Starting today - anyone with me?

[Waffle19]

After so many reasons for delaying starting trying to lose weight, today is the day.

Anyone with me?

I’m going to be calorie counting using Nutracheck.

I would like to lose one stone to start with and then re-assess.

Really want to try and lose as much as possible before December!

Hi, can I join you? I’ve got 3 stone to lose but would like to start by aiming for 1 stone by my son’s birthday in early December.

Do you have a set calorie limit? I am tall and heavy and although all the calculators say I should be aiming for 1800 a day in reality I don’t lose unless closer to 1400 a day.

good luck! 🙂

hello! I started today! 12 weeks postpartum and im planning to lose a stone by christmas!

ive done it before so hoping i can find the same motivation, my plan is to have 1400 calories
i keep breakfast and lunch the same everyday i find the consistency easier - 2 weetabix & banana for breakfast , 1 slice of toast with half a tin of beans & two veggies ( i have spinach and mushrooms ) for lunch

tea is a variety of fish veg and a carb or meat veg and a carb!
i avoid snacks all together but survive on a lot of black coffee , water & teas!

my aim is for atleast 2 home workouts (maybe 3 if baby allows!)

lets do this!

I’d like to join please. 2024 has been my year of no willpower, but that needs to change. I’m aiming to eat around 1100 calories per day (I’m only 5 feet tall) and avoid too many carbs. Nothing off limits though - so long as I don’t exceed my calorie count. If I could get a stone off by mid-December, I’d be over the moon. I’ll weigh myself tomorrow morning…

There's a few of us over here if helpful, some only started this week. It's a friendly crew!

www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight_loss_chat/5163976-wanting-to-lose-close-to-10kg-in-time-for-christmas?page=8&reply=138999968

I would like to join. I need to drop a stone.

Is nutracheck better than myfitnesspal? I've always used the latter but refuse to pay for the full version and the adverts and restrictions on it now make it almost unusable.

Weigh in - 154 pounds.

Aiming for 140 by mid-December and then around 120 by Easter.

Let’s go!

I will join you please. I was getting on well with Noom then fell off the wagon for 2 months due to work stress.
I won’t eat like a horse between now and Christmas and undo all my hard work!
14st10 today and would like to be 13-something by mid December.
What is everyone’s strategy?

I'd like to join too, I have been eating terribly for a while now, and need to reset my course.
I like the idea of a stone at a time for my goal.

Started with nutracheck on Sunday 5ft 8 and starting weight of 13st 4lb but think I was retaining water so expecting to be one or two pounds lighter by Saturday weigh in even if I don't do anything. Going with 1700 calories a day and ultimately aiming to be 12st but taking it as 4lbs targets at a time as I know if I set a stone as my target I just go, 'that'll never happen,' and give up. Also, have a health condition that causes internal organs to get bigger due to cysts and I find it very easy to say, 'not my fault, it's the conditions fault for making me heavy,' when really I could definitely do with losing weight. Good luck everyone.

Welcome guys!

had my two week check in and 5lbs down!
from 11st8 to 11.3

i have been slightly going over my target of 1400 calories been getting more 1600 but still in a considerable deficit so not beating myself up!

still hoping to get to my pre baby weight of 10st 7 by christmas

8 weeks & 10lbs to go!

Morning everyone just done my first weekly weigh in. 13st 4lbs down to 12st 13lbs! Admittedly think lots of that was from water retention last week.
I don't have a problem sticking to calories counted meals all day but it's the evenings that are a problem. I desperately want a biscuit/chocolate with a cuppa in the evening.
Anyone got any strategies to help with this?

Well done! Always lovely getting into a new stone ‘bracket’ and it starting with a 12!

I find it really helpful to have some popcorn or a punnet of grapes for evenings- a serving of popcorn is 80/90 cal and unlike a biscuit where you might have one and need to resist more, being able to just graze on a bowl of popcorn helps this craving! Same works with grapes! For me anyway :)

Thanks @Sahmcharlie really pleased with the loss. Will try popcorn, grapes and chatgpt suggested greek yoghurt with a teaspoon of cocoa and a drop of vanilla essence or banana slices dipped in dark chocolate and frozen because the evening is definitely my weak time.

good start to even be saying “Start today”

When i see OPs saying that they plan to start on Monday / after their great aunt’s birthday tea / after they’ve finished the crap that is in the house currently…. I think “no chance”

Hi!
I've started with NutraCheck today!
83kg on the scales, need to drop 10kg.

Hope everyone is getting on well.

Tried the frozen banana slices coated in dark chocolate. They're like extremely small chocolate ices so helping with cravings. Good luck @mamatoTails