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.

Oh no Caggie! Is it your weigh in day today or is this a midweek random check? Because it might go back down again. I've weighed myself a couple of times this week and have gone down then back up again, so maybe you could do the same in reverse!

I know it's particularly maddening when you've really worked hard though.

It was a random check! I have gone back down now though. Hows everyone else doing?

Caggie, exactly the same happened to me this week - randomly jumped overnight from 10 st 3.2 to 10 st 6.2 for no reason whatsoever as have been eating the same healthy stuff as always. Grrrrr. Why??? Scared to weigh myself again but it had better drop back off in time for Monday 😡

Its so annoying! I think it could be to do with my totm though, it arrived yesterday I didnt eat crap yesterday, i just wasnt counting calories. The weather was lovely and i honestly couldnt be arsed. I did squeeze some ab exercises in though!
So weigh in time:
Last week: 10st 3
This week: 10st 3.
Im blaming my period. Hopefully knock something of next week.
Good news for anyone this morning?

Same here, caggie:

Started at: 11 st 11
Last week: 10 st 3.6
Today: 10 st 3.6
Target: 10 st 3 although have now decided just to go for 10 stone

Grrrr. So frustrating. No change to my eating this week - I don't count calories very much but I'm eating the same stuff as I've been eating since the very beginning and the only treat I've had all week is one ice cream yesterday (and I didn't have any lunch so it must have evened out!).

I think I'm just at the point where I've plateaued completely as I'm nearly at target weight but I'd dearly love to lose another few pounds. I'm also a bit worried that if I'm eating the same way I've been eating for weight loss but now not losing, does it mean as soon as I try to eat for weight maintenance the pounds will start going on? Argh.

What can we do to kick-start things and get losing again?

I feel like its a mental block too! I want to hit 10st so badly, its like im focusing on it to much? Im just trying to be patient. I dont know any other ways i could shake it up for myself.

Have you measured your body recently? Maybe you have lost inches rather than pounds.
Im also worried about coming to maintain my weight, i feel like its going to be harder than actually losing it.

Sadly, no, haven't lost inches either.

I mean, I undeniably look much better. I'm a small-ish size 12 now and was a 14 before (and was veering quite close to 16 in some shops). My clothes fit much better and I look leaner, but I still have a waist that is much too big for my liking.

And yes, agreed, I feel there is going to be a huge psychological boost from getting down to 10. I think if I could lose a few extra pounds now it would give me a slight cushion for maintaining.

Grrrr. It's so hard! The weight fell off me for the first four months and now it's just not budging. Maybe you're right and if we just keep plodding on doing what we're doing it will all come good in the end...

Hi all, checking in late as I was away yesterday. Looks like I'm joining you in the bad week club!

Starting weight: 12st 9lb
Last week: 11st 12.25 lb
This week 11st 12.5 lb

Annoyingly, I weighed myself last Thursday and was 11st 11lb, and have done 6 days of the 30 day shred and eaten pretty well this week. So no explanation for the gain really!

Looks like we all need a boost!

Oh boo, welcome to the club of sudden non-losers, Isabelle.

Weighed myself again this morning and now back up to 10 st 4.2. This obsessive daily weighing isn't helping, but nor are the random fluctuations up and down (although never actually a net loss).

I'm going to google what to do if you hit a plateau and see what I can find.

Welcome to the bad week club, Isabelle, how annoying is it. Maybe somethings in the air!

Ive not weighed since, but i didnt have a good day yesterday. Work was a slog, so grabbed a sandwhich with exta sweets and chocolate. Then dinner was a takeaway Will forget about it and move on!

Find anything useful Lurking?

I'm weighing every day and weight is creeping up every day. Now 10 st 4.8! I'm honestly doing nothing different and only had salad for lunch and soup for dinner yesterday.

It's depressing news on Google - probably my metabolism has adjusted and I can no longer lose weight on what I'm eating. But I honestly don't think I could eat any less without being miserable and hungry!

It does also say eat more protein, drink more water and lift weights, so I will try all of those and see what happens. Aaargh. It's really depressing to be making such an effort and see the scales go in the wrong direction!

I have resisted getting on the scales again so far this week - it just got my hopes up for nothing when I did it last week! I'm persisting with the 30 Day Shred but probably need to try harder with the food side of things, as I still have so much to lose (around a stone).

Someone was telling me about 16:8 the other day, but I was really hoping I could just do it with sensible eating and exercise rather than something that changes my routines away from everyone else in the family

lurking it doesn't sound like eating less would be a good idea really for you, but the weights thing could help - even if the weight doesn't shift, it may tone up and just look better anyway?

And weighing in today...

Started at: 11 st 11
Last week: 10 st 3.6
Today: 10 st 3.0
Target: 10 stone

So a tiny bit of progress although who knows, I may just keep putting the same pound back on and taking it off again. Does anyone else have good news to report?

Well done lurking - that was your original target wasn't it?

Mine is kind of okay but really treading water.

Starting weight: 12st 9lb
Last week: 11st 12.5 lb
This week: 11st 12.25 lb

The 30 day shred continues to make no difference to my weight! Sadly I think more drastic changes in diet might be needed, which is definitely not what I was hoping.

It was, although I'd like to get down to 10 mostly to give myself a little cushion where I can put on a pound or two and not panic too much.

I fully expect to stand on the scales tomorrow, though, and find myself a pound or two heavier, then spend the rest of the week taking it off again.

Yes, drastic changes in diet are never fun. Can you see anything you feel could be changed about your diet or are you eating pretty well overall? I do think we need to be quite realistic about real-life eating and not go too hardcore or it's impossible to sustain.

Well, I think I could still make improvements. My main tactic was to cut out all snacking except for fruit and veg, and try to have healthier options at mealtimes, but I reckon I could still get healthier - my meals haven't changed that much from before. And the snacking thing may have gone out of the window today - have been nursing a sick DC so reached for the crisps!

But I hate the thought of doing something really radical and being stuck eating carrot sticks three times a day, because, as you say, that can hardly be sustainable.

Im weighing tomorrow, im still here!

Im still 10st 3, i gave up during the week amd ive just eaten crap. Im back on it after today. I feel so guilty when i eat it rubbish for more than a few days, feel like ill put weight back on instantly!

Well done, Caggie, at least you haven't put any on. I feel like we're all just treading water now but let's see what the next weeks bring.

Isabelle my tactic has been to do a bit of everything but not go too hardcore with anything, so only fruit for snacks, keep an eye on portion size, don't eat many carbs, keep treats to once a week or so.
I'd weep if I had to give anything up altogether.

At least your bad week didn't lead to any gain Caggie!

Yes, lurking, that's pretty much what I wanted to do. I think the areas I could still squeeze without actually giving anything up are portion size and carbs. In the last few weeks I've certainly been a bit slacker in keeping an eye on dinner and making sure I fill at least half the plate with veg. Also I keep having treat desserts afterwards which is probably cancelling out the no snacks in between meals thing!

Started at: 11 st 11
Last week: 10 st 3.0
Today: 10 st 3.6
Target: 10 stone

However, I weighed myself over the weekend and had actually dropped to 10 st 1.4 before going out for one (one!) treat meal last night and somehow putting 2.2 pounds on overnight. Argh!

Am trying to take this as a positive thing that the weight had gone down even if it did go back on again, but I'm now a bit worried about the weight maintenance stage and how well that is going to go!

Also, my treat meal included one small glass of prosecco, a big slice of sourdough and butter and a fairly big ice cream/sorbet dessert, but other than that it was all seafood. Today I am having soup for lunch AND dinner to try to compensate.

Any good news to report from you two?

Atleast you know your body is going in the right direction! Even if the scales domt show it today, atleast it happend the other day

Im still 10st 3, im very suprised ive not had a huge gain. Ive ate like a pig, and i feel guilty. I can feel the effect its had on my body too, im getting headaches because im not drinking enough water and im tired because im not eating right. I always have patches like this, but when im doing it i dont think about how crap it makes me feel. Its a new day and im ready to restart for the 10000th time!

Do it! We are going to get to 10 stone together! I'm on a personal mission now and I'm going to take you with me .

I forgot to weigh in - sorry! And can't do it now as I would be heavier than I would have been at 7 this morning. Will have to do it tomorrow morning like caggie

Also had a naughty weekend as was away for a party, so am not expecting any exciting numbers on the scale. Feeling a bit run down with conjunctivitis today, and have loads of work to do, but am going to try and do a 30 day shred workout if I can muster up the energy. Not that it seems to be shifting any weight, but it must be doing me some good!

Sorry you had a disappointing weigh-in lurking - those last few pounds are proving very tricky! I still think you've done a great job though, when you look at the bigger picture of where you've come from to get to this point

Oh poor you Isabelle. Conjunctivitis is no fun. Well done with the shredding though - I'm trying to stop seeing everything as a means to lose weight and rather as a way to get healthier (and stay looking young, let's hope ...).

Thank you for your wise words. I'm not standing on the scales for another few days. It's too depressing .

Good luck both of you with your weigh-ins. Surely between the three of us someone can lose something!