1st January start, anyone up for it?

[HimiJendrix]

I can't put it off much longer, I am getting very large and uncomfortable. My eating has become very out of control.

I need to shift around 4 stone, not sure exactly as I am to scared to get on the scales.

Anyone want to join me for a big new start and weigh in on Sunday 1st January?

Sunday morning weigh in, one week in, I’ve lost 1.6kg which is around 3.5 pounds I think. So I’m very happy.
been making veg soups and having small serves as snacks, so now I’m off to buy a soup maker.
best of luck for a good second week for us all.

@Itssuzeimoverhere that's great well done!

I managed about the same, just weighed in at 88.5kg which is 1.5kg down since last weekend and hopefully puts me on track for my next goals

Weight in 9st 9.6lb - started at 10st 1lb so really pleased. Same as yesterday. I think it will start to slow but feeling positive.

Exercise wise I’ve just been walking. I’ve been a gym bunny, runner etc and now seem to be constantly riddled with injury and obstacles (including prolapse from childbirth) so I’m just starting with something I can maintain. The weight gain was from an injury when I was v fit. Might step it up but it’s working for me now.

Dry January too. Definitely helps with the urge to binge eat. Last night for the first time I was tempted to eat a load of chocolate - it’s always the evening when the kids are in bed. Glad I didn’t.

Good luck everyone!

@Itssuzeimoverhere @comeon2023 @PeppermintChoc well done! You're all smashing it!
First weigh in done and I'm 9st 13 1/2 meaning I've lost 3lbs! Really happy to be under the 10st mark again.

Good luck to everyone who's weighing in today 😊

Well done @GlumShoe it feels so good to get under that next stone bracket doesn’t it 😁

I've weighed in at 10st 5.4 today so that's a 4.6lb loss this week. Well done to everyone who's weighed in this morning so far.

As I'd not been well and not eating a lot I don't expect this loss to stick and will probably see a lb or two increase this week as I start to put more food in my system and get back to the gym. My idea goal for next Sunday is to maintain todays weight.

Some really good losses on here. Well done! The same over on Instagram. I need to be ready for not actually losing very much - I've been under calories every day but I've not actually been able to move very much, I was on enforced rest for most of the last week. I will take any loss, no matter how small, when I weigh tomorrow. 🤞🏻

Morning losers! Well done all. Would be good to add up what we've collectively lost, it will be loads.

Start weight: 13st 12
Current weight 13st 9
Loss of 3lb.

I'm very pleased with that. I know my weight loss will slow after this, but it's pleasing to see I'm on the right road.

Congratulations everyone! Not such a good result here, I have gained 2lbs 😩. For some reason this often happens to me when I start a diet and it can take up to 4 weeks for me to actually start seeing a difference on the scales. But have to stay positive - even if I’m not getting thinner drinking lots of water, eating lots of fruit and veg and getting plenty of exercise will be doing wonders for my health!

I've just weighed in and lost 5lbs in my first week😍🥰 absolutely delighted!

Well done everyone, some great losses.

We can! We just have to grab 2023 by the horns and get on with it! We'll get there 💪

Start weight 12.2 1/2
This morning I'm under 12 stone weighing in at 11.13 1/2
Hurrah!
Going in heavier next week with the exercise!

@sylv165 well done on keeping positive. On the couple of occasions when I've successfully lost weight the scales have moved in fits and start. Sometimes I'll have had a "good" week and frustratingly there's a gain, but the following week I might lose a bit even if not dieting nearly as much.

I'm also trying to think of weight loss in a positive frame of mind, rather than depriving myself - my body is a (crumbling) temple and all that!

Week 1: 2.6kg, 5.7lbs 🥳 BMI from 33.3 to 32.3 so I'm pleased with that.

The method I'm using is a bit wishy washy, but it works😅. I'm not counting calories, but just having 3 balanced meals a day and 2 healthy snacks. See, my problem isn't my meals, it's the amount of snacks I shovel into my mouth of an evening!

I need to get my crisp consumption under control 🙈 I'd say once I lose a few stones though it will stop working and I'll have to start counting calories to continue to lose weight.

What are low calorie filling snacks?
I had an 8am Pilates class so planned to eat after that but woke up ravenous so had a SlimFast shake just before I left as it was quick and easy. I'm now home, starving and it's at least 2.5 hours until I can have lunch.
One potential downside of Slimfast which I need to figure out if whether it wakes up my hunger rather than satisfy it. I don't want a quick & easy solution to actually cause more problems!

I'm sure this won't be the same for everyone, and might not be helpful, but when I have lost weight successfully, I've had to get a bit Zen about being hungry. I don't mean starving myself, but accepting that if I've had a decent breakfast and have lunch planned, then it's ok to be a bit hungry mid morning. I have to accept this to some degree as snacking is my downfall and I find it hard to snack small/healthily.

I eat fruit between meals. I find a banana really filling and when I lost 4 stones previously, I used to snack on fruit between meals.

0% fat Greek yogurt is also really good.

68.4 phew.
I'd have plain yoghurt but full fat, it keeps you full longer.
When I was keto I'd have a babybell if I were starving but it wasn't a meal time.

Well done!
I actually lost the same! 5lbs down.
I know it will be mostly water but it felt so good putting that in my app and to be losing rather than gaining.

When I lost 7st in 2019 I lost 5lbs my first week too so here's hoping it's a sign of things to come!

Can I join you all? I know I'm a little late to the party. I gave up alcohol on 1st Jan and need to shift about 2 stone. I'm 50 in May and have put weight on over the last couple of years, a combination of lack of exercise and eating rubbish. I can be a bit all or nothing around food which leads to yo-yo weight loss/gain, so I'm not following a regime, rather planning 3 meals and 3 snacks (if I need them) and aiming for a run 3 x weekly.
Checking in today at 11st 4lb (71.8kg)

Spent yesterday morning making healthy food for the week to stop me eating rubbish when I get in from work. I made vegetable Thai green curry with cauliflower rice, Moroccan sweet potato and chickpea stew to have with pitta bread and a mushroom and kale Wellington. I managed a 9k run this morning but on the flip side had a snackcident and managed to inhale a huge share bag of crisps yesterday - there was no sharing

@Twateralflow forgive my ignorance - do you just rice a cauliflower?

@SillyLittleMargaret come on in!

I have also lost 3lbs this week which I’m happy with as a good start.
Hasn’t been too painful for me this week. Found it quite easy to turn down chocolate and cake when offered and I think once I’ve gone a few days without sugary foods I seem to be able to avoid them more easily.
well done to everyone for checking in and here’s to another good week.
@sylv165 keep going you are bound to see results if you can stay positive and keep trying.