Bikini Babes celebrates its first anniversary this month. I can't believe it's a year since Tracey (Nicksgirl) posted a thread about losing weight, which resulted in the Bikini Babes being formed. We have seen members come and go but there are a few of us who have been members from the start. Heres to another year!

I'm quite new but did anyone reach target withing the year. It would be nice to hear some success stories.

Woohoo, 1 year old.

I am an original Babe, still battling with the weight, but did have a substantial weight loss for my hols last year, and overall was very happy.
I only put on 4lbs during our holiday and the rest I've managed to put back on because of pure lack of motivation and self indulgence.

I am back on track now and thanks to this group I will be the weight I want to be again.

Thank you to all who have made this group a friendly place to weigh in, also somewhere to moan, and overall for the great support we give each other.

Happy First brithday BB's

I'm an original Babe too - I was sat in DH's uncles back garden in the lovely sunshine having a BBQ when Bikini Babes was created (and paniced when my phone went dead and I couldn't follow the thread until I got home that evening )

I'm still battling the weight demons but if it wasn't for BB's I wouldn't have started the C25K (and enjoyed it) and dared to wear something different to my works party in Jan - I may not have lost much but I feel more confident then ever before knowing I'm not alone with my weight ups and downs

I've come to think of BB's as a close knit of friends that I can turn to if I'm happy, sad or just need to get something off my chest

Heres to another fab year

Kath x x

mmm, birthday must be time for

I joined at 11st 5 and wanted to lose 18lbs in 18 months in time for our summer hols

Well, 12 months on and I have lost 25lbs , all thanks to the support of the group - without the weekly weigh in and words of encouragement , I would have given up long ago and now its keeping me on track and preventing the lbs creeping back on. Its helped my other half lose a similar amount of weight too

Thanks also to all those on MFP who offer day to day support xx
And thanks to the group for being there in my dark days at the start of the year - its a lovely safe haven when things are a bit rubbish elsewhere


With a final push I can be 9st 5 for my hols, the lowest I have been since my children were born I may even buy a bikini for the holiday

Good luck for the next year xx

Wow Amanda, that's fantastic. I have now lost 16lbs but still have some way to go. Only 10 weeks on Wednesday until our New York trip so I need to be really good and start getting out for some walks.

ya happy birthday to the BB,s

dont know what i would have done without it,i know that we all go to sw and that we stay to group, but that little extra support does wonders i started at 14st 11lb now i am 12st 5 only a 1st to lose then i am at target,but i would not have been able to achieve half of what i have lost without the support of the bb so thank you

janie

My story is almost identical to Amanda's. I too have lost 25lb. I started at 11st 8lbs.

My first target was to reach 10st for my Florida hols last July - I got to 10st 1lb so almost there. I then gained 5lbs on hols and 4lbs due to birthdays and anniversaries.

This was the pivotal point in my journey- I often lose for the hols and then gain some etc but then I normally just go back to old ways and end up at original starting weight by jan!
I decided not to let that happen and even though the babes numbers were reducing I think the few of us left formed strong friendships and helped ourselves through to Christmas.

I made it to Christmas at 10st 4 and left Christmas at 10st 10!
Then the babes flourished again and with support of old and new I am now down to 9st 11lbs. Not been in the 9 stones fot 8 years so thats a big achievement. Not sure of target if it is 9st 10 or 9st 7 but whichever I should be there for my hols in July.

Thanks to everyone for their help and to all the new friends I have made.
Julie xxx