Ooh can I join please? 52, 5’5”5 and was 13st7 last week. I’ve lost 9lbs since 2nd August. I’ve had a rough few years looking after elderly parents (now sadly passed away), dealing with an absolute grabby fucker of a sibling, trying to run a business, supporting kids through exams and combined it all with the menopause 😭 it’s a wonder I’m not sat in a padded cell tbh. My issue is wine, chocolate, a lazy fast food lunch too many times, overeating in general (I love cooking) and eating out. On the upside, hormones all balanced, kids off to uni and they passed their driving test so I have more time to myself. No excuses now as I have a DH with a heart condition so I need to make sure I stay healthy for DC.
What I’ve done so far… thought about weight-loss jabs but decided to spend the money on fitness instead…kick-started with a PT 3 x pw for August specifically lifting weights. I probably don’t need him now. I have all the peloton machines, weights, resistance bands etc at home but tbh I haven’t bothered them too much so decided that would have to change…I’ve also intermittent fasted, preferring to eat in a 6 hour window (12-6) and I’ve cut down to one meal a day in the middle of the day which is mainly a massive salad with a large protein content (steak, chicken etc). Absolutely no processed foods..I’ve even made my own salad dressings and mayonnaise 😂 snacks have been pistachios (in their shell so it is more time consuming to eat them and so I eat less) or fresh fruit only. Water consumption has been high. I have cut booze out Monday to Friday and only drink black coffee otherwise. I am not hungry at all. So that’s a win!
Exercise-wise I am doing 10k steps a day (dog walk plus watching Disney+ Or Netflix on the peloton) and I’m raising the incline on the treadmill by 0.5% every week. Speed consistently set at 3.5mph (5.7kmph) and my goal is 6% incline (at 3.5% at the mo). I wear arm weights.
The biggest issues now are - off on holiday at the end of the week for 10 days. Then DC starts uni, possibly in another country (long story) I’m a big foodie so I will eat BUT I’m determined to keep up the steps every day to offset this. I had my first “ooh have you lost weight?” Comment yesterday so I’m building on that as a motivator. I’m NOT using my reflection in the 3 way mirror in the m&s changing room yesterday (my body looks like a candle left in the sun) nor DH’s ‘helpful’ comment about a bikini I had bought (it’s been returned). I know I’m in denial about my size so I need to not do what I’ve always done and return to old ways of eating and drinking too much! It’s taken a long time to get this big so it’ll take a year to shift I reckon. 10stone is the goal. The other goal is to tone everything (including my face!) at the same time to minimise the loose skin issue. We’ll see…
Sorry for the long, boring essay but I need to stay accountable!