Anybody fancy losing a stone and a half by Easter?

[MercuryRising]

I have just weighed myself and the results were hideous. I need to start taking some steps to shift some pounds - the first one being moving away from the Christmas chocolates. Does anybody fancy joining me?
It is 16 weeks until Good Friday so losing a stone and a half is very doable. I am a ww monthly pass member but haven't attended meetings regularly or followed the plan properly since the Summer
Please come and motivate me.

Yeah Monday works for me, might help keep me on the straight and narrow at the weekend!

Start: 9st 7lb
Current: 9st 6lb
Target: 9st

I'm happy for Monday too.
suckitandsee - you and I are pretty much the same start and goal wise!
Start: 11st 13
Current: 11st 12
Target: 10st

Hello all, great losses so far!

I seem to be 11st 7 (no digital scales, so depends which way I lean). Was 11st 9 last week, so I'm happy with that.

Enjoying the exercise once I start it, and drinking lots of water - just focusing on eating well. I've considerably reduced carbs in the evening and upped protein and veg (trying for half the plate veg). I'm not being extravagant with olive oil and butter, but not particularly abstemious either.

I've an emergency 30g bar of dark chocolate in my bag, in case I get the urge to splurge on something worse. So far, I'm not feeling deprived.

Aiming overall for about 9, 10 for Easter.

Great losses! I'm feeling good to have got back into the next stone bracket down even though only lost 1lb. I'd never been in the 11st+ apart from when pregnant but went over this Christmas, I'm only 5ft tall.
Start 11st
Current 10st 13
Target 9st 10 by Easter
Did gentle spinning Saturday and short run yesterday as was feeling bit lightheaded after donating blood last week. Hopefully back into full on exercise this week! hmm hope the pint of blood isn't my pound off!
Also going for half the plate veg at dinner times and extra water. The gain may still be xmas weight going on Teaat3Ten, my body always seems to gain/lose the weight a week after the eating/dieting!!

Would love to join in too. Weighed in yesterday at 75 kilos. Want to lose 10. Have just joined gym for 4 months and am hoping weight loss will justify expense.
I find 5:2 great for weight loss but hard to keep to esp when loads of Xmas chocs around at work today!
Hoping this thread will keep me motivated

Good idea to have a weigh in day... And the idea of having to confess my diet sins here is helping me say no to various temptations during the day!

So, started on Friday... 13 st 7
Current 13 st 6
Goal 12 st - 12 st 6

I used one of this calculator things to work out that I should be losing about 1.4 lbs a week to reach the lower target, which would mean 1400 kcals a day - but I'm breastfeeding, so I'm guessing I should allow a bit extra for that? Am quite happy to take it slowly and successfully rather than be too drastic!

End of day 1 for me. No sugar is a killer. Feeling headachey and sick. Thank god it's bed time! How's everyone doing?

Bakingnovice
Have a whole pint of water before you go to sleep - so that you properly rehydrate overnight.

Thanks talkin. Will do.

I swear sugar is more addictive than cocaine. I never manage to totally give it up despite not really having a sweet tooth. Grrrrr......

Does it count if you cut off a leg to lose the weight?

Good morning everyone,
Lilyjo reporting in for weight- check.
Started at 76kg- today's weight 74.6kg. Very pleased to have lost almost 1 1/2 kilos in a week. That's just over 3 lbs.
And how are the rest of you doing ?

By the way- still have two arms and two legs.

Bakingnovice I know what you mean about sugar - I need to cut it out to get anywhere I think!

'lo all!

On the plus side my headache has gone!

On the minus side my stomach has swelled up to 6 months pregnant sort of size with accompanying cramps and awfulness.

Back on the plus side this thread already has a net weight lose of one stone! So only another 7 lbs to go to reach the thread target

Seriously - nice one everybody!!

Ice 1 stone?!!! Amazing. How did you manage that? I'm only on day 2 and still slightly headachey. I've managed to lose 4lb overnight which just goes to show how much crap I ate over Xmas.

Massively impressed with all the losses so far.

hi all, am I too late to join? I started sunday at 13st3 (gulp) and Want to be 11st7 by Easter. Will need to lose a little more but that would be a great start. Using MFP, drinking more water, exercising and repeating a mantra I read on here "losing weight is hard, being fat is hard, choose your hard". Have enjoyed reading the thread so far and had à great couple of days eating, long may it last!

Baking -want to lose 20lb by continuing running and MFP
Mary - wants to lose 1 - 2 stones
ToysRLuv- wants to lose around a stone by calorie counting and doing a bit of exercise at home
Haveacrumpet- 1.5 stone by Easter, 2.5 overall. Smaller portions and no junk.
DD32 - Wants to lose at least 1 stone by Easter but 3 stones overall, using MFP and smaller portion sizes
Something - at least 1 stone by Easter and 2 by start of August, eat more healthily, less all round esp. crap, more exercise
HaveToWearHeels 1 stone by 5th March and then another stone ish
MercuryRising 1.5 stones by Easter and then another half a stone using Weight Watchers, swimming, walking and zumba.
Nojustaluker - Wants to lose half a stone by 17th Feb and another half by Easter using healthy eating with no treats durring the week. I will also start c25k.
Teaonesugar wants to lose at least 1.5 stones by Easter and 2 stone by the end of june, doing rosemary conley and more exercise starting with rosemary conley ultimate dvd.
ParenthoodJourney Wants to lose 1.5 stones by easter using healthy eating and Jillian Michaels Dvd.
kilimmesoftlywants to lose at least 1.5 stones by Easter, by being mindful of calories in/calories out and doing some exercise every day.
Lilyjoandme 168lbs (76kg) wants to get to 143lbs (65kg) by Easter
Rufus44 - wants to lose a stone by Easter, mainly 5:2 and the shred
Maygirl 11 st, wants to get to 9 st 10 by Easter, eating mindfully, not snacking, working on emotional eating patterns and keeping up lots of exercise.
IceBeing 10 st 8 wants to lose 1.5 st by Easter by calorie restricting and introducing exercise
Babybarrister wants to lose 10kg by the end of April doing 5:2, low carb, running and yoga
Batbearwants to lose 1.5 stone for Easter with another stone to follow by decreasing junk and upping exercise
SuckitandSee - aiming to lose 2st by May, by not eating like a beast, and running/shred 3x weekly.
Onlyconnect- wants to lose 2.5 st, 1.5 by Easter. Will be calorie counting and low carbing
Teaat3Ten-wants to lose 2st in total, hopefully 1.5stone by Easter.Will be using MFP, FitBit and walking.
CRBear- 13st3, wants to be 11st7 at Easter.

weighed in today

exactly as i was before christmas - 11st 12lbs

goal weight is 10 stones but will be happy with 10st 7lbs by easter

baking that was the whole thread total not my personal total

Another goal to work to - DS2's christening has been confirmed for the end of Feb. Need to fit into the dress I bought in the sales and preferably without support scaffolding!

Batbear great news - time for as much toning as you can manage so that you get denser as well as lighter

I had my first weigh in at ww yesterday and have gained 8 pounds in 8 weeks So from today I am 100% on the weight loss wagon. My current weight is 12st 3lbs so I will be aiming for 10st 10lbs by Easter.

Good point TalkinPeace - no point weighing less if I'm still flabby!
Time to dig out the shred I think prays pelvic floor works

ahhh I have arrived at 10st 4....my nemesis weight.

14 years ago I spent the entire summer before my wedding desperately trying to lose weight and being stuck at 10 st 4....I never did lose any and for the next 12 years I just got bigger and bigger.

In other equally unexciting news I have been trying The Plank. I don't know whether to laugh or cry really. On the one hand I have now reached a personal best of 20 seconds which is truly pitiful and I have only just realised you are supposed to do repetitions not just a one off then lie face down on the floor for half an hour before finding the strength to get up... On the other hand I could only do 5 seconds 3 days ago...so onwards and upwards I guess.

talking do you have a recommended routine for getting toned that can be done in my living room while watching Stargate reruns?

I have been doing www.oprah.com/health/The-No-Equipment-Workout-You-Can-Do-at-Home plus a normal plank at the end. (but with no repetitions because one circuit kills me).

Ice - you're off to a great start, you'll be up to a minute before you know it! You could try adding in the side plank to work on the obliques so you get an all round ab tightening (www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/basic-workout-side-plank) - you can start by doing it on your your side with bent knees then work up to lifting up completely... There's plenty of others you could add in - some ideas here www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/best-abs-workout