Fattest I've ever been, time to take action, who's with me

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I'm the fattest I have ever been and need to take drastic action for the sake of my health and sanity. I am 15st8 🤦‍♀️ was a stone lighter at nine months pregnant!!

Going to weigh in every Monday and hoping some of you lovely ladies will join me so we can keep each other motivated.

May I join in?

I’m 5”1 and the last time I weighed myself I was 11st7 and undoubtedly more now. I feel huge, it’s an effort to haul myself around and literally none of my clothes fit. I catch sight of myself in the mirror or in photos and I’m shocked. I can’t stand photos of myself and on Christmas Day zoom calls I found myself pretending to be busy in the background so I didn’t have to look at my fat face on screen.

In November I started a good regime, I completed a running challenge for charity and starting eating plant based and calorie counting. I lost about half a stone then December hit!

I would like to lose at least 3 stone. I’ll start on New Years Day and weigh in here on Mondays! Something has to change. I am miserable.

I'll join you all please. I need to weigh myself but i I'm over 12 stone and I want to be around 10stone or 10 and a half which was what I weighed pre dc3. I haven't been able to lose the baby weight from dc3 who is 2.5 now. I want to try and focus on my own health, fitness and wellbeing this year. Hardly any of my clothes fit and I feel exhausted and stressed quite a lot. Just been for a run but I really need to cut down on snacking on sugary, salty, carby things. Hope everyone's having a good day.

Ooh yes please, me too!! Weighed myself yesterday morning and that was depressing! I’ve not been this fat for almost 20 years - apart from straight after giving birth!

Just scoffed a load of cake so really need some accountability!

Just back fr8m a 3 mile walk, not amazing but a start. I think if I have to check in/be honest about my eating and (lack) of exercise it will help motivate me x

I weighed myself this morning....98.2kg, so around 15 stone 6. I want to cry. I'm 5 foot 3 so that really is big. Ideal weight is around 9 and a half stone but realistically 11 stone would be great.

I'm taking small steps to begin with. Going to make sure I get 10k steps a day in Jan, no booze at all and no unhealthy snacks.

Will relook at my goals at end of month. My mental health is really poor at the moment so don't want to pressure myself too much, and I know I'll lose a bit just doing that

How do you all manage to get to 10k steps? I average around 7k and that’s with two school runs

@MingeOnFire I'm 5ft 4.5 and 16 stone 1 so feel similar to you. I know realistically about 11 and a half stone is what I'm aiming for. I'm just cutting down and moving more. No grand or unachievable goals and not going 'public' with it as such, just hoping to quietly plod on with a little support on here. I know ultimately I'll feel better health wise, and that includes emotionally as well as physically. But we need to be kind to ourselves along the way.

I'm starting on 4th Jan - currently 15st 3.5lb and feel awful with it. I lost quite a bit a few years ago and have nearly piled it all back on. I'm intending to use MFP and I will try to walk more.

It's my birthday at the end of Feb and I would like to be 14st 7lb by then - that is what I weighed when lockdown 1 started in March.

I’m 5ft 8 and weighed 15 stone this morning. I’d like to get down to 12 stone. I was 10 stone throughout my 20s and 30s, and got back down to 10.5 stone after kids but 40s and 50s I have just got heavier and heavier. Menopause plus portion size and lack of exercise all contribute. I have gone back on MFP and am going to try and up my exercise and cut carbs and sugar. Good luck everyone.

Can I join please? I’m too scared to get on the scales yet post Christmas but I was 3.5 stone over my ideal weight before Christmas so dread to think what it is now. None of my clothes fit. It’s just depressing.

Unsure of how I’m going to go about it yet! Mind feels overwhelmed by stuff out there- WW, slimming world, body coach, keto etc. Calorie deficit, tracking food and moving more I think!

@WhenDoISleep

I'm starting on 4th Jan - currently 15st 3.5lb and feel awful with it. I lost quite a bit a few years ago and have nearly piled it all back on. I'm intending to use MFP and I will try to walk more.

It's my birthday at the end of Feb and I would like to be 14st 7lb by then - that is what I weighed when lockdown 1 started in March.

Why the 4th

Why not start making the changes.... today.

Even if just very small baby steps.

@Melonlover80 I was thinking the same. So many putting a date on it makes me think they're gonna binge until then and start some really unsustainable restrictive eating plan.

I would love to join too. Havent weighed myself yet but got at least 4 stone to lose

I need to join too. After sticking to a low carb diet at beginning of dec I felt lighter, less bloated and slimmer (didn't weigh myself but sure I lost a couple pounds) then got badly constipated (probably as a result of this) and ended up in too much pain to eat for couple days before xmas eve. After taking a few doses of good ol' lactulose, let's just say I made room for plenty of xmas stodge! Now I've turned into a carb monster eating bread, toast, cake non stop and it shows in my puffy face and bloated stomach. I've no idea what I weigh as refuse to weigh myself but know I've put on some. Mainly though I feel unhealthy and hate my puffy face and stomach. Am tempted to go back to low carbing but not to such an extreme as last time . Tomorrow I'm going shopping to buy some fruit, yogurt and salad to eat instead of the mountains of bread .

I'll join you! I'm 4 stone heavier than I should be.
I've got a wedding to go to in June and will not be the fattest there!
Plus I'm getting lower back pain as I've not exercised in so long my body doesn't know what core muscles are!
I'm a disgrace.
I'm going to RTWT right now and look up some diet ideas. I don't want to do SW as I do it and then put it all back on!
Thanks Op. I'll be starting next week after DHs birthday

I’ll join too please. Re started today, I didn’t want to wait until the new year! WW online which I’ve had lots of success with in the past, entirely my own fault for not sticking with it. All good today so far. Onwards and downwards!

I started today after a failed attempt yesterday. So far today has been good just hoping I don't spoil it by picking later. Night times seems to be the hardest and I'm going to miss a glass or wine or g&t but decided to cut back on the alcohol as that makes me eat more!

I'm going downstairs right now to scoop up all of the junk from Christmas and get rid of it.
I've always struggled with my weight, have constantly been a good 3st overweight and yet for Christmas my close relatives gave me 2x tins of biscuits, 2x tubs of fererro rocher, 3xchocolate mint assortment boxes, 2x tubs of retro sweets, a box of lebukhen, a box of Turkish delight, some fancy mince pies and a Lindt reindeer.
I live on my own! I feel horrendous throwing it out but it's actively damaging me. Physically and emotionally.

@TinySongstress take it to the nearest food bank. They'll appreciate it and you'll feel better for it x

@TinySongstress

I'm going downstairs right now to scoop up all of the junk from Christmas and get rid of it. I've always struggled with my weight, have constantly been a good 3st overweight and yet for Christmas my close relatives gave me 2x tins of biscuits, 2x tubs of fererro rocher, 3xchocolate mint assortment boxes, 2x tubs of retro sweets, a box of lebukhen, a box of Turkish delight, some fancy mince pies and a Lindt reindeer. I live on my own! I feel horrendous throwing it out but it's actively damaging me. Physically and emotionally.

Can you donate to a food bank? No point wasting it all and supermarkets with the trolleys will be open tomorrow.

Me too, also the fattest I've ever been. Been disgustingly greedy over Christmas. I know it's cliche but in Jan I really do want to lose weight and just be generally healthier. Planning to do dry January for a start and also eat better. Will try and walk and carry on with online exercise classes too.

I really would recommend Chloe Ting, free workout programmes with low impact versions of exercises and all available on youtube. I'm doing the 2020 2 week shred atm but there's loads of programmes to follow.

Me please!

I need to lose about a stone. I know that probably doesn’t seem like much but none of my clothes fit comfortably and I’ve been slowly piling on extra for about 2.5yrs. I need to catch hold of it before it gets too far.

I walk 10k steps a day average with the dog, so my baseline activity levels are reasonable. My issue is food. I snack and my portion sizes are probably 25% bigger than they need to be. I eat more than I need to.

Yes I did consider taking it to the food bank but I've heard people say that it isn't really the foodstuffs they want or need. I'd rather do that, obviously, but not if it's creating a problem for them. Guilt all round!

How we all doing?
To those starting in a few days- why not make just one small change right now? It won’t feel like such a cliff then. Walk a bit more or have also gently smaller lunch or aim for more protein and less carbs?

I find if I restrict too much I just binge so definitely allowing myself food has helped last two days.

Well done on your day @Bobbiepin

I am so far pleased but know that evening is my risk time so I’m agreed in my head I will have a yoghurt after walking the dog and then a lovely long scented bath and teeth clean before TV

Once teeth are clean I don’t snack so just got to get out the kitchen and into the bathroom!