Someone be my weight loss buddy? trying to get 5 stone down

[Keepingittogether27]

I am 6ft 2 (I know very tall!!) I had a baby 17 months ago and I put on 5 stone in the pregnancy (I ate for two fully grown men).
I just want someone to help motivate me, I can motivate them and we can go through this journey together! Diet starts tomorrow.

CW: 17.6 St
GW: 12.2 St

I'm wanting to lose 5 stone and 4lbs.

Any takers?
Xxxxx

stick with it spleeny. I always find that my weight loss is odd at to beginning, I think it is your body adjusting.

1,000 sounds amazing. I wouldn't manage that I don't think

So a pound down . Better than nothing. On my period too so that doesn't help! Went to yoga last night and zumba tonight so feeling like I am making positive changes in that respect. Anyone want to inspire me with the delicious sensible meals you're cooking?

Hi Keepingittogether27,
I was in a similar situation to you, I am 6 foot tall and when I started to lose weight in Feb I was 16 stone (naked, so probably 16 stone 6lbs clothed) and have a goal of 12 stone (not decided if this is naked or not yet ). So far I have managed to lose a steady 2lbs per week and am currently at 14st 4lbs. I have managed this so far by just making a few lifestyle changes which are:

? Cutting out snacks (Giving up chocolate as a snack not having chocolate as a snack reduces the snacks available so much that it stops me snacking).
? Using stairs instead of lifts.
? Using bike instead of car for journeys under a mile.
? Not drinking at home during the week.
? Padding sandwiches out with Salad and main meals out with veg.
? Drinking lots of liquids during the day, if you feel hungry drink first and wait 10 minutes (mainly no added sugar squash).

I created an excel spreadsheet to help me monitor and calculate activity and consumption which has helped me a lot.

Typical weekday for me looks like this:

Breakfast
2 x Toast (I only buy small loaves now, not the full sized) with low fat spreadable butter and Marmalade or Marmite / Sachet of porrige (like OatSoSimple) made with semi skimmed milk

Snacks
None, just drink something if I feel peckish.

Lunch
2 x Ham Salad Sandwich thins (use Dijon mustard and no butter)/ Flavoured Tuna and Salad Bowl (by varying the flavour of the John West Spreadables tuna and type of salad bowl it keeps it interesting)
Proppercorn / Velvet Crunch / Quavers

Dinner
Whatever the rest of the family is having, just exercise a little portion control and pile on the veg if possible and always have a soft drink with it.

Drinks
Tea/ Coffee
No added sugar squash (I drink litres of this through the day)

Variety is the key, if you don't vary your food you will soon grow bored and fall off the wagon.

Weekends are a different matter as I let myself go a little and have at least one meal out and a few alcoholic drinks, I think these controled binges help keep my metabolic rate up (that's what I tell myself anyway ).

Ooh ooh I'm now 15st 9! 3 lbs loss and I now get referred to weight watchers to do it through there

Well done Spleeny
1000 sounds tough, I'm in awe you've had so few!
Now I've lost 7lbs over the last month I'm feeling much more positive about it :-)

Well done Nacho, half a stone in a month is great, I hope I can do the same. I'm not sticking to 1000 every day, but if I can try to get as close to that as I can it might make up for eating and drinking more at weekends, which is when I find it really hard to stay in control. How's it going steppemum? I'm aiming for the next 5 days being really careful before some family events next weekend where I'll definitely eat cake!

really cross. had loads of visitors last week, and on the days when they were out and I was trying to eat sensibly, my friend came round with lunch. She does this quite often and it is a bit cultural and I am not sure how to say no thanks.

Also had rubbish throat and cold so no running.

New start tomorrow, determined to keep going.

That sounds really hard steppemum, the kindest gestures can be a nightmare if they're food related and you're on a diet. Monday morning is the time to get back on track, stay strong! Sore throat and cold here too so just going to have to stay focused on tracking everything in mfp. Good luck!

Hi all, may I join you?

Not quite ready to post numbers but I'm the heaviest I've ever been. Trying to lose 2st+ by holiday in August and then same again by Christmas.

I'm doing a calorie controlled version of slimming world so a nod to low fat eating with a healthy variety but including portion control and trying to stay below 1400 calories.

Didn't weigh myself when I started as I thought it'd be too traumatic (big mistake in hindsight but made sesnse at the time!) Anyway week 2 weigh in shows a loss of 4lb from end of week 1. I think I probably lost same in week 1 judging from what I can see/feel.

I'm using those old dial scales as my electric ones don't have batteries.

Oh and I'm OBSESSED by weight loss success stories and progress pictures on the internet. Have been gorging on them and it's helped my weaker moments!

Exercise...I had a back injury a year or so ago which contributed to my weight gain so won't be doing any running or impact based stuff. I've swam once and upped my walking but need to do more.

Onwards & downwards eh?

feeling good. 2 runs this week, and I have lost a total of 3 kilos!!!!!!!!
That is half a stone!!!!!!!!!!

Greta boost to the system.

hello everyone.

How are you all doing? How is it going?

Can I join?

I decided enough was enough 4 weeks ago. I was an embarrassing 18 stone 10 and I am now 18 stone exactly. I am vowing to never see 18st again! I feel a determination I never felt the previous failed attempts. I just now I can't do this alone x

that's great plenty

well I am still going, despite half term staying at relatives and eating too much.

But still running and still sticking to the diet, slowly but surely.

How is everyone else doing? The thread started so well and has kind or died...

Well I'm floundering! Ran London marathon 4 weeks ago and I'm now in a post marathon slump. And put on weight and stopped running!

It's hf term and I can't find my mojo!

You ran the London Marathon??!!

that's amazing.

(and there was me feeling happy for doing 4km!)

I did! And I felt amazing too, loved every minute and every mile. But now I'm missing the buzz, the training, the purpose.... So I'm eating.

4k is Great! Push it to 5k and you'll be entering races and doing parkrun!

My dh does park run most Saturdays, and my first goal is to do one.

I ran 4km this morning, so I have done it twice now, and can do it (just) so I was going to try park run on Saturday only there isn't one because it is Run For Life. Maybe next week then!

not so good on the weight front. I had lost 4 kg last Friday, and then went to relatives for long weekend. I weighed myself this morning and was back up 2 kgs

I just ran 5 km!

So pleased with myself.

So what about all the weight loss plans ladies?? This thread started so well....