Welcome to the MN Weight Loss Support Group.

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This group was created to provide motivation and moral support to those serious about losing weight in 2017.

Guidelines for Members

1. Dieting is not allowed. The Support Group will help you to achieve a healthy lifestyle.

1. The Support Group will meet every morning in preparation for morning walk (and other exercise regimes).

1. Any Member experiencing the temptation to binge should appeal to the Support Group for assistance. The Support Group will bolster your willpower and provide distraction.

1. Problems in other areas of life can interfere with weight loss goals. The Support Group will empathise, and give practical advice when appropriate.

1. Members will celebrate each other's successes. A victory for one is a victory for all.

It's quiet on here. How's everyone doing? I'm not great but I can see an end to it all and just trying to persevere till then. Nothing too bad, just juggling life and not enough hands.

I am going to yoga today. That's going to be a shock. I also sat down and wrote a schedule of exercise out for my days "off" aka the odd hour I'm not running about from one thing to another.

I've got a day off work. OFSTED are in and the boss reckons they'd grill me especially as I'm just a volunteer and said it's a lot of pressure so I'm staying at home. (Basically they don't want me saying anything that could drop them in it )
Told my mum so I'm going to go for a poke hunt with her.

I'm going to scuttle in here. This time last week I was 12.12 and this morning I'm 12.6! I've deliberately not weighed all week and I think I'm going to stick to weighing just once a week. I'm 5'7 and realised last week that I'd put on almost two stone since my wedding 15 months ago . Last year was just awful in many ways, very stressful and I really struggled with my health in the last few months of the year, and generally felt a bit despondent, and weight crept on as I became more stressed and less mobile. I've given myself a kick up the bum, strapped on a Fitbit and it seems to be working. I'm fed up of feeling fat and lethargic and I already feel so much better. I've stopped snacking, am having either eggs or wholemeal toast for breakfast, lots of fruit and veg and a salad or veg filled plate with chicken or salmon for dinner. I've also limited myself to just one caffinated drink first thing, and am sticking to peppermint tea, water and a bit of fruit juice the rest of the time, and as a result I'm even sleeping better. It actually feels very sustainable, I even refused the free chocolate in Hotel Chocolat this week when I was in there buying a gift! I'd like to get down to about 11 stone and then see how I feel. My lowest adult weight was 9 stone but I was very ill at the time and tbh I don't think I'd like to weigh that little again, my frame just isn't built to be that small. We have a holiday coming up in May where ds will most likely want to be in the swimming pool all day so that's what I'm aiming for.

Enjoy your day off Royal. Well done for volunteering. I'm agree with your thoughts on why you are off :-)
Welcome Sloane. Sounds like you are going great guns.
I haven't weighed myself either. It's too depressing. I'm just trying to be good.

Congratulations to all how have lost so far. My weigh in is next Monday, can't wait!

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How is everyone doing?

Not to bad HerRoyalFattyness. Small blip yesterday (4 chocolates (Quality Street.) and chip butties for tea! :p ) but doing well otherwise. How about you?

I've had a bit of a rubbish week. Been snacking more again, but I am determined to stop. Also decided I will make a new resolution for February. I'm going to give up fizzy pop for the month. (Switch to flavoured water)

I'm hoping once I've gone a month I won't want to go back to it.

Two pounds more lost this week. I've found it a bit difficult to go off track tbh, which isn't especially great as I have a history of eating disorders in my 20s. I have been really in the zone since starting this and have been quite rigid with not 'cheating'. Yesterday Dh and the dc wanted takeaway and I had to really wrestle with myself to allow myself to have some. I did a veg stir fry to have with mine instead of rice and tbh it felt like a good compromise. And I've just been out to dinner with my sister and had potatoes for the first time since new year, but the rest of the meal was salmon and veg, and I really enjoyed it. I think I need to kick the 'all or nothing' attitude.mas long as I'm eating well the majority of the time, I can't worry about every meal that's not completely on plan. I just hope that I don't gain weight this week, as it's totally not worth the cheating otherwise. I've really enjoyed my walks this week, although I've had some hideous blisters. I really cherish the time to be alone and doing something for myself.

Good luck HerRoyal. I drink Sainsburys no added sugar sparkling orange and mandarin. It's a flavoured spring water drink. They do a few other flavours too. Only 20 calories for a litre bottle. I find the fizz makes me think I'm drinking pop without actually doing so.
Congrats on the two pounds SloanePeterson.