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30kg to lose. Who else is in this ballpark?

617 replies

trytopullyoursocksup · 15/01/2023 10:24

That's ambitions - I am 51 and it's taking me to my 21 year old weight. (On the other hand, when I weighed that - or anything lower - I was never ever satisfied)

Is there anyone else in that kind of region? I am seeing a lot of threads from the people with around a stone, or a stone and a half to lose

OP posts:
SeventyPounds · 09/04/2023 21:41

I've eaten so much Easter food.

God knows what kind of mess awaits me on Wednesday weigh in BlushGrin

caffelattetogo · 10/04/2023 09:30

I'm pleased. 10kg gone. 20 to go (or maybe 15, will see how I feel by then as it's been so long since I weighed in my BMI healthy weight I'm not sure if I'm better at the top or bottom of it). But I feel a big difference. No Easter treats, but telling myself I wouldn't enjoy them anyway, as I'd know they were setting me back. Once I hit a setback, I find it very hard to get back on it.

AndClementine · 10/04/2023 10:30

Well done @caffelattetogo !

I’ve not really indulged in Easter treats so I’m annoyed that yesterday my weight went up and today although it’s gone down, is still higher than it was on Saturday.

SeventyPounds · 12/04/2023 08:18

Wednesday 12 April

SeventyPounds +1.5lbs (-19.9lbs total)

Oh dear!

InterestingMuch · 12/04/2023 09:49

Wednesday 12 April

SeventyPounds +1.5lbs (-19.9lbs total)
InterestingMuch -0.9kg (-5.7kg total)

Better than I'd hoped and back down just below (0.1kg!) where I'd got to before my gain. Hope everyone else is OK, this is a long journey xx

AndClementine · 12/04/2023 10:34

SeventyPounds +1.5lbs (-19.9lbs total)
InterestingMuch -0.9kg (-5.7kg total)
AndClementine -0.4kg (-2.2kg total)

Really hoping next week is better.

TrishTrix · 12/04/2023 12:15

Wednesday 12th April

SeventyPounds +1.5lbs (-19.9lbs total)
InterestingMuch -0.9kg (-5.7kg total)
AndClementine -0.4kg (-2.2kg total)
TrishTrix -0.1kg (-5.8kg total)

So I've bounced around this week -my excited post about lowest weight for years was before I relaxed the rules a lot for easter!.

I have also re-learnt some important lessons - I have NO bloody willpower so should have resisted the 2 for £4 on my favourite crisps (Tyrell's furrows) they only come in big bags and you only get them in Waitrose which isn't an easy supermarket for me to get to. Because i bought two bags. I ate two bags. Hey ho.

I did however manage to the gym most days last week and feel better for it.

TennisWithDeborah · 12/04/2023 17:06

SeventyPounds +1.5lbs (-19.9lbs total)
InterestingMuch -0.9kg (-5.7kg total)
AndClementine -0.4kg (-2.2kg total)
TennisWithDeborah unchanged (-25 lbs total)

AndClementine · 16/04/2023 08:48

I can finally see the scale moving slowly in the right direction again so I'm feeling hope again. I've now lost a full BMI point which feels great. If only there weren't so many more to go!

InterestingMuch · 16/04/2023 12:44

@AndClementine that's brilliant. All these little victories really keep you going.

TennisWithDeborah · 16/04/2023 14:36

InterestingMuch · 16/04/2023 12:44

@AndClementine that's brilliant. All these little victories really keep you going.

I love moving down the BMIs as much as I love moving down the stones 😀

kirinm · 19/04/2023 07:45

I've been unwell this week - since the weekend in fact - with a fever and cough. It's really affected my appetite so I'm surprised to have lost weight.

I can't remember what I weighed the last time I weighed on here so I'm just going to put total loss for now and will remember where I am for next week.

Kirinm - total loss 12lb

RedDoughnut · 19/04/2023 07:50

Wednesday 19/4/23

RedDoughnut + 10lbs

kirinm · 19/04/2023 07:51

I'm down into the next stone bracket finally. We are going away to see family in Devon at the end of May and I'd really like to be down another stone by then. Going on past history that is unlikely but I'm going to try.

kirinm · 19/04/2023 07:52

Wednesday 19/4/23

RedDoughnut + 10lbs
Kirinm - total loss 12lbs

RedDoughnut · 19/04/2023 07:54

Ok, it's not 10lbs in a week but it's 10lbs since my lowest weight. Since being diagnosed with anaemia I've barely moved and the exhaustion was an excuse to eat junk.
I've had iron treatment ( an infusion) and been told I can't do any exercise for 6 weeks.
I need to try to get back in the mental zone.

SeventyPounds · 19/04/2023 08:07

Wednesday 19/4/23

RedDoughnut + 10lbs
Kirinm - total loss 12lbs
SeventyPounds -3.4lbs (-23.3lbs total)

@RedDoughnut that sounds really tough and it's no wonder you've been eating. I think I'd have done the same.

@kirinm sorry to hear you've been unwell and well done on a loss, anyway.

I've reversed last week's 1.5lbs gain and then some, so I'm good with that. I have a family wedding at the end of the month and had hoped to be a little lower by then but it's not looking likely. Still, I am reminding myself this is about the long game so as long as the number keeps going down (even if slower than I'd like) then I am winning.

AndClementine · 19/04/2023 08:13

Wednesday 19/4/23

RedDoughnut + 10lbs
Kirinm - total loss 12lbs
SeventyPounds -3.4lbs (-23.3lbs total)
AndClementine -1.0kg (-3.2kg total)

@kirinm I hope that you feel better soon!

@RedDoughnut that sounds tough. I’m glad that you’ve had the infusion and hopefully you will feel more energetic from it soon.

@SeventyPounds nicely done on the loss!

I’m happy to still be losing though I have so far to go. I’m trying to tell myself that if I want to lose 30 kg then I have done ten percent of that.

TrishTrix · 19/04/2023 11:01

Wednesday 19/4/23

RedDoughnut + 10lbs
Kirinm - total loss 12lbs
SeventyPounds -3.4lbs (-23.3lbs total)
AndClementine -1.0kg (-3.2kg total)
trishTrix - 0.9kg (-6.7kg in total)

so pleased to hear that some of you are loving forwards again. Plateaus and feeling unwell are hard.

FourtoFiveStone · 19/04/2023 13:05

15st 1lb today (-5lb total) ... Slightly derailed over Easter and taken me until now to compensate

FourtoFiveStone · 19/04/2023 13:06

So hoping to come in to the 14st something range by next week's weigh in

Amisillyornot · 19/04/2023 13:20

Wednesday 19/4/23

RedDoughnut + 10lbs
Kirinm - total loss 12lbs
SeventyPounds -3.4lbs (-23.3lbs total)
AndClementine -1.0kg (-3.2kg total)
trishTrix - 0.9kg (-6.7kg in total)
Amisillyornot - 2.1kgs (that's for 2 weeks as didn't weigh last week )

I am now 11 stones so 1 more stone to go to hit my new target weight ( I keep changing my target weight as I initially said 11 stone was my target but I will keep going for another stone)

InterestingMuch · 19/04/2023 13:28

Wednesday 19/4/23

RedDoughnut + 10lbs
Kirinm - total loss 12lbs
SeventyPounds -3.4lbs (-23.3lbs total)
AndClementine -1.0kg (-3.2kg total)
trishTrix - 0.9kg (-6.7kg in total)
Amisillyornot - 2.1kgs (that's for 2 weeks as didn't weigh last week )
Interesting Much -0.7kg (-6.4kg total)

TennisWithDeborah · 19/04/2023 18:17

Wednesday 19/4/23

RedDoughnut + 10lbs
Kirinm - total loss 12lbs
SeventyPounds -3.4lbs (-23.3lbs total)
AndClementine -1.0kg (-3.2kg total)
trishTrix - 0.9kg (-6.7kg in total)
Amisillyornot - 2.1kgs (that's for 2 weeks as didn't weigh last week )
Interesting Much -0.7kg (-6.4kg total)
TennisWithDeborah -3lbs (28 lbs total)

RedDoughnut · 20/04/2023 09:32

Trying to get back into the right mental head space to eat better.
I want to feel positive like I did when I signed up to this thread.