Any Lardy fatties in their 50's want to join me in weight loss

[5NOV]

Morning, I'm looking for some company in my quest to lose the lard.

I'm useless at dieting, I have managed to shift one stone since Christmas but I keep losing and gaining, rinse and repeat.

Anyone up for joining me.

I’m 50 in 35 weeks , started a diet yesterday with the aim of losing 50 before 50 though 70 would be ideal !

Hello @mrsbyers pounds or kilos - welcome, good luck!

I'm still being good with food most of the time - the odd snack is creeping in though, must get back on the straight and narrow!
Stressful day today (even discounting 19k steps yesterday and a weight gain) - caved in to a piece of toast at lunch time.

50 pounds thankfully :)

I woke up very early this morning, decided to go back to bed - four hours sleep later - lost half a kilo. I MUST sleep more

My other passive exercise - I've been trying to renew my cinema membership for weeks, there's been a problem with the website, I called yesterday and they renewed it for free. Not the best from of exercise maybe, but two and a half miles walk there and back, and a couple of hours watching a film with no temptation to snack.
They've even opened a new cinema that isn't next to a Waitrose.

I also find I lose (a tiny bit of) weight in my sleep. I’m not particularly sweaty so it’s not water loss (sorry to be gross) I guess it’s just that you are fasting when you sleep.

Ooh cinema sounds amazing and a good distraction from eating.

Cinema = popcorn.

I like popcorn (and it's low carb), but not something I associate with cinema.
When I have it, I buy the propercorn multipacks (or sainsbury's version) that are about 70 calories a pack. I don't trust myself to stop after a small portion of a large bag, but a lot less likely to open a second mini-bag.

Hi all,
I've done much better second half of the week, but didn't dare weigh myself this morning.

DD and I went for an extra dog walk last night and I've been gardening all day, so hopefully that will all help.

My lovely friend who, like me, has always struggled with her weight, has been working really hard at it for the last couple of months and lost 2 stone.

I am so pleased for her, and she is looking great, but I feel a bit deflated as I am not getting anywhere

I think with any woman in their 50s this weight loss jaunt has to be the long game. Seriously long. I don’t think I will be able ever to eat as I did before. When I think back to my 20s when I was a UK size 6 to 8 and ate whatever I wanted. I would never in my wildest dreams have imagine myself as an older woman eyeing up the size 16 clothes. For me it’s a lifestyle change rather than dieting per se. I haven’t eaten yet today and it’s the weekend where I normally tumble off the wagon so I’m feeling strong for now. And the OMADing continues. Dinner later - before the football starts.

Absolutely @Babymamamama. I'm pushing at the moment and I intend to ease back a little this time next week & add a few calories At the same time, I'm not ever going to let myself get back to where I was in January (162lbs) and for someone who carries every single ounce up front, it's not a good look 🚢
144.5 this morning

Well done sunscreen you are ahead of me weight loss wise but I’m half way ish to my target so I have to keep going. I take every little bit of progress I can. Can’t wait to buy some smaller clothes but I’m going to wait a bit longer as an incentive.

I have a bit to go yet @Babymamamama - believe me....

Don't know about anyone else, but I could do with a reminder of who is doing what 'plan' to lose weight, and what their starting weight and goal is. I'm totally lost!

I'll start. 12st 4, 5' 8". Strategy - three small meals a day, calorie counting, exercise every day. Result - bugger all.

I started Second Nature on 1 June - basically low carb, aimed at changing lifestyle and habits rather than a quick fix.
Started at 90kg, have lost 5kg - ideally would like to be 60kg, but will review as I get closer to target - it's a long, long time since I was anywhere near that weight.
I don't do specific exercise, but walk a fair bit - probably 6.5k steps as a minimum, usually higher, 19k one day this week - probably average 10k daily.

take it as encouragement @steppemum - if your friend can do it, so can you!
It's getting there that counts, not how speedily you get there.

I was 13 stone 5 in feb (peak chub). Started proper OMAD in April. I do gym once or twice a week. Couple of long ish walks. But as I work full time it’s all I can fit in. Currently weighing 12 stone 5. Want to lose at least another stone. Or as much as possible but 11 stone 5 is the current target. I will see how I feel when I get there. When not if . I’ve done so many other types of diets prior to OMAD but nothing stuck for me as I would cheat and feel bad after. I need the strict discipline of OMAD. In real life nobody apart from couple of close friends really knows I’m doing this although people have noticed my face is a bit slimmer/less chub.

I'm 5'8" and 104 kgs.
I started at 110, and have stop started dieting since Christmas. This time I was 106, so tiny amount lost [angry}

My main goal was to stop th emindless eating and snacking, so I just eat at mealtimes.
I am also now doing 16:8 as I am not bothered by breakfast, so that works.

When you are the main cook for a large family, and also busy with work etc, and also do not want to make a big deal about the fact you are dieting (eating disorders in the family) it is really hard to find a way to make these changes in a good way.

still, small steps and all that.

Oh, I walk the dog every (weekday) morning, 3 miles, brisk. So that is a good thing.

I started at 110, and have stop started dieting since Christmas

sorry, this shoudl say that I was 110 at Christmas. I have been dieting on and off, (stops and starts) since.

Like @steppemum I've been stop/starting since Christmas when I realized I'd hit an all-time high for me of 163lbs.
I'm 51, height 5'6".
SW 150
CW 143
I'm doing 16:8 and 1200kcal. Several hot yoga classes per week and 98% alcohol free (did have some wine on Sunday).
For me being AF is key because it's then I snack, eat badly generally, abandon MFP, forget about IF and don't exercise etc.

so cross with myself - went to the supermarket at lunchtime, punnet of nectarines, biscuits for the office because the rest of my team are in tomorrow...
Nectarines untouched, someone's eaten half a packet of biscuits and I was the only one there today.

I like most things from Waitrose's Levantine table range (although I'm supposed to be cooking from scratch). The last couple of days I've been eating Herby Labneh Yogurt Dip - its amazing, with salad, vegetables, falafel... I'm definitely going to try making my own, and there was a recipe for making a dip with yogurt and tahini on my yogurt pot lid today, also going to try that.

I’m feeling somewhat dejected this week. Haven’t lost anything despite walking 16000 steps on Sunday and continuing the OMAD. I’m wondering if I need to do the 800 calories or something. People IRL really telling me my shape is changing so I just don’t understand why it’s not translating on the scales. Anyone got better news to cheer me up?

I fell off the wagon for 4 days & found 5lbs back on the scales
Brilliant.
Back on it today