Never give up: My weight loss progress since 2015

[SparkeyDadStepdad&Grandad]

I had a heart attack at the age of 44. I stopped smoking, but my weight went up. Eventually my doctor referred me to Slimming World and I'm so glad she did. It has not been plain sailing, but I know Slimming World works for me and I'm sticking with it. Here's a list of my progress and set-backs from 2015 to now:

01.01.15 - 18 stone 06.0 lbs (258.0 lbs) Heaviest!


Started Slimming World 01.06.15

01.06.15 - 18 stone 02.5 lbs (254.5 lbs)
08.06.15 - 17 stone 10.5 lbs (248.5 lbs) (18 stone 00.0 lbs = 1% lost)
15.06.15 - 17 stone 05.0 lbs (243.0 lbs)
22.06.15 - 17 stone 02.5 lbs (240.5 lbs) (17 stone 04.0 lbs = 5% lost)
29.06.15 - 16 stone 10.5 lbs (234.5 lbs)
06.07.15 - 16 stone 10.0 lbs (234.0 lbs)
13.07.15 - 16 stone 05.5 lbs (230.0 lbs) (16 stone 05.5 lbs = 10% lost)
20.07.15 - 16 stone 03.0 lbs (227.0 lbs)
10.08.15 - 16 stone 07.5 lbs (231.5 lbs) +4.5 lbs
17.08.15 - 16 stone 01.5 lbs (225.5 lbs)
24.08.15 - 16 stone 02.0 lbs (226.0 lbs) +0.5 lbs
31.08.15 - 16 stone 01.5 lbs (225.5 lbs)
07.09.15 - 15 stone 12.0 lbs (223.0 lbs)
14.09.15 - 16 stone 01.5 lbs (225.5 lbs) +3.5 lbs
21.09.15 - 15 stone 13.0 lbs (224.0 lbs)
28.09.15 - 15 stone 13.0 lbs (224.0 lbs)
05.10.15 - 15 stone 07.0 lbs (217.0 lbs)
12.10.15 - 15 stone 07.5 lbs (217.5 lbs) +0.5 lbs
19.10.15 - 15 stone 04.5 lbs (214.5 lbs) (15 stone 06.5 lbs = 15% lost)
26.10.15 - 15 stone 04.5 lbs (214.5 lbs)
02.11.15 - 15 stone 01.0 lbs (211.0 lbs)
09.11.15 - 15 stone 03.5 lbs (213.5 lbs) +2.5 lbs
16.11.15 - 15 stone 04.5 lbs (214.5 lbs) +1.5 lbs
23.11.15 - 15 stone 01.0 lbs (211.0 lbs)
30.11.15 - 15 stone 05.5 lbs (215.5 lbs) +4.5 lbs
07.12.15 - 15 stone 01.5 lbs (211.5 lbs)
14.12.15 - 15 stone 00.5 lbs (210.5 lbs)
21.12.15 - 14 stone 13.0 lbs (209.0 lbs)
28.12.15 - 15 stone 02.5 lbs (212.5 lbs) +3.5 lbs
04.01.16 - 15 stone 01.0 lbs (211.0 lbs)
11.01.16 - 15 stone 04.5 lbs (214.5 lbs) +3.5 lbs
18.01.16 - 15 stone 01.5 lbs (211.5 lbs)
25.01.16 - 14 stone 12.0 lbs (208.0 lbs)
01.02.16 - 14 stone 11.0 lbs (207.0 lbs)
08.02.16 - 14 stone 11.0 lbs (207.0 lbs)
15.02.16 - 14 stone 08.5 lbs (204.5 lbs)
22.02.16 - 14 stone 10.0 lbs (206.0 lbs) +1.5 lbs
29.02.16 - 14 stone 08.0 lbs (204.0 lbs)
07.03.16 - 14 stone 06.5 lbs (202.5 lbs) (14 stone 07.5 lbs = 20% lost)
14.03.16 - 14 stone 11.0 lbs (207.0 lbs) +4.5 lbs
21.03.16 - 14 stone 10.5 lbs (206.5 lbs)
28.03.16 - 14 stone 12.5 lbs (208.5 lbs) +2.0 lbs
04.04.16 - 14 stone 13.0 lbs (209.0 lbs) +0.5 lbs
11.04.16 - 14 stone 10.0 lbs (206.0 lbs)
18.04.16 - 14 stone 09.5 lbs (205.5 lbs)
25.04.16 - 14 stone 08.0 lbs (204.0 lbs)
02.05.16 - 14 stone 08.0 lbs (204.0 lbs)
09.05.16 - 14 stone 10.5 lbs (206.5 lbs) +2.5 lbs
16.05.16 - 14 stone 05.5 lbs (201.5 lbs)
23.05.16 - 14 stone 05.0 lbs (201.0 lbs)
06.06.16 - 14 stone 08.0 lbs (204.0 lbs)
13.06.16 - 14 stone 08.0 lbs (204.0 lbs)
20.06.16 - 14 stone 07.0 lbs (203.0 lbs)
27.06.16 - 14 stone 07.0 lbs (203.0 lbs)
04.07.16 - 14 stone 04.0 lbs (200.0 lbs) LOWEST
18.07.16 - 14 stone 10.0 lbs (206.0 lbs) +6.0 lbs
25.07.16 - 14 stone 05.5 lbs (203.0 lbs)
29.08.16 - 15 stone 04.0 lbs (214.0 lbs) +13 lbs
03.10.16 - 15 stone 05.5 lbs (215.5 lbs) +1.5 lbs
10.10.16 - 15 stone 02.0 lbs (212.0 lbs)
17.10.16 - 15 stone 00.5 lbs (210.5 lbs)
14.11.16 -15 stone 04.0 lbs (214.0 lbs) = 3.5 lbs
21.11.16 - 15 stone 01.0 lbs (211.0 lbs)
05.12.16 - 15 stone 02.0 lbs (212.0 lbs)
12.12.16 - 15 stone 00.0 lbs (210.0 lbs)
19.12.16 - 14 stone 13.0 lbs (209.0 lbs)
26.12.16 - 15 stone 06.0 lbs (216.0 lbs)
02.01.17 - 15 stone 06.5 lbs (216.5 lbs)
30.01.17 - 15 stone 07.5 lbs (217.5 lbs)
06.02.17 - 15 stone 03.5 lbs (213.5 lbs)
30.03.17 - 15 stone 12.5 lbs (222.5 lbs) NEW THURSDAY GROUP
06.04.17 - 15 stone 09.0 lbs (219.0 lbs)
13.04.17 - 15 stone 06.5 lbs (216.5 lbs)
25.05.17 - 15 stone 11.5 lbs (221.5 lbs)
20.07.17 - 15 stone 13.5 lbs (221.5 lbs)
08.08.17 - 16 stone 09.0 lbs (231.0 lbs) NEW TUESDAY GROUP
15.08.17 - 16 stone 07.5 lbs (229.5 lbs)
22.08.17 - 16 stone 03.0 lbs (225.0 lbs)
28.11.17 - 17 stone 00.0 lbs
05.12.17 - 16 stone 10.0 lbs
06.03.18 - 17 stone 01.5 lbs
14.03.18 - 17 stone 00.0 lbs
20.03.18 - 16 stone 11.5 lbs
27.03.18 - 16 stone 09.5 lbs
01.05.18 - 16 stone 08.5 lbs
05.06.18 - 16 stone 04.0 lbs
26.06.18 - 15 stone 12.5 lbs
03.07.18 - 15 stone 11.0 lbs
02.10.18 - 16 stone 13.0 lbs
29.12.18 - 17 stone 06.5 lbs
NEW YEAR NEW START!
04.01.19 - 17 stone 04.5 lbs
15.01.19 - 17 stone 02.5 lbs
22.01.19 - 17 stone 00.0 lbs
29.01.19 - 16 stone 13.0 lbs
05.02.19 - 16 stone 10.5 lbs
12.02.19 - 16 stone 08.0 lbs
19.02.19 - 16 stone 07.5 lbs
26.02.19 - 16 stone 04.0 lbs
12.03.19 - 16 stone 05.5 lbs
19.03.19 - 16 stone 02.0 lbs
26.03.19 - 15 stone 12.5 lbs
23.04.19 - 16 stone 09.5 lbs
03.05.19 - 16 stone 03.5 lbs
10.05.19 - 16 stone 03.0 lbs
17.05.19 - 16 stone 01.0 lbs
21.05.19 - 16 stone 01.0 lbs

I want to hit my target before the end of 2019. Hopefully MiniMins will be an added support for me.

 

[mistyangel]

I am so glad you posted this because I had expected to have lost a bit more by now, but seeing your journey I realise that it is important to keep going and that is what I have been doing, the gains, the maintains and the little losses are part of the process it seems. I also realised that if I had left the plan I would have put it all on again and perhaps more. I hope you are feeling ok now and I wish you all the luck in the world, and hope you hit your target and get the support you need on here.

 

[SparkeyDadStepdad&Grandad]

I am so glad you posted this because I had expected to have lost a bit more by now, but seeing your journey I realise that it is important to keep going and that is what I have been doing, the gains, the maintains and the little losses are part of the process it seems. I also realised that if I had left the plan I would have put it all on again and perhaps more. I hope you are feeling ok now and I wish you all the luck in the world, and hope you hit your target and get the support you need on here.

Thank you very much mistyangel. Yes it is up and down and it's important to acknowledge that. I used to be an all or nothing dieter, but now understand that one set-back doesn't mean I need to give up entirely. In the long term this is the way forward