Anyone want to join me as I go from 'fatty' to 'fabulous'?

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Well, I have decided that from Monday I am

1. Going to lose weight and stop making excuses and put it off anymore

2)Make exercise a regular part of my life, which will mean shaking the months of dust off my clothes hanger exercise bike.

3. Start to feel good about myself again, and imagine myself in lots of lovely clothes for the Spring. This will involve looking at myself in a mirror and thinking good thoughts

I am 5ft 3 and tipping the scales at a disgusting 12 stone 7lbs. Ideally I want to get to 9 stone 7 lbs so 3 stone to lose. Eeeek! Anyone fancy joining me?

Hi mrstimlovejoy,

Sorry to hear about all the crap youhave gone through in the last few months. It is easy to be sidetracked when you feel shit but hopefully you can now start to feel a bit better

exercise is great for depression.

Good luck

I second everything Glitz has just said.

We're all unhappy with how we look and/or feel so this is a great motivational place where we are helping each other to reach our goal.

Well done on the weight loss Glitz btw. I think my loss was stress related too. Will be interesting to see if next week shows a loss for me.

Well i have the in-laws coming in an hour and have just been to the supermarket to buy lunch. MIL alway gives us loads so I've bought rolls; soup; turkey; prawn mayo; choc cookies; muffins and crisps! I am just about to make them and have that feeling of dread. I just love food and can't resist a muffin if if there. I am going to have to try REALLY hard to resist.

Tonight we're going out with friends for a meal. Friend booked the restaurant, Italian, and it's got a menu online so i've been looking for healthy alternatives. It is so hard though. I'll probably have minestrone to start and there's a tomato pasta that looks the healthiest. I know the portions will be huge and I very rarely leave anything on my plate but I'll try to if i'm full. Not skipping ont he alcohol though, I don't often get a night out and want to be merry! Sorry, that run down of what I'll be eating today is very boring to read!

On the up side, I got my hair dyded and cut yesterday. It was the little treat i promised myself on losing a stone. i also got into a pair of bootcut trousers this morning that didn't fit and a new winter coat that i bought that was a little tight. Usually i wear
w-i-d-e leg trousers so I'm feeling very slightly fabulous instead of frumpy today.

Good luck with the weekend, hope you all enjoy. x

i'm v impressed with you being so organised sweet. I'm allowed to eat today! So shortly i shall be having my first proper food in 91 hours! Food has looked disgusting so will prob just be a sandwich. There is a box of maltesers next to my bed!

Hello, love the thread title.

I'm now 179lbs, and I'm 5 foot 4 so I have officially just pipped into the obese category on BMI. Disgusted with myself. Have gained weight slowly over 6 years - used to weigh about 9 stone. Would like to get back to that, and want to get fit again.

Although I've tried every diet going I have NEVER managed to stick to anything for very long and eventually the weight has crept further and further up. I couldn't even call myself a yo yo dieter as I literally haven't had the sticking power to lose significantly.

I don't really care about a number on the scales, I just want to be able to go window shopping in John Lewis without feeling tearful and angry because I look like a fat frump. I want to get rid of my horrid fat barrel belly and the back fat rolls. I want to stop wearing unshapely T shirts or DH's rugby shirts and to feel some pride in my appearance again.

It's been getting me down and I've only got myself to blame really, for not taking myself on and just DOING it.

I feel so unhealthy and dull. I'm 35 and I feel old. It's not right.

It's make or break time for me I think.

I think I will join you in this - fatty to fabulous here I come, ready or not!

Am feeling v. positive today - went out for a 4 course dinner last night (with 8 different sorts of wine) and didn't completely stuff myself, only sipped the wines and don't feel bloated at all! Admittedly I did finish the chocolate tart with peanut butter ice cream for pud but it was yummy

Had a salad for tea today too

Hope everyone is having a good weekend and not being too naughty. I've been good so far but plan on having roast dinner later and couple glasses wine. Yum. Sunday is my one day of easing up on diet a bit, but not going crazy.

Hello, can I join? I am 5ft 2 and weigh 9 and a half stone. I need to lose about a stone to fit into all my clothes again. I put weight on when I stopped bfeeding about 3 months ago. I now weigh the same as when I'd just given birth and none of my clothes fit properly. I tend to put it on around my middle, so have been asked if I'm pregnant again quite a few times, by people who don't even know me and its mortifying!
So, want to start today! Its really nice to have a thread like this for the support.

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Welcome ladies.

hello mums,

can i join aswell please - had a hysterectomy 8 weeks ago and tried all sorts of hormonal stuff prior to that so have put on a stone in weight. Am desperate to get it back off - joined curves prior to my op but had to stop for obvious reasons... am not too bad at starting the healthy eating stuff but always seem to slip!! would be great to join in and motivate/ be motivated!!

evening all i'm getting ready for tomorrow i'm going to meal plan for the next week when i've put dd to bed.i'm quite excited about getting healthy and fit.
slimcognito -i know exactly how you feel i want to be able to wear nice clothes and not have a roll of fat bulging over my jeans [so gross]
faintlyamused -i too have some gorgeous clothes that i can't wear a friend of my dh has a clothing company so i get stuff from him but none of it ever fits
have a good week ladies

Update on first day of healthy eating, had a portion of lasagna I made yesterday with dds and will try not to eat after 7pm (though to stick to this completely is a bit unrealistic for me)! Am going to allow myself a cup of hot choc though.
Am about to go and see neighbor about joining her in a pilates class where there is a creche.
Am not a morning person and this is first thing. Luckily DS has moved morning nap to lunchtime as wouldn't have been able to go before. Hope she's going...Good luck everyone and enjoy your Sunday evening

OK so no Pilates in the morning as she is away in Germany and its too far for me to go alone (can't drive and she offered to take me last week, oh well must be a reason shes had to go). Plan B is to go to an evening class around the corner and next door neighbor will come along too, provided the class is not full... so fingers crossed will ring them first thing

I haven't really made much effort so far but in my defence today is the first day that I have felt human after 10 days of flu, so I've been eating what was put in front of me by kind MIL who came over to help with childcare while I've been off my feet.

So tomorrow I aim to start my regime of 30 mins each day of exercise, no snacking between meals, and meals consisting of as little processed food as possible and plenty of fresh veg etc.

Since I said I was starting a diet at the beginning of the summer DH has dropped to the weight he was while he was sporty type at uni and is looking pretty fly with a 6 pack - which just goes to show that sticking at it is where it's at. I could have been a lot slimmer by now had I been as consistent as he's been. Hopefully a lesson learnt for me!

So, my "appendectomyandfourdaystarvation" diet results are in.... according to the bathroom scales I've put weight on

I'm hoping the kids have been playing with the knob but I can't bend down far enough to check

And I'm sitting here celebrating my return home by eating minstrels - will get back on track soon.

Well done to everybody else

welcome ladies and good luck with your weight loss. FaintlyAmusedEyebrow, sorry but you did make me smile with your brilliant description of clothes not fitting although I know it's no laughing matter. I too have tonnes of clothes that also don't fit me. A fairly slim, medium and fat suitcase. This season I'm wearing my obsese clothing .

I've returned from my night away and did indeed eat like there is no tomorrow. Lunch with inlaws wasn't as bad as usual but still big.I ate half a large muffin and a wee bit of cookie after soup and 2 filled rolls. Had a large bowl of pasta at the restaurant last night and 2 huge bits of garlic bread. Wine and cocktails througout the night resulted in me be ravenous and tired today so ate a lot more than i planned. On the positive side i walked about 5 miles so hopefully that worked off some of the excesses of the weekend.

I'm back to my angelic ways now and am aiming to lose 2.5 lbs by Friday. Sending positive vibes to you all for this week.

robino that is not fair for you. No food for days and yet weight gain, surely a mistake with the scales!? Don't get down about it, maybe your body is good at protecting itself by ensuring you don't fade away when ill? Hope you're feeling better soon and have a good week. Extra positive vibes for you.

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Well I had my hot choc and...two digestives (thats good for me though) also tried to be active cleaning the house tonight as well (in between xfactor. Must try to get to bed early too and drink water (another self rule!)So, goodnight everyone.

off to take dd school then off to work had 2 weetabix for breakfast,glass of orange,cup of tes
for lunch i've made a tuna wrap and i'll have a banana
spaghetti bolognese for tea tonight
just got to resist the biscuits at work

Morning everyone. weighing in... 2lbs off this week . A bloody miracle given that I felt too ill with this cough thing to do much exercise last week and DH made a huge banoffee pie on Sat as we had friends over.

Welcome all the new ladies. And well done everyone who is still here!

Excellent news on the weight loss crazy
Robino, your scales have got to be off. There is no way you didn't lose any weight!

Had some wine last night and packet of french fries crisps. I don't think I went massively over calories though and am back to being super good today as its Monday. Weekends are just a PITA and I feel I have to have some nice things.

Hi I am a bit late joining this thread but wondered if I can join in please??! I am 5 ft 7 and weigh 13 stone 5lbs. I am hoping to get down to 10 stone 5 lbs over the next year.

I am a food addict unfortunately I love everything that is bad for my weight!

I started my healthy eating and watching calorie intake just over a week ago (I was 13 st 7 but lost 2lbs last week).

Congratulations on all the losses!