I will never weigh as much as I do today.

[Snap8TheCat]

I can’t. I’ll kill myself if I continue the way I am going.

Today is the first day of my weight loss journey and I promise myself that even if I fall off the wagon, I won’t let it get as bad as this before taking action.

I weigh 18st 5lb. Hideous.

The reasons I want to lose weight.

• I want to wear nice clothes without being uncomfortable
• I want to enjoy having my photo taken
• I don’t want to be embarrassed when meeting new people
• I don’t want to set a bad example for my children
• I don’t want to keep getting infections in my skin folds
• I want to ease my aches and pains in my joints
• I like getting compliments

Not expecting any replies as I’ve not asked anything but I shall be keeping a weight diary here.

Morning all,
Just weighed in, wanted to do so before breakfast. I've lost 5lbs
(But had my period last week so to be fair it's largely due to that)
But anyway!

Ok week 1 weigh in....

I’ve lost....

11lb 😱😱😱

Completely over the moon with that and stunned actually!

Week 2 here I come 😁

That’s brilliant smiled 👏👏👏👏👏👏 huge well done 👍

Wow go snap!!! that's incredible 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 have a great weekend 🌈✨🌈✨

Wow, that's amazing, well done.

Thank you I’m really chuffed!

Well done snap , you are well on your way . I’ve lost a 1lb this week so now 11st 7 lbs , but that’s not bad as I’ve eaten out 3 x for lunch and one evening as well since Saturday .

What an achievement Snap and that Is a huge step closer to where you want to be.

Thank you all!

Still being v good though have allowed myself a slightly more relaxed weekend with a regular bar of chocolate (instead of the family size I would easily polish off twice a week)

Well done floral! As long as we are all going in the right direction then we are all good

Good luck this week everyone

Can I join? My DC is 7 months old and I haven't lost any weight since he was 6 weeks old (which was mainly just fluid so fell off me). I am 16st 1, the heaviest I have ever been bar pregnancy.

SW, WW etc don't work for me. I binge on chocolate and when I go too far I just stop counting syns/points and say I'll start next week. I need to give up chocolate, and I need to do it cold turkey. I like the idea of 3 meals, no snacks because when I'm trying not to eat chocolate, I tend to overcompensate on other snacks and eat way too much. I also need to control portion size and not wolf down my food.

I weighed myself this morning so I will stick with Mondays as my weigh in day.

What a fantastic post and some great stories.

I had this realisation in Nov 16 Had crept up to a Size 18 clothes and really unhappy.

Tipped in at 14st 13lb.

I've started cycling to work - walk a lot more and force myself to make better choices.

It's been hard - I've fell off the wagon a few times.

This morning I was 12st 7lb.

For me slow / steady is the key.

My aim is 11st to get in to normal bmi range but il be happy with anything below 12 st to be honest. 🙈

I feel so much better than this time last year.

It's worth it in the long run.

Hi Meredith
Glad to have you with us

Patience- any tips please share? I am where you were last year right now & it's stressing me out!

So I went 2 whole days without chocolate - honestly can't remember the last time I did that.

Then today I remembered a box of Heroes that a friend gave us which I had hidden (on myself!). I opened them and ate 25!!!!! I didn't even notice myself eat that many. If I had had to guess I would have said 7 or 8, but then I counted the wrappers .

So i've logged them on MFP - 1200 calories!!! - and put it behind me. Thats a bit of a revelation really, normally I would continue eating badly for the rest of the day (or the fortnight) and swear I'll start again in the morning. I think this is the first time I've "started again" in the middle of the day.

Anyone weighed in this weekend?
I've been ill with a horrible cold this week so no exercise and have been unable to strictly diet. Have put on 1lb

I’ve weighed myself and I’m apparently stuck at 11 stone 7 lbs , honestly not that bothered as again this week we’ve eaten out a few times and even without puddings it makes things more difficult . Did walk for nearly 2 hours with the dog today ( he’s lost weight this week) so I’m reasonably happy provided I’m not putting weight on .

Ooo I forgot to update, I lost two pounds this week.

Brilliant snap well done!

Are you all still going? Can I join you?

I can't even tell you what I weigh as I was so embarrassed I asked my doctor to write the weight down but not tell me. Next time I go he can do it again and one day, I might feel I can ask. It'll be high though.

I'd like to join you, if I can. Or any main mumsnet weight watching thread.

Has everyone given up pre-Christmas?!

I am tempted to but know that I'll feel ten times worse on January 1st if I do!! I'm not brave enough to look at how much I weigh but don't want to put on any over the festive season, even if I don't lose any, so guess I will have to be brave soon.....

I was slim pre-children but it was a struggle, I went to the gym a lot and was very active in general. With twin toddlers I'm still on my feet a lot of the day but no cardio as such and I eat too much (and too much sugary food) as I am just knackered most of the time. I'm a SAHM and very rarely go out with friends, which means that in my down moments I think why bother?! No-one sees me anyway apart from the DC and obviously they don't care. But health issues aside I would like to feel better about myself and regain a bit of confidence.

Is anyone following SW/ WW/ MFP or have people simply cut down on what they eat? I joined WW as a Black Friday deal but have yet to get round to doing anything with my membership!!

Hello Ruby & Kez - still here!

I've been ill so not managed any exercise. But still trying to be good re: food.

Am going to go for a swim today as am feeling crappy through lack of exercise!

Have been tracking my weight on MFP and it seems to fluctuate by 5lbs across each month.

Aiming to lose 3 stone ultimately- but just a stone would be encouraging at the moment!

Will weigh in Friday.

Gosh, I am so embarrassed to remember back. I ran the Great North Run in two hours in 2004! I gave up running and that's where the slippery slope started.

I will need to exercise at some point as I know that's how I do it but I will have to wait until my medical tests are complete.

The doctor was asking if I had ever been a smoker and I just knew what the next thing he would say was, so I preempted him, said enough is enough with my weight - I was going to do something actively about it, could he weigh me and record it and one day I will pluck up the courage to ask what it was.

To be fair he was then very encouraging - asking if I knew what to do etc. I said I did - I know where it all went wrong and I just have to reverse it now. Its been a week now so I have turned the corner. Its also good that I am not "waiting for Christmas to be over". I think, if I did, I'd find another excuse and it would just drag on.

Being on here will be a great source of support even though I don't actually know what I weigh and have lost!