Hello, welcome to the fifth instalment (wow!) of the ‘Anyone looking to lose 100lbs plus …’ thread 
If you want to read them (but by no means feel obliged!), the previous threads are here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4
We’re a very friendly, supportive group, and all at different stages, but we’re all seeing some real changes in ourselves and our attitudes to food. It’s a long old road, but it helps to chat along the way
Collectively, we’ve lost an incredible….........
1024lbs since the start of the first thread in Dec 16, which is amazing! 
We tend to weigh in on Fridays or Saturdays, but feel free to join in at any time, with whatever weight loss method you think works best for you. Some of us have lost more than others, but we're all in this together, so if you're losing, gaining or staying the same, it's nice to have some inspiration to keep going.
We’re always welcoming to newcomers, but as with the previous thread(s), I’ll add one caveat - we’re all here because we are trying to lose a LOT of weight. If you’re looking to lose the last half stone, or even two or three stone, this might not be the thread for you. Good luck with your goals, but you may find more support with in threads with people who have similar goals to you.
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Anyone looking to lose 100lbs plus... - Part 5
NoTractorsAtTheTable · 07/06/2018 20:04
Hello! Can I join this thread? I reached my heaviest at the beginning of 2018, so I joined SW and have set myself a target of 76lb to lose - but only because it takes me to a round number and somewhere I’ve never been before . Technically i’ll still be slightly overweight and could still do with losing a couple of stone after that, hence the 100lb... 
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5 months in I’ve lost 32lbs so far at around 1.5lb a week which isn’t too scary, psychologically (I have a real problem with losing weight then getting scared I’m disappearing so I put it all on again...).
I’ve got various health issues so can’t run (did C25K a few years ago and loved it) so I started going swimming a couple of weeks ago and am loving it!
Reasons I finally decided enough was enough and it was time to lose weight:
I turn 50 in February 2019 and see it as a bit of a landmark - I need to be more healthy if I want to enjoy my 50’s and get to retirement!
I don’t want ds’s to always think of me as being fat and unhealthy 
I’ve got osteopenia (am Coeliac) and my right hip is deteriorating - I want to put off a replacement for as long as possible!
I want to keep up with my fit, healthy friends who walk lots!
Basically, I want to keep living for as long as possible, in as healthy way as I can.
So I started at 17.6 and am now 15.2. Target is 12 stone and then we’ll see how that feels
Thanks for the new thread Tractors
That’s an amazing total!
Loss this week - 4oz
Total 53lb 4oz
To lose- 46lb 12oz
I’m convinced I’m holding water weight this week as it’s ovulation according to my app and my knees and back hurt. I’m also constipated
Hoping for a good loss next week.
notanurse hope you get your posts back, I wondered what had happened!
Thread seems busy at the moment, I must try to remember to check in mid week.
Hope everyone has a good week 
I'm on maintenance for a few weeks - so have STS. I have been stuck on these figures for a few weeks now, but I'm going to have another week at maintenance to keep my eye in and settle myself, before pushing on.
Was at the ballet last night (Matthew Bourne's Cinderella) - easily fitted in the seats, and didn't feel uncomfortable at all couple of glasses of wine helped .
Lost this week: 0 lb
To lose: 124 lbs
Lost to date: 49 lbs
Left to lose: 75 lbs
Lost this fortnight: 2.2lbs (via up 6.6lbs)
Total loss: 94lbs
To go: 7lbs but think I will have to revise my target down as waist measurement still too large at 33"
Very pleased to have some decent movement on the scales. Feel a bit of a numpty with my moaning over the last month about it... really should learn to be patient. I just don't trust the numbers in MFP or fitbit at all. And to be fair they say I should have lost several pounds more than I have. But I think I will add a new rule for myself: no panicking or moaning about lack of weight loss until a full menstrual cycle has gone past.
B1rd, that is absolutely lovely with your daughter! What a great moment that I'm sure will stay with you forever
That's great you had a good time, Lego. What's your plan for the next 365 days?
Cagliostro, I find lists very helpful too. Perhaps get scrap paper and start a rough list if you are intimidated by the notebook? When I moved last, I was pretty ill (bipolar disorder) and in a dwam from high dose medication so the only time I thought ahead was in the making of the list (I had help from my family and a support worker for that). Otherwise, I stuck to the tasks planned for that day (pack two boxes of books, pack chest of drawers in suitcase, etc) and literally ticked them off. It made me feel like I had some control and felt less overwhelming too. Hang in there 
Great NSV, Scared!
Welcome Dotty. Great progress so far and well done on the swimming.
Well done on the losses and STS on maintenance (which will be all of our real tests in the future). KOKO
You are all doing so well. I feel awful given that I still have only lost 10lb in a whole year
B1rd your story actually made me tear up a bit blaming the hormones what a lovely thing for your DD to say and shows how far you have come.
nickname know that feeling of slipping too far, I keep posting here as even if I don't lose then maybe I won't put on.
Another that's really great news that everything is moving along well done.
Tractors wow, you managed to fit in those awful seats......I'm truly impressed with that.
strawberry lovely loss, nice and steady but so wish I could do the same as you. What plan are you doing?
Cagliostro I love my garden and find it keeps me fitter than I ever thought possible. It helps doing taekwondo though which is great but exhausting. Hope the list making goes well i totally didn't do an ongoing spreadsheet when moving
Probably have missed loads as this thread is taking off but well done everyone. KOKO
Moonlight someone at SW the other week was feeling gloomy because after 12 months she was still the same weight. I was so envious because I couldn't imagine weighing the same, never mind less, for a year - I've put weight on year after year. So your 10lb loss is really good from my perspective! A year where you're not heavier than you were is all good
I've had a good day today - swim first thing this morning and then overnight oats for breakfast and lunch - they're my new obsession, having discovered them a couple of months ago - I still can't get over how much like pudding my breakfast now is .
Off to my Mum's with the family for tea tonight. There will be some naughtiness - couple of glasses of wine and probably pudding, but will try not to go too crazy..!
Moonlight aren't you growing a tiny human right now? At the same time as not gaining weight? I think that makes you a rockstar!
Welcome Dotty and Butterfly
Good job Strawberry I like a dollop of quark too (can tell we're doing the same plan!) thanks for the salmon tip.
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MrStark, that is mean! And you can bet if you mention it to anyone she would just say she said it as you knew your are loosing weight and shouldn’t be eating it! Bitch
It just comes from jealousy, some people always need to put others down in some way especially when they are doing well for themselves.
This time next year you will have or will be near to your goal, with a healthy balance approach to food and exercise, and she’ll still be a petty bitch who eats her brioche and then has to survive on a half a lettuce leaf all week.
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