Struggling right now

[Perpetuallytiredzzz]

Hi, I don’t post often but I’m just looking to see if anyone else is finding it really hard to keep healthy eating at the moment. I am a bit of an emotional eater, and trying to work from home with a preschooler and a year 6 who has autism and demand avoidance issues is taking its toll on me even after just a week (have been wfh since last Thursday). I have been trying to have SW friendly meals but my snacking is out of control and I’m losing the mental motivation to make the meals. I have lost 4 stone so far and dread putting it back on. I know there are bigger things going on but this is a big part of my mental well-being and I am struggling does anyone have an tips or advice, or just feeling in a similar position x

It's so hard isn't it, boredom is setting in! I drank far too much wine last night and I'm giving that the push today. I'm going to do the joe workout this morning and the davina abs challenge.. Apple Watch in 🙌 getting straight into gym gear is a good plan, I shall do the same.

Yep it's boredom for sure. I was like this at the beginning of lockdown, just not really knowing what I'm doing and where I'm going. Does that make sense? I guess it's kind of like that feeling between Christmas and New Year but without any of the jolly stuff!

I find it really hard to refocus when I'm in this sort mood, but I must.

I put my running stuff on first thing every day - then I have to do it! I do find it usually puts me in the right mental place to start the day right, but I have to drag my body round every step of the way.

Just had a really good run. I've been working on getting my time down but today I left my FitBit at home and just ran. I really enjoyed it, might carry on like that. It's picked me up a bit

Weigh day, 2lbs off.
Thank you everyone this chat is really helping. Usually weigh day is stuff your face day in celebration of making it through the week, usuallystopping off at the chippy and shop on way back from class, but I cant do that in lockodown (and should be anyway). So hopefully start the new week in a better place. Have a good day everyone x

Oh brilliant @knitting75, well done to you

We've got cottage pie for tea out of the freezer, so not too much to do for me tonight. I've had 2 Wheetabix as my HEB and a big bowl of fruit, so feeding good. Will have some Easter egg this evening as my syns.

Hello all, well done on the run! I followed suit with the gym clothes on from the off and also got out for a run when my H came home. Really helped my mental state..!!

Yay to the 2lb loss.. that's a good steady way to go. I really need to see a loss when I get on the scales Friday morning. It's amazing how your mindset changes when you see the numbers reducing. Have been this big for a while and can feel the weight.. of that makes sense.

Input all food intake into MFP yesterday and intend to do the same again today. Make me more accountable 😉

Have a great day x

I think I might need to start using MFP as well. I had another wobbly day yesterday - great until the evening, then demolished half an Easter egg, some tiramisu and more chocolate I think my period is round the corner (always get like this just before it comes) and the boys were hard work yesterday. I've been fairly positive through the last few weeks of lockdown, but yesterday I just had one of those 'not sure how much longer I can do this for' days. Unfortunately food has always been my drug during those occasions.

We've got either salmon with new potatoes and vegetables or chicken stir fry with noodles tonight. Couldn't decide so taken both out of the freezer and will see which takes my fancy later.

Have a great day everyone

Hello! This sunny weather is making very down. Nothing from last years summer clothes fits. A harsh reminder how much weight I've put on!! I really need to knuckle down and stop bloody eating.. jacket potato planned again for lunch, trying hard to have smaller healthier dinner in the evening. During the day I seem to be fine.. so far I've had an alpen light bar and an apple. I have a feeling I need to move more so off for a run when H gets home. Good way to get out away from everyone 🤣

Its really hard to stay on track when your bored, esp as i see my skinny husband eating what he wants, if he goes shopping its all chocolate and biscuits. Im trying to keep busy in the evenings as thats when i start grazing. My child are older, must be so hard to keep little ones occupied. Im trying to eat my dinner later in the evening to help. Not had a run, but been walking with the dog. Going to have a nice salad this evening with prawns and jacket potato. Then kit kat and quavers as treat . Keep going everyone

Not a good day, eating toast in bed as I type, it's because I had wine which then means munchies. Start a fresh tomorrow, a bit of a lie in to take care of any hangover, brunch cooked breakkie and nice long walk with dog.

Morning all!

Sorry that I've been a bit quiet, had a stressful few days. Our house purchase has fallen through so it's all been a bit fraught here. Feeling ok about it now and had a good run yesterday and a reasonable day food wise.

Yesterday should have been my weigh day, but I decided to not to weigh because it's been a crappy week and I know I've gained but couldn't be arsed with anymore bad news! Yesterday we had steak for tea with SW wedges, ratatouille and asparagus. Had a bowl of speed fruit for breakfast and poached eggs on toast for lunch. Roast chicken for tea tonight.

How's everyone else getting on? New start for us today @knitting75

Hi all can I join in . I have lost over 2 stone on SW in the last year. I can't bear being on the virtual group so have stopped attending. I don't want to pay for online as my salary has been slashed. My weight is slowly creeping back up . I have put on about 4lb since lockdown. Current weight this morning is 12st 11.5 lb 😓. I am drinking wine eating crisps chocolate do I need to say more. Also feeding 4 adults here now as everyone back home from college etc so it's hard to avoid the garlic breads and naan bread. My main meals are still pretty much SW friendly so I can do this . I need my mindset back from last year. I need to lose 14 lb and I would be happy .

I have been walking lots and funnily I lost most of the weight with zero exercise. I do notice I am toning however.

So I am starting again today. Properly .

@istheresomethingwrongwithme I am very sorry about your house sale . That really sucks

Hi@Lyreco

I started on this thread at a similar weight to you - 12st12.5 I think. I want to get down to 12 stone. I think I'm about 12st 5 now.

Thanks - it's a tale of two halves but ultimately I think we were probably overstretching ourselves financially anyway. There are a couple of other houses that we are going to view when restrictions are lifted which we could afford a bit more comfortably, so it may have been a blessing in disguise that things worked out like this. Onwards and upwards!

Hi all sorry not been on for a while, I’ve had loads of work to do last week and mentally drained! Hi @Lyreco, welcome to the thread! Sounds lime generally everyone is having good and bad days, it’s the same for me, I had a pretty good week and then yesterday I was in a real down mood and ended up making cookies with my youngest and eating 3 of them! Managed my longest run ever this morning 8.5k! But food plan still needs work as I need to get my daily syns under control, hope today is going well for everyone x

Thanks for the welcome. Off to a good start with a nice 6.5k walk and a jacket potato with salad cheese allowance and ham for lunch .
I am off to shop and deliver groceries now to my mother in law . Last week I ate a bag of m n ms in the car plus a magnum. Today I bring an apple and a Diet Coke . I don't go into her home but will sit on the wall for a while to say hello . I am hoping I can lose that 4 lb this week if I treat it like the first week of SW .

As you say @Perpetuallytiredzzz good days and bad . @istheresomethingwrongwithme sounds like you may have dodged a bullet . Your new home will find you

Ugh my good day I sabotaged at the end of day ! So I will try again today. I was so disciplined for 10 months . Really need that person back again

Morning all, I'm back.. I did weigh in Friday and somehow maintained. I was hoping for a ray of light but not to be. I won't be discouraged!!! Monday and fully focused for the week ahead, no wine for three days and counting. Still tracking all my food via MFP and Apple Watch firmly on my wrist for motivation. It looks like the rain is heading our way this week so the bike rides might be reduced so I'm searching online for good workouts.. @istheresomethingwrongwithme bummer about the house sale, so sorry for you! Big hello to @Lyreco draw a line under yesterday and focus on today. big love to you all ladies x

Morning all.

A good day for me yesterday. Been for my run this morning so feeling positive. We've got a second round of roast chicken for tea tonight. My DH loves doing double roast and having the leftovers on a Monday evening, I'm not too fussed about it but it relieves us of cooking and washing up for one night of the week so I go along with it!

Hope everyone has a good day. I think the boredom of lockdown is really setting in for lots of us now and it's so hard to stay positive. I just keep trying to imagine myself coming out of lockdown having lost the weight I put on earlier this year and how good that would feel.

Morning everyone. Hope you all had a good day yesterday. I stayed on plan, used my syns for a couple of malted milk biscuits (4), a skinny whip bar (4.5) and and the gravy on my roast chicken (I sure, but unlikely more than 6.5 which is what's leftover).

Doing spaghetti bolognaise tonight.

Raining here today, but will still try to drag myself out for a run.

Hope everyone has a good day

Good morning. I mostly had an ok day yesterday after I had a complete binge on chocolate biscuits . I imagine I ate about 700 cals yesterday of total crap. Honestly it was the best thing I did because the awful slump I got , the sick feelings reminded me why I started SW in the first place .
Made a lovely salad to have with my roast chicken last night so feel now maybe I can give this my all.
Dealing with lots here so I know the eating is stress and emotional.

Really hope I am ok now and it's out of my system .
@istheresomethingwrongwithme would be great to go into summer even lighter so keep at it . My sis in law has lost about 7lb since lockdown. Can be done .

Good morning to you both, I started out well yesterday.. breakfast was the usual alpen light bar, pink lady apple and coffee no milt no sugar. Lunch was a silly choice of laziness: scotch egg 😐 .. then I lost track in the evening on cheese and biscuits and gin! Anyway, back on track this morning.. it's wet and windy here so no picnics in the garden today kids! Cleaning and healthy snacks only lol. I really must pull my finger out.. I'm not coming out of lockdown looking like this!!

My target is 12 stone and I'm happy at that weight, but I'd love to come out of lockdown anywhere between there and 11st7lbs. I did that before Christmas, got down to about 11st9lbs to allow myself room to enjoy all the festive food. Trouble is I enjoyed it too much and couldn't stop

Been for my run in the rain

Running in the rain is actually quite nice! I'm stuck indoors until 6pm with two kids so no chance of getting out just yet.. I got down to 9.4 last summer and then struggled to hit my 9st target which dishearten me and I went off the rails at Christmas! Now I'm fighting to get back .. slowly crept up to 10stone again!! I feel bloody awful and nothing is fitting me again.. why do we do it to ourselves. For some reason I just can't seem to shake off this weight which I find worrying. For the whole of January and Feb I didn't touch a drop of wine and never lost a pound!! 🤷‍♀️

I could only ever dream of 10 stone @stoptherideiwanttogetoff! The lowest I've been my entire adult life was 10 stone 4lbs and that was the day I got married. I was doing quite a bit of running then so pretty fit and without trying to sound bigheaded, I was really slim at that weight. I even look at some honeymoon photos and think my face looks a bit strange, not quite me if that makes sense. I guess we are all different and everyone's good, bad and normal is personal to them.

I do find that with exercise my relationship with my body is so much better. I learn to appreciate what it can do, rather than berating it for how it looks. When I was really fit a few years ago, I really had a sense of 'this is the best version of me'. Then two little boys came into my life within the space of two years and exercise went out of the window! I did those buggyfit classes when my eldest was a baby, but that was more for social than anything else. I'm feeling a bit low about the coronavirus/lockdown situation since the house purchase fell through, so one of the good things to focus on that's come out of this is that I've got back into running

I hope everyone has a good day. Chicken casserole here for tea. Forecasts rain again today, so I shall go out for my run again this morning as we probably won't get a walk. Longing for those long sunny days we had early on in lockdown again, the boys are driving each other and me round the bend. I don't feel like the best of mothers at the moment, way to much screen time, snacking and shouting going on here at the moment

I think different shapes and sizes will feel happier at different weights . I suspect I am a good bit older than some of you and I have kids in late teens and early 20s and I battled all those years with my weight . I have learned and accepted finally that I can be looking good and feel healthy at 12/12.5 stone .

Had a good day yesterday.
@istheresomethingwrongwithme I am home with all the grown kids and it's not easy either but they all busy with work or study so I'm like the unpaid maid and working too . But i empathise with you re the little ones . It must be hard entertaining them . Running is good for the sanity . @stoptherideiwanttogetoff you sound determined I think you will look great after lockdown .