Diet for Christmas challenge

[OhFatty]

I know it’s boiling hot and far too early but does anyone want to start a Christmas diet?

I’ve got a LOT to lose and in June I set myself a target of 4 stone by Christmas. So far I’ve lost 1 stone 3, so starting today my new target is going to be 40lbs by Christmas (although more would be very welcome 😀) My weigh day is Monday. I’ll update here every week, and hopefully some others will join me?

@FlowersFlowersEverywhere is that how long it is to Christmas now? I think you're right that is a manageable time to be strict. I keep on thinking how much better I'll feel by Christmas if I stick with it.

Going out tomorrow night with DH to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary. I'm very grateful to this thread because I already feel happier today with how I look than I did last month. I have a new dress to wear and going to dye my hair tonight to freshen it up. Looking forward to getting a little glam.

OMG only 14.5 weeks to go. I need to get a wriggle on and start shifting this weight. I need to have lost a stone at a minimum by xmas. Its been too wet to go walking this week. Can we pleeease have some dry weather for me to go on a good long walk and maybe even break out into a run. I've got swimming booked for tomorrow but I need to get out walking.

Is it really 14.5 weeks? I need to get back on it. I hope you get to walk/run @trottersunited !

Oops. Had a very lax day yesterday. Think the rain made me want to get cosy, move little and eat much. I'm annoyed with myself today.

Tonight is date night and I'm OK with indulging tonight but want to at least be up and active during the day. So I'm going to get some housekeeping jobs done today and will try and get a walk in.

Hope you all have a nice Saturday

Thanks everyone for your encouraging words and well done on your weight losses.

Not quite sure if it's the weigh in that's given me the boost but I've been very motivated the last few days. My main problem is night time and snacking in front of tv. Anyone any tips on how to curb this.

Uuurgh, you all seem to be doing so well but the scales are not moving for me AT ALL.
Eating really well, drinking water, exercising 5 days a week and nothing. I have upped my weights for my dumbell workouts to 7.5kg each so that could account for it, I can see definition in my body now and my arms no longer jiggle when I wave so I'm trying to concentrate on the positives!

@Julesni77 belated response but was a long work week! Well done on your slow but steady loss...it's the best way, I'm told, to keep it off forever. Much more sustainable.

I've bought my first ever set of scales at the grand young age of 56. I may stand on them on Sunday evening.

@clpsmum I've been drinking lots of homemade soup when I feel like a binge. I pour a small amount in a large cup or two, then add boiling water to increase water content. It's doing wonders.

Official Weigh in for me today is 10st10. 1lb down from last week.

But it's also 2lbs up from where I was on Wednesday. Had a couple of bad days including last night's meal out: cocktails, lots if tapas and a chocolate truffle dessert.

And do you know what...I didn't even enjoy it that much. I just felt like I was eating for the sake of it and it was pricey. Think next time an opportunity for a date with DH comes up I'm going to suggest a day trip out somewhere instead.

On the plus side, I still enjoyed the company! 😁

Morning all. It's a measly half pound off for me. 14st 6lbs this morning @OhFatty . I am definitely an emotional eater - Queenie dies and I eat carbs -ffs!! I'm going to start calorie counting from tomorrow now I've vaguely got the carbs under control to see if that will be more successful for me. Hope everyone's weigh in is in the right direction.

Morning All, no change for me this week so still 15st 1lb for the record @OhFatty. To be expected though as indulged last weekend. I'm pleased I managed to get straight back on it though so I guess that's why I'm not looking at a gain!

@clpsmum, have you tried brushing your teeth early? I never want to eat or drink again after that in an evening.

166.4lb for me today

I think that's about the same as last week sorry I can never remember.

@OhFatty

Does anyone else find weekends harder? My husbands very supportive, but man does he eat!

Its been a sad week hasn’t it? My cousin died the day before the queen. She had a degenerative disease and had gone from a very bright, beautiful woman to being unable to speak or move. Tragically her husband died during lockdown of cancer. Their son is very early 20s, same as my daughters.

Gone off topic a bit, sorry.

Well done everyone on your losses. @SnowyMouse you’re such an inspiration. I’ll update the list later.

Today I weighed in at 11 stone 10, which is 3 lb loss this week (11 September), 6.75 lbs loss overall.

Happy Sunday everyone and well done on the results in so far. 👍
@OhFatty my weekly update is -1.2 lbs. It would have been slightly more but had a fast food day yesterday during a very long round trip to take lots of DD1’s belongings to her 3rd yr uni flat. Didn’t drink enough as worried about too many loo stops and somehow didn’t feel that calories count in the same way on days like that. Feeling in need of a few comfort calories today, mostly tiredness I imagine.
Wishing everyone an ‘on it’ week. 💪🏻

I know exactly what you mean @Stepcount. I need loo stops too, and refuse to go in fields.

My eldest is in Leeds (4 hours from us), and youngest is in the Channel Islands. I miss them so much. It would be easier if they could just pop in sometimes. Will your daughter come home to live after this year? My eldest is usually the quiet one, but she rang yesterday for over 5 hours about nothing in particular (do I like turquoise hair? How do you know if your cat has worms? Do you eat porridge with granola? That type of thing). It was exhausting!!

Hello, hope it’s ok to join at this late stage. I’d like to lose 20lb by Christmas- ambitious, I know, but I have a fair bit to lose.

@OhFatty 42lbs -5, -5, -3, -1,-4, -0.5,
@TheBatwoman 20lbs -3,-2,-3, -2, -2
@Fiftysixthnamechange 20lbs -2,+5,-3
@Tayegete 42lbs -5
@WGACA
@Communionmom
@Viostep 21lbs
@WutheringShites86 -4,-1, -1
@Readytostartagain 21.5lbs, +3,
@Eviebeans
@DublinFemale
@007user 21lbs
@2under2howscary 42lbs
@OkyDoke
@LucaIsPunching
@ScarlettMcCain 50lbs
@WheelofLife 21lbs now 69.7kg
@KobaniDaughters 14lbs
@hedgehog91 28lbs -1.8, -0.8, 0.6, -0.4
@yearofthefat 28lbs -3.5
@SnowyMouse 20lbs -2, -1.5, -1.25, +2, -1, -3
@RadFad 28lbs
@themepark 20lbs?
@mallowchick 42lbs
@Transformatio 32lbs +0.4
@boymama82 28lbs
@pennysarah 14lbs
@christmas2022 21lbs -4 +1, -3, 0.5, 166.04
@Julesni77 40lbs -0.2, -1.5, -2, -1 (6total),
@SilverWhale 28lbs
@Diegofrompennyburn
@recklessgran 40lbs -0.5, - 1.5, 1.5, 0.5,
@isthatwhatyoureallywanted 15lbs -2, -1
@KVloveswinter 28lbs
@Stepcount 28lbs -2.2, -2, -3.4, 0.5, -9 in total,
@tortoiseshellsub 35lbs -2
@DreamingofItaly 24lbs -1.5, -0.5,
@MuddyBoo 30lbs -1, -3, -1
@LaTangerina 10lbs
@Dashel -3, -0.5, -1
@Thefroglover 40lbs
@clpsmum 50lbs -9!!!
@FlowersFlowersEverywhere 29lbs
@etchysketchy88 40lbs
@Bugl@WGACAin 19l@BlueThingie 20lbs

@OhFatty 42lbs -5, -5, -3, -1,-4, -0.5,

@TheBatwoman 20lbs -3,-2,-3, -2, -2
@Fiftysixthnamechange 20lbs -2,+5,-3
@Tayegete 42lbs -5
@WGACA
@Communionmom
@Viostep 21lbs
@WutheringShites86 -4,-1, -1
@Readytostartagain 21.5lbs, +3,

@Eviebeans
@DublinFemale
@007user 21lbs
@2under2howscary 42lbs
@OkyDoke
@LucaIsPunching
@ScarlettMcCain 50lbs
@WheelofLife 21lbs now 69.7kg
@KobaniDaughters 14lbs
@hedgehog91 28lbs -1.8, -0.8, 0.6, -0.4
@yearofthefat 28lbs -3.5
@SnowyMouse 20lbs -2, -1.5, -1.25, +2, -1, -3
@RadFad 28lbs
@themepark 20lbs?
@mallowchick 42lbs
@Transformatio 32lbs +0.4
@boymama82 28lbs
@pennysarah 14lbs
@christmas2022 21lbs -4 +1, -3, 0.5, 166.04
@Julesni77 40lbs -0.2, -1.5, -2, -1 (6total),

@SilverWhale 28lbs
@Diegofrompennyburn
@recklessgran 40lbs -0.5, - 1.5, 1.5, 0.5,

@isthatwhatyoureallywanted 15lbs -2, -1
@KVloveswinter 28lbs
@Stepcount 28lbs -2.2, -2, -3.4, 0.5, -9 in total,

@tortoiseshellsub 35lbs -2
@DreamingofItaly 24lbs -1.5, -0.5,

@MuddyBoo 30lbs -1, -3, -1
@LaTangerina 10lbs
@Dashel -3, -0.5, -1

@Thefroglover 40lbs
@clpsmum 50lbs -9!!!
@FlowersFlowersEverywhere 29lbs
@etchysketchy88 40lbs
@Buglin 19lbs
@Lysianthus

@BlueThingie 20lbs

Ignore the first one. For some reason the name WGACA really triggers my copy and paste to do whatever it wants to. It usually takes me 2 or three goes to post it, because for some reason that name copies in really weird places. I’m really sorry

Thank you for adding me!

Sorry I’ve been a bit AWOL the past week - it was my first week back in work and my twins’ first week in nursery, so lots going on here.

So pleased to read some great results from everyone and especially big congratulations to @SnowyMouse on such a big milestone!

My weigh in update for recording please @OhFatty is - 2lbs again this week, so a total of -15lbs since I started this thread with you. Many thanks again for doing the list for us and so sorry to hear you had an especially sad week. Thinking of you

Thank you @OhFatty for all your work updating the list of stats.
Sending my best wishes your way. I was rather self absorbed yesterday and failed to fully take in the very sad news regarding your cousin. 💕 I hope her son has lots of love and support around him xx

Thank you for the round up @OhFatty and I am so sorry for the loss of your cousin.

Well done everyone, hope this is a good week for us all.

I'm 1lb down from yesterday, clawing back the weekend damage. I'd like to be 10st7 by the weekend. That's my goal for the week.

Morning all, sorry for not being around, v busy week. Unfortunately I have managed to put on 1kg (2.2lb) so have undone everything :( Properly on it now though, DS is back at school and I have no more excuses. Will fit in a run today and a swim tomorrow. Main thing however is to not snack! My aim is 1kg a week.

well done to everyone who has had losses!

I am so sorry to hear about your cousin fatty