Am going to stop eating crap and lose 4 stone. Want to help me stay on the straight and narrow?

[SparkyMalarky]

That's it really. Need to lose 4 stone, have failed at every diet I've tried so am going back to basics - 3 low fat meals, 2 healthy snacks, 2 litres of water, more exercise.

I have to do it - on a serious note, have two gorgeous DCs and I want to be fit for them - this weight is not good for me and I know that I'm putting myself at risk of heart trouble, diabetes etc etc - and what's more, I want to wear a size 12 again - instead of size 20 for fuck's sake.

Have failed on all the summer weight loss threads so am hoping that starting my own will spur me on! So anyone with me? Or just want to come and shout at me when I want a chunky kit kat?

Morning ladies, I come in hope of a kick up the backside.

I seem to have put on 2lb overnight.

I suspect I know why (TMI but it involves a lack of bathroom breaks) but it could go either way today. I am in a 'sod it, why bother, I'm never going to be slim' mood.

What I should be saying is 'I said I was going to start fresh today so I'm going for it' but I am just not in the mood. and a bit with myself.

I am going to go out this morning to avoid snacking but mornings aren't my problem time - afternoons are the worst time and I am stuck at home with the boys when they come home hungry and demanding food. Grrr!

You will be fine Niecie; you will! it's a blip; I'm in one too. Perhaps it's the cold weather or the hormones or yes, the lack of evacuation! it happens! don't be so hard on yourself and just get back into it. Drink plenty of water and try to keep the willpower at the top. :) we'll be fine and slim soon enough. We will!

You will both be fine because we have agreed! I am sorry I have only just seen this though. Been a funny old day.

Hello! Thanks for your words of encouragement yesterday Solo. How is your blip? I hope it has just blipped off and left you alone today.

Florence - hope your funny old day was funny in a good way and not a bad one.

Yesterday was a bit brutal in terms of eating. Nothing passed my lips that wasn't meant to - I went right back to basics which was a shock! It was helped that I had to go to school governors meeting yesterday evening so instead of eating what the others ate, I ate when I got in and just had a very filling, but only 200 calorie, can of soup (plus a bit of toast but easily under 400 cals the lot). They had pizza as it was quick for DH to slap in the oven and they deserved a treat for surviving January so I needed to miss it!

No snacks at all - I gave the boys a couple of marshmallows each yesterday. In the past couple of months I would have said 'sod it, they are only 26 calories, I'll have one too'. Yesterday, there was nothing like that because I need to drop all the bad habits I have regained. Just how long does it take for those damn habits to leave you alone and not to start creeping back the minute your guard is down?

I feel very virtuous today but it was hard. The pay off is that I am down 2.5lb this morning which I know doesn't mean anything but I had to check just to make sure it hadn't gone up again!!

Hopefully it will get a bit easier and I wish you all an easier day today too!

:) I'm not out of it yet, but glad you are seeing things in a better light!

I've gained a couple of pounds, so really annoyed with myself and got my weigh in tomorrow . I will get back into the zone, but I wish I knew why I've dropped out of it as I was doing so well :(

We'll get there.

It isn't surprising any of us drop out of the zone. Thinking about food is dull when it means thinking about what you can and can't have and what the 'rules' are. I just wish it wasn't such a faff and then I wouldn't have 'I can't be bothered' days.

And how long does it take your palate to adjust to not liking marshmallows and chocolate. And cake? And crisps? And anything else that taste really nice because it is loaded with calories? Because I or any of us stopped liking things that are bad for us, it would be so much easier!!

Don't worry about tomorrow. Remember last time you didn't lose - it didn't matter because your waist measurement had gone done by about a mile. Focus on that waist!!

Yes but I reckon my waist has 'blossomed' and not shrunk!

Have you looked into the Paul McKenna thing? because as far as that is concerned, you can eat anything you want as long as you:
only eat when you are hungry, eat slowly, consciously and stop when you are full. That way you can eat chocolate, marshmallows (yuk!) and cake. Might be worth a go and from Amazon, the discs are quite reasonably priced. You can listen to it at any time that is convenient. :)

Hope your visit to the nurse today gives you a boost Solo, whatever kind is needed - a pat on the back or a boot up the backside! So long as you feel raring to go again.

BTW, I haven't gone back to PMcK yet. I remember he claims to be able to stop you wanting food now you mention it. I am being a bit contrary though and although I don't want to want it so badly I cave in at the merest whiff of the wrong stuff but I would also still like to enjoy it occasionally which the people in his book didn't tend to do. It was all or nothing it seems in the book which is sad.

Blimey I don't want much do I?

not much more than the rest of us anyway lol.

Not doing too bad and took the dog out for a bit of a wander earlier despite the cold, and wind! The new puppy arrived and don't want Jay to feel left out, so off we went. Makes me feel irtuous if not thin

Hi ladies! as predicted, I've gained weight. I have to wonder what she see's though, because she always puts an extra kg onto what I see from aove very strange. So today, she said 90.5kg, whereas I saw 90kg. The waist has also gone right up, but again, she seems to see things a bit differently as even she said it seemed a bit odd! don't know what she's been doing, but my waist has not shrunk to quite the size she said it had which has made me a bit deflated...still, it's my own fault. I now just need to re enter the zone

Oh no Solo. What a bummer! Never mind. The zone awaits you - you'll get there.

Florence - Enjoy your new puppy. Why is that a walk in bad weather feels like it should burn more calories than a walk in nice weather?

I'm doing OK today but then I remember that I am nowhere near what I was back before Christmas.

Solo - thats a bugger but it will be ok.

Surely the being cold does mean you burn more, didnt we only read that last week? lol

Oh yeah! I'd forgotten cold = weight loss.

That is true although I thought being cold meant you wanted to eat more as well like going into hibernation mode and storing up fat for the winter.

And of course you have to be naked on these walks or they just don't maximise the fat burning potential. The world just ain't ready for me to do that.

Hello ladies,
I read the first few pages of this thread - and because i started this kind of 'healthy eating' to see how much i can shed by the 4th march.
It's my own little plan, a bit of slimming world (but don't want to go to meetings, do it online, so thought i would check mumsnet)

I need to make a long term change, not just a fad diet. So i have been really good for 3 days now. Started on 1st feb.

I think the way to keep going, will be to plan the next days 'menu', and try and stick to it!

hi sillybillymummy, thats about what we're all doing - although Christmas intervened.

I arrive with crap news - seem to have put on 1.5! Don't know how or why, not eaten anything untoward but there could be hormones at play :( Pissed off

Oh no Florence! What a bummer, especially as you don't know why it has happened. I would blame hormones too. Never mind - we all have bad weeks for no reason. The Biggest Loser contestants all had a bad week this week (don't know if anybody saw it) and nobody knew why despite loads of exercise and a sensible diet. Next week will be better.

Hi sillybillymummy. You are very welcome to join in. It is good to have a target to work towards. We weigh in on Fridays if you want to post and if it helps.

I don't know whether to say whether I lost 1lb or 3lb. It is 3lb since Monday and the disasterous post weekend 2lb weigh gain but only 1lb since last Friday. Either way, I am going down which is good but still not back to post Christmas levels. I do feel my head is getting back on track though. A stone by Easter would be good. I need a target, I think.

Hello florencerusty & niecie, thanks for letting me join in.

I agree, that there has to be a target. I have one for every month. My sister gets married in October, so i want to loose 2 stone by then

So, you put what you gained/lost, but not what you weigh? That sounds a good time to weigh, because if you do indulge at the weekend, you have the weekdays to be extra-good!

I am going out for my friends birthday lunch tomorrow, so i know i can't be really strict with myself.

Sillybillymummy - We would normally put what we weigh but I didn't because I am still in denial about how much I put on over Christmas and if I don't write it down it isn't true.

I don't know why florence didn't this time - she often does too.

It is entirely up to you if you want to or not. Sometimes it helps to see it written down especially if you are close to a milestone weight.

OIC ok then

I have also given up coffee/tea - so have had a really bad headache since monday! YOUCH! I didn't realise how addicted i was!

Just trying to be really healthy.

Hello!!! Glad to see the loss Niecie and sorry to see the gain Flo. I now know why I've had the munchies...AF clearly I'm in the peri menopausal stage of my life and have no idea where in my cycle I am; but at least I know why I've been eating cake crap!

Hi Sillybilly :) welcome! It's mainly just Niecie, Flo and me on here, but we do get others join in intermittently :) nice to see a new name too!

Morning ladies. Well done Niecie :) Solo what a nuisance, but at least its a reason. Sillybillymummy O didnt post my weight coz I was so miffed! Not sure whats going on as I have had a really heay tummy all week and still but today the scales say less - next week better be better! For the record I am 12st 7.75lb today

Morning 3 lovely ladies!
Well, tbh, i haven't ever cared what i weighed before having kids, because i always played so much sport, and was so active, i could eat & drink anything i wanted!

The problem is now, i have 2 little ones to look after, and very little chance to get any exercise (unless it involves pushing the buggy), and i'm still eating like i always have!
The other day DH said.. when r u going to stop gaining weight? you can't keep going!
So i realised even if eating healthily (at the very least) stops me from gaining, then it's a start!!

I weighted this morn: 12st 13 lbs

Not sure what's a realistic weight to loose in a month? I have this big social event of the year, on the 4th march, and really need to fit in my gorgeous coast dress!

Sillybilly, I found that sensible sized portions left me on average, 2lbs lighter a week which I think is realistic. Envious of you getting into your Coast dress...I have several and just love them; am worried that I'll never get into them again :( one ~ the most expensive @ £200, I've only worn once almost 6 years ago...it looked fantastic then and I'd love to wear it again...

Flo, it's not even turned into a proper bleed, so I'm even more miffed about it all

I'd be miffed too! Bit here too!

Well Solo, i have to get into it yet!
I got into it last July, but needed some serious magic knickers!
It's the sort of do, where people will definitely be looking at me.. Hmph.. so i have to loose some. I was hoping to be 12.4, so is this a realistic target? Hopefully!

I'm not sure i'm up on the bleeding story.. sorry - but sounds like you should be miffed x