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minus 1lb for me please Brambling. Hope everyone is doing well
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Hello
Weighday again -1lb please Brambling.
Will keep plodding on.
Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2026
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end of quarter report early as I'm on a jolly.
total loss for the quarter was 3 lbs but I keep veering down a bit more. I'm sure i'll have that all back by the time I'm home but I remain positive for the next quarter.
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Well I'm weighing exactly the same (to the 100g) as on 1 January. So it's a STS for this past week.
So I think my line becomes
General_Grant 0/5 STS / STS / 😇/ STS / STS / STS / 😉 / 👿👿👿 / 😉/ STS / 😇/ STS
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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 11/STS STS/ STS / 😇😇 / 😇/ STS / 😇😇😇😉/ 😇😉/😇😉/ STS / STS / 😇😇😉 /👿
Brambling 3.5/7 😇😇😇😉/ 😇 STS / 😪 / 😪 / 😉 / STS/ 👿👿 / 😇 / 😉/ STS / STS
Brie 3/11 😇/😇/ 😇
catz4m8z 7.5/7 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 / 👿👿👿👿👿👿👿/ 😇😉 / 😇 / 😇😇
charlies_tribe +3/7 👿👿👿
corrieflash 7.5/14 😇😇😇😇/ 😇😇😉 / 😇/STS
cranky40 -/7 STS
diminua 4/5 😇/ STS/ 😇/ 👿/ 😇😇 / 👿 / 👿 / 😇/ STS / STS / 😇/😇
eltee2 5.5/6 😇😇 / 😇😇/ STS / 😉 / 😇/😉/😉/ STS /👿
General_Grant 0/5 STS / STS / 😇/ STS / STS / STS / 😉 / 👿👿👿 / 😉/ STS /😇
Gingerlily 13.5/14 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 / 😇😇😇😉/ STS /👿 /👿😪/ 😇😉/ 😇😇/😇
IzzyBee +4/12 👿👿👿 / 😇😇/STS / STS / 👿👿/👿 / 😇/ 👿
jennystarpepper -/
Katejo 3/6 STS / STS / 😇/😇/ STS / STS / 👿 /STS/😉/ STS / 😇😇/ 😪
leftatthetrafficlights
lilian1977 1/10 😇
Moneyowen 4.5/9 😇😇/ 😇/ STS / STS/ 😇/ 👿 😉/ 😇/ 😇 / 👿/😇
Penny pincin +5.5/14 STS / 👿👿😪 / 😇😇 / 👿👿👿👿 / 😇😇😇😇😇/ 😇😇 / 👿 / 👿👿 /👿👿/STS / 👿👿👿
Pixie_ Cosmo 4/7 STS / 👿😪/ STS / 😇😉/ 👿/ STS / 👿👿 / 😇😇/ 😇😇😇😇😇
Shelivesintheshire -/14
Smudgeismydog 14/7 😇😇😇/ 😇😇/ STS / 😇😇/ STS / 👿👿 / 😇😇😇😇/ STS / 😇/😇/ 😉/😇😉
Suffolksue 0.5/7 😉/ 👿/ 😇
wishus 2.5/14 😇😇😉Kilos
Key 😇 = 1lb loss (or kilo) 😉 = 1/2lb loss (or kilo) 👿 = 1lb gain (or kilo) 😪 = 1/2lb gain (or kilo
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage - Anais Nin5 -
thanks for the weigh ins guys sorry I was falling behind again!
Thanks for the end of quarter reminder Brie! Have a good jolly
Izzy you and me off 😐 just another STS for me again this week
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage - Anais Nin5 -
Morning all
Final WI for the quarter (at home) showed -2.5 today 😯
El
"I started out with nothing
And still got most of it left"
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2LB Off please.
Bit late in reporting, have increased swimming and my insomnia is getting better.
Have a great weekend all.
MFW - 01.10.21 £63761 01.10.22 £50962 01.10.23 £39979 01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
01.03.25 £14794. 01.04.25 £12888
01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25 £9997 05.06.25 £8898.
01.07.25. £7975 01.08.25 £6968 01.09.25 £5956. 01.10.25 £4979
01.12.25 £2899 21.01.26 £06 -
+1Ib for me this week.😒
Its the worst kind of weight gain as well….where you've done everything right and had a really good week and your body just decides to mess with you!☹️
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I lost 1 lb for my final weigh-in of the quarter. Huge thanks to @Brambling for running the challenge, and to everyone who's contributed this quarter. Congratulations to everyone who’s had success, however they define it.
I won’t be participating in the next quarter since I’m no longer focusing on weight loss, but I’ll definitely keep an eye on any Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 2nd Quarter 2026. Not in a creepy, stalker-ish way, just genuinely interested in how everyone’s doing
As a serial yo-yo dieter, I might return like the prodigal son if the weight comes back, but for now, best of luck to everyone.
Ainsty
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