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⭐️LOSE IT!⭐️Superfood September 2026⭐️

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TheRealHousewife · 31/08/2026 20:24

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

Here we are with our LOSE IT! Superfood September 2026! 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?

⭐️LOSE IT!⭐️Superfood September 2026⭐️
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PipkinOfPepper · Yesterday 10:04

Morning!

SW: 111.05 kg (January)
CW: 86 kg
GW: Would love to hit around 80 kg by January 4th (a year since I started), but we'll see - that would mean losing half a kilo a week for the rest of this year, which feels doable if I'm really strict - including over Christmas eeek - but not easy!

PipkinOfPepper · Yesterday 10:08

Fellsbells · Yesterday 10:01

Well done everyone. Really good to hear how everyone else is doing and what struggles we all face. I find it very easy to over eat and then stay in that habit.

I’m being kind to myself at the moment. Weight is up, but I’m still in my buffer area. I don’t want to go up any further though.

Being gentle to yourself is essential! Can you find one kind, small change you could make this week (more steps / tweak to make one meal a day healthier / more water etc)?

TheRealHousewife · Yesterday 16:19

Hi Everyone

🌟LOSE IT!🌟Optimistic October 2026⭐️

⭐️LOSE IT!⭐️Superfood September 2026⭐️
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TheRealHousewife · Yesterday 16:35

@PipkinOfPepper @moondip That is absolutely solid progress. Well done! 👍👏👌

@ToddlersAreBananas Hitting plateaus is soul destroying. Keep going, it’ll be worth it x

@PatienceOfEngels @DreamingOfGeneHunt Fabulous steady progress 👍👌👏

@HappyLittleTreeFriend I hope you’re feeling better! x

WOW - No further loss but feel and look more svelte around the middle 👍

I’ve had migraine and headaches this past 7 days due to my thyroxine dose being reduced (abnormal bloods), but that’s lifted now. It’s been one thing after another this year … not my best tbh.

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SummerHols2026 · Yesterday 20:29

1lb up. I’m ok with that given the ups and downs of the last couple of weeks. Will weigh in a bit more frequently going forward to keep me on track. Looking forward to a productive October 💪

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