I've hit peak fatness

[TrenchTown]

Anyone up for sorting their lard body out? I've peaked with my fatness and I need to sort it. I can no longer hide. Tomorrow will be the day. Are you up for it too?

I've got a really bad headache today and I can't get motivated. I'm showered and dressed but sat on the sofa feeling lazy.

Today I am going to make an effort to drink water. I usually drink loads of coffee and a couple of cans of Diet Coke a day but hardly any water. Not sure why I find the thought of water so horrible. My plan today is to drink a glass every time I go into the kitchen. My fridge has a cold water dispenser yet I choose to ignore it 🤣

I made raspberry crumble yesterday and had a massive portion with cream but I didn't go back for seconds or thirds so slight progress made.

I have really good advice re. the water. Have you tried the cold infusion tea bags? I absolutely love them. One tea bag has the strength of taste to give you two full sports water containers of very tasty water. No cals.

So last night was a write off - DH got some good news so when I got in there was a glass of wine and a takeaway waiting then DD kept me up half the night teething so I am at my desk drinking tea and with an iced bun for breakfast!

Back on it from lunch though - we are having a team lunch ordered in today, and I have opted for a halloumi salad instead of pizza!

@justanotherneighinparadise thanks for that, I will have a look online.

@LittleTopic iced bun for breakfast sounds great. Well done on your choice of lunch though. Baby steps.

I never used to drink water at all... I've found just carrying it around with me makes it more palatable as I constantly sip rather than have a glass of water staring at me. The water really is filling me up... another pound gone today.

@helen that’s great!

@TrenchTown I try not to get too hung up on “cheat days” - I find it makes me massively self sabotage.

Well I got my act together and took the dogs out for a walk. It's really warm out which means I can't wear a coat to hide my fatness. I wobbled along with my gut hanging over the top of my jeans, thankfully I didn't see any humans. I'm going to have a glass of water now!

I have lost 1lb. I know its probably just water but I dont care. That is it now I am on the move and there is no going back.
My fringe is pinned back and I am going out gardening.
Also someone on this thread recommended a book called The Weight Is Over, is it on offer at Amazon kindle for 99p. Its very good, I read most of it last night. x

@buggeroffvirus well done, it's great seeing the scales going down isn't it? I'm just so happy that I have made a start in sorting out my fatness. Finally

To whoever was asking about fasting, one thing that annoys me about MN threads and stuff you read in the media is that there seems to be this consensus that after a certain point you stop feeling hungry, people say they 'struggle to eat' on non-fast days etc. It's not necessarily the case for everyone. About 9 years ago, spurred on by a photo of myself looking awful, I decided to do something about it and did alternate-day fasting, then gradually shifted to 4:3 then 5:2 to maintain once I'd got to a weight I was happy with. I maintained for 4 years - every single fast day was hard and hungry. One thing I noticed though was that while I would still feel like crap straight after eating but it would fade in the next two hours. So maybe my body just takes a long time to recognise it's been fed!

In case you're wondering why I'm now fat again, I moved countries and jobs, had a baby, was in an increasingly abusive relationship and fell out of the habit. Then when I left that relationship I was shopping for myself for the first time in 12 years and started buying biscuits and chocolate etc. Then I put on more weight in lockdown. Lightbulb moment when I weighed myself last weekend and I'm back on alternate days plus very healthy diet the other days (which I didn't do last time round actually, just ate 'normally'). Once I make some progress, 4:3. Then 5:2 probably for the rest of my life
And fast days will probably be hungry and boring for the rest of my life.

One thing I find helps is to do a yoga video in the evening. I don't even like yoga, not a fan of all the breathing and thinking and connecting, but it gets me moving, stops me thinking about food and I can feel it in my muscles that it's doing good.

PS this time round I have also stopped taking sugar in my tea and coffee. The coffee is ok but tea tastes awful . I'll get used to it, right?

I'm doing a made up combo of things. 5:2 (based on usual 500 kcals) on fasting days, plus intermittent fasting - so leaving 16hrs after a fasting day to eat, and using MFP to stay under 1390 calls which was the calculation it gave me based on height and weight loss I want, on 'eating days'.

If I slip on an eating day and go over, it's not the end of the world because I am 5:2ing and intermittent fasting and if I slip on times with I i intermittent fasting it's ok because I am 5:2ing and calorie counting on eating days.

I don't plan to slip but doing it like this feels very.... robust

@Straysocks ah, you see I ran but still ate too much, hence why I'm here! I looked at 5:2 fasting but I don't think I'd survive on 500 cals a day! Just making better choices, not shoving choc and crisps in my mouth!

I do think your body adapts very quickly to when you tend to eat and gives hunger signals at that time. So whilst fasting I don’t feel hungry at all as my body doesn’t expect to get fed in the morning or evening but at the middle of the day the rumbling starts.

Can I just say, I have had four glasses of water so far today which pleases me as I don't usually drink any. I decided to down a glass each time I wash my hands.

My body is just rubbish then 😂
But my point is, not everyone finds it easy but it works and it's worth it. You just need to find techniques to get through fasting days. Like lots of water, having lots to do out the house (not easy in lockdown though), going to bed early with a book...

I'm really pleased to have lost 1lb since Monday. I'm now below13 stone for the first time in ages, so feel I've stopped the rot!

I've had fruit for lunch and will be dragging ddog round the woods again this evening... so alls well in Wizzler world

Anyone else finding with all this increased water that they are needing the loo a lot?! I know it’s obvious but I just have been dehydrated before.

@TildaTurnip yes, I'm weeing all the time today.

The worst part of fasting for me is still having to prepare food for everyone else and help my kids eat. If I were alone or just DP and I, I’d leave him to it and ignore the fridge altogether.

I couldn't help it and weighed myself. No change on the scales but I have lost 1/2 inch off my tummy
I will take that. I'm on my second fasting day of the week and it's given me the motivation to keep going.

@Trandafire sorry to hear about your abusive relationship. Sounds like a very tough time.

I weighted myself this AM. still 10st 12.

I am so jaded with food and all the options. It’s like I’m over meals and cooking... everything. And so I just snack aimlessly. I’ve had a lovely huge and healthy salad for lunch. But I’m getting hungry again and bored thinking about food. That’s my problem; keeping interested in healthy stuff.

The rest of my family are eating pizza which is my favourite food. Oh the willpower.

Can I join in a bit late to the party?

I'm currently 17.5 stone (weighed myself a few weeks ago). To say I'm fucking gutted is an understatement.
I'm 48 currently going through menopause. I have all kinds of weird uncomfortable things going on with my body and I feel utterly crap 90% of the time. The excess weight is just heaping misery on top of misery.
I've struggled with my weight seriously ever since I was last pregnant over 12 years ago. I'm fairly active, I walk the dog every day and do at least 10,000 steps. I don't eat chocolate and fat all the time.
I guess I snack on carbs :(

I don't know how to approach this but it must be done. I've tried every diet under the sun already, several times.

This time I'm trying 16:8 intermittent fasting, stopping snacks and trying to reduce portion sizes. I'm also staring HRT this week with high hopes (probably too many hopes).

So this is me, 17.5 stone. Fuck