First goal achieved :)

slimjoycenow
slimjoycenow Posts: 16 Member
in Success Stories
This one might not mean much to people outside the UK, as here we have a unit of weight called a stone which equals 14lbs. I passed the 15 stone mark (210) going upwards about 8 years ago I think (have been avoiding scales for years). Three weeks ago I discovered I was 15stone 10 (220), and if I didn't get a grip I'd soon be passing 16stone (224). I'm 5 foot 8ins so I was able to deny the reality for much longer than I should have.

I joined MFP and my first goal was to see a 14 on the scales again. This morning they read 14 stone 13 (209). Happy dance! So my next goal is to lose exactly a stone, which will make me 206. After that it will be to see a 13 stone something on the scales. Tiny goals I know but if I set myself a huge goal at the beginning I will just be overwhelmed and give up.

And as a huge bonus, the terrible heartburn I've had for the last year has completely gone. No pepto-bismol has been required for the last 10 days, and I was living off the stuff. :):)

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  • kelly101386
    kelly101386 Posts: 389 Member
    Well done! We are at the same weight more or less. Even in my early times I have never been lighter than 14 stone. At the moment I am 202lbs, hoping to get to 13 stone!
  • slimjoycenow
    slimjoycenow Posts: 16 Member
    Well done Kelly! Will be so chuffed to say hello to 13 stone again!
  • princessemmie
    princessemmie Posts: 17
    Wow well done you, you must be so pleased!I have just come back to mfp and lost 2lbs this week which took my total to 14lbs im trying to set myself mini challenges like yourself. I have a little girl so i set myself the challenge of loosing 14lbs before her first birthday in december i have 12lbs to go!I hav never written on any of these boards but your little goals really spoke volumes to me. Keep up the good work :D x
  • Rachlmale
    Rachlmale Posts: 640 Member
    Well done, this isn't a little achievement - the first stone is the hardest because you've made a lot of changes to get there, after this it's keeping it up. Keep it up :)

    I started in the 13's, and I'm hoping to see the 10's in the next couple of weeks... it's amazing what a number can make you feel.
  • slimjoycenow
    slimjoycenow Posts: 16 Member
    Wow well done you, you must be so pleased!I have just come back to mfp and lost 2lbs this week which took my total to 14lbs im trying to set myself mini challenges like yourself. I have a little girl so i set myself the challenge of loosing 14lbs before her first birthday in december i have 12lbs to go!I hav never written on any of these boards but your little goals really spoke volumes to me. Keep up the good work :D x

    That's fantastic, well done. My long term aim is to be able to pinch some of my 16 year old's clothes ;). (she would be horrified and immediately stop wearing them,)
  • princessemmie
    princessemmie Posts: 17
    Haha, love that your eyeing up her clothes already!Im on a mission to slim down a dress size before my daughters first birthday, i would love to have some beautiful family pictures, i have dodged them up till now and i know i will live to regret that in the future but i just cant bare to see pictures of myself right now :(
  • lauraatkinson85
    lauraatkinson85 Posts: 84 Member
    Thats fantastic! Well done you!

    Ive been hovering between 15stone1.5 and 15stone3 for the past couple of weeks and desperately want to see a 14 in there!

    Keep going at it - and feel free to add me - I log on every day and support my MFP's as much as I can!

    x

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