Two stone by Xmas!

[Tweenangst]

I really need to lose four stone but thought would start with a realistic amount to lose in this time frame. Anyone up for joining me? I am sure it will be easier with others.

[karatekimmi]

Hi all,

I have had a good week and lost 2 lb despite a couple of slips(biscuits and cakes back at work :-( ) and no time for a run!!

If I was going for Italian, I would have what I fancied, but only 1 thing. No starter, or bread or dessert. Do the have nutritional info online? Or look at zizzis or pizza express menu online to get a feel for nutritional information.

[Rugbylovingmum]

Vickibee - how was your meal?

karatekimmi - congrats on the 2lb weightloss

I had a terrible week last week and am surprised to have only out on 1lb. I'm reaching that dangerous stage where I am getting bored with watching what I eat and, even though I feel really proud I've lost over 1.5st, I'm still very big and have almost 3st to go. It just feels a very long way to go. Anyway I really needed a kick up the backside and a bit of a challenge so I've signed up to this 6 week interval-type exrecise thing with my Rosemary Conley class and I'm setting myself the goal of losing 11lb (which will take me under 12st for the first time since my first pregnancy) and running 30min by the end of the 6 weeks. I have downloaded the c25k podcast and I am going to do run1 tomorrow. Wish me luck!!!

[mamaus]

Good luck Rugbylovingmum! I am inspired by your proactive attitude, and am going to finally do day 1 tomorrow as well, so thank you!
I keep seeing signs for a race coming up in my area in November that I want to sign up for. It is a 10k, which is probably way too ambitious, but I also need a big kick up the back side to get going and I feel like this may be just the thing. I figure, I can always walk some of it if I need to.
Good luck.

[Vickibee]

I chose a chicken breast served with steamed veggies. It was very nice but seemed to be covered in a creamy sauce which I tried to remove as best I could. I avoided dessert and had a coffee instead but did give in to one eighth of a garlic bread.
It is a local independent and the menu was very calorific with few healthy options.
Find eating out difficult you never know what goes into stuff or how it is cooked

[mamaus]

Monday weigh in time for me...
Lost one pound, now 11 stone 8

Still going the right direction, but would certainly like to see a bigger loss one of these weeks, or I will not be reaching the 2 stone by Christmas goal!

I have started couch to 10k and am feeling very positive about that, did week 1, run 2 tonight and think I will feel it in the morning--but I felt really proud of myself.

Vickibee reading about your careful planning and meal selecting, makes me realise what I suppose I already knew, and that is if I want to reach the goal or get as close as possibleI need to seriously look at what I am eating, just calorie counting and exercising isn't gonna cut it for me!

106 days until Christmas (I have a countdown app on my phone to help keep me motivated!) so still lots of time to get to the goal.

Good luck this week everyone! :)

[Vickibee]

what I really wanted was beef cannelloni with cheesy garlic bread followed by profiteroles and cream! That's what I used to have and why I got so large in the first place. Slim people must behave in this way all the time and deny themselves stuff that us larger ladies eat

[mamaus]

Someone gave me a book about the first year of motherhood, I never finished it, but I still remember one part. The author was talking about losing baby weight, apparently she was a slim woman and regained her figure quickly. When people asked her what it was she ate to stay so slim, her answer was... Not much at all!

Sometimes it's easy to think that skinny people are lucky, comes to them naturally, high metabolism, blah blah.
At least these are all things I think I have told myself so being overweight was somehow not my fault, but more of a luck of the draw/family history type thing.
I am going to try to be more mindful, and stop making excuses. I want to be one of the skinny people! Ok maybe not even necessarily skinny, but healthy and fit. (Hopefully with the added bonus of being able to wear whatever I like, rather than just whatever is the least unflattering option. )

[Vickibee]

I don't want to be skinny and know I never will. I would settle for a size 14. I would be slimish at a 14 and feel good about myself. Size 18 at the moment with a BMI of 35ish.
The weird thing is that I have a skinny friend (size 6) and she is so unhealthy, smokes and drinks diet fizzy drinks, never exercises and rarely eats fruit or veg yet cos she is slim she is perceived as gorgeous. Her cholesterol is 7.5 BTW

[Tinwe]

Hello again! Sorry it's been a while since I posted and this one can only be brief as I'm off to work. I put on 6lb on my holiday but lost all but 1 pound over the following week so I'm not sure if I can count that towards my 2 stone loss target!

I want to encourage all the C25k starters - I'm on week 7 now and am really feeling the benefits, especially weight loss as I'm not watching what I eat so much. Each run burns off just under 600 calories (not bad for 30 mins) and raises my metabolism generally so doing this every other day is making a huge difference to my shape. When I started I was at least 3 stone overweight and had never run in my life (plus had only just started ANY exercise after nearly 3 years). I also had bad knees which running is actually helping. I'd also thought exercise is not that helpful with weight loss but I guess a lot depends what type of exercise. Lecture over, just hope it works for some of you like it is doing for me

[Rugbylovingmum]

Tinwe - hope you had a great hol and glad you've lost most of those holiday lbs. It's really good to hear that you are enjoying the C25k - I was going to start last week but DD has been unwell plus teething (very clingy and not sleeping) so I have put it off until this week. I have my HIIT course (Rosemary Conley exercise thing) tonight but will hopefully do run1 tomorrow or Saturday.

I lost 2lb this week (but had put on a lb last week). I am aiming to lose 11lb over the 6 weeks of my HIIT course so that was a good start .

[Rugbylovingmum]

Vickibee - I would settle for healthy size 14 too but would secretly love to be a size 12.

I have moved from my size 18's into my biggest size 16's (and some of the smaller ones if I wear very unflattering 'hold me in' pants ) but there is such a huge variation in size. I only have 1 pair of jeans that fit, one that stay with a belt and 1 pair of trouser but I am refusing to buy any more as I'm hoping I won't be this size for too long and struggling to find clothes in the morning is really motivating me to stick to my diet. DP has promised me some clothes spending money once I reach my target, he has been putting some cash away for me bless him .

[Vickibee]

Rugby
I know it sounds large but I am tallish and have a larger frame so I really do look slimish at size 14, was looking at my wedding photos to prove it (15 yrs ago mind) I too am refraining from buying new clothes in the hope that I can buy a smaller size soon. Also have stuff in my wardrobe that is too small, keep trying it on and getting close to fitting...another 7lbs and may just fit (hoopefully)

[Vickibee]

I am also fed up of shopping at the FAT shop (Evans) and would like to go into any high street store and the clothes fit

[Rugbylovingmum]

Vivkibee - it doesn't sound large at all! I really didn't mean to be rude or dismissive. I honestly think that your 'ideal size' if you know what I mean depends on your height and shape. I have been a size 14 before (prob more a 14/16 if I'm honest) but I'm only 5ft 3 and when I was a size 14 I still looked quite plump/wide and I just didn't feel slim or comfortable in my clothes. Maybe I just neeed to be slightly more toned size 14 or be more of a 12/14 rather than squeezing in to a size 14! I think I need to get better at choosing clothes to suit my shape too.

[Vickibee]

You weren't rude at all, sorry if it came acrosss wrong. I guess I am trying to convince myself and keep me on track

[Tinwe]

How's everyone doing? I've been resting on the laurels of my increased exercise levels and indulging, so my weight has plateaued.

Rugby - how's your exercise regime going?

[Tinwe]

Ps lucky you with such a generous DP!

Pps I will be back in the wagon next week at work. I think the secret is planning ahead by bringing healthy comfort food rather than nipping out at lunch for a treat

[BikeRunSki]

You can do it ladies, really, 2 stone for Christmas is a realistic goal. I had 3 stone to lose. Joined Slimming World on 27 Sept last year, got my 2 stone award on Boxing Day. Got to target on 31 Jan. Kept it off so far. I did Slimming World and the Couch to 5K. I gave up.alcohol too, I found that I didn' t lose weight even if I "syn counted" it. Autumn super time to lose weight, lots of veg soup a.f jacket spuds!

[Tinwe]

Thanks Bike for the cheering on

[karatekimmi]

Hi all,

I've lost 1,6lb this week, but had a really crap food filled weekend, and I haven't managed to get out for a run!!

I second tinwe that running helps my weight loss so much and tones my bum and legs, which massively reduces my cellulite!!

I've had to buy an extra pair of trousers as my work stuff is hanging off me, but I fit back into some old jeans! :-) its really good seeing results but I also want to hold off shopping until I've lost some more weight!

I need to get back on the wagon today, and count all my calories!!

Well done for all the losses,

[Rugbylovingmum]

Congrats Kimmi - it's great when your clothes start getting loose so you really know your shape is changing. I'm like you though - down to a couple of things that fit but refusing to buy too much more as I'm hoping I won't be this size too much longer.

Tinwe - after all that enthusiasm the exercise hasn't happened . First DD2 was teething and up all night so I was shattered, then I had some new tutee's start (I'm a science tutor) and I was busy planning sessions then on Friday our boiler broke down so we have no hot water (no electric shower) and the heating guy can't come until this evening. I'm still doing my one interval training class and one RC exercise class but I really need to stop making excuses and get more done.

[Rugbylovingmum]

2.5lb off this week . 2 more lbs to go and I'll have lost 2 stone since joining Rosemary Conley on 20th June. Really must try to get some exercise in this week - I did a salsacise class today and have my HIIT course interval thing tomorrow but will try to get a run done this weekend (honest!).

[Tinwe]

Wow Rugby on both the long and weekly losses! So impressed. I've only lost 10 lbs over the last 2 months and know I could've done so much better.

Well done on all the exercise too. I bet you're toning well as you're losing. Not sure you do need more exercise, sounds like you're already doing loads!!

[Tinwe]

Well done Kimmi too! What's your running schedule/plan? Sorry if I'm asking you to repeat yourself

[BitchyHen]

Well done rugby and kimmi! I have lost 1lb this week and feel really proud that despite a very stressful week at work, I haven't turned to food for comfort. I feel that by taking it slowly and not trying to starve the weight off I am changing my eating habits permanently and putting an end to the cycle of yoyo dieting I have been on most of my adult life. Well here's hoping anyway :)