5 stone 26 weeks - Anyhow that works for you

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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.

Very well done @Penguinpairs that's terrific

well done on your loss @Morred especially given that it was half term.

Well done on meeting your February goal @Motiv8ed

well done everyone for sticking at it. Very well done to @FlabMonsterIsDietingAgain fabulous loss.

Hi all! Happy Monday.

I have just over a kilo gone this week so official loss since August is 4st 12lbs (31kg). Really hoping to break the 5st mark next week which will mean I’ll have lost 5st/32kg in 29 weeks.

Since joining this thread, I’ve lost 7kg/just over 15lbs in 6 weeks.

Have been struggling last two weeks with losses that felt lower than they should be, so I’m back using My Fitness Pal. Have also started exercising as I’m feeling a bit more up for it. Definitely starting to get some loose skin in places (upper arms, most noticeably but things also looking very doughy) so hoping more activity will help a bit.

First week

SW 16st 1.5
CW 15st 7

So 8.5lbs lost happy with that.

@BusinessSecretsOfThePharaoh

5 stone in 29 weeks is amazing .

Thanks @Adooree. Well done on your loss too- that’s remarkable. What approach are you taking?

I think if I had told myself back in August that I’d stick to a strict calories controlled diet for six months, I’d have imagined myself as slim but I’m nowhere near that so will keep going. Aiming for at least another three stone.
I’m not a patient person 😂

I’ve found this useful calculator online if it’s of use to anyone. Shows the amount of calories you burn when walking, depending on your weight and height.

@BusinessSecretsOfThePharaoh

Calorie counting is the best way imo . I'm on shakes at the mo to get me going but will go over to the same as you.
I've been diagnosed as having NAFLD ( non alcoholic fatty liver disease ) which has scared me into taking myself in hand so want to lose a couple of stone to motivate myself and will then change my diet ( weight ) for life .

I’m a bit late but can I join?

Not sure if there is anyone here from the 2 stone before Christmas thread, but I found that really motivating to be part of so would like try again :)

I ended up losing not far off 2 stone in the end, but did fall off the wagon and stop posting. For the first time though (I think literally ever) I have managed to get back on the wagon before any significant regain. I have spend the last few years essentially losing and gaining 2 stone, but in between each attempt, putting back on some extra as well.

I’ve just got myself The Last Diet by Sharon Izadi. I saw her on a podcast and her line about her book being for people who “can’t lose weight despite having all the knowledge, tools and motivation” or something like that.

Thats me to a tee. I’m now 30 and have had a strong desire to lose weight since my early teens. I’ve had periods of being happy with my body but it’s never been slim, despite it being the one overarching goal of my life. I’ve done countless hours of research on weight loss, nutrition, calorie counting, exercise, fasting, alll of this stuff. Yet sticking to a plan seems all but impossible. I’m hoping I will be able to change this.

hi @SnowflakeSparkles I don't know if it might be a good approach for you but I used a calculator to find out my maintainence calories at my target weight and am trying to normalise that as the normal amount of calories to have per day.

Monday weigh in

Start weight 21st
Current weight 19st 11lb
Goal weight 11st
First target 17st

Lost 4lb this week
17lb total loss.

Another half inch off my waist this week too.

Have made it through the 20st barrier, and first whole stone gone!

Well deserved ne @Scrabblingaround !

well done @Scrabblingaround great work

I'm really aware that at some point have to be more careful about what I eat in my OMAD, but for now I'm eating whatever everyone else is and it's just great. Really didn't think OMAD would be this sustainable but it's working so well. The simplicity of it is glorious.

Can you tell me more about OMAD please, @Scrabblingaround? Typically, what do you eat each day and at what time?

Outside of that do you have anything at all like tea/coffee/soup?

I drink tea with v small splashes of milk throughout the day, apart from that I don't have anything until the evening. Sometimes I work in the evening and then I'll eat about 4pm before work, otherwise I eat around now... about to have toad in the hole!

I don't really drink alcohol, but did have a g&t on Saturday this week.

I just have a nice big meal at dinner time and that's that. My stomach has massively shrunk-I'm fuller quicker than I used to be. But I do have seconds sometimes and occasionally pudding if everyone is.

V aware I will have to reign it I further as I get smaller, but at the moment I'm consistently losing 3-5lb a week (I'll lose nothing next week now I've written that )

I eat all the usual food, spag Bol and curries and chilli and the odd roast and Saturday night pizza etc. Just exactly what the rest of the family are having. This was the main draw of it for me - the kids don't really notice anything different, no fuss.

Does anyone do this when your dh is eating and your on a diet ?I

Do you notice what they are eating , and silently judge them ?

Mine has eaten breakfast , just cereal But then seems to have gone on an eating frenzy , his lunch was 2 cheese & tom rolls followed by an almond croissant .
For dinner he ate another roll , a pack of Sainsbury's Potato Daphinoise (sp ) serves 6 ! with sweetcorn , and a veggie thing and currently eating another almond croissant .
Maybe my saying judging him is a bit harsh , but normally the potato thing lasts us 3 days and today he's cooking for himself.
All that can't be healthy.

@Adooree same in our house as soon as I mention eating healthy everyone eats like they're not going to be fed. DH thinks all the home cooked food is making him fat....er no my love it's all the snacks you pack away over the course of the day! He never eats anything in moderation. The whole pack has to be eaten no matter how many it's meant to serve. At the moment it's salted peanuts and then complains he has an upset stomach🙄

I'm in the other position dh was on the weight loss thing (gym personal trainer & trying to eat healthier) for quite a while before I was. At times there was definitely a bit of judgement.

I started losing weight slowly but he didn't even notice I was losing weight, so I decided I'd best take it more seriously and lose weight a bit faster.

@Adooree yes! My DH is constantly grazing! I just have to ignore it and concentrate on myself.

I know it's not officially weigh-in day, but I wanted to share that I saw 12st 9lbs on my scales this morning, which means I am officially 3 stone down today 🥳

Next mini target is to reach 12st 7lbs and then my 3.5st loss 📉

I’ve completed my first official weigh in today as I’m going to be trying really hard now to be kinder to myself and make better choices etc…

SW: 241.2lb 😳
TW: 190lb

First Goal is 230lb.

Congratulations bumblebee. You do inspire me. I started at 15st 5 at the start of the year. I'll be thrilled when I reach 12st 9. It seems a long way right now though. Do you mind if I ask how long it has taken you to get where you are?

Working I think we've all felt that awful feeling as we've looked down at the scales but you've made the first step on your journey. What approach are you taking?

Thank you @Penguinpairs it has been quite slow and steady. I started at the end of June last year. However, whenever I have been more restrictive (and therefore lost quicker) I have always ended up giving up and putting it all back on. I hoping that this time I can make an ongoing and manageable life change. I feel so much better than I did at 15st 9 x

Hi all. Sorry I've been a bit missing in action just been having a down couple of weeks... hoping the cloud will lift soon.

Still been doing my steps.

No loss last week but just weighed in and lost another Kg this week so current stats are:

SW 100kg
CW 92kg

Slowly chipping away at it. I'm starting to notice the difference so that's a positive. I think coupling it with all the walking is helping to change my shape.

Hope you're all doing well!