2 Stones Off By Easter- a thread for those with lots to lose in 2024.

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The 2 Stones off by Christmas thread was pretty successful.
Hopefully this one will be just as useful.
The idea is that losing 2 stones is just the start. If you have a lot to lose then it can seem daunting so... small targets.

That said, to get 2 stones off by Easter then we need to lose a bit over
2 lbs per week so a bit of dedication is needed.
Start Date- January 1st but join when you can.

Weigh In Day - usually Monday but it's up to you.

For those that are coming from the original thread I think for the new thread we need to add an extra element. Self care! Anything you can add to help you feel a bit better. Skin care? Body Lotion? Flossing your teeth?
Just a little something in addition to watching what you eat.

Not the best first week but then I did have a weekend away for a big birthday!

SW 14st 7lb
CW 14st 6.5lb
GW 12st 7lb

01/01 - 12 st/76.2kg
08/01 - 11 st 11/74.7kg

Nice -3 lb start for this year for me too! Let's go!

SW: 19st10
W1: 19st4
GW: 17st10

SW 13st 4lb
W1 13st 5lb 😟
we were using up the last of the Christmas food…

Can I join? Bit late, but I only got rid of the adult DC (and the Xmas leftover goodies) at the weekend.

SW: 13st 12.4lbs
Easter GW: 11st 12lbs
GW: 10st 7lbs

We're on a weekend abroad for DH's 60th birthday over Easter, so 2 stone by then would be amazing, and I'd feel a lot happier about myself.

Morning all this first weigh day Monday.
Start weight 15st 1 lb
Current weight 14st 10.5lbs
Really pleased with this but know that it's due to carb cutting so therefore water weight. I could have done better had I not consumed multiple Christmas chocolates daily! Never mind either way it's a good start from me I think. My plan for this week is to KOKO [keep on keeping on] minus the chocolate and to try to reduce my propensity to snack.
Well done everyone, we're on the road now so just need to stay on it.
[Waves to the other oldies @Apprenante and @CurlsnSunshinetime4tea]

Waves back to @recklessgran and@CurlsnSunshinetime4tea .

Start weight 14st 6.5lbs
Current 14st 2lb

I love your plan to KOKO @recklessgran. That's where I have gone wrong in the past. 18 months of thoughtful eating then comes a holiday, a birthday, an other celebration all close together and I take my eye off the ball.
Good planning everyone!

Morning.

3lb loss for me. I've fluctuated around the 15.4 mark quite often so I think this is probably water weight. Once I get below 15.4lb I know I'm losing properly.

I am happy enough with this. I only exercised twice and haven't been properly calorie counting. I've been sticking to IF but have sometimes had to extend the hours due to work or getting home late etc.

Hoping to increase exercise and be a bit tighter with food this week. Another decent loss would definitely act as good motivation.

SW: 15:10
CW: 15.7
Loss - 3lb

This is week 1 for me after my DS had an absolutely horrendous sickness bug last week! Last night I kept waking myself up from snoring... Something that has been happening more frequently from weight gain. I'm only 34, I have to change things now.

SW - 16st 2lbs
BMI - 32.7 (obese)
GW (Easter) 14st 3lbs
BMI - 28.5 (overweight)

Lots of exercise this week and my period, but seen a loss so happy enough with this:

SW: 217.4lbs
CW: 214.8lbs
GW for Easter: 193.4lbs

SW 12st 5
CW 12st 2
Loss 3Ib - 😊
GW 10st 10

Good luck with Monday weigh ins. I hope you all have a big poo before the scales 😂

I'm down two pounds this week, making a total loss of 5 lbs.

Can I join? Need the accountability…

SW 12 st 3
CW 12 st 1
GW 10 st

Doing dry January and keeping a hand written journal so I can highlight all the cake/biscuits/crisps I usually chomp 😀

First weigh in today

SW 12st 3lb
CW 11st 12lb
GW 10st ish

A 5lb loss. I'm really happy with that but just hope I can build on it and not slide back up, as I find it tricky in weeks 2-3 when initial enthusiasm wears off. Having others here to check in with is a great support though.

Hope everyone has a good day.

SW-102kg -16 stone 0.75 lb
CW-101kg-15 stone 12.75 lb

GW-Easter-14 stone
GW -longer term-13 stone 2lb

I'll take that 2lb loss with my sluggish thyroid

So I initially weighed in 31.12.23 on my very old mechanical scales at 12st 7lbs.

I have been tracking my weight each day since and the weight has varied up or down so I decided to buy myself new digital "ultimate accuracy" scales this morning.

Just home and weighed myself, disappointingly my current weight is showing consistently as 84.50kg / 13st 4lbs / 186lbs

This is the heaviest I've ever been.

So I'm going to do a new SW today of 84.50kg / 13st 4lbs / 186lbs

Doing some calculators online and it seems for my height I should weigh about 64kg / 10st 1lb / 141lbs

So I have to lose 20.5kg / 3st 3lbs / 45lbs

Not feeling too happy about these numbers and think this will take me a long time to change. Had a pretty tough decade it feels like but keen to try and look after myself more going forward.

I'll look out for your update next week to help to keep you on track. You can do it.

SW: 16st 4lbs
CW: 16st 4lbs

Stayed the same 😕

Well done everyone who made an effort last week, I'm only 3 days in and struggling!

Question - when do you start to feel lighter? it might be nice if posters when mentioning a loss, state that first moment they feel it, or what they could now achieve physically that wasn't possible before.

For me that feeling has to be the motivation as the change in how my body looks doesn't seem enough. I think I have become so detached to myself and avoid mirrors etc so examining my body will only lead to self loathing, even if I lose a few stone. I'm trying really hard this time to be only positive about this and enjoy my lighter body without hang ups.

Great to see the thread so active. Hoping it will keep me motivated.

sw 13st 12lbs
cw 13st 10lbs
Easter goal 12st 5lbs
Ultimate goal 10st 10lbs

Happy with 2lbs off as I’ve still been working my way through the open boxes of chocolates. And Pringles! Going to put all the unopened goodies away out of sight now.

Your username made me salivate!!!!

That challenge sounds great, its tough when you have that bridal pressure on top of everything else.

First weigh in
SW 13 stone 4lb
CW 12 stone 10lb
GW 11 stone 1b my Easter then ultimately 10stone 1
I know a lot of that's water weight plus weighing first thing with less on instead of at night. This is where I lost it last time by eating junk and eating less in between and getting hangry.
Starting to do that this time so I need to sort myself out so I don't fall off the wagon

Thank you ihonestlydontgetit that's kind. I'll look out for yours too x

SW: 16.6
Today: 16.4

Not that great but still a lose. Need to get rid of the Christmas cheese!

SW 166.5
CW 163.2
GW 140
week 1 loss 3.3 lbs

I’m motivated to be out of the 160’s.