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Well after last weeks spectacular gain I am now at my initial goal weight of 61kg. ...yeah I'm not sure why the last 4 weeks have showed up/down dramatic gain/losses, but I suspect the scales may be dainty However as we all know it's about size and my super skinny jeans now fit (with a bit of a muffin top)and I bought a new pair of work pants in size 10 as the others (12) were going on/off without undoing the zip or button!

That is 6.2kg down in 14 weeks. I have now put my goal weight down to 59kg, this will be where I was 7 years ago and the lightest I had been since teenage years. So I plod along towards this.

The biggest lessons I have learned are: If the scales don't say what you like, just buckle down and get on with it, instead of fretting and getting devastated and imagining you will never get to goal weight...it's not like a pet has died is it? It's just the scales, life won't suddenly get better or worse cos the scales say you are .5kg more or less. You are NOT a failure if you keep going...I heard a young father in the street last week tell his small son who was learning to ride his bike: Don't give up son! Winners never give up! What a great lesson. The other lesson - I had a boss who always said this: Never compare yourself to others...cos u might be disappointed. Now what I mean by this is, for me, quite simply that when I started reading about how people found not eating anything till dinner made life easier for them, I started to think maybe I was imagining that I needed breakfast and once I started cutting out food till dinner, I became obsessed with food on feed days, bingeing and eating all manner of rubbish. The truth for me is that (maybe cos I have an active job or maybe just because) I need to eat early in the day, when I am rushing about, walking dogs, dashing in and out of houses/my van...I need less food when I get home and sit stationary in front of the TV. So my weight loss started to go a bit haywire at this point. So lesson for me here is to do what works for you and no need to experiment with anything else if it's working.

Anyway I am most pleased and I am hoping everyone has the same success.

What a lovely post. Well done especially for realising what suits you best. Good luck with the next goal.

Congrats! Great news and good thoughts to share. I am going very slow lately so I will just get on with it!

Oh GMH well done you
Congrats and well said
Enjoy but the 5:2 way yeah

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Brilliant! You are so right...everyone needs to work out what works best for them, and not to worry if the weight loss Is erratic! Amazing that you have been able to adjust your goal downwards too! Have a gold :-D

Well done you, I love the comment "it's not like a pet has died" very excellent point.

Good luck with getting to your next goal, although you're clearly going to get there !!

Congratulation on reaching your goal and it shows weight loss and improving health doesn't happen in a straight line but if you stick with it and work out what is going to work for you it can get to your goal

Great stuff GML - many congrats and on a very thoughtful post as well.

FANTASTIC!!!
Well done!!!
And as we say in Greece... may you wear your new trousers in good health!

Agree totally with your post - plodding on is the name of the game. Very well done on your achievement it must feel great!

GMH - that's awesome! Congratulations!! Thank you for the inspiration - you are so right about not giving up! By the way, I thought of your footer: "Pass me the cake, I'm on a diet" while eating out at a nice Italian restaurant today (for my feast day and son's birthday party)!! This is the best diet ever!!

TML13 - We use that expression too "Wear it in good health" or "Use it in good health." My mother says that all the time so it brings a smile to my face.

Inspiring post.....well done!!

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do what works for you and no need to experiment with anything else if it's working.

Exactly! Fantastic to reach goals and well done that you have achieved yours.

What an excellent result, also very encouraging.

That's fantastic GMH, congratulations! You make great points about doing what works for you and not getting too hung up about a number on the scales. The best of luck to you!