Team UK & Ireland - June 2011

Yes i have been looking at others food diary's and been taking some ideas this first week am doing really well so far always coming in under the calories count but first couple days i was over with carbs but i think am starting to get a better idea on things now!!! had a problem yesterday where as i was still under 1200 cal by the end of my day and i had been eating full meals and not skipping anything, and i just want finding the need to eat anything sweet at the end of the day which i thought was great especially when i had a night out to attend this friday and i could save up a little bit so i could have a drink or 2! but then when i read up on starvation mode etc i realised i had best eat something just to bring it up so i had a banana which helped alot! but thank you for the advice hopefully at the end of week one i can show some kind of progress for you all! x

Hi all....a bit late in joining this post but as I am new I thought I would say hi. I am Kelly and live in Berkshire.

I have only been on MFP for just over 3 weeks but I have found it just what I was needing to get back on track and get my clothes feeling that bit more comfortable. Between 2002-2004 I lost just over 6 stone through making lifestyle changes. I maintained a happy weight until about 3 years ago when a combination of a stressful job with long hours and contentment of moving in with my boyfriend got the better of me and I put a couple of stone back on.

My weakness is snacking and I would consume ridiculous things without thinking about what I was eating. The fact that I now log everything, and get the portions right by weighing when I prepare my own food is really helping.

I also find it useful to have a network of people that are truly committed and determined to reach their goals. My boyfriend has also joined me on MFP and is a great support. If you are also committed to reaching your goals....please feel free to add me as a friend. In return I will support you too. :flowerforyou:

Hey Everyone

I've only just found this thread , quite new to MFP and think its great.
I'm 26f from Glasgow and was at my biggest in Mid 2008 at 11st2. At onle 5ft1 I looked awful.
I have lost weight, maintained, lost a bit more and maintained over the last few years.
I am now 9st2 but my body fat is about 40%!!!! So I am not at all trim, just a bit smaller.
My main focus now is to burn fat and tone my body up so i can comfortably wear a bikini!

Waaaaah! I stepped on the scales this morning (well, three times, cos I couldn't believe my eyes) and I reached Target Weight!
I now weigh 65 kilos exact (143lb). Am sooo happy - boiled over my porridge while writing this - yuck what a mess..

Soooo, now what? Go to Maintenance? Go for another 2 kilos....?

Hey everyone, I'm an American living in Dublin for 5 years. I've been on my weight loss journey since January (only found mfp around march) and have lost 25 pounds so far. Kinda slacking off lately...really need to get back on the wagon. I'm still about 20 pounds off my goal weight. Going home to the US in July for 4 weeks and I'm really determined not to gain a bunch of weight back while I'm there! I'm so glad I found this website to help keep me on track. Looking forward to making some new friends on this thread!

oh there a june thread! i lost track of the may thread and couldnt find it!

hope u are doing well! ive been maintaining for 2 months now and going well!

is there southern softie/ northern numptie group still?

Waaaaah! I stepped on the scales this morning (well, three times, cos I couldn't believe my eyes) and I reached Target Weight!
I now weigh 65 kilos exact (143lb). Am sooo happy - boiled over my porridge while writing this - yuck what a mess..

Soooo, now what? Go to Maintenance? Go for another 2 kilos....?

Fantastic :laugh: Congratulations :flowerforyou:

Just had a new running PB...3 miles in 27 mins and 50 seconds!! This half marathon training is going well.......so far:laugh:

Hope everyone is having a good week with food and exercise:bigsmile:

Congrats. Cracking time. :bigsmile:

My running motivations kind of non existent at present... :embarassed: :huh:

I've been on here actively since January, and have lost 42 lbs so far.

Wow Wenders, that's some achievement, well done!

Mairgheal - Thanks very much

I now have a dilemma, and would appreciate everybody's opinion:

I am 50 years old, 5' 7". SW was 15 stone 8.5 lbs, and I weighed in this week at 12 stone 8.5 lbs, hence the 42 lbs loss. My original target was 13 stone, because quite frankly I didn't think I stood a hope in hell of reaching it. To be on the outside of the 'healthy weight' BMI category it recommends 159 lbs (11 stone 5lbs). But my dilemma is that due to my age my skin is very soft and wrinkly, and I don't want it to get any worse. Don't get me wrong, it's not like you sometimes see on the TV, or anywhere near that, but my boobs are quite saggy, and, and, and ....... therefore I don'y know whether to stop at 12 and a half, or maybe 12 stone.

I started out at size 20/22 top, 18 (tight) bottom. I am now 16/18 top, 14 (tight) bottom. I am quite happy with that, but would like some leeway. I do not want to be 'twiggy', and worry that I may end up slimmer, but looking a lot older !!!!

I hope you understand my rant, and where I'm coming from - I am really interested in what you all think :flowerforyou:

Wendy x

I know I'm a bit late to offer my view on this but here goes. I haven't lost as much weight as you but at one point I dropped below what I'd set as my target weight and it was just too much. Where I've had children the skin on my tummy was just too saggy and loose, it needs a bit of fat underneath to plump it up! However I have found that in other places (boobs, arms) the skin is not as saggy as when I first lost the weight. Also I was a bit too skinny around my ribs but now they look better. I know I'm not alone in observing this as I post on a maintenance thread too and many of us have seen the same. It's as if the fat you have left redistributes gradually when you are maintaining.

I know I'm a bit late to offer my view on this but here goes. I haven't lost as much weight as you but at one point I dropped below what I'd set as my target weight and it was just too much. Where I've had children the skin on my tummy was just too saggy and loose, it needs a bit of fat underneath to plump it up! However I have found that in other places (boobs, arms) the skin is not as saggy as when I first lost the weight. Also I was a bit too skinny around my ribs but now they look better. I know I'm not alone in observing this as I post on a maintenance thread too and many of us have seen the same. It's as if the fat you have left redistributes gradually when you are maintaining.

That's interesting really. I guess in a way it's nearly addictive to lose weight, result only prompts me to want more result.
I've now lowered my target as well and I'm even wondering, should I go on and aim for a size 10, at this stage that would actually be feasible?
At the same time, I really like my curves and I definitely want my cake and eat it (and my wine, biscuits, crisps, chocolate, ... ). Guess I'll just take it day by day.

Hello im Emma im from hampshire..

Im a mum of a 9yr old girl and have struggled with my weight all my life.. Im 33 now and have had enough.
Im currently 180lbs.. I want to lose 50lbs ideally.

Im new to this site and am loving all the friendly advice and encouragment

I'm back!!!!!!

Due to a bout of illness I was out of service for a period, but normal service has resumed

I've been a very naughty girl, but I blame boredom! Sitting at home is no fun, seeing in my days with Jeremy Kyle and CSI... Although cleaning up puppy poop did keep me occupied for a time.

The fear of not fitting into my bridesmaids dress has me straight back on the wagon though... at long last!

So, what's everyone been up to?

Happy Monday everyone - always a good day to start again hey...!

Welcome back Lesley - any pics of your little pup?

Tania, Jbenton, Emma, welcome, best of luck with your weight loss! Just stick with the logging and it WILL work.


Well, I reached a little milestone over the weekend, or two milestones I should say. First I held a tarantula and that's big, I'm very afraid of spiders, but this one was just like a little hairy pet, LOL. Not really a weightloss-related milestone though!

The other milestone is that I decided to give the running a go, well, I should say, jogging. And you know what, I jogged 5k in one go, no stopping at all. Took me 36 minutes, so it's slow, but I was bloody delighted with myself, I'm much fitter than I thought. Those workout-DVDs at home definitely did something then! And while I was doing that, the husband was eating a Chinese take-away at home... so pretty chuffed that I didn't go for that.

Aaaw he's so CUTE Lesley!!