Dancing through December

[Octopus37]

Well thought I would start the last thread of the year. Weighed in at 9st2.25 this month, my aim is to end December at a similar weight. I'm not realistically expecting to lose.

Thank you for the new thread.

So I have lost a little this month, maintaining is weird. At least I have some Christmas buffer. I've started December at 131lbs, maintenance goal is 133ish. I'm getting less anxious about jacking it all in and diving off the bandwagon for the entire month of December, still a bit nervous about Christmas week.

Wow well done I dont mind marmite, think my overall loss was 0.5 pounds. Weighed 9st1.75, ,tbh struggling with the colder weather and being hungry etc. Main aim is not to go completely mad in December, ,which is hard when you're a foodie like me.

I'm back on the 16:8 wagon for December 🎄 I weighed in at 62kg this morning so I've kept most of my loss off. I should be able to drop that 2kg easily by Christmas.

Happy December everyone! Let's all just remember that Christmas is just one day, so there's no need to panic about it. So what if we eat triple calories on one day out of 365? Also there aren't going to be a million parties, carol services with mince pies and people bringing junk into the office to contend with this year.

Excellent points Monochrome. I'm dialling down the panic.

Thanks for the new thread @Octopus37. I am starting today. It is actually a strange day to begin as I had a tooth out this morning. I have been really ill with an infection caused by the dratted tooth, I was in hospital 5 days in October. No on would treat me because of COVID.
Anyway I am off to a soft food start.

Octopus, you have outdone yourself with the title, love it. Perhaps it's because that report is done and dusted and I now have a full hour to myself during daylight! Just to get the dinner on in peace but it's the little things!

I will catch up read on the thread so far. I haven't weighed since Fri or Sat here, so busy with the write up and appendix etc. PITA. I've decided to change the goalposts a little here re food, going to keep up my daily achievable goals at same time. I haven't been logging but at this stage know the cals of what I eat and I am still measuring sat yoghurt, oil, butter etc. So my plan is I'm not going to count veg or fruit at all, and maybe not meat either. I will keep a mental eye on carbs, dairy and the dreaded sugar and tot those up myself. I think perhaps it might feel less restrictive as am not in that mindset where I can cut and thrive, I'm more likely to binge that way at mo. Actually I don't want it to feel restrictive at all, just to eat good food, up fruit and veg intake and minimise the rest. Hope that makes some sense as it has been a light bulb of sorts! November was my most active month in a fairly active year so I'm pleased with that and I have lost overall this month, but not back to early Oct low.
Daily goals: 2.5L water, 10k average steps, mindful eating around junk, stopping to check real hunger, have an alternative first etc. Water before and after all meals and snacks.
B: berries and Greek yoghurt and coffee
L: apple, banana, almonds, latte, dark choc truffle
D: beef enchiladas
Let's do this December!!

@HeyGirlHeyBoy. That makes so much sense. Good luck on your journey.

Yay! Congratulations on finishing your report.

I really want to open the drawer and devour some of the Christmas chocolates! Today I've eaten:
2 slices toast with butter and jam
1 toasted muffin
3 cups of tea with skimmed milk
1 large glass orange juice
5 glasses water
1 PB&J sandwich
1 bowl homemade lentil soup and veggie dumplings
2 chocolate eclair sweets

I've walked 9 miles/22000 steps and burned 2360 calories so that should be a decent deficit right? 90 floors and 130 active minutes. I should probably start using mfp again but it's so miserable tracking everything eaten and drunk. The 16:8 is a much better start I think for me so I don't get obsessed. I've cut out biscuits too. Yes I had a toasted muffin with my second cup of tea after the school run but lately it's been 6 rich tea biscuits so the muffin is probably much better🥴

I shamelessly using this thread to hold myself accountable and stay on the straight and narrow.

Why is it miserable to log your food on mfp? I don't know how tall you are but you might or might not be in deficit there. Depends how much butter, jam, and peanut butter you had. That stuff is expensive calorie wise.

Not much really. I have an eating disorder history so have to be careful. 61.5kg this morning.

I had 216 calories left as I ate some of my exercise calories I'll do better today.

Hi hi. I lost you for a whole month. I found chocolate and toast, unfortunately. My head is really not in it and I'm so ashamed. I think I have it then it slips and poof, pounds gained.

I miss my skinnier frame so hopefully I'll make some progress this month.

Lovely to have you back Honeysuckle, no need to feel ashamed. Know what you mean about your head not being into it, thats how I am at the moment. 9st1.75 this morning, just tired and want to eat junk.

Good to see you honeysuckle! You're still here and maybe that's good enough for you for now. We're all staggering along I think. I was Mia May/June and unless you're giving up, you're not messing up.

I am 8st 11.75 this AM so I am pleased. Planning on just doing a twice weekly weigh now as part of my kinder, more patient approach. I am reminding myself that this time last year this weight would have been a dream I didn't know how I'd get to so I am pleased. Would love 8st 9/10 by Christmas but we will see.
B: beans and scrambled ehhs
L: tomatoes, lentils, chickpeas and edamame with chickpeas
D: enchilada leftovers.
10k steps, 3 litres water, 10pm lights out.
Thanks Idontmindmarmite for the congrats!

I wish we could take the shame out of food. My mother usually tells me that slice of cake is 'disgusting' and laughs, as if i'm being naughty. I only recently realised how nuts that is and now I always respond with 'it's not disgusting, it's food'. Would a man ever say that?

Oh that's not good

Morning everyone! Welcome autumncolourlover and welcome back Honeysuckle.

It sounds as though there's a big need for kindness to ourselves. We should never be ashamed about what we eat! It's just food. Cake is good. Too much cake can contribute to weight gain, but that's nobody else's bloody business but our own. Shame should never come into it.

autumncolourlover snap - 61.5kg this morning. Started at 68.2 in August and aiming for 60. Are you receiving any help or supervision with this diet, considering your history?

Thank you
I try to ignore my disordered thoughts as best as possible but feel the same guilt others talk about here about eating things I "shouldn't." I'm always so hungry after the school run. 7134 steps so far and 37 floors with an hour of active minutes. Not bad for before 10am.

Now that's it's winter I've changed my name inspired by discovering a rather delicious looking actor in a Christmas film

Sorry I didn't mean to tell people off. Of course being told not to feel like something doesn't stop us having those emotions! All we can do is feel the feeling, notice it, and notice when it's being unhelpful.

No I loved your post monochrome, so true!

@FestiveFannyGallops who were you?

Found you. Still off track and scared of the scales. Into second week of ds home learning due to year closure and it's not easy. Work feels easier than wrestling ds into doing even a half decent amount of his work and it's draining arguing about it.

It's actually gone quite well this afternoon as I had the energy after work to sit with him doing it and we were both in a better mood than recent days.

Today so far I've had a large glass of wine and have a Tesco finest chicken and bacon potato topped pie in the oven that we're having with leek and peas.

Going back to the gym tomorrow and hoping that helps to get my head back in the game. Tbh I feel a bit like I'm the only fat person on here everyone sounds so light and healthy.