I am going to lose this 2 stone, for good!!

[FlossyMcgrew]

I will be taking "after" pictures on July 1st.

I took before pictures yesterday and they are awful. I have at least 2 stone to lose. I have joined other threads here before, with some success. Then quit after getting halfway to my goal and gaining everything back in half the time it took me to lose it.

I am 5 foot 6, have been wavering around the 12 stone mark since having my 2 dc within 13 months. Youngest is now 2.

In my "before" pictures (which I won't post until I get to post them with my afters!). It is painfully obvious that nearly all of my weight is around my middle. This is particularly worrying as my family history is full of diabetes, heart problems, cancer, strokes- you name it.

My plan is this:

MFP to track my calories

30 day shred or alternate 30 min workout 5 times a week

More conscious eating. Re-reading Paul McKenna, "I Can Make You Thin."

Easy on the carbs. My current 2 slices of toast breakfast, 2 slice of bread sandwich and crisps lunch, and insert random carb heavy dinner here, is doing me and my middle no favours.

Drink more water. At least 4 pint glasses per day.

Chew gum instead of mindless snacking.

No baking. I can think up any excuse to bake, and then of course I have to test my product--no more!

And that is basically it.....

I am hoping that I can make all of these things my new way of life, rather than a diet.

I am tired of hating myself in every picture.

I am tired of refusing to buy new clothes in this size, and looking like a slob as all of my clothes are old and don't fit properly.

I want to be healthy and I want to be here for my kids for as long as possible.

I want to be a good example for my kids.

I would like to feel attractive again.

I am going to check in here at least once a week. Monday morning weigh in to keep me honest over the weekends. Please feel free to join me, or cheer me on.

I don't want to be a diet bore in real life so I am going to use this thread for my rambling instead.

So here goes......

Week 1
12 Stone 7

I'm hoping for another kilo loss whilst he's been away! No idea if I've achieved that though! Saturday morning is next weigh in!

From here I reckon you've definitely lost a kilo.

You are the best kind of friend!!

Morning!

Did you make it to the fancy gym RunningKatie?

Glad your DP is home again Funky, now he can back to the cooking :) good luck for your weigh in tomorrow.

Do you all have any plans for Mother's Day? We are off to my inlaws, just for the day. I'm a little annoyed as I wanted DH to step up and let me sleep in, breakfast in bed, he does the washing up type of day, but no, instead I need to find some cards and gifts for his mother and grandmother and get kids dressed up and happy for a seat down meal that they will most definitely not eat, spend almost 4 hours in the car round trip. Do bath time there and let them fall asleep in the car on the way home, which will mean a messed up start to next week.

Wow, guess I needed a mini rant?

My birthday is coming up, I think I need to just give home some very specific instructions. As much as I'd like him to out of nowhere be super thoughtful and maybe even romantic, it just isn't his way. In his defence he is consistent!

My main challenge Sunday, will be restraint on the wine and puddings. Really, my inlaws are lovely and very generous, it will probably be a great day with food I don't have to buy or cook, so shouldn't complain really.

I've fallen off the wagon again! But I'm sticking to the thread and hoping to get back on it tomorrow. I'm just so easily thrown by stuff at the moment. It's like life works great as long as everything is going to plan, but as soon as one little this doesn't go to plan, it all tumbles down! That's all very over dramatic so apologies for the self indulgence and excuse making!

truffle - welcome to the thread. I can't image what you're going through, but please do get stuck into thread and hopefully we can help you in some little way.

Right, off to sleep for me now. My 3yr old is waking up at night at the mo so want to get some sleep before she creeps into the bed and wriggles til morning!!

Hello all

Weighed myself this morning and had lost 1lb. Woohoo! Must have been the Jazzercise class I went to last week.....love dancing, and think all those nights out as a student, where I danced for hours on pepsi or cranberry juice, must have been what kept the weight off!

Have walked more, and danced with toddler-daughter, too.

Have a great weekend, everyone!
x

Ah, just seen your post about the baked llamas, Flossy - they are fab, and pretty low in calories (well, compared to my dry roasted peanut fettish!)

Also, I just have 2 finger kitkats and Milky Ways around (as well as the odd Bounty) as I'm a chocaholic and will never give it up entirely!

x

Another loss this week. This is crazy! I still haven't moved a muscle more than usual!

Start date 25/02 73kg BMI 26.8
Last weigh in 70.1kg BMI 25.7
Today's weigh in 69.4kg BMI 25.5

Total loss so far 3.6kgs or approx 8lbs

How is everyone else doing?

Brilliant funkybarnyard i told you so!

I am off for an all you can eat curry tonight. Got to make sensible choices, i am at least driving so no beer calories.

I didn't go to the swanky gym flossy, i'm mentally kicking myself but it had been a tough.toddler day and i was cheesed off.

Today i have run/walked and also slung ds round a tram museum. I also had to help him eat an ice cream as dh ordered a massive one.

Wasn't quite a kilo. But thanks!

Enjoy the curry, we have supermarket Chinese for tea! X

Evening all!

Hope things settle down for you Anna, hope your DD's sleep settles too , although spring forward always seems to leave us out of whack for a few days !

Congrats on the loss Dudess!! I have been trying to work in more dance parties with my dc too, they love it! I worry about being self conscious at a jazzercise or Zumba class, but everyone I know who does it absolutely loves it, plus they are huge calorie burners, maybe I should get over it :).

Sometimes I like to get those mini bags of chocolate buttons, I can still get a taste of chocolate , but the portion is so small, I can't go too crazy ( in theory.)

Way to go Funky!! That's great news. How do you find your bmi? I've seen the nhs calculator, I feel like I should start paying attention to mine.

RunningKatie it was a great day for ice cream here too! DH and dc got 99's in town, while I was doing another errand so I dodged that temptation, barely! Hope you enjoyed the curry, all you can eat poppadoms too?! I would struggle with that, I love those. Could prob eat a meals worth of calories on those alone and then the rest of the days worth on naan!

Is anyone else struggling with patience? I am starting to feel like, ok I've been on a "diet" or eating healthily and exercising for almost a month now, why haven't I lost my 2 stone yet!!
Good luck everyone

My app tells me my BMI x

I have been made homemade burgers with lime and chilli

I think we're here for the long haul flossy, I want it to happen overnight and it just isn't is it? Then I think that I ate really badly before so I'm sorting out my whole diet and lifestyle which won't happen overnight.

I've checked my BMI, I was obese before, now I am merely overweight.

Weighing in tomorrow, I am not expecting a loss as there has been an excess of cakeage this weekend.

Morning All, weigh in time for me....

Week 5

11 Stone 11 lbs
2 lb loss
Down 10 pounds so far, yay!!

I also had an excess of cakeage this weekend! I feel like it hasn't had a chance to reflect on the scale yet, had to weigh in early before last nights cake sets in!

I am really pleased with my results so far, but still have a long way to go.

I know you are right RunningKatie. Yesterday was a real eye opener for me. We went to my in laws and had lovely food and drink all day long basically. I was really mindful and careful, without being obvious if that makes sense? Had one small glass of wine rather than 3, had one sliver of cake rather than 2 slabs, had one roast potato and half a Yorkshire rather than loads and had no second helpings in anything. I was still over my daily calorie goal by almost 800 calories??!!!! Shocking. Makes me realise that in the past there have surely been days when I have been well over 3 times the recommended amount without batting an eyelid. So, you are right, it's not going to happen overnight.

I have a new goal to work towards. We are going on a mini break to the Isle of Wight in the first week of May! Got a really cheap groupon deal, and can't wait as I know the kids will love it. I am dreading beachwear though, maybe now is a good time to break out those running shoes finally......
Good luck everyone :)

Well done flossy, you're doing brilliantly.

I weighed in too.
Start weight: 01/03 12.12
Today: 12.8

I did get to 12.6 on friday & saturday but curry & cake meant i'm back at 12.8.

Bit disappointed but i wanted to do a lb a week and i am, so that's ok. I rode my bike yesterday and my legs are protesting!

Woohoo, all of us!

Went to another Jazzercise class tonight, Flossy, I definitely go slow, but figure moving constantly for an hour must do some good (to counteract cakeage; love that word!!)

PS T'other half is scoffing toast, crisps and cheesy biscuits next to me, and I just had some toast: WillPower!

Well done flossy and the other losses - fantastic.

Can I creep back on to the thread? I'm really struggling with motivation at the moment. When I want to be slimmer so much, why can't I prioritise it?

I was pretty good for most of the day but then got home and ate 5 mini bags of chocolate fingers. What was I thinking? I'm just so disappointed in myself.

I suppose I just need to keep starting again.... even if it is every day. The thread title says it all - lose this two stone for good.

Tomorrow is a new day...

Hi Anna, welcome back!
Motivation is so hard....little treats and often. I need my visuals so have just pinned a board of motivational thoughts towards health. I also need choc, so I have a supply of small bars around the house.
Good luck, be sure to post all good and bad thoughts.

Ps - if I lose 1-2 lbs a week, by Christmas my bmi will be in the Overweight category googly eyes

Pass me the virtual biscuit tin, hmm?

RunningKatie don't they say 1-2 lbs a week is best for sustaining? Sounds like you are right on track. Well done on the bike ride too, I still need to step up my activity.

Excellent willpower Dudess! And an hour of moving is great. No jazzercise near me, but there is a soft play place that does Zumba, so I could bring dc to play at the same time....may have to just suck it up and go, I've heard some ladies talking about it at the school gate.

AnnaDoreta get back in here!! On here? Welcome back. :) Let go of the chocolate finger incident. Don't be too hard in yourself, you're back, you're here and tomorrow IS a new day. I had a maltesers moment myself today, was only going to have 3 or 4, but ended up having more like 13 or 14, luckily that was all that was in the house so that stopped me . I read a tip somewhere about not eating standing up. So, if you were going to have a snack, even a chocolate finger, you have to get out a little plate and go sit down at the table and have it there. Makes you more conscious and aware and in control. (Says me who scoffed all my dc's maltesers....)
Need to sort out my willpower before the Easter chocolates start rolling in!

Good luck everyone

Motivational picture time!! Hopefully you can see it...

I'm the same with visuals Dudess, and chocolate! I am really hooked on my app called "the berry". I mentioned it before, but I love it. It's random photo galleries, some funny, some not so funny, some weird, some cute etc, but every day there is "daily motivation" gallery and I am hooked on it. I think it's more just reminding myself, every single day, that this is what I want, this is who I want to become, and that I can do it!!
This thread is really helping me too, so thanks everyone.

Good night :)

Love the picture, Glossy, and The Berry! Can't download on my Kindle, so will pop by the website instead of snacking fingers crossed

Another good motivational Flossy !

I am hoping to reach 21lbs loss in the next week or two-then I will be half way -wanted to lose 3 stone by July.
I managed 14k steps yesterday , more movement is definitely helping. I don't drink anything now other than water , and the odd coffee.
Things that I am not missing at all are crisps-haven't had a pack since very early Jan, biscuits and cakes -had one or two since Jan but I think that is okay, and fizzy diet drinks-haven't missed them whatsoever.

Things that I do still want to snack on and have to make sure I only have tiny bits or distract myself are -cheese, ciabatta or tiger bread and dairymilk chocolate! These are testing my will power especially the week before my period, but I am winning the battle!