Lose Weight 34

fredsnail

Welcome to our new thread :j :beer:

The Summer sun is trying to come out so it's time to shift the lbs and drag the swimming costume kicking and screaming out of the cupboard.

There is still time to get that beach body you've always wanted :j

Welcome to the place where we encourage you not to save £'s but to lose Lb's instead

So you wanna lose weight? Whether you want to lose a few pounds or several stone - you've come to the right place! Need a chat, a shoulder, encouragement and advice perhaps or even some downright silliness (even late at night or early in the morning)??

Pull up a chair and join in the chat, whatever plan you're following to lose weight, be it SW, WW, RC, or just plain old reducing what you eat and increasing the exercise, there'll be someone here that can help and advise, or offer moral support. The more you join in the chat more support you will get from the thread.

There are plenty of regulars here who follow all types of plan and will be willing and able to help you out or at least point you in the right direction.

During the course of the week, feel free to post your weekly loss, gain or no change, and see your results in a chart that's updated every Wednesday evening. To help me quickly spot the losses late at night, please post the loss as BOLD and Colourful as possible (Its helps those of us with bad eyes )

The chart is currently maintained by me, so if you can post your result before 10pm on a Wednesday you will be included on the chart.

Also you can take part in the 5lb monthly challenge - This is a fun mini motivational monthly challenge, in which the goal of losing 2lb per week, is spread out to 5lb per month. To get started so get your name down quick and post your name and start the new list. You could be Slimmer of the Week, or Slimmer of the Month! :j:j

We also currently have a monthly team challenge so if you want to join one of the teams it's never too late. This month we've a UK challenge - England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales - send me a pm with the team you want to join and your starting weight. Then post your loss (or gain) each Wednesday :j

Sometimes we also have a monthly exercise challenge this month we're climbing Mount Everest. We try to make these challenges suitable for all levels of fitness to encourage as many people to take part.

A few abbreviations:
STS ~ Stay The Same (No change in weight)
SOTW ~ Slimmer Of The Week
SOTM ~ Slimmer Of The Month

We have plenty of recipes to help you in the recipes thread (link below) and there are links to useful websites below.

• Suggs' Story :j
• Starlight_xx 's Story :j
• Various SW and WW style recipes can be found HERE
• Sarymclary's Dino Rod Soup Recipe can be found HERE
• Victory's Hints and Tips for Newbies
• BMI calculator
• BMR calculator
• Daily calorie needs
• Calorie intake to lose weight
• Food Focus Website
• 20 ideas to get started
• Slimming World
• Weight Watchers
• Rosemary Conley

• Couch to 5km

• Lose Weight 19 - Before and After Suggs
• Lose Weight 20 - Before and After Starlight
• Lose Weight 21
• Lose Weight 22
• Lose Weight 23
• Lose Weight 24
• Lose Weight 25
• Lose Weight 26
• Lose Weight 27
• Lose Weight 28
• Lose Weight 29
• Lose Weight 30
• Lose Weight 31
• Lose Weight 32
• Lose Weight 33

There are some friendly peoples 'Before and After' Pics on Lose Weight 19 and 20

So come and join us, we're a friendly bunch! There are even one or two gentlemen hiding amongst us! You might even enjoy it :rotfl:

victory

Crumbs you go away for a couple of days and this is what happens:rotfl:

Nile

Thanks for starting a shiny new thread fredsnail.

I'll make this thread sticky this for you and leave the old thread sticky for a few days.

Regards

Nile

fredsnail

Thanks Nile much appreciated :j

beanielou

Thanks Nile

Thanks Fred for the lovely shiney new thread

Victoty~Was just asking on the tail end of the last thread how are you?

mandz1

Another 40mins to add to the challenge today

lolly101

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for sorting out the thread Fred and Nile Feel at ease again now, lol.

Fingers crossed for your DS tomorrow, Beanie

Well it's been so hot here the last couple of days that I haven't felt like doing anything . On the bike now, done 25 mins so far and will see how far I get. Don't want to fall behind this early on as I want to give myself a bit of leeway for my holiday.

I have been pretty active lately so can't complain too much - I have a new rule, that I can't sit down for longer than 10 mins at a time in the day (unless I'm on the bike!). So I've been pottering around, keeping myself busy - not getting any paper work done though . Will catch up at the weekend.

fredsnail

Here's this weeks chart:



Congratulations to our joint SoTW Angry Bear, elly68, lolly101, occy & world_of_tights

Well done to all our losers and stsers and commiserations to our gainer - next week is a clean slate that you can change :j

If anyone wants to join the 5lb challenge post to let me know.

Here's the final 24 hour exercise challenge chart:



Congrats to everyone who took part.

Here's this weeks chart for the exotic holiday challenge:



If anyone wants to join and log distances just let me know :T

Here's the teams so far for the pet challenge this month:



If anyone would like to join just post below and let me know which team you want to join :j

This weeks quote is an anonymous quote:
"A dream is only a wish without energy, be bothered and make it happen"

mandz1

Fred, you missed me off the no pets challenge

Lola_balola

Hello,

I've been reading this thread for a while now and a new thread seems a good time to join in. I find the posts interesting and encouraging.

I estimate that I need to lose about 2 stones in weight but to be honest I don't have a set weight goal but instead I have a pair of trousers sitting in the back of the wardrobe that I'd like to fit into again!

I am loosely following the old weight watchers diet with increased exercise. I picked the WW because I find it easy to follow and I think if done properly it encourages me to make healthier choices - notably, reduce portion sizes and cut out chocolate! I'm afraid I am an unashamed carbophile but have cut my carbs significantly (as part of portion control) - you could have fed an extended family with the amount of pasta I once put into my pasta bakes! I'm starting to plateau a bit so I might think about cutting carbs a little more, and if really necessary they'll go but I'm hoping it won't come to that

victory

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