Started my weight loss journey April 2020 at 95kg (I'm 5'9) and got down to 72kg by May 2021, and I've now managed to maintain it for nearly a year (well, I'm 68kg now but that fluctuates every couple of weeks because hormones). I always get spooked when people say "you'll gain it all back" but I just can't see now how I will, as I'm in such a routine of running, weightlifting and eating much better - I feel like a whole new person for it. I do still find it difficult now seeing how much better you get treated by others for being skinnier than I did before, makes you realise how shallow people are!
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Thank(space)you
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Anyone else get sooo impatient with how slow weight loss is?
SpindleWhorl
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My trousers have started falling down a lot so that must be a good sign
smooth_operator33
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feel like i’ve really turned a corner these past few days. my main goal is to better my relationship with my food and this week i’ve genuinely been fully intuitive, listening to my hunger/ fullness cues which has been challenging but nice!
i have been house sitting so usually i’d use the alone time to binge to the max however i just simply haven’t because i have listened to my body and i wasn’t hungry.
feeling proud of myself… next challenge next week: an all inclusive holiday
i have been house sitting so usually i’d use the alone time to binge to the max however i just simply haven’t because i have listened to my body and i wasn’t hungry.
feeling proud of myself… next challenge next week: an all inclusive holiday
Thank(space)you
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3.5lb down this week so a fair chunk of the 5lb gain gone 
and I realised I'm back in the overweight section of BMI rather than obese (and yes, I appreciate BMI is totally flawed) it's nice to have my motivation and mojo back.
and I realised I'm back in the overweight section of BMI rather than obese (and yes, I appreciate BMI is totally flawed) it's nice to have my motivation and mojo back.
lemonlime
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Weighed for the first time in weeks today - Lost almost 2kg/4lbs! I am shocked, but also so happy that I actually see some change in the numbers as well, not just how I'm handling uphill walks.
It's not at all a huge loss but I'm still counting it as a big step to where I want to be, as I haven't been cutting anything, just adding walks. It's encouraging
It's not at all a huge loss but I'm still counting it as a big step to where I want to be, as I haven't been cutting anything, just adding walks. It's encouraging
nothanksbabes
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Hi everyone. New to this thread but gone from under 12 stone and a size 12-14 (I'm tall) to 15st 9lb and an 18 (buying a 16 in denail) since the start of 2020.
Spent my entire adult life at around an 18-20 and lost a lot of weight before the pandemic following some therapy. Got a bit stuck in a rut, quite anxious which makes me eat, working from home, and also in a newish, lovely relationship and it's crept back up.
Started doing calorie counting with intermittent fasting (I love food and could easily eat too many calories even fasting
) plus swapping my beer and wine habit for something less calorific. Would like to get down to 12 and a half stone. I'm curvy with massive tits so at that weight I'm just buxom rather than fat 
.
Thought I'd pop in here to keep myself accountable.
Spent my entire adult life at around an 18-20 and lost a lot of weight before the pandemic following some therapy. Got a bit stuck in a rut, quite anxious which makes me eat, working from home, and also in a newish, lovely relationship and it's crept back up.
Started doing calorie counting with intermittent fasting (I love food and could easily eat too many calories even fasting
) plus swapping my beer and wine habit for something less calorific. Would like to get down to 12 and a half stone. I'm curvy with massive tits so at that weight I'm just buxom rather than fat . Thought I'd pop in here to keep myself accountable.
marthaedwards11
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Hey Tattlers! Joining this thread for some motivation! I’m sick and tired of hating the way I look in photos.. Here’s hoping I can drop the extra weight I’m carrying and keep it off long term. 
Thank(space)you
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Do you know what really pisses me off? When I talk about my weight & people go "you're not fat, you're beautiful". The two aren't mutually exclusive, I am fat AND beautiful. And saying I'm not fat doesn't negate it, I'm 5ft7, 13st8lb and size 14/16. I am fat. I'm not afraid to say it. I'm working on being less fat.
(This rant is sponsored by waiting for my TOTM)
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Interiorarts
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5lbs off since last week!
Really happy! I tried really hard and stuck to it apart from one day when I ate too many pastries.
I'm aiming for 3 strength training sessions, 8000 steps a day (averaged across the week) through cardio and walking.
Keeping my carbs under 100g and aiming for lots of protein; around 1500/1600 calories
Hoping I continue to lose! I am a notorious yo yo dieter and was worried I'd wrecked my metabolism by eating not enough calories in the past. This feels much more sustainable.
I do have social events this weekend though, so not expecting a loss next week.
Really happy! I tried really hard and stuck to it apart from one day when I ate too many pastries.
I'm aiming for 3 strength training sessions, 8000 steps a day (averaged across the week) through cardio and walking.
Keeping my carbs under 100g and aiming for lots of protein; around 1500/1600 calories
Hoping I continue to lose! I am a notorious yo yo dieter and was worried I'd wrecked my metabolism by eating not enough calories in the past. This feels much more sustainable.
I do have social events this weekend though, so not expecting a loss next week.
Small win today. We went out for lunch at work. Normally I’d have the burger and chips instead I had the burger with a side salad (26 cals instead of 270 for the chips). I felt so much better afterwards and no afternoon slump. Only a small win but for me, i was so proud of myself for not caving in and having the chips and over eating, then getting annoyed at myself. But I still enjoyed the lunch loads.
FatherJackHackett
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Hi all, going to join this thread if that's OK! I have two stone to lose (thanks lockdown 2020 lol) not in any mad rush tbh, as long as there is a loss and I feel better in myself I'll be happy! Just getting over Covid and it has now hit the rest of my house so I am setting myself a target of 5K steps per day as the fatigue is real and then i will gradually increase it - walking is the only exercise I like tbh lol. So here goes nothing 
looking forward to seeing everyone's stories on this thread.. going to use them to motivate and inspire me! X
looking forward to seeing everyone's stories on this thread.. going to use them to motivate and inspire me! X