10weeks to lose a stone...help me decide how and keep me on track

[GinnelsandWhippets]

Well ladies, I need your help to decide on the best way to lose 14ish pounds in 10 weeks. This summer I have 2 big weddings and a family holiday and I would like to be at my fighting weight. I am 5'5 and weigh around 10st4 currently, would like to be 9st4. I am aware that my current weight is okay according to BMI but I have a smallish frame with huge boobs and I don't carry extra weight all that well. I have been around 9st-9st4 as an adult and I looked and felt healthy and slim, not thin, so I think its a good target to aim for. My current measurements are 40-32-38 so theres plenty to lose.

I have tried many diets in the past and lack of discipline has always been my downfall. So i hope by getting some encouragement here I can stick to whatever I decide. At the moment I'm not sure whether to low carb or do MFP. I will try to exercise 3 x pw although 2 x might be more realistic (ft job, 2 toddlers, part time study, marriage, house, friends etc all get in the way!). I am reasonably active daily, usually do my 10000 steps etc but no proper exercise at the mo.

What do you recommend vipers? I am willing to give things a try, really want to get this undenrway and be successful!

I've lost 16lb in just Under a month a month on juice plus so it's doable! Send me a message if you want to go into more detail

Hi wine. Thanks but i there is no way i would be able to stick to that! I can miss meals but when i eat it needs to be food!

Hi op.
I'm about the same size as you ok I'm 5ft 2
I've got a wedding in May.
No idea what to wear !

I've realised I'm a grazer and working from home doesn't help.

I've done dukan, low carb, MFP, cut out sugar etc.
it works but not for long and I seem to always go back to 10 stone.

I made a decision that I'm going to eat 3 healthy,filling meals a day and stop snacking.
So yesterday I had 2 poached eggs on granary bread spread with half an avocado.
Lunch was homemade minestrone soup.
Dinner was salmon with a small amount if cous cous.
I also walk the dogs twice a day.

I'm going to eat well and see if it makes a difference to cut out the grazing!

Yes that sounds very sensible. I steadily lose about 1lb a week doing mfp and eating around 1400 calories a day and pigging out a bit more at weekends. So i can lose and my metabolism isn't particularly slow. But the weekends have gradually become more and more indulgent and now I'm not losing at all and have gained a couple of pounds back. I need to be quite strict or find the time to do some proper exercise. Probably both actually.

I'm thinking I might just have to be super boring. Porridge for breakfast, pret salad for lunch or home made salad and fish, high-veg stir fry type evening meal with small amount of rice. And no snacking. And 2 x exercise dvds per week. Does that sound like it might work?

I don't know. I suppose it depends on portion size

MFP worked wonders for me.

I had porrisge for breakfast, small soup for lunch and then the same dinner as DH (not unhealthy but not particularly diet either, sometimes pasta etc) which I found really workable.

I also did spinning twice awake which I think is amazing.

I was an absolute babe.

But that was when I was working full time and it was much easier as I could focus on myself sort of in the day. I'm on Mat leave now and just eat what I can when I can which is rarely that healthy.

That was doing 1200 cals a day I think as my job wasn't particularly active.

Yes I need to keep to 1200 call. Much easier if you do some exercise so you can eat a bit more. That's my downfall! Will have to dig out my shred dvd again.

I'm 5'4 and 11 stone 3. I'm aiming to loose a stone or a little more (target is 10 stone) before I go on hols mid June. I've joined Slimming World and so far finding it fairly easy to stick to and I lost 3lb in the first week.
I've tried low carbing, 5:2 etc but just got so hungry! SW is easier

If you were hungry when you were low carbing, then you weren't doing it properly!

Well I'm not dieting but I've been doing that davina 7 minute fit for the past 5 weeks 5 days a week and my knickers and favourite trousers keep falling down . Haven't weighed myself though but smaller clothes are starting to fit comfortably.

Might be better than dieting.

i recommend doing mfp and the 30 day shred dvd (its also on YouTube) most days if not every day

30 day shred injured my lower back 3 years ago. It's still not better.

thats not good, im sorry to hear about your back, but in fairness, i hurt my knee running once and did my hip in from swimming breaststroke.
Any exercise can injure you if youre not careful and dont have good form.

Hmm I may have to get the 7 minute fit dvd, i do like davina ??. I think I'm going to try 5:2 combined with 16:8 on non-fast days and we'll see how I get on. Was thinking about low carbing as I have done that before and enjoyed it, but it's just not realistic right now - i just can't trust myself not to have a biscuit at toddler group or a glass of wine after work. Now I need to come up with some super-filling low calorie meal ideas for fasting days!

Just found this thread. I have til first week of June to lose 11lbs (going from 10st to 9st3lbs). I'm doing MFP and it's telling me to eat 1200 a day. Gah, Easter weekend - cinema trip, friend's house for lunch, MiL tomorrow, Eggs etc....

Hiya, sounds like we have similar goals weight wise. I am doing 5:2 as it seems easier than being really strict every day, although I am being careful on non fast days. Going well so far - weigh in tomorrow so ee'll see how much good the first week has done!

Can I join! We have virtually the same stats although I am 5'6 and a pound heavier

Weighed in this morning and after yesterday's Easter lunch I have still managed to lose 0.2lb! OK, I know that's really just a pee but I'll take it.

10.4lbs to go.