Oh Fuck, I am 2.5 stone over weight.

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I need your help, I have been an eating machine since the beginning of December. I am getting fatter and fatter by the day and am so miserable.

Today I put my brave head on and got on the scales. I weigh 11 stone 4.5lbs. I am not very tall so I am barrelesque and wobbly.

Things really have to change, honestly none of my clothes fit and I only have three dresses that I can currently fit into. My jeans do not fit and are so tight I can barely do them up let alone breathe.

Please join me in sorting my fat act out.

So I lost 1lb. Bit of a deflating moment after last weeks 3, but actually I'm pretty pleased with it. That makes it 6.5lb off since 3rd Jan

B: kale & mango smoothie. Oat flakes with oat milk.

L: tofu salad

D: baked chicken breast with a philly cheese sauce and sweet potato wedges.

Couple of satsumas thrown in there somewhere as well.

Kept to 1600 cals today:

B - vegan banana protein pancake and a thin smear of free from chocolate and hazelnut spread, coffee with oat milk

L - mackerel on seeded toast, houmous with celery and cherry tomatoes

D - lentil and black bean chilli, Oatly creme fraiche and brown rice

Couple of squares of dark chocolate and a cereal bar as snacks.

Today I had:

B: berries, natural yoghurt, tiny sprinkle of granola
L: home made celeriac and butternut soup
D: a fillet steak, rare, thinly sliced and served in a folded flatbread with a ton of Greek salad, then one of those tiny protein ball things (about 35 cals I think). Two cups green tea.

Please god let this extra 0.4 pound have fallen off by tomorrow. Why I persist in weighing myself every day I do not know as it only brings me pain.

MissMary that is fantastic! Nearly half a stone and it’s not the end of January yet. I am envious.

Can I join please?!!
I'm 5'7" and weigh almost 12 stone
Feel terrible and have sooooo many clothes that don't fit. Would like to lose 1.5 stone. Will be cutting back on snacks and wine and have already upped the exercise. Fingers crossed and well done to all of you who've started to lose already!

My offical weigh day is tomorrow, just hoped on the scales this morning and its saying im 10st 9. Argh how annoying, i was bob on 10st 7 last Friday. If no loss tomorrow, ill be hoping for a big one next week. Off to gobble my porridge!

MiniDoofa you're about the same height and weight as me and with about the same to lose - I'm 5'7" and was 11 stone 11 when I started this (and now 11 stone 9.4 so the weight is not exactly falling off me, it must be said). My goal weight is 10 stone 4. Let's do this together!

I don't really drink but my downfall is cake and snacking on biscuits, so have knocked all that on the head and am eating three sensible meals a day with very few carbs, NO snacking, sensible portion sizes and cake or pudding once a week only as a treat.

I'm like caggie - hoping that on Monday's official weigh-in something will have happened after all this bloody effort.

Yesterday I had:
B: scrambled egg
L: home made veg soup
D: Baked potato, beans and cheese
Snack: 1 digestive biscuit, 4 mushrooms + smoked salmon pate + roasted peanuts

Today plan is:
L: home made veg soup
Snack: Mushrooms + smoked salmon pate
D: grilled tikka chicken in pitta with salad.

Hello lurking from home!! So pleased to have a buddy in this- it's sooo hard to lose it these days (40s!!)
Fingers crossed for you on Monday I'm not sure I'll have a loss to report but will keep going!

Aarrgh! Working at home today and feeling under huge pressure from a project I'm working on. Just want to go and raid the cupboards!

I've been so good all week, having porridge with mashed banana for beakfast; soup and yoghurt for lunch and then sensible portions of our normal dinners in the evening.

When I'm at work just the commute and general moving around the office logs up over 10,000 steps. Won't be doing that today though .

But the sun is shining and the sky is blue so I can't really complain!

Been good this week so far. Have a meal out Saturday night but think I might drive and not drink. I'm normally up for quite a few! Might go teetotal for a while to get the weight shifted. Feel better mentally for it too.

Today thus far:

B: berries, natural yoghurt, tiny (10g) sprinkle of granola (I ought to ditch the granola but I have a giant jar of it and it pains me to put it out for the birds!)

L: two-egg omelette, cooked in no fat, with spring onion, green pepper, half a tomato, small slice of lean ham, little bit of grated cheddar.

Going out to see a friend tonight so will have home made soup before I go and nothing while I'm out (except some tea).

Hoping against hope that the 0.4 pound I've put on will go, to be swiftly followed by another pound. My weight is sticking to me like glue!

And still holding the 0.4 pound this morning ... God, the effort required just to shed a few ounces is out of all proportion. How is everyone else doing this week?

Oh lurking that's so frustrating! But stay strong, keep going with all the good habits. This week is just a blip

Oh lurking that's so frustrating! But stay strong, keep going with all the good habits. This week is just a blip

After my blip last weekend I am back down to last weeks low of 10.12. I just need to keep strong this weekend and see if I can keep shifting it down.

It's been tough not snacking, over-eating or drinking, but I haven't actually been extremely hungry at any point. I just need to keep thinking of myself fitting comfortably into all in my clothes again, to keep the will power going strong.

Well I was 12st 6lb on 2nd January. I weighed myself this morning and am exactly 12st. I am really pleased although I have a long way to go. I am aiming for 10stone (my happy weight). I did all this 3 years ago from 12st 4lb to 10stone over 6 months. I kept it off for 2 years but a back injury stopped me moving and I have eaten myself silly ever since.

My diet is boringly simple - eat healthily and write down what you eat. Move more. I know from last time I can only do one thing at a time so I started upping my water and cutting snacking in the first week, then eating better in the second week. I have been really well behaved this week. I think I'll be ready to add an exercise component soon but I need to make sure the eating is embeded first. Am finally feeling the energy start to increase but it's been a long few weeks of feeling hungry and knackered to get this far!

Just found you lovely lot.

Can't face weighing myself as it's too depressing, but I'd guess 12 ½ stone at 5ft 4".

Went to my first spinning class of the year on 8th Jan, could hardly get through it, had to get off the bike loads of times and go round cheer-leading (I'm the instructor).

I'm supposed to be setting an example and all I can feel is my boobs wobbling. Get home from teaching classes and sit on the sofa eating cheese, a whole block at a time.

Despite being a fitness instructor I'm getting so fat that my thighs are chaffing on the bike. Even if you teach exercise class for a living it's possible to keep gaining weight of you graze all evening.

Funny thing is I'm a great teacher, my classes are booked solid with waiting lists, I'm also a personal trainer and I'm great at motivating other people, I just can't do it for myself.

If I don't get a grip soon I'm going to be too fat to work.

My plan is to record my food, keep a journal of feelings and drink water when I'm thirsty instead of coke, (diluted with rum) and try some meditation apps.

Any encouragement welcome.

I'm feeling much more motivated today, the rain seems to have passed so I've taken the twins for a 2 mile power walk to the sea and back. I can't afford the gym + the crèche for them both at the moment - can anyone recommend any beginners exercises I can do around the house without buying a load of equipment?

Weigh in today. Only 0.2kg (about 1/2 lb) down so 1.7kg (3.7 lb) in two weeks. Bit gutted as i stuck to my plan well. Anyway it is better than nothing so i will trudge on. DH and i plan to join a gym this weekend so hopefully i can tone up a bit.

Hi Lalalaleah, yes I do use happy scale, thank goodness or it would be even more depressing . I have noticed in previous weight loss projects that it often takes me literally weeks to drop the first pound but once I get going it's slightly better. Hoping that by Monday's official weigh-in something will have happened.

Today I have had an unavoidable slice of cake, but no breakfast and no lunch and a 2-mile walk home from said cake. Will have healthy dinner with lots of veg, eat better tomorrow and hope to limit the damage.

Welcome ffab. We will all encourage you and cheer you on.

Obi that is a lovely sea view. Where is it?

I started the week so well but have had chocolate at lunchtime the last 2 days - so annoyed with myself! No exercise since wednesday, just seemed to develop an 'ah fuck it' attitude. Need to get back on track now it's the weekend.
DN's birthday party tomorrow - kids party in the morning & then family in the evening so lots of opportunities to over indulge.
lurking I hope you shift that very stubborn 0.4lbs, and ffab, this is a terrible thing to say but it makes me feel a teeny bit better that some one as fit as you can still struggle with weight. It's not easy for anyone really is it? Good luck over the weekend, everyone.