5 stone challenge

Thank you.
My starting weight is 14st 12.5

Yeah - I love chicken, and tuna, and eggs - I am going to have lots of things to choose from :)
 
hey all

hope this posts as doing so from my phone, not deserted you, just up in liverpool as my ponio had a nasty fall on saturday and strained both ligaments on his front tendons, so at the equine hospital here and being sent to place in newmarket that specialises in these injuries.

Still 100% even tho driving a 7.5 tonne lorry is making me shattered haha.

will hopefully be back and posting more later this week

hope your all having a good start to the week x
 
HalloweenQueen , Least its good weather for lots of salads , Jacket pot with them for you , thats why its such a good idea to do this now .
will add your weight in now , thanks .
Dappymare , thats not good news with your horse . wow driving a lorry too , i was watching the women bus drivers the other day , thinking god how do they do it , btw i don't drive , only people mad lol
well with all your stress and your 100% shows you how much you want this to work , thats it on any diet , we get stress and deal with it by food , now its learning thats not our answer , i had a bit of stress this morning , it got to me so much as i'd eat ... but knew i didn't want to eat , and didn't as i want another smiley face on my sig tonight .
is everyone eles thinking the same , how am i going to deal with stress now food is not the answer .
hows everyone ....
 
msjmc you are doing great, nearly 4 days in. Are you feeling good? Thats the one thing i remember with VLCD I did actually feel more energetic and not tired after the first couple of days.

Its just getting through the first couple of days I couldnt handle!!

I'm counting points today, god knows what it will be next week ha ha, change all the time.

Good luck everyone x
 
Hi I need to lose 5 stone too. I started last Monday and lost 3 pounds at weigh in today. Am happy to follow Sarah and weigh in at home on a Saturday too.
Hope your horse is ok Dappymare.
Good luck to everyone xx
 
hey newbies :) what are ur starting weights?

msjmc 16st 7

size16willdo 18 1/2
sarahj79 15st 7.5
samprand 16st. 4
Dappmare
Elejesu 17.7
Halloweenqueen 14.12.5
Deathworm
Hiruni
 
My starting weight was 14stone 10 pounds ... Today I'm 14 stone 7 pounds ... sorry I didn't copy and paste the list as I wasn't sure if you wanted last Mondays starting weight or the weight I am today ... Thanks x
 
todays weight is fine :) well done on the weight loss so far x

Dappymare
Deathworm
Elejesu 17st 7lbs
Halloweenqueen 14st 12.5lbs
Hiruni 14st 5lbs
Samprand 16st 4lbs
Sarahj79 15st 7.5lbs
Size16willdo 18st 1/2lb
MsJMC 16st 7lbs

 
Dappymare
Deathworm
Elejesu
17st 7lbs
Halloweenqueen 14st 12.5lbs
Hiruni 14st 7lbs
Samprand 16st 4lbs
Sarahj79 15st 7.5lbs
Size16willdo 18st 1/2lb
MsJMC 16st 7lbs
 
Welcome hiruni and deathworm and funkymum .... i have put your starting weights in , sam or myself will be here to help putting the weights in , dead line is saturday , lets see how much we can all loss by saturday .
hiruni well done 3 down thats great , how you feeling for losing 5 stone .
deathworm , sw is good , which plan are you following , i mean meats or carbs or the orange plan . i joined nov but head was not there ...and after alot of failed dieting now back on exante , had a hard day today diet wise but i so will fight them demons . cos i want another smiling face hehe
 
deathworm just need you start weight , also dappymare need yours too .
hows everyone doing today ? i really think the key to this is to keep busy , i have a few diet books i want to get , one i want says its ok to start a diet but its staying on the diet , saying does not matter which diet your on , takes you to 100 days of dieting , will look it up again and let you know what its called
 
Hey everyone! Thanks for having me :)

Dappymare have we met on one of the boards? Your name sounds familiar.

I'm having a very up and down day. One minute I'm strong the next I'm on the verge of eating. I really don't want to give in, I want to lose weight but its like a drug! Its not helping that I have kids that seem to eat and eat!

I treated myself to a cd today to hopefully lift my spirits instead of food doing it.
 
Quote:
why oh why did i do it again.......
Damn good question. No easy answers. Here's one, though:

You see, when we’re fat, we often have a low opinion of ourselves. We don’t like the way we look and we often feel very self-conscious, especially if someone passes a comment about our figure. Result? We tell ourselves that we are not as good as other people. We tell ourselves that we are a failure. And after we’ve said it enough times, we end up believing it. We end up believing we are a failure.

So when we try to lose weight, we are beaten before we start. We are so convinced that we’re a failure that we never put our heart into it. We might give up chocolate and biscuits for a couple of weeks but we don’t take it seriously. And we don’t believe for a moment that we’re really going to get slim. Why not? Because that little negative voice in our head is saying: You’re a failure! You’re fat! You’re never going to lose weight!

Well, it’s time to change! Instead of telling yourself all this negative rubbish, say something positive, for a change! For example, say this to yourself:

"I want to be slim. So I am going to stick like glue to Cambridge and learn how to control my cravings. And if I have a bad day, I’ll stop dieting until the problem passes and then I’ll start again. And nothing is going to stop me, BECAUSE I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO SUCCEED!!"

Say this paragraph out loud to yourself. Go on, don’t be embarrassed, say it! And go on saying it every day! Say it when you get up, say it at lunchtime and say it in the evening. If necessary, cut it out and put it somewhere you can see it.

You see, words change us. And it doesn’t matter who says them. As long as we hear them often enough, we end up believing them. So start saying these positive words to yourself and see the difference it makes! You’ll find dieting ten times easier.

And don’t imagine for one moment that it’s not going to work. This technique is used every day all over the world to persuade people to change their habits. You may have heard of it. It’s called advertising! :D

taken from: Positive Dieting - How to Stay Motivated and Lose Weight and shamelessly paraphrased to suit.

this is taken from Lillys post , helpful
 
Funkymum Karen , hey welcome .
have a read of the above , postive thinking and reading postive threads trying to find that book brb
 
Linda Spangle has this to say about the reasons why we eat (Day 52 of 100 Days of Weight Loss):

Without a doubt, food provides a reliable instant fix. In our culture of fast-food restaurants and microwave ovens, you can always get your food cravings fulfilled now. And you never have to wait for relief. From the first bite of a cookie or candy bar, you can immediately feel a nice sense of pleasure and satisfaction.

Food also provides a great source of entertainment. If there's nothing good on TV, you can always go raid the refrigerator until the programming changes. In fact, it's easy to slip into wandering around eating where you just let food solve your problems of boredom or restlessness.

Food also becomes a solution to times when you have nothing to do. On a rainy afternoon or a long weekend with no plans, you might eat to fill up the empty time. As one of my clients admitted, "Without food, I'd have no fun at all!"

Procrastinate and escape

Eating provides a great way to procrastinate. Whenever you face a task you don't want to do, food gives you a convenient escape. Suppose you need to study for a test, clean the house, or mow the lawn. You simply convince yourself that if you eat something first, you'll be able to tackle it more easily.

Sometimes you might use food to avoid even starting a task. If you have to complete a difficult project such as writing a report, heading for the refrigerator can help you pretend you don't have to do it. As a rule, the larger or more daunting the project, the more times you will eat to avoid it.

Eating to avoid life

Do you ever have times when you just don't feel like doing anything? Sometimes, we reach for food because we're tired of all the demands in our lives. When you feel exhausted or emotionally worn down, eating is the only thing that doesn't seem to take any effort!

The next time this happens, identify exactly what you don't feel like doing. Then remind yourself, "The task will still be there after I finish my food, so I might as well go ahead and do it." Over time, start looking for healthier ways to manage your avoidance, and then leave food out of the picture.


She's a wise woman, that Linda. :) And there's lots more where that came from. If you've got an iPhone, her app '100 Days of Weight Loss' is well worth getting.
 
Thank you so much for sharing MsJMC ... very inspirational ... very motivational and very very true xxx

Going back to an earlier post ... I'm following the Slimming World eating plan. Apart from losing 3lb in weight this past week, I have felt so much better. Usually I feel quite sluggish and tired after eating but it would seem for me, not mixing the carbs and protein is keeping me feeling more energetic and healthy. I went to the gym tonight and having done no exercise for (oh gosh for many many years) ... I feel it already! Hoping to do some wii fit in the morning before work. Thanks once again for posting the above ...I have copied this to my private journal so that when i feel negative I shall remember to read it xx
 
i'm going to get her book , i went to do it the other day and got sidetracked .
i think 100 days of dieting and by what shes says about dieting is so right , its staying on the diet something i find hard , easy to get into hard to keep at .
there are a few on this challenge on the wii fit , how about setting challenges . my daughter has a wii but i can't get into it .
gym , great , how long did you do at the gym hiruni .
you are eating less carbs now maybe thats why your feeling not so slugish ... its like vlcd make you more awake . i need a hammer to make me sleep ... lol
glad it helped and you have kept it . yes i read that from Lilly posts and copied it really is good .
hows everyone getting on ?
i was 100% last night , i thought it was a hard day but i carried on .
got my smiley face .
Shanny yes Dappymare's horse had a fall , hows you shanny ? are you getting back to the world of diets ?
 
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