Just popped button off my 'fat' shorts.....

[mckiwi07]

It has to stop - every year I say I am going to lose weight and each year I put weight on. My 'fat' shorts that I have had for years and always kept as I didn't want to buy new shorts in the same size as of course next year I would be a size 12 - are now too small. I am so ashamed. I start a new diet practically every day and don't last until lunch time.
I am going to post on this thread each week so that I can be accountable to myself at least.

Stats:
5'5 and 15st4

I need to lose around 4.5 stone to get to a healthy bmi
I am NOT going to diet - I am going to eat sensibly and increase fruit and veg intake and drink lots more water. My only rule is no secret eating/binging as this is my major downfall

If anyone would like to join me that would be great but I am going to keep posting to help myself stay focussed.

I CAN DO THIS

My weekend weigh-in put me at 13st 11 1/2, so not as good a loss as the first week, but that's very much to be expected, and at least I lost something. It helps that the weekend was busy, so I didn't have enough time to think about food.

My target weight of 12st7 (or a little under) is starting to seem doable.

I'm still Slim Fast-ing, but have been recommended this book so might look in to moving to simply calorie-counting so I can make sure I don't just bounce back up once I stop the bars and shakes.

fourarms that is amazing and is a great motivation for me. I would love to be under 11st and almost at a healthy bmi. Was your weight loss steady or did you lose a lot more at the beginning?
bluekarou well done on the loss, that is a great result. How are you finding things this week?
I am struggling a bit and have had a few binges, I just dont know how to get AND KEEP the motivation

I'll join in. Have been on many diets over the years. Most recently low-carb, which really worked. But as soon as I was relatively happy with my weight & how I looked, I started eated rubbish again. So am now a fat, blobby failure.

5'7". 14st. Size 18-20

Welcome, TheAmyrlin

Struggled a bit this week. I was so tired Monday night, and get grumpy when I'm tired, that I went to bed with my slimfast meal and two packets of crisps. I'm definitely feeling more hungry now, and just want to snack. It sort of helps that I have a reason to lose weight, but sometimes that seems so far off and I'm impatient, so I just try to focus on getting a 'better score' on my weekend weigh-ins.

I've been recommended a book called Carbs and Cals which might help me figure out good foods and good portion sizes. Will be back with a review when it arrives.

Let me join please.

Size 12 (but can feel I'm heading into 12-14 territory). 11st 8lb, want to be down to 10st 5oz by Halloween as I have a special event coming up.

No idea if that's doable or not, hoping that it is.

Cycled for 4.5 miles last night, plan to try to do 4.6 miles tonight.

I have several issues with comfort eating, I know the root of these issues, but they are still hard to shift... just like the fat on my belly and muffin tops.

Forgot to say, I'm 5'7".

Fourarms, that is a great loss and very motivating.
I am down from 15.2 st on the 18th June to 14.7 today. I am so happy to see the scales moving in the right direction :)
Now if I could just get the wobbly bits a bit more toned......

Well the diet started again today. Hopefully I can stick to it this time. Am reducing my carb intake.