5 stone 26 weeks - Anyhow that works for you

[stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk]

If you have a bit more to lose and will be doing this for a while and want a nice supportive crowd to hang out with while you're at it this might be the thread for you.

Still feels like things are a bit slower now but they’re heading the right way at least. Nutritionist tomorrow with my photo food diary to check in on 1 months progress.

SW: 19st10 (1st Jan 2024)
W1: -6, 19st4
W2: -3, 19st1
W3: -3, 18st12
W4: +1, 18st13
(M1: 18st10 1st Feb)
W5: -3, 18st10
GW: 14st10

Feeling.happy to have started making progress! I know it's mostly water and food weight but still.

SW (31st Jan): 136kg
CW: 132.1kg

Total loss: 3.9kg

Also lost a BMI point :)

Bad week for me - I thought I'd stayed in calorie deficit but didn't meet my deficit targets for a few days, and have gained half a kilo. Still, onwards and upwards and I'll try to be back on it more this week.

SW (1 Jan): 95.5kg
CW (5 Feb): 91.9kg
Overall loss: 3.6kg

Left to lose until next mini-goal: 2kg

Start weight 21st
Current weight 20st 4lb
Goal weight 11st
First target 17st

Lost 4lb this week
10lb total loss.

Excited/hopeful that in the next couple of weeks I could be out of the 20s....

Another 3/4" gone from my waist too.

OMAD is really really working for me. I'm like a food alcoholic and OMAD is as close to going cold turkey as you can with food. It's just this massive relief to remove it from the equation.

SW (3/7/23) 150 kg
SW (1/1/24) 124.0 kg
CW (end of week 5) 119.0 kg (-1.4kg)
Total loss so far 5.0 kg against target of 6.25 kg => 1.25 kg behind

mini goals
🎯118 kg = 5 stone lost

Both my high to high and low to low comparisons agree I've lost 5.0kg so I feel pretty confident that I have indeed been burning fat at a rate of 1kg a week on average over the last 5 weeks. Not bad but I would like to do a little better and last weeks average calories at 1440 per day was the lowest I've managed since Christmas.

great work @Scrabblingaround Excited/hopeful that in the next couple of weeks I could be out of the 20s... I'm sure you're right and it's a great mini goal.

@Morred it's very unlikely that you've stored any significant amount of extra fat, whilst you thought you were under your maintenance calories, it'll just be natural fluctuations in water retention & how much food you have in your gut and should come off again just as quickly.

woo hoo well done @PlantDoctor nice strong start!

@PotatoFan Looks like you just lost your first stone of the new year 19:10 -> 18:10 just in time to meet with the nutritionist!

Finally started to see some movement after I've given into loosely calorie counting!

SW: 217.4lbs
CW: 211.2 lbs

Can't remember what I put as goal weight, but my main goal is to keep losing!

Morning @Bumblebeebum23 I managed to eat much more mindfully over the weekend. Well done, you've done so well and come so far it's absolutely fine to give your body a break on maintenance calories for a few days here and there, getting into the 'I've had enough so I will rest' mindset rather than 'I've had enough so I will quit' mindset is so much easier said than done but is really crucial imo.

I'm hoping to continue the momentum this week. Great to hear, I too am resolved to focus properly and meet my deficit targets!

Good Morning @FlabMonsterIsDietingAgain Congratulations on being up and on it so early to get us started today, looks like you've also just lost your first stone! Bloody well done.

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Well done to @stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk too! You've done fantastically well already and 1kg a week is a perfect rate of loss!

good morning and good job there @OkyDoke it's adding up nicely.

my main goal is to keep losing! For sure.* *It's sometimes sensible to not set a specific long term goal but I am a fan of setting mini goals e.g. at 210.4lbs you'll have lost half a stone this year.

Thanks @PlantDoctor I need to focus on my mini goals

118kg is 5 stone lost in total,
117.7kg is under 18 and half stone
and 117.6kg and I too will have lost my first stone of the new year.

Hi all. I'm new - never joined a slimming thread before but after sorting out my wardrobe and discovering that 90% of my clothes don't fit, I had to choose whether to throw them out and buy new clothes or shift the extra pounds.

And I really hate clothes shopping. So, hi!

I've joined Weight Loss Resources. Had some success with them many years ago when I needed to drop the baby weight, and it was pretty do-able. That was only about a stone so a bigger effort is in order this time. I need to drop 4 stone to get to the top of the healthy range. 5 stone to get comfortably within it. I'll be here for a while...

Think I’ll join. I am at a similar stage weight wise to you OP. Not sure if we are similar heights. I’m also broad and not petite.

Height 171 cm

SW 1.1.2024 275.6 lbs

CW 5.1.2024 264.1 lbs

Waiting for a Specialist Consultant appointment in April 2024 (hopefully). May consider Ozempic.

Have autoimmune hypothyroidism (Hashimotos) on Levrothyroxine for life.

Happy with my first month. Gone are the days when I lose this amount of weight in the first week of dieting...thanks Hypothyroidism!

Week 4

WL 1.5.bs
TWL 7.5lbs

SW 208.5lbs
CW 200.6lbs
TW 165lbs
35.1lbs to go.

Nice going @Levo well done on your loss and that's your first half a stone!🍻

Hi there @Sharksarescary welcome! I'm a bit shorter 5ft 5" / 165cm.

Well done on your loss so far. Keep it up and you'll have some great progress to show the consultant come April! Nothing wrong with considering Ozempic, but I'd encourage you to consider the possible side effects carefully if you do. They were enough to put me off, but I confess I'm more cynical and risk averse in such matters than many people.

hey there and welcome @HearMeSnore I hear you about hating clothes shopping! I need to buy myself some new clothes especially gym stuff as it's reached the stage of being silly looking it's so big and or in danger of falling off. And yet somehow it still seems to be hard to find the will / enthusiasm to actually chose new stuff.

I'm hoping to be at the top of the healthy range (68kg for me) somewhere between xmas 24 and spring 25 so I'll be around long enough to keep you company I'm sure.

Hi Everyone iv been watching for a while you are all certainly motivating x
So I started 28/12/23 weighing 17.3 I was horrified to be honest. Focused on Carnivore, and slow walks to get rid of the nasty and relive pain and inflammation.
I have ME/Cfs and over active thyroid so I have to take it easy.
One month in 28/01/24 I was 15.11 so a great loss 20lb and I'd joined a gym, I fell off wagon after initial success (this is normal for me) I sabotage myself.
Gym scales 02/02 I was 16.3.
Anyway today I'm back at 15/11 iv pulled it back in I deserve to live ok after me. I am worthy to f being healthy.
So I don't plan on weighing again till 02/03 I'm putting my home scales in the bin as you do fluctuate daily and I struggle.
I'm following Dr Mosley 800 fast for 12 weeks somedays I do use more calories but fasting works for me.
My first target now is 15 stone
13 stone will be a clothes shop
11 stone I will see how I look 👀

bumblebeebum totally relate and trying to wrangle through that myself.

A pound off since my last weigh in which was about 10 days ago. My usual stance would be to pull a strop and give up because a pound seems pointless but this time I'm seeing it in a positive light and trying to see the bigger picture. Small steps.

SW: 223.6 lbs (08/01/24)
CW: 215.6 lbs (05/02/24)
GW: 153.6 lbs
Weight loss aim: 70lbs
Weight loss to date: 8lbs

Hi there @Mum2lots welcome and well done on your loss so far!! 20lbs is a great start and must be really motivating!

17:3 - I was horrified to be honest.

I think we can all relate to the moment where the numbers on the scales feel horrifying having been there at one time or other.

Focused on ... slow walks to... relive pain and inflammation... I have to take it easy.

I think walking is excellent for both mental health and gentle exercise so this sounds like a great plan to me. 20lbs in 5 weeks is a lot, well done on getting back under 16 stone.

I deserve to live ok after me. I am worthy of being healthy.

Couldn't agree more.

So I don't plan on weighing again till 02/03 I'm putting my home scales in the bin as you do fluctuate daily and I struggle.

Whatever works for you, I found that it was really helpful to weigh myself at the same time every day but then only keep track of the highest and lowest readings of the week. It then feels natural to compare the highest of this week with the highest of last week, and the lowest of this week with the lowest of last week, and that allows me to estimate the amount of fat burnt without distressing myself about the natural inevitable fluctuations in what the scales say on a given morning. I hate the feeling when you get on the scales and there's loads of pressure on precisely what they say right now.

I'm following Dr Mosley 800 fast for 12 weeks

I'm finding intermittent fasting with a 16:8 pattern really useful and it's definitely helping to make it easier to keep the calories per day down. My window is 12 noon to 8pm and cutting out the after dinner snacking is probably the best benefit for me as I think that's where I was so often letting myself down.

My first target now is 15 stone

I like it but would also encourage you to set and celebrate the mini goals along the way, I know my motivation benefits from having a goal I can meet within the next 2 or 3 weeks to strive for.

13 stone will be a clothes shop, 11 stone I will see how I look 👀

See how you get on and maybe you'll have tons of nice clothes you're delighted to be able to get into again but I would encourage you to make sure you do have some nice clothes that fit you at every step along the way as I find it helps reinforce the 'you are worth taking care of properly' type messaging that is so crucial to long term success.

Remember your main goal should always be a happier healthier you.

@stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk @24Seconds2Go
THANKYOU both for your replies.
Broke fast at 1pm I'll finish eating at 7/6 tomorrow I may eat early I try to listen to my body with every approach
Totally agree on having nice bits (clothes) along the way iv also been watching the glow princess thread although personal I feel I'm a queen 😂😂😂😂 so selfcare is a focus for me at the moment too xx just about to book a wash and blow for Friday xx