Hi,
Happy to see your thread as a lot of the ones I've looked at have maybe 1-2 stone to lose and their starting weight would be my target! Well done on your first stone.
I don't fancy starting my own thread so hoped I could piggy back on to yours? I was on here a few years ago and lost about 3st because the accountability really helps.
I'm actually the heaviest I've been but being honest, the numbers on the scale don't bother me as I've always been heavy even when I've been slim, and I'm not really fussed about BMI because even as a slim, active teenager it said I was obese. I am bothered about my dress size though and I know that if I lose weight, my dress size will go down so I'll be weighing in, but as a means to an end rather than because I have a target weight in sight if that makes sense?
During lockdown I went from a 20 which to 18-20 but then I had an accident which immobilised me for a while, and I still don't have full mobility back so exercise-wise I'm pretty much restricted to walking and stretches (I could manage swimming but booking in during social distancing is nigh on impossible). While I was laid up I focussed on nutrition so had lots of "good fats" (avocado, nuts etc) and gave up alcohol, sugar etc. I suspect if I'd been mobile I'd probably have lost weight. Since being back on my feet - and coinciding with being able to socialise again - I've ballooned up to a 20-22.
My target size would be around 16. I know to a lot of people that's massive, but for me it works as I've very booby/hippy and anything smaller I start looking a bit cartoon-ish. Tbqh although my size last year (an 18-20) would be hideous for a lot of people I'm generally a happy person, have no health issues, feel fit and strong (usually) and I carry my weight well etc and I think that being content has been a bit of a disincentive to losing weight. But, I don't want to get bigger and my accident last year, although not weight related, did cause me a few issues as if I'd been smaller I think I could have managed some things a bit better.
I find it fairly easy to cut stuff out and I don't have cravings as such, but I'm usually hungry! I'm not following a particular plan as I'm a bit lazy and want to eat the same evening meal as the family so it's basically: giving up white bread (which I love but I think sends me spiralling), no snacks other than fruit, light lunch (omelette, toast etc) and just a normal, fairly well balanced evening meal. I find being quite strict easier than building in snacks etc and I'd prefer to do it that way so I can eat out once a week without worrying.
Anyway, kicked off on Monday, have lost 5lb since (4 days) which sounds a lot but I've a lot to lose and I think first week losses are always biggest aren't they? So far I've weighed in daily as I needed to see that movement but in a few weeks I'll probably move to twice a week once I've got an idea of fluctuations.
Anyway, enough about me, I only meant to piggyback, not take over! But I'm strangely excited and looking forward to the next few months. LET'S DO THIS!