Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 4th Quarter 2025

Brambling

Welcome back guys and good luck 

Suffolksue said:

how is your new hip doing ?

I'm getting there thanks Sue, no stick and the occasional ache usually when I do something I shouldn't! I was told not to tie laces until 12 weeks post op so I'm still in slid ons and TBH I'm using the sock gadget for that foot.  But as you know it's great not to be in that constant pain, I was able to walk from the carpark to the house and back at Petworth and enjoy the gardens without pain before my op I was using the buggy to go at least on way and spending time sitting when volunteering 🙂

jennystarpepper

9LB for me please Brambling, good to hear you are on the mend.

Trying to get back to how I was nearly 2 years ago.  

More swimming and calorie counting for me, along with hitting the daily protein goal, I have 9 weeks to hit target so have scaled down the Birthday outing, (it's really a cake and takeaway day) 😶.

Not a good start to the quarter today, bag all packed to go swimming, and Royal Mail are late with a delivery yet again, 2 hours last time, that would be one off the C card list, if I wrote them!

Brie

@Brambling
I did end up losing 3 pounds last quarter but I think my reporting was a bit too confusing.  So in any case I'm starting from that point and while I would love to get down to the next half stone point I will settle for getting down to the stone & 0 pounds (if you know what I mean.)

So put me down for 4 pounds to lose but secretly I'll be hoping for 11.  The loss is necessary not just for general health but knowing that my knees cannot continue to function with me being so hefty.

Meanwhile in Alaska the opposite to our struggle has been going on where the big bears are trying to pile on the weight to help them get through the coming winter.  Have a look about half way down the article to see the before and after pics of a couple of the contenders.

‘Dominant on the river’: 32 Chunk crowned champion in ‘biggest Fat Bear Week yet’ | Alaska | The Guardian

catz4m8z

Oh, to be a bear!

Would you put me down for an optimistic 10Ibs please Brambling?
Not sure how great I'll do this week TBH as I'm currently full of cold and spending alot of time in front of the telly with a Lemsip!

eltee2

5lbs for me please Brambling

Brambling

Currently you could me in a fur coat and I could those bears a run for their money!!

I hope the cold doesn't linger too long Catz 

Ainsty

Hi,

I'm a bit late, but can I join please? I'd like to lose 7lbs.

Thank you

Brambling

Hi Ainsty and welcome 👋 it's never too late to join us 🙂

Pennypincin

Could I be put down for 14 pounds again please.
Hopefully I will get into eating better, rather than yo-yoing and sabotaging myself.

Taffy9264

hi, I have been watching this and waiting for the new thread before I joined, I put on 4 STONE when I stopped smoking back in 2020, and became type 2 as a result ( I had a lollypop in my mouth for the best part of a year)I went low Keto/ low carb and that really worked, then I got bored and have been losing the same 3/4 lbs for about 2 years now. so with all that said I am now sitting at 10.4 lbs and would like to get to 9.7 lose, but for this, just now 7 with your help would get me nearer my goal weight.