NOW or NEVER, NO EXCUSES thread Part 3

[CheckpointCharlie]

Ooooooohhhh, that's exciting, and a bit of an honour, I feel like the Leader!

Yup go ICB

And I found couple times I fell of wagon I hacd had big losse after fit a while

You can that be you moving into bathroom then

Everyones doing so well. I'd love to get down to 11 or 12 st. That seems so far away at the moment.

Had a small cheese and onion roll for lunch. Not the best choice but bakery didn't have my favourite chicken tikka mix so had to think of something else quickly.

No idea what's for dinner.

tortoise I started at 13 st 9 so in my head I was 14 st so it is an amazing shrink. I'm only 5ft 4 so I don't carry weight as well as tall people. In fact, this sounds bitchy, but I've started to look at my 'thin' friends and many of them aren't thinner than me, they're just taller so they naturally look slim. Those damn short arse genes make me look fat!

Hopefully you'll be in the 15s next week and the determination to not go back to 16 will push you. I found that when I was 12/13 st 4 ish I was determined to go down to a lower number and when I was 11/12 st 13ish I was determined to never go up again. In fact as bad as I was at Xmas I'm sure the fact I was 11 st 12 helped stop me eating because I didn't want to go up to 12 again.

icb well done on the size 12 swimming costume. I don't really know when to stop or how to maintain but I'm assuming human will get there first and will advise us! Before dd1 (4 years ago) I think I was about 11st and was very happy with myself but I would still have had a slightly high BMi, 26 or 27. I am more conscious of health now i am 40 as I had grandparents who had heart attacks and diabetes which is why I'm kind of aiming for 24 BMi but worried my face will look gaunt.

johnny I am starting to worry we are the same person....I started at 13st 10 thinking it was nearly 14 as well.

I have been looking at myself and thinking that I look alright now. Got my waist back etc. My extra 2 inches height mean I am into the 24s for BMI now so I guess I could stop.

But I keep remembering that I got married weighing 10st 4 and I really felt disappointed in myself about my weight. And when I look at my wedding photos I still feel I look over weight. And actually 10st 4 does put me over the middle BMI which is 22.

Not sure where this rambling is going....but anyway I think my point might be that (obviously) BMI is a shit measure of anything, but on the other hand we might have let out body image slip too far towards accepting fatness....

Dunno. We should probably not worry about it till we get there

also bang on about human getting there first! She can tell us the view from slim world!

ICB! Well done - you are doing so bloody well. You are a healthy weight
You must feel amazing!

I have tried Senekot before...it is just for a weigh in day
Johnny - 25 pounds to go - those pounds don't stand a chance!!

What dress size does everyone think their will be at target??
I should be a 12-14. I am 5ft6in.

icb I think photos add weight, I've always been unphotogenic even when I was an average sized teenager, so it might not be as bad as you think. Have you asked anyone to honestly tell you what you looked like then? I'm sure your dh thought you were the most beautiful bride ever.

Fortunately I was 6 months preggers when I got married so didn't have to worry about my weight.

Weirdly I am fitting into lots of size 12s even though my norks are massive and my waist is still big. I think the brands I wear are generous sized (monsoon, phase 8, white stuff, next, great plains) so given that I've gone from 16 to 12 I imagine I'll go down to an 8 but that's ridiculous as I'm still aiming for a BMi of 24 which is a highish 'normal'.

Maybe I'll end up a top shop or H &m 12. (have been too scared to go in them for a few years.)

At the moment I am largely happy with my bum, legs and boobs but not my flabby stomach and overhang so I will be watching that area more than the others. I think I would be tempted to stop now if my tummy wasn't so awful.

I am tempted to exercise my stomach but I don't know if my stomach will be affected after 2 c-sections. Doctor said it was ok but it's not like they X-ray your stomach to check it out so I'm a bit frightened to do anything that focuses on it, although I might look into Pilates classes. Difficult with Pilates as you have to book 10 lessons in one go and it's hard to make that commitment.

I'm 5ft 9 so luckily have height on my side .
I'd like to be a size 12! Long way to go lol.
I've walked loads today .
Had breaded cod and savoury rice for dinner. I haven't had fish in years but fancied a change and I actually enjoyed it .

Hi all
ive just come back on for first time after christmas
I weighed in and just put 1lb on since before xmas and no loss so pretty pleased as had a lot of meals out etc
So i am back to it as off on holiday in April and want to be at least a stone less by then although will still have another 2 to go

Tortoise

Yiu can do it first few weeks are hard but when Yiu see the numbers it is a boost rather than look at big picture can you think well let's try for 7lb and then see how feel when do that

I'm 5.7 and started at 20 stone and 1lb now 12 and 1/2 lb

Johnny not sure how old your dx are but I had 2 csections as well but have had no issued doing core stuff thoygh mine are 9 and 7 ( dd was a crash do messed scar)

Icb that's fab be a healthy weight think I need be about 11.4? But I do think we tend to be our own worse critics as weight wise I used to think at 9.7 I was overweight when younger sob if only I realised how good j had it then

The stretch marks and the sag well that's here to stay sigh though my Gp may be dble to help due to sitting all the time I tend get sweaty rashes and infections so he said if I can get to a goal weight and maintain for 12
months he do referral on medical grounds see if can get a tummy tick

Don't be do sure I'll get there first ladies I don't even know what I would class as slim for myself

I'm wearing 14 happily and can do up a12 but not pretty at all so there wait and will retry when I see 11 stone exact or just below on the scales

Right. BUGGER and BOLLOCKS. Somehow managed to try harder over the last week, and despite only putting on 1 lb over Christmas have managed to put on 2 in the last five days?!?

This is IT. I had a dream last night where I heard some people whispering 'checkpoint is obese isn't she?' and someone else saying no and then the other person saying yes but she is. and

Also my DH has said he will get the checkpoint forever tattooed on his bum, and then added 'but I am not holding out much hope' WHAT!!!!? How rude.

So from this minute onwards I am on it with a vengeance.
There, said it. Just have to do it now.

So well done everyone, brilliant job this week. I will be competing for best weight loss next week!

Sorry to rant by the way.

Thanks Human You have done so well.
Just got to resist snacking on crap and then hopefully the weight will start to come off.

CCC- hey!! Listen I suspect you have a 'water' problem as you cannot put on weight if you have been sticking to your diet. You should have a brilliant loss next week.

I KNOW how you feel though.

I am just so sick of this hanging over my head. It needs to be done the quicker the better. I have been vowing to lose weight evry year since I was about 15 years old. I have haad enough to.

Yup I'm with youcan fed up of it weight and diet but can't get rid of one without the other

So shall just count down to April and look forward to doing a triple somersault with backflip added in of the wagon ( half board so not cooking either )

Human I expect ypu have already done this on one of our threads but, can you give me/us an idea of the sort of foods you have and meals?

I fucked up again tonight

Hi all, festivedidi here.

I weighed this morning and have lost 1lb this week. I now weigh 14st9lbs. Ideally I want to get down to 11stone ish but that seems like such a long way away. I'm currently aiming for under 14st. 3 or 4 weeks sheould do it I think, as long as I'm properly focussed.

I've now got 2 weddings to go to in the summer, friends I don't see very often but am fairly close to, so i really want to be able to show off a new improved figure by then. First one is the end of May so I've got 20 weeks to do it in. If I lose roughly 1-2lbs per week (which people keep telling me is a healthy weight loss) then that would be nearly 3 stone off by then. I'd love that, as it would put me pretty much at target, and I think that should be about a 12-14. I've not been smaller than a 14 since dd1 was born 13 years ago.

Tortoise

My diet is very very low in calories as a wheelchair user I don't burn them same as you lot do I only eat around 500-600 a day at the moment will slowly increase when I get to goal to find out what's maximum to maintain and it probably even then only be around 1500. As out the house I use a powerchair so other than arm that drives it don't really burn many calories

I'm also low carbs to and gluten free as tried without gluten for a month as experiment and found it helped. The low carbs after first few weeks seemed help deal with the sugar cravings . Mine is also protein heavy as its good for tissue and skin protection which is essential for me as pressure sores can be deadly

Breakfast = Los fat Philli cheese and g/f crispsbreads . Lunch is chicken or turkey dinner is the same as lunch

Plus I take multi Vitimin daily and at least 2 litres a day of water often 3 also do have couple cups of coffee well in only human but since I drink it black no sugar anyway not to bad . Diet coke is only drunk kn rare occasions I go out and they are very rare

I find I have plenty of energy on it to , hair /nails /skin are all healthy and fine . Also Bp check is fine as well as blood work . Dr on proffesiobal level said should be horrified but on a personal level agrees its working fine and that all results are good so happy let me continue .
Also workout 30-40 mins a day first thing 5 days a week hence awake silly o'clock but if don't Di it early I find j make excuses though I took break for Xmas And was more lazy plus I play basketball once a week

Hi Didi

You can do it and tip small goals is the best way otherwise it's very daunting

Oh the other two things are I never eat after 6pm and I work out before eating breakfast
But my diet is not suitable for most people as remember your burning calories every time Yiu stand up and even move position I am seated all day often in one position so nothing below my waist is moving or burning calories

I am at my lightest in around 16 years since fell pregnant with ds2 after ds1 sigh I worried was fat at 10 . 8 as was around 9.7 -10 stone before hand

I like to get back to that if I can but am realstic I am 20 years older now then when had ds1 and sheesh at that I feel bloody old

Hello schooldidi - you CAN do it. I was 15st 7 after my son. I did get down to 11st 9 within a year just walking faster and using stairs, the odd jog ot gym session. Unfortunately I went back up to 13.10... and feel a mile away..but I shall be back to 12.7 soon and then I can concentrate on the next goals.
Small goals will do it - you can get there ONE DAY AT A TIME

Thanks for info human .
Walked to school and walked back the long way.
I've dragged my bike out the shed. It's currently upside down in my living room. Need to fix the puncture in back tyre and give it a good spray of wd40 then hopefully it will be ready to ride.
I was watching embarrassing fat bodies last night. Man on there was 40 stone and lost loads of weight by cycling to work daily. Made me think if he can do it so can I. I enjoy cycling and so do DDs so no excuse not to go out a few times a week and at weekends .

Oww my bum! 5.38 miles cycled in 44 mins. I'm pooped! Last summer I could do 10 miles fairly easily. I didn't want to push it too much today so aimed for 5 miles which I have achieved

Well done Tortoise!!! That is brilliant - you can have you food for the day and still feel angelic

Thanks youcan
Had half a carton of veg soup. Put some curry powder in as it wasn't a very tasty one! Had a sort of powdery texture. Ate it anyway, so hungry!

Dinner is mince. Possibly cottage pie or meatballs.

tortoise that's brilliant, I think that sort of distance would kill me.

Very jealous of your height. My mum is 5 ft 8 and has always been a size 16 and has always looked very good, whereas i have always looked slightly dumpy. I think she weighs about 12 1/2 stone but carries it really well. I'm sure that once you get to a 16 you will be so much happier about yourself that you will be more motivated to get down to a 12.

cookie that's a really good result, it sounds like we all did well over Xmas, we moderated ourselves and didn't put on as much as we could have.

checkpoint how rude! I would punish him by feeding him chicken, tuna and lentils with no enjoyable flavours whatsoever, just so he can see how bloody hard you're working. I tell you these last 3 months I have been obsessed with food and it pisses me off that dh hasn't noticed that we're eating a wider variety of food or that my old clothes are hanging off me.

Which reminds me, has anyone been on the intermittent fasting recipe thread? I only discovered it yesterday. It has lots of 250 cal recipes. I am going to eat some of those and add ingredients to increase the calories. I've got a food order coming tonight so I'm intending to make a butternut squash and chorizo casserole for the next two days. I'm also going to make something with lentils, courgettes and feta cheese and I might try adding bacon as my body can't cope with veggie food for more than two or three days, I'll start dreaming of steak or sausages.