8 Stone or more to lose? Please join me.

[TheShellBeach]

I was 20st.
I've recently lost 2st.

I'd like to be 10st, so I have 8st to go.

Does anyone want to join me? I'm taking Orlistat and trying to stick to 1700 cals/day.

All welcome!

I'm only on day 3 but my appetite is certainly lower!

@concernedchild what dose of berberine are you taking?

500mg x

Does it matter what brand you get? There's lots of different ones on Amazon.

Probably the wrong person to ask as I got a random one off Amazon! If you're concerned get it off Holland and Barrett, doctors apparently prescribe it in Europe so I'm not too concerned xx

I've a lot to loose
It just seems to go up and up
I'm out of control

I always find that I need to have a start date in mind.

Then I eat my way through the crap in the house and make sure I don't buy any more of it.

Then I start.

I have been taking Orlistat 120mg three times a day (from my GP but you can buy them from online chemists). I find they really work.

I've got the NHS app on my phone and I try to stick to 1600 calories a day.

I'm doing well at the moment. It's been three weeks and I've gone from 19st 5lb down to 17st 13lb.

I know that I'll want to give up at some point. That's why I started the thread - to try to make me stay on track for once.

When I was 50, I went right down to 10st 4lb and was a size 12 - 14. That was fine for me.

But over the last 18 years since then I crept back up to 21st at one point.

Hopefully I'm on my way down now.

I was nearly 24st at one point. It's tough isn't it? It goes on so slowly but then we expect to lose it so fast

Exactly!

Well, I've lost three pounds this week.

I think I'm doing really well.

I'm just waiting for the first disaster.

I'm 17st 11lb now.
As I was 20st to start with, I think that's good.

I cooked an amazing Easter dinner yesterday and ate loads of potatoes.
It's the first time I've exceeded my 1600 cals/day.

I think the Berberine is helping to suppress my appetite.

Lost another three pounds this week.

Really well done! :)

I've got down to 17st 6lb now.
I was 20st just after Christmas.

You are doing brilliantly! How do you feel?

Well done! I had 5 stone to lose when I started in November and am currently free of almost 3 of them! Have gone from nearly 16 stone to just below 13 stone. Need to get to 11ish stone to have a healthy bmi

Well done to you too @Flatleak ! How have you done this, if you don't mind sharing :)

Im using wegovy injections and am all over those threads on here! Has been wonderful for me

I shall have a look. I've no idea what they are!

Just as fat.

I've had to buy smaller bras and smaller leggings.

But I don't think I look any different.

I'm sure you do look different. The fact that you've had to buy smaller bras and leggings backs me up. :D I think when we see ourselves every day we don't notice the change so much but others do. I saw something about taking a photo of yourself every week so you can see the changes when you don't feel any different. You've lost an awful lot of weight already. I think you are doing fabulously. Gets cheer leader pom poms out :) xx

I've found I can walk a bit faster though!