Drop half a stone for January Challenge!

Lemon_Tree

i weighed in the day after logging in on here and i managed to lose 1lb over christmas and the new year. Just need to go downwards, but i'm really happy with that result. I'm going to have a go on the calorie counter site even if i have to lie about my weight.

zzzLazyDaisy

Hi Lostinrates, good to see you again (((((hugs)))) I have added you and fatcattaff to the first post (if I have missed anyone off, please shout).

I have just booked a holiday to Turkey for 3 weeks, flying out on 3rd Feb. I don't know if I'll have regular internet access, so if someone is willing to take on February's half stone challenge, that would be great (I'll take over again for March).

Those of you who were on the December challenge may remember that I stuck at 12st 4lbs for ages and then suddenly broke through the barrier and started losing again. Well it has happened again. I weighed in on Monday at 12.25 st.... and am still there. It is SOOoooo annoying, as there is no valid reason for it!!!

Oh well, there is still three days to go until Monday's weigh in, maybe the scales will start moving again by then!

The_Dragon

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

Hi Lostinrates, good to see you again (((((hugs)))) I have added you and fatcattaff to the first post (if I have missed anyone off, please shout).

I have just booked a holiday to Turkey for 3 weeks, flying out on 3rd Feb. I don't know if I'll have regular internet access, so if someone is willing to take on February's half stone challenge, that would be great (I'll take over again for March).

Those of you who were on the December challenge may remember that I stuck at 12st 4lbs for ages and then suddenly broke through the barrier and started losing again. Well it has happened again. I weighed in on Monday at 12.25 st.... and am still there. It is SOOoooo annoying, as there is no valid reason for it!!!

Oh well, there is still three days to go until Monday's weigh in, maybe the scales will start moving again by then!

I'll do February if you want LazyDaisy - and I have put weight back on because of medication :mad:, I had a bad fall because of the snow/ice on Tuesday night and today is the first day out of bed!

lostinrates

Oh, be careful Dragon! Its lethal on the ice ATM.

Well, I hate pr-prepared food, but today had some Tesco's Scotch Broth and it was LOVELY! I'm almost certainly going to go and buy some for myself next week, I'd really rcommend it for those who do like cooking free options. Families not dieting along side can always bulk it out with some bread and butter, or have it alongside something else.

OK, crazy tip from me, I was given my parnts old tv at Christmas, whohoo, and so I'm indulging in some evening tv watching, but I've given som of the
adverts a manditory exercising theme, so there is one that when ever it comes on I have to get up and do some arm exercises, one I have to do sit ups to, and one I do girls push ups to. My knees are a bit dodgey so I have one to squat to but if the knees are cranky I jut march on the spot to it. Its not much but its a bit of movement I wouldn't otherwise be doing

cath777

hi all just stumbled across you guys i currently attend a weight clinic once a month at my doctors i was weighed on weds(7th jan) and was 118kgs! but did manage to loose 3 kilos over xmas am i ok to join in and chat to you guys for support ( im cheating slightly as im taking reductil to help me loose weight )
horace im waiting for a place on the exercise referral scheme that my doctors organised its at my local sports centre gym so i am hoping that will help
thanks xx

zzzLazyDaisy

Hi Cath, yes you are welcome to join us ... we are here to support each other, not to compete, so the only thing that matters is that the scales keep going in the right direction :-)

Dragon, thanks for offering to take over in Feb, that's great! So sorry to hear about your fall, what rotten luck - I slipped on ice outside the back door just before christmas last year and tore my cartiledge in my knee... so you have my sympathy.... Do take care and look after yourself x

Bunnie1982

Is it too late to sign up? Mainly just for a bit of support. I currently weight 10 stones and 1 pound which doesn't seem much, but is compared to my height and my BMI tells me I am overweight. Would also like to sign my husband up as he is in the obese range - (6ft 4 and 18 stones - his ideal weight is apparently 14.9 stones)

Will have a look at the calorie counter website, although I know my downfall is snacking at my desk

maltesers_2

Yesterday a running club ran through our village and I was impressed at the support people were yelling to each other. I couldn't possibly run, but I'd love to find some other people to walk with, or maybe swim with. I'd like to join a yoga class too but I just feel a bit self aware about exercising with 'normal' people yet. I wonder if its worth approaching the nurse who runs the weight loss clinics at GPs about forming a walking group? I do walk already, with the dogs etc, but walking with more purpose would be more effective I think

We have health walks twice a week in and around our village and there are lots of other walks in the area and all round the country.



http://www.whi.org.uk/walkfinder/home

The are free and an excellent way to meet people and find out more about where you live.

If you train as a walk leader you can organize and lead your own walks eg, you could arrange walks for people with pushchairs, or lunchtime walks etc.

They are also starting to organise 'green exercise' in various places.

skintstudentnurse

Hi everyone! Hope you don't mind me joining? I've joined the other calorie counting website as well, would like to lose 2 stone am going to start by walking to work and cutting out the biscuits and eating more fruit. I have got a Wii fit,but we'll see:rolleyes:

The_Dragon

Welcome aboard to the new members (everyone is MORE than welcome!), Dr Dragon also needs to lose a few pounds (well okay a couple of stone!), but he feels bad about going out for a walk and leaving me at home.

All the bruising has now come out :mad: but the pain has gone down a bit and I can get back upstairs without crawling! :D, more to the point the medication "blip" has left and I am back down to 293 pounds :j