🎄LOSE IT!🎄8 Week Christmas Countdown🎄

[TheRealHousewife]

⭐️OPEN TO ALL⭐️

Clocks have now gone back and the nights are drawing in! Halloween will soon be done and dusted and Bonfire Night is in a few days 😮. Meaning one thing! Christmas and all its festivities are 8 weeks away 😮🎄🥳

It’s never too late to make a change, to make a difference and feel confident in your body.

To reach optimum health and vitality we need to focus not only on our food intake; but movement, 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 generally have 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)

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

New members … Give it a go; it’s never too late! You'll be pleased that you did 😊
PS - This thread will take us up to the New Year 2026 & the next thread will be January 2027🥳

Morning!
I am back where I started and then a small extra some!
Annoyed at myself but at least I am here again and weighing and trying and not letting it go on further. 🙏🏻

SW: 10 st 8.0
CW: 10 st. 8.8
GW: 9 st 7.0

SW 72kg only just started so also current weight.

I am locked in. Doing IF so no food until 11 ideally noon. Then mushroom omelette sliver of cheese.

mid afternoon snack will be lentil Dahl or vegetable curry or ryvita smoked salmon.

Snacks cherry tomatoes.

Normal homemade dinner minimising carbs.

Then stop eating dinner last food

No snacking no crisps chocolates none. Have to go cold turkey. If I have a tiny bit I just eat loads

Found you all!

Frustrating plateau! I dipped under 79 for first time this week but happy scales says I have lost nothing this week. I feel that I am losing weight so just need to keep going! Started end of May. Loads of exercise and limited eating.

SW 84 kg
CW 79.7 kg
GW 72 kg

Weighing in. I am 5 foot 2, age 52, and all extra weight goes round my middle so I really want to get my waist to height ratio back to a healthy place. I've been stuck on just under, or just over, 10 stone for six weeks and nothing seems to shift it which means I give up for a week, put on a few pounds, try again, and on and on. I need a strong reset so going to try very hard with dumbels this next week and see what happens.

SW: 10 st 5 lbs (Aug 2026)

CW: 9 st 13.4 lbs

GW: 9 st 10.0 lbs

If I can lose 3lbs in the next 2 months by pretty much converting fat to muscle I'll be happy.

I am trying to do core and arms strengthening exercises ever'y other day and walk 5000 steps per day (I know thats not much but my knee twangs and clicks if I overdo it)

Morning all. I’ve tried to post my WOW about 3 times already this morning but have kept getting waylaid by a cheeky little toddler.

SW: 102.1kg
CW: 86.2kg
Next GW: 85kg

I am not gonna aim lower than 85kg before Christmas/to see out the year. It may happen, but I know I’ll feel disappointed if I don’t get there, so it’s better to keep my expectations moderate I think.

Well done to all of us for keeping on keeping on! 🎄

Hi, Can I join? Need to get back under 10st as I've become a bit squashy in the middle over the past year! Yesterday I had bulgur, cabbage and aubergine (sort of makeshift warm salad) for lunch and some filled pasta for tea. But then I also ate a crumpet with cheese on and some popchips. Today we're making minestrone soup and I'll probably have a thin bagel for lunch as have sliced meat to use up plus salad leaves (mustard essential) 😋 Need to increase protein, I usually eat eggs as well and Greek yoghurt but currently out of yoghurt.

Wow -0.8kg - hoorah! Very happy with that.

Yesterday - scrambled eggs/mushrooms and toast for lunch; chicken bhuna with rice for dinner.

Today - chilli honey halloumi wrap with salad and tzatziki for lunch; chicken, leek and mushroom pie with roast potatoes and carrots for dinner.

SW 79.1kg 10/08/26 (BMI 29.1)
CW 74.4kg (BMI 27.3)
GW1 67.9kg (for a BMI under 25)
GW2 63.5kg (BMI 23.3)

10/08/26 79.1kg
19/08/26 77.1kg
26/08/26 77.1kg
2/9/26 76.7kg
9/9/26 77.8kg
16/9/26 76.8kg
23/9/26 76.3kg
30/09/26 75.9kg
6/10/26 75.7kg
14/10/26 75.4kg
28/10/26 75.2kg
4/11/26 74.4kg

Oops, forgot to WOW this morning. Well done to everyone who has lost (or maintained!) this week, I was doing well then ate lots of cheese and crackers yesterday so back on it today.

WoW

SW: 11s5 last week
CW: 11s4.5 lbs
Not much but better than nothing I suppose! I’ve also started back with weights so hopefully that’s added some inflammation weight and maybe I’ve lost at least a lb! 😭

Still the same this morning, this plateau I appear to be stuck in is driving me up the wall, hoping for a drop soon!

SW: 16st 10lb (234 lb / 106.14 kg)
CW: 14st 9lb (205 lb / 92.99 kg)

Total loss: 29lbs (2st 1lb / 13.15kg)

Well I just had a tutti frutti limited edition KitKat so that's the chips out tonight! I will behave myself and have pasta.

Well I haven’t STS, I’ve gained which wasn’t unexpected given I haven’t weighed in for a couple of weeks and I’ve been fairly relaxed over half term.

I’m doing the same as some others and using this as my starting point for the eight weeks. My goal is 8 pounds off in eight weeks. It’s only doable if I up my exercise, which I intend to do.

Good luck everyone!!

I'm actually going to do a new kind of WOW now because it's so cold in my house (boiler not working) that weighing myself in just a bed-shirt first thing in the morning is just too freezing. The glass scales are icy 😨

So re-weighed for full dressed in shoes, jumpers everything and that's how I'll do it from now on.
(maybe I'll get a nice surprise once the heating working again 😄)

SW: 10 st 5 lbs (Aug 2026)

CW: 10 st 2.8 lbs (today with added clothes)

GW by Christmas: 9 st 12.8 lbs (adjusted for clothes allowance)

I'm going to aim for 8lbs in 8 weeks too @NotStayingTheSame as a mini target and a good way to finish off the year.

Today I did 30 mins Body Attack.
I've finished today about 1650 calories. I do need to rein it in again with the food.

@TheLaughOfRustyLee there is definitely always a WOW in spring when you can move to weighing naked again and lose an easy pound 😂

B: cheese on toast and fruit
L: chicken, pots and squash
D: chicken and veg casserole and rice, and a chocolate

Exercise: walking and pilates

The casserole was damn tasty if I say so myself. My DM was the queen of casseroles and stews, and I think she would have been proud of this one.

Hi all, I joined last month at the beginning of the thread, didn’t post until the end of the month and gained a couple of pounds.. now up a couple more lbs 😭 I need a kick up the bum or an intervention or something.

April 2026 213 lbs
august 2026 185 lbs
today 197lbs gah
gosl weight 139 (am a tiny bit under 5ft 4)

Good Evening Every One

WOW … Scales are kicked to the curb until they learn to behave 😈

@NotStayingTheSame@10kstepsaday Im loving the idea of 8lbs in 8 weeks 👍. I’d love that! My thyroid dysfunction has other ideas 😑

Congratulations and well done on your losses @TheLaughOfRustyLee @ConsideringBaby2 @PatienceOfEngels @moondip @settleyourselfdown @AutumnLeaves1983 👏👏👏

A big well done to all of us ladies who’ve STS or gained a little and still showing up! 👏👏👏 I know only too well how tough it is to keep going when we don’t get the results we deserve.

@Clearingaspace One kick up the bum with your name on it. Seriously be kind to yourself, it happens to us all.

Welcome to the thread @dayslikethese1 . I’m sure you’ll find support and motivation in equal measure from the lovely ladies on these threads.

Hello everyone, and thank you for the new thread @TheRealHousewife.

SW 10st5
CW 10st 1 (still!! baa humbug)
GW 9st5

Some of you might remember that my original goal was - to be nearly a stone lighter by now. However, I'm very pleased with my non-scale victories: I can (almost) fit into an old pair of jeans (though theyre a bit tight!) AND I can run a (very slow) 5k without stopping wooo.

Checking in for this thread, just finished catching up on the October one.

My normal weigh day is Saturday where I lost 2 pounds. WoW this morning and down another pound.

@NotStayingTheSame and @10kstepsaday Im with you guys and aiming for 8 pounds in the 8 weeks. Some of that will be the holiday gain but I’m feeling good about it

SW - 13.1 (July 25)
CW - 11.8
TW - 11.0 (Christmas Target)

Just under 13500 steps today.

I would like to join a little late please. I find this time of year hard as I can’t resist carbohydrates and comfort food but something has to give!
starting weight is 12st 3lbs
target weight is 11st 9lbs

Here goes!

You are welcome @ToddlersAreBananas . Well done on your NSV! Impressive 👏

Welcome to the thread @Autumngirl5👍

Back to bloody 14 stone today. Ugh.