Starting today (not tomorrow) - three stone to go!

[HettyPain]

Does anyone want to join me? I'm heavier than I've ever been and need to sort it. Not following a particular plan as I never stick to them. Am hoping chatting here will keep me on track.

Snacking is my biggest downfall!

Will weigh in shortly but am around the 13 stone mark.

I’ve started having a vodka and slimline tonic rather than wine as it’s less calories, I save the wine for the weekends 😄

I’m dreading Halloween as we always have left over sweets (ok I ate the last family sized bag last week, I’d bought for Halloween) but at least the kids won’t have the mysteriously reducing sweet haul they did last year

I was 11.8 this morning. On it like a car bonnet, as they say - I am on half term so struggle not to snack (perils of being at home and a bit bored) but have had a scrambled egg on toast breakfast and will try to go through to dinner time now without a lunch. Was planning to go to Pilates tonight but managed to fall over in the street yesterday which has resulted in a grazed knee so it will be too sore for all the kneeling. I'll aim for a good walk instead.

Hi can I join you? I'm also on the lose a stone for Xmas thread but as I currently weigh 11st10 I need to be thinking about losing more than that! So at least 2.5st, and ideally 3st

At the end of April my husband and I are travelling through Europe for 6 months and I really vainly want to look good in the photos! Plus get into habits with running and swimming so I can really enjoy myself while we're away

Plans are to eat healthy planned meals, cut down on snacks and exercise regularly -gym 3x/week and go back to swimming lessons after Xmas when my hours at work change!

MM xxx

Just weighed myself and I’m at 12 stone 2 and want to get down to about 10 stone (I’m quite tall so start to look a bit gaunt if I’m any lower than that).
Trying to stick to 1400 calories per day and do lots of walking and some yoga too. I’m having a dominos tomorrow night for dinner with friends though, and then a 7 course menu at a restaurant for someone’s birthday on Thur so this week is already not going to plan. Oh well - i’ll Just enjoy them and then get back on it on Friday x

Hi and welcome MuddledMidget. I like that we’re all wanting to lose a similar amount.

I hope you have a wonderful time when you go out with your friends Frosty. 7 courses sounds big but they could be small portions. Last weekend we went to a birthday party and had a 6 course meal. I saw a very slim woman taking small portions and even turning down some !! No secret how she stays slim eh !!

Keiratwice Sorry to hear about your accident yesterday.Hope you enjoy your walk instead of Pilates.
Interested to hear that you’re on a holiday from school. Hope you enjoy it. I have just finished full-time teaching and am starting working for myself. That means I am learning how to structure my time. With this decision to lose weight I’m looking forward to start managing any strong feelings without turning to food.

So glad that I don’t have to contend with Halloween sweets Bluedog.
Because I’m in France, I need to have a good working relationship with alcohol though 😃. I hardly ever have spirits but wine is very much a part of the culture I live in. My DH and many of the people I know go to a lot of trouble to buy nice wines which match different meals.This is why realistically I know I can cut down on wine rather than cutting it out completely.

I was going to go to the gym today but DS2 spent the night and all day throwing up, so I haven’t been able to. I have tried not to make being stuck in one room all day an excuse for dumping the diet on the second day, but I have to admit I did have two digestive biscuits. As long as I don’t snack again this evening though I think it is OK.

Halloween is going to be tricky I think. The kids want me to make brownies and we have a tub full of chocolates for the trick or treaters. Am going to do spooky fruit as well I think!

I just heard someone on the radio talking about a low carbon economy and thought he said a low carb economy. I may be a little obsessed. Although I’m not low carbing myself!

Hello all and welcome all newcomers! Sorry I've not had time to read through everything but will do and reply tomorrow - will also update the weigh ins! Will normally do on a Monday evening with weigh in days Sunday or Monday, whatever's best for you.

Starting weights - weigh in date 28/29 October

agteacht: 10 stone 12

Alexandra2018:

ARoomSomewhere:

BevBrook:

CantWaitToRetire:

Frosty66611 12 stone 2lbs

GroovieGazelloo: 81kg

Hettypain: 81.5kg

ILuvBirdsEye: 75kg

jaimebravo:

keiratwiceknightly: 11 stone 8lbs

kitty1013: 11 stone 12

muddledmidget: 11 stone 10lbs

PennyLaneIsInMyHeart:

Radiator23: a bit over 13 stone

RubySlippers77: 13st 4.5lb, aiming to be 10st 3lb

SausageSimon: 13 and a half stone

Thebluedog: 12 stone 3lbs

Wittow: 14 stone 8

Updated with the latest info!

Hope that post includes everyone.

How are you all doing? Halloween so lots of sweetie temptation!

I'm doing ok. Have avoided lots of carbs and feel like I'm on the right road. Haven't managed three days of being good for ages!

Thanks for the update Hetty. Hope everything is going ok for you and for everyone else too.

Sorry to hear that your DS has been so ill Bev and hope he’s on the mend now. Hope you managed with your goal and that Halloween wasn’t too difficult for you or anyone else here either.

I loved the Freudian slip overhearing « carb economy » instead of « carbon economy » !😂 It’s true that that this change in diet is not just about our bodies, it is also about our minds. 😊
That said, I do think that a « carb economy » actually does exist and that times like Halloween, Christmas, Valentine and Easter are when it peaks !! 🙀

Here I’m still mostly on track. A day at a time this week. I went over by a quarter of a glass of wine last night so I’ll try to organise myself better tonight. All my best to you all. 😊

Ah Groovie, I'm sure half a glass extra won't do any harm! Sounds like you're doing really well. I may have overdone it on the sweets last night but I avoided pasta with my spag bol last night. It's all about balance!

I've avoided booze all week, which is quite a miracle as I'd been having it every day for weeks. I might have some tonight though to celebrate a long weekend.

Had a bad week so far... and Halloween didn't help

Trying to keep on track today and go to the gym in the evening.

Been good all week so far apart from last night when I had 5 slices of Dominos pizza for dinner :-(
It would be the dream to be able to eat whatever I wanted and never gain weight! Hope the rest of you have a good week

BirdsEye - it's been a bad week so far but you're keeping on track today and planning a trip to the gym. Just look forwards - you can do it!

Frosty - well done on the good week except the Domino's! Easily done. At least it was 5 slices and not the while pizza. Maybe think about it like that? I switched to their low fat cheese and it tastes no different to the regular (I can't tell anyway). I've got no idea how much better for you it is though.

*whole, not while. I'm hating autocorrect!

Lovely to read you all. Thinking about you all as I begin my evening having finished my day's alcohol allowance and not had my evening meal yet.

Woohoo Water !!
No this is not a Halloween Ghost. It's me . 

Hi everyone
I am using weightwatchers and am quite pleased to have tracked every day this week , I get a generous allowance as I'm breastfeeding and I still go over it but at least I'm a lot more aware of what im eating and have had more fruit and eggs !! And am choosing lower point options eg the skyr yogurts rather than total ones, and the hula hoops puft rather than "normal " hula hoops.
So feeling quite positive, if I can manage to keep it up!
I even stayed on track yesterday when my nearly 6yo was in hospital having his eyebrow stitched together under GA. I was tempted to turn to biscuits fir the stress but managed not to!! 

Hope your 6yo is ok now Kitty.

Skyr is a good find. I love it with fruit added.

Yesterday was my blip day but I'll be back on track today. I've avoided booze all together although I normally love a glass of wine or 5. This won't last though, I don't want it to either!

It's all a bit quiet on here now! How is everyone doing? Has anyone got any great snack or meal ideas to share? Xx

Hi All,
I agree that it has gone a bit quiet here. I also realised that I was contributing a lot myself and decided to wait for others to contribute too. After that I had a busy few days.

I am interested to to share by contributing and by reading others also. I don't want to just talk into an open space and have no feedback.
( interesting word 'feedback' in the light of the thread topic. 😊)

Hope you're all having a good weekend. And when I say "good" I mean enjoyable. 

I hope your DS is on the mend Kitty and that you're happy with your WW journey at the moment.

I can't help you with recipes right now as I'm not approaching my weight loss from that angle. I don't have much time to cook at the moment and my DH does it.

Here and now, I'm working at being reasonable at the weekend. I find this a very difficult state of mind to have. Somewhere along the line I developed an attitude which goes as follows " Yeehee, it's Friday - the weekend's arriving and it's time to celebrate !" "Celebration" also triggers " letting go to eat and drink what I want ".

This may well be a life time habit. So I'm finding it really really difficult to stay calm around food and drink. So far, it's not so bad. I am allowing myself a little leaway and that in itself is not comfortable. 

Today is the final day of my first weekend. The scales will be my measure on Monday. And I'll go from there.

Feeling more or less ok. Though a little nervous as Sunday is only just beginning. Little step by little step ...

This week hasn’t been the best in terms of my diet as had a few different social things to go to which didn’t involve any healthier options. The next few weeks will be much easier to stay on track as don’t have a lot of plans after work. Not expecting a loss this week but hoping to kick some butt next week onwards. Even if I could drop half a stone by New Year and keep it off i’d be happy with that for now.
Hope you’re all having a better week than me food wise.
@groovie I know exactly where you’re coming from as I have always seen the weekends as treat time too. Really need to keep control and stick to healthier options as I often end up losing a pound or two during the week and then putting it back on again during the weekend :-(

Kitty, it's been super quiet. I have a couple of recipes to share... will do later.

Groovie, I know what you mean about weekends. We had curry last night but I managed to go for the dry tandoori chicken option with a tiny bit of rice (and maybe a couple of handfuls of naan). It's a step in the right direction again! Roast dinner shortly though. Will see how that goes.

Frosty, it's really hard when social things don't offer healthy options. I freaked out a friend this week by asking for the nutrition values for all their puddings... I was impressed they had one that detailed all info on calories, fat, etc. That was in zizzis. Meant we made more informed choices!

I weighed in today and am 0.9kg down. If only it was a whole kg! I'm still happy though.

Frosty, I admire anyone who admits to not having lived up to their hopes. I find it really hard to do that . So thankyou for being open and honest. Plus it’s lovely to read you and Hetty again too. Going down Hetty, going down ! 😊

Glad you both understand my small steps into my « Yoohoo it’s the weekend Retraining » . Slowly, slowly does it. Had fizzy water with a quarter of a glass of rosé in with lunch. Looking promising so far.

Next, evening meal.... Warning to Self - « Do not do a nose-dive as end of Sunday approaches ». 😬😊

Thinking about you all. And thanks for tuning in. Wishing you well.