Anyone aiming for 10stone?

[HeyBungalowBill]

Hello!
I'm looking for someone to kind of compete (in a friendly way) to get to 10 stone.
Me and a friend once decided that neither of us would eat any chocolate, biscuits, cake etc and kind of competed and I did well at it but he crumbled!

Anyway about me:
I'm 5 foot 4
11st 6
Size 10-12 on top
12-14 on bottom

Planning on running and a bit of strength training for my exercise, I think diet will be the hard part.

If you think you'd like to pair up or form a group to lose weight together that'd be great

[breward]

Was 10st 3lb on Tuesday, then on Wednesday weigh-in day was 10 st 4lb... So I've not lost an ounce this week. I've been good, done lots of exercise, so I'm now fed up.

Have to remind myself that I have lost 8lb, but really wanted to hit 10lb off this week. Give me some tips or a challenge. I need some serious motivation as I'm feeling like giving up.

[RufflingFeathers]

Eagerly awaiting tips or challenge to help with my motivation too !!!

[rusmum]

I'm in 11 st 4. 5 ft 5. Size 14. Plan on 3x runs a week,cutting, out crisp. Simples! ( I hope)

[RufflingFeathers]

Hi rasmum - welcome - I too have a weakness for crisps - they are definitely my go-to snack rather than chocolate.

Okay - I think we should all think of some motivational tip to share to get us through the weekend without overindulgence !! Here's mine :

These bodies that we've been given are a gift that we are to look after. We wouldn't feed our babies lard and syrup but we stuff that into our bodies and then wonder why we are lethargic and flat. Let's love ourselves this weekend by eating food which we enjoy and nourishes us and helps us grow and stay strong.

Next pep talk ?!!

[Foreversara1]

Hi guys can I join in too ?? I work full time and have a family. Up until 3 weeks ago I weight 10stone 11lbs. I did a 9 day cleanse and lost 8lbs. I'm now just 10stone 3 and still loosing
Your all doing great and I'm sure we can all motivate each other to get to out goal weight ?? Sara xx

[breward]

8lb in 9 days...WOW! Well done. What did you have to do? You must have been starving!

Off to a BBQ tonight. One burger only. Have been good all day. Will swim tomorrow (50 lengths) and I'm going to cycle a 14 mile circuit each evening this weekend.

[Foreversara1]

Haha thanks !! it was a 9 day cleanse my friend was doing. As I saw her results I thought ! Wow I can do 9 days. I didn't feel hungry as I was given supplements to help with that and I had a strict plan to follow, sometimes it's having a plan and sticking to it. I know if I hadn't had a plan I wouldn't have carried on with it

10stone here I come

[HeyBungalowBill]

At last, a loss!!

2lb off (been waiting for my time of the month to pass) so I'm now 11st4

Need to get shifting some more don't I with what some PPs are losing, well done!

[crazyoldfish]

Well I did the juice and am now 10, 6. So I'm pleased (2 days ahead of dress fitting- hence pressure!). Also been doing the 30 day ab challenge and could nearly see a muscle earlier (if I squinted!).
Juice was ok- boring but they did taste nice. I really missed coffee though. (More than wine!).
I'm now going to concentrate on healthy eating each day and use mfp to log calories. Aim for a slow loss.

[Whatutalkinboutwillis]

Well done everyone!! Well I got my stone off in 4 weeks woohoo. 1.5lbs lost this week taking me to 10.10. ( and a half) so back into the healthy range of bmi and 10.5lbs to go!! Can't believe this time 4 weeks ago I was a stone heavier. No bloody bugger has noticed apart from my mum ha ha. My clothes are all much looser and I feel so much better in myself. Walked 30 miles this week too.
So chuffed!

[breward]

50 lengths of the swimming pool done. Just 12 school reports to finish, then a 14 mile bike ride!

[Parsley1234]

I want to join ! Lost 2 stone three years ago with lighter life kept it off from 12 5 to 10 5 now want to get to 10 and have been messing about for three years losing few lbs then back on. Have started exercising better sharing pt with friend and c25k four times a week feel better but no weight loss yet. My trainer is trying to wean me off using ll sachets when I've gained few lbs so hoping this thread will help seems a lot of good advice being given. My biggest challenge is planning meals and sticking to it then I panic I'm going to gain weight then I use ll sachets vicious circle anyway I'm hopeful

[Wibbley]

Hi, Can I join? I'm 5 ft 6 and weight 11 stone 10! My goal is 10 stone too, I was shopping for clothes today and to my horror found that size 14 trousers were a bit on the tight side! When I was 10 stone I was a size ten.

[breward]

Welcome Wibbley and Parsley.

Reports done. Just got back from bike ride. Have not had dinner yet and not particularly hungry, so going to give it a miss. Exercise up, calories down... Hopefully the scales will begin to move again!

Have signed up to mfp. I can see it taking over, having to log every morsel. Have burned 1034 calories doing exercise today according to mfp

[Wibbley]

Thanks breward :-). It sounds like you are doing all the right things. The last time, in fact the only time I dieted sucessfully was several years ago when I stuck to 1500 calories a day plus exercise, it worked really well for me. I'm going to see If I can lose by just watching what I eat but If that doesn't give me results, I'll do calorie counting again.

[breward]

Weighed myself this morning now 10st 2lb... Yeh, the weight is beginning to shift again . Celebrated with a bowl of porridge and went out for a 45 minute walk (with a bit of running)... All before 8am! I did not stay up for the football, but the rest of the family did. So all still quiet here!

I lost 21lb in 12 weeks (went from 10.10 to 9.3) about 3 years ago. I had a leaflet put through the door for a community weight loss challenge. It was £40 up front for12 weeks of weigh-ins and healthy lifestyle talks. I won the challenge (biggest percentage weight loss) and got £300 as a prize!

We are now doing a workplace weight loss challenge. The prize is £80 as everyone has put in £10. We all encouraging each other, but some have given up. I weighed in at 10st 13, now I'm 10st 2 with 3 weeks to go.

[FruitBasedDrinkForALady]

Hi ladies, I hope there's room for another not-yet-little one? I've been losing weight for the last 10 months and am down almost 3.5 stone, but another 1 to go to get me to 9'13. I'm 5'2" and size 10/12 on top, 12 bottom, so similar enough to many.

I haven't read the whole thread but I'll catch up during the week. I read your post above though, tea1sugar that you're stuck for a couple of weeks. Are you still eating 1000 cals a day? It's possible that's too few, from what I've read, 1200 seems to be the recommended lowest to go to avoid your body hitting starvation mode. Might be worth looking into. There are some good discussion forums on. My Fitness Pal if you haven't seen them.

[breward]

Swam another 50 lengths today and have just got back from a 9 mile bike ride. I am determined to get closer to that 10st mark!

[Parsley1234]

Morning everyone can someone tell me I'm not alone in fealing like this I've weighed this am put on 3lbs not surprising as I haven't been focusing on diet but have exercised problem is now I start panicking I'm going to keep on gaining can someone reassure me fealing anxious ! Anyway plan is 5 2 on non fast days 1500 cals and exercise 6 days one rest day I have 4 weeks until holiday.

[Parsley1234]

Also has anyone else found it hard to meal plan ? Someone who is good at it please help me start shd I do a weeks worth of meal plan on a Monday and maybe batch cook don't know why I find it so hard I am organised in every area just not food arghhhhhhhhhhhh !

[Foreversara1]

You all sound like your doing a great job and I can see us all getting closer to that 10atone mark I can help with meal plans so if your interested give me a shout but I normally have a shake (not juice plus or herbalife) in the morning and then lunch and tea normally high in protein low carbs xx

[RufflingFeathers]

Morning - 10st 10 this morning - had a yo-yo sort of few weeks, so overall quite chuffed with that.

Keep going Parsley - it's not the individual weeks that count but the overall trajectory - think of it as points on a graph - so don't worry too much about wee blips !!

[breward]

Last week I was fed up as I had stayed the same. This week I'm ecstatic as I've lost 3lb over the week. Was 10st 4 last Wednesday now 10st 1lb... getting closer to 10st (and 3lb away from a stone lost).

Keep with it everyone. It is hard to get motivated, especially if you are not losing as rapidly as you hoped for.

I upped the exercise and signed up to My Fitness Pal (for free) so I could log all my food and exercise. It also gives you a daily update of how you are doing... 'if you eat and exercise like today in 5 weeks you will weigh _.'

[Wibbley]

11 stone 9 today, a pound down, 3 pounds down in total. Seem to be losing about one pound a week which is going in the right direction . On my way to 10 stone, i've got my midway goal of 11 stone and seeing myself get closer and closer to this is helping to keep me on track.

[RufflingFeathers]

Yey- some more losses. That's such a good motivational line isn't it breward 'if you eat and exercise like today in 5 weeks you will weigh…'

Had an active day and a bit peckish now- but reading these makes me want to drink a cup of tea first to see if I really need to eat ! cheers ladies - we've only got 10 days left of school here so I need to up my efforts before the sunny hols !!