Thread 2.The 2019 Bunch:- eating well, pooping well, feeling bloody marvellous!

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Second thread for those who are determined that 2019 is THEIR YEAR.

Fridge do you want to add your spreadsheet link below for ease?

Merry - I also get really demotivated when I don’t lose weight. It’s hard isn’t it .

Naked - amazing, well done!

I weighed myself the other day and had lost .75lb so I was feeling chuffed. Weighed myself today and I’m back up to last Tuesday’s weight (which was also only a tiny loss from my starting weight). I’ve been really good with food (no chocolate for 3+ weeks now!) and exercise, so I’m feeling pretty meh .

I'm exactly the same. As much as I tell myself "it's only a number", if the number is wrong then I get so bleak and defeated. I'm not sure how to get past that.
I'm lucky in that the scales are being kind to me right now and that's boosting me along. Could you try and have a scale- free couple of weeks and see whether that helped your motivation, as you would be paying more attention to how food was making you feel rather than its effect on the scales?

Sorry you are struggling certainlymerry I was doing so well yesterday and ended up the night eating lots of rubbish. I also could do with some motivation right now.

That's probably a good idea Little Dorritt. It would require tremendous self control though!!

Merry and Gruffalo - it took nearly two weeks of being really really disciplined and then I had a 2 lb drop overnight. Keep going, it will catch up soon

I am struggling a bit too. Not so much in sticking with the plan but in the foods I can eat making me feel crap. I tried to make some keto pancakes and threw them up again so shall not try them again! Amazingly though I ate 2 strawberries and they tasted so so sweet and beautiful. I don't think I have ever appreciated strawberries that much before! So my taste buds must be changing

I am also not dropping much this week which I am hoping is bowel/cycle related but is a bit depressing when I am trying so hard! I keep thinking if I can stick it for a month then I will see a drop and I can keep going.

Also I have found out I am likely to be doing a job next year with a brutal fitness test so I need to lose some weight and get fit or I won't get in! Good incentive

Had a completely disastrous day yesterday- couldn’t stop eating. It was so tempting to cary on eating with a biscuit when I got up this morning but I am going to start again and try and treat it as a blip. Hormones are all over the place at the moment so maybe that or just some deep seated urge itself sabotage 😞

Fridge amazing pictures! I can definitely see it in the side pictures and as a pp said I always lose it in my ribs / stomach too.

naked avenger that's an awesome loss. I know 1 to 2 lbs doesn't feel like much but it's potentially a clothes size in a month.

Having weighed myself every day this week idiot and put tiny amounts of weight on I appear to have lost 2lbs overnight. About time. Yesterday I had leftover soup for lunch and then couldn't eat dinner as I didn't feel hungry. I am feeling less bloated constipated and focusing on fruit, veg and protein and drinking lots of water and one vitamin pill a day.

Morning!

Smoothie thing early this morning. I didn't eat much yesterday as I was hungover not feeling the best.

I'm in a junk food mood today...so potato fries for lunch.burger and sweet

certainly, gruffalo all I can say is keep going. There is no pattern to weight loss but just set yourself goals and treats as an incentive and if you have time try to make enjoyable meals. For example buy bacon and use one rasher to give your food a less bland taste. Or very strong cheese - if that's what you like. I used to do this and freeze both bacon and cheese so I couldn't easily eat the rest of it. I love fresh herbs so will be eating more parsley, coriander and basil and lemon, garlic and ginger. It is hard for me as dds have a different diet to me but I do try to use the same ingredients so they had chicken pasta the other day and I put some chicken into soup instead with lots of the same ingredients.

Gruffalo, keep going. It will work eventually, though I agree it is so demotivating when you don't lose. Tempting to have a consolatory glass of wine which would be the worst thing you could do.
Chin up ( or in my case chins up) and start again each morning.

How is everyone else doing their weight loss this year? Are you doing it at home alone or with a slimming world type group?

This is the first time I’ve tried slimming world, I’m not strictly following their plan but I’m finding the focus of being publicly weighed a big boost to my motivation, I know for myself I’d have caved on day 1 every other time I’ve gone it alone.

Met with a friend last night and really could have had a Starbucks and McDonald’s and consumed a tonne of calories needlessly. Ended up getting an almond milk sugar free hazelnut hot chocolate and a Coke Zero though, I’m pleased that I made satisfying yet different choices. I wasn’t hungry so didn’t need to eat, need to keep that in mind more.

Morning all. I am still eating ok but am not very motivated to do anything. I am, however, excellent at making excuses not to go. So I am lazing about, instead of heading out for a walk etc.

Sorry some of you are feeling demotivated - I reckon this would be easier if January was in the summer time.

Today is a fresh day, fresh start.

The only thing that motivates me is when I start to see the scales going down, even if it’s just a couple of pounds.
My problem was ( is ) I put myself under ridiculous pressure to lose 7lbs in a week, I set unrealistic expectations for myself basically. I know years of unhealthy eating habits can not be changed in 7 days, but I still think ‘I can do it’ - I set myself up to fail.
So, what I do now is make tiny changes that will have better long term results - & just not putting on any more weight - which is a success in it’s own right.
I think what I’m saying is, be kind to ourselves & take it one day at a time.

I did really well yesterday until my dad opened a bag of strawberry and chocolate popcorn that he didn't like. I demolished the entire bag. 700 calories. Bugger.

Today a new day aiming to pull back 100 Cal's a day to make up. Yoghurt for breakfast it is.

Really annoyed with myself I felt like I was doing well.

Hi all 👋 just checking in to the new thread.

Just weighed in and lost a total of 6.6lbs but had a total disaster trying to cook some vegetarian burgers last night. Maybe I should stop trying to be fancy and keep it simple.

Amazed at the progress everyone's making. So great to see and helps me in my weak moments

Surfer I agree. I have set myself half a stone for January, which is achievable, rather then fail at a bigger target and turn to Maltesers. I get really fed up if I don't lose . Trying to only weigh in once a week too

Morning all

Well done those of us still going strong with this diet stuff

Those that are struggling, keep going if you are eating well and have a calorie deficit then the weight has to come off eventually that’s a fact sometimes I think the body just takes a while to catch up.

Clem Well done 6.6lbs is fab

I had a good day yesterday, me and dh took the dc on a bike ride and food wise was ok. I did have a few glasses of fizz in the evening as it’s the weekend but for alcohol it’s low cal per glass and I exercised enough for it not to matter.

Today going to enjoy being with the dc and dh as he doesn’t work weekends but I will try and get on the exercise bike or go for a run at some point.
Food;
2 crumpets with peanut butter, black coffee
I think lunch will be scrambled eggs with ham and toast.
Dinner pasta with home made pesto and salad

I'd forgotten that giving up dairy makes my face break out like a teenage boys. I look awful this weekend. Scale still going down though!

I had a case of husband sabotage last night. I got a bar of Lindt chocolate for my birthday and I hid it away. He wouldn't stop nagging me to let him eat it and then after many no's he got it out anyway. So before he finished it off I jumped in and ate half. He should have just kept his greedy mitts off.

My ’before’ photo.
Hopefully by the end of my weight loss journey I’ll have a nice flat stomach to upload. 😀

Ive had the munchies this afternoon and eaten two Nak'd bars. Just dates and nuts so hopefully haven't sabotaged myself too much.

Have been rubbish at logging in all weekend! Just done my 20 mins exercise before jacket potato and salad.
Scales finally starting to show weight loss for all my efforts so can only think I was going up cause it was turning to muscle mayve?! Also had an active day int he garden- painting fences and generally tidying up :) how's everyone getting on?

I haven’t done very well this weekend and gave in to cake today when we went out for coffee earlier. I am almost glad it’s Monday tomorrow. I need to develop some strategies for weekends going forward.

I read this article on willpower today and thought of you all - it gives some really useful tips...