☀️LOSE IT! Active August 2026☀️

[TheRealHousewife]

⭐️OPEN TO ALL⭐️ Weight Loss, Wellbeing & Motivation Thread To Support Healthy Habits.

Following on from ⭐️ LOSE IT! July Jumpstart 2026⭐️

Here we are with our Active August LOSE IT! Thread. To reach optimum health and vitality (as well as a trim body) we need to focus not only on our food intake; but movement, our mental health and sleep quality too!

Who doesn’t want to feel good and energetic as well looking great!
Get on board to reset & refresh and become a healthier version of yourself.

These threads are for those who’d like to lose weight and those who wish to maintain whilst eating a healthy varied diet.

As no one size fits all, members need to follow their own way of eating. This thread aims to offer guidance, support and a bit of hand holding.

We have a WOW (weigh on Wednesday) day each week. However post and share your progress as often or as little as you prefer. Do what works for you.

The important thing is not to think of it as a diet (based on deprivation and unsustainable) but more a way of life (sustainable & enjoyable) that’s based on several sensible principles including:-

1. Eat a variety of real whole foods such as fresh vegetables, salad, berries, beans, nuts, eggs, lean meat, good fats etc.
2. Reduce sugars, simple carbs, alcohol and UPFs.
3. Plan your meals & log your intake. Also be mindful of portion control.
4. Intermittent fasting - research suggests (Zoe study) that adhering to an eating window of 10 hours can have a positive effect on health, wellbeing and weight loss. I personally have a eating window of approximately 7hrs - 12:00 - 19:00.
5. Stay hydrated! 💧
6. Move as much as able. Particularly strength based exercise. Muscle keeps you strong as well as revs up your metabolism.
7. Get the fibre in! Great for your gut biome as well as 💩
8. SLEEP! Good sleep hygiene and a regularly sleep routine can be beneficial to weight loss. I’m always more hungry following poor sleep.
9. Be mindful about your own mental wellbeing and try not to eat your feelings. We’ve all been there!
10. Be kind to yourself! ❤️ One or two slip ups won’t undo all your previous efforts. Just check-in with yourself, reinforce your good intentions and carry on!

I calorie count based on a lower carb Mediterranean diet. I intermittent fast and eat twice a day. Im a long time healthy eater and overall I’ve lost over 3 stone
after having been on the wrong side of 12stone.

Are you in?😊 What food plan will you be following? What do you want to change and why?

Any recipes/workouts that have worked for you, you’d like to share?

I was only thinking that I would be lighter than if I was weighed at the doctors, which I suppose I'd consider my true weight
... What with all my clothes on, having drunk quite a few cuppas and a bit o juice, and a couple of bowls (or 3) of cereal, I must be at least half a stone heavier by midmorning 😅 .

But you're right - it doesn't matter at all.
I suppose I was just wondering if I was doing it right?

@ToddlersAreBananas I get this. We were weighed a couple of times for activities on holiday and I wanted to shout that I’m actually several pounds lighter first thing in the morning 😂 As long as you weigh the same time / same layers of clothing every time, you’ll get a comparison, which is all you need to see if you’re trending up or down.

First of September tomorrow! I need a bit of a fresh start. Having started the summer holidays strong, it all seems to have fallen apart a bit in the last three weeks through holidays, colds and family visits!

last day of the month and weighing in at 157.3
down 2.7 lbs for the month but up slightly from last wednesday.
i've noticed an "extra" helping sneaking into my meal planning and of course my exercise mojo is still MIA

I hope everyone is pleased overall and i hope all is well @TheRealHousewife

Hello Ladies Sorry for the late post for our September thread. I’m currently away and have 1 more week to go. The change of scenery is lovely 🥰

⭐️LOSE IT! Superfood September 2026!⭐️

Im ok thank you @BreakingBroken . A few residual symptoms and it’s not clear if Lyme is eradicated as yet 🤞 Apparently Lyme antibodies can remain months after …

Morning all! Ending the month at 77.1kg (down 2kg, though been static for the last 2 weeks!).
Will jump onto September thread.

Thanks for the new thread and enjoy the well deserved break @TheRealHousewife

I think as long as you consistently do the same thing @ToddlersAreBananas then you can see progress - no right or wrong.

@FridayNighFeeling okay. I think I was over thinking it!