5st to loose, 26 weeks, 1:1 diet

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Hallo everyone,

Jumping on here as I have set a target to loose as much weight as possible before Christmas.

Starting stats
16st 2lbs
5ft 6
Age 39
Size 18

Due to other health issues I need a healthy BMI to qualify for a breast reduction and life insurance, both of which I'd like to have by 2024.

Target weight is 11st. Going to start on 1:1 when I'm back from working away next week so I can get my delivery, see how that goes for a couple of months.

Anyone else in a similar situation?

Xx

Well done @Willowview every pound off is a pound in the right direction. Sorry to hear you had a hard week.

I've just finished the new Strike novel so feel like there's been a lot of sitting around reading. but OMG so good!

Thank you, @Willowview. Sorry you've had a shitty week. Don't be too hard on yourself. You're doing brilliantly, but sometimes life gets in the way. Hope this week is more settled for you xxx

Thanks ladies x

Sorry that I am not as regular a poster as I should be. I’m still very much adjusting to having my DD back from uni having completed her degree but with no specific plan for getting work or what next. Younger DD has barely restarted college and to top it off my DSis who I can have quite a changeable relationship with has just arrived for a month long visit from overseas. I mention all of this because it is making having a routine really difficult. I thrive best when I can eat, exercise and do what I need to do without too many complications. I have been feeling like chief cook and entertainer all summer and no sign of it easing up now until just in time for Christmas prep in November!
As a consequence I am not paying attention to my intake and have been eating a few too many little extras here and there. I’m +1lb this week- it could have been worse.
Onwards and downwards ! Have a great Tuesday everyone 🤞🏼💪🏻

Support and control make all the difference @Hurryupharry and right now it sounds like you're in full on 'support human' mode so busy looking after everyone else you don't really have the time and mental load left to look after yourself.

This is extremely relatable, but I'm here to tell you they're adults they can handle hearing you use the words "I need" even if they don't know it yet.

So take a little time with a cup of tea and figure out what you need, then start to tell them. It's very liberating I promise.

Thank you @stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk that’s a really positive message and one I definitely need to hear. You are spot on. I have been trying to ease away from being so much of a support system for my DD and I have told her she absolutely has to figure out her own routines etc. My Dsis can be rather full on and inevitably last night we got into the ending of my relationship in recent months. It churned up lots of emotions I have been trying to suppress.
On a positive note I left her this morning to shower etc and I had an hour at the gym.
Thank you again. Lovely supportive people on this thread.

I think you're doing an awesome job I honestly do.

@Hurryupharry that sounds really difficult. I know how hard it can be to feel responsible for looking after everyone else. Good advice from @stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk though. Self care is really important. I always try and remember the aeroplane oxygen analogy.... "You can't do it all. Put your own oxygen mask on first before helping others". I do realise that sometimes this is easier said than done (and believe me, I can be the worst culprit for not following my own advice!), but make sure you look after yourself. You are worthy xxx

Thank you for your kindness earlier in the week. I’m doing okay and my Dsis and I seem to have overcome a bit of the initial conflict (not the right word) and have settled into things here. I now also have a week off work so that eases the daily juggle of meeting everyone’s needs.
Diet wise I am mostly okay but definitely not being as vigilant as I should be, a little diet fatigue, fed up of the mental load that goes with this. But.. 1lb down and still on track for 15st by Christmas.

SW 17.8
CW 15.10

hope everyone is doing well, in all respects . Have a lovely weekend

thanks for the update @Hurryupharry glad to hear having your sister as a house guest isn't causing you as much stress as it was before. I hope you really get to enjoy your time off work.

Got to my stone and a half, I lost 3lb this week, though not quite sure how! Well done on all the losses this week, we can do this! Next mini goal for me is 2 stone

SW: 17st 12lb
CW: 16st 5lb
RT: 1st 7lb

Woohoo! Well done @HippyChickMama A stone and a half is pdg & nice work on a 3lb drop this week.

Well done, @Hurryupharry and @HippyChickMama. Great stuff! I have had a bit of an up and down week this week (and have been feeling starving all of the time!). I think this is partly due to period being due and partly due to my desire to pig out whenever things get emotional or stressful! For the most part, I have stuck to plan, but I definitely haven't been as stringent as I was at the start of this process. I can feel myself pushing boundaries. Somebody mentioned diet fatigue, and I can certainly relate to this at the moment. Anyway, tomorrow will tell! Hope everyone has had a good weekend x

13st 9.5lbs this morning. So only half a lb this week, which isn't huge but is still a step in the right direction. So close to 2 stone lost! Fingers crossed for next week 🤞

Morning ladies,

Well done on your lovely losses 🍁

A very slightly easier week for me, hence 1lb off.

Hanging by a thread tbh, if it wasn't for this group I would have given up!

X

Good morning my lovlies.

sw 150 kg
cw 131.1 kg
next mini goal 127.5kg
loss this week 1.1kg
average calories 1343

So I've been going to the gym and one of the things I was trying to improve is walking further and faster and I did 4km all told in just over an hour (10 min walk to the gym 45 minutes on the treadmill and 10 min walk back)

well done @Willowview and @Bumblebeebum23

Every loss no matter how small is a step in the right direction.

Thanks spojitt, you're smashing this!! Exercise goals are brilliant for improving mood and metabolism aren't they. Congratulations on your dedication.

X

thanks I really appreciate the support

Believe me it's pretty easy to feel awful when when logically you know you're doing the right things and the weight is coming off.

I was even feeling bad about the fact all my clothes are way too big for me this morning because I look silly.

@stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk 19kg loss is a significant achievement, you are making fantastic progress. You should be extremely proud of yourself 🌟we’re all changing and shifting routines with food and exercise that we have had for many years- in my case, my whole life.
I spoke a little too soon about things settling with my sister. She was rude and childish on a night out that didn’t quite go how she wanted and in the process insulted my DD … as you can imagine I wasn’t happy. Short version she apologised the next morning, prompted by me addressing it and despite her trying to minimise it I wasn’t going to let her get away with it. Sorry to go off topic ! I’m not enjoying weekends since my relationship ended. I’m in a weird limbo generally, hoping that I can get through to the new year then it’s going to be full focus on moving my life on. 🤞🏼

Bah family eh! I bet you weren't happy. I actually think not apologising until the next morning is pretty bad too. I mean we've all said stuff on occasion. Apologising 5 minutes later is pretty normal, even an hour or two later after. But grown ups know when they've crossed a line (don't they?)

Maybe I'm wrong. But poor you right now I would hope your sister would be providing emotional support at least and making your life easier.

I imagine it would feel like a weird limbo, one version of how your life might go closing down but the new life you'll build for yourself not really having got started yet? maybe sorry I don't quite know how to phrase it well.

I think once it's settled you'll do very well without him (if that is to be the final outcome) but you deserve more support and consideration imo than you're getting.

I'm feeling a lot more myself today thanks. How's everyone else doing?

@stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk glad to hear that you are feeling more yourself. There seemed to be quite a few people feeling unsettled recently ( amongst friends etc) And thank you for your supportive words again. Just spent a pleasant afternoon out and about with Dsis and my DDs. Mostly just channeling out my Dsis’ fussing and faffing. Her Dd joins us on Friday having been doing a medical exam elsewhere so she will become the focus of her mom’s attention thank goodness.
Anyway… back to weight loss ! I’m not making any significant progress. Managed an hour in the gym and haven’t overeaten but not being as observant of calories and carbs as I should be. I think I need to try having a timetable for exercise, eating window and meal plan, then stick to it. I would love to be around 13st by this time next year. Very doable IF I can keep my head in the game!
@Bumblebeebum23 , @stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk @HippyChickMama do you have a weight target or particular milestone that you are aiming for?

@Willowview sorry, thought I had mentioned you too ! X

I'm aiming for 60kg eventually but with lots of mini goals along the way

Total weight loss goal for the first 6 months 34kg down to 116kg (end of 2023)
Total weight loss goal for the next 6 months 30kg down to 86kg
Total weight loss goal for the next 6 months 16kg down to 70kg (healthy weight)
Total weight loss goal for the next 6 months 10kg down to 60kg (middle of healthy category)

This means I should be at the (top end of) the healthy weight category by the time I have my 50th birthday.