Losing weight because we need to and we want to!

[StealthPolarBear]

Second thread

Loads of us doing really well and losing weight WELL DONE

Some of us, looking at no one in particular de motivated and struggling. I could start with the excuses but I'm not going to. What's done is done, I need to concentrate on the diet from now (and maybe even some exercise). Since I am in a confessional mood I will start this thread by saying that all I have eaten today is about 200g of chocolate. No lie, no exaggeration (I know I have eaten one 100g bar and some more). I really have a problem with food - have no willpower for moderation, it is all or nothing.

So, reasons to continue (these are mine, please add your own):

• Psychologically I am going to get 'there' again - i.e. deciding to diet and really getting it. The reason I am not is because I am full of "what's the point" thoughts. I have done so badly in the last few days. But it doesn't MATTER - it's actually better to make the change now when I start to get horrified again in 3 weeks time.
• I am doing it. I ahve lost 2.5 stone since last summer and 1.5 stone since Christmas! If I eat less, I lose weight. So doing it is not pointless and I will see results.
• I am going to start having some health issues soon. I may have lost weight but I am still at a point where my weight is unhealthy.
• I still cannot wear my s16 jeans. That's my first goal - by the end of this month.
• I feel overall more happy and positive when I am logging calories. If I could ahve a day off without blowing it and losing ALL motivation to restart I'd be happy to do that every once in a while. But I can't, so I won't.

Right, off to log my 200g chocolate and think about lunch.

nvi you've maintained so none of your good work so far has gone to waste. It's ready for you to pick it back up whenever you are ready - in the meantime just don't put any on :)

yes ikwym. I have gone from "obese" to "overweight" and I think psychologically that's had an impact on me - t's not that bad now. Which is ridiculous. I need to lose weight, none of the reasons have changed. Some might have lessened (heart disease etc) but the 1lb I lost which tipped me from obese to overweight will not save my life!

Hi, sorry some people are struggling atm & hope it gets easier soon.

nvi are you exercising much? That would help with the weightloss but I think it can also be motivating on the food side as well and make you want to eat more healthily (as long as you don't do the "right I've earned some chocolate cake now" thing which I'm sometimes guilty of!). Or maybe you can find a nice outfit that's just a little bit too tight to motivate you?

I am feeling a lot better than yesterday thanks, the anti-b's must be working as I'm not so feverish and tired, and also coughing (a bit) less. But still got very sore ribs, the doc said it was strained muscles from coughing and I can't take deep breaths or move around easily on that side. So won't be able to exercise until that's healed, even once the cough is gone, grrr.

not ignorin you all, just had v heavy w/e x

Marking my place - very lapsed old member - going back to work after DC3 in 5 weeks and still can't get into any of my smart clothes....... Need to get a grip and stop comfort eating

So many of us seem to need motivating. I am going to list three things that I hate about being the weight that i am

1 My stomach rests on my thighs when I am sat at my desk
2 My chest hurts if I walk up a hill
3 I avoid mirrors from the neck down like the plague - I really have no idea what I look like full length but when a mirror surprises me it's such an awful shock I somethimes don't recognise myself.

Summer is comingat this rate ill be melting is clothes that cover me completely

I do some exercise, I walk at least half an hour a day for the school runs plus I have the 30 day shred DVD, Though I havent done it since Friday. I have sats off and just really didnt want to last night. Definately going to do it tonight though.

Once summer comes it will be a lot easier for me as those hot chocolates will be going. Its winter comfort foods that do it for me.

I want to list 3 things, but not sure

1 I often look pregnant and would like to not have to hide it (it has been the same since I was about 16)
2 I need to be carefull I dont put on too much

What hot choc do you have? If you get Options or extra light Horlicks choc it's only 1 WW point so pretty good, I sometimes have these now. I like trying all the different Options flavours too!

myname a very naughty one aero bubbles I tried it and no other can compete. I do like options though, but only chocolate, mint and orange. I know I should swap to them, but for some reason when Im shopping my hand reaches out to the bad one. Its 99 calories, but Im afraid I put far more in than a portion. I should get options sachets then I cant go wrong. My plan was to cut out the hot choc last in April/May time when it got too warm to be drinking it and then next winter go back into options when Ive forgotten how nice my usual one is.

Positive news, Ive just shredded tonight. Really didnt want to, but I kind of couldnt say no when DH asked me about it. If he hadnt have said anything or asked me I wouldnt have so at least Im getting a bit of motivation back. I should have shredded last night, but whats done is done now so onwards and upwards wish I never bought those brownies now for DC's i want one, just one

Oh not very I feel your choccy pain tonight! My period started and someone told me on another thread that I was doing this healthy eating thing all wrong and tonight I want to bury myself in Baileys and ice cream with a chocolate chaser!

Wolfie, how are you doing it all wrong?

I cannot have chocolate in the house at all. Not even baking chocolate.

there are people on the weight loss boards who have lost loads of weight and they are now convinced that they know the only way to do it. Having PCOS and IBS, their methods don't work for me so I'm fairly certain they won't work for other people. You have to find what works for you and stick with it. I have to cut out most white carbs and eat loads of veg whereas I have a friend who lost 3 stone by making her WW points up with cake bars.

Find your own way and stick with it. Everyone's bodies work in different ways.

Oh, and I've lost a kilo so that's 5 since Christmas!!

That's really good Cother, well done!

at making up WW points with cake bars! Must admit I do have to try hard sometimes not to economise too much on "proper meals" to save points for treats...

Yeah it's true about different things working for different people, I could never do the low-carb thing, or extreme low-cal (just wouldn't be able to stick to it long term, or know how to feed the family and myself together). And some people do loads of exercise and hardly cut down their food, others eat hardly anything but no exercise...

I am feeling a bit better this morning Still not all the way better, but at least I finally have that feeling of improving iykwim! Was feeling fairly awful last night as my ribs got so sore I could hardly move at all (even lifting my arm hurt) but this morning they are still sore but not as bad. So hopefully that's a good sign. Had no appetite for the last 2 days either, so I didn't even use my daily points never mind weekly ones, so at least that might mean a good loss this week?

Hi all.Agree with the finding your own way to lose weight.I am falling off the wagon here,hit the cooking chocolate big time yesterday( I have standards-could never eat dds stash).The wedding is in May and I have a dilemma.Do I order the wedding dress and work my way into it as an incentive?Or do I order the dress,it arrives, I see what a mammoth task it is to get it to fit and give it up as a bad job ?What do you all reckon?

i have a target , going on hols 1 April :) maybe that will inspire me??!!

I was doing well but the wine is lurking again and I feel my resolve slipping a bit.

mine is too Stepaway...

Mine slipped yesterday and a little bit this morning. Back on wagon as of this minute!

I've just been to a McDonald's party (all the rage here in France) for the kids and I managed to stick to just having some chicken nuggets and a black coffee. My friend had a cheeseburger and I was practically drooling but it's only 4 days until I see my bitch-in-law MIL so I have to stay strong and keep it up so she can't tell me a story about 'a girl she saw who reminded her of me, a pretty girl but large like me' as she has done every other time I've seen her. Grrrrrr.

Still didn't eat that much yesterday, but seem to have got my appetite back today and had an Asda chilli con carne pizza for lunch and it tasted like manna from heaven

Very naughty as we're meant to be going out for a meal tonight too! Still at least I have a couple days' worth of weekly points saved up from when I was (more) ill. Still wish I could stop coughing though!

Hi veryone
MyNameIs, glad you must be feelign a bit better. MABS, exciting, where are you going?
Doing OK here, been away with work for a couple of days so I find it easier then as I take what I've planned to eat and there aren't too many treats to tempt me. Will have to see when I get weighed tomorrow

feeling full of curry

though also still full of cough

better get to bed I suppose!

Oh my life. I nearly died on the scales this morning. I've lost another kg so that's 6 now which means I'm 0.8lbs away from losing a stone since Christmas. This never happens to me!!

Well done COther you're doing it :o

I have passed the 14st mark and am now 13st12. I am resolving never to be the wrong side of 14st again. There is no reason to be - I could scoff an average of 2500 cals a day and not put weight on. Oh, and I ordered shred, want to see what all the fuss was about :)