Weight Loss

onmylonesome
onmylonesome Online Community Member Posts: 618 Empowering
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On November 21st 2025 I was weighed at the hospital and was 16 stone, on January 14th 2026 I was 15st 3lb, this morning I weighed in at 14st 6.6lb๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Won't be long before I reach my target of 13st๐Ÿ˜Ž

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,158 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    That's great news @onmylonesome! How have you lost the weight?

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Online Community Member Posts: 1,521 Pioneering

    Wonderful news @onmylonesome well done.

  • Yani09
    Yani09 Online Community Member Posts: 77 Empowering

    Way to go.. keep up the good progress. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

  • onmylonesome
    onmylonesome Online Community Member Posts: 618 Empowering

    Thanks guys,i am proper chuffed with myself ๐Ÿ˜Š

    @Rachel_Scope

    I have given up a lot of fatty foods and ready meals and started eating more healthy food including slimming world meals, veg and fruit.

    I also used to drink a lot of strongbow cider cans at home and never did any form of exercise whatsoever!

    All that changed on the 3rd of January when I stripped off for a shower and thought to myself, a 9 month pregnant woman looks slimmer than me๐Ÿ˜‚

    So along with giving up the cider and changing what and when I eat I started walking for exercise, starting off with 10/15 mins working up to half hour (1 mile ish a day), I now walk upto 5 miles a day and sometimes more depending on what my body thinks.๐Ÿ˜

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,158 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    That's amazing @onmylonesome! You must be very disciplined to stick to all of that. I also need to start doing a bit of exercise but can't get motivated. I have no excuse either because I have a treadmill! It's very hilly where I live so a treadmill is easier on my body. Any tips for getting that starting motivation?

  • onmylonesome
    onmylonesome Online Community Member Posts: 618 Empowering

    Being delivered on Friday ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 4,210 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Amazing @onmylonesome!! You should be chuffed, you've definitely been putting in the work, please keep us updated if you feel comfortable too๐Ÿ˜Š

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,405 Championing

    Well done @onmylonesome

    I know the challenge having been through it myself.

    It's quite amazing how much cutting down on the alcohol helps with weight, too! Alcohol is like a double whammy for weight gain, because it has lots of calories but also lowers your threshold for giving into temptation i.e. snacksโ€ฆ so cutting down is really a twofold great thing to achieve

  • onmylonesome
    onmylonesome Online Community Member Posts: 618 Empowering
    edited February 18

    I was a 36" waist for years and ended up a 38"waist having to buy jeans that had some stretch in the waist also after piling the weight on.

    This morning I went to Primark to try some 36 waist jeans on out of curiosity, they fitted perfectly! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

    I also had to buy XL shirts/jumpers and jackets, after trying t shirts jumpers and jackets on while in Primark I came home with,2 pairs of jeans,4 t shirts and 2 jackets all size L!!!!

    I was like a kid in a toy shop๐Ÿคฃ

    Also came home with a empty wallet but I don't care ๐Ÿ‘

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 4,210 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    That's great @onmylonesome!! That must have felt so rewarding! Always nice to have some new clothes too๐Ÿ˜Š

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,405 Championing

    I absolutely know the feeling when you go down waist sizes

    It feels brilliant having to buy smaller clothes

    Very different to having to buy bigger ones ๐Ÿ˜†

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Online Community Member Posts: 1,521 Pioneering

    Well done @onmylonesome you have done so well. Smaller size clothes show how much work and effort you have put in.

    Take care.

  • onmylonesome
    onmylonesome Online Community Member Posts: 618 Empowering

    I did 3 miles on the treadmill at 4mph = knackered ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

    Good job it's next to my bed so I can stumble off it and collapse on the bed! ๐Ÿคฃ

  • onmylonesome
    onmylonesome Online Community Member Posts: 618 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1102938#Comment_1102938

    The way the weight is coming off I'll have to buy buy more smaller jeans in a few weeks!

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,405 Championing

    @onmylonesome

    Ha ha that's a nice problem to have ๐Ÿ‘

  • CountryMimi
    CountryMimi Scope Member Posts: 198 Empowering

    This is amazing, well done @onmylonesome

    How are you finding your treadmill?

    I'm also on a weight loss journey. It was soooo much easier when I was well and was dancing 5-6 hours 4/5 days per week (I studied dance at college), then usually had a good 20/30 minutes walk to get home.

    I'm in my second week now, so hoping I've dropped a good few lbs at least!

  • angelmariya
    angelmariya Online Community Member Posts: 16 Connected

    Thatโ€™s amazing progress, youโ€™re doing really well!

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