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You look really really good, I'm a bit sceptical about numbers on a scale, maybe go by pics, how your clothes feel? 
Thank you!!
I currently only wear sports bra type things. I can’t seem to find any bras that fit and are comfortable. Unfortunately after having my daughter they are flat as pancakes and so normal bras don’t seem to fit properly anymore as they don’t fill them out like they should. Or they push them up and then it looks like a shelf. I wish I could chop them off because they just get in the way! Hahaha
Well done everyone 
I’m off out for some food and drinks later so just been on a 5 mile walk. Always feel better after getting in some exercise.
I’m off out for some food and drinks later so just been on a 5 mile walk. Always feel better after getting in some exercise.
Hi everyone - joining in with the transformation! I've just read through and got some good tips so thank you 
I put on a bit of weight during covid and was also diagnosed with PCOS and advised by my GP to lose weight. I've lost around 10lb since the start of May. It was quite rapid at first but the past few weeks it has stalled which is really demotivating, and haven't noticed a big drop in inches yet.
I've fallen off track a bit this week, and think my next step will be to incorporate more exercise as I'm definitely not doing enough.
Some posts are suggesting that upping your calories can increase weight loss - can someone explain this? I know this must be in very specific situatioms but I'm such an amateur at weight loss this is my first time properly committing to it so don't understand how that would work. I used a TDEE calculator which says my maintenance calories are 1,800.
I put on a bit of weight during covid and was also diagnosed with PCOS and advised by my GP to lose weight. I've lost around 10lb since the start of May. It was quite rapid at first but the past few weeks it has stalled which is really demotivating, and haven't noticed a big drop in inches yet.
I've fallen off track a bit this week, and think my next step will be to incorporate more exercise as I'm definitely not doing enough.
Some posts are suggesting that upping your calories can increase weight loss - can someone explain this? I know this must be in very specific situatioms but I'm such an amateur at weight loss this is my first time properly committing to it so don't understand how that would work. I used a TDEE calculator which says my maintenance calories are 1,800.
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I feel good about myself, when I got dressed this morning I was looking at myself and thought, actually, my figure is pretty good.
The libra app is helping so much with my daily weighing, makes me feel like I am actually getting somewhere, albeit slowly. I'm staying at my friend's tonight and we're having some gin and a takeaway so I've accepted I'll be over calories
The libra app is helping so much with my daily weighing, makes me feel like I am actually getting somewhere, albeit slowly. I'm staying at my friend's tonight and we're having some gin and a takeaway so I've accepted I'll be over calories
You need to go to a Specialist shop and get measured and fitted. There wil be a brand that makes you look and feel good. Be prepared though for a bra to feel a bit uncomfortable initially, they aren't supposed to be loose. When I was first fitted I was wearing M&S 34C, turned out I was a 32E or 30F and the bra did change my posture as it forced me to push my shouldres back. For years I had hunched over my boobs to cover them up, now I make the most of them.
I weighed after my birthday which was stupid, I had put on a few pounds which is understandable! I haven’t weighed for over a week as I felt so bloated, my work clothes felt tight and I felt ugh. I don’t feel as bloated today so I popped on the scales and I’ve lost 2 pounds! I know it’s slow but I am happy with that.
I have got an app that links to my scales, it’s just tipped into green “healthy weight”
I’m over the moon!
I was feeling a bit crappy and was tempted to get a McDonald’s or a takeaway but this has changed my mind and spurred me on!
I have got an app that links to my scales, it’s just tipped into green “healthy weight”
I’m over the moon!
I was feeling a bit crappy and was tempted to get a McDonald’s or a takeaway but this has changed my mind and spurred me on!
Wow, some excellent results!
Does anyone else suffer with wanting instant gratification? I feel like I have a week of good eating and I'm like 'am I skinny yet?'
Also what do you all have for evening meals? Going shopping this week and need some inspiration!
Does anyone else suffer with wanting instant gratification? I feel like I have a week of good eating and I'm like 'am I skinny yet?'
Also what do you all have for evening meals? Going shopping this week and need some inspiration!
You can't go too wrong with chicken and vegetables or fish and vegetables.Wow, some excellent results!
Does anyone else suffer with wanting instant gratification? I feel like I have a week of good eating and I'm like 'am I skinny yet?'
Also what do you all have for evening meals? Going shopping this week and need some inspiration!
ETA some 5 spice on the fish and ponzu sauce (teriyaki and lime) for a bit of liveliness. Also if anyone is making a pizza. Mushroom, peppers, mozzarella and then a sprinkle of tabasco before you cook is delicious
2.6 pounds down this week bringing me to 45 pounds down in total. Despite being happy with this loss, I'm struggling with my head. Don't feel like I've lost anything, still feel like a mess etc. Tried to order a few tops on ASOS and have no idea what size I am. Ordered 4 tops in a 14 and think they are all going back. I'm only 5'0 so struggle to find clothes at the best of times, but one top is so big I swear it would almost fit himself and he's a 6'2 farmer build 
Think I need to take a break from weighing myself as much, not sure it's doing my head any good at the moment. Will stay on top of exercise and calories though.
Happy weekend guys, hope it's a good one filled with tasty food and a bit of relaxing
Think I need to take a break from weighing myself as much, not sure it's doing my head any good at the moment. Will stay on top of exercise and calories though.
Happy weekend guys, hope it's a good one filled with tasty food and a bit of relaxing
I am one of those people. When I first started losing weight a year ago (currently lost 3 stone, 10lb left to go) I ate 1200 calories a day. I lost about 1lb a week until one day my weight loss just stopped. I then went up to 1400, then 1600 then started
I don't understand the science at all. I think maybe our bodies just adjust over time to the amount of calories we give it. Plus websites like Myfitnesspal don't really help as they just give most women 1200 as standard regardless of your height and how much you have to lose etc. TDEE is a much more sustainable method, I have found.
I think it also gives your body the cue that you aren't starving, so you can build some muscle at the same time as reducing body fat slightly, rather than the body automatically going for breaking down muscle as well as fat and, more importantly, it gives you the energy to still function and not feel dips in mood/energy levels that make it harder to both exercise/be active and to maintain the slightly restricted intake, thus making it sustainable emotionally and physically.
To give an example, one time I did almost zero carb/sugar, I stuck it out for about a month, lost a fair bit, but the moment I had a tiny bit of fruit, the sweetness kicked off an uncontrollable binge on anything that wasn't nailed down. But where I've had something sweet (the diet shakes I have for breakfast) every day, I've kept this up for six months - and when I was presented with a maple pecan doughnut yesterday, I could eat it, enjoy it and not feel desperate to have anything more than my usual intake today, despite being due on and definitely a bit achey from the exercise. Eating this way might be slower, but it doesn't feel like an exercise in self mortification or hatred.
Weight's gone up this week - still lower than a fortnight ago, but a) I'm due on, b) the scales say I've added more muscle and c) I'm down two back sizes and at least one cup in bra, plus my newest gym leggings are a 16 and fit perfectly.
Did get an overdue 'please book your check up for Diabetes and everything else because you're old and fat' letter from the GP this morning. It'll be interesting to see the practice nurse who told me I just had to 'give up eating all those lovely pies, cakes, biscuits and chocolate that we all love every day' that I didn't bleeping eat in the first place with my resting HR at 63 and hopefully my already very good BP improved even further. We'll also see whether her dire warnings of my (normal) blood sugar level meaning I was guaranteed to be diabetic by January were accurate.
A day of eating rubbish however I wanted to come on here and reassure some of you that eating badly one day might not be as horrific as you think. I've eaten an entire Aldi Triple chocolate Swiss Roll and a bag of their Sea Salt and Chardonnay Vinegar crisps, sounds horrific and there is no nutritional value in either item but calorie wise I've actually only consumed 1708 as I haven't had anything else so ladies and gents, don't despair if you have a bad day, it's probaby not nearly as bad as you think.
Yes this is a great attitude! One day of “bad” eating doesn’t make you unhealthy, the same as one day of “good” eating doesn’t make you healthy. Just gotta try to make sure there are more good days than bad
Try an independent shop, mine wrote down the bras and sizes I need and I found them cheaper online (bought 1 from them too). Or bravissamo is meant to be really good and the boob or bust fb group. I've gone from a m&s 36d to a 34ff and the difference is amazing
I'm finally under 180lb! Only just, mind. I'm 179.7 but it's been a goal of mine since I first weighed myself at 194lb!
Feeling positive.
but it's been a goal of mine since I first weighed myself at 194lb! Feeling positive.
Ooh brill thank you! They sound yummy.
Hopefully this doesn't sound creepy, but you look great!
-2lbs this week! I usually count my Friday morning weight as my "weekly" but then I overindulged in a few drinks on Friday night and now I'm up a 1lb overnight 
I always struggle to lose at all for about a week after I drink too much, I think my body just goes nuts for water retention after I've been hungover!
I always struggle to lose at all for about a week after I drink too much, I think my body just goes nuts for water retention after I've been hungover!I may have overdone it with the alcohol last night, but I didn’t come home with a takeaway 
Made myself a bagel and had a bag of crisps
My head is pounding but forced myself to get out for a walk at 2pm because I was only on 700 steps and most of those were done between midnight and 1.30am
Made myself a bagel and had a bag of crisps My head is pounding but forced myself to get out for a walk at 2pm because I was only on 700 steps and most of those were done between midnight and 1.30am
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