Anyone else with 2.5 stone (15kg) to lose?

[iamloading]

Hello,
I was wondering if there were a few people who have a similar amount of weight to lose as me who would like to join a little support group.
I find the massive threads a bit overwhelming, and can't relate as much to those needing to lose half a stone or 5 stone. So ideally I'd love a couple of people starting in Jan who are aiming to lose a similar amount.
I'm not planning on doing a specific diet, just eating a lot less rubbish really. My aim is to be done by July 🤞

Greek yoghurt, babybel cheese, houmous and carrot sticks, make these your snacks and you’ll up the protein content easily.

For meals, try adding spinach and chickpea curry, salmon, tuna croquettes, halloumi wraps, three bean chilli

I struggle with this too. Also DH cycles to work and literally cries when I bring out a super slimming calorie counted veggie lasagne or whatever. I find what works for me (I do 8 week blood sugar diet which is essentially fast 800 without the fast - it's low carb) is to cook a low carb meal for me and load new potatoes or mash or whatever and extra chicken breast onto everyone else's plates. Eg give everyone spag bol but for me have a smallish portion of the bolognese on a bowl full of green veg. Or cook a chicken breast with spices and veg and load new potatoes onto DH and kids plates. So I choose recipes that work for me but that can have easy additions put on the plate for everyone else. Lamb meatballs, bolognese, curry )with cauli rice for me), that kind of thing. But i find any kind of eating programme takes planning and with family members not wanting quite the same thing you need to plan or will fall off quite quickly.

Hmmm additions for everyone else could work 😁 My OH walks 10k a day, he’s put a tiny bit on over Xmas but knows it will come off easily in Jan especially if I’m being good. I already meal plan which works well but planning multiple meals just gets too much hard work - added to which I’ve recently been diagnosed with coeliacs so I could make the additions things I can’t have but that will fill them up!

Hello! I’d love to join please. OP @iamloading I echo your sentiments re wanting to lose weight in sustainable way for the long term with nothing drastic or faddy involved.

I am 5´ 6 , early 40s and currently around 13st. My fighting weight is 10st but would settle for anything under 11. I gradually piled on the pounds post-dc and realised a few years ago that I was over 14st. I lost a stone in lockdown which have not regained, just by eating proper meals and being v strict about not snacking. I didn’t deprive myself of anything at mealtimes but tried to make weekday lunches a salad or soup rather than anything carb heavy.

I’ve kept off what I lost but have definitely plateaued so want to have a more focused approach and step up the exercise too. Need to buy scales as want the accountability.

Good luck all!

Just had some chocolate - annoyed with myself now 😞

I spent most of today feeling hunger then caved mid afternoon and went on a bit ofa.rampage even eating a chocolate bar. I just logged my calories on MFP though and I still had about 100 calories to spare today so hopefully I havent done too much damage. I'm a daily weigher as find it helps keep me on track, and am.hoping for some downward movement tomorrow (I'm 12st 12 looking to get to10 stone.)

Work went mad busy and I fasted longer than expected. It was all going well but then had news of a family bereavement and caved into having some wine. Tomorrow is a new day

I didn't do as well today, but only because I ate out. I fasted 16 hours, had breakfast of one satsuma and a slice of rye bread with a little butter and very thin slice of cheddar and a milky coffee. I didn't have anything else to eat, but whilst out had a coffee with a tiny bit of milk, a ginger ale and a lemonade and chicken sweet and sour with a small portion of rice and a few chips. So I think I did pretty well all things considered. I weighed myself this morning, three lbs down from when I started.

Bugger, I think I'll stop the daily weighing as up a bloody pound. Maybe it's all the muscle I've gained from 2 days of yoga haha. Is there a particular day you are all weighing in those that do it weekly?

I'm up a lb as well. But I've been drinking so much water I think I'm flooded. I'm not weighing until next Wednesday now.

I’m doing dry January which means I’m not drinking and snacking at night. Weight went up since Monday!!!! I done even know how this is possible. Exercised yesterday and this morning so hopefully will be down by this coming Monday….

@pisspants I'm doing Monday morning for my weigh in. I used to be a daily weighed but I found that it did more hard than good. If I had a random fluctuation I'd get so despondent and want to give up. I'm
Hoping by a weekly weigh that I will always lose something, even if tiny.
Also having it on a Monday will be an incentive to not fall off the wagon over the weekend x

I’m doing Monday but did weigh this morning - I’ve lost 4lbs which is obviously my body being in shock at not having 2 mince pies daily.

Also doing my weekly weigh on a Monday but do find it hard to resist weighing inbetween.

Well my prediction was basically correct - 13st 13.5lbs

Onwards and upwards!

I've just mindlessly eaten a crunchie and 2 Maoam. I don't even know why, I'm not even hungry!
There's so much sweet stuff left in this house from Christmas, I feel bad binning it because the kids and my husband will eat it...just sensibly...occasionally...not all in once binge, like me!

So... I weighed myself this morning and I'm at 83kg - down 0.7kg! Yay!

But, I ALWAYS do better in the first half of the week (I definitely will be having wine etc on the weekend and I have a client lunch today etc) - which is also why weighing twice is helpful. So if I am TOO bad over the weekend, I can see the direct and immediate impact.

Rather than obsessively calorie counting, I'm trying to focus on where I've made better choices eg

Breakfasts: instead of two slices of white toast with butter and jam I've had cracker breads with low fat cream cheese and avocado or today I had a single slice of toast with some peanut butter. I am planning cracker bread with cream cheese and smoked salmon tomorrow.

Lunch: instead of bread with cheese/mayo/ham etc or pasta etc, I've had low calorie soup. Yesterday with a single small flatbread.

Dinners: I've reduced portions size, particularly of carbs. And made an effort to ensure I'm cooking with less fat. No cheese.

Drinks: No alcohol so far this week. No fizzy drinks. Just water and tea with a dash of milk and one coffee with milk and one sugar a day.

Snacks: very limited. I had an apple yesterday and a small custard after supper (but those are things I'd have had anyway, so they're not additional calories if you know what I mean). And I had 2 squares of dark chocolate the other day (vs my usual 3-4). I've also had a little biltong - high protein, low carb so I think it's fine.

I've also managed 10,000+ steps every day and will be going for a swim later.

The trick is to maintain this level for the rest of the week. I don't mind if I don't lose any more weight this week, but I'll be upset if I put any of the 0.7kg back on. So hopefully am motivated to stay focused.

I'm going to hide my scales in the kitchen and try to only weigh once a week- probably Tuesdays, since that's the day I started on.

Having them in the bathroom, in a handy place that I pass every time I go to the loo/have a bath/shower is doing me no good and I've got a bit obsessive about jumping on them every morning and evening. It's depressing when you feel like you've been dieting for aaaggggggeesss (2 days) and aren't seeing any results.

Re weighing self - I’ve been in WW and slimming world and for the first week I always didn’t lose weight - it was the second week it showed - I don’t like weighing myself daily. I don’t have scales at home.
Im actually don’t feel like I’m on a diet - I’m eating two decent meals a day - I can get to mid day without eating. I will aim for some steps today and get some fresh air.

I signed up to a 7 day trial for an intermittent fasting app. It was 1.00. I'm just hoping I can unsubscribe! It's been great so far. Have to log meals which has meant I'm actually having only 3 meals a day and no snacks, particularly in the evening which was my chocolate/ crisp zone. I've lost a bit of weight already in that I feel lighter and more energetic. I'm drinking more. Mostly I feel better emotionally for actually starting to do something!

@iamloading I'll copy you and just do a weekly Monday weigh in then. There'd better be a loss showing by then cos I am hungry!!!

Trying to be sensible and comparing calories of things before eating them without thinking. Saw how many calories were in the muesli I normally have and couldnt believe it as assumed it was quite healthyh-but there were more than in crunchy nut cornflakes! so ended up having a couple of hard boiled eggs instead. Just about to have some lunch. Food yay!

Would love to join. I am aiming to lose 18kg. I weighed in on the 1st and i was 80.2kg. I am 162cm / 5’3 and a size 14 atm. I have given myself a goal to get to 62kg by Christmas 2023. My medium term goal is to lose 10kg in 16 weeks.

I feel like since I turned 40 (I am 44 now) my metabolism has taken a nose dive. Covid was shockingly bad diet-wise. I had my gall bladder out 3 months ago after many undiagnosed biliary attacks/episodes.

Still going strong on Day 5, though my work food buddy is bringing in cakes tonight (shift workers) and I will definitely have some. Need to try and remain in control and not have too much though.

One of the things I found incredibly inspiring today was this video on Youtube called 12 week weight loss transformation! Weekly video updates by a user called Celeste Wykes.
She took a video almost every week of her body, and it was really cool to see how even on some weeks when she didn’t lose weight, you could still see changes.
So, I took some starter progress photos when I started on the 1st and it was definitely eye-opening. I am going to do progress photos every week on the same day as my weigh in (Sundays).

Well done those doing well! I managed to give blood last night and only have a small bag of salted crisps for my after donation treat. Had lunch at work for three days and instead of a second dinner at home I’ve had something smaller. No real snacking happening either.

got wedding dress shopping on Saturday. I’m going alone and not planning on buying one, just having a look with the idea to go back in May when I’ve lost the weight and I feel better about myself

Bit of a carb heavy day today, but under my calories by 300ish so all good. Less steps as I’ve been mostly sedentary at work and no run/walk. Have just done a 20 mins dumbbell workout from you tube though and that will have to do.