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Weight loss chat

A space to talk openly about weight loss journeys and challenges. Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any diet.

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fifilala · 21/07/2005 09:02

Thought I would start the new thread........ Attended class last night and managed to lose 3.5lbs, my friend lost the same - can't believe that we werre half a stone lighter!

My total weight loss in two weeks is 4.5lbs. I feel so pleased with myself only about 28 more pounds to go.

mmmmm should I reward myself with a chocci biscuit?? or should I stick with the ww fruitie sweets???????????

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PeachyClair · 26/07/2005 22:25

Is it autumn setting i I wonder? I know it's not, but it sure feels like it doesn't it!

ark · 27/07/2005 17:35

hi all - we can do it!

Have had a wierd week since toe break not at all sure how my eating is as I haven't even been tracking! I am tracking as of now! Ended up feeling a little sorry for self with toe as got in a right mess last Thursday gettingt home after attempted bombings and then boardinga northern line train 2 stops from stockwell at ten am on friday so ended up staying at home - feeling a little frustrated and inactive. Any suggestions of some exercise I can do which won't involve my foot? All advice greaty appreciated.

Lets all keep goiong we have come so far. In fact lets put up our stats to keep us focused?

a x

ark · 27/07/2005 17:38

Height 5, 2"
Start weight 11st 11 lb
Loss 1 st 7lb
Current weight 10st 4 lb

goal between 8 and a half and 9st 11 lb

I have been loosing weight very slowly since January main weakness - gin/beer/wine , chocolate brownies, chinese

Most interesting thing that has come about because of ww - Indian dance classes

Brighteyes · 27/07/2005 17:44

Height- 5ft

Start Weight- 11st 13lb (only had my dd 4 weeks earlier though)

Current weight- 11st 2lb

Total loss- 11lb in 4 weeks

Goal Weight- 8st 7lb

Weigh-in in less than an hour, not very optimistic though. Will up date when I get back.

ark · 27/07/2005 17:55

good luck

fifilala · 27/07/2005 18:12

Me too Brighteyes - 7pm. Not optimistic this week all I have wanted to do is eat..........My normal weakness's are walkers ready salted crisps, magnum ice lollies and any of ds "Kiddy" sweets!

Should be an interesting evening!

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Dior · 27/07/2005 20:07

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pjsmum · 27/07/2005 21:49

Hi, i've never admitted my weight to anyone except dp. Here goes
Height 5,4"
start weight 14.6 1/2
current 13.8
Would like to be a max of 12 stone.
I lost 2 stone before i got pregnant on ww, probably had something to do with getting pregnant!!
Ark, could you do some sort of weights and stretches? Couple baked bean tins and work arm muscles? Don't know what they are called but seen people doing them, never done them myself mind you!

fairycakes · 27/07/2005 22:39

oh dear, my evil friend forced me to weigh myslef. wasnt as bad as thought, however have out all weight minus 1lb back on that i had lost since giving birth in spetember - oh well....

fifilala · 27/07/2005 22:40

1LB OFF........amazing really but after listening to the class tonight I feel inspired again, they have some really big weight losses amongst them.

Keep going to everyone else (I only have about another 2 stone+ to lose...

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Brighteyes · 28/07/2005 09:19

SNAP. 1lb off for me too. Rather pleased about losing but know I have to be really good this week or all the junk I've eaten in the last couple of days is going to catch up with me next time I get on those scales.

Hoping to lose 2lb next week to have lost my first stone

fee77 · 28/07/2005 12:40

Bad week again, and i am off on hols on saturday, yipee! Weigh in tomorrow, but i think i have put on - i have just lost all motivation, so am knocking iton the head till i get back. I will be goodish on holiday, but need till me to chill and sort my head out!
Anyway, here are my stats:
Height 5, 9"
Start weight 1st 10 1/2 lb
Loss 1 st 13lb
Current weight 12st 11 1/2 lb

goal Aiming for 11 1/2 stone!

Was over 16 stone 6 weeks after giving birth to dd, have become more confident and sexy. Need to lose weight as bp problems in my family and want to avoid it. Also stopped smoking at christmas.
main weakness - cider, wine, baileys, chocolate cheese, crisps and nibbly things, pizza!

ark · 28/07/2005 14:12

Hi guys - gained a pound at weigh in! Thats what you get for sitting on your backsde and eating ice cream ! new leaf as of now - back on course - I haqve to be if I can't exercise properly.

Fee have a fabulous holiday

a x

fairycakes · 28/07/2005 19:50

my stats:
height 4ft 11/5ft on a good day
current weight 10st 11lbs
goal weight 9st

fifilala · 29/07/2005 08:57

I thought I would give some (if not boring) thoughts on my main motivation - and yes we all want to be thinner and sexier, but on this occasion my motivation was my mother - had just seen her in Intensive care following heart bypass about 6 weeks ago - came home and discussed with DH, he said he would always love me but what bigger incentive was there than seeing my mum that evening. Heart disease is a biggy in my family, so I know I need to do something quick, the females in our family all also carry their bulk across belly and boobs which again increases the risk of problems.

Just thought I would discuss my reasons, had a good week so far since weigh in, going camping tomorrow overnight and for once I am not taking the cooked breakfast gear!!!

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ark · 29/07/2005 10:16

fifila - really sorry to ear that your mum is so poorly. But you are right it is a motivation I think for all of us.

Think of you

a x

fifilala · 29/07/2005 12:28

Mum is on the road to recovery, because she has improved - we are almost at the stage of starting to "bully her" into a bit of gentle exercise - that is she needs to do a bit more than what she has got used to over the last couple of weeks!!

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fee77 · 29/07/2005 13:27

Glad she is getting better fifi - i read in the paper that they have done a survey on how much people walk and most people do not even have 3 20 min wals a week - scary stuff.
I put on 1/2lb this week but am really not bothered. As i said before i am in the wrong frame of mind, so will enjoy my hols and start a fressh when i get back.
Take ccare of yoursleves girls!
How will i cope without mumsnet for 2 weeks! I suppose i had better talk to DH!

ark · 29/07/2005 16:25

fif, thats good, although must be a scary time for you all, perhaps you could exercise wth her? Do you live close? Might encourage her! Then again might really annoy her too - nowt worse than feeling like you are forced into it!

Fee have a great hol - very jealous nothing planned for the summer.

Dior · 29/07/2005 19:08

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Catsmother · 01/08/2005 15:17

Hi .... am also doing WW - again !!! Very annoyingly lost 27lbs last year with them on Points, but had been hoping to lose 3.5 stone in total (post baby) and it all sort of fell by the wayside when we had a lot of stress and hassle moving house. Poor excuse I know ....

... Anyhow, am back on "the wagon" for the past 12 days. Next meeting on Weds. This time, & so far, am doing the No Points thing, or whatever it's properly called. Not completely easy - no diet ever is - but not too dreadful so far, especially since discovering how to make fat free "saute" potatoes (can't live without chips, very sad I know).

I joined the meeting and told everyone I didn't want to know how much I weighed. All I was interested in was the weekly weight loss - and when I got to a point that my body felt better, my clothes were loosening etc., then I'd weigh myself. I just didn't want the psychological impact of knowing what I was up aginst weight-wise, especially since losing such a lot last year.

Anyhow, they all agreed that was fine, telling me to "look away" at weigh-in, but then the silly weighing woman wrote my weight in the card (I just wanted them to record it at their end) which of course I'd see.

In my 1st week I lost 3lbs, but I was also devastated to find that of the 27lbs lost previously, I've now put on all but 4lbs of it back !!! So, all my pleading was to no avail, and the "journey" I'm on now seems - psychologically - worse than ever. Had I not known, I believe I would have felt happier doing it in "ignorant bliss" mode. Gggrrrrrrr .....

Now I know, I have another 40 wretched lbs to go to get to the weight I'd really like to be - and always used to be until the last couple of years. Keep telling myself to think of all the nice clothes I'll be able to get back into ....

Reckon that's probably 5 months of "being sensible" then. Just hope what they say is true, and that by the end, my bad old habits will have been replaced by good ones, without me really thinking about it.

ark · 01/08/2005 15:36

Hiya

What a pain - why not try and break it down in your mind, that is not even 6 silver sevens for example? Might help ?????

On the plus side you know you can do it you have done it before i have been losing weight very slowly and come on her to moan about it wevery now and then however it keeps me going knowing that we are all in the same boat!

I think i need to make a decision aboutr how much I want to weigh in the end and think of it in terms of getting closer to that goal rather than x number of pounds??? Could work for you.

Have you time to exercise?

Anyway enopugh rambling - welcome to the thread!

ark · 01/08/2005 15:40

dior - fbulous you have stabalised! You can do this you have done in t he past. I know those new ww chocolate things are absolutely fantastic and clearly should be eaten 24 hrs of the day - however we all know how much nicer it feels in our bodies now than say 6 months ago hang on to that thought! You have come so far - don't beat yoursel;f up about the little slips just move on and take each day a fresh

Catsmother · 01/08/2005 15:50

Thanks ark.

Exercise ??? .... what's that ?

Seriously, the "only" exercise I can do with a toddler full time is walking. Did about 3 miles today and am trying to fit in as much as I can, though at the mo' am hating it 'cos so few of my clothes fit comfortably, and am therefore having to stomp about in jeans, which are really too hot right now.

Oh well, no pain, no gain as they say. Just dread meeting anyone I know all red faced and sweaty !

Catsmother · 01/08/2005 15:50

Me, I mean, not them !