Just over 14 weeks until Christmas, lose a stone with me.

[MrsSoft]

I have decided to try and sort myself out. I am fat, frumpy and so so fed up.

It is just over 14 weeks until Christmas, I am hoping to lose a stone by then. Surely I can manage to lose 1lb per week.

Anyone want to join me, I realise this is short notice!

@roomfulloflove - it’s really hard when you’re out of routine and eating away from home isn’t it? Still, I think you’re doing brilliantly to have stuck with some really good stuff like all that veg etc too!
I know what you mean about the Xmas goodies - doing my best to sail past them in the shops and not get suckered in. Everytime I’ve brought someone a good or drink related Xmas gift Ive wrapped it immediately so I can’t eat it 🤣🤣🤣
@Mum5net those trousers look fab - and teeny tiny! Hope I get to buy size 12 stuff at some point soon, I’ll pee my pants with glee 🤪🤪🤪

Thanks @Hartleyhare1206 that's a good tip to wrap a present immediately. I have a big box of chocolates in my cupboard I'd planned to give to my sister. But the bad side of my brain keeps telling me to just eat them myself!

I learned the hard way last year when I brought my dad a box of his fave chocs. And we ate them. So I replaced them. And we ate those too! All in all we brought him 4 boxes of chocolates and he only had the pleasure of unwrapping and eating one of them 🤣🤣🤣 it cost me pounds in more ways than one!!!

Morning gang!

Weighed in today - lost 1.4lbs which I’m over the flipping moon about. Puts me at 12 st 0.2lbs! SO close to my target of starting with an 11!!! I would desperately love to achieve that at next weigh in next Saturday but realistically not expecting to given I’m out for a couple of Xmas related things and it’s DDs bday which will, at her insistence involve a beige party tea and much cake! It’s just not a very realistic time of year to diet now, is it?!
Staggered I’ve made it to Dec 11th without hitting the baileys/hero’s/mince pies at full pelt and declaring “fuck it, it’s Christmas” 🤣🤣🤣
I don’t have much more will power left in me I don’t think so need to do what I can for as long as I can!
How are you all doing? Hope you have nice weekend plans? Xxx

@Hartleyhare1206 absolutely brilliant news! Just a sneeze away from the Elevenses
So proud of you for keeping at those extra steps and maintaining discipline with so much temptation around. I bet Cake and alcohol won’t derail you this week as the adrenaline to hit the 11s is still with you… Gained 0.3kg today . Importantly, we haven’t left the thread Proud of all of us who are still here @roomfulloflove @BasicMadeira @PhoenixReincarnated. Even if we limp along from now on - we are winning

Oh @Mum5net that’s made me a bit emotional!
I think we are all doing so well to keep our motivation and honestly, for me, loads of that is down to having you guys to keep me accountable, so thank you!!
Can we have a new push together in January please? I need to get back on it properly in the new year, and it would be lovely if we could keep going together? X

Ps annoyingly I’ve had a bit of an upset stomach this morning. Without being too grim I’m pretty sure the scales would now start with an 11, If only I’d waited to weigh myself 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Haha @Hartleyhare1206 I actually typed just a sneeze and a fart away from the Elevenses but deleted the fart as I thought as the oldest I shouldn’t be rude …
Personally I would have stripped naked and re weighed…
We must all KeepGoing into January. I want to get down to under 9st for the sake of my knees. I can’t remember if it is you or @BasicMadeira who has a special birthday soon as well? Just good to be hitting the milestones on a positive. From January I have a major house declutter to set about. My parents never future proofed anything so out of respect to my DC I’m going to streamline in a major fashion every five years
Have fun with your week

@Mum5net I already was naked…..

Well ladies, well done on the trousers @Mum5net and the sneeze away from 11 @Hartleyhare1206. You have made some good long term improvements there @roomfulloflove so don't beat yourself up about not being "good".
Definitely on for a post Christmas continuation of this thread. I like to have it is a little focus. I have no big birthdays coming up for quite a few years! I think @Hartleyhare1206 does though.

Maybe 😳😳😳
You lot have done a better job of remembering than most of my family are likely to 🤣🤣

Just saying that this is a slog. Have been bobbing at 60.6 - 61.0 and can't get a downward shift even after eight days of no alcohol, starving myself and loads of steps. It's just a bit of a plateau again.
Have gone a bit wild on eBay though to compensate.

@Mum5net well done for persevering!

My breakfast was a Costa latte and 4 quality street….

I salute you @Hartleyhare1206 that made me laugh.
I've worked out that when I pig out it's going to be for extra beer and lemon meringue pie and I might do that at my Strictly party on Saturday... I'm hanging off until then but it's a titanic struggle...

It was a ‘snaccident’ I didn’t mean to go off the rails just yet 🤣🤣

Christmas has arrived…. And by January, so will morbid obesity and 2 new fillings 🤣

@Mum5net yesssss!!!!!!!!!! Well bloody done!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Woot woot!!! @Mum5net Good for you!!

Thank you. Can't lie it's been longer and harder than I imagined. I have spoiled myself with a feast of eBay purchases, some more successful than others. But it is lovely to be able to wear things that were previously too tight. My old Barbour jacket, for dog walks, meets in the middle and zips again ...
Yesterday, I got the one hour follow up session to my vein surgery -about 20 injections in my legs for thread veins and assorted blue lines and lumps - not nearly as painful as before, but I forgot I will need to wear support stockings 24/7 until Dec 24. I weighed my stockings before hand and they are 0.06 kg so technically, I might nearly be 59.8 kg . Getting place tidied for my Strictly party. Actually only me and a friend but we'll behave like its a party...

@Mum5net you have done brilliantly! So proud of you and pleased for you! I was at work when I read your earlier message and actually did a little “whoop” at my desk! Got some strange looks from my colleagues!
Enjoy your strictly party - I’m going to watch it with my dad and he is treating me to a takeaway. Both brilliant and awful 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@Hartleyhare1206 what a lovely message. Having our little group close is such a help. Knowing there are others trying hard is key 💛

It's such a good feeling fitting into things better isn't it @Mum5net I know it's vanity but what I loved about when I was slim was that I just put clothes on. Not stressing about straining zips, long tops, certain bras and knickers. I just them on and they looked well. Enjoy the "new" wardrobe

Finished up at lunchtime. OMG I've gone mad..
Two carrot cakes, two raspberry bakewells and three quiches. Earlier in the week, six fruit loaves and two saucepans of home made fudge...
I haven't eaten any of them yet and five of the loaves and most of the fudge have been given away but I don't think I'll be looking at my kgs until January ...

Happy Christmas everyone! Let's enjoy the break and peace of the next few days and meet again.
I have lost 7lb in total so am very very pleased

Merry Christmas to you!!

I finished 10.4lbs down from when I joined you (although I think I’ve regained all of it in the last few days 🤣🤣🤣)
And 2st down from where I was on Jan 1st this year.
Looking forward to reconvening in January to try and shift another stone!
Hope you all have a fab one 🎅🏻😘