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Group weight loss challenge 2017!

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sparklestar said:
I had my first weigh in tonight after joining slimming world last week, and I have lost 6lb in that week! :D

Will definitely get my first 1/2 stone award next week, woohoo!
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Well done,sparklestar.I joined Slimming World on 25th,but I am all at sea at the moment mixing up LCHF with SWs Extra Easy,two very different systems! lol. Then of course Mr Dusty insists on sticking to his regular meals,and its all a mess trying to adjust for me,or cooking something different for myself! No loss so far for me,but of course I have been doing low carb for the last 6 weeks,losing a stone,so adding carbs is probably bloating me up a bit.Hopefully I'll adjust soon Then too I've probably lost all that easy weight you ditch at the start of a diet,a lot of water,so I'll be lucky to lose a pound,which looks pretty poor for a first week (last time on SW I lost 7lb first week). I really want to lose 2lb a week if possible,so as to show a good loss and maybe a reduction from my 49mmol level.at the end of 10 weeks.Better get stuck in trying to understand the SW handbook 🙂 .
 
I'm gaining rather than losing but feeling very gung ho. Still have my goal of ten stone for Christmas. 😉
 
Not caught up as been on holiday, i usually go SW thurs, so went this morning instead to find out what damage i had done😱 but instead its :D:D:D:D:D -2lb yipeeeee
 
Pre Slimming World:starting BMI 40.Weight loss for March/April - 1 stone.
1st goal - Get out of the morbidly obese level,i.e.below 35 BMI
SW (week 1 weigh in 2nd May) loss 3.5 lbs
total :1st 3.5lb BMI - 37.28
Really pleased with this,as I lost nothing the first 4 days. I'm sure that was because of changing over from LCHF,I was filling up all those glycogen stores! lol.
Walking plan is going well,I can walk about a mile now. After 3 years housebound that is such a pleasure and a thrill.If only we could get some decent weather. Yesterday my face was like ice when I got home,and I was wearing gloves,it felt like January out in the countryside. lol.
 
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Dusty48 said:
Pre Slimming World:starting BMI 40.Weight loss for March/April - 1 stone.
1st goal - Get out of the morbidly obese level,i.e.below 35 BMI
SW (week 1 weigh in 2nd May) loss 3.5 lbs
total :1st 3.5lb BMI - 37.28
Really pleased with this,as I lost nothing the first 4 days. I'm sure that was because of changing over from LCHF,I was filling up all those glycogen stores! lol.
Walking plan is going well,I can walk about a mile now. After 3 years housebound that is such a pleasure and a thrill.If only we could get some decent weather. Yesterday my face was like ice when I got home,and I was wearing gloves,it felt like January out in the countryside. lol.
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Well done.
 
Dusty48 said:
Pre Slimming World:starting BMI 40.Weight loss for March/April - 1 stone.
1st goal - Get out of the morbidly obese level,i.e.below 35 BMI
SW (week 1 weigh in 2nd May) loss 3.5 lbs
total :1st 3.5lb BMI - 37.28
Really pleased with this,as I lost nothing the first 4 days. I'm sure that was because of changing over from LCHF,I was filling up all those glycogen stores! lol.
Walking plan is going well,I can walk about a mile now. After 3 years housebound that is such a pleasure and a thrill.If only we could get some decent weather. Yesterday my face was like ice when I got home,and I was wearing gloves,it felt like January out in the countryside. lol.
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That's great news Dusty 🙂 Really good that you are able to get out and about - makes such a difference! 🙂 Keep up the excellent work! 🙂
 
Ok folks I've lost this week as I went up to 10st 12lbs. I'm now 10st 9lbs. I can maintain at this weight but I want another 4lbs off and then that's me into maintenance.

I've also taken my measurements again and I'm now at the NHS guidelines for my waist at 31.5 inches

Where that number came from I don't know but it's what they want you to achieve in women?? God knows why as we are all different in shape and size.


@Dusty48 your doing brilliantly.
 
Well done everyone on your weight loss this year. I hope to join you soon 🙂
 
Dusty48 said:
Pre Slimming World:starting BMI 40.Weight loss for March/April - 1 stone.
1st goal - Get out of the morbidly obese level,i.e.below 35 BMI
SW (week 1 weigh in 2nd May) loss 3.5 lbs
total :1st 3.5lb BMI - 37.28
Really pleased with this,as I lost nothing the first 4 days. I'm sure that was because of changing over from LCHF,I was filling up all those glycogen stores! lol.
Walking plan is going well,I can walk about a mile now. After 3 years housebound that is such a pleasure and a thrill.If only we could get some decent weather. Yesterday my face was like ice when I got home,and I was wearing gloves,it felt like January out in the countryside. lol.
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Well done, my weigh in day again tomorrow but its a short week for me as was weighed sat
 
After a steady drop in weight over the past month I did my weekly weigh today (Week 8) and have gone up by 0.3k ! Not changed the diet and been doing a lot more excercise so not sure why the rise, Does the amount of weight you lose level out after the initial drop when starting a diet? Sorry cant work in stones and pounds 🙂
 
RobK said:
After a steady drop in weight over the past month I did my weekly weigh today (Week 8) and have gone up by 0.3k ! Not changed the diet and been doing a lot more excercise so not sure why the rise, Does the amount of weight you lose level out after the initial drop when starting a diet? Sorry cant work in stones and pounds 🙂
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Lots of people do find that weight loss rate does vary, and some people plateau too.
 
grovesy said:
Lots of people do find that weight loss rate does vary, and some people plateau too.
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Thanks Grovesy, Thats probably the answer although I did put it down to the huge fresh cream chocolate profiteroles I saw in the supermarket yesterday and devoured, Alas only in my dreams 🙂
 
Short week for weigh in as was away last week so got weighed sat and today as this is my class day and to say chuffed is an understatement 3 1/2lb total loss 1 stone 6 1/2 lb in 6 weeks and i was also slimmer of the week :D
 
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