Good luck Mat! Nice to see someone else on the bandwagon, keep it up. I'd like to see more exercise and less fad dieting once you've lost a bit though. The
only to lose weight properly and keep it off for good is a lifestyle re-vamp
As for me, there's no WAY I'm posting my weight on here, but I've lost 4lbs so far through eating sensibly and going to the gym at least 3 times a week. My target is just over a stone, but it all depends on when I can fit into a pair of jeans I have, and when I actually start to feel happy and comfortable with my body
I lost 3 stone in the last year of uni through regular exercise, and cutting the crap out of my diet. I became complacent after that, and although I still went to the gym, it wasn't as much as I would like. Also, moving back home meant that I was going back to the nutritious home-cooking of my mother, but the huge portions, so it was no wonder that I didn't shed the final stone.
I've been about the same weight for a couple of years, and just not got up the will power to shed the final stone. In September, I had some problems with my contraceptive pill, and they changed it to a new one. After this, I put on about 1/2 a stone, and it left me miserable with my own weight.
I'd been trying half-heartedly to be sensible about what I ate, and taking exercise, but I promised myself that come January, I would make a concerted effort to do this for me. It's all going well so far, and I'm enjoying being at the gym again
I know I've not lost an awful lot, but I feel so much better for it already.
My top tips: ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS have breakfast, and take carrot sticks to work to munch when you're peckish. I always get hungry at about 10am, and I'm taking organic carrots to work to eat. I love raw carrot anyway, so they're great! I've also swapped normal tea for lemon tea, and up'd my intake of water.