Anyone need to lose a stone or less and needs motivation?

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Not that I can provide the motivation but hey ho, I thought perhaps if there were more of us it might help!

I'm currently 10 stone 12 and 5 foot 7. My fighting weight is 10 stone and I would like to get back down to this.

Lockdown has seen me put on at least half a stone. A bad back has seen me stop running and lack of school runs means a distinct deduction in time on my feet.

Anyone else in the same boat?

I think my low mood is purely food related 😂😂
I like my snacks and food is a big enjoyment for me. Never been much of a dieter or much for restricted what I eat.

Think I need to focus on small chances like someone said previously and build up!

@Lurkingforawhile I'm soooo struggling these days but what worked before was

• if there's 'treat' food - biscuits, cake etc in the house, I'd have it as dessert so I was less tempted to have it as a snack (also meant I ate less of it as I'd be full from the main meal).
• identifying the worst time - always around 2.30/ 3, and 8pm ish for me - and doing something else, away from the kitchen. That's why I'm on Mumsnet right now
• brushing my teeth when I want to snack
• telling myself 'I don't snack'. I don't know why, but this really helps!! It worked when I decided to stop having sugar in my tea, and to stop eating chips - I now actually don't take sugar in hot drinks, or eat chips, ever, and don't even think of them as things I'd want.

All fine to say, but I am finding it hard to do!!!

@AIMD me too, feeling a bit low every evening this week despite all the exercise. I think it's a food thing for me too, hopefully my body will adjust!

Joining you...slight issue, no scales but finding the chat inspiring. I have been getting on well with 16:8 and find an evening walk 8.30ish listening to a podcast or calling a friend helps distract from the wine!

Given I have most issues with food between lunch and dinner I'm going to try 16:8 this week. It seems quite popular on here! I do know that I can't just eat whatever I want during that time but I'm going to see if it works for me.

I hear yah

10st 10 - 5ft 7

I'm okay at 10st 4 (for me)

I'm generally okay through day - overnight oats with fat free yoghurt and egg muffins from pinch of nom but evenings not great - too many rich tea biscuits (my diet biscuits) and plain popcorn. I bought popcorn kernels as free on ww but it's not working.

I'm doing about 6k steps a day way below my usual.

Been on treadmill a few times

Weight creeping up though and makes me feel down. Puts me in hibernation mode

Can I join. I would like to lose at least 10lbs. I’m 50, 5 ft 5 and currently 10st 5lbs. I really want to get back to 9st 7lbs which I haven’t been for a couple of years. Before lockdown I was doing 16:8 and was about 10st. Since lockdown I’ve just been snacking far too much, eating all the wrong things and drinking too much. All my clothes are now tight. I really need to motivate myself to do more exercise and be more mindful of what I’m eating.

Well, I have weighed myself twice this morning, 1st was 11st 0.25lbs and 2nd was 10st 13.25lbs. I’m not sure the 30mins of yoga I did this morning actually burned off half a lb but I’m taking it as a win! Got to my week’s target of under 11 stone. Now to keep it up!

I’m not officially doing 16:8, but I have been skipping breakfast unless I’m actually hungry. It’s interesting learning the difference between habit eating and eating because I’m hungry 🙂

@keirstarmerdonkeyfarmer well done! I think weekly targets are a good idea. Do you weigh every day? I read an interview with a specialist in obesity yesterday and she talked about never eating when she’s not hungry. I realised I do that a lot.

I only really had a target for this week because I was 11st 2 and wanted to get to under 11. But maybe I’ll stick with a 2lbs a week target. It’s supposed to be the sensible amount to lose isn’t it?

In normal life I often snack when I’m hungry, then sit down for a meal a couple of hours later even though I’m not hungry because of the snacks. Which isn’t great.

Could I join too. I managed to put on over a stone since lockdown began and really want to get rid of it. I realised that at work I am really busy (physically) and don't have much time to eat and of course now I am at home I am not moving around as much and food is just always 'there'

My main challenge is 'snacking' whilst making the evening meal. Anyone got any tips on how to stop - my willpower is rubbish!!!

@lorisparkle it seems a few of us have the same issue with snacking whilst cooking dinner. And then feeling too full after dinner! I don't have any solutions, but I like the idea of just telling yourself you're not going to do it (was that you @KeirStarmerDonkeyFarmer?). If you've come across the power of why you'll know the most important thing is not what or how but why, and for me the why is because I want to enjoy my dinner and hate that too full feeling. Not sure if that'll be enough tho.

OK...borrowed the neighbours scales and bang on 60kg. I was 69kg a year ago - made steady progress on 16:8. Would love to get to 57kg.

I had a couple of days last week where I really struggled but managed to stay on track. I decided a key factor for me is being prepared with my meal plan so I don’t get to a point in the day and think “I’m really hungry” and not know what I can eat that is low calorie and not an omelette (I seem to have eaten a lot of those!)

Yesterday and today have been really positive though and I think that is down to being active. I cycled 10km yesterday morning around 8.30 and I felt that set me up well for the day. Today we got up super early and went and watched the sunrise from some nearby hills. DH and I did go back to bed after, DD stayed up. And now I have just cycled around 23km with some inclines in there too. My cycling is fine as long as I am on the flat, any small incline and I lose all speed and power! But regardless of that I feel great for doing it

I am a daily weigher and as predicted the loss is still proving to be slow! I would love to be hitting 2lbs per week but not sure if that is really realistic as I am not prepared to give up wine / Prosecco completely!

I hope everyone is enjoying this sunshine ☀️ morning

Hello everyone and congratulations on weight loss and fresh motivation for more. I have been walking a lot, doing my home ballet/Pilates workouts and managing to drink more water and eat more veg as planned. I have weighed in at 60.5kg two days running, from a previous of 61.3, so I am taking that as a firm indication that my progress is in the right direction. I did have the slice of cake that I'd been promising myself today (keeping a local business going as well as they emerge from lockdown with a takeaway service).

My plantar fascitis and tender Achilles tendons seem to have flared again, after months and months of no problems. I don't know if this is the extra walking, which seems bad luck if so. I have got as far as pumping up the tyres on my bike, but haven't yet got it out of the garage. What kind of distances would I need to cover to get the benefit?

I got the bike out yesterday and went for a 45 minute cycle, which included hills - thank goodness for low gearing! I think I burned around 250 calories, and my legs felt a bit jelly afterwards. I had a good stretch and dinner, and my feet and tendons were better overnight and this morning. I was a bit nervous about cycling but there are many more cycle paths around than when I first got the bike (um, 21 years ago) and I'm keen to reduce my car usage as well. Felt good! I had forgotten how 'elevated' your position feels on a bike.

So pleased to have found this thread! I have put on about 9lb in lockdown and struggling to shift it. Really struggling. Am cutting out booze during the week and reducing my insane portion sizes.

@BorsetshireBlueBalls I don't go far on my bike at all - about 7.5 miles today and def feel some benefit in my lungs and legs. I also saw some very cute tiny goslings!

I was feeling really proud of myself yesterday. Managed not to snack whilst cooking tea and no evening snacking. However today I had my lunch then because I did not want to waste food, finished off ds's lunch. Aaaarrrggghhh!

@lorisparkle - can you freeze food, even a small amount, that you don't want to waste? Get a stock of those foil containers in for the purpose? Congrats on getting through the difficult evening stretch without snacking.

I have barely moved today. I have the new Hilary Mantel to read, which I have been promising myself for a good while, and I finished a writing task, also sitting on my to-do list for a while. I am idly planning a Pilates/ballet workout for later, but have decided that not every day can be about exercise and weightloss!

I'll join if that's OK.

I've also gained 10 pounds, over the past year, but certainly 5 of those were in the early lockdown days where I was giving less of a fuck and just wanted to eat stodge.

I've cut out booze too as I was drinking waaay too much, that along with pasta bake, pie, dessert, dark chocolate etc.

Now I'm on my usual, back-to-it breakfast of eggs and yog, soup and salad for lunch then BBQ meat and more salad/veg for dinner.

Snacks are fruit, veg, cottage cheese.

It's very tough, I'll be honest but I'm a different person at 133 lbs!

@lorisparkle one of my colleagues said something interesting to me last year. She said if you were full already then eating more food was as much of a waste as putting it in the bin. It made a lot of sense to me!

I've got about 6lb to shift as over 8st now, but just don't have the motivation. We were/are due to go on holiday in sept, but I doubt we will go, the thought of the holiday would have normally kept me on track.

I say this after baking peanut butter, choc chip cheesecake pie and getting take out pizza and garlic bread, so the determination is just not there.

Joining
Im going to hit it hard in June and see what I achieve
I’m 5ft 10 and usually 12 stone 7 I’m happy with that don’t need to be stick thin but I’m now 13 stone 1
I’m 40 next year and want to get down nearer to 12 in the future

2 kids and no exercise means I’m wobbly as hell so want to tone dreadfully
Planning on a 40th overseas holiday so want to be back in a bikini

Good luck all

Hi, can I join please?

I've lost 19 lb already but am still 5 llb away from a healthy BMI and ideally want to lose at least another 10. But I can feel my motivation wavering ("I've already done well - it's not so bad if I give myself a break now..."), so hoping that this thread will keep me going!

@BorsetshireBlueBalls thanks for the encouragement, I do try and put leftovers in the fridge freezer but unfortunately this dinner was already a leftover dinner and could not risk heating it up twice.

I do like your colleagues suggestion Lurking I will try and get in a better mindset.

I have managed 4lb in the last couple of weeks it just seems so slow. So not only am I lacking willpower but patience as well!!