I'm 5foot 2 and weigh 14stone 8lb

[TellysAndWellys]

How did this happen. I am so, so ashamed of myself. I used to weigh in 13 stone, then overhauled my whole diet and got down to 9stone 8lb.

But I've put it all back on. And so much more. This is shameful and I cannot believe I have let it get this bad. I've even had to buy some size 20 tops. I have tried slimming world but that didn't really
Work for me. So I'm back to calorie counting. And 5:2. From today. I've got to stop making excuses. I am going on an amazing holiday in January with my 2 best friends and. CAN'T be the size I am now.

I am sick of feeling tired, uncomfortable and just plain shit because of what I eat. I've taken before photos (won't post them as they would scar you forever) and have stuck a photo of myself at my smallest when I still thought I looked fat on the fridge for inspiration. I can do this!!!

I'm 5 foot 2 and weigh 15 stone 9. I've started doing MFP again.

God! I thought I'd posted this myself & forgotten!

Same struggle here, and STILL trying to decide between Atkins/ Slimfast/ calorie counting.

Already on MFP but I lie on there about what I've eaten. So confused about what to do.

It's not your own fault, if you read Dr. Robert H. Lustig's book "Fat Chance" you'll realise that the food industry is set up to work against you with all the sugar and processed food. So, don't blame yourself for this. Counting calories is good, but sugar (especially fructose) can only be metabolised through the liver, and there are only so few options for the liver to decide what to do with the excess sugar calories, basically burn it (difficult), store it as fat, or let it out through the kidneys (which basically would destroy them) so it's the second option - store as fat - that comes into play. I'm not really good at explaining this but Dr. Lustig does it so well both in the book and in YouTube videos. Watch out for that processed food (like crisps). If you don't want to buy the book, you could go out on the internet and find his lecture (one hour), it's an eye-opener.

I'm in! I am 5ft 7, and 96kg and it really can't go on, I feel so crap about myself. Breakfast has been hot lemon water and wholegrain toast, I have made up Bircher muesli for lunch, not sure about dinner yet. Have oatcakes and banana for snack at work. Giving up alcohol completely. Don't think I could cope with 5/2 - am hypothyroid, have pernicious anaemia and my 7yo is chronically ill, plus we walk everywhere so need energy during the day. Going to join a trampoline HIIT class though 😭😂

I'm starting 5:2 today too! I've not done it for a couple of years but here goes. I've gained 18lbs in 4 months and have got to break the cycle! Good luck op.

I am the same size as you. Losing weight is very hard. Fact. I too love wine, crisps, chocolate. I love all the bad stuff. I have been trying to reign it in for the last year. It is hard.

405 calories consumed! Would have been less but I cracked and had some yoghurt and fruit at work. Not going to have any tea, I don't feel hungry and I'd be having something for the sake of it.

Tomorrow's plan is Greek yoghurt and berries for breakfast, soup for lunch with some cheese sticks after, then a jacket potato for tea.

I know it looks carb heavy but i would really struggle to cut down on carbs and think I need to be realistic.

Feeling positive but very daunted about how much I need to lose but all I can do is take one day at a time. How has everyone else done?

See what your hunger is like, but you might want a bit more protein at dinner to not feel hungry. Are you having anything with the baked potato? Lean ham or chicken is relatively low in calories. Or you could make a one egg omelette with a bit of ham or herbs to flavour.

Wow tellys you've done well!

I landed on 554 so went a bit over but I'm treating it as a warm up day and will manage it tomorrow!

Salmon and stir fried veg tonight which was yummy. I find it easier to skip straight to dinner and fast all day than to spread the 500 cals out over the day.

Oooh can I join you ladies?
I have 3 stone to lose! 🙄

I've never done 5:2 - never thought I could handle it. But it's ridiculous - I have just been getting bigger and bigger. So depressing.
I lost 6lbs before my recent summer holiday and put it all back on in 2 weeks

Do you think weight gain is linked to self neglect?

I am 5 foot 3 and over 12 stone. My scales don't work so I am not sure exactly how much, but i have never been fatter. Like you, I went down to 9 and a half a few years ago, i was 11 stone 9 at the time and thought that was bad enough. I felt and looked SO much better, but it has crept back on.

I don't honestly know why I am this weight. I don't like fatty foods, don't snack and eat healthily. I think I just eat too much. I also drink too much, particularly when I am really stressed. Life has been very challenging lately and I am using alcohol to cope which is really not good. I walk for an hour several times a week... I just don't know why I am so overweight.

I really want to lose the weight as it's making me totally miserable, but i have a holiday booked in November and a week away in two weeks. I know if i start I need to stick to it rigidly. I would do it now otherwise... or am I just making excuses.

Low carb works for me. I cannot eat pasta or jacket potatoes at all, it just turns into fat. I think i am insulin resistant. Also not keen on meat really , so that makes things difficult .I am borderline diabetic and have a fatty liver. I just can't believe this is happening to me, I am so health conscious. It doesn't seem fair.

pondering yeah I usually have beans with my jacket and a bit of butter. I'm veggie so find fitting protein into my meal a bit difficult as I don't eat eggs. Trying though!

iampert 554 still brilliant though! It's a good start and means your body will be used to the smaller calories. I do admit I climbed into bed at 8 though to stop me from eating anything else!

garden it is hard. But to be honest, I find the mental hunger worse than the actual physical hunger if you know what I mean? The physical feeling of being hungry passed really quickly today but the mental 'oh it's lunch time so you need food now' was really hard to ignore. It's all done for today though and tomorrow I can eat more. I really recommend it

It's so hard laurie, so so difficult. I am going to cut alcohol out completely, I have become too to used so sitting down with a glass or 4 each evening and it needs to stop. All we can do is be kind to ourselves and try to make them healthier choices

Thanks again to everyone who's taken the time to reply, it's really motivating me!

Laurie. Booze ruins everything but so hard to stop

Checking in late. I was actually 14st2 when I weighed in this morning 😞

In the past I have gone all day and just had a 500 cal meal in the evening but I would struggle to do that now. So today I had blueberries and Melon and a lot of fluids for lunch. I typically would have cod and veg or stir fry or dippy/scrambled eggs and a piece of toast on an evening. I need to get more create! I'm starving now but finishing the day at 450.

I'm up for weighing in again on Saturday glad to hear you've had a strong start!

Morning all. Happy Tuesday. Wishing you lots of positivity and willpower - we will all smash it today!!

I was 11st 10 this morning so down a pound. Hopefully it stays that way!

Hey tellys- am going to give it a go!
Glad you are feeling encouraged by the replies
Am thinking of logging everything on MFP to help with the calorie counting.
Have a good day

Like this thread. I'm 5ft 1 and 10 stone. Need good ideas for healthy lunches! Last day of holidays today before back to work and back to school so might make some homemade soup.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Berrys and Greek yoghurt for breakfast went down a treat. Haven't had lunch yet. I've brought soup with me (no bread!!) but just don't fancy it. I did crack and get a bag of crisps from the devils temptation vending machines, i ate 5 hula hoops then put them in the bin. So my small failure cost me 70p!

I'm using mfp, that's what I used before and logged EVERYTHING. It was really good and making me not obsess as if I had something 'bad', like a McDonald's, I could log it, see if I had any calories left and if I did, adjust the rest of my day. If I didn't, I knew that the next day I needed to cut down. It helped me stay balanced. But at that point I was in no rush to lose the weight whereas now I feel like I'm on some kind of deadline :( but need to get that out of my mind and stick to being healthy and making better choices.

I AM going to for cake with ds tomorrow to celebrate his first day back at school so will either skip the cake and stick to water () or simply eat it, enjoy it and stay strict with everything else.

How is everyone else finding today?

Telly you threw away your hula hoops - you are my hero! I would never have the willpower to do that, well done!!

I'm finding today a bit harder. I was working from home yesterday so just knuckled down and carried on, but it's been a bit more tricky being surrounded by people scoffing yummy smelling lunches and crunching crisps etc but it's nearly 2pm so hopefully the munching period is nearly over!

I am reallllllly looking forward to my dinner though - shame it's at least 6 hours away!!

I'm similar 5'5" and 14 10. Miserable about it and ashamed. I'm best at 9st 7lb but look fine at 10 st 7lb. Hell I'd be happy with 11st 7lb to be honest. I'm planning daily exercise and slimming world. It bloody hard to shift though. I'm also a big snacker. Fed up!

I AM going to for cake with ds tomorrow to celebrate his first day back at school so will either skip the cake and stick to water () or simply eat it, enjoy it and stay strict with everything else

Would a scone do? Less sweet. Or toasted teacake, that some cafes do? Or get a nice sandwich instead.

Iampert I was so, so tempted to get them out of the bin and if it wasn't that I was in an office full of people, I would have happily foraged through the bin to retrieve them. Still gutted about the 70p as well haha. I do find it harder at work though. We have 6 vending machines, someone who comes in selling sandwiches, cakes etc at dinner time plus a Tesco and a Morrisons within a 5 minute walk. Plus it's ALWAYS someone's birthday/engagement/a day that ends in day so there's always celebratory munchies on the go.

Jacket potato has just been put in the oven, babysitting for my cousins little one tonight so I'm going nip chippy and get him and ds a bag of chips. I must love feeling pain to put myself through that kind of torture.

Hope everyone else is doing ok

Hey team. Another short dumpy one for the club. 5'3 and more than 15 stone. I need to lose 4 to get healthy. Started noom this morning and also logging food on logit. I've had 624 calories today. Fasting might not work for me!

I also need to work in some serious exercise.

I really want this to work this time.....I've been about 10st at my lightest but that was pre-kids and pre-wedding...