Need to lose 4 stone. Anyone want to be my 'diet buddy'?

[loopylucy789]

I'm currently the heaviest I've ever been. I'm 5 foot 6, a size 16 and weigh about 13 and a half stone. When ideally I'd like to be 9 and a half stone. So....4 stone to lose :(
Every day I get up in a positive frame of mind and am really motivated. I walk the dog for half an hour before dd gets up, and then by about lunchtime, I'm raiding the biscuit tin and spend the rest of the day eating absolute rubbish, convincing myself that I'm going to start the diet again tomorrow.
But tomorrow comes and exactly the same thing happens all over again so I'm just not losing any weight.
I think a diet buddy might help to keep me motivated, as 4 stone just seems like such a huge amount to have to lose, it almost seems like I'll never achieve it.
Any volunteers????

Me me me!!! I need to lose about 6 ;-(

Yay! It feels better knowing I'm not alone, and we can support each other and talk each other out of raiding the biscuit tin when we're having a moment of weakness :)

Sorry!!!! I had computer problems just as I posted. Are you doing a particular diet or just trying to change habits? I am walking more (puppy motivating) drinking more water and eating less sugary crap plus cutting carbs after 6 (in theory)

No, I'm just trying to eat a bit more healthy and cut down portion sizes and exercise a bit more. I need to change my bad habits though as I think I snack out of boredom. Don't think the main meals I eat are a problem really, just need to cut down the size of them and stop the snacking!

your OP resonated with me, I'm exactly the same. I've lost weight before but when the "diet mentality" stops the weight comes back on again. I've got a DD to WeightWatchers going out every month but never go near the website.

I think I'm beginning to feel some motivation to lose weight though. Also I've signed up for a 5K in the summer, it's not about weight loss, I want to be able to feel positive about my body in some way. But although I can now run 20-30 mins I've seen no change to the scales or my body shape.

I also think alcohol sabotages my diet efforts.

I'd like to join you too.
I've got 4 stone to lose also. I want to do it gently as I'm bfeeding, but was overweight before I conceived and put on more weight than i should have during my pregnancy.
So that leaves me between 12 and half to 13 stone at 5'3".
I need to change the snacks/comfort food/portion size trap i've fallen into and start getting out walking more.

Guess we've all got different amounts to lose and different targets but it does help having people you can talk to when you're having a weak moment

Me too!
I am the heaviest I have ever been and have 3st to lose - have spent the last 3 years blaming 'baby weight'!!
Have started Slimmimg World online today - first day was pretty easy, I just need to stick at it now....

I'll join you. I'm exactly the same as Lucy with loads of resolve late in the evening and first thing in the morning but as soon as I see something nice that I'd like to eat, my willpower goes out the window.

I'm 5'7'' and a size 16. I reckon I could do with losing about 2.5 stone to get me to a size 12 which I'd be very happy with.

I have our summer holiday as an incentive. It'll be the first time since having DC's that I'll hanging out around a pool in front of people who are not my immediate family and I don't want to get to August and feel rubbish because I didn't lose any weight. I started off really well for 2 weeks but then half-term hit and I thought 'I'm not going to get through this without sugar, and alcohol in the evenings'. However, half-term was over two weeks ago and I still haven't got back to it .

Me too! Really naffed off with having to have boring swimming costumes etc...would like to lose a couple of stone to start with, and then probably some more after. Taking the 'you don't eat an elephant all at once, you've got to break it down into mouthfuls approach'. I am currently counting calories, which actually works....if I do it!

Me too please.

I have 6 stone to lose.

I have already lost 2 stone.

I have started cooking my own food, going to the gym but i havn't been for two months so have to start going again, only have skimmed milk, walking to nursary and keeping a food diary.

I have had 2 weeks off and need to start again as son and i have been ill.

Its really hard as my husband needs to put weight on and i need to take ut off.

I find it easier to lose weight in the summer so i'm hopeing i can lose more weight this year.

Oh can i join you too please? I joined another thread a couple of days ago however although the posters all seem lovely...there doesn't seem to be anyone there during the day when I really need away from the support to keep me away from the biscuit tin, crisps and general crap that I can't seem to stop eating. So here's my plea C&P from other thread:

Hi all... I think I need your help . I really really need to lose weight. It is making me miserable and today I put on my "fat jeans" and I couldn't zip them up [crying into hands emoticon] So now I only have 2 pairs of stretchy jersey type trousers that I can still fit into. It's getting me down beyond belief and taking over my mood.

My problem has been my over consumption of shite junk food on a daily basis. Throughout the day I tend to eat pretty healthily but the evenings are the worst time when I stuff my face with crisps, chocolate...anything going. My tipple of choice was also wine until weekend past when I swapped for vodka and diet lemonade. Also, I have M.E and can't really excercise, although this past week i've been feeling a little more energetic and was hoping to go swimming this week.

I'm only 5'2 and weigh 10st 7 when I last weighed myself which was last month. But I've definately put a lot more weight on since then and am too frightened to go on the scales. I have ginormous boobs GG cup and an enormous belly with overhang [TMI emoticon]. So it isn't only the fat that's getting me down but my body shape which clothes manufacturers don't seem to cater for. So I avoid clothes shopping like the plague because I always end up standing in the cubicles crying and feeling like a freak.

So pleeeaaase...take me under your wing and give me the virtual boot up the bum support I really need...pretty please?

@Loopy Lucy789 I am exactly the same size/weight and height (well give or take an inch) as you and I am desperate to lose weight too.
Very happy to race you if you like?

I also eat healthily and walk the dog for exercise but am a sugar junkie and need to break the habit. My worse thing is drinking while I'm cooking, not an enormous amount but enough to start me troughing on crisps/nuts etc, I'm sure if I just cut the alcohol out the rest will fall into shape! Oh, I also think my Mirena coil has got something to do with piling on the pounds and then finding it difficult to get it off too, everyone I know who has one seems to have experienced a similar problem ....

I have been considering having a Mirena coil fitted for some time but on that basis, Worcester, I think I'll stick to the Pill!

I'm seriously considering starting WW next week as I just can't seem to shift the weight/find the willpower to just cut down on food. I think I may the need the ritual shaming approach of turning up to a weekly meeting (altho' that will be no mean feat to fit into a week of working part-time and looking after small children).

What's everyone else's strategy?