Help keep me motivated please! Need to lose 1.5 stone

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I've been struggling with depression and anxiety for past few years. Dh has been out of work for a year (he worked for 2 months on low wage earlier this year) and financially we are really struggling.

I have been comfort eating a lot, lots of chocolate and popcorn.

I know I can lose weight by low carbing, but as soon as I'm having a bad day I reach for the chocolate, I have no willpower. Also dh is quick to suggest treats at the weekend and I can't say no.

Also going to mil's for 4 days, she thinks I'm picky and weird because of low carbing in the past. Then visiting dd in Germany for 5 days, she lives off pasta and bread.

Any ideas how to keep myself on track? I know I'm asking for the impossible, but I'm so frustrated. I want to be able to eat healthily, but don't know what eating normally is anymore.

With low carb I struggle as it's too expensive and I'm fed up of eating eggs etc.

It feels like an impossible task, but I need to do something. The weight is piling on.

I don't exercise, only walking the dog and I can't when it's really hot, as I get really dizzy in the heat

Sorry for the rant.

Does anyone want to join me in losing weight and/or give suggestions of what to eat.?

Thank you I know 1lb per week off is realistic, I'm just so impatient to get back into my nice size 14 dresses (plus I can't afford to buy new clothes so I have nothing except primark tops and leggings)

My entire body is aching from running yesterday, still can't wait for the bet one though

Drat, I didn't have time to weigh myself this morning, as I had to come in to work.

Guybrush, 1.5 lbs is perfect, you don't want to lose lots, a lb a week is the right way to go about it. Also the less you have to lose, the slower it will come off.

Jumble, well done, great start

Please can I join you all. Feeling fat and miserable and need to stop the junk food binges. ??

I've weighed this morning and I weigh the same as when I gave birth.
14 stone 6.

I'm embarking in a change of career next month and need new work clothes. Dreading that trip to the shops.

Hi Really Welcome

How about buying something from a charity shop or off Ebay to tide you over for work clothes whilst you lose weight? I know that M&S wide leg trousers fit me well, so I buy them on Ebay

I weighed myself when I got home from work this afternoon. I had eaten breakfast and a snack, so it's probably higher than early morning would be, but I've lost half a lb, which isn't bad, given I've been on holiday

Any updates anyone?

I would like to join if possible?

I'm 5'5 and weigh 11st 4 today having lost 6lb in the last fortnight .

I was kick started into sorting myself out after I gained 5lb in 5days on holiday!! Aargh. I've been trying to get nearer to 10stone for years but have in fact been maintaining around the 11st 6 mark. I'm currently trying low carb for the first time and also fortunate enough to be exercising like mad due to the summer holidays. I am quite worried about my return to (lazy) form once I go back to work.

Low carb seems to be working well for me, despite my new found addiction to Greek yoghurt!

Welcome stardust! Congratulations on the 6lb. That's really good.

Thanks Guybrush. I think its the fastest weightloss i've ever had and certainly don't expect it to continue. I used to be terrible for being disappointed if i wasn't a pound lighter every morninng so have trained myself to hope for 1lb per week, and any more is a bonus!

The past 2 days have been a complete write off for me

Most likely getting a nasty cold because my taste buds have gone crazy (my cup of tea tasted like nail varnish remover) but I'm hoping i'll be better soon and don't gain from eating pizza 2 days in a row!

Welcome stardust

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well jumble

I'm in Germany for 5 days now. Will try and update every now and again.

Today I've eaten rubbish all day Ryvita with brie for breakfast, bacon and eggs for lunch, McDonald's for late tea when we arrived in Berlin, plus a snack of a pack of crisps, some sweets during the flight and a glass of wine this evening!

So sorry you're feeling poorly jumble. Hope you feel better soon- look after yourself.

Thank you I'm hoping it will pass in a few days, I'm so drained of energy.

Hope you're both doing well and Imlike I hope you're having fun in Berlin

So first day has not gone well! My work this week is catered and the only option left when i got to the front of the queue was Macaroni Cheese... So much for low carb!

Also had a slice of chocolate gateux at my parents as its a big anniversary of theirs today so need to have a very light tea.

I think the scales may punish me this weekend :-(

stardust it's only Monday! One day at a time. Just start it right now.

Sometimes when I get into 'screw today, I'll start tomorrow' mode, I tell myself to just get back to the plan right now- regardless of the rest of the day. It then helps me to continue tomorrow rather than just giving up for another day.
Still doing ok here I think. Tired as dd is not sleeping well. I'm making sure I'm eating enough and sticking to low carb and doing exercise. Still feeling motivated on day 11 which is the longest for months. Allowing myself a gin and tonic tonight. Maybe 2.

Worried about next weekend- going to stay with mil and don't want to have to be demanding about what I eat. She's lovely and would accommodate but she won't get it. It feels private and I don't want to talk about it. Will just have to do my best I guess, and not get into 'oh fuck it I'm socialising' mode.

Am also nervous about working out how to eat well while ttc and pregnant. Going to start ttc next month. Frightened of the attitude I had last time- I ate loads of good healthy food- just loads and loads and loads. Need these good habits now but don't want to be too obsessive! Argh, why isn't it just easy?
How you're feeling ok jumble.
Sorry for the me me me post.

Stardusty just right off the macaroni and cheese. And the cake. A life without cake is a terrible thing (in my opinion) so don't feel guilty. All things in moderation

Guy a gin and tonic (or 2!) sounds really good! I was kind of the opposite to you when I was pregnant, I completely used it as an excuse to pig out. It makes me ashamed now because I wasn't thinking about what I was feeding my baby, I just gave into my cravings for McDonald's and Greggs sausage rolls. So even if you did eat loads of healthy stuff, that's so much better than what I did plus I put on about 3 and a half stone during my pregnancy. The year before I fell pregnant I lost 4 stone by eating right and exercising so it was gutting that I undid all my hard work

My food for the day is disgraceful :(
Breakfast: 2 pieces of brown toast with butter
Lunch: fried egg sandwich and a banana
Dinner: will be a cheese sandwich (DP did ask if I wanted fajitas but the thought of any meal that isn't just toast or a sandwich is making me feel sick)

Snacking on a punnet of blueberries on the way home from work, I'm hoping their superfood goodness will make me feel better!

I think you have to eat what you fancy when ill. Plus it doesn't sound like that much really calorie-wise! And you won't have undone all your good work in just a day or two.
After giving birth last time I was 13 stone and stayed that way for months (breastfeeding feeding NOT make the weight drop off). Took me about 8 months to get down to 10 some once I started actually working at it. Still not down to pre-pregnancy weight and dd is nearly 2. I definitely pigged out! Not next time- I just don't want to undo all that hard work over the last couple of years. Don't trust myself not to fall into those bad habits though!

I was the same, breast fed for 7 months and didn't lose any weight, my appetite went through the roof though.
I hope it doesn't, but I'm confident that when I'm better I'll get right back on it, I want to be under 15 stone soon!

Struggling today. So so tired. Not sure related, just massively sleep deprived.
I want cake. And crisps. And cider. And more cake.
Resisting temptation so far. Bought myself one of those Atkins chocolate bars. I firmly believe this is a fad and a scam and a ridiculous expense (£2 each!). But maybe a sweet treat which stays within my low carb plan might help me avoid demolishing an entire package of chocolate digestives.

*not DIET related

May I join in? I've just posted a new thread for yoyo-ers as that's my ongoing problem, but for now, 1.5 stone is what I'm aiming to lose. Stats at the moment:

Height: 5' 3"
Weight: 11 stone 7 lb (goal 10 stone)
Waist: 36 ins
Hips 42 ins

10 stone isn't going to make me skinny, but in the past when I've hit 9 stone or a little lower, it triggers the most humungous, unstoppable binges in the world, so I'm going to aim for just inside the healthy BMI range, with a long-term goal of staying there.

Great losses already reported on this thread - well done everyone.

Hi morning, I'm a yo-yo dieter too! Trying to do it properly this time!

I haven't checked in for a few days, turns out suspected cold was a chest infection but I feel almost 100% again I am NOT prepared for healthy eating though, need to do a food shop and I don't have the willpower to go running again! I'm still getting a bit breathless because of the stupid infection and the thought of doing week 1 again makes me want to cry

I've still not got much of an appetite, I had to literally force myself to eat a chicken fajita at tea time yesterday because I'd only had a few crisps at breakfast time (I know I know, that's bad!)

Just hoping that I can get back on track and find the motivation to start cooking again!

Hi, may I join in? I eat lots of junk food & ready meals and do virtually no exercise. I want to slim down and tone up, mainly for health reasons (no health problems as yet but type 2 diabetes and heart disease in the family and I'm getting to an age where I need to start worrying about it) and also I'm getting married next year and would feel a lot better in a wedding dress if I were a couple of stone lighter than now.

Although if it's compulsory to post weights and measurements I'll have to name change and pretend to be someone new. I mean, I'm happy to post "this week I have gained lost x pounds/kilos" but not "Now I weigh x stone y lb."

I'm not planning to do anything drastic but want to make gradual, and hopefully sustainable, improvements to my diet and exercise. Baby steps. I'd really like to join a "group" like this for motivation and hopefully can help to encourage some of you too.

Mitzimaybe you don't have to post any specific weight at all, or measurements! I've found posting here (although only for less than two weeks!) really helpful, it's good to know that I'm not the only one going through issues with weight and food! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding, you must be so excited

Do you have any specific healthy eating plan you're thinking of following or are you just cutting down/out some vices?

I was just browsing the calorie counting board and was reading one thread and the OP said she was "fucking disgusting" and it made me feel so sad that someone could feel so badly about themselves. I felt like saying "but you're NOT!" Then I realised I say this about myself ALL.THE.TIME. I wish sometimes I could be a bit more positive about myself and stop placing so much negativity onto my body when in fact it's done an ok job so far!

Good luck on your journey

Also Guybrush I hope you're feeling more energetic now. Did the Atkins chocolate help curb your cravings?