12 weeks to lose 2 stone

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That's slightly over 2lbs a week.
I'm planning to exercise every day & do the 5:2.
Anyone fancy joining me?

May I join please.

12st 12lbs as of this morning. Need to be about 10st, maybe 10st 7lbs. Have lost 3.5st but have been up and down a stone like a yo yo for the last forever.

Have a limited diet, or should as have IBS and can't cope with too much sugar (much as I like it!), so it should, in theory, be easy.

Exercise-wise we have 3 dogs and i usually walk them for between 3 & 4 hours a day. They've been poorly and I've been lazy - hopefully we'll all get back to it next week. Joined a gym today and that will tone things up a bit.

I use MFP. Aim for 1200 input a day and minimum of 500 output. When the dogs are back in walking mode I'll do c. 24k steps a day.

Today: Nothing 'bad' to eat other than 2 boiled sweets. Had too many blueberries and strawberries though and body is objecting.

Aiming to do some menu hunting and planning!

Good luck all. We can do it!

Hasthissodding go for walks if you can. Just 20 minute brisk walk a day is probably good to start with.
I sometimes do things like ‘10 minute abs’ or ‘10 minute yoga’ on YouTube.

Can I join in too please? I go on holiday seven weeks today and would be overjoyed to loose 21lbs.

I weighed in at WW on Friday at a horrifying 15st 9lbs .

Trying to get myself into a routine with food, I seem to starve all day then binge at 4pm. So far so good but only on day four!

Hi HasThisSoddingNameGoneToo... I have a very sedentary job and I have started doing exercise in the loo... when no one is very of course Haha! I do squats and push ups off the side. Stretches as well. Can you walk to work? I've started walking to and from work which is 2.6 miles a day. I have a toddler so it's hard for me to exercise as no free time, but I've been able to factor in walking, which I'm very proud about :-) I've lost a stone doing this, and my legs are strong now. I feel loads happier too!

Yesterday I fasted till lunch (doing 18-6 IF most days). Had an egg salad. Had a burger with salad for tea and stopped eating (miraculously!) at 6.30. Although I dod have a gin and slim line tonic that was kedt over from the weekend. I pigged out at the weekend and felt so bloated yesterday. Dunno why I do it to myself. I feel better today!

SoddingName: heh heh!

Thank you for starting this thread OP! I see a lot of people are slimming for a holiday. Where are you all going?

Wow this thread has taken off! OP I'm going for 1500 cals per day, keeping carb intake low. Also aiming to average 12k steps per day, with C25k in the mix too.

First day went well 1540 cals, C25k, 14k steps.

How are you doing?

Plonkie I always think that walking is underrated as an exercise but it’s probably the best one.
Good for you getting those stretches and squats in whilst in the loo. it all helps.

I’m having a fasting day today so I’m not going to eat til the evening. I was watching some YouTube clips on fasting yesterday. Really helpful and inspiring. Dr Jason Fung talks a lot of sense!
Hope everyone has a good day.

16:8 isn't going to work for me - I was ravenous at 22:00 last night and if I hadn't been doing 16:8 I could have had the cheese from my dinner which I didn't really want at the time but ate in order to get in the calories before my cut-off time. I think I will drop 16:8 and just stick to calorie counting (1200) and low carb (20g).

I've lost 0.8lbs! So I'm going to spend today trying on my size 8 clothes and wondering why they don't fit yet 😆

Had tinned tomatoes and poached eggs on dry toast. Going for a walk later and my last counselling session. (I had really bad anxiety a few months ago. Pretty sure it's perimenopause.)

Thanks for the exercise suggestions! I can't walk to work as I work literally 2feet from my bed, but I could definitely walk in the day and do YouTube stuff.

I set some 90-day goals yesterday and have plotted weight targets on there. When I lose a stone, I'm going to get a trial at the swanky hotel gym near me.

Hope everyone had a lovely day and already feels thinner!

Hi everyone - sounds like it's been a positive start.

I'm not in the UK, so day 1 just finishing for me.

I was doing a fast day today. Have gone a tiny bit over (520 calories). Wasn't too bad, but it's not bed time yet!

I had soup for lunch and then a huge salad with roast cauliflower for dinner. Managed to do a class at the gym as well. My legs are aching already, so probably won't be able to walk tomorrow 😁

Good luck for day 2!

Yesterday was day 1 for me, and I did well. Went to the gym and ate healthily all day.
My biggest downfall is chocolate in the evenings, so as long as I can get through that, I’m good.
No idea about how much I weigh...too scared to buy scales.

I need to join you all as I've put on a dress size in the last couple of months where I haven't been very mobile so I've gone up from a 16 to an 18 which is not great. I'm 5' 6. I just caught myself in the mirror and look large although I'm wearing an oversize t-shirt, mom jeans and no bra

So far today I have eaten;

8.30am one large pitta with hummus and tomato tea with milk

2pm coffee with milk and half teaspoon sugar

16.30 a burger in a brioche bun with tomato, slice of cheddar and ketchup and mustard and a yoghurt.

I'm not planing on eating anything else or doing any exercise.

However just being on this thread makes me feel like I should walk out the door and just go for a walk.

I'm on day five and already feeling the benefits; no heartburn!

Meal planning is my absolute essential, I need to know what my next meal is and I need fresh fruit available at all times to prevent me reaching for a biscuit .

Today I had;
8am - yogurt, blackberries, strawberries and 20g special k protein nuts.
10.30am - apple.
1pm - chicken breast, rocket, broad beans, 15g feta and lemon juice.
3.30pm - latte.
5.30pm - pineapple.

Should have dinner around 7pm - chicken cacciatore with 80g brown rice and chickpeas.

Feeling full but less bloated.

Walked 4 miles after work too!

I went for a long walk today.
I had a ryvita with cheese and pickle, some lentils and meatballs, watermelon. I want that to be all I eat today but I may have some nuts later.

I feel so much better after my hour and a bit walk which according to the pedometer app on my phone is 3412 steps.
Not only did I not eat during that time all I want now is fizzy water to drink. I'm also now ready to study a bit for an exam I have coming up as I feel I've had a proper break so win win for now.
It is hard to go out the door when there isnt a particular reason to do so other go for a walk (I am not ready for running yet, ever).

I think I will download some podcasts to listen to for next time to keep me company.

*other than to

Can I join you?
10st13 today, as I have been on & off for the past year & means I can't fit into any of my jeans or my summer work clothes. Really need to lose 9 - 10lbs. More would be as I'd still only just be at the top of the healthy weight category but would mean I was down to weights I haven't seen since 20+ years ago at Uni.

Today

• no breakfast
• cod & veg for lunch
• mid afternoon snack of 2 pieces of gluten free bread & marmite
• tea was a chicken goujon, leftover mash & baked beans.

Tea wasn't exactly planned but at least I haven't been back in the kitchen since.

Hoping to do some exercise when DH gets home...

Day 2 here.

DH and I went out and had lunch out. Ended up with a dinner sized meal but no dessert. Then had an icecream..., but did a load of walking and going up and down steep hills and lots (lots!) of steps, so according to MFP I'm under for the day.

Still mentally feel much brighter and body isn't nearly as sluggish as it was.

Onwards folks!

Sounds like lots of great exercise and eating today!
I came in at 1278 calories today but had lots to eat! Breakfast, banana and strawberry smoothie, lunch left over roast chicken with a large salad, dinner chicken casserole with veg. Had a pear, sultanas and smoked salmon as snacks.
No extra exercise as I have just finished marking but I did complete the daily mile with my class and step count ended on 15,800 so have been fairly active.

Well done everyone. It's amazing the difference a small change can make.

So I picked a bad day to make chocolate chip cookies... but the good news is I've still got WW Weekly points left. And the rest of my food today has been positively saintly.

Going to bed now do I can't eat anything else! 😆

Oh yes I must restart using MFP.

I have now eaten an apple, about 12 Finn crisp, a bit of cheddar and some Philadelphia.

Morning all

Apologies for the radio silence. DC has been sick since the weekend so have been stuck inside and not had much sleep.

Right am doing a 500cal fast day today. Somewhat alarmingly I weigh 13.6!! So really need to lose 2.5 stone to be a healthy BMI but 2 would still be awesome.

I am SO impressed by how many people have joined this thread. Good luck everyone - we can totally do this!

Hello everyone! On day 2 I are exactly what I ate on day 1 so nothing to report. I won't be weighing myself until next Monday. Have a good one salutes