Half a stone off in March

[SingaporeSlinky]

Carrying on from the February thread and new joiners welcome, fresh slate for March!

I’ve weighed in today at 10st 1lb so I’m determined to at the very least get down to 9-something this month! Ideally the half stone by the end of March when I go on holiday. Who’s in?

It’s weigh in day and have lost 1.5lbs. I’m now below 10stone for the first time in my adult life!

Nobody has noticed yet though...!

I’m setting my next target for 9 and and half stone by May.

Well done everyone. Sorry I’ve not been on much, getting everything sorted for my holiday. Bikini shopping again yesterday and managed to buy 4
I’m weighing in at 9st 10 so maintaining my one stone loss. Feels harder now, I think it will take a big increase in exercise to get more pounds off, like someone else said they were stuck on 9st 5.
I’m happy with my 5 pounds off in March.

Congrats zsazsa for the loss & also to you singapore for the stone loss! Lots of people dong well on this thread. Awesome .

Guess where am I? Hey, yes, on the train again for more fieldwork! But it will be a nice day out as I am going to a seaside town on a sunny day and looking forward to going to the beach and looking at the sea after my meeting.

My WI day is tomorrow and, as always, I am feeling THE FEAR already!

Haven't posted here in a while but glad to see everyone is still doing well! I have hit a wall with my weight loss and last time I weighed in (last Wednesday) I hadn't lost a single pound in weight. I am stuck at 20lbs weight loss so far this month.

I am still working out like crazy and eating a healthy diet so I think my body has finally cottoned on to what I'm doing and has hit the breaks.

HOWEVER, for the first time I am visibly seeing losses, clothes are looser, body is looking much more toned and on that side of things I seem to be progressing....

Blows my mind how it all works but whatever...I can't do more than I am doing at the moment!!!!

AmlWelcome you’ve had such amazing results so far. I’m sure you’ll start losing again if you keep things up.

I’ve been stuck on the same weight for 8 days, but I’ve lost 0.5 inch off my waist. So something must be happening!

Weight loss really is a puzzling thing.

VivaFrida good luck with your weigh in tomorrow. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a big loss for you too!

Well done to Pep and crazy, great losses!

I am well and truly stuck! My weigh in day is Tues and last week I stayed the same. Yesterday I had lost 0.8lbs (making me exactly 10st 5lbs) but this morning I have put it back on and am back at 10st 5.8lbs again, exactly where I was 2 weeks ago.

I know there are still positives to take from it in that I have had meals out, big family occasions and quite a few unplanned social nights too that I haven't been overly restrictive with myself and I have maintained but then I also think ultimately I am in this position because I want to lose weight, not maintain!!

So I am downloading mfp again and trying to find my mojo again!

Where are you off to on holiday slinky? We go to Rhodes on 14th and I am so looking forward to it. Not sure it will be bikini weather but we have hired a car and are planning lots of sightseeing and a day trip to Symi.

Well done to Zsazsa too, under 10st is my goal too!!

Hi guys- well done to all on your amazing achievements this month! weighing in today for the final time as I have reached my weightloss goal. I've now been at 9st6lbs for a few days so am moving onto a maintenance regime of 1600 weekdays and 2000 at weekends - and will see if that makes me maintain or gain. And trying to use the extra cals on unprocessed things that will make my food taste nicer and me feel fuller . Eg cooking oil instead of bastard frylight! My aim was to be under the BMI limit of 23 recommended for those at risk of diabetes and this puts me there. Total loss for March: 15lbs. Total loss since beginning Dec (post baby): 62lbs.

I'm really shocked to be at this weight so soon and I think it's partly down to breastfeeding increasing my calorie deficit. So I do feel almost guilty- like a big cheat! And - although it's a nice problem to have, I'm approaching maintenance with a certain degree of trepidation. As an adult I have only been this weight in the week before my wedding and when I first did Atkins in my early 20s. It's a big change for me and I'm happy at this weight. I will always have my mum 'apron' tum and i am going to try and think positively about it - kind of like a battle scar- and dress around it. Ive never sustained at this size and I am a little worried I'm going to binge and put it all back on. So for now I'll continue to track, log and weigh everything and hope that I can get to a place where I can chill out, consolidate a sense of what a sensible portion size is, and distinguish better between genuine hunger and other triggers for eating. I'm trying to practice mindfulness around eating and am also reading the Gillian Riley book, Ditching the Diets, which makes a lot of sense to me. It's a bit frustrating- I'm a grown woman- I shouldn't have to crush up cheese puffs to stop me eating them. I should be able to eat one biscuit out of a packet and calmly save the rest for another day. In general I need to obsess less about food and my weight and maybe focus my energy towards enjoying normal amounts of healthy food. So my journey continues. All the very best and super-loads of positivity for your journeys!

Congratulations to all on your losses and healthy mindsets! TickVG I'm absolutely in awe, that's an incredible loss and especially with a little baby, well done to you and lots of luck going forward with maintaining.
I'm in a bit of a funny place, doing OK diet wise but my weight is fluctuating, much like Adventure I seem to be very up and down. My clothes feel OK though and ultimately that's my aim!
I have a pair of unforgiving jeans and I tend to measure myself by them. I wore them comfortably all day yesterday so a bit puzzled by the numbers on my scale.
Perhaps it's inch loss, perhaps the battery needs replacing. Who knows! I'll keep going though.

@TickVG wowwwww! Amazing, well done!

That is amazing Tick!! Wishing you the best of luck in your maintenance journey (though we all know it is hard work, dedication and consistency that are needed, not luck!!!)

It's a shame this page doesn't have a maintenance board along with all the various weight loss ones.

Adventure I’m off to Egypt. Really looking forward to some sun! I think my mindset has changed since my last all-inclusive in that I won’t be constantly thinking about what food I’ll be eating at the next meal, and wondering how many ice creams I’ll eat that day. Instead, I’ll be enjoying the time with my family and (hopefully) feel a bit more confident with my weight loss and actually be in some photos instead of being the one always taking the photos. To be fair, that was half about me not wanting to be in photos in my swimwear, and half about me just always being the one with the camera. This time I will make sure I pass the camera around!
There is always the Brits abroad type thing of stuffing your face at an all-inclusive “because you’ve paid for it” but I don’t want to come back from holiday having put half a stone on, when I know it took me a good six weeks to lose it. So I shall be sensible and enjoy my food without feeling the need to eat everything in sight.

Well done ZsaZsa it’s a great feeling getting under the 10st isn’t it. When I weigh in, I still write a 10 and then realise I can put 9 at the start now, I’d been over 10 for so long. Part of me still thinks this is temporary, probably because my goal had been to lose weight for holiday. I am determined for it to be permanent though.
I’m sure people will notice yours soon.

I’ve noticed my tummy seems to be getting bigger again, my trousers are a big snug, and yet the scales were 9st 9 this morning (and I just typed 10 first again!) so I’m not sure if it’s bloating (I don’t know why it would be). I am starting to worry about swimwear on holiday. We’re going with extended family, and even though I’m sure they will notice the weight loss, I’m worried about the full exposure. As in, I might have lost some, but I still don’t want everyone looking and over analysing, given I’ll be in swimwear. Do you know what I mean? It’s nice to hear “oh you look great, you can see your face looks slimmer” etc but laid bare in a bikini, I don’t want them looking me up and down and in their heads possibly thinking “she still needs to tone up / she needs to lose more around her tummy”

Well done @TickVG for reaching your goal. I hope you manage to maintain it and good luck!

tick I loved, loved, loved your post! And YES ditch the fryoil! It's the spawn of the devil, that is!

singapore - your body is not public property! If people are looking at you and thinking that it says more about them than about you. be happy in yourself!! I am sure you look great!!

So today is my WI day and I lost 1.6 ....pounds? no KILOS!! That is 3.5274 pounds!

So here are my stats for this month's challenge:

Starting day: 27/2/19
Weight 70.3 kg (11.070 stone)
BMI: 25.8 - overweight

End of challenge: 27/3/19
Weight: 65.7kg (10.346 stone)
BMI: 24.1 - 'normal'

Weight lost in March: 4.6kg (10.141 pounds

I am delighted. Less than 10kg to go to my 'racing weight'.

I have eaten normally (lightly but normally) because (aargh, cliché alert!) I want to change my lifestyle not 'go on a diet' and then put weight back on, like tick I had to change my mindset and what I am eating now is what I would aim to eat every day of my life. I am not being very restrictive. I have been out for dinner and to the pub (although not sure it counts as I have been drinking water - not care much about alcohol), I have ordered domino's. I use olive oil. I had a slice of cake.

What was making me fat was not so much the food itself but the fact that I used food to self harm. I have been overeating to try to fill the "anxiety hole" inside me. Now I am managing the hole and my relationship with food is improving.

I realised that I am perfectly happy even without stuffing my face with an endless stream of salty, sugary, fat, processed junk food. In fact, I am happier. I know it's only am month, and it's early day, and life is unpredictable and my situation precarious and I can easily relapse, but this month of healthy eating, exercise and results has given me great confidence that I can do it and that, no matter what life throws at me (losing job, deaths around me, rejections, Brexit) I can handle it. I hope I can keep it up.

And speaking of which...are we doing another challenge for April, buddies?

Well done Frida that’s an amazing result, and an even healthier mindset. Good for you.

I will be on holiday for 2 weeks in April but very happy to join you all again afterwards and see how I weigh in then. Happy to come along even for a maintenance check in, if everyone is happy with their losses. Would someone like to start a new April thread on 1st?

So much positivity on this thread today! Well done everyone that’s lost and TickVG congratulations on hitting your target weight. It’s hugely motivational to see how well everyone is doing!

I’m not posting my final stats for the month yet, as I’m still holding out hope that I’ll shift a bit more and hit that half a stone loss for the month.

I’m definitely up for an April thread. I expect it to be a challenging month, with all that Easter chocolate around, so I’ll need all the motivation I can get!

I am also definitely up for an April thread despite also having a holiday when I am sure I will gain some!

The positivity is so lovely and definitely very motivational!

Also waiting to eek out every last bit of weight loss before I post stats for the month!

Me too! This is longest I’ve ever been on a diet for (although it’s not a faddy diet I suppose!) so would love to keep it going for another month. At least until someone notices!!

Hello all, just a few days left of May - lots of positive vibes for all the challengers! I am up for posting a new challenge thread on April 1, which is a Monday, shall we stick with 1/2 stone? Maintainer welcome too of course, but maybe it should be good also to have a maintenance thread on the, so we can all pop into that when we get there... or is it too many threads?

March rather... do you think it's a Freudian typo about the last days of Theresa May ?

Seeing how much weight we can lose before May steps down could be an interesting challenge in itself 😂

I’m miles away from needing a maintenance thread, so probably not the best person to advise on that.

I think the current target of 7lbs is both challenging and achievable, so as far as I’m concerned, it’s about right

"Seeing how much weight we can lose before May steps down could be an interesting challenge in itself" 😂 😂 😂 😂

I also agree, 7 pounds (or 3kg for the metrics) is a good achievable target!