Reached my goal weight of 10 st ( 140 lbs ) this morning, after 17 weeks on the nhs plan. Yay.
Total weight lost is 37 lbs. Dropped 2 dress sizes and aches and pains in hip have disappeared.
However I have been on this loss, gain journey many times over the years, but this time I am determined to keep it off by staying on a healthy eating plan. I shall still use this site for advice and motivation to stay on track and a big thank you to all who kept me motivated.....
Well done, its great isn't it. Hopefully the fact you look & feel good will be motivation enough. I found I do eat less now and with exercise - I did c25k- running etc it stayed off. (although I did just put on 2 kilo whilst on holiday for 3 weeks! but it has already started to go.)
Thanks, yes I do feel 10 years younger, I'm 61 and can keep up with the toddler grandkids much better now. Spent 8 days in Tenerife last month, luckily did'nt gain any weight. I put it down to all the walking I did, lol
My real challange starts now, maintenance is the hard part, but I am making this a life time commitment and x fingers I won't relapse.
Best of luck to all of us.....xx
That's incredible, and in 17 weeks especially!!! Super well done & super inspiring. I am just reviving my diet journey, so a long way to go for me yet. In the past when I have got down to a healthy weight I too have struggled to maintain, so I look forward to hearing how you get on, & any tips you you uncover as to how to best maintain a good weight. For now though, a little celebration is in order before you think about all of that, congratulations!
Congratulations on getting there and good luck with the maintenance. I'll be looking for advice from you when I get to that point so let us know how you do!
Well done on reaching your goal!! You should be really proud of yourself
I am nearly there but you are right to identify that in order to keep your weight down you have to permanently change your eating habits. I weigh every day in order to keep on the straight and narrow.
Its a lifetime journey, you can't take time off in order to become fat again.
We are like recovering alcoholics! I have maintained for a year using the Monday weigh in thread, well done great effort!
Thanks Raj and Prin. I will join the thread you mention. Had a meal out with hubby last night, just a cjicken casserole type main course, andna few glasses of wine,. Woke up this morning worried about weight gain, to find had lost 1 lb. Will add 100 calories to maintenance plan and see what happens....
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Congratulations and well done. X
You are an amazing lady - well done you!! super rate of loss and you have inspired me to keep going. I think it sounds like you have healthy eating and exercise as a way of life now. I agree that the hardest thing is keeping it going - I too am determined that this is the last time I have to lose three stone! It's ok to indulge occasionally so long as you compensate for it immediately. Well done and enjoy the new you!
Whoop that is wonderful well done enjoy this wonderful achievement and success AWESOME efforts and what a lovely legacy of dedication + determined = DONE now for new goals exciting as
Gout at age 60 ... and ... I am a worker ......
Feel I'm eating the same sort of things every week! 
