Anyone else want to shift a significant amount of weight in 2016? Come join me!

[Arkkorox]

I have 10 stone to lose overall. There, I said it. No going back now. I miss riding my horse, I miss being happy and I have a toddler that doesn't want a sweaty elephant for a mum.
Anyone want to join me for some moral support?

Rubbish. Was given a dark toblerone at work and have now eaten all 536 calories of it.

Bad bad person.

edith and flyright

Okay so you went a little off course. It's FINE! This isn't just a diet, this is us changing our eating habits for life so we don't end up In this place again

Draw a line under and move on, don't write the rest of the day off as a faliure and just binge, that won't get you anywhere other than on the road to giving up. You're not a bad person and guess what? Life happens!

Line under it and onwards and upwards.

Clear and Ark you are right of course. I stood to eat it, guiltily, whilst I was working. So it was the worst possible type of transgression... but never mind. moving on.

In other news, I've done 800-1000 calories of exercise almost every day since 4/1 when I started (according to myfitnesspal). So that's somthing to be proud of.

Blimey! Well bloody done!!

Yes that's fantastic!

Youre right, you're right. Will walk a good part of the way home from home. In this freezing weather that's got to burn some calories

Breaded fish leeks and new potatoes for dinner. Shetland on the TV then bed !

It has become clear to me that how I manage my eating 'failures' will be crucial to my ultimate success because it is not when I eat crap that is the issue, it is what I do afterwards. Which is sink into a depression, give up, and eat more .

Thinking about it, I have usually lost a reasonable amount of weight, but because of one fuck up, my achievement is smashed to bits.

It's daft, itsn't it?

So I'm going to take some time to think about my strategy for next time I have a blow out or overeat off plan. There's been some good advice here and I like the idea of drawing a line under the episode and looking forwards to continuing my plan.

Planning is in fact a really good idea; planning meals and exercise for the coming week and reviewing what I have already achieved. Getting everything in perspective.

Sound like a good plan stopfaffing - after all it takes 3500 to make 1lb of actual fat so you'd have to do some serious overeating to really damage a whole week's effort.

6th wk1 run for me this morning (4th completed) so will attempt week 2 on Sunday when I've got plenty of time to take it gently - just wary of the forecasted snow!

Slightly embarrassed today though when DH came along for the run and just walked a bit faster than usual to keep up with my 'running'

*3500 calories

Hi everyone!
Please don't feel down about one crappy day. This is a long journey we're on. If we are too rigid without allowing ourselves any delicious slips then we're going to fall off the back of this wagon and land on our rather too big bums. I've been there every other time. I've done the 'sod it, I've blown it, no point carrying on' dance. None of us are going there this time.
We will all graduate from this thead.
I will be in skinny jeans next winter.
Onwards and upwards, ladies!

Xposts, Stopfaffing

YY, it's not slipping up but how you react to your slip up.

Blimey, Edith, you are doing a phenomenal amount of exercise so don't worry about the chocolate bar, you're working off 2 of those a day!

Toe I did the fifth week 1 Cto5K early this morning and will do the 6th on Sunday (week 1 again) moving on to week 2 on Tuesday. My jog is also slow, but manageable for me my cats trot faster lol.

I try to copy my sister. She is slim, always has been, yet she enjoys her treat nights, take aways, occasional bag of crisps etc. It's what she eats in between the treats that keeps her slim. She doesn't have a take away on a Fri and then feel bad and say "fuck it, I am now going to stuff myself all weekend". She has her take away, enjoys it eats about half of it cos she knows when she's full and gets up in the morning, back on her "normal" food.

Day xx in the mumsnet losers household (it's Friday, my brain switched off at 5pm and I can't remember the day number)

The exercise barrier has been broken and although the c25k hasn't happened yet there was a voluntary half hour walk to the supermarket which would normally be a trip in the car.

I'm inspired by all the people on here giving unwavering support to everyone and for all the reminders that this is a long term thing and that having a slip up is not the end of the road; every day is a new one and a fresh start.

Lentil I'm hoping to join you with the skinny jeans at Christmas, it is my goal along with boots that I can actually get my legs into comfortably

stopfaffing that's a good point about needing to have a strategy. I also need to remember to not only have the plan but to implement it when I have a moment week long binge of weakness

Mt new scales are not working . Error2 message keeps coming up. I have taken batteries out, reset, and tried and tried. Bugger.

Even worse, DH threw box (containing receipt etc) out in recycling bin, which was picked up Wednesday. I paid cash too, so no CC receipt to show.

So, I will have to get another one.

On the plus side, I am happy to continue doing what I'm doing; making healthier choices, eating less, moving more, and of course coming on here and the fb page for motivation and support (giving/receiving).

The scales may be reacting to the very cold weather we are having. I will try again tomorrow.

Bugger it! Have you googled the make to see if you can get any info?

Yes, advice was to take out batteries and replace, and reset.

I also moved the scales around the floor in the kitchen and conservatory and tried again each time.

It is annoying but not the end of the world.

On the plus side I've just been for a lovely frosty walk along the canal for an hour. Glowing now :D

It has become clear to me that how I manage my eating 'failures' will be crucial to my ultimate success because it is not when I eat crap that is the issue, it is what I do afterwards.

This is so true - I've failed previously because I've given up after a moment of weakness. What I now understand is that there will be moments of weakness, and that's ok. This isn't a diet, it's a new way of eating for life.

Did anyone see that diet programme that was on a year or so ago where they took 2 groups of dieters into a cake shop. Both groups had large slices of cake but one were told each slice had an enormous amount of calories and the other were told it was a special diet cake . Anyway, the really interesting thing was that the lied to group who thought they hadn't broken their diet carried on being sensible and motivated for the rest of the week. However the group that thought they'd blown it fell spectacularly off their diet and spent the rest of the week eating junk.

The psychology of why we've all failed in the past is fascinating and plain to see.

I was talking to DH about it last night and he said, 'if you were walking to the shop for something important and you stumbled slightly, you wouldn't think oh that's it now what's the point in carrying on to the shop, I may as well go home. No, you'd get up, dust yourself off and carry on with the journey. The stumble may add a few minutes onto the journey but you'll still get there and if you look back, you've already come quite a way from the house. Don't turn back, keeping walking!'
He's never uttered anything profound in his life. He was obviously saving it for when I really needed it!

lentil that programme rings a bell with me too. Absolutely fascinating. Good example from your DH nothing short of death stops me shopping lol.

Talk about tempting. I'm sitting at a super little tea shop (Wee Jenny's) with an Earl Grey and best to unbelievably tempting home made chocs and cakes. I'll try and upload a pic staying strong.

Lentil that is a great way of looking at it, well done your DH! I will commit that one to memory.

I have bought myself a fitbit charge HR. I am not sure it work though! It measures steps when I am stationary and it has not registered steps I have done up to another floor?

In other news I am at the end of week two and so far I thinking I am holding out. I am learning to say no to things I would have had without thinking about it - extra takeaway, coffee and cake, food from the canteen.

The main thing though, is I am drinking a lot less diet coke and missing it less than I thought I would! I am having flavoured sparkling water etc instead and reminding myself why I am dong this!

Oh Stopfaffing, are you in Falkirk? I'm probably outing myself here but I'm originally from a little village beginning with T which sort of sits between Kilsyth and Kirkintillock. (2 schemes, 2 churches a school and a canal) was a pit village.

Hope everyone is doing ok so far today. I'm allowing myself some treats today as it's the weekend and I'm not fasting, but trying to stay within sensible limits nonetheless. Had fruit bread for breakfast and a yummy cafe lunch. Planning a light meal this evening though.

I've also been trying to keep moving - went for a good walk this morning and did some wii dance this afternoon. Planning to play table tennis tomorrow.

Hope everyone is sticking to the plan!