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Down 3.5lb this week
I think I need to eat more though, I'm often hungry and have low energy. I'm not starving myself or anything, I'm taking in more than 2000 calories a day but that's obviously not enough while I'm breastfeeding. But when I ate to appetite, I gained! It's quite the balancing act... 0 -
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Currently off all milk chocolate, cakes, sweets, crisps etc. and in the last 2 weeks I've lost 3 pounds. Due to weigh myself tomorrow morning actually so hopefully will have lost a bit more
The first few days were horrible - withdrawing from all that sugar! But I feel so much better now and my skin is in good condition. There's a lot to be said for healthy eating although I still do crave the odd sweet thing - but it's only been 2 weeks!0 -
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Hey all,
Never posted here before but thought I would give it a bash!
Currently trying really hard to get my weight down. I was about 16st 9 at christmas.
Concentrated my mind a little bit, and hit bang on 15st this morning. Getting back into swimming soon, so that should help! I'm good at calorie counting. I religiously use my fitness pal!
Just thought I would give a little update! This morning, I weighed 11 stone 12lbs 0 -
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Ok so it was Patricks weekend last weekend (as you all know :pac:) so I may have fallen off the wagon a bit - well, actually I wasn't that bad but I feel like I was. I think I was beginning to get used to no rubbish food and then I ate some and it just made me feel bad again
Because I was off Monday and Tuesday this week, I'm just all over the place now and I know I'm not really fully concentrating on my diet. Roll on a new week!0 -
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Ok so it was Patricks weekend last weekend (as you all know :pac:) so I may have fallen off the wagon a bit - well, actually I wasn't that bad but I feel like I was. I think I was beginning to get used to no rubbish food and then I ate some and it just made me feel bad again
Because I was off Monday and Tuesday this week, I'm just all over the place now and I know I'm not really fully concentrating on my diet. Roll on a new week!
SAME. My stomach is feeling dodgy from the crap I ate, I find when I'm off my eating paternsare all over the place and the diet plan goes out the window!
I'm just getting back into a routine. Hopefully I can control myself somewhat on the weekend!0 -
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Have finally reached the point where I'm completely fed up with my weight. I've put on about 1.5 stone in the last 2 years, and recently a few extra pounds have crept on. I'm now down to one pair of trousers for work that fit, and now those ones feel tight I refuse to buy a new wardrobe in the next size up, I just want to fit into my normal clothes again. I haven't been able to wear my jeans in ages
I already exercise a good bit, but my diet needed serious overhauling. On Tuesday, I started a new regimen of eating better (cooking my own food, focus on more veg, protein, and fruit, cut down on dairy and carbs, and cutting out sweets, junk, and alcohol). It's only been 4 days, but I want to see instant results, which I know is silly. Feeling so frustrated at the moment bc my boyfriend has gone to the pub to meet a group of our friends, but I'm staying in bc I know I'll too tempted to drink if I'm out with a group (went to the pub with boyfriend on Wed and just had Ballygowan, that was fine, but a group is different).
I just want this extra weight to be gone! And I wish I could go out for a drink! I know I should be able to go out and drink in moderation, but when I'm just starting off my clean eating plan, I need to be really strict with myself, or it all goes to sh@t!
Sorry for the rant. If anyone has any spare weight loss inspiration to share, I'd love to hear it!!0 -
Have finally reached the point where I'm completely fed up with my weight. I've put on about 1.5 stone in the last 2 years, and recently a few extra pounds have crept on. I'm now down to one pair of trousers for work that fit, and now those ones feel tight I refuse to buy a new wardrobe in the next size up, I just want to fit into my normal clothes again. I haven't been able to wear my jeans in ages
I already exercise a good bit, but my diet needed serious overhauling. On Tuesday, I started a new regimen of eating better (cooking my own food, focus on more veg, protein, and fruit, cut down on dairy and carbs, and cutting out sweets, junk, and alcohol). It's only been 4 days, but I want to see instant results, which I know is silly. Feeling so frustrated at the moment bc my boyfriend has gone to the pub to meet a group of our friends, but I'm staying in bc I know I'll too tempted to drink if I'm out with a group (went to the pub with boyfriend on Wed and just had Ballygowan, that was fine, but a group is different).
I just want this extra weight to be gone! And I wish I could go out for a drink! I know I should be able to go out and drink in moderation, but when I'm just starting off my clean eating plan, I need to be really strict with myself, or it all goes to sh@t!
Sorry for the rant. If anyone has any spare weight loss inspiration to share, I'd love to hear it!!
For me personally I find it really hard to start eating 100% healthy. Because for years it involved me saying to myself I'll start my healthy eating tomorrow but I'll have a food binge tonight. Then I'd eat healthy for a few days and give up. Then I'd start the cycle again. Instead I try to eat foods that I enjoy and are somewhat healthy. Yet if I feel like a treat then I will have it. Some days I will eat far too much but I try not to let that carry over to the next day. I have some digestive issues so am currently on a restricted diet. I don't eat that much processed food anymore except gluten free bread and breakfast cereal. Everything else is fruit, meat, fish, veg, cheese, eggs, oat crackers or rice cakes.
It doesn't seem fair that you feel you can't head out with your friends. Would you try not drinking to see how it goes? You might even enjoy it. You won't wake up with a hangover or be craving fatty foods.0 -
Have finally reached the point where I'm completely fed up with my weight. I've put on about 1.5 stone in the last 2 years, and recently a few extra pounds have crept on. I'm now down to one pair of trousers for work that fit, and now those ones feel tight I refuse to buy a new wardrobe in the next size up, I just want to fit into my normal clothes again. I haven't been able to wear my jeans in ages
I already exercise a good bit, but my diet needed serious overhauling. On Tuesday, I started a new regimen of eating better (cooking my own food, focus on more veg, protein, and fruit, cut down on dairy and carbs, and cutting out sweets, junk, and alcohol). It's only been 4 days, but I want to see instant results, which I know is silly. Feeling so frustrated at the moment bc my boyfriend has gone to the pub to meet a group of our friends, but I'm staying in bc I know I'll too tempted to drink if I'm out with a group (went to the pub with boyfriend on Wed and just had Ballygowan, that was fine, but a group is different).
I just want this extra weight to be gone! And I wish I could go out for a drink! I know I should be able to go out and drink in moderation, but when I'm just starting off my clean eating plan, I need to be really strict with myself, or it all goes to sh@t!
Sorry for the rant. If anyone has any spare weight loss inspiration to share, I'd love to hear it!!
I know exactly how you feel. I am sick and tired of being over weight, tired, sluggish, unhealthy and unfit. I know it's all down to me to change it but it's JUST. SO. HARD.
My mum literally every week says "I'm going on a diet" but does nothing about it. My dad lost 4 stone a few years ago but I can see he's putting a bit of weight back on. I am afraid to say it to him.
Your rant brought out my rant and it feels good to know someone is as frustrated as I am. I see skinny people all around and wonder how they do it I gave up chocolate for lent and lost 8 lbs but I have had it again n I just feel horrible..
Regarding the drinking, vodka and soda water is meant to be a good drink that's low in calories and apparently spares you a hangover. If you feel you need to skip the get together at the start, maybe you could try go to a dance class or some yoga - do something for you. I think we're easier on ourselves if we feel better about ourselves xx0 -
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Have finally reached the point where I'm completely fed up with my weight. I've put on about 1.5 stone in the last 2 years, and recently a few extra pounds have crept on. I'm now down to one pair of trousers for work that fit, and now those ones feel tight I refuse to buy a new wardrobe in the next size up, I just want to fit into my normal clothes again. I haven't been able to wear my jeans in ages
I already exercise a good bit, but my diet needed serious overhauling. On Tuesday, I started a new regimen of eating better (cooking my own food, focus on more veg, protein, and fruit, cut down on dairy and carbs, and cutting out sweets, junk, and alcohol). It's only been 4 days, but I want to see instant results, which I know is silly. Feeling so frustrated at the moment bc my boyfriend has gone to the pub to meet a group of our friends, but I'm staying in bc I know I'll too tempted to drink if I'm out with a group (went to the pub with boyfriend on Wed and just had Ballygowan, that was fine, but a group is different).
I just want this extra weight to be gone! And I wish I could go out for a drink! I know I should be able to go out and drink in moderation, but when I'm just starting off my clean eating plan, I need to be really strict with myself, or it all goes to sh@t!
Sorry for the rant. If anyone has any spare weight loss inspiration to share, I'd love to hear it!!
Most people who have lost weight have been in your position, completely fed up, at the stage where they think they can't do it and unless they see instant results they just think what's the point. I know I was there.
When I was feeling shít I used to eat shít and think it made me feel better but really, once the momentary sugar high had faded, I returned to feeling like shít and then I'd seek the sugar high again, a vicious circle.
It took me a very long time to learn not to feed my emotions with food. When I'm feeling sad, chocolate doesn't make me feel happy, not even for a few minutes, it gives me a fake happiness and if I eat too much of it, it makes me fat and my overall health suffers, bloating, lethargy, spots etc. so no good comes from overeating it.
I began eating low carb/high fat in February 2014 and have lost just over 20kg since then. I read a few books when I was starting out, the first one was Neris and India's Idiot-proof Diet. There is loads of information available online. I find the various subreddits on reddit really helpful and if I'm ever looking for inspiration or my willpower is low I look for recipes there or look at the progresspics section.
If I remember correctly I think I lost 4kg in the first week. Yes, a lot, if not all, of that was water weight but seeing a loss like that in your first week is seriously motivating.
Also, within about 6 weeks of starting to eat low carb I had a friend's 40th party. I stuck with vodka and slimline tonic all night and didn't notice any fluctuation in my weight. The one thing I would say though is that your alcohol tolerance may decrease because the "soakage" you benefit from with carbs is no longer there. A friend of mine started to eat low carb towards the end of last year and had her first proper night out over Christmas, by her fourth drink she was absolutely hammered and wouldn't normally have been like that so just bear that in mind if you are normally a big drinker.
For me personally I have to go 100% all out from the start, I can't do things gradually and make small changes. You'll know yourself what suits you.
Edited to add - have a read of the Nutrition 101 sticky, all of it, lots of good, helpful information in there. Also, use the scooby calculator (http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/) to calculate what you need to eat for weight loss/weight maintenance/weight gain.0 -
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Very very small achievement, but I started my healthy eating and exercise plan last Tues (5 days ago) and I just got on the scales this morning and I've lost 2 pounds It's tiny, but still helps with the motivation. Good luck to everyone, new week ahead! 0
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Very very small achievement, but I started my healthy eating and exercise plan last Tues (5 days ago) and I just got on the scales this morning and I've lost 2 pounds It's tiny, but still helps with the motivation. Good luck to everyone, new week ahead!
Doesn't matter how small it is, you're progressing! Rome wasn't built in a day and your weight won't disappear overnight. That thinking has always dented my motivation, whenever I wanted to tone up and lose a bit of weight. If I didn't see results in a handful of days or a week I gave up when I have to realise that it wasn't in a week that I gained this weight so I can't expect to lose it and be all toned in a week! Focus on being healthy and taking one day at a time. I've really been re-evaluating how I look at my food choices I realise that having a biscuit or chocolate is not a treat. It doesn't make me feel any better. Whereas eating healthy does! 0 -
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Papillon87 wrote: »Thanks! Still very much a work in progress but, yeah, feels good to have got rid of a fair chunk!
Glad someone can relate to petite probs! Half a stone on someone really small definitely compares, visually, I'd say to a stone or more on a taller person. Makes logical sense, really; less surface area for fat to be spread out over!
I've been 110lbs at my lowest weight. I'm naturally very small boned (under the flab) so that by no means looked "skinny" in a bad way. I wasn't extremely toned (but miles better than I am now), but even that 8lbs made a huge difference to my overall shape. I'd be happy to hit 110lb and stay there if it was a toned and honed 110lbs!
What are your plans for losing your 7lbs?
I didn't to imply you'd be too skinny just that I have never been to go to 110lbs or under and sustain it, though I plan to see if I can maybe down to 110lbs after I get to 115lbs (but I won't force it, just want to be healthy). That is he important thing, neither of us want to be skinny fat at that weight but healthy and toned!:) My plan, cut out the junk food and exercise on a daily basis!:p Because college takes up a significant portion of my day and I have to be up at six o'clock most days, I do a HIIT in the morning (with and without weights) as they are only 15 minutes or I come home and if I have time I skip for about a half an hour. I can't leave it too late as I'd be up all night and somedays when I come home from college I'm too lazy to exercise so I do prefer to get it out of the way in the morning. I try to squeeze in weight training even if it's just 3 sets of ten of 2 exercises or I include weights into the HIIT. 0 -
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Love the crosstrainer in the gym, I read a kindle and do it for a while 4-5 times a week. Have lost 40 lbs since last July. I call it the eating loads of vegetables diet
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Hi there!
Feeling a bit fed up with my weight atm. I'm not overweight but I'm the heaviest I've ever been and really struggling with my confidence. I'm 5'6" and over the past 3 years I've gone from 118lb to 143lb - just over half a stone a year!!! I'm very much an all or nothing person, I'm either half starving myself or sat on the sofa crying into my jumbo-sized chocolate bar... Anyway, I'm trying to break my bad habits and get back into my old wardrobe lots of fruit and veg, whole grains and lean protein, and cutting back on booze and sweet stuff!
I'll weight in again on Friday, fingers crossed!!0 -
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