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52 weeks to lose 52 pound. Anyone in?

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TotallyAddictedToLurking · 26/12/2013 19:58

I am 4 stone over weight and it's making me very unhappy. I've been saying I'll lose weight for the last two years! Instead I've just gotten fatter.

I know most people don't keep up their new years resolutions but I am hoping having a thread on here will help.

If anyone is interested please feel free to join me. I will be using weight watchers but I would love anyone to join.

I intend to start on Jan 1st. I've bought
a nice diary to write my food in.

I'd love it if people could share meal plans and recipie ideas.

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justonemorecake · 28/12/2013 08:15

If we are doing a spreadsheet could we maybe have a seperate stats thread where people update every Monday? Then it will be easier for whoever is maintaining the spreadsheet to find everyone's details?

WoodBurnerBabe · 28/12/2013 08:20

Or as long as people bold anything they want updated onto the spreadsheet, it will be easy to pick out scrolling through the thread.

ellietrying · 28/12/2013 09:50

I'm in Smile not sure how yet but will work it out before 1st! I've done SW more times than I care to admit so could probably follow that without attending group. I love the idea of going to SW groups but have never felt truly comfortable and like a complete outsider so don't think I will go! I'm 25, 5ft 5 and just over 14 and a half stone Sad

ricericebaby · 28/12/2013 10:17

I'm trixieanne1981 on My Fitness Pal if anyone wants to add me. Been on and off this wagon way more than I can count so having people be able to check on me should keep me on the straight and narrow!

PuggyMum · 28/12/2013 11:05

Morning! I'm just getting me and baby organised for a walk with some friends and our dogs. It will be a leisurely stroll but should be a good hour and blow away some of the cobwebs.

My other challenge or January is to go through my entire wardrobe and get rid of all the clothes I'll never wear again. Even if they fit me, there's stuff a 35 year old mother should not be wearing!

I'll probably be over my calories (I've allowed 1500 as am breastfeeding) most of the time to start with. According to a calculator I've just done I'm allowed 2222 per day to maintain so it'll be trial and error as 1lb a week is what I'm aiming for. I don't want to affect milk / mood / energy as apart from my weight I'm very happy at the moment!

BahrainB · 28/12/2013 11:14

Please count me in.
I am dreading the scales but will love it if they read 52lbs lighter by the year end.

DaftSkunk · 28/12/2013 11:15

Can I join please? I'm aiming to lose 2 stone by cutting out crap and eating more healthily.

HugAndRoll · 28/12/2013 11:57

I'm in too. I don't know what to do though.

That's a lie really. I know exactly how to lose weight, I just need to focus. I'm going abroad in July and I'd love to have lost a dress size by then. I also turn 29 in August and don't want to be overweight in my 30s. If I do it now I can be sensible.

SomewhereBeyondTheSea · 28/12/2013 12:01

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Hello, my name is Somewhere and I am a heifer. Blush

I lost a couple of stone last year doing 5:2, but have put some back on in the past couple of months (haven't weighed myself yet so not sure how much).
Need to lose at least another couple of stone, plus whatever I've put back on (around half a stone I think, judging by how my clothes fit).

My downfalls are Wine, evening snacks, and hating exercise.

My main strategy is going to be a bit of a mishmash, at least to start with - get myself back into the mentality. I might then go back onto something more formal, probably 5:2, once my head has acclimatised again Grin

So:

  • no breakfast (I find it really helps to skip breakfast, my body is never actually hungry anyway, it's just a habit I get into which always piles on the unnecessary pounds - obviously this doesn't work for everyone, I know some people really need their brekkie);
  • Running at least 2 or 3 times a week (can do a 5k distance reasonably alright (ie. without actually dying), would like to build up to 10k by this summer), plus a couple of decent walks and/or swims each week;
  • swapping Wine for vodka and diet tonic, and cutting back on the booze in general;
  • cutting out the carbs. This is a biggie for me - makes such a difference if I'm not eating pasta 1-2 times a week.

Have just reactivated my MFP account and updated my goals.
Will be going for it properly after the New Year but until then am going to at least start cutting back a bit and getting some exercise. Haven't been for a run for weeks - am going to go out for a bit of a puff around this afternoon Shock

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

HugAndRoll · 28/12/2013 12:03

I'm hugandroll on mfp. Can you set it up to do 5:2?

DuchessFanny · 28/12/2013 12:06

Trying to add friends on mfp but it says I need email addresses ?
I'm rolph75 though if you want to add me ..

SomewhereBeyondTheSea · 28/12/2013 12:10

PS. Forgot to mention, the 'official' 5:2 book 'The Fast Diet' by Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer is very good.
I am also going to probably start trying 'The Beck Diet' which despite the title is not actually an eating plan per se. It is basically CBT for over-eating - it's about developing better mental attitudes towards food. I've had a read of it before but chickened out of actually giving it a go. Anyone who finds that they comfort-eat or have other emotional eating issues might find it's helpful - ?

SomewhereBeyondTheSea · 28/12/2013 12:11

Hugandroll - yes, I used MFP to do 5:2 last year. You just need to work out your weekly calorie total, divide that by 7, set that as your daily target, and then focus on your weekly average figure rather than the daily figures, iyswim.

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TotallyAddictedToLurking · 28/12/2013 12:14

Somewhere thank you for that. I am a huge emotional eater. I will give that book a go too.

It can't hurt right...

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SomewhereBeyondTheSea · 28/12/2013 12:20

Tbh I've been worried that it will actually be quite hard to get to the bottom of my emotional triggers for over-eating, hence having chickened out of actually doing the book so far! But I'm thinking, 'if not now, when?'. It's got to be done sometime, and a new year is a good psychological moment to make a start, I think.
Good luck with it, if you do get it and have a read, let me know what you think Smile

DuchessFanny · 28/12/2013 12:34

Somewherebeyondthesea .. Come join us on mfp ? There's a group of us supporting each other on there already, more the merrier !

MotherGirth · 28/12/2013 12:56

I'm in. 52lbs is a perfect target for me. It would take me to 8st 8lbs and I'm 5'4". I'll be doing 5:2 and MFP. Don't want to put my full username here as it's guessable, but it begins and ends Mrs...2009 if you have a friend request you don't recognise.

I weighed in this morning with the intention of fasting this Monday and Thursday. Other than that I'll be carrying on with the Christmas troughing until the Friday when I'll do MFP too.

I went spinning and had a long, hilly walk yesterday. I intend to spin twice a week, do C25K twice and try to fit in yoga and kettlebells too (I really love exercise and have loads of DVDs. I just haven't been finding the time.

Right, now to add people on MFP. Think will find it hard to find you all on here. Is it worth a list that we can C&P to add to?

DuchessFanny · 28/12/2013 13:04

I've just put my new weight into mfp ( from when I last had scales at least a month ago !) and am dismayed to realise I've put quite a bit on since my last weigh in on there ...
Will buy good new scales before the start date ...which is when ? And measure myself too ...

shutitthepresentsareinthere · 28/12/2013 13:05

Think I've just added everyone on mfp

ApplySomePressure · 28/12/2013 13:24

Somewhere- I am also addicted to eating. I find it difficult to stop eating when I am full and I will always reach for food when I am in need of comfort.

I grew up watching my own mother have an awful relationship with food, and I don't want DS witnessing the same with me. My DM used to swing from eating disorder to eating disorder- whilst piling on the weight in between. Actually thinking about it, I remember DM calling me a "fat cow" during my teenage years- despite being 5ft 11ins and a size 12 Sad

MotherGirth · 28/12/2013 13:25

By the way, I'm WI on Saturdays. I have lost weight at this kind of rate before and enjoyed having completely diet-free guilt-free Saturdays because it kept me motivated the rest of the time. A Sat WI means the damage will have been reversed a week later.

octopusinasantasack · 28/12/2013 13:34

I don't know how to go about it either, I've done WW before and that worked well but I can't go to classes at the moment so I need to do it myself. I think I'll just have to be sensible and track my food on MFP and find some exercise to do at home using the Wii,

MyNameIsKenAdams · 28/12/2013 13:40

Even these last two days, MFP has helped as I know I have to write it all down. So if I think about having some crisps etc, the fact I will have to log it, alone, is making me think again.

Long may it last!

JingleHumps · 28/12/2013 13:46

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ricericebaby · 28/12/2013 13:47

I was due to start on Jan 1st but I've decided to start today. No point putting it off any longer or I'll lose motivation. Took all the excess Christmas stuff to the food bank, went and bought myself some trainers and sports bras to go with my years gym membership and I'm now timetabling myself gym time and classes in my diary. If I see it written down I will go.

The hardest part for me is always mid afternoon so thinking of some things I could do to take my mind off food Hmm