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

[defyinggravity]

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?

Hello, checking in for Week 1's results!

I lost one pound.

Am actually very happy about that, as I've been Z stone 3lbs for months, so to have some movement down the scale was good. Particularly as I have my period.

I did start my jive dance classes last week, and also got back on the Wii Fit, so did some exercise for the first time in over six weeks.

My goals for this week are:

1. Do at least 30 mins of Wii Fit 5x a week.

Plus dance class on Weds.

1. Drink more water.

1. Go to bed before midnight and not stay up late once DH has gone to bed to watch television and eat ice cream

Congrats to all on losses.

Hi I just thought I'd update too. OK, so have stuck to rule of eating with DS before 7 and not after. Couldn't go to Pilates as class was full, so have signed up for next week. Next door neighbor and I decided not to go for a jog/walk as its raining outside (excuses excuses) but I did walk or about an hour and a half, to physio and back (bout 40 min), then supermarket and back, feel if i can't do exercise then will just try to be more active by walking instead though am really looking forward to doing a class.
Have been a bit naughty and had 4 choc digestives, BUT no more!! And will try to get to bed early. Drinking green tea is supposed to help too.

Hi. I've been quite good today. Had a long walk in the afternoon and a large veretarian casserole for lunch, with Slimfasts for breakfast and lunch. My snacks were a few spoonfuls of low fat tuna mayo, couple of rice cakes with cream cheese and anchovies. So i haven't eaten very much but my casserole filled me up for ages.

I coulnd't resist weighing myself this morning to see if my bad weekend had put weight on me, and like last week, it said I had put on 4 lbs since Friday morning! Must try to slow down a bit on the food front at weekends

Hello again - I popped up upset on day one of this thread.

Still overeating and avoiding 'trying to be good'. But don't know why. Everytime I look in the mirror or just down at myself it is blatantly obvious that something needs to be done, but why can't I hold on to these many images and do something about it?

Maybe tomorrow will be the day........

Chaos, you sound like a lovely persn and your weight is obviously upsetting you from readin your earlier post. Have you got a rough target weight? Have you tried to speak to your doctir about a diet plan or setting up goals etc. I find I work much better if I have someone monitoring me and I am more likely to stick to a healthy eating plan if I tell others my weight (avoiding shame can do a lot for my motivation).

Are you trying a particular plan like weight watchers for example? Don't forget it doesn't have to be all or nothing, you can have good results from small changes such as only drinking water instead of soda or reducing alcohol intake, limiting desserts to just the weekend, walking the school run instead of taking car etc.

It will happen but it will take time and you need to stop beatin yourself up and keep trying. I know when I get depressed about my weight I actually just want to give up and eat chocolate because it feels like I have so much to lose and it will just never happen. It doesn't help and the more I htink like that, the more weight creeps on. We are all in this together right??!

sorry for typos, 2 year old grabbing keyboard!

oh chaos i know how you feel and have felt the same way many times. When i stepped on the scales a while back I thought 'i've too much to lose, I'm obese, it's too overwhelming, I can't do it'. Or i would be motivated to do it but then my DH, who also loves food, would buy me 'treats' and i'd just eat them and then stop being healthy again. It's only rencently when I weighed myself that i thought i'd reached rock bottom and had to do something about it and something 'clicked'.

You've got some good advice from smileyboy. The main thing that's working for me is setting myself small goals and not looking at the total weight I have to lose. My next goal is to fit into a pair of trousers that are tight on me and to lose half a stone by the time I meet a friend in a months time.

Hope you're feeling a bit brighter soon. It's good that you're sharing your feelings, That's a good start.

Completely agree about having small goals. I have a little notebook and have done a chart of goal weight each week, what actual weight is that week, and it also shows me how many weeks until I hit target. It really helps me to stay focused and even though I have a fair bit to lose, it looks attainable when I have it all written down like that. I'm also a bit pathetic and put smiley faces all over the place on it when I lose weight. I'm weird I know!

Something definitely has to click, but I think when you lose that first half stone and clothes that were about to explode off you suddenly have some room in them makes it all worthwhile and is a great feeling.

Over eaing with me is just a habit and something to 'do'. I have to find other things to occupy myself with and be aware of the danger times of the day when I would usually eat for no good reason.

ooh my running shoes have come this morning feeling quite motivated about going for a run need to let off some steam,i've got a chicken casserole in the slow cooker and i'm having ryvita for lunch and a banana.i've put a picture of a dress i like on my fridge that i'm going to aim to buy when i'm a bit slimmer,so i resist picking all day which is something i tend to do.

I joined SW in January and had lost 1 stone 6.5lbs by July. Dropped from an 18 trousers to a 16 and felt fab.

But have been up and down and up and down since then and cannot seem to get back on the wagon.

I play a team sport and train twice a week and play a match on a Saturday. I also walk DS in the buggy to nursery twice a week (so there and back twice a day for two days. Takes 15 mins each way). So I'm happy with my exercise levels.

But in the time it took me to read this thread I ate two digestives and a Greggs sausage roll. And I'm now disgusted with myself. It's weigh in night for me at SW and I don't want to go. But I didn't go last week so I can't miss another else I'm really on the slippery slope.

Just wanted to say I've taken lots of advice on board that I've read on here and I AM going to clamber back on that wagon and try to get back to a 1.5 stone loss by the end of November and maybe even a little more by Christmas.

Sorry I originally joined this thread and then fell off the wagon. But reposting now I've managed a couple of days of healthy eating.

Luckily I've managed to avoid putting on any weight.

Congratulations to all those who have lost the pounds.

Well i have had a very tempting day but have more or less resisted. A 'kind' friend who knows i'm trying to be healthy and have lost a bit of weight came round today with 2 big packets of biscuits as a gift for me. i see this friend about twice a week and I think she's trying to sabotage my diet efforts! i never ate any but gave her one.

We ate lunch out at Asda and she kept telling me how delicious the chips looked. I opted for beans and taost and she has chips cheese and a roll. She then kept placing chips on my plate. i did eat 3 or 4 out of politeness and tempatation but it was very hard! Later we had to feed the babies and went to a cafe. "Ooo what cake are you having?" says she. I suggested we half a scone to which she replied "no get a full one, i'm having a fudge donut". Fair enough. I ate half of my scone with a bit of butter and jam. Again, it was very hard to resist the other half.

My friend is slim and must see I am very overweight and trying hard. Hey ho, these things are sent to try us aren't they?! I'm on the slimfast tonight with no snacks. Will wait until later tonight so that i have something to look forward to (I like them). Good luck with the rest of your day girls. Hope you don't have friends/family who are out to catch you out!

Oh you have a diet saboteur friend sweetboysmum - sounds like she is already sounding slightly threatened. Well done for mostly resisting.

I have followed my usual pattern of losing weight in the week, and then putting it on again plus more over the weekend . I don't even eat that much more, it justs seems my body is rebelling. Really need to change this pattern.

And I agree that having small aims/goals are the best motivators. I have a few dresses that I want to fit into by the end of the year.

Will try harder - honest!

sweetboysmum what a horrible 'friend' I am very impressed with your resistance though, well done - I haven't been so virtuous, plenty of wine and nibbles, pizza, chips... but did have a fab shopping trip yesterday with all size 12 clothes so still feeling quite please with myself

meant to say, moonshine I am like that too, I see the weekend as a 'reward' I think, then wonder why I am heavier by the end of it I think that the weird answer is actually not to deny myself so much in the week, then I won;t reward myself so much at the w/e...does that make sense?!

Hi all, can I join? I was doing fine, healthy eating at mealtimes, but I have just fallen off the wagon and need to get my exercise mojo back.

I can't bear to get on the scales, but I need to lost about 2 and a half stones.

I agree with the small goals too. And for every half a stone lost, give yourself a reward, like a scarf or bunch of flowers.

Just realised the irony of my mumsnet name! . Will name change to hunk of cucumber or something like that.

Ooooh sweetboy, you can do without friend's 'help' like that can't you?! I can't believe she was putting chips on your plate! I would have been furious! Losing weight is hard enough as it is. Well done for resisting as much as you did, I would have caved and ordered myself an entire bowl of chips and then an apple turnover! lol.

I am doing fairly well so far. I went swimming last night, not to burn fat but just for a bit of healthy excercise and an attempt at toning up a bit. Plus if I am out the house and busy I tend not to crave crisps quite so much .DH stayed home to give ds his tea and put him to bed. Was nice having an evening to myself.

Anyway, how is everyone else doing?

Gosh really helpful friend there sweetboy .

Am having a bad day, got a nasty UTI and am feeling rotten. have eaten a bacon roll and three hobnobs as very depressed that yet AGAIN I'm feeling too ill to go near a gym. It's been one thing after another for weeks now .

Got a few challenges ahead - two birthday teas and a christening this week... so it's going to be hard to be good. Must remember to have a bowl of soup before going to stave off cake cravings!

Well, I've been really good then went shopping and ate a bacon and chicken sarnie thing from tesco. Got home and put the details in to my tesco diets calorie page and found out I'd just eaten a sandwich that had 800 odd calories in it! I might as well have just gone out and stuffed a big mac and fries!

So I'm very annoyed with myself today and can't starve myself for the rest of the day so will end up going over calorie allowance by quite a bit.

I hope the rest of you are doing better than me, although that's not difficult after my giant cock up today.

Sorry, that post was all about me. I'm so selfish!

Sorry you got a UTI and are feeling down crazy. Wish I could do something for you.

Crazy - hope you're felling better soon, it's hard to keep being 'good' when you just want to treat yourself because you feel rotten.

defyinggravity, 800 cals for a sandwich, makes you wonder what they put in them. It's annoying when you're working at sticking to your diet and something like that is way over what you budget for. I hope you enjoyed it anyway.

I've been quite good today - so far. Mum and dad came round with lovely home made soup at lunch time and i also had a nutty brown roll with tuna. I imagine the roll wasn't exactly healthy but it was lovely.

Just had my slimfast for dinner and am feeling a little hungry still. To be honest i think it's an emotional trigger. My sweet baby goes to hospital tomorrow to get checked out to see if he has a heart murmur or any heart problems. I know murmurs are common and often nothig to worry about, but i can't help but be a little worried. I'm going to try putting it to the back of my mind, have a nice cup of tea and occupy myself with the mountain of ironing i have tonight.

Hope the rest of you have had a good day.

sweetboysmum All the best for tomorrow for your LO. It doesn't matter if its something that's common,it doesn't stop the worry for you. Let us know how it goes. And well done for being good in spite of the worry!

I hope it went well today at the hospital sweetboysmum.

DG, it's SO annoying when you think you've made a healthy choice just to find out it's packed full of calories... sandwiches are a minefield aren't they?

Feeling better today. Have been for a run and eaten well so far. Knackered now, could do with a nap.

Hope everyone is doing well. I feel like it's about to get tricky with the cold weather just around the corner... but I'm trying to stay motivated by thinking if I have a really healthy and fit November, I'll be able to enjoy Christmas without feeling like a walrus. And I reeeaaallly want a new pair of nice jeans and don't want to buy fat ones.

Hi, the hospital trip went well thanks for asking ladies. The baby has an 'innocent' heart murmur, but his heart is fine - phew.

Diet wise I've been okish. DH was off work so we went for lunch. I had a Panini which came with chips. i only ate a couple of the chips and the Panini had no mayo or anything as it was kinda dry. I know Paninis themselves are high carbo/calorie but hey ho.

DH is away at the Chinese tonight and offered me something. I just opted for soup which isn't too bad. I just know i will have a nibble of his though unless he gets something like beef. He'll be working on Saturday though so i suppose this is my kind of weekend night and I'll be good as gold on Saturday.

That's good news sweet - glad to hear it.

Defying - 800 cals in a sandwich! Eek. Mind you, I used to work in an independent sandwich shop and there was one lady who was permanently on a diet (and -failing struggling) who would have a tuna mayo with extra salad if she was being good or a coronation chicken if not. No matter how many times I told just how much mayonnaise was in those fillings she still refused to believe that they were better than a ham or beef salad.

Crazy - hope you're feeling a bit better

I am failing miserably post op! My step mum is staying with me all week and, whilst being VERY helpful, she just doesn't stop talking so have been a bit tempted by chocs and cake. And obviously no exercise yet... Although the scales finally admitted I had lost 4ish pounds after 4 days of starvation