Has anyone lost weight themselves--not paying out to go to a slimming club?

loulouloulou_2

I've been given a slimming book from a family member, its called eat yourself slim ... and stay slim by Michel Montignac - really cant get into it - so if anyone fancies it just pm me!

mintymoneysaver

Hello all,
I mentioned on this board a while back that I am trying to lose weight by standing on the scales every morning.If I've lost weight I feel great and want to continue being good, if i'VE STAYED THE SAME IT MAKES ME DETERMINED TO SHIFT THAT NEXT POUND AND IF i'VE PUT WEIGHT ON i'M EXTRA SPECIALLY GOOD THAT DAY!
( oops sorry for caps!)
I know it's what they tell you not to do but at the moment it's working for me, I have lost 8lbs in six weeks, not a huge amount but then I am not dieting, just trying to eat healthily.
I haven't set myself a goal as I might not get there, i just want to keep losing at a steady pace.
My start weight was 14.12 and this morning I was 14.4 ( I'm 5'5)

frugglewump

Since we adopted our rescue dog (my avatar) I have cancelled my gym membership. I'm losing 2lbs/week just from taking her for a 30min walk 3 times a day. My diet has also changed as i'm no longer eating comfort food - when i'm bored working at home we play in the garden for 10mins.

Obviously I could have done this without a dog - but the motivation is there now.

Edited to add:

Weight before dog: 12st 8
Weight now: 12st 0

smokybabe

Well done mintymoneysaver, you have obviously hit on the system that works best for you.

smokybabe

Your dog looks gorgeous frugglewump, You are doing really well, keep up the good work.

julynne

Gilly41 and all,
Has anyone tried the "raw food diet" (you can perhaps look this up on the internet)? Two of my dear friends are on it and they lost loads. It's not something I could keep up and practise completely but eating a large proportion of the vegetables raw (not all, some can be poisonous raw) might be the way forward.

I personally lost a lot of weight exercising to my Tae-bo DVDs!
(too bad I stopped and put some of the weight back on)...MUST START AGAIN

Hope this helps

Meanwhile, keep up the good work, fellow MSE dieters!

julynne

Ebeneezer

Week 2 Lost 1 1/2 lbs this time.

Im a bit dissapointed not to have lost more as this week has beeen quite hard going. No one told me that your mood goes down with less carbohydrate so Tuesday was not a good day. I ate a bit more this week to counteract the effect but I've still been hungry which I wasn't in the first week. Also Iv'e experienced my metabolism has slowed down, something I had read about but didn't believe would happen. I think this dieting lark is going to be a lot harder than I first thought.
Still, must keep going. I can already see that my face is thinner and my stomach flatter, and also my knees hurt hardly at all. Even Mrs Ebeneezer is losing weight because I'm not plying her with wine all of the time!

loulouloulou_2

Hi everyone..

So, week 1 and i have only lost 1lb! But i havent really tried at all and at least i havent put it on!!

I'll try harder this week - my target is 3lbs!

Wish me luck and good luck to all of you for the week ahead!!

L x

gilly41

Hi Everyone!
Well done to this mornings posters---I have lost another 1lb this week! I was hoping for more but I have decided if I lose a 1lb a week between now and Xmas day(which is a Monday!) I will be happy as that will take me back in to the 12stone zone!!
This week I have DRUNK LOADS AND LOADS OF WATER---AT LEAST 2 LITRES A DAY!!! and this is really helping. I have read somewhere that you can shed 1 stone in 2 weeks with drinking that amount per day as some people are holding up to a stone in water(think it is in this weeks BEST magazine!!). So, here I go.
This is day 3 of drinking that amount. I will report next week if it has had a dramatic effect(I am hoping LOL!!!)
Good luck to the rest of days posters xxx

STARTING WEIGHT 13 ST 8LBS
WEIGHT TODAY 13ST 6LBS:T

jenski_2

Just wanted to say hi to all you guys i am on the verge of joining weight watchers online as i need some help in planning meals for the week which contain the right amount of calories.
If anyone knows of a free online service that can do this i would jump with joy as i am doing a PhD at the moment and money is something of a dream but i have reached the point where i need to lose some weight as my jeans are a struggle every morning.

Ashamed to admit: 16st 3