Anyone out there need to lose a stone?

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I have yoyoed with the same stone since the beginning of last year. Getting fed up now but need some motivation to stick with it. Anyone else in the same boat? I'm so near yet so far!

Will be weighing in tomorrow and posting all food eaten. Feel free to join me!

Good day yesterday, under MFP (1260) goal by 170 calories. Tried not to have to many wasted calories (ate porridge, chicken, bean soup etc). Tried the yoo moo frozen yoghurt lollies at only 74 cals - meh - magnum they are not.

Hi all, can I join too please? Am 5ft 6 and 10 st 5 and seriously lacking motivation but every time I look down, I am shocked by my wobbling belly

Welcome Cheekybiscuit :)

Got weighed today and I've put back on the pound I lost but I know I've eating badly and not exercising much. Worse I've been quite lazy generally so probably burning off less calories that usual from day to day activity (inactivity).

I've had the day off work so I did Jillian's killer buns this morning, it's my thighs I really want to get shot of. The rest of me is sort of alright but they are the bane of my life. I know I need to reduce fat but I don't want to bulk them up with the wrong exercise.

I've been thinking about exercise - hope I didn't put anyone off with my last post, I do think it's important - and the times when it's worked for me have been when I've been able to exercise generally throughout the week. Not going full pelt at the gym for hours but just 30 sessions here and there, and lots of walking through the week. When I had dd1 I walked everywhere with her, shopping bags loaded onto the back of the buggy. Nowadays I might do over an hour of cardio at the gym, exhaust myself and then vegetate for the rest of the day so hardly surprising I'm not losing weight. I need to work on getting some balance and consistency.

Is it too late to join?
I definitely absolutely need to do something, but have never been good at sticking to diets, and have only just started to get enough time to go to the gym twice a week again - not so easy as a single parent working full time with no family near to babysit.... Desperately need more motivation!!!
Used to be a regular runner, but dodgy knee won't let me just yet...

Good so far today, I ate lunch & dinner early as I was out over lunchtime & am now out again until about 9. Experience has taught me that I'm more likely to inhale a loaf of toast if I let myself get too hungry, if I need something later I'll have some cottage cheese or a boiled egg, I'm not likely to binge on that!
I need to start some exercise although I would say I'm reasonably active, may dig out the jillian Michaels although I find them a bit tough on my knees. I was doing yogacamp on YouTube in Jan which was lovely, might ease myself back into exercise with that.

Hi everybody, sounds like everybody is making a great effort here! Fadingblonde, I think I agree with you over exercise - probably works best in shorter regular spurts rather than big one-off sessions. I guess the problem is always finding the time. Cycling to work has probably been a good way of getting some exercise, the four months I was able to last autumn because of injury I definitely put on a lot of weight, but I am not sure whether that was the lack of exercise, or eating too much or stress. I am cycling again now, so hopefully that will help.

I had a very early start at work today and had some leftover avocado in a wrap with feta for breakfast (sounds strange, but it is very tasty!) and then a second breakfast at about 10 (instant porridge at work) and then lunch of leftover curry and one of my mother day chocolates at about 4 when I came home. I will probably have some mushroom soup for dinner later on. Tomorrow I will try to return to more regular times for meals.

I am going to brave the scales on Saturday morning, which will be one week after I last weighed myself.

I find time a problem too anothermadambutterfly. After I had my dds I gave up my gym membership as I just wasn't getting my money's worth - I can still do pay as you go but can't justify the expense if I only stayed for half an hour. I have some Jillian dvds that aren't too time consuming but I find it hard to motivate myself especially if the kids/dh are around. Excuses, excuses I know.

I haven't done too badly today, about 1100 calories. I think a bit of exercising in the morning helped, it kills my appetite for a while, and then I don't want to 'spoil' it by overeating.

Thanks ready I've been enjoying being motivated these past two days. Last night I came into the kitchen looking for biscuits as I still had about 300 calories left, but I caught sight of my morning grapefruit so had that instead, then I got bored watching TV so did 30mins free online yoga instead - felt very smug!
Today I decided to walk to work instead of driving, there is not much time difference but it was pouring with rain.
I felt really tired this evening from so much extra activity.
I'm finding MFP really interesting. I thought I knew about health and fitness, but I've never actually calorie counted before.
I've got 30-day shred plus weights and scales arriving tomorrow. I'm a little bit dreading that part, but I need to make an effort as the wedding is only a few weeks away now.
It's interesting to see the different calorie limits you are all on. I'm on 1500 and I'm more or less hitting that with my 3 main meals and no snacks. I don't think I'd manage less very easily.

Sounds like everyone is doing so well!

Readyforsunshine my go to snacks are also cottage cheese and boiled eggs - as you say, hard to binge on those, ha. Love the username, I am too

Not been too bad today : was sorely tempted to go off piste and have a muffin or something : arrived early to a job interview and there was a cafe that had muffins, pastries etc but resisted. The interview was awful so afterwards all I wanted to do was go and treat myself to lunch somewhere! Instead I had my chicken, avocado and chick pea salad (polishes halo).

Dinner was Homemade pizza : I had a quarter rather than my usual half and more salad : broccoli, courgette, cherry toms and you guessed it, more chick peas. Pizza was full of veg and not much cheese.

Bought some pearl barley, will try and do a soup with it. I am already quite into eating pulses, beans etc and am looking for decent veggie recipes as I think this could be good for the weight loss. I like meat but we eat too much of it.

KOKO everyone

That's great ribinapet, you're in the zone!
I found shred really worked but be warned, my legs almost gave way when I went downstairs, complete jelly, & the 2nd day lowering myself onto the loo was AGONY! It actually really does help the pain ease to put yourself through it again, even though it felt like madness.
Sorry for your shitty interview oldlaundbooth. I would feel v smug having not sabotaged in your situation so
I slept soooo well, big bed to myself, woke early & considered exercising. Had a cup of tea in bed instead off to ride then working this afternoon, tomorrow will be my first big challenge, there will be an early start & bacon & cake to avoid, must be prepared!

Hi all

Welcome to the newbies!

You are all doing so well.

Sorry I haven't been around but I have been sticking to it.

Hoping for a decent loss on Monday!

Today's menu is

Quick cereal bar and coffee before work
Oats and berries for breakfast
Salad for lunch
Casserole and green veg for dinner.
Yoghurt and honey to snack on if needed.

I'm in the weighing every day camp, for fun more than anything. I did day 1 of 30 day shred. Does it not get pretty dull doing the same thing 10 days in a row? I'll up weights a little tonight I think. I'm under 9 stone now :) 3 pound lost in 12 days, I've feeling motivated at mo!

Bovny, after saying I would weigh myself once a week I gave in and weighed myself early this morning, and found I have lost a pound! Maybe just a fluke, but I am really pleased, a good start. The shred sounds good as you can go it from home and it seems to take less than half an hour, maybe I will have a look at it online.

Twinkle, your menu for today sounds delicious! I had a boiled egg with a slice of buttered toast (only a bit of butter, so hopefully that is OK), and soup for lunch. For dinner I plan a very thin peppered steak with green beans and garlic (one of my DH's favourite meals, so he will be preparing it).

I've decided to weigh myself everyday at the moment. I don't usually as I can get a bit obsessive but I've gone up four pounds since January and need to reign it in. I think I've been over eating (obviously!) and then cutting back a few days hoping to counter act it but not cutting down enough.

I've done Killer buns again this morning, onto day 4. I like that Jillians dvds are fairly straight forward as I have no coordination but I do get bored doing the same one all the time.

Down half a measly lb this week but I fell off the wagon yesterday and today. Mostly due to a trying four year and crap weather so I comfort ate. Not very clever. I was very active as per my Fitbit and I've been on the go all day today. Also not been shredding every day grr with myself. It's so annoying.

Oh dear, I was under my calorie count for the first two days, and now been over today and yesterday. I am probably going to maintain at this rate, and not lose anything. I just find it hard to be mean to myself and deny myself what I feel like. I do feel like I'm a little bit more in control of myself than I was before, so that is a good thing.
Not got round to doing the shred yet as absolutely shattered, but will try and go for it tomorrow morning

I joined at the start but haven't commented in ages, I've lost 8lbs so far. I've ditched counting calories and I'm trying the method eat less, move more. My next focus is losing the next 3lbs to take me into the next stone bracket.

Thanks for the welcome twinkle. Hinkyhonk half a pound is a block of butter, & better than a gain
8 lbs is fab doghairs, over half way to your stone & you must be really feeling it in your clothes.
Am v pleased with myself for getting through today on track, if I didn't have to be out with ds tonight I'd be v tempted by a glass of wine on the sofa on my ownsome, as it is I'll come home & fall into bed. Got an early start taking dd off on a school thing then home to work. Dh back tomorrow night, planning steak & salad, will try to avoid wine. Next week is mad busy so am giving myself a chance & starting exercise next w/e.

hinkyhonk, half a lb is still half a lb and better off that on in this case. little kids and bad weather is now always the most relaxing combination. Hope you manage to get going again.
Ribena, would it help having just a tiny bit of what you feel like now and again so that it would feel less like you are denying yourself things? I love cheese (in general, salty/savoury things are my downfall, I do not crave sweet things), so I have some low-fat mature cheddar and some parmesan in the fridge, so I can have a tiny little bit of them now and again and that seems to feed the cravings without too much damage. anyway, try to get some rest and then start again tomorrow! I find it difficult to be any good at anything when I feel exhausted.

doghairs, that is impressive, good luck with the next 3 ls.

I think I have had a good week, cycled to work most days, been running once, and I think I have eaten sensibly. I will see what the scales say tomorrow.

have a a good weekend everybody!

The lurgy only killed my appetite for one day. It has however almost totally killed off even the (tiny) amounts of exercise I was doing. I'm trying not to weigh myself too often (trying to put it off until Sunday).

Lovely to hear about everyone else's losses (even a tiny step would be fine for me, as long as it's in the right direction).

You are right butterfly and ready it is still a loss. Right back onto it this weekend. I shall ignore that I've just mainlined buckets of biscuits after school and just start from now. Smoked salmon yogurt lemon pasta for dinner. There can't be any calories in that can there? Will be having a glass of wine but Tia deserved after a slightly trying week with the little chaps.

I've also been lying to mfp what an idiot. Will be honest and focused this week.

My Fitbit and mfp are linked so I usually rack upside 'spare' calories as I'm usually well over the step count for the day. It's just not helpful though as they then turn into treats which I eat argh!

Deep breaths and start again. If it was easy, everyone would be thin... Just need to remind myself that u an so much happier when back at normal weight. I WILL SHIFT THIS STONE.

Well done on all the losses :) I think you have to remind yourself - I know I do - when you don't have a lot to lose your not going to drop half a stone in a week!

I haven't done too badly in the past three days, under 1,300 cals every day. I didn't exercise today but have been fairly busy; I'm trying not to be too extreme, being all or nothing, which is my typical failing.

Wow under 1300 calories everyday is great fading well done on a good week! I'm going to do a more sensible food shop this weekend, and get fish, loads of vegetables and chickpeas etc, so I can plan low cal main meals.

Good advice re the cheese anothermadame I'd heard someone else say they eat Parmesan when they're craving sugar, to cut down those cravings too. I'll keep that in mind.

Well done on all the losses and be good at the weekend everyone!

Ribina - I'm the same, I hate denying myself but I do feel a bit more in control.