Going back to group and have never stuck at it, this time? Right?

[Teainapinkcup]

Hello

Just that really. I am a full time carer to my 2 children. I am always with them as the main carer and after caring for them all day and night I just have neglected myself. I have 3 stone to lose. My work load at home is heavy, as are my stress levels.

I have tried sw a few times but I always leave fast as I fail at the plan, maybe with the new changes to the plan I can make it work... I just stress eat. Its horrible, my eldest has ARFID on top of her pda autism and the more she knocks food back and cant cope with basic life the more I grab sweets.

I really need support. I know I need a mindset shift too.

I used to be so good with my diet then I became a mum and the diagnoses came and its all just fallen apart for me.

I am also type 2 diabetic and supposed to be dealing with it with my diet still after putting it into remission years ago, as to avoid the meds but I fell back on it and my HBA1C rose again... ah I hate the stress eating thing...

I'm sorry to read you're having a hard time but I don't know what sw is, so don't know what you are talking about.

Also don't know what ARFID and pda are....

sw is slimming world. PDA is an autism profile, stands for pathological demand avoidance. ARFID is avoidant restrictive food intake disorder.

And thank you, its been a rollercoaster of emotions here lol.

Have you thought about weight loss injections? More expensive, but may be more effective if you can’t stick to SW anyway.

Thanks for explaining! Sorry for being dim. Good luck - keep going to the meetings even if you feel like you're failing. The thing is not to give up when you have a few bad days. Just brush yourself and keep going!!! It will work!

Honestly, I would consider weight loss tablets. SW isn't it. It has so many rejoiners. There is a reason for that.

I think that since the post was in the Slimming World forum was a clue as to what SW stands for!

I thought as they changed the plan a bit that it may be more doable to get the weight off. I like to eat wholefoods so I thought it would be a good lifestyle change, and I just can not seem to get the weight off due to too much snacking due to the stress. Even if I get it off and it sets me on a better path looking after my diet going forward.

Thanks I will do my best this time. I never did stay at group, weigh in and ran lol

@Teainapinkcup

Im late to the party here, but have you gone back?

SW is getting with the times, none of this red and green days of the past ( not that I went back then ) or living off Muller Lights and weird and wonderful concoctions, its all about good home cooked food , family meals, lots of veg and whole grains - which really do help with keeping you full, keeping the sugar spikes low - both which help curb the snacking

You have it tough at home, I do as well , so for me it was very much carving out that one hour a week - FOR ME

Sure I had a lot of opposition on the home front at first - any excuse to try stop me getting to group - but I put my foot down and went. Like you I was giving my all to everyone else, and neglecting myself. Ive always stayed for group . Dh books something - then tough, he waits for me now. Mum wanted me to take her here and there - yep when I get home . When there is so many demands on your time, having an hour, a whole hour surrounded by people just like you , really helps keep you on track - well it has me

Yes I did go. Thank you. I totally feel that. I am trying my best and have lost 3 lb so far in 2 weeks. It does work ( when I stick to it lol)

Slimming World ultimately don’t want you to lose weight and successfully keep it off, they want you to stay yo-yo dieting and paying them a membership fee for the privilege.

Do you not qualify for Wegovy or Mounjaro. Talk to your GP.

Would never take any of that stuff. Too scared lol

This is why I have made a habit of reducing my portion size and still count calories.

Well yes, because as a business they need to make money…

Same as any weight loss plan really, successful while you’re following it but once you stop you’re at risk of regaining the weight, SW is no different to any other diet in that respect.

Yes I agree. I’m seeing loads of hate for SW lately and a lot of ‘get on the jabs’

There must be a reason why you keep failing it. It's something within yourself. So any changes to the plan won't be enough to make you suddenly succeed when you didn't before.
What elements of SW did you like, what elements did you feel were too 'difficult'?
It might be a slightly different approach to calorie counting might work better for you?

Why are you too scared to take the meds, is it health anxiety or lack of knowledge? Is it just these prescription meds or all meds?

on a separate note, slimming world has a 97 percent regain rate, it’s a diet designed to make you fail and come back and give them money,

id focus on calorie counting if you wish to do it without medical support, small healthy portions, low fat, low sugar, ensure you’re in a calorie deficit, you will know as you will lose weight, 500 defecit daily is a pound a week weight loss or 1000 cals a day defecit is 2lbs a week weight loss,

you maybe averaging 750 if you’ve lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks, However some will be water weight, as is normal at this stage,

Because the jabs make it easier to stick to the plan, whatever that might be. For me it’s a calorie deficit, good old healthy food, no denying myself something nice sometimes and no bingeing. For a lot of people they have been life changing. I did SW countless times, could never stick to it long enough to make a significant impact. OP has said ‘it does work, when I stick to it lol’ so OP already knows that it is easy to fall off plan. Most weight loss approaches work but then don’t, WLI regardless of how anyone views them, absolutely make sticking to a new eating regime easy.

@caefeyes that makes sense. I have lost 3st twice with sw and it’s getting more and more difficult as I get older so I get what you’re saying. I had some woman on here the other day get quite personal and nasty with me so it’s nice to get some pleasant explanation and conversation about it

Was that not as you announced the meds were unhealthy? I recall seeing someone saying they’d lost 3 stone twice on sw , had gained 2 stone again, so were looking at their third time, and arguing slimming world worked bizzarely, even though they themselves were evidence it didn’t, and then even more bizzarely announcing the meds were unhealthy

I don’t know if it was you, apologies if it wasn’t, it’s the losing 3 stone twice that rings a bell.

Planning is my down fall as I have some food restrictions

Thank you. What do you think you might do differently this time in terms of planning? It's good you can see which part you find difficult.

I guess making sure you've got lots of healthy snacks like fruit and veg, maybe making a big fruit salad you can portion out? Making crudites into portions? And make like salsa or zero fat yog tzatziki to go with it?