Dropping some pounds ready for December - anyone in?

[Likert]

October has been a bonkers month. I want to drop 4KG in November ready for guilt-free December.

I'm aiming for:
> 1400 calories per day
> 50 - 60g of protein a day
> 25g of fibre a day
> 2 or 3 gym sessions a week

I started yesterday and I'll be going until Friday 27 November when I have my first Christmas meal booked.

Anyone want to join for moral support and accountability?

Just bumping this for you OP.
MNHQ

I'm in!

Thanks @PipMumsnet

Hi @hastenotwaste

Maybe its just the two of us but that's OK. We can keep each other accountable.

Me too!! I have 8lbs to lose to get me out of the obese category. Psychologically this would be a huge boost for me. It would also help me get back into my jeans which would enable more confidence with socialising etc. I would love to lose this by the end of the year. I just can't see it happening as I am fully comfort eating as have a few shitty things going on. Sorry to be negative! I'm doing weight watchers and am on day 3! Let's go!!!!

I'm in. My 6'5 bf officially weight less than me. I need to do something. I am looking at old pictures for immigration purposes and it is brutal.

Welcome @Froughties and @ReyRey12

We can do this!

So far (since Monday), I've managed:
> 1200 - 1400 calories each day
> About 50g of protein though it can be a struggle
> About 20 - 25g of fibre though, again, it can be hard while also trying to keep calories low
> Done 1 gym session on Monday. I'd booked for tonight too but I think the class leader will cancel because there's only me that's booked on

That's really good, @Likert I am not counting calories but just trying to avoid cakes and wine! I am finding all last winter's clothes to be too snug to say the least. I am going to yoga tomorrow - first time in ages. I know it won't burn many calories but hopefully it will get me into a healty mindset.

Okay,

I'll start eating breakfast. Then maybe I won't be as starved at lunch. My problem are portion sizes.

I'll consider calorie counting. I hate it but I also feel like I have to consider it.

No takeaways when I'm by myself.

Sweet treats, only small ones. No big choclate bard cause they're cheaper.

Holiday season coming so I will stick with wine, hard selzers and no fruity cocktails.

I’m in

Me too! I want to lose 10lbs by 20th December.

I’m in - I’ll start tomorrow
4 kg in Nov would be great

Welcome newcomers!

@ReyRey12 Eating breakfast is a great idea. I never used to - I'd crash by midmorning and end up having loads of hobnobs and then feel even worse.

I have overnight oats now and it keeps me full until lunchtime. It needs a bit of preparation the night before but it doesn't take long. And I quite enjoy it - it's like a little gift for myself for the following day.

Mix together and stick in the fridge:
15g oats
80g milk
20g skyr
3-4g milled flaxseeds
3-4g chia seeds

Handful of freeze dried raspberries added in the morning about 10 mins before eating

Hi, can I join? I’ve just been stuck in a rut this year, gaining/losing the same few pounds and gradually creeping up rather than down, I stood a real chance of ending the year heavier than I started.i don’t have loads to lose, maybe a stone in total and I’m being realistic that at my age I could feasibly lose half a pound most weeks, so my goal is to to at target by the time I go away with family in May. Slow and steady.

in October so far I decided that rather than cutting things out I was going to add more of the good things and so I have added more veg and more protein to every meal (aiming for 100g protein a day) and also a protein snack at mid afternoon which stops me eating biscuits and cheap carbs. I am trying not to drink alcohol, not promising fully dry but really cutting down. Other than that I’m just eating my normal meals and keeping to my calorie allowance which is 1550 a day. I have a home gym and try to use that 3 times a week, walk the dog daily, and run a couple of miles a few times a week as well.

the biggest thing for me has been hiding my bathroom scales, which I did on 1st October. It’s really stopped me checking ‘the damage’ after a few treats or if I’ve gone over my calories and stopped me punishing myself for it. I did weigh in for a diet club I belong to and I’d lost 5lb in October so far which I was really happy with, but now they are hidden again for 4 weeks until the next weigh in.

I’d like to join please 🙋‍♀️ I’ve done really well on weight loss this year, got to within 5lbs of target, then had surgery, so couldn’t move, and got subsequent bad news, so comfort ate 😔 totally gutted to realise I’ve put on at least 15lbs.

for me, it’s definitely the comfort eating that’s the problem - anyone got any tips for that? The sort of mindless grazing of homemade cakes and buns for the kids for a short term ‘high’ when everything feels overwhelming…

Can I join please. I have 5 lbs to lose to get out of the obese category and it would be great to do that before Christmas. I have about 3 stone to lose but I’m actually heavier than I was at the start of the year so if nothing else I would like to end the year lighter than I started. Planning to just cut out snacks etc initially and see how it goes. If I start too strict I usually fall off the wagon spectacularly.

I did similar a few years ago, started in the September and lost 2 stone , then it got to December and I just couldn’t eat the usual treats ! I’ve maintained the weight ever since I think the drastic diet change just got stuck in my mind and I preferred feeling better. I do still have a little chocolate on Xmas day each year but never really fancy more than that.

@BakeItTilIMakeIt for me it’s been the protein, it’s a real game changer. I work from home in quite a technical boring job and by the afternoon my brain is tired and frazzled and I start looking for goodies. I started having a protein yogurt or a piece of chicken at about 2.30 after my lunch and honestly it curbed my afternoon grazing a lot. I am not one for evening snacks really so as long as I can get through the afternoon I am usually ok

Welcome newcomers!

@BakeItTilIMakeIt I think stopping grazing takes just a huge amount of willpower and wilful routine change. Its not easy. I make sure to have cashews and raisins (weighed out - its easy to overeat) in the afternoon but it means very consciously thinking "Nope, have something else" when I reach for the hobnobs.

I also try and drink a couple pf glasses of psyllium husk every afternoon which fills me up for a good long while. And it contributes towards my fibre goals. Tastes like absolute shit though - use lemon squash in the water would be my advice!

Hi. Can I please join you? I would love to lose the 8 pounds I have gained since the summer. I'm going to start using the Team RH app again, do 10,000 steps a day and get back in the gym starting on the 1st 💪🏻

Welcome @MercuryRising

I weighed myself this morning and I actually weigh less than I thought I would 🤔 But my clothes feel a bit too snug for my liking and I think I look a bit looser than I'd like.

So, I'm still aiming to drop a few KG but more focused in good nutrition and keeping up the gym to tone and shape up a bit.

Today's a good start - DH is in the office so I'm doing both dog walks, got to walk to/from the dentist this afternoon, got to clean the whole house solo and I've booked a cardio class at the gym tonight 🥵

its mad that it’s 1st November, the year is thundering past at such a pace. October was a bit of a crazy month, up til my weigh in which was 26th I did really well but the last week has gone a bit off piste with kids off school and me off work. It’s time to rein it back in I think. I’m like to lose a pound a week in November, that’s totally doable and if I do I will see a 10 on the scales for the first time in a long time, my target stone bracket. But for me to lose that consistently (plus any gain from this week that I’ve not noted as I haven’t weighed) I will really need to consistently knuckle down and actually stick to my plan every day. It sounds so obvious but it really is the thing that stands between me and actually getting there.

today I’m going to fast until lunchtime or until I feel properly hungry.
walk the dog and do a workout.
lunch will be soup and Ryvita and cheese, dinner we are at my folks for bonfire tea (jackets, cheese, beans, sausages)

back to work and school tomorrow and a bit of routine. I feel very well rested after a week off and it’s been much needed but I haven’t really done anything and I miss the routine in a way.

Please can I join. I did so well earlier in the year and lost over a 1.5stone but then had an incredibly strsssful few months and I've let it slide. Going to have a reset week and then weigh on Friday. I'd like to shift a stone before Xmas which I know I can do

@Restlessinthenorth I hope things are improving for you after your stressful few months 😊

My first week on the pre-December regime has gone well:

> 1400 calories per day: I've been on about 1200 per day this week so smashing this aim!
> 50 - 60g of protein a day: I've managed about 45g most days which is okay because its still in the 0.75 rule.
> 25g of fibre a day: I've haven't quite managed this any day. I've been on about 18g each day. I need to eat more fruit with the skin.
> 2 or 3 gym sessions a week: I managed the gym twice last week - Monday for a hybrid bootcamp and Friday for a good cardio class.

How's everyone else done this week?

@Likertthats so kind of you. Serious injury to my sporty teen and then a cancer diagnosis for my dad. Things can only get better hey!

sons like week one has been briiliant for you! I'm going for similar goals, so glad to be on this journey with you!