Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 1st Quarter 2026

Brambling

Hi All

Welcome to the first Old Style Weight Loss thread for 2026.

Please feel free to start posting your weight loss goals for the next challenge which will run from the 1st January until the 31st March.

You do not have to submit a loss or gain for the first week as it's our starting week, you can post your first loss or gain the week after on a day of your choice.

As usual everyone is welcome - we support and encourage, we don't judge and importantly that includes being kind to ourselves   All hints and tips welcomed especially during the current time when we may be reaching for food or aren't able to buy our usual healthier choices.  

I'm sure ideas about cheap healthy meals and free exercise ideas will be welcomed at the moment. 

Please send me your targets if you are setting one in either lbs or kgs whatever suits you but only in increments of 1/2 or 1  -  There is no requirement to provide a target or weekly weight ins and no one has to justify if they chose not to weigh in for any period of time.

Anyone can join the challenge at any point over the next 3 months 

All aboard and Good Luck   

Brambling

Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2026 - 1st Quarter

01/01/26 - 31/03/26

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

Ainsty -/STS
Brambling -/7
Brie -/11
catz4m8z -/7
charlies_tribe -/7
corrieflash -/14
cranky40 -/7
diminua -/5
eltee2 -/6
General_Grant -/5
IzzyBee -/12
jennystarpepper -/7
katejo -/6
leftatthetrafficlights 
lilian1977 -/10
Moneyowen -/9
Pennypincin -/14
Pixie_ Cosmo -/7
Shelivesintheshire -/14
Smudgeismydog -/7
Suffolksue -/7

Kilos 

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

General_Grant

Thank you Brambling for beginning the new thread.  I'll delete this thanks once you have used the next post to begin listing our targets.  (Ah, I see the targets go in the first post!)

Mine will be 5 lb - modest enough I think.

Brambling

Welcome back General 👋

corrieflash

Can I please join. 
I am hoping to lose 1 stone during this period. 
Looking forward to any recipes, tips and just general support.
Thanks 😊

moneyowen

Hi, can I join please. I’m hoping to lose 9 lbs.
I need some accountability. 

Thank you 

Brambling

Welcome 👋 and good luck corrieflash and moneyowen 

CRANKY40

Hello and thanks for the thread Brambling 😊

 I'd like to join again please. I totally lost my weight loss mojo once I'd been on holiday last year but I haven't put too much back on. I'm starting tomorrow (like all of the best intentions).  All of the Christmas food will be finished today in time for a roast dinner tomorrow with plenty of veg. 

I'd like to lose 7lbs this quarter.

IzzyBee

Thank you Brambling for running this again I would like to lose 12 lbs thankfully Xmas is over no more excuses 

katejo

Thank you Brambling and Happy New Year for tomorrow! Please add me again with a target of - 6lb. 

Suffolksue

Thank you for running this Brambling 
I last the plot completely during the last quarter and now need to lose more than ever 
I stood on the scales after breakfast this morning and have really shocked myself 

Will weigh first thing tomorrow and use that as my starting point 

I want to lose 7 lb this quarter 

xx