Tomorrow will be the start of the new me

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I have reached that moment.

I'm going to lose weight.

Join me starting from tomorrow.

Britney I forgot to say well done yesterday; I too could normally finish a large one on my own, that was serious self restraint well done

Thanks Ophelia I felt soooo hungry after eating it but managed to settle for a huuuuge drink of water instead!

Is that all you ate all day? What's your calorie limit?x

My mum always gets those flat bread type low calorie pizzas from Pizza Hut and they look really nice...I've never quite managed to resist the cheesy bites though!! 🙈

Ophelia, I think people have their own weekly weigh days (although I confess to being a daily weigher) and check in then, I'm a Monday but I'll go with the flow if everyone wants to pick the same day (as long as it isn't tomorrow)

Britney I guess that's just a bit like the 5:2, I did that for a while and lost all my baby weight after DD2 and I used to save my 500 (think it's 600 now) calories for one meal. I just can't do it in this heat and when the kids are drinking me insane!!!

I try to stick to around 1300-1400 calories and that was about 800, I did have a banana and some yoghurt in the morning too!

I really am useless at sticking to things like the 5:2 diet I just mix and match.. which is probably why I'm still fat!!

One of the best pizzas ive had is from marks and sparks

Full of flavour and less than 500 calories

I'm just place marking for now, will read whole thread later as I need big help.

I like the boring old Pizza Express margarita which you buy in the supermarket- I just add some red onion on top

I hope you join us @Gard21!

I could never do the 5:2 diet. I get so crabby dizzy if I haven't eaten enough during the day

Cross out fail. Supposed to be ^^ crabby

I'm back so now have time to read all the thread so now I will hopefully start to loose weight. I'm 5ft tall and this morning got on my DD scales(I don't have any) to find I'm 14st 3lb. I retired over a year ago and now realize the weights been piling on. As suggested I've downloaded the fitness Pal app. This has given me 1425 calories per day.
From today I hope to cut out alcohol and my biggest downfall crisps.
I noticed a few of you have been suffering from heartburn. On Monday I was taken into hospital for what we thought was a heart attack but it turned out to be my esophagus going into spasm. I'm now thinking this happened because I'm FAT. Yes I can now say it I'm FAT.
I will hopefully follow you all and get help to tone up me.

@Gard21 Welcome! MFP gives me the same amount of calories too & it is definitely doable. I tend to do a practice run the night before so I add all the stuff I'm eating tomorrow & make sure it is u see my calorie goal - then the next day I look at it to tell me what I'm allowed to eat! It just helps me plan & I like knowing that if I'm hungry it's ok - I'll be eating xxxx later. Crisps are also my biggest downfall & I eat most of them of an evening whilst watching TV which is why I'm doing the 16:8 diet & I don't eat after 6pm

**under my calorie goal

How is everyone this evening?c

How’s everyone’s dieting going? I’m looking for tips and inspiration

I find a yummy treat is strawberries with candarel sprinkled on top - gives the illusion that you are indulging but v healthy. Doing running every day - dread it each day but boy do I need to!! How are the rest of you getting on? My motivation wavers a lot!!!!

Was good until precisely 3.30pm when the kids came home and all hell broke loose and I've ended up have a chunky kit kat and some 8 chocolate fingers 🙈

Not sure my legs are up to day 2 of the shred either but planning to do something as don't want to give up this early on and I need to negate the effect of the chunky kit kat!!!

My Fitbit says I'm still 500 calories less than I've burned so far but I'm not convinced!!

EF, that's really good that you are running every day! 👏
Are you following a couch to 5k type plan or are you a more experienced runner?

I caved & ate a Yoo Moo lolly @ 9 watching Love Island so I'm 50cals over my daily limit of 1440 I'm not feeling very optimistic about tomorrow- we have builders in so I have to eat out - I'm much better eating at home so I can properly control & count the calories

I know the feeling daisy c - you can’t be good all the time - have to break out. But we can hop back up on the wagon and off we go again. Main thing is not to get too stressed about down days - they won’t dictate our end goal if we keep on track more often than not. I used to run a good bit and then stopped about a year ago. I’m back at it only since I started the new regime - 2 weeks ago. I do 6km every evening and it takes me round 45 mins - very slow!!!! But I don’t mind - just want to get the heart rate going for a good bit. I listen to podcasts as I run and it makes it less boring. Give it a go.

EF, 6k is amazing, the weight will fall off you doing that!

I started couch to 5k sessions last year and i really enjoyed them as I would much rather be outside than in a gym but they never did them this year so i just need to get the app and do it myself!

Go for it!!! You will feel brilliant, daisy c, when you come in from the run. You can take it at your own pace. I am SO slow. Good for the head too!!!