Hi there ruthdownunder not heard from you for a while, what a brilliant weight loss for you, it’s very motivating isn’t it as you see the losses mount up. Delighted for you, how’s the weather while you sip your coffee. Good to hear from you keep posting.

Love jan

Hello there!

You guys are such an inspiration to me – thank you everyone! I’m just staggered by all your weight losses – its just amazing isn’t it.

I myself have bean doing this now for 5 weeks – and have lost 9 pounds! This is just incredible for me who is always such a slow loser! As I’ve bean going on through these weeks I’ve gradually learned to lower my carbs even more. I think my weight loss should pick up even more now because I just have no desire to eat carby foods. I had a day off yesterday, went out for lunch (had pie and chips – I know, don’t remind me!) and chocolate throughout the day – and didn’t enjoy it AT ALL! So from now on ‘Bean’s Day Off’ no longer exists. This girl is set on full steam ahead! Woohoo!

Bean xx

HAPPYLIFE! You must be so chuffed with yrself! Total 72 lbs is incredible..is that five stone! Magic! X
RUTHDOWNUNDER Congrats on yr loss and heading to week 7! Ps i havent given up tea either coz my friend Nutty who inspired me to start this didn’t give up her cuppas and still lost loads in 8 weeks xx

Great results everyone😃

Another pound gone to join its friends – total lost now 81 pounds (5 stone 11 pounds) in 33 weeks.

I still drink coffee (no milk), otherwise it’s water – preferably sparkling, but I do keep a jug of water with sliced lemons and limes in the fridge.

Go Captainlynne nearly there 🍓🍓🍓

Not my weigh in today but checked my measurements and have lost 13 inches overall, 5 of that off my waist.

I can’t believe everyones weight loss today.

3 weeks later, and today I’ve lost 1.5 stone, 3 inches of the waist and 2.5 inches of the neck . Blood sugars are now normal, blood pressure nearly normal.

I have just under 8 stone left to get to goal.

Isnt it fab..so glad others are doing well or i wd think my scales were telling me porkies!
Why didnt we know about this years ago?! X

Great job gavinfabl!!!
Happy dance time for sure!!
💜

Wow sunshine girl that’s awesome!! You must be down a lot of sizes!!

Hi Happy, not so much down but getting into clothes comfortably that didn’t fit last year, so maybe down from 16 tight to 14 loose. I never allowed myself to buy an 18. I have a wardrobe full of clothes I can’t fit into with one dress in particular that I have never worn. I ordered it hoping I would lose weight about 3 years ago and by the time my daughter brought it to me here in France it was well past time for a refund and well past fitting me. So there it is in the wardrobe. On Tuesday (after I get weighed) I am going to try on a pair of white jeans I took on holiday 2 years ago, they fit me before we went but not when we got back. Here’s hoping. Now I have thought about it that dress can be my target, it is a 14 but a very sleek and fitted style.

Thanks HappyLife. You have done really well too 👍👍👍

Enjoyed yr blog GAVIN ..I like the sound of that shake,will try that one. And some tasty looking meals!
Is that a pic of two of yr 3 lovely doggies?
Interesting the commentson Twitter..started off with a few v negative remarks but then became more interested and positive!
Look forward to seeing Mondays page. X

Thanks Yowser49. Yes that’s two of my dogs. Here’s link to my flickr album of them all.

https://flic.kr/s/aHskcnvc9X

Glad you liked my blog 🙂

I decided not to include all the negative comments and keep the post as cheerful as possible. I can tell you I had an absolute barrage of tweets and had to tell people to read up on the subject before commenting. One guy deleted all his tweets so I couldn’t use any of them. The sad part is the heaviest criticism came from a person who had type 2 but wouldn’t and wasn’t prepared to listen to reason.

Thats quite sad GAVIN..i suppose some people genuinely feel BSD is a bit far out – i must admit i did before i tried it..but why rain on yr parade? I guess some friends are just concerned for your welfare..with others youre sort of holding up a mirror to them,making them aware of their own bad eating habits ( goodness knows i had and have plenty of them so i’ m not being all smug ..) But some folk dont like to see anyone doing something to better themselves. The diabetes guy,what a shame when there is a way he could possibly reverse or at least improve his condition but he doesnt want to know.whats that saying,” when the pupil is ready,the teacher will appear”
Right i am off to see the doggy pics! x

I have a distant relative whom I only see about every ten years or so (weddings and funerals) – she is tiny height wise, but very heavy, and seems larger every time I see her.
At a funeral a few years ago, I’d lost quite a lot of weight (several people didn’t recognise me, but as you’ll have gathered, we’re not a close family!), said shrt relative had apparently told loads of people I looked as if I’d put on a lot of weight!
Bizarre

Some people FROG are just sooo jealous and somehow it makes them feel better to say bad stuff,even downright lies! X

Wow well done everyone! So proud of us all 🙌👍 (a bit late catching up and so many people have put up fantastic results – ignore negativity from people, the scales and inches speak for themselves)
I’m happy as end of week 2 and another 2lb gone, so 9lb down so far – and jeans noticeably more comfortable 🙂

Well done IMP another two pounds you wont see again! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 xx

Morning! Weigh in today – another 2lbs down so 2 st 10lbs so far. Still have a three stone to lose before my Bmi is in the “healthy”!range and (other than the occasional surprise week) weight loss has slowed down – so to set myself small targets, hoping to lose another 7lbs by my birthday in September. I will then be lighter than I was before I had children! Yay! Have a good week all. X

When peeps are rude to you like that, just smile to yourself – because you feel SO good!! And they’re just jealous! Woohoo!!

Well done LOREN – 2 stone 10 pounds!! Wow! This time next week it’ll be 3 stone I’m sure!! It sounds as though its going really well for you – well done!!

I’m lighter than I’ve bean in years – and for the first time I feel as though my target (which used to be soooooo far off) was unattainable – NOT ANY MORE!!

This is a great way of eating – well done everyone, you’ve done so well xx

Bean 🙂

Hey you lovely people

Week 10 weigh in and another 1 pound gone so that’s 31 in total so far. I would have loved to keep making it 2 a week as I have a long way to go but then I looked at my carbs and cals and they had just crept up you know how it is nearer 900 than 800 nearer 50 than 40 carbs. So this is going to be a stricter week.

On the good side is the exercise as you may remember due to health and sight issues I can be a bit wobbly! But I’m building up on the treadmill to 2 and 1/4 miles a day which is truly amazing for me. I even get itchy if I have a busy day and can’t fit it in. Saw youngest son on Saturday who was lovely ‘that’s awesome mum’ and a big hug!

Have been measuring blood pressure which has gone up over the past year (steroids are a bugger! ) and its back to normal again so hurray

Hi Angiebabe – that’s brilliant news, both on your weight loss and blood pressure.
I can’t bear treadmills, I always prefer walking outside to stuck in a gym!

Thanks lovely bean, well done you too! it’s a very empowering feeling knowing that you are going to succeed is t it? I am enjoying the feeling of not being so “substantial” these days 😊 Angie babe – fantastic news!

Have a fabulous week all!

Oh my gosh LOREN,i will never get back down to where i was before i had DD!
That will be marvellous for you and i feel sure you will make it by september x
ANGIEBABE wow thats over three pound lost per week!💐💐💐 well done !x

Well done to all those reporting good results from the scales etc. By comparison, my result is paltry at just half a pound lost this week, however, I confess that due to having various people visiting, I have not been as careful with my consumption as I should have been, so I am grateful for any loss at all.

Back to it properly this week, logging everything and checking cals for everything, as things were way too sketchy last week! My current target is to drop 4lb by 14th September, when we go to Edinburgh for a friend’s wedding and then head off to Turkey again on 22nd Sept. Keep everything crossed for me please!!!

Thanks Yowzer49! To be fair I wasn’t exactly flimsy when I first got preggers! Thought it was now or never when I realised that I couldn’t blame the additional weight on having had twins any more (they just turned 16 😂😂) SunnyB – lets hit those targets together. Go us! X

Well I’ll add my weigh in figures – 1st week completed and I lost 7lb! I’m so chuffed but don’t expect to see that lose every week. I do have a lot to lose but I’m going to set myself small targets to get there.

Well done to everyone else who’s lost – no matter how small it still counts.

By the way Loren, my son who I blame for my weight gain is 21! 😀

So fab TIGGER..a pound a day! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 x

Thanks Yowzer 🙂

Well done TiggerB! Great start. You must be thrilled! We won’t need any excuses soon 😊

Thanks Loren and you’re right, onwards and downwards 🙂

Well done everyone. I have been off line a bit just catching up on your amazing results, ups and downs. 9 weeks in and loss this week was only a pound but in total have lost 40lbs. It may seem a lot but I need to halve my body weight so I still have a very long road ahead. I am starting to see a difference in my clothes – wearing stuff that I could no longer squeeze into with ease now. The weight loss is going to be slow but I am also exercising which should help – I’m disabled and had to find cardio I can do sitting down as I cant get on or off my stationary bike without help. I found some great workouts on sparkpeople.tv that help me work around my mobility issues.

I’m disappointed with this week’s loss but will continue to soldier on and you are all wonderful motivators, well done and thank you!

I understand,BUBBLES..its so difficult to exercise when you have health probs.. I i have limited health and wish i could do more..i can manage the exercise bike but not for long,and short walks. Fab weight loss Bubbles, even minus exercise!
Nearly 3 stone in 9 weeks? Thats practically a stone and a half per month! Phew! Congratulations x!
Ps i must try sparks! X thanks for the heads up!

Bubblesdevere……..really inspirational.
Well done. You must be very determined.

So many people posting great results on this thread.
Well done everyone…..spread the word 🙂

Brilliant average loss just take it one week at a time I’ve also got a lot more to lose so it in for the long haul with you 😃😃

Sunshine-girl: What name do you use on Sparkpeople.com? I saw where you posted that you have a blog and post pictures of your recipes. I would like to look at them if you don’t mind.

Hi happy, I am sunshine-girl, the same. Don’t want to steal MM’s thunder, I don’t exactly post recipes but do post pictures of my meals, and in the early days put on daily what I had to eat, so people could see I wasn’t starving myself. Must do my blog for todays weigh in.

Weigh in for the end of week 6, lost 2 lbs, total loss 8.5 lbs . Been thinking about my slow loss and can probably put some of it down to being on insulin, which is what put the weight on in the first place.

Thanks for all the lovely, motivational comments and for being the most fantastic group of people – such inspiration and positivity!

Wishing you all much luck and success this week xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

BMI Normal!!!!!! First time since 2004.
Weighed in this morning and I am now 74.5kg (173cm) so BMI is now under 25 🙂 🙂 🙂
That is another of my goals knocked off – and has been the hardest to do. I was on 76kg a week past Friday and did a 7 mile walk on the Sunday, pilates Monday and Tuesday nights and on Tuesday a gym sessions of weights and more walking (hills). Wednesday to this Sunday I was pushing geophysics equipment around our archaeology site – 10-13.00, an hours break 14.00 – 17.00 and on my feet all day. Sometime standing just moving strings, other times pushing machines, but no sitting down. I was despairing of getting under the BMI 25 as I was losing .1kg a day and some todays it went up as much as .5kg. Logically I know it was heat related (holding on to fluids) and ahem…. bowels going on strike. As of Friday, I was at 75.1kg and stuck there again. This morning – wooosh – it went and I am soooooo pleased.
FBS is now 4.4. Waist 82.5cm. In February I started at FBS 5.9 and it did go up to 6.6 one day. Waist was 104cm and weight 97.8kg. Dress size is now 14. I was 18-20 depending on brand. Of yes and more new things bought in May off to the Charity Shops, although this time, I may try to take some of them in as I have a new sewing machine to try out – I used to do all my own dressmaking, but have not done any for years – it will be interesting!
Now to get to BMI 23.3 and 70kg and hopefully a dress size 12!
Good going everyone – keep it up!!!

That’s brilliant news Orchid, you must be so chuffed to be ‘normal’ again.
Congratulations!

Normal BS and not overweight (still trying to get from obese to overweight!) – that’s amazing, well done Orchid

Bubbles and orchid many cheers and congratulations. You both worked hard for it so it is thoroughly deserved. All that exercise Orchid! And all going down! Bubbles I think your loss is fantastic with your mobility problems. Still working here to get from obese to overweight also.

ORCHID you have done so well! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Normal BMI and all those inches lost!
you must feel amazing!
And having to take in clothes? ! Fantastic results x🌸🌟🌸🌟🌸🌟🌸🌟

Fantastic news Orchid. What a tremendous achievement. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Orchid
Fabulous news. Great to achieve your healthy BMI.
Good luck with altering your clothes. I’ve altered a few favourite dresses and tops. Next challenge is a denim skirt!
The problem I have found is that after fitting ok for about a month things again seem too large.
Been overweight so long I don’t have a stash of too tight clothes hidden away….just a load of extra baggy stuff!!

Good luck to everyone ditching the baggy wardrobe 🙂

Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

What a wonderful thread this is – driven of course by all the wonderful people on it 🙂 🙂 🙂

I am so happy for you

Orchid that’s fantastic…..sending you a virtual brass band march past…..CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!