Lose 100 lbs in 2015

tootallulah

I am starting the year recovering from pleurisy and nursing a bad knee. And both of these conditions are exacerbated by my need to lose 100lbs, there it is 100lbs seven stone how have I got in this mess? my weight has crept up year on year for the last 30 years and now I need to tackle it before I retire next year as I have lots to do and plans to achieve.

It is the first time my weight has severely effected what I can do and it is my health light bulb moment, just like the ones so many people here have about money.

My first target is 40 lbs by the end of May which would be 2lbs a week. I am doing Weight Watchers on line which I know works for me if I can keep it up. This diary is my way of keeping on track. Wish me luck.

flissh

Good luck. You can do it, just have to find the right way for you. I know it's a cliche but I think it really is true that you need to think of it as a change of lifestyle not a diet.

greentiger

Good luck x

ali-t

All the best. I started weight watchers in Nov and lost 1 stone before Xmas but put quite a bit back on. I also have a lot to lose so hopefully your diary will motivate me as well as track your progress. Here's to success...

ciderwithrosie_2

Good luck Tootallulah...Stay focused!!


Am also doing Weight Watchers (started last week but going to a group with a friend) probably the heaviest I've ever been and my health is starting to suffer now I'm in my 50s. Used to be able to get away with being large as I was always fairly healthy and active, but I feel old, sluggish and in constant pain with knees and ankles.


I'm enjoying it so far as there's nothing you can't have as long as you count it in. Am religiously point tracking to give me a good idea of portion size, best bang for your buck etc. and looking forward to cooking some new meals.

sweetme

Good luck! I managed to lose 60lbs in eight months last year. Been maintaining since December. I reckon this is the hardest bit. Its easy to become complacent once you've achieved target.

Izadora

Good luck and well done for breaking it down into smaller targets - I always found it made things seem a lot less scary if I broke it down into what I wanted to achieve each month rather than looking at the total.

I started WW again last week as well. A couple of years ago I lost about 5 and a half stone of the 7 which I needed to lose. I kind of lost motivation a bit after that and had been doing okay at maintaining it but put over a stone back on recently. I decided I'd best tackle it now, as it would be too easy for another stone to creep on and make starting an even more daunting prospect, and am going to try to shift the final stone and a half as well as getting back to where I was. 4lb down, 34 to go!!

HoneyGal

Very Good Luck! Don't worry if you don't loose 2lb every week. In the past, I've given up after my first reverse, but not I'm trying to stick with it.

DD265

Good luck! As has been said if you have a bad minute - let that minute go and start fresh the next minute.

Never write off a whole day/week/month.

tootallulah

Thank you all for your encouragement which is really appreciated. Day one went ok but day 2 has been easier as I have been at work and I am in an office with no access to a cafe etc so I have eaten my carefully put together lunch and snacks. I have kept one treat a skinny cappuccino from Costa but tomorrow I will take my own coffee as I am rueing how many points just to have the coffee hit and some warmth on the journey. No cheating yet.....Also ate three pieces of fruit and drank a litre of water.

ithinkyourcrazy

Good luck!
My mother lost 105 lbs last year.
As a family we lost over 250 lbs in total, all through slimming world.