I really don't want to fail again.

[Needmorehope]

I try and obviously fail to lose weight on a regular basis. Years ago I did really well on WW but I am now over 2 stone heavier than I was at the start of that. I have over 4 stone to lose and it feels overwhelming.

I know I feel better if I weigh less and exercise more and make healthier food choices.

So why the hell do I keep troughing snacks ?

Has anyone been where I am now and managed to change?
Please come and give me your tips, the weight is making me sad now and I can no longer pretend that I am ok with it.

Things really need to change, I have downloaded headspace as I do think my eating is emotional and thinking of looking at things midfully should help.

Today is the first day and I think I need to look at one day at a time and take it in one pound chunks.

My plan is to log on here every day and if others would like to join me that would be great.

Thank you @10KaDay that is all a great help. Well done on that loss as well. Amazing stuff!

I would say that booze and snacking is definitely my downfall. Emotional eating is something I really need to work on.
It does not actually make me feel better ! I need that stuck on all the cupboards and the fridge.

Today has been good so far but I am yet to do dinner.

We have fantastic sausages from the butcher but I am going to give them to everyone else and find myself something healthier.
We have a gousto box coming tomorrow so the next 4 days meals are sorted which is good.

Not eating until lunchtime has actually felt ok, I just need to not leave it too long as I will then binge.

You should have some fantastic sausages. Have 1 or two (depends on a size) with some latlrger veg side. Why would you leave yourself out like this😱

@SchrodingersImmigrant I had promised hey could have sausages with home made chips as a change and I knew if I had them it would have ended up with me face down in chip butties

In a few weeks I will let myself have the fantastic sausages as a treat but for now I feel I need to stay on track.

Another good day yesterday. I am drinking more water as well which I know really helps.
I might make some soup today , the weather certainly fits here today.

😁 Understandable.
As long as you are happy with it, that's the main thing. I do very badly with "can't have that" (hence my 2 days of low carb lol). Quite admire people who can do things like this. I must have at least a little. 😂

Just checking in for the morning , I have so much to do today , my assignment is still nowhere near finished . Lots more work than I thought....
However today I am going on a walk with a friend
I am also going to make the soup I didnt manage to do yesterday.
And continue on the ignoring that snacks exist thing.
Also drinking all of the water .
One of the changes I have made is looking more at mindful eating so hopefully that will make a difference as well.

Still here bumbling through .

I have carried on not eating until 12 which is working well. I am having one snack a day but I have had a couple of gins . I am feeling more in control which is great and forcing myself to listen to my body and only eating when I am actually hungry rather than when I am bored or fed up.

Will weigh in on Tuesday as that is a week since I first posted. Lots of boring house stuff to do today and some studying but it will at least keep me busy.

Back to work tomorrow and the waiting until 12 will be trickier. We have a break at 10.50 and then lunch at 12.50. Will need a plan.

@needmorehope how you doing today?

Hi @greeneyedlulu I am actually still doing ok. Managing to keep a handle on the snacks and trying to be more mindful about food.

I have a long way to go but it will be a week tomorrow and I guess the scales will tell me how I am really doing.

Thank you for asking. What about you ? How is that evil squat challenge going ? Sounds brutal!!

Squat challenge is making me realise how unfit I am!! But we did go for a lovely 5 mile walk yesterday and it was great to get out in the sun and fresh air.
Please don't forget there are other ways to measure your success other than the scales. I do weight myself every day and it can yoyo between a couple of pounds, plateau for a few days and then have a sudden drop but my body is changing, double chin is not looking so triple these days and when I look down I can see my feet again rather than my belly.
Good luck for the morning x

Wait few weeks😂 You will be walking up the stairs holding your buttocks and admiring the muscles you are gaining😂
my proud moments lol

No advice I'm afraid, but 2020/2021 have been such difficult years please don't be too hard on yourself.

I've used the headspace app op.

I used it religiously every day for a year. Used to meditate for 30 mins per day in the end.
Now I dip in and out of it.

It made a huge difference to my life. I didn't use it for food but for other things. Initially I started it due to bad anxiety. I would highly recommend it

Morning, I have lost 3 pounds which I am pleased with. Now I just have to carry on forever and I will get there

A walk today as the weather is looking good for a change.
I am definitely going to keep up with the 8 hour eating window.

@Girlintheframe I am finding it really helpful, the meditation even just for a few minutes in the morning feels so much better than I expected. The mindful eating is helping and also I have even done one or two of the exercises.

Thanks all

I've tried many diets in the past and fallen off the waggon. I've come to the conclusion that constantly monitoring and restricting what and how much I eat is just not something I'm ever going to manage to stick to long-term. It's boring, depressing, inconvenient and requires too much headspace.

So, new plan only focuses on when I eat. I'm going to have lunch and dinner and give myself permission to eat literally whatever and however much I want at those two meals, but only eat at those times. So basically a 16:8 fast - no food between 8pm and 12 noon the next day, and no snacking. That's it.

@needmorehope well done

Thank you @greeneyedlulu

I am really hoping this time is going to be different. I just have to tackle it each day and each pound at a a time.

Have had a lovely walk in the sunshine with a friend which was very cheery.

@needmorehope I'm honestly so with you!! I'm 40 years old and have always been big, the fat funny friend, the one who people think ooo tell her shes looks like she lost weight she'll be happy, oh you'd you look so much prettier if you lost some weight... yada yada yah..... like it's a button I can press and I'll magically deflate!!
But I'm really fed up with myself and want to change and I really hope to succeed this time.

@greeneyedlulu how are you getting on ?

I have fallen off the wagon this week but I am climbing back.on again rather than giving up.

I think I need to control my booze intake . Lots of empty cals and the snacking afterwards and the sausage sandwich the next day is not going to do me any favours.

@needmorehope morning, I'm doing ok but have the hump this morning as I've somehow gained the 2lbs I lost yesterday back when I've been quite good. But I guess that's the journey isn't it? So instead of throwing things about like a huffy teenager I'm telling myself it will hopefully drop off again over the next couple of days.
Still doing the squat challenge, I think my knees are broken and I'm looking forward to next week when I can have more time to myself so I can get a bit more exercise in.

I've been ok with the drinking as I gave it up for lent but did have a couple of glasses of vino on Friday. However I have really noticed a difference without it as I'm less puffy these days so I will be climbing back on the wagon.

What do you drink? I used to drink white wine by the gallon but have changed to pinot noir as its meant to 'better' (and i use a much smaller glass) or gin and low calorie tonic.

Well done on the 2 pounds , it will definitely dissappear again , I think the scales just like to mess with is sometimes

I drink.vodka and d.coke or gin and slimline. Sometimes I have a wine and soda. I do think it is more the diving into snacks once my resolve weakens and if I have a few then the next day can be written off as well.

I had a tough week at work and I am such an emotional eater . However the positive is that instead of giving up after having an awful week I am starting again.

I think this week I am going to record all my cals to try and stay on track as well as waiting until 12 for food.

Good luck with the rest of the squat challenge, it does sound like a killer!

Op, I’ve been doing IF for a year, started iff 16/8, dirty fasting (tea during my fasting window), but over time increased to 20/4 clean fasting (water only during fast)
I prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for family and not me.

I weigh myself once a week and have started to do longer fasts (44hrs last week). I do low carb. But I do have a treat day where I eat dinner/takeaway/pizza and popcorn with family 😊.
It’s a long term change. Scales can go up and down and inches is better, I use scales still but only once a week.

If I go awry, I just get back on track and try not to beat myself up.
I eat, omelettes, salmon, veges, fruit. It helps that I like simple foods.
Today is roast dinner (chicken, lots of veges, 1 pig in blanket, maybe a spud or 2.), I haven’t eaten since 7pm yesterday, dinner at 2, then nothing till tomorrow 2pm.
No snacking is key. Lots of water.
When I snack, weight loss is reduced. I have grapes to snack on.
I focus on goal I want....
Doggy walks daily esp when hungry, it helps delay me eating.

One day at a time 💐

@needmorehope how you getting on?