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I have just worked out that to reach a healthy BMI of 22.5 I need to lose 5st 7lb. I've been fat for 20 years (I'm 27) and I've had enough of it, this is my year to stop moaning that my clothes never look nice and do something about it.

Is anyone with me?

Hello to Hunny and Rachey, and Great news on the losses, Fanny and Banfy!

missVic , I thought that about MFP calories burned as well, I don't quite trust it!

Just weighed myself, 2 days later than I should have due to a busy week/end. I weigh exactly the same as last week, which to be honest I'm taking as a win after two(!) nights out in a week consuming 700+ calories on booze alone each night! I'm not a regular drinker and I don't have any big nights out planned for a while now so hopefully I'll start to lose weight from this week.

Hello all,
Feeling a bit fed up with it all only lost 1lb last week all that effort and hunger for 1 bloody pound. I would mind if I had eaten things I shouldn't but didn't go over my points limit once all week.

hey fudge, your a lb lighter than last week, go weigh it out and feel it, its not insignificant. 1lb a week and you will be nearly 3st lighter by the end of the year. And its not all on the scales, that can vary with time of the month, even time of day. How do you feel? Less bloated? More in control? Maybe take some measurements? Your going in the right direction xx

Well done to people who have lost.

I haven't been monitoring myself as heavily this week, and a lot if night shifts mean I am tired... which means I eat more. I am going to try one of the exercise videos today and hopefully that will set me in better stead for my Thurs weigh in.

4 fish fingers are 700 calories?! surely there isn't enough of them to make that many calories?! I am glad for MFP sometimes, I have been really shocked by how calorific foods I thought weren't too bad are!

How the feck can 4 fish fingers be 700 cals, that's bloody mental.

Fishfingers should only be about 50-60 calories each, so 700 calories is definitely not right.

Dryne, I use my fitness pal and I don't trust the calories burned either. I use a nike fuel band which will tell me how many calories I'm burning. Although they are not totally accurate as it is worn on your wrist. I think the fitbit is meant be be good esp at measuring calories, and they are cheaper than the fuel band which is a huge plus :) x

Haha! I think you're all right. Stupid mistake on my part. I picked the first fish fingers on the list which was 180 cals for 3! not 1.

Stupid brain.

Just been shopping for the week and got some meals planned.
Kedgeree tonight. Vegi fajitas, turkey meatballs, stirfry with lean pork and rice. Also going to do that cauliflower pizza I spotted on another thread, its either going to be amazing or utterly rank. At the moment I am managing to keep eating in yhe day to a minimum with the promise of a decent dinner.

Whats on every one elses plates this week?

Second week weigh-in. Lost 3 lbs.

I think I might start focusing on losing a st. at a time instead of my end goal weight since I have so far to go to achieve that.

Going food shopping today so hopefully get some nicer, healthier stuff in.

Weighed in this morning and 3.5lb down. Would have liked more if I am honest but its going in the right direction. My planned meal is out too as had 2 large glasses of wine with lunch, the food wasn't very dietey eith so salad for tea.
Well done rabbit, weight in Wednesday is done!

hello :) It's been ages again since I posted, I'm sorry!

I am glad to hear 3 fish fingers are not 700 calories!

Well done for all the losses! A pound is a good loss, at least the weight is going in the right direction :)

Missvic, your food sounds really yummy! We have been making batches of food and freezing "ready meals" so we have quick to grab meals, we have spag bol, chicken and lemon rissoto, beef stew, chicken and fennel korma, vegie curry, pork with roast vegies and wild mushroom sauce (my fave) salmon with green beans and potatos.

I have lost 5.8 kg so far wish is nearly 13 pounds, tomorrow is weigh in day I hope to have lost 1.3 pounds as then I will have lost a stone since I started at new year.

Ikea that's fantastic! ! im keeping fingers crossed for your lb and a bit, im sure you will get it. Your meals sound great too. Risotto is one I have not done for ages and quite a good one for healthy eating. We do a roasted butternut sqaush one or chicken and pea with roast chicken leftovers. Aw yum its going on the list for next week. When I was pregnant I got very organised (read very bored on mat leave) and froze a load of batch cooking and most of it is still in the freezer, we got stuck into the take away instead, ah those days are behind me now!

Well done on the losses, everyone! Fingers crossed you'll get to the stone mark this week, ikea.

Rachey, a friend of mine has the Nike bracelet. I'm debating on whether to get a pedometer to try and increase my walking, does anyone have any (cheapish) recommendations?

All these meals sound delicious, I had pasta and meatballs for dinner which was yummy. Was good to stick to the recommended portion and actually weigh out my pasta, and i realised when I was done I wasnt even hungry!

It's weird though, I finished logging for the day on MFP, and it warned me I had eaten too little calories today and was in danger of putting my body into 'starvation mode' and said I should be eating at least 1200 calories a day to avoid this...

Does anyone have any insight? I wouldn't call beans on toast for lunch and pasta/meatballs for dinner 'starving myself'... Ah well, I've got leftover pasta for lunch tomorrow so that should please MFP at least!

Hi dryne,
I have an old weight watchers pedometer which works out how many miles/steps you have walked but doesn't give calories burnt. I have heard that the omron are good here is the link

www.amazon.co.uk/Omron-Walking-Style-III-Pedometer/dp/B0045EPEBM/ref=sr_1_1?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1391076001&sr=1-1&keywords=pedometer

Thank you missvic101 for your kind words. I have lost another 2 pounds this week so 9 in total now. I am still very hungry all the time but I do feel more in control. Well done everyone else for your losses. I have to say that cauliflower pizza sounds vile-I think I would rather go hungry!!!!!!

I can confirm that the cauliflower pizza was NOT good. Deeply weird infact and a massive PITA to make. would have a go at th cauliflower rice thing though, my adventures in cauliflower are not over yet! Glad you had another loss fudge. As psrt of this beck diet book im reading it asks you to try and differentiate between hunger, desire for food and cravings. I have found it a really interesting exercise. I find I get quite panicked when im hungry, im just not used to it! Its getting better though and I am finding that where before giving in to the craving and eating would relieve the stress I felt I can also get that stress relieving kick saying no to food now, knowing I will have what I planned later. Feel pretty on it this week, loving mfp. not expecting a massive loss on Wednesday but my period is due so we will see.

Feeling utterly depressed. I stayed under my calorie limit ALL week last week, turned down all the usual snacks and cakes in the office, to much comment from work colleagues... Weighed myself this morning and I have not lost a single pound since last week. In fact, I have actually gained 0.2kgs!!! Currently resisting the urge to go to the shops and buy copious amounts of chocolate and crisps since clearly I am destined to be a fat cow forever...

Right, moan over, time to plan how to get more exercise in my routine as clearly calorie counting alone is doing buggar all...

Sorry to hear that Dyrne. I think my body is the same, restricting diet alone just isn't going to cut it! But I hate exercise... and sweating... and being witnessed exercising by other people...

I haven't lost any weight for 2 weeks... but on the plus side, I haven't gained either. I have fallen off the wagon somewhat anyway, so I was just relieved I hadn't gained any lbs tbh!
I am also on my period and ill... so that has hardly helped!

Hi! I'm coming to join in!

I'm 5ft 4 and weigh 14st 9. I'm aiming to lose around 5 stone and depending on how I look and feel after that, maybe another stone to get back down to prebaby, predepression weight. But I was younger than so not sure if I will look healthy or not! So I think my aim will be 9st 7.

I've tried before to do it but I've always had excuses. I've actually put 2 stone on since then! I don't want to be a fat mum and I don't want to be a slave to my food addiction anymore. So this time it has to work and I'll make sure it will!

I hope!

the thread came up in active conversations.

Hope you're all doing well, glad to see the losses and lots of new names.

I've not been at all careful since I found out I was pregnant. Got on the scales yesterday and I've still managed to lose 1lb so I'm really pleased. I gave up SLimming world, was made to feel really crap about maintaining in my first week even though she knew I was pregnant, of course rest of the group didn't know so I couldn't even argue.

Hello hope you dont mind me joining. Im 5ft10 and in December weighed 16 stone 2,was a huge shock even though i knew i was overweight. When i last weighed myself 8 days ago i was 15st 2 so a stone lost. I want to get to about 11 stone if possible. Ive cut right down on full fat coke. I was really addicted.to it and could easily drink 2 litres a day. I also used to go into the local bakery after work and.buy a cake or pasty 4 days a week. I suffer from depression and am a single mum so had been in the cycle of gorging on biscuits,cakes,cheesecakes etc.. when DS was in bed.
Ive had quite an unhealthy week this week so am going to wait until next weekend to weigh myself in the machine at Boots. Have had two mcdonalds.this week, a meal out fri night with lots of wine ,popcorn ,.chocolates and a full fat coke at the cinema yesterday plus 2x sausage rolls on weds! Really hope i havent gained much. Ive been good today and had, a couple of slices of granary toast ,2 sachet made cappuchinos. (Sp)
My next goal is to weigh under 15 stone as it should take me from an obese BMI to overweight. I would love to have a holiday abroad this summer and not hide away in a huge granny costume and sarong whilst everyone is in skimpy bikinis. My stomach and.chin are my worst areas,people have often thought i was pregnant.
Well done to you all for losing weight. BsshBossh's photos are.inspirational. if i get to under 12 stone id love to go to one of those make over and photograph sessions and have some nice pica of myself and DS together. I have lots of lovely pics of DS but barely none of me as im so down about my weight.
Hope this is a good week for everyone,good luck :)

Hello - I'd like to join as well. This came up in active convos and it was most welcome to see :)

I've got a lot of weight to lose - 100lbs easily and I'm feeling somewhat overwhelmed by it all today.

I started in January and have lost 21lbs so far on Bootcamp. I should be pleased but I think I'm focusing on the wrong things. I feel defeated by how much there is still to go instead of staying in the here and now.

Has anyone managed to conquer or, at least, manage those feelings?

I'm just so annoyed at myself for getting here - what was I thinking being so careless with my health and wellbeing?

Sorry - this is a ranty first post. Am usually determined to be more positive and I can see the benefits already but I'm struggling today. Not enough to go off the rails though - and that's good, right? :)

Hey theQuibbler! Welcome. I've been having those thoughts today. I have about 6 stones to lose. It's very disheartening to think about it like that. So I'm trying to focus on 1 st. at a time. I'm at 15.7 st. now so trying to shift the 7 lbs. Try making small goals and achieving those.

Good luck!

Thanks RunRabbit - I think that's very sensible advice. It's too much to look at the bigger picture. 10lbs or even 7lbs a time is the way to go. Small goals: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. :)