs until I'm in the healthy bmi range.

Share bags are the devil's work. Along with sharing chocolate bars. Yeah. Right. Resealable, my arse. Like that's the only reason I eat a whole big bar of chocolate in one go is if I can't reseal the packet.