2 months until Christmas. Anyone up for losing half a stone with me?

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I am on a couple of these threads and lost over a stone on a focussed "summer holidays" thread earlier in the year. However, they seemed to have naturally tailed off and so have my efforts! Since returning to work/school in Sept, I have been less motivated and have been gaining and losing the same couple of lbs.

Anyway...I am currently 11st 6.5lbs (I'm 5"3). Ideally I would like to get down to 10st, but I never seem to get there before gaining again.

So, I thought I would set myself another manageable mini goal of moving into the 10s by Christmas to help me re-focus.

Since turning 40, weight loss has slowed right down, so I am going to aim for half a stone loss by Christmas as a first step.

I am going to weigh in on Wednesdays

Anyone is welcome to join me 🙂

I haven’t being weighing in this week, due on so I know I won’t like what I see. My sleep has been poor too, up at 4:30 everyday, not Sunday, to take DD to work so I have snacked to much! I will check today though and see how bad it is!

That all sounds exhausting 😴 hope you manage to have a restful Christmas 🎄 x

11st 3.25! Woohoo

Well done @ErmThisOne! 👏 🥳

Final weigh in before Xmas today - 9.13

Im really pleased with myself it’s been hard to stick to some days especially the exercising on top of eating better/less

Well done @Issueswiththetap 👏 great stuff! Are you at your target weight now? X

Yes as I’m quite tall so this is perfect. I’m going to be more relaxed the next week or so then go back to exercise and very healthy eating in the new year . It’s much harder now than when I was younger to get to a healthy slim weight I’ve realised !

Just popping in to wish you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄

Sorry I dropped off the chat life got in the way. Is there plans for this group to start in January? If so look forward to joining you all. Although dreading weighing myself 😫

@Summersunshineblissnew thread x

Lovely, thanks so much @ErmThisOne

Merry Christmas @Summersunshinebliss

Glad to have you with us into 2026 x

Thank you @happysnail12 😊

Merry Christmas @happysnail12and everyone!
I did manage to lose that 7kg so now down 19.5kg as of 22/12 from when I started 1/09. @JG24it’s simply calorie counting. I eat about 1800 calories a day, pretty much the same breakfast and lunch every day and and a more normal size dinner, but portion controlled. I then have a cup of tea and two small biscuits and if I get the munchies late at night I eat gherkins! Remember I’m very tall and I’ve got a lot to lose, so my calorie allowance is relatively high. I don’t do any exercise other than walking, though when I lose more I’d like to get back in to Pilates which I did for years.
I haven’t gone down a dress size (clothes are a bit looser) and no one has noticed my three stone loss, which is fine I’d rather they didn’t comment even if they did notice. On a break for Christmas but back on it January 1, aiming for another 15kg off before my holiday late March.