To share tips on how I went from 12 and a half stone - to 7 and a half stone in 9 months?

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I’m a female in my 30s.

Thus year I’ve gone down 5 stone from 12.5 stone to 7.5 stone (skinny minny!!)

The way I’ve sing this stick to 1300 calories a day and do one form of exercise a day e.g running for half hour or swimming for half hour or aerobics class.

I’ve also had a crush on a bloke in work and one thing definitely kept me on track with the diet/ exercise plan was saying to myself
“ if I stick to this plan today, I’ll be a bit lighter/fitter when I see John.” / this way of thinking has REALLY helped!! If you haven’t got a ‘John’ as it were, pretend that you do in a figurative sense.

how I stop myself from cheating in the evening is looking at TV programmes I want to watch or magazines/ newspapers I like. And any treats - going to spa at local leisure centre etc - anything that takes my mind away from eating!

Hope this helps at least one person in some way!

No, it isn't. Not at 5'1". It is within normal range.
OP's approach to weight loss may be unhealthy, her current weight isn't. I am a little taller and it is within range for me.

Please go and get yourself a blood test, OP. I lost a similar amount in a similar amount of time and only narrowly avoided liver failure, then ended up at an eating disorder clinic. Losing so much sl fast isn't safe so please get checked out!

The envy oozing from every inch of that size 20 body is so transparent, and sad.

I say this as a fellow fat woman who has come to accept my body and even appreciate/quite like certain parts of myself (insulin resistance), absolutely able to feel sexy, and receive the odd bit of attention from both men and women.

No one, not one person on this planet wants to be a size 20 in an ideal world. Including me. Nor is it at all healthy. Firing out a brood of kids isn't an excuse/reason. Nor really is insulin resistance. Both things make it harder for us to lose weight, but it's not impossible.

I'd far rather be closer to OP's size than yours, again - said as quite a fat woman myself. Let's not froth at the mouth to fire our envy at people who quite simply have had more willpower than us.

OP has done very well. She DOES need to look at nutrition, and possibly some self esteem boosting (though likely the weight lot has helped her gain some) but I daresay she's far healthier than you or I.

Actually, did you think much at all before you posted?

Let’s think about the inverse situation. An OP says they used to be underweight, but have put on a lot of weight, they state their height and weight which according to the nhs calculator puts them in the healthy weight range, albeit perhaps at the higher end. They’ve made a big effort to get to this weight, having struggled with being underweight before. Yay!

Someone comes on the thread and says ‘you are very overweight. You need to lose a stone at least’. What a fucking outrageous thing that would be to say, right?

Can you please do me a favour and think about that for a minute?

Is it against body positivity rules to not want to be overweight, unless it fits some skewed ‘self love’ notion. More wokery

I say it on every thread similar to this, but protecting your bones is the most important thing. Drinking diet coke, doing no challenging weight lifting and dropping to the lowest end of a healthy weight, is going to store up issues when heading towards peri-menopause. Like your teeth, when your bones are thin/eroded, there's no going back and diet coke attacks both bones and teeth.

Tbf when I started dating my now partner I wanted to slim down and dropped 3 dress sizes just by sticking to 1200 cal and getting my heart rate up in any form of exercise for 30 min jolts a day. My mum has done loads of diets and said it’s the best way to loose weight and keep it off. Worst was realising how many calories I was drinking simple full fat energy drink or cold coffees have tons of calories in them

Yes Im stuck in this loop, literally. Running, lifting, mindful eating, the works and the scales don't really budge. But hey, it all has to do something good for overall health so best to focus on this.

That’s me - only thing that works is a GLP-1

Yeh, not available where I live without prescription, and you need to have an actual condition not just be over a certain BMI. Otherwise I'd probably have given it a whirl. But here's the other thing, GLP-1's don't burn calories or fat, they just curb hunger desire - so surely, I can do this myself, right, by not giving into hunger lust and over eating? I dont see how these new drugs can be the only thing that works for women in Peri/menopause because women over 50 have lost weight in the past without these drugs being available.

well done for losing weight, you clearly have iron will! It sounds like you feel happy and confident- what you’ve accomplished shows that you are a clever and focused woman and I admire the fact that you are very open and not defensive about some questions.
I hope that this success continues to bolster your confidence and your self worth.
have a great time with John, it sounds like a very exciting, heart racing time! Live in the moment for as long as you feel happy and comfortable. When you feel it’s time for something more substantial, remind yourself that you are fabulous no matter what size and that your opinion of yourself is what matters, not John’s. Real friends and family love you for the remarkable woman inside and so should you !

I have to agree with the posts about why you are doing this???? I hope its totally for you and not the stupid male gaze! Men and women need to to stop focusing on image and think about whats on the inside, its all well and good looking great, but if you are just thinking about your image, makes for a very boring life! and sadly for the company you keep too! I suggest you pick up some feminist lit and invest in the idea, that you are great at whatever body size you are!!!!

If I ate 1300 calories a day I wouldn't lose a pound! But it's true that calorie deficit and exercise are the best way to lose weight and keep it that way so well done!

I'm going to go against the crowd and say that not only does this look like disordered eating but you don't sound particularly healthy eating processed foods with limited nutritional value to add up to a meager 1330 calories.

Losing that amount of weight that quickly will shock yourself body and you'll quite possibly start noticing you hair falling out soon.

As a former ED sufferer, health is not a number on the scales or in the clothes label. Weight loss isn't the enemy here if approached sensibly, and 5 stone in that period is anything but sensible.

P.s. John sounds like a knob, you deserve more.

That’s not entirely true. If you ate the same (obviously not if you were already eating a ridiculously high amount of calories) but changed from a sedentary lifestyle to walking 10,000 steps a day and did some high calorie burning exercises a few times per week, like spin or HIIT, you would lose weight.

Well apparently weight is almost 98% food intake, so of course there is room there to illustrate points of impact. I’m no expert (nor pretending to be), just quoting top Doc’s from multiple pod casts and books.
The work started on the tribes in Tanzania and apparently results were so astonishing that they’ve run many tests since. Apparently extremes can have other impacts but generally, your body adjusts and so exercise is of minimal impact. All they do say however is that for your endocrine, mental, physiology, every other measure, exercise is essential.

Without doubt it’s overwhelmingly down to the calories you consume, but muscle mass also plays a part in calories burned while resting. I guess the type of exercise you do and the physique you have makes quite a difference from person to person. I’ve never had a large amount of weight to lose, but like many people go up and down by half a stone or a bit more from time to time, and even now at 47 exercising always works for me without any real changes to my diet.

Well the docs say it’s not really the exercise, it’s a shift in mindset and micro changes. However as an avid exerciser, I would never risk it myself, but I do think that the whole eat less, move more fallacy needs to be corrected. Eat less, exercise as it’s good for you.

Its an interesting topic

They aren’t mutually exclusive? You can be those things AND slim. I also would t align with my DP if he’d been those things.

or are you saying that only larger people are not bigoted , amusing, kind etc?

Well done you! And I can see how having a crush can help keep you focused on task! You did it for you,but with a little spicey inspiration to keep you motivated! Now the hard bit of keeping it off,living life balanced,time for dating and all the exercise and limited eating!....I put on weight when I got with now husband, he could eat loads,and treats and not really put on weight.years later it's caught up with him a bit,but not as much as with me! I agree with others that would be great to know some of your meals! Again,well done!

Wow, well done! I'm much heavier than your starting weight but still found your post inspirational. What has a typical day looked like food wise?

Wow, you could confidently describe her appearance could you?

I too could describe yours, a pick me troll that belongs under a bridge.

You must be sore from all that reaching. What a jump to think that pointing out their partner isn't shallow is somehow putting down all men.

Only one that's pathetic here is you.

Do us all, including yourself a favour and be quiet

Don't you have a man to be waiting on? 😉