Lockdown stones to lose, please join me

[poorpaws]

I’ve joined many diet threads on here over the years and in time they have all crumbled into dust. This time it’s dire so I’ve decided to create my own post for the first time and just hope some lovely people will join me and this time stick to it until we are all thinner and happier with our bodies.

During the first lockdown I managed to lose a stone and was overjoyed. Last November my partner moved in with me for six months and whilst I fed him large meals I ate the same plus a lot of evening snacking. He is thin and can eat a lot of food without weight gain because he has a manual job. He left three weeks ago and I have eaten even more food. I can’t fit into any of my clothes apart from a couple of baggy t-shirts and some very old stretch jeans, which to add insult to injury ripped today.

I have to do something NOW. I think (am pretty sure) I have gained 2.1/2 stones. I am 5ft 4 and tomorrow I will face the scales and really lose it this time. Please if anyone is feeling overweight, lethargic and totally overwhelmed by weight gain, do join me, make me feel better and help yourself too.

so sorry for the loss of your dear cat MrsMime

Oh @MrsMime I am so so sorry. I’ve been there and my lovely one was only 18 months old and it was about 19 years ago and I honestly still haven’t got over it, they are so very precious. It will take you some time to come to terms with it so forget the diet and come back to us when you are able. I’m thinking of you and sending hugs.

I’m sorry to hear about your cat. I lost mine 3 years ago. She was lovely and I still miss her x

So I decided to be extra good and go on my treadmill early evening. I've had it for years and used it all of 10 times max. It worked for about 5 mins and I decided I was going to use it every evening before dinner, then it stopped, wouldn’t go at all. My OH is going to have a look at it tomorrow but I think it’s died. What an absolute waste of a lot of money. And of course now it doesn’t work, and I know it doesn’t work, I need it desperately 🙄

Oh no! Hope he can fix it!

I didn’t go for a walk this eve, I think I overdid it and have pains in my wound 🙄 so a night of rest for me
I haven’t been lifting anything but quite active and I am KNACKERED

@MrsMime so sorry about your cat

@unicornsandchocolate I have been trying to treat myself more in non food / alcohol ways. I've been having a lot of baths! And got some posh fruit tea. And today I went for a manicure in my lunch break which was lovely.

Good Morning All!

I haven't written anything for a few days now but am still here and still trying! Well done everyone on your weigh ins and losses. I had quite a sociable weekend but didn't go crazy on the food front and was mindful when eating dessert! There was cheesecake but I also got some mini ice cream bites and macaroons so it was possible to still have a treat but not go too wild. Delicious too! I am definitely finding that having no snacks or chocolate in the cupboard is helping. It's amazing how many times I eat a biscuit or a load of chocolate just because they are there and I am having a cup of tea, am feeling tired, am feeling peckish, it's the afternoon, it's the morning, it's after lunch, it's the evening, I've been for a walk, I remember they are there and think how tasty they are so want one . . . Weirdly I haven't really missed them yet or had any cravings but I think this usually happens the most around the time of my period so we shall see.

I really wanted to reply to a few people on here too but it's a bit of a rush today so not enough time to go back through all of the messages. From memory though:

@MrsMime I am so sorry to hear about your cat. That's such sad news and my heart goes out to you.

@poorpaws what unbelievable timing with the treadmill. How annoying and I hope you can fix it.

@Menora that sounds really quite painful so I hope you are feeling a bit better today.

@unicornsandchocolate I hear you on what it's like to be confronted with a terrible photo and how it makes you feel. I am sorry that it upset you. I was given a "lovely" photo one Christmas of my OH and I - he does look brilliant but I have about 4 chins and my eyes seem to have disappeared. It's ghastly but it's up on the wall! It is kind of motivating as it was a couple of stone ago and I keep reminding myself that I don't want to look like that again. It does make me think about how we all carry extra weight differently and the unfairness of it all! I know it's on TV and styled to within an inch of its life, but Nigella Lawson seems to look fabulous whatever her weight as she doesn't seem to carry the extra weight on her face in the form of added chins! It's much easier if you can secrete it about your person and tuck it away somewhere. Alas my chins give the game away the most!

Right on that note, I hope you all have a good day and good luck with the mini interim goals.

Hah @VonWeasel we used to have a framed photo on the wall of the family just after DS2 was born. I piled on the pounds while I was pregnant (thanks to cheese roll cravings) and was about 1.5 stone above my current weight. In the end I took it down because I couldn't stand looking at my fat face every day

@VonWeasel I don't put much weight on my face and it can be a bit of a poisoned chalice as I keep being told I don't need to lose weight. When enough people tell you this, you start to believe it. And it's 'oooh alright, I will have that cream bun after all' followed by happy chomping. My weight tends to settle around my middle - waist, ribs, stomach - if only I was a Nigella Lawson hourglass, instead of a weeble!

@MrsMime your poor cat. I'm very sorry to hear that.

unicornsandchocolate I've been trying to reward myself in non food ways also. Was always terrible for 'treating' myself to chocolate or an ice cream for everything from a stressful day, to a good day, to just a random Tuesday .

Lately I have been buying some books (unfortunately don't taste as nice), nice green tea, and getting my hair done. Also good quality stylish workout clothes. It makes a big difference to me to feel good when I put them on.
They also make me feel like I am 'a person who is fit and active' like people you read about. I really want to be one of those people. Even though I have to force myself to workout and sometimes hate every minute of it!

VonWeasel I agree it makes a difference in where the weight is carried, I'm pear shaped which means I get away with it a bit more, during the winter especially I can hide under coats and jumpers.

Although I also think a rounder face looks far more youthful. If I lose a lot of weight I can look a bit gaunt in the face. Swings and roundabouts!

Good morning everyone

@FunnyWonder I am a weeble too and I hate it. In my youth I had a very flat stomach but I think getting older gave me the granny handles and my stomach is revolting but it won’t be one day. 😀

Lovely to see some returnees, even if you can’t be a regular poster it’s nice to see you pop in and out occasionally and hear how you are getting on.

I am eyeing up my grey trousers in a bid to start a no scale victory mini goal. They are just plain trousers but nice quality and very soft and I’ve always felt quite nice in them. The last time I wore them (sadly to a funeral over two years ago) was the last time my 0H said I looked lovely. Anyone up for a no scale mini goal? I’d love to get back into them.

I’m trying trying to smarten myself up a little bit. I realise because I’m out with the dogs or in the garden I’m always in tatty, torn jeans and very old Primark T-shirts. I look like a tramp. It has just hit me today that on our dog walks we see loads of people and stop and chat so I should be a little bit tidier. I’ve got my new, big jeans on and quite a pretty blouse which I don’t wear very often but I do look a bit better.

Have a good day everyone and if you can think of a no scale victory mini goal, let us know.

Busy day today doing online tests which means I haven't had time to plan/ cook healthy meals been eating toast between time on the PC...

@poorpaws I feel so much better when I look less scruffy. At my biggest I was living in one pair of trousers and just looked terrible. I can at least fit back into jeans now, roll on the day when I can fit into some of my smaller tops too! And I usually wear make up because it does improve my mood.

Still considering joining a new health & fitness programme, it's £110 for a year. Which I thought was a bit extortionate till I realised I pay £14 a month anyway for WW!

@ClaraTheImpossibleGirl i’ve only realised today just what people might be thinking of how I’ve let myself go. Last summer I was in light skirts and pretty tops as I have been every year previously until this year. People must look at me and think I’ve lost the plot, which quite honestly I think I have. I can’t hide all the weight I’ve put on. Hopefully, and I really mean this, by next year I’ll be back to normal.

I'm embarrassed to see some old friends @poorpaws as I'm so much bigger than I used to be yes, if they're good friends they don't care etc etc, but I still find it mortifying...

Still feeling a bit meh today and struggling to get back on plan, I'm doing my exercise but not much else. Must find a short term goal to aim for and motivate myself!

Good morning

How are you all doing? Anyone really struggling? I think we’ve got to that week in the diet when you do really struggle. I’m not sleeping so well and I’m very tired and lethargic and although I’m absolutely determined to get rid of this weight I think I’m going to have to increase my food a little because I think it’s impacting on how I feel now.

I saw an acquaintance yesterday who is also trying to lose weight but mainly with exercise not so much diet. He was very impressed with my half a stone loss. It doesn’t seem a lot to me but he is the second person who has seemed impressed because they realise just how hard it is.

I think from my Weight Watchers days years ago they said 12 lbs to a stone off is a difference in dress size. All I can say is when I go down a dress size it will be amazing and I just can hardly wait.

I hope you are all doing well this week, it’s about half way to weigh in so just do the best you can.

Morning @poorpaws I'm sorry to hear you're struggling. I am too. In my case, I've been pecking around the kitchen like a hungry chicken, nibbling this and that. I always do this after a while. And I know a lot of it is boredom. And habit. I tend to sit in the kitchen a lot, which doesn't help, because everything is right there, including the coffee and walnut cake I baked because DP's friend was coming up to watch the football! I had a tiny sliver of it, then felt guilty. All this guilt around food can't be healthy.

Half a stone really is fantastic. I'm not surprised your acquaintance was impressed, because it is hard and it is a great achievement. Every pound requires effort and determination. But it all feels so slooow sometimes. And that dress/pair of trousers/skirt you want to fit into can seem so far off and unattainable that it's tempting to just say 'sod it, life's too short'. That has very much been the pattern for me anyway! But this thread is helping me so much. I'm definitely doing much better than I would without it. And you started the thread

I hope today will be good for you.

Hi all, I am ok for the hunger now (it’s easier) but I weighed myself again this morning and I don’t know how I have gained 3lb from Monday! I am hoping this isn’t going to be like this the whole time. I’ve been so good, eating 1300 or so calories, no processed foods, walking daily trying to get to 10,000 steps and if I put on weight anyway I will be really cross 😂

@Menora the scales have gone up and down like crazy for me the last couple of weeks. I'm just plodding along sticking to my calories and steps each day and hoping it will work out in the longer term!

@MegBusset

It’s so confusing why is it so confusing waaaah 😭😂

@FunnyWonder yes I did start this thread and I am very grateful daily for the lovely people who joined me and who support me, I couldn’t have got this far without all of you. Thank you. I’m so pleased it’s helping you too, we’ve managed to get really special people to join, so supportive.
I too sit in the kitchen all of the time and it is so tempting to just eat. If I stretch my right arm out I can just about reach the fridge door. 😊 coffee and walnut is one of my favourites, I am salivating at the thought of it. I’ve had to stop baking because I just want to eat it all and cake is one of my favourite things, especially home made cake.

So this morning, after feeling so low, I had my normal scrambled eggs and then added a slice of thick toast with a thin scraping of butter. After maybe 2 hours I felt so much better so I think I might be cutting down too much. My friend said she’s notice when I diet I feel unwell every time so I think I’ll just eat a little more and see what happens.

I hope everyone is having a good day 😁

Good morning all.

It’s getting very close to the weekend, the wicked weekend when I eat more. I don’t really know what I’m going to do today apart from the dog walk. I went to bed early last night because I started to feel lacking in energy again so I’m up bright and early and hopefully will get something done. The kitchen floor would be a good start 😁

At least it’s bright sunshine this morning to lift my mood. My mood really changes with the weather.

Have a good day everyone, I hope the calories melt away for you.

Morning All!

I just wrote an update and hit something and lost it. I don't think I have the energy to write it again so you have been spared details of what I got up to yesterday (attempting to be healthy whilst out to lunch but avoiding chips and rocky road!) and the sugar and butter free birthday cake I made (worked quite well but not sure a cake can ever be "healthy" ). I did add a load of edible glitter to the top so it looked pretty at least and there can't be many calories in glitter, right?!!

Happy Friday though. It sounds like it has been a challenging week so well done on sticking with it and keep on plodding in the right direction. The little changes do add up it just takes time to see them. I feel a bit blobbier today but it's that time of the month so not surprising! Will go for a walk in a bit and try to keep today healthy. I feel some coffee is in my future though as am quite tired!

Morning all, I'm doing OK with my calorie counting, I adjusted my daily allowance on mfp and that's helped. I do think I need to sit down and plan some filling, low calorie snacks though, early evening is when I get quite hungry, but my dh works shifts, so some nights I eat with him and he's not back til 7, but when he's on a late it will be OK. I did an hours walk yesterday (over 2 walks) and aiming for the same today. But I'm not eating the calories I burn, so hope that helps! It's good for making me think about what I'm eating, I think I was quite mindless before.

I hope everyone has a good day :)

Hi everyone, I was a bit crap yesterday. We went out with my friend and her DC and ended up not walking as far as we might have liked due to relentless, miserable drizzle. So we went back to her house and there was pizza, pain au chocolat and cake. Gah! I was relatively restrained but the lack of exercise combined with the stodgy (but delicious) food made me feel a bit down.

Ah well, new day today. I managed my run this morning. Better than Wednesday's effort when I had to walk part of it. That cake and pain au chocolat yesterday must have filled me with extra energy! I cleaned out the fridge earlier which was very satisfying as it now looks like it belongs to someone well organised (this is, of course, an illusion as I'm a blooming disaster)

Gearing up for the weekend and intending to try my best.

Morning all

Oh dear I had a very bad night last night food-wise. Crisps, ice lollies, chocolate brownies, and so of course today I feel terrible for what I did. Before I would’ve thrown the towel in But this time I am putting it behind me as a very bad day/evening and getting back on the wagon.

I hope everyone is doing well, it’s gone a bit quiet on here. I think we are hitting a difficult time now, it’s getting boring and seems unsustainable but if we all keep on, even with a few little blips, it will be worth it.