Starting 1st January - who’s with me

[Ethiopianflower]

I have just polished off a galaxy bar and a Lindt chocolate teddy bear in preparation for the new me tomorrow 😂😂. Plan is to eat healthily and exercise for the next 7 weeks. Anyone fancy joining me and helping motivate each other?

Can I join too please albeit a bit late? I have 5 stone 7 to lose to hit healthy bmi.

It's going to have to be 95% diet for me as i have mobility problems occasionally, and exercise is really difficult. I also take steroids about 4/5 times a year, so an uphill battle but a necessity. A bit of mutual support would be great. Tomorrow it is!

Well yesterday I ended up going to work for a few hours in the evening so missed tea and just had some toast and no snacks. So although not particularly healthy I only consumed around 800 calories yesterday and shredded and walked dogs, rode etc. So I know I could go slightly over today as ate so little yesterday. Going to try not to though. Mind is set to get out the double figures and into that 9 stone bracket

I've been under the last couple of days too, but back at work today, working from home, so no lazy lie in 😴 and will be having breakfast and lunch instead of just brunch so need to be more aware especially of portion sizes.

I weighed 10g of Bertolli spread 🤣 this morning to see how much I get for the 53 kcals (not much 😯!!).

@Chesterado, can you walk this morning? I remember ds the day after his first PT session, took 5 mins to get downstairs 🤣🤣. It did get easier after a few and has made a huge difference to his fitness!!

I can walk but I can't raise my arms above my head!

How’s everyone’s Friday? Mine started well,1 slice toast and apple for brekkie. Worked the morning. Then salad with chunk of bread and some coleslaw for lunch. Rode horse and walked dogs / kids this aft but didn’t shred. Did mindlessly eat a few crackers with butter on this aft 🤦‍♀️. Am on the wine now but salad with boiled eggs for tea. Gone slightly over calories but was so under yesterday I don’t think it should matter too much.

@Cheeseandpicklesarnies we had chicken and salad from the takeaway! Defo different to chinese or dominos 😂

Today's been ok, beef casserole, mash, peas for dinner but small portions. I'm 176 kcal under for the day. Wonder what I can spend it on 🤔

4th day on mfp - going good. Munching up my calories I gained from my run - or my v slow jog to be more accurate. Really have to push myself to go for a run - find every excuse in the book to get out of doing it.

Just seen this thread .i started on 1 Jan...I've cut out crisps ,dusted off the rowing machine and bike.booked some swimming sessions ,and im calorie counting between 1200 to 1500 depending on my need that day...I'm not weighing myself at the moment ,as it has a negative impact..I lost 7 stone 3 years ago on shakes / soup vlcd....I then was completely out of control for the following 2 years gaining it back...the lack of control was scary ...so I know (for me anyway) slow and steady wins the race.

Well done ladies! Posting on this thread is really helping me keep focused. I don’t have much to loose but in some ways that makes it harder (on a personal level) as tricky to stay focused as it’s a small target but I know where I want to be and why. Weekends always harder for me with kids and OH troffing and no routine but aiming for lots of exercise

Can I join too?

Steadily gaining weight since middle of last year and I’m weighing in at 9.8 just now. I don’t have too much to lose, ideally want to be what used to be my normal weight of 8.4 (I’m 5’0) so 1.4 to lose. I’ve tried a few times but I seem to last a few days then give in and I’m a few lb heavier when I next weigh myself. I used to be very heavy when I was younger so need to get on top of it before it is too out of control.

I’ve been cutting down since 2nd so this is day 3 for me. I’m using MFP and trying to move more, got a Fitbit at Christmas so that has spurned me on. I’ve set MFP to 1300 cals because I lose the will to live on 1200 but I seem to be earning a lot of extra exercise cals so going to reduce it to 1200 now my Fitbit takes those into account.

The initial new diet adrenaline has left me after being so good for last few days and I’m pretty hungry at the moment, seriously wanting chocolate so I’m going to have to dig deep for willpower.

It's definitely harder to stay motitvated Cheeseandpickles when you have less to lose, so will lose just a little each week maybe even less than 1lb when others (me I hope!) will lose much more. My problem is thinking the whole loss required is just too great and I've failed before, but I need to think each stone is a step to getting just a little bit healthier and feeling better about myself!! ❤️

Think of yours as fine tuning👌and each of those last stubborn hard lost pounds are all individual successes which will gradually add up to your goal! 👏🏼

We can both think what's the point?, for very different reasons. It's too much to lose I'll never do it, or it's only a little is it worth the effort!! The point is we want to do it for us and the only thing that will stop us is us!!! 💪🏻

We will all be doing it this year however much or little because thanks to MN @ feature we can annoy everyone who is in every week with emails for updates to keep us all engaged towards our targets. I need you guys too 😢

Fuck me, got all emotional there 😂🤣

Well said broken wing!! Little steps we will get there.

Thanks Ethiopianflower 😢 it's this cutting out emotional eating, need a new outlet 😂🤣

I've been reading but not posting, am sticking to it though!!

Still not weighing but def less bloated. Need to go a bit hardcore with my diet but have a big event coming up so will weigh and go for it after that. In the meantime I am consciously making healthy choices and will go for a run tomorrow 👍

Great post @BrokenWing 👏

I'm all good so far ..but we are only on day 5. I've still not weighed myself.but the husband thinks I look thinner 🙄🤷🏼‍♀️

Well done ladies. I’ve had a good day. Eaten well and done shred with heavier weights, walked dogs and ridden horse so lots of exercise leaving me with over 600 cals for tea later. Finding it easier to resist reaching for a snack by having a drink and going back outside instead and it soon passes and I realise that momentary feeling of hunger wasn’t really there at all!

I cant wait to weigh myself on Monday i better of lost a few pounds!! 😂

I’ve just measured myself after guessing I’m 5’4 I’m actually only 5’3 so it’s down another 100 calories a day noooo 😭

Today is a bit out the window - met friends for lunch and this evening having all the neighbours over for drinks and nibbles - will have to haul myself back into the wagon again to you all tomorrow 😂😂

Jogging? I'm well impressed. I've managed 2 30 minute walks today and yesterday, that's about it, but it's an improvement for me. :/

I have been absolutely shocked at the calories in things! I must have been on cloud cuckoo land before! 92 calories in a chocolate hobnob... I'd have eaten 3/4 of those while tidying the kitchen just pottering! 250 for a chocolate maccaroon (can't spell that) and they are tiny!! It's no wonder I'm so fat! I honestly hadn't thought too much about it. Im not sure why, because I've never been happy with my size, and dieted before, but have never thought of them in terms of % of daily calorie allowance. Mfp has been a real eye opener. Im not saying I'm going to do amazingly well and never struggle or give up, but blinking heck. When I think of the calories I ate just not thinking it does make me feel really differently about food.

We shall see. Enjoy your gathering tonight op. Well done everyone, it's a lovely positive thread...I think it will be really helpful :)

Food's not been the greatest today! Woke up late so all out of sync.

A run planned for tomorrow 🏃‍♀️

Had 1/2 a Chinese with ds last night 😈 was lovely at the time and I gave ds the bigger 1/2 / more meat, although feel guilty now, I had skipped lunch and only had 1 egg on toast (with 10g of spread 😂) for breakfast so not too bad over all. It is more walking too close to the dark side on just day 5 that's spooked me. I kept away from the prawn crackers and drank water with it 😇

1/2 of a beef and veg in hot peking sauce (long takeaway foil tray) and 1/2 fried rice (square takeaway foil tray), and around 15 chips 😳 how many calories do you think? I've put 860 in MFP. More? 🙈

Not all is lost I haven't snacked all week and week 1 is nearly done, today will be a good day and ready for weigh in on Tuesday!

We started on a Tuesday, are we all doing Tuesday's for those that are weighing?