Lose a stone by Easter - thread 3

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Continuation of our old thread!
Everyone welcome to join us

Ooh not long til your holiday then smell. Where are you going? It's 49 days til we go. I can definitely lose another 2st by then can't I?!

11st 2lbs this morning which I'm ok with. Had a couple of biscuits yesterday so I can't be expecting a miracle. Must resist the biscuits from now til holiday as would love to be down to 10st 10lbs by holiday time. Wishful thinking maybe but I'll give it a go. I've cut down hugely on snacks, I'm trying to make meal portions smaller and healthier but it's more a gradual change as I want it to be sustainable, rather than a crash diet.

millie did you get the email about MFP and our UP bands no longer synching - what a pain! Really don't want a fitbit as they look like plastic bands whereas the up looks bracelety and goes with my fancy watches

Notso no I haven't had an email. What did it say? My UP band has been syncing ok for the last couple of weeks.

Balls! have just checked emails and yes, Notso I got the email yesterday. What a pain! I think I will email jawbone and ask what the hell they think they're playing at! I will hold them responsible for any failure to lose weight...

Hi all - just a quick check in to say i have eaten ridiculous amounts of completely yummy food this week with relatives here on holiday ... I've lost count of the amount of times we've eaten out and no doubt the scales will punish me for it on Sunday! (I'm not doing MFP at all at the mo so will be happy to just maintain at 9 and a half stone for a few weeks)

Someone at work commented he other day that they can tell I've lost a lot of weight so that was great.

Well done Millie on the size 12 jeans - that must feel great. I still can't get my bum and thighs in a thigh less than a 14 despite loosing a stone and a half

*losing, not loosing

Hello everyone. I have had a killer week at work so haven't had time to check in. Weighed in today at 11:0 which I don't deserve to be honest as I have eaten badly and been drinking due to the stress

EX who broke my heart wasn't at the conference and a couple of people I haven't seen for a whole noticed I had lost weight which was nice. I bumped into a colleague who has lost shitloads of weight and she said she is pretty much vegan and that's what has helped her.

Millie I am CONVINCED that all my black jeans are smaller than the same brand/size blue jeans so that is a brilliant feat.

I am in size 12 jeans today but M&S size 12, so probably a 12/14.

I will try to be good this week.

I haven't tried my size 12 blue jeans happy. Will try them today! It's always good when people notice you've lost weight, I find it gives me more motivation!

Haven't been too bad this weekend so far, salad for lunch yesterday and chicken skewers with chips for dinner (we went out). Also had some strawberries and a chocolate cookie ice cream thing which was far too sweet.

Another lb off this wk but need a quick fix for the jellybelly to feel confident in a bikini. Hotel doesn't have a pool so hopefully we'll find a bit on the beach away from fellow guests so I won't care who sees me

DDs graduation on Tuesday so 2 days of over indulging as we're setting off tomorrow - what idiot designs a programme where students have to register at 8am when hair and make up have to be perfect because their photo will be on display for years. So much for a leisurely breakfast and stroll to the venue and it's the only day rain is forecast all soddin week!

Just a quick check in to say I weighed yesterday as 9st 8.5 so not quite a lb up from last Sunday. I'm ok with that as I've over indulged A LOT over the last week so was expecting more of a gain. Will try to be a bit more restrained this week though relatives are still here for another 5 weeks so I will blame them for my lack of will power and motivation

Back at 11st 2lbs this morning but feeling bloated and fat. And my size 12 black jeans are too tight to be comfortable today. Grr. At least I'm bouncing between 11st and 11st 2lbs, whereas a few weeks ago it was between 11st 5lbs and 11st 7lbs.

I've got 44 days til we go on holiday. I want to lose a pound a day, minimum at least another half a stone before we go, so am going to try cutting out bread type things to see if it makes a difference. I don't drink much or often anyway so can't really cut that out, although Friday night I had a few drinks so that could explain the bloating today.

Please someone send the weight loss fairy urgently!

Millie that's how I'm trying to look at it too - yes I'm losing and putting on the same pound for the past 2 weeks but at least it's a pound that's 12 down from where I started! holiday is South of France- in 3 weeks and 2 days! My biggest need to lose weight is due to the fact that we are going hand baggage only to save money so I need to take small clothes!

Urgh 2 wks to hols and have fallen off the wagon. The Pillsbury dough belly will not be a pretty sight on the beaches

Oh dear, I think it's time for another spell. I have also been really norty but am still 11:0 which is amazing considering the amount of shite I have put away this week. I hope this works for everyone:

We wish upon a star
To be svelter than we are
We want to eat a nice big dinner
But wake up in the morning thinner
By tongue of toad and wing of bat
Melt away our lard and fat.

Lol Happy - love the spell

I too have well and truly fallen off the wagon and am at the top of the slippery slope towards the "sod it, let's eat all the crap" mentality. Because I have relatives staying with me, I keep thinking I am on holiday just like they are and eating all the treats that go with it. Trouble is they are here for 6 weeks so that's far too long for treating myself! 9st 9 this morning so up a couple of pound. I need to reign it back on else I'll be back to 10st before I know it

Thanks for the spell happy, I hope it works! Haven't weighed for a few days as am very bloated due to TOTM. Have eaten far too much crap the last few days as well. Back on it from tomorrow!

Brilliant Happy.

9st6 this morning so up 2lbs. Going to do the James Duncan diet next week - my thinking is if I'm on a strict regime I won't be tempted by the end of term goodies that have started to appear in the station last week was a proper fuckit let's eat bits of everything and go back for more before it's all gone

It all went totally tits up over the weekend and this morning hasn't been much better. Am stupidly bloated from TOTM. Clothes all feel too tight. I weighed myself and am 11st 3lbs again so not too bad but could be better. Am grumpy and cross with myself for having no willpower. We are going away in this country two weeks tomorrow so I really need to get my arse into gear and stop eating junk. About 6 weeks to our abroad holiday and am going to look awful in a bikini. Happy I need another spell!

notso our pilsbury dough bellies can wave to each other on the beach. I'm actually pretty chuffed as I have finally lost a stone! admittedly not by Christmas OR Easter as planned but I'm still very pleased. After my ridiculous month long plateau I lost 2 and a half pounds last week and am now 11.5. I'd still like to get down to 11 stone but I'm taking the long view on that! The real problem now is my general stomach flabbiness and bingo wings - I think I may actually have to do some proper exercise and target those areas. But I hate exercise

smell we were talking in work about how middle-aged italian people can be all weights but manage to strut their stuff with confidence on the beach whereas we spend half of the time covering up the bits we don't like in case someone walks past and sees a bit of cellulite or a wobble. So the plan is to get a good spray tan before next week and pretend I'm italiano when we get off the plane

Oh and well done on the stone, I've still not got there - managed 11lbs and then spent 6 months yoyoing because I like and too much.

millie hope you're having a better week

Marginally better week thanks Notso but I still like chocolate too much!

it's going to be like starting all over again by the time my visitors go home. Far too much "bad" but so goooood food

Wench am glad you have had a good time and enjoyed yourself while your visitors have been here.

I am still lacking in willpower. Hopefully with the school holidays starting I will be too busy chasing after the DSs to worry about food.

Well FFS my lost stone was short-lived. A couple of days slightly off track (not even that bad!!! A few end of term chocs!) and I've put a pound and a half back on. Will try to rein it in til France and see where we are..

Brag alert 5lbs off since Monday, I know most of it will be water but the belly's less wobbly and the fruit salad lunches have been lovely so will carry on with them the last 3 days in school and resist the staffroom goodies - I keep bringing mine home for DH