Anyone want to join me or motivate me?

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I've got on the scales this morning and knew it would be bad but was not expecting 12st7.

I'm 5'6 and have 4yo DS AND 18mo DD. After DD I got down to 11st6 which was better than pre-DS and lots of people commented how good I looked. Since going back to work though, the weight has piled on and I need to do something about it. My job is very sedentary and most days I'm in the car for 2-3hrs. I get bored and end up snacking. When I pick the children up at the end of the day, they will need a snack in the car so I join them. My other weakness is hot chocolate. I don't drink tea or coffee and a lot of meetings happen in/around Costa.

DH is overweight and always has been and so I think our portion sizes are probably too big. Neither of us really does any exercise. I do a Pilates class once a week but can't see how to fit anything else in around work and DC.

I'm still BFing DD 3or4 times in 24hrs and she normally wakes once a night so I don't really ever feel rested. DH has 2 weeks off work over Christmas and we've talked about using that time for him to see to her in the night and help get her in a routine of just BFing night and morning.

By the time we're all home at the end of the day and the DC are in bed, DH and I don't eat until about 8.30pm.

Reading that over, I think I know the issues and causes and I know it sounds unhealthy and a bad example to set the DC but I feel in a rut with it all and don't know how to get out of it.

Any help or encouragement? I feel I need a big dose of it.

Changing rooms are cruel places- ypu should never use them! Think of the extra calories you'll burn having to go back and return the clothes!

I used to be a hot chocolate fiend like you, and found i was drinking a lot of hot drinks out of habit rather than because i really wanted them. I have forced myself on to tea without sugar or various Twinings flavours. You do get used to it.

I'm hoping to shift a stone by my birthday in March- similar to previous poster- then hopefully a further stone.

I only have a 40 cal one if I'm desperate at night.
I went to Burger King today can the toddler needed lunch whilst out and couldn't even eat half of a kids meal so my appetite is defo changed.
Risotto tonight. Sw style

I'm doing rubbish now.
started eating rubbish again, though not as much as before as some how it doesn't taste as good as it used to ( she says, Bailey's cheesecake defrosting)
also not exercised since Wednesday :( put in again and back to my start weight so send like a waste of time :(

but

I have some, well one, good intention, plan to get my bike fixed ( think just a new tyre) and serviced in the week then plan to start riding to work most nights. helmet at the ready, will d ig out my lights. the trip there is up hill the whole way, even my car struggles. but, the way home will be downhill the whole way :)

Hi, some motivation/inspiration,

what helped me at the start was when I had lost something like 2 pounds and I felt it was really insignificant, I got out some food scales and found something that weighed that, was surprised how much it looked then

For me, stopping snacking has been the big thing, so making sure I have lots of fruit in, and if I feel hungry between meals just telling myself, wait till lunch/dinner. I've lost one & half stone now, no diet, just not eating between meals (except fruit), still have weekly take-away & wine.

I was overweight, I think it would be hard to get 'skinny' without properly 'dieting' but to get 'slim' or even 'not overweight' is definitely achievable. I was overweight because I ate too much.

The changing room thing feels fab now, btw, its a great feeling to look in the mirror and think, I look good, actually It is seriously worth skipping the biscuits/desserts/crisps for, IMO.

Much less tired too, no wonder, if I try to carry something that weighs over a stone then its seriously heavy.

I now hate changing rooms, most clothes come off before I've barely put them on :(

found out a friends of mine has early stage cervical.cancer, puts my weight worries to shame.
must get back on it tomorrow!!

wow, huge weight losses well done! snacking and portion.sizes are my downfalls. as is falling off the wagon at no weight loss

eeek well&truly fallen off the wagon, 2weeks of excercise &cutting down snacks did nothing at all :'( so have now gone back to snacking on Sugary things. help please !!

I'm feeling my motivation wain ing as it gets.closer to Xmas, u keep thinking what's the point?
Been on works do tonight but was well poncey food so not too bad.
Let's keep trying then have Xmas then back to a good plan when kids back at school.

here here ledkr, I know I'm just going to keep finding excuses.
I have a new plan.... join sw after Christmas hols when they're back at school,I know they would be ok with kids there, but I couldn't hack taking all 3, hopefully 2yo would be ok.I need groups for proper motivation, embarrassment or praise and encouragement. someone who will actually say to my face you are doing this wrong, try this

had said I'd get my bike fixed tomorrow morning and start cycling to work. now I can't be bothered. but, something is telling me I should do it. and get bright things and new lights for cycling on main road at night. dig out my pretty helmet..mm

Hello again :)

I agree that the run up to Christmas is not helping although I have lost a couple of lb. I'm going with the get Chrisymas out of the way and then a renewed focus.

I would definitely like to join you on this one after christmas!

Urgh. Im back and still planning on cutting back as of Jan but up until now, i have eaten so much and feel awful and crap about myself.
This diet has to work!!

end of my 1st week on sw! feel more energetic, but don't feel I've lost any weight! weigh in tomorrow will tell me, and hopefully the consultant will give me you'd from my food diary. I've not touched any junk and kept well below my syns do I don't see how I couldn't have lost.

how are you all going?