52 pounds in 52 weeks for 2015?

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Haven't seen a thread for this although i know there was one last year and i wasn't on it but i really need to do something now. I have about 4 stone to lose. I am starting to have aches and pains as i get older and feel fat and awfully self conscious. Going to try low calorie and mfp. Would anyone like to join me or point me in the direction of the right thread?
Thanks

I'm in the office surrounded by Chocolate and Sweets

I have eaten a bag of carrots and a Banana!

What are you having for lunch ? Carrots and a banana doesn't sound enough to me .

I'm in too please - starting today (Mon 5th Jan) at 16 st 9lbs (233 pounds) .

52 would be a good aim - but I'm starting with the 3 pounds to go down to 230... as I KNOW I can do that this week...

short term goals have worked best for me in the past - (the shorter term the better) with everything! I used to smoke and drink - now I just eat...

I'm with you! I've would like to lose between 30-40 lbs. I've lost weight before with weight watchers (the old points system) so will be going back to that. If anyone is interested, there's a brilliant facebook page called 'weight watchers old points values'. Really useful and very supportive members.

Just had a cup a soup and a slice of wholemeal bread. Got two Satsuma's in my bag for later.

I weighed myself today 12st 1lb BMI 30.9 which is classed as obese. 52lbs would take me to slap bang in the middle of my healthy weight range but last time I weighed that was 14 years ago so we'll see how I feel as I get down to around 9st.

Jacket potato with tuna/spring onion/extra light mayo for me.

Hello all,

Can I be in on this too please. Just tipped the scales at 14.8. Would be very very happy with 12.6, I'm 5ft8. I've just done my BMI and it came out at 32.

I'm going low carb as I know that it works but not strict strict, more as a way of reducing calories so cooking normal family dinner in the evening but having salad / green veg instead of the carb element. No bread, it plays havoc with my IBS anyway.

Now my twins are 3.5 I have no excuses not to exercise so am going to dig out my running shoes.

I had some greek yogurt for breakfast and no lunch as have just got over noro and can't face anything. Dinner is spag bol but I will have the sauce and broccoli, if I can stomach it. I can highly recommend a dose of noro to at least kick start the weight loss!

Sandwich with 100g chicken and a shed load of salad here.

(instead of usual sandwich with 200g+ chicken, a lettuce leaf and 2 slices of cucumber, and a grab bag of crisps, and a mars bar and a latte and a slice of cake + muller corner yoghurt + apple + maybe some biscuits later)

I have sat at the table and slowly savoured each mouthful and I feel full.

Hello all, today i started with a warm water and lemon and had a smallish portion of porridge with chopped prunes and a coffee with a dash of milk for breakfast. I then did the nursery/work run which is a 45-60 min walk pushing a pram (but mostly downhill).

I had another coffee when i got to work and a small apple. I had 100g of Lidl turkish yoghurt with a few raspberries and blueberries at 12 then when i came back from the shop i ate my lentil & chickpea soup with 2 rice cakes and light lurpack. The soup is really filling. I've managed 1.75 litres of water so far today. I have a Brita Fill & go filter bottle which i find helps me to drink lots of water and i can fill with water from any tap. All logged on MFP which looks great for today!

I'm going spinning after work and have also upped my gym membership to include the gym rather than just classes that i was doing before. I intend to do some exercise daily

Monday - spin (45 mins)
Tuesday - lunchtime gym (30 mins)
Wednesday - lunchtime yoga (45 mins)
Thursday - lunchtime Pilates (45 mins) and Spin (45 mins)
Friday - lunchtime gym (30 mins)

plus daily nursery/work walk. I know that if i can keep this up for only a few months then i will get there. Me and DH pretty much gave up drinking before Christmas so i don't have to try and do that now as well as dropping the calories.

Good luck all, everyone seems to have made a great start.

For someone asking what MFP is, it's My Fitness Pal. you can set goals, log calories and exercise. It is great, the food database is massive and if you use the phone app, you can scan barcodes on food. Plus adding in your own recipes is really easy.

Hello

I'd like to join you too.

I have put on shedloads since having my son (6m old).
I started today but didn't get a chance to weigh in yet, will do so tomorrow morning. I've been feeling very fed up with my weight gain and over Christmas my eating got totally out of hand. Yes I'm breastfeeding still but I am not one of those lucky ones who looses weight when feeding, quite the opposite in fact.
I'm quite pleased I survived making chocolate lollipops with my daughter (school inset day today) without me so much as licking a spoon. And it was a handy way to use up lots of selection box chocolate (which was all mine, good riddance!).
Any tips on what to do with tonnes of leftover Christmas goodies, should I just tip in the bin now and be done with it?!

BTW I'm going to use MP and try and get some proper exercise 2-3 times a week.

BB

MFP I meant not MP.
Just logged my breakfast and lunch and I only have about 600 calls left, eek. But happy with the day so far. Actually I feel sense of relief having finally started to tackle this, anyone else feel similar?

Any breast-feeding mums on this thread - do you allow any extra calories in MFP for feeding?

I've just had a look at the mfp and it looks pretty good but I have a couple of questions if anyone can answer them.

With WW you can use weekly points if you have a meal out etc does mfp allow you anything like this?

Is the recipe builder any good as I cook from scratch a lot?

Weight this morning was 15st 13lb. (I've never told anyone before my weight since I've weighed this much).
Had a good day so far. Boiled egg and a small amount of chicken breast for breakfast. Be good to yourself cuppa soup and a bag of walkers baked crisps for lunch. Need to wean myself off the crisps, but thought they would be much better with only 2% fat. Some grapes for a snack.
Not sure yet what I'll have later, but I'm feeling positive.

Just worked out if I manage to do this I would be 12st 3lb by the end of the year. I'd be bloody delighted with that.

Grrrrrr, I've been starving all day. MFP tells me I have to eat less than 1400 calories to just lose 1 pound a week. How is it possible?

I had a handful of nuts for breakfast, a cream cheese bagel for lunch then was so hungry at 3pm I had two slithers of stilton and 3 satsumas and the pasta with tomato sauce boring nothing rubbish dinner takes me way over.

Weighed in at 14st 8.5lbs

I am upset. But take solace in that had I done this 3 months ago, I'd have been closer to 16 stone.

I'm hoping to end January at 13st x

Had a diet coke, cheese, crackers and a huge salad so far.

And I was planning on a small glass of wine this evening.....

I'm feeling quite good today.. I think My body is still consuming the huge meal I had out last night.

Breakfast was a huge bowl of carrot sticks and some grapes. I'm not normally a breakfast person.

Lunch was a 2 mile walk around the Arboretum and a cuppa soup.

Tuna salad for tea.

I've had a couple of babybels as a snack.

I expect I'll feel hungrier tomorrow.

Hopefully when I've shed a few pounds it will be easier and more motivating!?

Count me in! Need to do this, fingers crossed for everyone!

I think dieting is always shite starlight :( 52 lbs in 52weeks should be attainable though as it is slow, steady weightloss rather than starving yourself.

Starlight , I wouldn't worry too much about being exactly on calories , I might be wrong , but for me I am just glad I am not eating the huge amounts I was , any cutting down is a bonus in my head .

So far today I have had
one boiled egg and one slice of wholemeal toast
One cup a soup for a snack
Bowl of chicken soup and ryvitas
I have got some chicken breasts for dinner but I am not sure what to do with them .

I had chicken breast with a couple of fresh tomatoes that I roasted with a pinch of salt and pepper 'til they went gooey, and green beans and broccoli.

Bumblebzz I think once you have started weaning you don't need to allow any extra calories for breastfeeding, while no solids or formula you can allow a bit of extra dairy or similar to make sure you're getting enough calcium. I've got the same problem - gained weight while breastfeeding as it makes me so hungry, but am determined to stop the snacking, and lose the weight this time!