am i really gonna have to rejoin Weightwatchers?

[RagingDull]

i only want to lose 10lb. 10 bloody pound that just doesnt shift no matter what these days.....

the whole thought of it depresses me. i dont understand the new points system at all - i can get to meetings cos i work shifts. I dont eat badly at all during the day - but at night i eat all the wrong things and i drink too much wine.

ive been saying i want to lose this 10lb for ages. probably about 4 years now.
i seem to just lose the same 5 lb over and over then put it back on again...

im going to have to do it arent i? WW worked for me years ago, when i did it properly....problem is that i work funny hours and often eat alone, and then when i dont eat alone the kids wont eat what i eat.....so i end up living on WW ready meals for 1 which is boring and a bit pants.....

that should say i cant get to meetings....

Come and join us on the 5:2 threads. Works for me! And v flexible for fitting around family...

whats 5:2 please?

It's where you fast (eat less than 500 calories in a short period) on 2 days a week, and eat (relatively normally) for 5 days a week. it was discussed in a BBC documentary recently and a whole load of us are doing it. Hang on, I'll link to the thread (s)...

here. If you scroll back through the thread, you'll see links to the programme, articles, websites where it explains it all, and lots of people are posting their strategies.

I do 3 days fasting most weeks; I'm losing about 1lb a week max but I'm happy to treat this not as a diet but a long term way of eating. Come on that thread and ask questions!

ill have a read through but probably not now....

i just want to look vaguely like my old self.
that would be without the double chin then and a hint of a cheekbone.....
trouble is it doesnt seem to bother me enough to do anything about it very seriously.
im a size 12 - 14. more 14 if im honest right now.

my real problem is that i could not sustain that when working - my job is hard and physical and often 10 or hours a day.

when im hungry i feel sick and get shaky and faint.

i could easily do it when not working though as i can go all day without a bite to eat when im just pottering at home. i wonder if i could work it out....