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

[princessstrop]

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.

So by following the following rules I've just weighed in today and lost 7lbs !??

Keep in mind this is due to me having a mahoosive calzone to myself the night befriend first weigh in though but still it makes me feel good

Starting weight 11th April : 13st 4lbs

Today's weigh in : 12st 11lbs

1200-1300 calories a day on my fitness pal

10,000 + steps using Fitbit charge hr

2000+ mls water

I start the day with a few filter coffees and have avocado on wholemeal toast for breakfast with egg and lunch too sometimes

I've bought a nice journal which I also write done my stats for the day. I find it helps to stay in control. In the journal I also write down my feelings towards food eg. How I feel at the time of craving food, how I feel after I've given in and how I feel the morning after NOT giving in.

This seems to be working for me just hope it Carrys on!

Amazing *ichoosesleep!!! Onwards and downwards!
If you google "fakeaways" you will get loads of ideas for healthy homemade versions of takeaways.
(Another old favourite is nigellas mirin glazed salmon - it replicates teriyaki and obvs can be done with chicken (add cashews too)

Quimreaper - I am also weighing in on Saturdays - I like it as any weekend treats can be worked off in the week

Wow. Some fantastic losses. Well done!

I'm plodding on at just around 2lbs lost so far. But keeping within 1300ish cals on mfp and trying to keep moving. It's harder to get to 10k steps now I'm back at work but I'm getting to 6k reasonably easily so want to walk round the block in the evening as often as possible.

Good grief ichoose that's amazing!

Snowbodyforrrm - a belated welcome!

Thankyou quim but afraid not doing as well tonight BUT it's a treat and instead of it being 4 times a week it's just the one and I'm going to try make the best choices with a long walk tommorrow

Good gym session today and healthy food day. Weigh in tmrw.
Coffee with milk and Greek Yoghurt, walnuts, blueberries
3 egg omelette in butter and salad of romaine, red pepper, cherry tomatoes in olive oil and cider vinegar
5 salt and vinegar twist crisps
Roasted chicken leg (and skin), broccoli, corn on cob, 2 small roast potatoes
Bite of chocolate cornflakes cake
Apple

Good morning all. Just weighed myself and I am exactly the same as last Saturday. At least I haven't gained

Well .....last night went a bit overboard

OK, so I met with my wedding caterer yesterday to choose the canapés and mains so I ate like a heffalump, and had the wine I'd been saving up all week, but still.

I've lost less than a sodding pound! Surely one not-even-that- bad day hasn't wiped out four amazing ones!

Quim I wouldn't worry you will weigh more as the weight of the food you ate will be making you heavier. The weight we actually gain that 'sticks' to us is the fat and calories from the food which will only be a percentage. Last week I weighed 13st 4lbs the night after drinking loads and eating a full calzone and chips to myself. 3 days later I weighed 7lbs less. If you stick to your healthy habits and weigh again in a couple of days you will notice a significant difference trust me. Just don't let this blip make you go off plan

Thanks ichoose

I have a big weight-loss week lined up starting Monday, have shopped and planned for it and eradicated any temptations from my path. Going to be strong and not weigh until next Sat, but everything crossed for a big loss!

How are you doing though, after letting go somewhat?

Well I got up and had two filter coffees with dash of skimmed milk. Went for a 6 1/2 miles walk with the dog and now I'm currently on 17,000 steps. Had avocado on toast for lunch , half a frozen slimming world meal with carrots and sprouts for tea and saved the rest of my calories for a glass of wine haha , I promise I don't have a problem! I just need something to look forward to other than food

Fantastic planning by the way keep it up

Evening all - I've eaten large amounts of unhealthy food today (cookies, takeaway pizza, ice cream and chocolate and crisps), - explanation: low energy after accumulative sleep deprivation from relentless broken nights all week with 4 year old (it's not been this bad for a while), and then today DH was supposed to take both dds to visit uncle but dd1 refused so my day to myself to get a break went up in smoke. These aren't excuses but clear stress triggers of comfort eating. Never mind.
Tmrw is a new day.
*Ichoosesleep you are doing amazing

I swear I'm not a total mumsnet stalker freak kind of person I get notifications on my email when someone writes on here lol

Anyways honestly I don't judge you for a minute honey there's nothing worse than looking forward to a day to yourself even if just a few hours for it to be taken away its like frikkin unicorn golden poo these days with kids! I'm thinking horray to you and you eat that rubbish you deserve it

Food especially junk food does make us feel better unfortunately it includes calories and saturated fats too but at the time we don't give a shit

The trick is to try find something else to satisfy our need for instant comfort and pleasure

That my friend I haven't found yet so that's why I'm still at risk of heart disease and everything else a high bmi comes with .

I think the worst thought I have just before I order takeaway food is
..."well they are saying the worlds going to end or I might get run over by a bus tommorrow so might as well eat and enjoy it!"

Oh and DH reckons tonight we should celebrate ..... Because we've just got confirmation of our next loan being approved

What better way than to spend the last pennies in the bank on a friggin calzone

Applejack I do that too when I'm tired we all do so don't beat yourself
Up about it start again today, I first went on a health kick in January and lost a bit of weight but then the baby stopped sleeping so well and I reached for all Things sugary to keep me going and I piles it back on I jut need to forget about it now and focus on what I'm doing now

Weighed myself today and I have lost 3 pound which is 10 pound off in the last 2 weeks, I'm pretty happy with that and hoping I can keep this up for
The next 5 weeks until I go on holiday!

Well done Claire, you're losing tons!!!

I have it to lose!

Evening all - I did something a touch radical today - decided to fully fast (just had lots of drinks) to counteract the indulgence of yesterday. Rightly or wrongly, I don't mind what anyone else says, I wanted to do it to prove to myself that I haven't lost control and so I did! Resetting the system and start again tmrw. Yes I'm a bit hungry but happy again - was at 2 kiddy parties today and resisted the yummy treats in the buffet spread. Yes there will be other indulgent/binge days in the future but for now I am in a happy place again. And can't wait to get back to gym tmrw. I think I need to get there on the weekends too - it might help cope with treaty temptations.

Ooooh, I've been thinking about doing something similar apple - how was it? Did you feel at all light-headed, and did your stomach grumble like a train all day?

Aw claire well done you that's brilliant!

Applejack you do what you need to do this is your journey nobody else's we all do the things we need to do to get us back on plan!

As for me this last week might as well have not happened at all. I'm exactly back where I started this time last week!

Last week I begin a 12 week journey and now it's 11 weeks.

I know exactly where I have gone wrong so I just have to apply my new rules and changes which is basically to stop drinking wine. Friday night I "planned" a Chinese and I was going to order chicken in black bean with boiled rice with extra mushrooms and extra chillies......

I ended up drinking half a bottle of wine first then ordered

Special black bean
Extra mushroom
Extra chillies
Boiled rice
Chips
Pancake roll
Tub of curry sauce

And yes I ate the lot! This is my problem I just don't get full!! I'm not normal!
So anyways I had ANOTHER bottle of wine Saturday as hubby 'surprised' me with one and I ended up having a donnor calzone and chips to myself. And then last night we went to the pub with the Inlaws and me and MIL shared two bottles of wine and I ended up with the same Chinese I ordered Friday night !!

Now that is disgusting! And expensive! But it always happens when I drink ! So that's it now no wine and no takeaways at all!!