Starting today... 2st to lose.

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Whilst shopping with my super slim friend over the weekend I realised just how fat I feel - and getting on the scales provided proof. I've put on 2 stone - 1 stone of which has come on very recently ( think a month or two?!).
Other than looking lumpy and increasingly featureless, my legs are achy and I don't feel like I've woken up properly ever.
So, I'm going to start on the diet today. The plan is to eat lots of veg and fruits, lean meats, and limited carbs. I'm going to have 3 decent sized meals a day, and not snack unless I'm truely hungry.

I'm going to weigh myself and post on here every Tuesday. Anyone who wants to join in please do!

Starting weight; 11st 13.
(Target weight 10st so 1st 13lbs to lose)

Hello

Am very late to this thread, but will you have me anyway?

I'm scared to weigh myself as I know from my clothes that I'm the biggest I've ever been. I reckon probably around 13 and a half stone, but may be slightly more. I need to put new batteries in the scales to weigh myself and am planning to do it first thing tomorrow morning.

I came out of my pregnancy with dd (now 2.5) lighter than I was when I got pregnant at 11 st (was 12.4 when I got pregnant) and kept it off well mainly through breastfeeding and walking, but, If I'm honest, not much diet modification.

Then when she self weaned at 18 months it started to creep back up. Decided to do something about it and got back into my old routine of walking between 3 and 5 miles a day, sticking to porridge for breakfast, salad and hummous pittas for lunch and either more salad or a steamed veg and protein (I'm a vegetarian) for tea and managed to break my foot and damage the tendons and ligaments in my foot and ankle within the first month. Cue 9 weeks (up to last September) in an aircast, followed by months of pain and useless physio exercises to try and get me walking properly again.

I also have CFS/ME and had not had a crisis for years - until I injured my ankle. Then the lack of exercise and excess amount of comfort eating ended up with me stupidly allowing myself to get really unfit during a very stressful period of my life and then wham - major crisis, running from approx last November through till May this year. (For crisis, read lots of lying down and sitting on the sofa being unable to think let alone move. ) When I am up and running, eating healthily and walking lots I am fine, but if I let things slip and allow myself to get unhealthy I am at risk of crashing, which will then set me back even further.

So, here I am, having started to make minor improvements to my diet and lifestyle, I'm finally moving forwards and now feel like I am properly leaving my crash behind. Had my birthday at the weeked and received a brand new pair of MBT trainers (which I love and would recommend to anyone for improving the general state of legs and bum through walking alone) and am really ready to do something about how awful I feel about myself.

My dream would be to get to 10 stone 4, which is what I settled at for the first couple of years of marriage (ahem albeit 19 years ago) but am painfully aware that no matter what I've done over the past few years, I never seem to be able to get under 11 stone. So may have to be more realistic in the long run.

I was supposed to start walking last Monday, but had the killer period from hell, accompanied by back to back migraines to contend with first. Interesting, as I haven't had bad periods or migraines since just after I had ds2, when coincidentally, I was around the same size I am now, so its almost as if my own body is trying to tell me to shift my butt and sort my weight and health out.

Hello and welcome Moosemama! Our bodies can make it very hard for us sometimes can't they? Don't get too disheartened whatever the scales tell you because it is the starting point to losing weight not your weight written in stone forever. Keep posting here and weigh in every week (we've decided on Friday) and you'll soon start to see a change.

My dh tried to tempt me with wine and a takeaway last night because I was tired and trying to cook the dc tea with a newly oiled kitchen worktop - lots of balancing pots and plates on top of the cooker and ds2 being a cat (his obsession at the moment!). I did not crack ladies. I had freezer sweepings of salmon fillet and a beef burger, with salad and griddled baby courgettes and a corn on the cob and a pint of water.

It was knowing I would have to weigh in here on Friday that stopped me from caving. I'm desperate to be 10st something again.

Thank you for the welcome Lambskin.

In that case I'll weigh in tomorrow, but start today with the eating and walking.

I'm impressed at your ability to resist a takeaway. Well done. Are you just healthy eating or low carbing?

I tried low carb a couple of months ago, in the middle of my crash - which was daft. I stuck to the first two weeks rigidly and lost 14lbs in two weeks, but I was so ill with it and haven't been able to face eating an egg since. Its not easy low carbing when you're a veggie - not enough protein options.

Have had a bowl of porridge, made with water and a cup of decaff coffee this morning, just dealing with a couple of emails and waiting for the rain to pass and then I'll be off for my walk - am really looking forward to it actually.

Now, if I could just find my pedometer ... I find it so much more motivating when I can see how much I've done.

I'm low carbing and watching my calorie intake. I did an Atkins thing years ago but low fat and was starving because I didn't eat meat (but I did eat fish), I don't think they're designed for vegetarians there are just too many vital vitamins etc that you're missing out on. When I was a proper vegetarian I just ate low fat and that kept me at around 9st, but now I eat meat this works better for me.

I also input all food and exercise into my fitness pal and that tells me how many calories etc I've consumed/worked off. It might work for you if you like a visual record of your efforts.

Having a day off exercise today, I've got loads of paper work and general sorting to do and I need to recharge my batteries a bit.

Decided I was just putting off the inevitable, so weighed myself this morning after all and was absolutely devastated.

It seems I'm the heaviest on here, topping the scales at 14st 2lb.

I have never weighed so much in my life and it seems like huge mountain to climb to get the weight off and get fit again.

Still, I didn't allow myself to wallow. I took it as the kick up the backside it should be and headed out on a walk with dd in the pushchair. Walked solidly from 11.00 am to a couple of minutes ago, bar ten minutes of lifting her on and off things at the park. I still haven't found my pedometer, so I can't be exact, but I followed one of my old routes and iirc its about 3.5 miles in all, not bad for a first foray into exercise after a year of absolutely none. (Mind you I now resemble a rather sweaty lobster - I had no idea how warm it was out there.)

Am just about to have a wholemeal salad pitta and Pukka detox tea for my lunch.

Going to take it one week at a time and try to build on each success, instead of letting myself get overwhelmed by the big picture. [extremely daunted emoticon]

that's a great start moosemama. and once you know what you're dealing with, you can actually deal with it. it's about 3 stone here.

sweaty lobster is good - means you worked! drifting about looking calm and serene (not something i'm terribly good at even when it's freezing) isn't going to burn calories although as i mostly look windblown and harassed i should be stick thin... that theory might not work after all...

last night i hosted the accidental playdate from hell. (accidental because my children kidnapped another one on the way home from school - well, they claim to have been confused and thought she was coming here). so the house was a tip, the child was fastidious, ds1 insisted on playing with the girls, and world war 3 erupted over a mutual friend/ enemy depending on what week it is, and the upcoming b-day of said friend. dd2 has been invited and the playdatee hasn't. the playdatee lives next door to the b-day child. dd2 usually hates the b-day child, but i was under the mistaken impression it was an 'all the girls in the class' bowling party and so said she could go. instead it appears to be an 'all the girls in the class except the playdatee from next door who happens to be dd2's bff' party. goodo.

so i finished the chicken pie in despair after i had packed them all off to brownies and youth club. and sponged up the tears from the sofa.

the party is tomorrow. joy of joys. chicken pie is the least of my worries!

bfast yog and berries (yay for the grocery shop)
lunch salad
dinner - mmm, i think chicken and some veggies.

am not holding out much hope for tomorrow's weigh in, despite my enforced no-eating weekend. i feel flabby.

I am not weighing in today. I have not been doing well this week and I need to pull my socks up and do better for next week instead. Sorry.

Tiny I feel tempted to do the same I am mightily pissed off.

I have been killing myself with exercise all week (except yesterday but I was clearing rubbish, moving furniture and generally working up a glow as well as being well under my calorie limit) and been very good food wise (well sort of). But I've already weighed myself so I may as well share.

Last week's weight: 11st 3
This week's weight: 11st 4

Badgers' arseholes

Good luck everyone else!

Welcome Moosemama, one step at a time remember, you're doing well.

Madwoman - oh good god, that does sound horrific!

Good luck for next week Tiny, and chin up Lambskin.

Anyway, last week 11.07, this week 11.05. But booze cruising in France this weekend, so temptation ahoy...

OK, Friday Weiiiigh-iiin!

Despite being less mindful that I perhaps should have been over this past week, I have actually managed to keep my weight loss up!

My start weight on May 4th was 13 stone (I'm 5'6") so a BMI of 30.

Today I'm 11st 12 lbs, half way to my target of 10st 10lbs (BMI of 25 but I'm a realist!).

My ishoo is now complacency, it being 6 1/2 weeks in. You know how your mind doesn't recall the actual pain of the dentist or childbirth otherwise you'd never go there again, well, it's a bit the same with dieting (or, in my case, eating 'mindfully'). I am sort of thinking 'Oh, that wasn't too difficult' whereas it bloody well was! The danger is because I am thinking it's easy, I become less mindful and even think- 'Well, despite being less mindful about wheat I eat, I'm losing weight so I needn't be so harsh on myself and can have that second piece of chocolate'.

No I can't!

Tonight's dinner is Dominoes pizza, a welcome home treat for DS2 coming back from Y5 residential.... argh. 1/4 of a medium for me!

Im joining too - i am 11st 7 or 74.20 kg, i think this is about the weight i was full term with my dd 8 yr ago and im not having anymore so have no excuse. I started on Tuesday cal counting which i have never ever done before so its been an eye opener so far - i am akso trying to get out for a small jog/ bike ride or walk each day. I love my food i just cant stop. So im stopping now before its too late. I am following guidelines from british heart foundation in order to lose. I am weighing in next wednesday when back in work and hope to see mega results. Thanks for having me

how many carbs are oyu aiming to eat? Im 5ft 5 and was aiming at under 1500 and have been around 100-1400 this week, i felt shakey wed around school run but realised i need to eat more in the middle of the day. If i aim for 1500 and under with some moderate excersise do you think i should lose something - im completely new to any dieting but will cry if this torture hasnt helped come next Wed! Also any tips on or advice on if my middle roll of baby house fat will ever go or will it always be there to remind me?

Hello and thank you for the welcomes and encouragement.

Well yesterday was interesting - ended up in the Eye A&E dept for 4 hours last night after developing excruciating eye pains. Won't bore you with the details, suffice to say it wasn't fun and has ended up with me being referred to a neurologist and for an MRI. On the plus side, I felt too sick to eat, so all I managed yesterday was a small bowl of porridge made with water, 2 detox teas, 2 bottles of water and one wholemeal pitta with salad, avocado and a smidge of low fat hoummous. Every cloud .....

God - I sound like a complete physcial wreck don't I. I'm not, honest, I've only seen the doctor twice in the last 12 months and both times were related to my broken foot.

Anyway, enough about me.

Madwoman, that sounds like a stressful afternoon. Hope you can get some peace and space for yourself today.

Lambskin - you are probably building muscle and will find a whole chunk of weight will suddenly shift. Alternatively, is it possible you've cut your calories too much and caused your metabolism to drop? Are you drinking enough - if not, could it be water retention? Love the phrase 'badgers' areholes' - I shall remember that one for my next meeting with the SENCO at ds's school!

Bogle, you sound like you are doing really well - here's hoping the willpower fairy is with you this weekend.

erebus, you are doing fantastically. Are you following a plan at all? I am really impressed at 6 1/2 weeks, hope I can stick with it that long before I crack.

I'm not going to weigh myself today - having done it yesterday, as I've promised myself I will not give in to the daily weigh-in temptation I usually succumb to and will stick to once a week.

Doing ok today - been to see ds2 get his star of the week certificate, then a much shorter walk to the shops and back with dd (slow this time, as no puschair). Need to take it a little easier today after yesterday's debacle - but have two school runs this afternoon due to after school clubs, so at least I'm doing some exercise.

Hoping to get out walking with the dogs at the weekend - found my pedometer, but managed to drop it and snap the clip off this morning and had to order a new one - doh!

Breakfast: porridge with water and a drip of agave syrup + detox tea
Lunch: not had it yet, but wholemeal pitta as per yesterday + water
Tea: what I should have had yesterday - ie - quorn black pepper steak with steamed carrots, broccoli and those skinny beans I've forgotten the name of (fines beans?)

Cross posted - hello itsnicetobenice.

If you're feeling shakey, could you try spreading your calories over six smaller intakes to keep your energy up. Alternatively, try dropping your calorie intake more slowly over a several days/a week to give your body time to adjust.

Please can i join too......
I am FED UP of joining anything going and dieting and doing well and then all back to square one!

This time last year i weighed around 10.7 (ish) and slowly but surely my weight crept up and up and i found myself at 12.6 in Decemeber. I got 6lb off myslef then a further bit with Slimming world reaching 11.5lb by Apr/May. Then i lost it abit and had a lovely holiday and on my return found out i'd gained yet again (surpise, surprise hey!)

I weighed 12.3 on Tues this week :-( By next friday i NEED to be 11.12 and i am sticking on here as this is my last and final chance as it really gets me down. My ideal weight would be 9st 13lb! I am sticking to the rules of SW at home and exercising my usual 3/4 times a week.

5ft 6inches 12.3 (Weds 14th june)

Apologies for error's, needed to get it all down before i chickened out!

First of all massive congratulations to bogle and erebus and thank you for the pep talk bogle! Chin is back up. I must remember I'm in this for the long haul and weight fluctuates.

moosemama you poor thing! Do you have to wait long for your MRI? Gradually introducing exercise is a good idea, you're more likely to stick to it then. I love exercising and am quite toned, although obviously not all that svelte, but I have lost inches if not pounds so I can heartily recommend it.
Oh and good luck with using animal bum expletives, in my experience SENCOs don't have a sense of humour, but the look on their face is always worth it

madwoman I sympathise. Nothing more complicated than school yard politics, especially amongst girls.

Welcome itsnicetobenice! Sorry you've been feeling dizzy. What sort of things do you eat? It's the quality of the food that's important. Real food as opposed to pre-packaged crap has less calories but will keep you going for longer, porridge or eggs are excellent for breakfast rather than toast or cereal for example.
Eating a reduced calorie diet combined with exercise will certainly help you to lose weight so just keep focused. Do you have a date or event in mind? What's happening next Wednesday?
Don't get too hard on yourself if you slip up at any time, just brush yourself off and get back on. We're all in this together so you can always come on here and have a moan or ask something

Hello kkey21 I think my ideal weight is about the same as yours!

Late to pick up ds2 now I've sent so long typing!

Lambskin - I don't think I'd use the expletive to her face - she definitely doesn't have a sense of humour - it might help me wind down after the meeting though!

My dream ultimate dream weight would be 9st 12lb, which is what I was on my wedding day. Bearing in mind how far off that at the moment though, I'm not even entertaining that particular dream at the moment. First target will be 11st, then I know it will be a huge battle to get under 11st to my more realistic target of 10st 4lbs.

Although, if I'm honest, I would be over the moon to get under 12 at the moment.

Is there a particular exercise dvd anyone can recommend? I would love to have something to do on the days I can't get out for a good long walk and think dd would enjoy prancing around with me as well. Nothing as severe as the very scary shred though. I need breaking in gently - although am not a fan of anything as gentle as pilates. I used to be a fitness addict in my yoof, did callanetics, aerobics, weights, horse riding, speed skating, lots of walking and was totally addicted to my stepper and exercise bike.

I've looked at the trailers for a couple on Youtube and Amazon, but can't decide. There seem to be a lot of celebrity ones that are very similar.

That should read 'bearing in mind how far off I am at the moment though, I'm not even entertaining that dream'.

I am so pleased to have found your thread - I really feel like I might actually stick with it this time with you all here for support. I'm hoping the threat of disclosing my weekly weigh in results and having to confess all my diet transgressions is going to be enough to scare me into submission.

11.13 1/4
who knew that my scales did quarters? weird.

so in a week where i didn't eat for two/ three days, i lost 1/4 pound. suppose i slipped into some sort of starvation parallel universe. bah. and i haven't been able to exercise. bah.

so i'm fed up too.

but on that note, this week is going to be madness, so i'm going to disappear from mn until next fri, and will pop back in to post my weight then (which will be a better loss than this week grr)
i figure if i spend my mn time doing something (seeing as i spend my whole life in front of a computer currently) active, it might actually help.

so mn 0, rl 1 this week.

good luck everyone! see you next friday!

oh, moosemama, i like davina. she's usually quite nice and gives you an option to do a more or less strenuous activity depending on your fitness level, so you can sort of build up, still doing the same dvd... i've got power of 3, and er, something else...

Another vote here for Davina. I know some people find her irritating but I don't, she's encouraging and there is a real friendship between her and her trainers which means it's fun. I've got Super Body (which is excellent), Fit, and Body Buff. I'd recommend Super Body for you because it has 2 self contained workouts; 1 cardio and 1 weights which include a warm up and cool down and you can add extras if you're feeling up to it. And as madwoman says you can start low impact and work up to following Davina.

Blimey she should be paying me for that endorsement.

See you next week madwoman, hope all goes well! Next Friday will be better for all of us I can feel it

Another vote here for Davina's Super Body Fit.

See you next Friday, madwoman!

Onwards and upwards- except for our vital statistics, of course!

oh i have just read alot of posts on this thread and i feel inspired now , i just had the shakes btu have learnt from that and ate in smaller bties today not spacing out as much. Today i have had:
bowl of shreddies
5 tomatos
a nectarine
1 tuna and rocket salad pita
weight watchers carrot cake
2 more tuna sandwiches as my mum made me tea and i was starting to feel it again (normally i would have a good tea at this time but things work diff on a friday when i visit parents after work)
Then i went for a run following the couch to 5k programme woo hoo!
Dh coming in tonight about 7.30 and im having my takeaway night but having a grilled chicken kebab with tiny bit of chill sauce,

Dont know how many cals in a dirty kebab mind but that little lot im hoping will be under my 1500 allowace i allow myself.

wednesday is just my chosen weigh date as in work and we have big medical acurate scales i trust