Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 1st Quarter 2024

lovemula21

I’m a bit late to the party but would love to join in. 

I weighed myself today and I start at 160lbs, ideally I’d like to be 140lbs and a UK size 10 but I’ll see how my body changes and assess as I go. I carry a lot of weight around my middle and a bit on my upper arms so once that goes I usually go into maintenance mode so I may not get down to 140lbs. I’ll be happy to be a size 10 again so that might be more realistic. 

Just before Christmas I started the C25K, I’ve done it before and I find it very motivating. I’m on week 4. My aim is to run 3 times a week for an hour each time and do yoga once a week to stretch and strengthen my body. I’d like to incorporate some weight training too but I’ll need to see how I get on over the coming months. I have form for setting too many goals and not managing to stick to them so I’m trying to be realistic. 

For the rest of this quarter, I aim to lose 5lbs. 

Food wise, I plan to fast daily 16:8 and cutting out snacking. My diet will be similar to now with a few tweaks to reduce my sugar intake. 

Best of luck to everyone here. I look forward to reading your progress. 

Brambling

Welcome lovemula21 and well done on starting the C25K 

I'll catch up on everyone from the laptop tomorrow as it will be easier 

roundtuit

Good morning all.

Reporting in with my first Monday weigh in and pleased to say -4lbs 

I'm calorie counting but being on Annual Leave I've had tea out and brunch out with friends this week and wasn't really sure where I'd be. But I did hoover the stairs and landing to try to use up those surplus calories. It must have worked!

Back to work this week. Hoping my colleagues will play fair and not keep offering me cake, biscuits, sweets. I'm ready with a firm 'No thankyou' and an evil glare if they persist. 

Rxx

IzzyBee

I’ve STS I wouldn’t care I went for a park run on Saturday the first one I’ve ever done in my life well that doesn’t work but just have to keep trying 

Foofoopuppy

Down 0.5lb today, slower than I'd like, but moving in the right direction. Managed to avoid a takeaway on Saturday, but did replace it with a frozen pizza still...

Oh well, onwards and upwards. In the office today, so hopefully that will minimise snacking.

Pixie_Cosmo

Morning all, hope you're keeping warm! I might need a kick up the bum to get out for my daily walks this week brr! I need to get outside though, as I work from home. Good luck those doing C25K.

Happy to have managed a 3lb loss somehow this week please @Brambling. I have been calorie counting, drinking 2ltrs min of weak squash daily, walking, yoga, and a bit of painting things (decorating!). No booze either :-) 

This week's menu is a protein shake for breakfast, homemade soup, a roll and fruit for lunch, and a healthy evening meal with lots of veg. I have fruit for a snack, or a 100cal bag of crisps. I've also got some dark chocolate bars from Christmas so I can have 2 squares of those as a 100 cal snack.

kazwookie

-2 lbs thank you

Brambling

Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2024 - 1st Quarter

01/01/24 - 31/03/24

Imperial (lbs) please let me know if you want to record  in kilos

Allie23 0.5/14 

Bazzalona13295 8/21    / 

Betharooni - /16
Brambling -/7 STS
Brie +2/10   
candiii -/35
Catz4m8z 2.5/7  / 
cazann -/10 STS
Eowyn1 --/7
Flamingo747 +1/14   
Foofoopuppy 1/8  / 
Frugal_aspirations 3/12 
General_Grant 1/-   
gillynomad 1/12 
Izzybee 3/12    / STS
jellybeantinker1 -/5
Jennystarpepper -/5
karenccs67 5.5/14   /STS
Kazwookie 2/24 STS /   
Leftatthetrafficlights -/6
lovemula21 -/5
Miss_Behaving -/6
moneyowen 2/12  / STS
Piggypack -/10
Pixie_Cosmo 4/8  / 
Prudent -/8
Roundtuit 4/21    
Scrooge2008 -/12
SIRENS -/9 STS
Smudgeismydog  1/6 
Suffolksue 2/8 
suzeesu2000 10/24  / 
Teapot91 +2/14    
wishus 3.5/16   / STS 

Kilos 
Sleazy +0.5/10   /   

Key
    = 1lb loss (or kilo)
      = 1/2lb loss (or kilo)
    = 1lb gain (or kilo)
     = 1/2lb gain (or kilo

Brambling

Good morning everyone well done for everyone who weighted some lovely  appearing on the chart and for those like me who aren't doing as well as we like all we can do is just keep trying 

Well done Izzy on your park run 

Have a good week every one hopefully it's not too cold for you personally I'm hoping that the snow avoids the south east 

wishus

Good morning folks!

STS this week, as expected. But...

Wearing a cute dress to the office, and I would definitely say I'm feeling stronger.

My sleep is getting better. Side effect? Let's see...