Fed up at being fat

[Solina]

So this morning I went on the scale and it showed 18st and I just felt so sad and fed up with the number. (My electronic scale ran out of batteries so I dont know about how many pounds on top)
I have lost weight before and I keep losing 1 or 2st and then putting it back after. And I just feel angry at myself and a little bit down about this.

I started swimming and MFP but I just need some support from people as I am feeling like it will be impossible to lose all of the extra weight. I need to lose 6 stones and that just seems so much and it feels difficult to even think about it.

For me the big goal to start with is to get under 16st for the first time in years. I will be updating this but please give me some encouraging words, I really need that.

Don't think of the 6 stones - just aim for 2 lbs and work up from there.

A few months ago I joined weight Watchers and do their Filling & Healthy Plan - I've lost over a stone very slowly and have quite a bit more to lose!!

The first step has been taken, try to think of what sort of healthy eating plan will fit in with your life.

Well done on the swimming!!!

I found a MFP thread in weight loss chat where everyone seems to be doing really well and all really friendly and helpful. Come and join us

angemorange I know I should focus on this moment and not think about the 6st but I just feel so low about all of this.
I have done slimming world before and before that calorie counting and I found counting better for me, I lost 3st by doing it few years back. I eat very healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner but my weakness is just things like cakes and crisps and sweets. I could easily eat a tub of ice cream and a bar of chocolate in one go and still feel that I could have more and the addiction for sugar is what I need to beat in order to not slip after a month or two. I feel so awful when I eat something like that but I always feel that I need it rather than want it which is depressing. It is going to be very hard and I dont know if I will be able to do this as I dont have any support really. That is why I thought sharing this here would be helpful to me if even one person was supporting me it would mean a lot.

Anyways, the second day is almost over and I am within the calories plus I walked 40mins home instead of bus and did 15 minutes on excercise bike which may not sound a lot to many people but it is to me.

And psychotropic I will have a look, thank you

Feel free to add me if you like, I'm Elllicam on mfp too. My weakness is sugar too. I've worked out that mini milks are great in the evening, I can eat tons and they have hardly any calories.

Hi OP. Just a suggestion, but I found that cutting out sugar completely for about 3 days makes a huge difference. It seems to balance your body's need for sugar, and so makes the cravings much less. It's quite hard, but if you think of it as just 3 days, it's not so bad.

I did this almost 4 weeks ago, and then started calorie counting/walking. Basically I have to eat less than I burn off. So if I eat more, I need to walk more. I've found using a fitness tracker absolutely brilliant for this, as it logs how many calories you're burning each day, and links up to MFP where you can log all your calories in. I've realised that as long as I'm under in terms of calories at the end of each week then I'll still lose (albeit quite slowly). Last week I had fish and chips one night and an Indian takeaway the next, and still lost 1.5 lbs. Over the past 3.5 weeks I've lost 6lbs and am hoping to make the half stone this week.

I think that trying to "diet" and lose weight quickly really doesn't work (10 years' experience of this ) so I'm going for the slow and steady approach. Am currently enjoying a couple of glasses of red wine and some cheese and biscuits as I've burned off an extra 200 calories today with so much walking (not exercising, just plain old walking).

I have 3 stone to lose, which is a long way off, but I've given myself 'til next June to lose it, which I think is a sensible amount of time.

Well done with your exercising too!

PS I find walking on the spot is good too; I try to do 250 steps every time I make a cup of tea, so that adds about 2000 steps to my day!

Good luck x

Don't feel sad and fed up about your current weight. You've made the start which is often the hardest part and now you'll never be as heavy as when you started! ??
MFP is great. It gives me flexibility and it educates you at the same time to make better food choices in the future.
I'm 7lbs down in about 6 weeks! It really does work! I have 2 stone to go but I am thinking about this as a very long term project. I'm going to keep track of my calories continually. I'm going to accept that things will go awry on holidays/Xmas/the occasional night out but then I'm going to keep on plodding on!
I've joined a running club too!
Good luck! I think it's an exciting journey!
Oh, and drinking plenty of water is a massive help!

I'm theforgery on MFP, feel free to add me if you want - I've found it really useful so far. Good luck!