52lbs in 52wks?

[NantucketNightbird]

Sorry if stepping on toes. But couldn't see another thread. Anybody want to join me? I guess the idea is that some weeks you loose a bit more and some weeks you gain but aiming for 1lb a week sounds good to me.

Ladies are you on specific diets or plans? How are you doing it?

I'm trying to cut out the crap - the snacking in the car, toast as a stop-gap, biscuits when sitting to feed, coffees are now "skinny"... No scones with a coffee when I'm
Caught out shopping and have to go feed the baby in a cafe.. that sort of thing. But I need to up my game. Im not sure how though.

I'm not doing any set plan, but I have made huge changes. I'm lucky that all I drink is water anyway, I never drink alcohol/tea/coffee. I'm a vegetarian but have cut out dairy. I used to eat 200g cheese a day, 6 bags of crisps and 200g chocolate easily. Probably a tub of Ben and jerrys for myself a couple of times a week, coupled with pastas based on a cream sauce. Very unhealthy. Now I have whole meal pitta breads, hummus (sp), lentil soups, and plenty of greens. I'm findings myself not hungry and I regularly fast. So a combination of 5:2 but with some of my normal days a larger meal 800-900 cals then a complete 24hr fast. It's not for everyone but it really has made me address my eating. I realise that biscuits/crisps I just can't have as I don't think it would ever be a case of one packet/biscuit is enough. I will never eat cheese again or mayo. Nor toast as one slice leads to 6 with lots of real butter and jam. I'm having no snacks of yogurt/fruit as I don't really like either. But I do have almond milk with chia seed and powdered peanut butter.
My skin has improved, I still have far to go but I'm not seeing this as a temporary thing. Soon as I'm at a healthy weight I can work on what I need to maintain. I have wasted too many years on a diet I never want to put my body through this stretching again. I want to feel confident and happy in my body, mind and clothes. Here to us all feeling like that this time next year

I'm just counting calories with my fitness pal, but trying to cut back on refined sugar too as it's addictive for me. As is toast hence my trying to avoid it! I'm having 1300-1500cals/day.

Ok - am off and running. No bread/ pasta/ potatoes/ alcohol/ dairy (except in my tea. No one wants me to be tea-less. That would be a v bad thing) and on day three. So far so good. I'm even managing to avoid pastries and buns at work, which is like a miracle!! Am not planning this to be a permanent thing - but I need to see where I end up.
Also four bags of clothes were dropped off at the charity shop yesterday so I feel as though I'm making progress!

Sorting my clothes out was interesting - there are loads of clothes I love that won't go anywhere near me, so it was quite motivating to realise that the only thing holding me back from being able to wear them again, was, well, me. Obvious, I know.

Thanks Havalina - all good here. Won't get the results until mid-March but the dermatologist has pretty much ruled out cancers and thinks I have some weird autoimmune thing. Feel a little punctured but they are starting to itch now, so I assume they are healing!!

I'm planning on sticking to just this eating thing until I weigh on Monday and then try and make an effort on moving more next week... Work is very sedentary and I hate it. Can literally spend 8 or 9 hours a day on my butt. Have signed up for a 5k in May though, so need to start moving...

Has anyone else got any fitness targets?

I'm 5'7 and weight 16 stone. I have Multiple Sclerosis so can't do exercise which doesn't help. I joined Slimming World in 2014 and lost 19lbs in 5 months but have put it all back on. I don't want to go back to Slimming World as I don't think its helpful to be queuing up to weighed and hating the whole process. I am perfectly capable of weighing myself. I still have all my Slimming World books so could easily start again so not sure what is stopping me!
Today I have scoffed a box of Quality Street and absolutely hate myself. Every day I set out to eat healthily and every day I fail. I hope that by joining you ladies it will help me to be motivated to eat a healthy diet.
Anyone have any suggestions other than to join SW or Weightwatchers. Would love to hear how others cope with binge eating and this cycle of eating too much followed by self-loathing.
Thanks for reading this and hope we can all lose even a little bit of weight. xx

Themooninmama sometimes I am so determined to start being healthy, I'm upstairs all gung ho. Then I find myself 60 mins later sitting with the kids chewing vacantly on toast.

Lately though I've made some small changes and I've stuck to them - even if they are not making the weight fall off I feel better and haven't had any miserable moments of loathing myself as I eat another donut (I love jam donuts from greggs). I feel better that I've made some changes and am managing to keep doing them and I don't feel any 'sacrifice' if that makes sense.

Perhaps pick some small changes, and see if you can stick to them? I bet you can.

I'm planning now on healthier meals, eating differently from what I make for the family. I'm encouraged by the fact I have cut back massively for a few weeks now with bad snacking between meals. Even simple things like wholemeal pitta instead of bread. As far as I can see I've to change my habits and Rome wasn't built in a day!

I find the posts on here positive, hearing that other people are doing it and feel good is so encouraging.

My stomach muscles separated (gross I know!) so exercise is out of the frame for now and my pelvic floor is damaged along with a mild prolapse so Physio has banned exercise for now. I actually hate not being more active but lately am feeling physically stronger so I think I'm naturally going the right way.

I don't like the sound of slimming world - if you read through the posts here you'll see everyone has their own way of doing this. So maybe write up your way and see how you go? X

Hey moominmama, welcome aboard.

Have you consulted a physio or any of the support groups about safe activities to try with your MS?

I know my mum was really despondent after her RA dx, and heard 'don't exercise' from the doc, but what he actually said was far more nuanced - obviously don't exercise during a flare-up or the worst of times, but there may be periods where gentle exercise would be beneficial, and may actually help to prevent furtheration of symptoms.

www.nationalmssociety.org/Living-Well-With-MS/Health-Wellness/Exercise
Obviously you know your own body best, but I wondered if you were in touch with anyone else that was experiencing the same thing.

Anyway apart from the exercise thing, I think you have to hit the 'zone'. You have to be in the right place mentally yourself to actively decide this is something you are going to do, and then stay determined and not let wobbles of the biscuit packet variety put you off - just climb back on the wagon and focus on the end goal. No self hatred for a backwards step, but no giving up.

I might also do a bit of soul searching and see if you have something you can use as a bit of a confidence-boost - what do you love to do? What positivity could help break the negative cycle? You are worth more than bouts of self-loathing - what makes you feel good?

I'm not a SW/ WW fan - and am certainly not a role model in weight loss terms - but I am just (just!) turning the corner of realising that it really is all up to me, and the choices I make are the only ones that will make a difference. It's uncomfortable, because it means that I have to be accountable for any choices I make. But I'll get there. And I refuse to do the self-hatred thing when I make different choices (yes, dh bought me chocolate for v-day and I ate it. Yesterday at work I was presented with a lurid pink shortbread. I ate it. But I have also switched from carb heavy meals to salad and veggies and protein, and am generally walking away from the snacks...) It's a war, not a battle

As I said up there somewhere, I like Anna Richardsons Body Blitz/ drop a dress size. It's two weeks. There are clearly defined rules. It gives me enough guidance without having to weigh anything, count anything, add up points, or whatever. Getting healthier should run alongside your life, not take it over completely!

Hope you stick around anyway! We all have multiple stones to lose, I think?

Yes I've got a fair bit to go, I started at 13st 6 I'm 5ft 2 as of 09/02 I was 12st 1 and ideally I want to get to 9st 7 as that makes me a 10. I will weigh Monday after almost 2wks. I haven't been below 11st since I had my daughter who is 5. But it's taken until now for something to click and I believe this needs to happen. It takes a low point most of the time and snap you want to change.

And I'm about the same - currently somewhere between 12 and 13 stone but not weighing until Monday. And 5'2". Almost a week into the body blitz thing, and am hoping to be into the 11's by the end of it. And I just turned down 5 mini Easter eggs that dh proferred. Go me!
Anyhoo, thank crunchie it's Friday!

I'm 11st now, and want to be 9 3/4 or 10. This extra weight is baby weight and seems impossible to dislodge.

We have young boy of 12 staying with us, a friends son, so I stocked up on biscuits. Anyway I ended up eating the kit kats which I didn't even want. I'm annoyed now. I know I won't have made any progress by Monday even though every day I am saying no to something I'd have eaten three weeks ago. I just need to stick at it.

I think that's the key, Hav - it appears to be nigh on impossible (for me at least) to avoid pitfalls, but as long as we are avoiding some then we are on the whole doing better and better. And our willpower can only grow, right?
In terms of the weekend, I have had a perfectly allowable body blitz breakfast of bacon, egg and tomato. Tomorrow, however, we are hosting 'Christmas' for a family that didn't get to spend Christmas together as mum has been away for three months. The good thing is that there will be no alcohol, but omg there will be piles and piles of delicious roast potatoes... My own personal nemesis. And I am going to have to come up with a Christmassy dessert that doesn't involve alcohol (so not the brandy filled pudding I have in the cupboard already) - any ideas that would be festive enough without sounding the death knell to any weight loss I may have accrued this week?!

I'm still here. I started off at about 14.5stone and am down to 13 now. Still huge and about 2.5-3 to go. But it seems more manageable now. This week has been very tough- was tired last weeks night shifts, and worked monday-thurs, back on nights last night for weekend. DD was poorly so very little sleep wed/thurs and ended up keeping her off nursery yesterday so no sleep at all. It's really hard to resist haribo at 4am in a+e when you are exhausted and haven't eaten! Thankfully today I got a few hours sleep, DH made me a lovely stew so hopefully I have time to eat it later. And I have little sandwich bags of fruit/nuts to nibble on if not. Everyone is doing great. Mad- could you do something fruit based? Baked pears or something?

Oh that's a good idea - I think I might have a delia recipe somewhere for baked pears...

Hope dd is feeling better!

Hi all. I'm still here too survived half term. I was going to weigh for the first time in almost 2wks on Monday but have realised the children have an inset day. So we are going to go to a big soft play it's huge and adults can go in it's about 2 hrs from where we live but I'm really excited. So I will have to brave the long walk to boots on Tuesday after the kids have gone to school then the 2 mile walk home. I'm desperate to see my weight beginning with an 11

Good luck all today. I'm not weighing in today as I have been drinking water all night but I'll try to do so tomorrow. I finished my night shifts and am really looking to my week off now! Stuck to my calorie goals despite the 80hour week and sick toddler so I'm very proud of myself!

I'm doing badly :( I hate to make excuses but... my baby son has a congenital condition, well managed but he is currently hyper from being over medicated. They are gently reducing but the risk off it dropping too much far outweighs the risk of him being hyper. The reality is he can't sleep anymore. It's not normal "baby can't sleep" issues, he is jittery and addled from the meds and can't rest. He cat naps and wakes and dozes etc all night with me helping him. I haven't slept in weeks. I get 25min stretches, it's insane.

I'm definitely not amazing at cutting back but I am definitely cutting back and yet little or no change on scales

I ate sugary stuff for two days out of crazy desperation for energy.

Hopefully soon he will be in range with his meds and I can sleep train him.

Also we are moving to a smaller house and I'm worried about sleep training there too!

And... Prob should posting all this in parenting or something but I am trying to say I am not going to weigh myself today as if it's bad news I just don't want to know!

And should have said... Good luck everyone, I am not abandoning the boards.. I want to hear your success stories!

Hav that all sounds so stressful. Lack of sleep plays havoc with my diet, it sounds as though you are doing great. Could anyone take baby for a few hours so you can nap?

Two pounds down.go me!

Hav, dd2 has cp and I couldn't have thought about any sort of diet for several years. At one point we could only feed her during the silent hours, as during daylight her muscle tone was too high to allow her to coordinate swallowing and breathing - it was either/ or lol. So all day she screamed blue murder because she was starving, and we tried to feed her and she aspirated and screamed some more, and all night we had to try and dream feed her 24 hr milk ration. Sometimes ya gotta prioritise honey (()) Hope ds' meds stabilise soon xx

2lbs down, 19 in total since January 1st. I'm staying with family the rest of the week, and will be meeting people for coffee etc so I'm aiming not to gain this week.

5lb down in exactly 2 weeks just 4lb off 2 stone since jan 5th. Yesterday we went to taybarns and joes ice cream parlour ( big time overrated). I stopped eating when full so I had one small slither of veg pizza and a very small portion of noodles with some rice. Nothing from then until dinner today I'm feeling very positive.
Great going to everyone who has had a loss. Long way for me to go to get a healthy weight but I know I will get there.

Well, yesterday went downhill fast. My lovely best friend, who has been struggling with alcoholism for a few years (got out of rehab a week ago) took another overdose. Her dd called me as her stepdad got a msg from her and was worried, so I had to hightail it round there and try and wake her up, call the ambulance etc. Took the dd home with me and ended up calling for pizza for dinner. Poor girl. stepdad collected her later and said they think mama will be okay, but she was totally out of it last night and didn't know he was there.
I'm joining you on the no-sleep bench, hav. Will call the hosp later. They had better find her some bloody psych intervention that works if she pulls through ok. She's taking her dd down with her.

Oh, and well done nan and rinceoir - sorry, bit preoccupied this morning. You guys are rocking it!

Well done Nan, I think it will be the end of the year when I get anywhere close to a weight I'm happy with, I worry how I'll keep up the momentum for that long. Madwoman I hope your friend is doing well.

I'm finding staying with my parents and having less control over meals a bit stressful but I'm trying as best I can. I went for a long walk last night which should help.