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[TheOnlySevenSleighbells]

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?

[legofansmum]

Gave in and weighed today in Boots. Was certain I'd gained after a bad week last week but surprisingly 1lb off. Am now 15st 1. Next goal to be under 15 and shift BMI from obese to overweight. Just over one stone gone and another 4 to go. Think it's going to get harder to shift now but am determined to do it and keep it off this time. I've been a yoyo dieter for over a decade but was at my heaviest ever late last year.
Welcome to thequibbler, 21lbs is impressive, well done!

[theQuibbler]

Thanks legofansmum and welcome to you, too :) That shift is a real milestone (to me, anyway) - you're going to feel fabulous when you do it!

[Iwilldothisnoexcuses]

I know this is nothing compared to the weight some of you have lost but I am feeling really proud today! For the first time, I've managed to stick to it for a day. A day is nothing compared to how much I have to lose but I usually give in around the evening time and stuff my face and then go to the supermarket the next day and buy loads of biscuits and eat them all. I've made it to evening number 2 and haven't binged and haven't dashed to the shop to stock up on biscuits and chocolates and crisps. Maybe this means this will finally be the time I manage to stick to it!

[legofansmum]

Well done Iwilldothis , it's a big hurdle. I'm finding it hard. I really miss eating junk when DS is in bed. I bought him some milky ways and bacon waffle crisps today and it has taken a lot of will power not to have eaten a few bags of the crisps which I would have washed down with lots of coke and probably some biscuits or chocolate. I watched a lot of telly tonight and sipped a couple of small low fat lattes instead. I've started watching Eastenders on YouTube from 1985 in spare time to divert my attention from food. I'm hoping to start using an exercise bike I recently bought but haven't had enough motivation yet! One step at a time lol!
We will all have to support each other.

[Dyrne]

Hello all the new people!

Katykuns good news on not gaining, I think there should be some law about dieting when ill anyway :D completely agree about exercising - at the moment I'm so embarrassed about being out in public exercising - went up a hill cycling the other day and needed to stop red faced at the top gasping for water as other people gaily quizzed by! I've been looking at investing in an exercise bike so I can get my fitness up at home, and then hopefully by the time lovely summer weather comes I'll be happier out on the roads!

Noexcuses Well done on going a full day without snacking! The first day is always the hardest!

legofan well done on the loss! I've got a similar first goal to you - I'll be so happy when I hit the 'overweight' mark rather than obese! What a lovely idea of celebrating eventually by a photoshoot with DS.

Quibbler that's a fantastic loss already! Completely agree with you thou - now that I am actually focusing on my weight I'm so much more aware of just how much I need to lose! In a way, I was happier stuffing my face in denial of my size.

[Dyrne]

Ugh, *whizzed, not quizzed!

[Iwilldothisnoexcuses]

Thank you Lego :) that's what I think I will find hard too. I always snack and eat biscuits, cups of tea, chocolates. Dds bedtime is like my cue for snacks. I felt a bit lost tonight when I couldn't go raid the cupboards! Ooh I hadn't thought of exercise beyond walking. I might look into getting a bike too. I bet that would be good to do in front of tv

And well done to you too not eating the snacks! Every night we beat those hours of temptation is great!

[fudgesmummy]

Hello all, I didn't loose any at all last week so a bit dispondent but sticking with it-well untill dd made chocolate orange brownies...yum!
Just got back from a swim which always makes me feel good

[Pompbear]

Can I join?
5'2. 5 stone to lose. I've lost 12lbs since Boxing Day so just over 4 stone to go. I'm struggling these past few days. I want to eat everything in sight and I'm fed up constantly being on a diet (my weight has been up and down forever).

The one thing that seems to be working is my goal to exercise every week. without fail. usually I go crazy and plan to exercise 5 times a week, fail. give up. this time my goal is quite easy and actually I'm enjoying it and going to a spin or pump class 3 times a week.

good luck everyone. I can't face another new year like this! its got to happen this year!

[legofansmum]

Hi fudges mummy and pomobear, well done on the exercise. I'm not really doing any yet except walking to work and back. Need to get motivated and on the exercise bike but not managed yet. Have been fairly healthy. Eating this week. Keep trying to focus on the thought of going from 15stone 1 to under 15.

[Racheyg]

Dreading tomorrow, hope I have done enough this week to lose some weight. Fingers crossed :)

[Racheyg]

As I thought stayed the same, very disappointed. :(

[legofansmum]

Ah , it's horrible when that happens. Better than a gain though. Well done for persevering, you may notice more of a difference next week.

[fudgesmummy]

Another 1lb down this week-that's 12lb off in total still feeling hungry all the time which I'm finding hard. Any one who remembers my op will know that my ds's wedding next year prompted me wanting to loose weight. My dd has just got engaged as well with the wedding planned for 2016!!! At this rate with having to save up to help pay for them I will deffently loose weight as I won't be able to afford to eat.....

[Blueandwhitelover]

Place marking because I am off out the door in a minute but I have just booked my holiday!! I go 35 weeks tomorrow, 2lbs a week till then would be 70lbs. That would be an amazing feeling.....

[Dyrne]

Stayed the same this week, feeling annoyed but I have been a bit naughty with snacks so I guess I should just be grateful that I haven't gained anything! Am still nearly 7lbs down after 5 weeks though so trying to focus on that and keep positive.

Fudgesmummy - congratulations! Weddings are a great motivation to lose weight. I know the feeling about being hungry all the time though - I've been a bit snappish recently with poor DP, bless him though - he understands!

legofansmum Walking to work and back is a great start, that's a few hundred additional calories burned already surely? I wish I lived close enough to work to be able to walk/cycle but it takes me an hour and a half in the car each way as it is!

Hello to the new people! Pompbear, well done on the exercise, that's going to help so much - I feel I need to be a lot stricter on my eating habits because I'm just not exercising a lot at the moment, so the fact that you're doing a manageable amount and actually enjoying it should do wonders! Blueandwhitelover, where are you going on holiday? It's great that you're looking so far ahead - usually I leave it until just before the holiday, panic that I'm going to look like a fat blob in my holiday photos, realise it's too late to do anything, and feel slightly depressed.

[legofansmum]

Have weighed twice this week, tues was up to 15.3 -pms bloating :( , Friday down to 15.1. Am hoping in a couple of days to be under 15 as can def feeling bloating going down, have eating lots of veg and salad ,drank lots of water and green tea. Also done lots of walking. Felt a bit down over weight increase as have really been sticking to dieting. I'm certain it was Pre menstrual bloating though as could feel it.
Well done to fudges mummy and dyrne, at least you didn't gain :) we will get there!!

[legofansmum]

I've also started taking Berocca and another vitamin which is a comp,ex b vitamin that you melt on the tongue so it's absorbed quickly into the bloodstream. I've felt lethargic for years and have read that it could be fit B12 deficiency. I've definitely had more spark In past few days. People have even noticed and a few have noticed weightloss which was a big morale boost !

[Blueandwhitelover]

We're going to Turkey, I do make this resolution every year though!

[katykuns]

I have kept pretty much the same weight wise, only lost 1lb last week. Thinking about doing a fast day like I did on 5:2. Either way I am gradually gathering some motivation again... especially after adding some groups on facebook.

Hope everyone manages to lose weight this week!

[legofansmum]

Well done on keeping the motivation up Katy , I think after a little while it becomes easier. I can honestly say I'm feeling better than I have in years. Kicking the cola habit has worked wonders. I'm getting used to the green teas etc..
Weighed in Boots this morning and was down to 14st 12 :) delighted as last tues was 15st 3lb. A lot of the loss was water retention I think though as came on last Tues. am so happy to be under 15 stone at last and the machine put my BMI at 29.5. Although this is the too end of the overweight section it's a real goal met as I've shifted from obese to overweight.
Hope you all have good weigh ins.
Blue Turkey sounds lovely. I really want to book a nice hot holiday this summer and am hoping to be proud in swim wear rather than hiding away in sarongs etc...

[Dyrne]

Weighed in today - lost about 2lbs this week - really happy with that as I have been a bit frivolous on the snacking front! Got to regain my discipline at work and get my arse in gear on the exercise front.

Well done on the losses, Katykuns and legofansmum - well done on getting under 30 BMI, Lego! Am hoping to hit that target myself in the next couple of weeks.

Turkey sounds like it'll be awesome, Blueandwhitelover. I really hope you hit your weight loss target.

[rubyshoes3]

Can I also join please?
Weigh 15 stone 2 lbs, need to lose 5 stones. I just don't know where to start I am always saying i'm going on a diet but with teenage boys in the house I seem to be forever feeding them and eating myself.
My motivation is a family holiday we having in July, I don't want to hide from the camera this year.

[legofansmum]

Well done dyrne, 2lbs is great :) I'm trying to get to Boots tomorrow to weigh after my driving lesson. Fingers crossed I've lost, if I haven't I hope I'm still under 15stone still as that was so hard to achieve. I've tried hard this week but not sure if I've lost. Went out for lunch test and had a lovely Thai beef salad. In the past I'd have had steak and chips, also had fruit tea to drink whereas the old me would've had a pint of coke! Did have a skinny latte in afternoon but fingers crossed all the walking I did helped lol!
Today DS and I walked up a local hill in a country park. We had a picnic there and I had a small Greek yogurt with a little granola and a huge fruit salad! Came back and cooked us separate meals. I had a tin of plum tomatoes which I put garlic and pepper in to flavour, I roasted aubergines, peppers and courgettes then baked in oven. It was delicious and so filling.
Welcome Rubyshoes. Looking forward to posting with you and wish you lots of luck. I was 16 stone 2 in December,I think I weighed more than that in autumn but never weighed. Last mon I was 14 stone 12lb which took my bmi down from obese to overweight. That really motivated me. I'm determined now to get from overweight to normal. It's going to be a long process but I'm determined to do it this time.
I used to be addicted to full fat cola and have stopped drinking it. I drank 1-2 litres of it a day. I'm now drinking herbal teas such as green and pepper mint and Redbush. I've cut right down on bread, potatoes, pasta, cakes etc..l I'm eating lots more fruit, veg and salads. I've suffered from depression for years and it's really helped me. I feel happier and more energetic than I can last remember. I've also started taking a melt on the tongue complex b vitamin and occasionally berocca.
Look forward to reading your posts

[fudgesmummy]

Hi all and welcome to the newbies! I lost 2 lb this week making my total loss 16 lb in 7 weeks. It was my birthday yesterday and made a yummy baked lime cheese cake out of my weight watchers cookbook to take with me to dinner at some friends. The banoffie pie I made and took up to my ds for pudding was not from the ww cookbook...!! I hope everyone has a good week x