Does anyone want to join me in losing weight for the last time?

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About three years ago I weighed 13 stone, and out of nowhere I found the motivation to go down to 9 and a half stone in a year. Since then, it's gone up and down, mostly up and now I'm back up to almost 12 stone.

So I've decided now is the time to find that motivation again and lose all this weight - for the last time. No more putting it back on!

Start Weight: 11st 12lb
Height: 5'2
Goal Weight: 9st 7lb

Does anyone want to join me? I think I'd do so much better if there were a group of us all waiting to hear how the others had done and give each other plenty of support.

I'm tired of being the "big friend" and just want to be comfortable in my own skin. I've got a holiday booked in June that I'd love to be confident enough for to get all my old bikinis back out, so my first little goal is to have lost a good half a stone by then!

Here is some imaginary to bribe you all to come and join me.

Yesterday's restaurant meal wasn't just indulgent - also highly stressful having to be in company with my dreadful SIL all day
I'm exhausted this morning from the pure stress of playing happy families for the sake of my mother.
Unfortunately I have to see SIL again today for another day of celebrations but this time it's in a park so easier to deal with. The b*h won't derail my determination to keep healthy

Week 1 Weigh In 10 stone 2.5 pounds. Have lost 3.5 pounds so very pleased with that. We have a Function tonight so must try and be sightly restrained, especially regarding wine. Hopefully the weather is going to improve and I will walk more, instead of the quick trip around the estate with the dog.

Have a good week everyone.

Congrats shelties

Well done shelties!!!

Evening all.
As yesterday I ate whatever treats I fancied I am pleased I resisted them today - the second day of celebrations with the same treats on display and the company of the dreaded SIL (it was easier as the lunch was picnic style rather than a formal sit down affair):
Scrambled eggs on brown toast (1 slice)
Fruit salad of Apple, orange, blueberries, strawberry
Oatcakes, pitta, hummus, olives, tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, goats cheese
Coffee and tea
2 fish fingers, 7 quorn nuggets, green beans, sweet corn. Sometimes the children's freezer food just hits the spot so I made sure there was extra for me. But I skipped the chips

Thank you for the congratulaions - much appreciated. Had a lovely meal out last night - did not get weighed this morning! Unfortunately no dancing at the function so I cannot say I burnt it off with dancing - just lots of sitting.

Phew - so far so good today!!

I fell off the wagon spectacularly in the last 24 hours....DH brought in a Chinese take away late last night for himself with loads left over - I tried resisting but it smelt yummy and as I had a low cal day I was genuinely peckish - ended up eating a few chips, prawn crackers and fried rice. Didn't fancy breakfast this morning. On the plus side did a good gym session. Greek yoghurt with honey for lunch as I wasn't massively hungry and chicken avocado salad for dinner. But again gave into nibbling at dc jacket potatoes with melted butter and cheese. Then binged on leftover choc cake, kitkat, choc chip brioche and haribos. Never mind. Start again tmrw and hope that by being sensible until next sat weigh day I can still have lost a pound.

applejack - sometimes I think it does you good to be 'bad' - I think if you are never bad, you will never know when you are being good!

I lost 2lb so I'm now at 10st 7 just one measly pound off my 3st since January.

One thing I recommend is doing a complete no sugar at all even from fruit week. Nothing at all sweet. Then by the next week everything will actually taste super sweet and will stop you eating any basic chocolate/ cake etc as it will taste too sickly

Hello, one day late but willing to join too. I'm going against the clock. I have come to the sad age when you have to decide between having lots of wrinkles or be overweight as the skin is loosing its elasticity :-(

So I am making a last attemp to loose a lot of weight before it is contraproductive to do it. I'm 5'8" and 79 kg (about 12.5 stone). Would like to go down to 67 kg (10.5 Stone).

I love my food, but will try to cut sugar, avoid mixing proteins with carbs, and eat all my meals within the same 8 hrs of the day. Do Pilates for 40 minutes at least 3 times a week and increasing cycling to 40 minutes a day.

I'm starting tomorrow (which I hope doesn't end up as a simple mañana)

Thanks shelties for your kind response. I know exactly what the triggers were for today - a stressful text from DM that left me cross - Tesco delLivery all over the floor - tired whingy bickering kids - bath time and homework supervisor took forever and I lost my momentum and reached for the crap. I'm content that I know this was triggered and can't wait for a new tomorrow (cheesey I know). Worse than the binge is losing patience with the dc and wishing them away to their beds. Roll on Tuesday

Is it too late to join

Welcome ichoosesleep. It's a new day - bring it on!

Firmly back on the wagon today, selt belt on.

Had a good session at the gym and have eaten for the day. For rest of evening it's water and peppermint tea (hopefully!)
Some people have mentioned going zero sugar so I tried yoghurt without the honey and it was actually tolerably tasty - surprising sweetness from the walnuts ...
Coffee with milk - Greek yoghurt with blueberries and walnuts
Salad of avocado and red pepper, hard boiled egg. Tea with milk
Steamed salmon filet and soya sauce, and stir fry of broccoli carrot and green beans in five spice, ginger, garlic, sesame oil

A healthy food day for me (despite ridiculously bad night with four year old and her musical bed antics)
Coffee with milk and Greek Yoghurt, walnuts, blueberries
Salad of romaine lettuce, chicken breast, avocado, olive oil, cider vinegar
Wholemeal pasta with mushrooms cream cheese and some grated cheddar
How is everyone doing? It's a quiet thread, that's for sure!

Keeping going. I've lost a couple of lbs at last and I'm on my period so may see a couple more go soon I hope. I'm still logging on mfp and generally staying about 200 cals under my allowance.

It IS a quiet thread!!

I'm doing great at the minute too, I haven't weighed myself since Sunday and I have lost 7 pounds, a stone in total for me but the first 7 pound came off a while ago! Have been doing Davina's 5 week fit DVD and trying to walk as much as I can I'm eating really really well and logging everything on MFP and some days I have 300 calories left because of the exercise, I'm really enjoying it but it's hard too as my DD has just turned 4 months old and I'm trying to combat new mummy tiredness to push through and exercise and also resist the buns!!

Hi ladies

So I started Tuesday after having a great day Monday then ruining it with that "last takeaway binge"

I'm literally bloody addicted to takeaways and actually find them so hard to say no to. I know a lot of people it's chocolate but I often have obsessive cravings and thoughts and end up ordering a greasy kebab or Chinese even after having an amazing day on plan so that's going to be my goal not to have a takeaway and its going to be a challenge for me!

I've done really good last two days

100g avocado on slice of wholemeal and a poached egg on top for lunch or breakfast
Sometimes I have that twice as breakfast then lunch because I am in love with avocado at the moment and it fits into my calories! Iv never tried them before and now I'm hoping I'm getting addicted to those instead of takeaways !

Tea I have made a meal in the slowcooker each day and portioned it out working out the calories on MFP

I'm trying to stay under 1200 cals per day
10,000 steps or more on Fitbit
2000mls of water
Trying to fit in as much walking/running and yoga as possible

Ichoosesleep- i also adore take aways
If you have the time and inclination could you rustle up your own version of your favourites?
Eg adding soya sauce and some sesame oil to egg noodles makes them test just like a bought chow mein- you can do at home Thai curries etc with paste and tinned coconut milk.
I love foreign inspired food and think it can be quite good for low carb and flavour/spice.
Today's eating was fairly healthy despite having zero energy from another broken nights sleep (thanks 4 year old again).

Coffee with milk and Greek Yoghurt, walnuts, blueberries
3 egg omelette in butter and salad of romaine, red pepper and avocado in olive oil and cider vinegar
Slice of cheddar cheese, 10 almonds, Apple
Curry of lentil, sweet potato carrot red pepper onion passata with cauliflower green beans and peas- cheddar cheese

Applejack I've always wondered how I could make noodles taste just like the ones from Chinese takeaways ! I hate how they make food taste so good yet I can never seem to perfect it at home. I would make my own healthier versions at home and enjoy them if they taste the same but at my slimmingworld group they keep telling me a version of a donner calzone and I just know it's not going to be any where near the amazeballs feeling and taste I get with a greasy one from the end of the street I think it is the grease and horribleness I'm addicted to its just disgusting really. I order enough to feed 2 people and can literally finish all of it people are often gobsmacked and I feel so ashamed. I hate how addiction to food isn't viewed the same way as drugs and alcohol because the help would be more approachable and less embarrassing. It is literally the exact same parts of the brain that your satisfying when you give in though and has the same effect. It's the dopamine rush I crave and sometimes or almost all the time I can't fight it even if I have to scrape around for money. I feel pathetic :-(

I'm so going to give those noodles a go Tommoro night btw!!!

Can I join in too please?

I'm 29, 5.5ft and at my last weigh in a month or so ago I weighed 11.12 (which will have risen) To cut a long story short, my weight was okay his time last year, I bounced between 9st7 and 10.3. Then I fell seriously ill overnight, cue stays in hospital, brain surgery, mega doses of moonface steroids, hearty home cooked meals from well meaning friends and family and lack of exercise. I ballooned by 2st in 2 months, I thought it would fall off but it hasn't.

I'm so angry with myself as I should be following a strictly no sugar and low carb diet to reduce the chances of me falling ill again and hence actually lengthening my life. If that's not enough to make someone diet I don't know what is. But I haven't been doing what I should be lately. This has to change.

I have four young kids I need to see grow up so need to sort myself out fast. So I'm starting afresh in the morning. No more excuses.

I will be accountable on a Saturday morning. I'm looking forward to getting to know you and lose weight along side you all!

I'm horribly late to this thread but am dying to lose a stone! Started in earnest on Monday and have been really good this week if I say so meself. Not a drop of wine has passed my lips (my downfall) in spite of having a bottle of Prosecco sitting on top of the fridge and I haven't touched the open bag of Minstrels that is sitting in the living room (less of a vice but still!).

Planned and delivered healthy dinners all week and ate very lightly through the day. Can't run though because I've buggered me back somehow.

I can't see a difference but I'm hoping to see one on the scales when I weigh myself on Saturday morning, to motivate me to keep going!