The 'anything goes' 2016 Weight Loss thread.

[SalaciousCrumb]

I need to lose 3.5 stone - feel so fed up about it I am ignoring the mince pies and Thornton's chocolates! I have lost weight before with a great bunch of ladies on mn. I feel motivated to do the same again and this time keep it off, I went through my wardrobe and found a very stylish tunic I bought in the South of France that I wore once before gaining weight.

Whatever your approach - low carb, Weight Watchers, Slimmers World or healthy eating, all welcome to join me with motivational tips/chat to keep each other going. I find that I don't stick to any plan and eating at meals times/snack on veg and fruit/exercise works for me.

Look forward to chatting with whoever wants to join

Although I'm only formally starting tomorrow (when ds goes back to school), I weighed myself this morning.

13stone 13lb

So my target is a 3 stone loss, to get back into the "10 stone somethings"

Belated g'morning all!

Am lurking mostly as not a lot of spare time with 2 kids and removalists coming on Thursday but am enjoying the thread so far, everyone sounds lovely!

So have had a reasonably good 2 days to start, lots of water, not snacking as much as usual, and am using MyFitnessPal for food log. Not counting precisely just trying to make myself pause before stuffing my face! Have added an "exercise" of 500 cal for breastfeeding, and being cautious as too drastic a drop in caloric intake can affect supply and I don't want that.

Looking forward to weighing in, did a sneaky check this morning and I've lost 2.5lb but not sure if that counts, probably just fluid. Will weigh officially on Monday.

Can you add me on too. I need to lose at least 1.5 stone. Doing the 5.2 even though I never seem to lose anything on it. From tmrw I'm restarting my water drinking and walking. I want to buy a fitbit or jawbone bit don't know which to get? Any ideas?

Just tried cutting and pasting from my phone but it won't work. I wanted to add my details

Clean: weight to lose 28lb loss to date 0lb.

Thanks if anyone can help. My weigh in day is Saturdays.

I spoke too soon, did really well all day yesterday and then ate two slices of Christmas cake while cooking dinner.
The remains of the cake has been donated to the work canteen as I have no willpopwer.
I also failed to do the shred this morning so not a great start.
Glad to see others have done better than me. Good luck for the rest of the day, everyone.

Crumb: Weight to lose: 50lb, Weight Loss: 0, Weight to goal: 50lb
Fluffy: Weight to lose: 70lb, Weight loss: 0, Weight to goal 70lb
Fresh: Weight to lose:15lb, Weight loss: 0, Weight to goal: 15lb
Blondes : WTL 42lb, WL : 0, WTG 0
GoodBB: weight to lose: 21lb, weight loss: 0, weight to goal: 21lb
Carb: Weight to lose: 28lb, Weight loss: 0lb, Weight to goal: 28lb
Cooking: weight to lose: 3st 9 weight loss: 0 weight to goal: 1st
That'sNot - starting weight: 11st. Weight to lose: 14lbs. Weight loss: 0lbs. Weight to goal: 14lbs
Aphie- starting weight 17 stone 1. Weight to lose 5 stone 8lbs. Weight loss 0lbs.
Nargles - Starting wait 192lbs. Weight to lose: 60lbs. Weight loss: 0lbs.
GBBO - weight to lose 32.5lb. Weight loss 0lb. Weight to goal 32.5lb.
LionHearty - weight to lose 28lb, Weight loss 0lb, Weight to goal 28lb
Welltidy - Starting weight 9 st 5.5 lb, Weight to lose 1st 1.5lb, weight loss 0, Weight to goal 1st 1.5lb
Disco - SW 11st 2lb, WTL 25lb, WL 0, WTG 25lb
Ghoul - WTL 30 lb, WL 0, WTG 30lb
Pistey: WTL: 28lb, WL 0, WTG: 28lb
Minniemagoo: WTL 40lbs, WL 0, WTG 40lbs
Bowbear - WTL 40lb, WL 0, WTG 40lb
Libraries - WTL 22lb, WL 0, WTG 22lb
TheVeryThing - WTL 25lb, WL 0, WTG 25lb
Notso: WTL 15lb, WL 0, WTG 15lb
Thewaves - WTL 26lb, WL 0, WTG 26lb
InFlagrante: WTL 20lb, WL 0, WTG 20lb
Clean: weight to lose 28lb loss to date 0lb.

All done Clean. Welcome to the thread.

Very I have 1/2 of a great big Christmas Cake here too - 2 pieces doesn't sound like a disaster, the rest of the day went well. I think when the whole day goes to pot put it behind you, but you sound on track.

I didn't do the Shred either. I am wondering what Davina's 7 minute workout is like, but planning on doing Shred tomorrow.

Me too, crumb. I have told Dh so now I have to do it.
Also need to get to bed early so I have no excuse.

Yesterday was a disaster- kids still on holiday and finishing up Christmas stuff left right and centre.

Today I'm doing better. Muesli with fruit and yoghurt; cous cous and feta salad. Bean chilli for dinner.

Must. Get. Started. I know that, once I've lost a couple of kilos I'll really want to stick with it. It's getting over that initial hump.

Thank you crumb.

I've downloaded the 7 minute workout which looks good.

Can I join, please? I weighed in this morning at 13st 12.5 (highest ever is 15st 10) and I'm looking to lose 27lbs to get to 12 stone by April 16th, for my wedding. I would like to lose another 28lbs after that, but this is my first target. 15 weeks to go.

I'm calorie counting with the Nutracheck app and I will be hitting the gym as soon as this chest infection clears up.

Day going well - glad I'm not the only one who feels a bit 'Argh' when they look in the mirror. I really like the idea of getting some summer clothes out - I've got the most beautiful Desigual tops and I've not been able to get into them for over 2 years! I really want to wear them again so as soon as I've moved house, I'll put them up in my room.

At the moment, exercise isn't happening due to things needing to be packed and the fact we really don't have any room to put up the running machine / rowing machine. When I'm in the office, I do 4,500 steps a day walking to and from the office (plus commuting steps) so I'm just going to focus doing what I can this month, but really getting going in February once we're moved properly.

My biggest motivation at the moment is the fact I got engaged on Boxing day and really don't want to be a fat bride. I will start the dress shopping in June / July so really want to be a few stone lighter.. even if I'm not at my 'goal weight' (very unlikely). I want to look and feel amazing on my wedding day AND keep it off!

I'm always surprised at how un-hungry I feel - I was totally and utterly stuffing my face for the last few months and now I'm eating much less and healthier and my stomach hasn't grumbled once.

Tonight I'm having another round of salmon with rosemary baby potatoes and steamed veg - tomorrow is a sweet potato, lentil and tomato salad as my vegan friend is coming round

FluffyPersian

Congratulations on your engagement! We got engaged last November, we booked our wedding in May and I'm still stones heavier than I want to be I had so many grand plans and it just didn't work out, I'm only a stone lighter than when I got engaged and my dress still doesn't quite zip with 106 days to go. Gulp!

Thanks Helena - Same to you!

You guys are doing it quick! (I'd love to, but buying a house is mega expensive ) so we're looking at August 2017.. so have got a while

A stone is still a stone... in 2 months? (November and December) .. so that's 1/2 a stone a month which is pretty decent going! If you're getting married in May, you could easily do another stone plus more!

Still feeling really motivated despite thinking I look like a fat blobfish! (Think of that photo with blonde hair = me! )

No, a stone since LAST November! Over a year

We got engaged in November 2014, married April 2016. We're eloping to save money and then hoping to buy our first house in 2018.

P.S. I'm sure you're not a blobfish

Weigh in for me tomorrow night. I've had a good week so I. Really hoping that I lose half of the 5lbs I put on over Xmas!

Welcome all newbies - waves to pretty bird

You me piste crumb and laughalot are the original 5 from 'whispers' think 5yrs ago

We all did so well last time so hopefully we will again :)

Fluffy - rem the engagement - plane to Scotland and pie in other hand

Butt - good luck Tom

Kim - also on SW - helps to write what we all have to eat as good ideas for others :)

and bebe

anyone else fffrizzzzzin today?

Congrats on the engagement, fluffy, and helena you can definitely lose some weight and tine up before April, I'm sure you'll look amazing.

I don't have anything as exciting as an upcoming wedding to motivate me.

I did get out for a brisk walk at lunchtime so feeling a bit more virtuous.

It's getting cold at night Piste, but beautiful day here on south coast.

Fluffy and Helena, congratulations and Fluffy, you are not a blob fish, we will all be angel fish soon!

Off to take dd to gymnastics, luckily she is not feeling sick now. it comes and goes...

Hi all - can i join please? really need to be accountable to someone! have canx both my gym memberships so this will be struggle as I am so lazy and do love a mojito and/or vino :)

Waves to mabs

Lots of names I recognise :)

Add self to list

I remember you Mabs, welcome back. That'sNotMyHouse doesn't think she was laughalot on old slinkies thread.

This is SalaciousCrumb as way by the way, this was my original username. I will get trimmer, we all will

Congratulations Fluffy

I'd say I've already fallen off the wagon, but that would imply I was on it to begin with. Here's my day so far:

Breakfast (at 6.30am, urgh, I don't do mornings) last table spoon of Christmas pud with cream.
3 biscuits while at work
Lunch- should have been salad but instead a slice of bread toast, a handful of tortilla crisps and a cup of herbal tea.
Supper- chipotle chicken. Will do veg and rice on the side. Hopefully ds and dd1 will try rather than refusing.

Later I will walk to my partner-in-crime's for a brownie planning meeting. Hopefully I will find my will power by then. Can't wait until next week when I can ride my bike to work (weather permitting).

You do Brownies, InFlagranteDelicto? Me too

Good afternoon all. Not a great day for me.

I'm having to look at my daytime eating habits I think. Yesterday a customer bought me a 900 cal meal and today the boys had sausage and chips and so I ate a sausage and a cone of chips not to be the odd one out. ( I'm a female plumber so very often the odd one out without pulling out a Tupperware of quinoa)

I need to find away around the fatty daytime dinner. I've thought about it today, and on site for dinner it's always greggs , or chips, pizza, or full English etc. How do men get away with it?!?!?! They're all skinny wraiths! Meanwhile my weight has ballooned year on year since leaving an office!

I failed the shred too turns out the cough I thought I'd shaken is still present if I get out of breath.

Still recognising where I'm going wrong is part of the battle.

B- scrambled eggs (140 cal)
D- sausage and chips (1020 cal)
T- miso soup (160 cal)

I weigh on a Friday so hoping my evening miso will save me the punishment from my lunchtime gorge