Follow me on my 'one' diet....

[Blueskiesandcherrypies]

or even better come and join me!

I am 5ft 2 and weigh 12st 7, so have a LOT to lose (am aiming to get to 10 stone). Diets such as WW, SW etc have not worked for me in the past, my plan is too combat my over-eating by having 'one' of what I desire..... ie one glass of wine instead of 4, one biscuit instead of half a pack, one goose fat roastie instead of 4, etc etc.

I will also, in general, try to stick to no snacking, walking lots, healthy meals.

I don't know if anyone will read this but I'm going to regularly update and am determined this will work. It has to, I can't go on like this.

Here goes....please encourage me or come and join me!

Just the one?

Seriously, good luck :)
I will check in on you - DON'T LET ME DOWN

Ha ha, made me laugh!

Thanks for saying you'll check in, I need a watchful eye... :)

:)

I'll follow you too as I'm the same height as you and trying to get to the same weight initially. I'm at 11st8lbs at the moment.

I'm trying not to snack and do some exercise every day. Mostly walking.

What a fantastic idea! I will join you. My head is nearly in the right place to finally shift the 3 stone I need to lose. I've been trying to eat more healthily the past week or two and have gone back to the gym at last.

I love exercise, so that's not a problem for me; I've was laid up for 18 months with an ankle injury, which I why I've gained so much. I just have no will power when it comes to food. My ankle is finally better enough that I can exercise again, but it's tough now that I'm so unfit and so heavy. Hopefully I'll be able to deal with both those problems though.

Here's the question - do we just have one of what we like all day! Or can we have another one an hour later...

That sounds like a good idea, but what if I fancy ONE box of chocolates, or ONE tub of ice cream? Surely that's too much

My target weight isn't much lighter than your start weight, I'm aiming for 12st, but I'm 5'9 and 12st will put me into the healthy weight category (just). A little bit of restraint would do me good, so I'll join you I think.

Hows it going op?

I will join you... I am 5.3 and weigh 12 st 8lb today.So around 2.5 st to lose.

I will weigh in daily and post it to keep the motivation! Let us know how you are doing with the 'one' diet?

:( thought this would be a mono diet

like where you just eat pizza at every meal or apples or vodka

Mmmmm, a pizza diet. I could get on board with that.

Well, technically today could count as a success since I have eaten only one packet of Veggie Eric the Elephant gummy sweets and only one packet of chocolate orange digestive biscuits.

This is why I need to lose 3 stone!

Annie that sounds like me. That's exactly why I need to lose 3 stone too, I've only eaten one packet of crisps it was a big bag and one bar of chocolate.

Okay Dragonlette - I challenge you to eat properly tomorrow, and I will too. If either of us cave and eat a whole bag/bar/packet of anything.... hmmm, what should be penalty be? Listening to Justin Beiber for an hour?

Okay Annie, I'm up for it if you are. I've been shopping today and bought fruit and veg but NO chocolate. I will NOT be listening to Justin Beiber cos I just won't tell you if I mess up

Okay Dragon. No cheating! I have one smoothie and one cup of tea here next to me. So far so good.

I've had one bowl of cereal this morning
Lunch was a panini
I had a small muffin mid-afternoon
Dinner was a large plate of chicken, rice and vegetables.
I'm about to eat a load of pineapple

I think today has been a success.

I'm the same, OP, 5'2" and about 12.5st. I really need to get down to around 9.5 st because none of my clothes fit and I feel so bulky and wobbly. I've been doing the 5:2 diet but without much exercise and I've lost a little bit so far. I've come down with a hellish cold though, and my motivation's flagging!

Plus the baby's only 5 months old and I'm so tired, the toddler's being a toddler and I could so trough the massive bar of dairy milk in the cupboard...

I have successfully cut out sugar in my hot drinks though! That'll obviously make me drop three stone but at least the dentist won't shout at me.
I've also gone veggie again, so I've become a bit more aware of calories and shit. Good luck!

Annie come out from behind the sofa, you've got some Justin Bieber to listen to. How do you fit behind the sofa anyway? Mine has far too much stuff behind it that I've hidden when "tidying" for visitors, some of it's been there for years

How are you doing op? Are you managing to stick to the one diet?

Annie have you managed to stick to one? Come and talk to me

I think I'm doing ok with this. I haven't weighed myself yet so i don't know if I've lost any weight, but I feel happier with doing this than with a more restrictive diet.

Ok Annie, you obviously have a much tidier "behind the sofa" than I do if you're so comfortable there. I dare you to have a proper go tomorrow though, it's easier than I expected

'Tis a virtual sofa, lots of space back there.

And it's not easy. I have been trying but I am Weak and Crave Chocolate.

I crave chocolate too. It is hard, but easier than I expected, iyswim (ie, I haven't completely gone mental with everybody) I have had chocolate though, just not as much as I would have done last week.