One day at a time thread for strugglers.

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It really shouldn't be this hard so I'm going right back to the basics and just want to get though day 1 (attempt 98748)

Morning I’ll join you. I’m on day 2, if I got through day 1 you can too.

What’s your plan? I’m on attempt 3 million of ww.

Morning, I'm on day 4 of taking things one day at a time.

I am not putting any pressure on myself on this attempt, this is where I usually go wrong and give up and stuff my face.

How much weight do you both want to lose. I need to drop three stone.

I put on about a stone after a relationship ended. Then covid happened and I put on another half a stone.

My day to day goal is to get a ww blue dot.
My longer term goal is to be able to wear a pair of jeans that zips up rather than living in jeggings, leggings and joggers. Elastic has allowed me to get fat!!!

I just keep thinking, it’s only a stone and a half, some people have stones and stones to lose and they manage it, but I also think that because it’s not that much really, I dismiss it. I know that with some effort I could deal with this in 3 months or so. I just need to maintain focus - my track record of this so far has been shite, I’m very keen on having some accountability for one day, one hour, at a time.

Oh what a brilliant idea! I'll join you too. I did well on low carb/lazy keto a couple of years ago and lost over 2 stone. I've put it all back on bar a couple of pounds. I've tried since New Year to get back on it but only manage to last a few days before I fall off the wagon. Perhaps reporting progress here daily will make it easier to stick to it. I'm starting right now. I've only had 2 black coffees so far today and weighed in at 14stone this morning. I'd love to lose 2 stone by June 18th when I go on holiday. Not sure if that will be possible but I need to get on with it.

@Sutra I started off being one stone overweight which crept up to one and a half stone, l didn't think that was too bad in comparison to those who had a lot of weight to lose and didn't really take it too seriously thinking I would deal with it later. Then the lockdown happened, then lots of stress and emotional eating followed and now I have three stone to lose.

When I was one and a half stone overweight I didn't look too bad, but three stone has made me proper fat, even my fingers and toes look much bigger now. I have a much fatter face too.

I'm really trying to pull myself together as I really hate what I see in the mirror.

No clothes fit, am currently wearing stretch jeggings, I can't do a zip 😂

Only myself to blame.

Oh, it doesn't help being 5'4. I am a barrel

Can I join? on week 3 or WW got my period and an awful cold and just want to eat a load of junk.

@recklessgran hello, good luck.

@Hellocatshome sorry that you are feeling poorly. I had a terrible cold a few weeks back and I was really ill for two weeks, I took so many paracetamol that I ended up with dodgy stomach and didn't eat much for a couple of days. Every cloud!

Hi please may I join?
I'm finding it so hard at the moment and I've put on more weight over the last few weeks.
I'm starting tomorrow as I have family coming for a roast later (excuses, excuses...)
But something has to give. It's making me miserable I'm 13.9. The heaviest I've been ever apart from being pregnant.

This is my kind of thread. Also attempt 97978363
And I’m so fed up.

Have a holiday booked in 11 weeks (first since pre covid) so hoping I can start what I should have stuck with in January.

I’ll be calorie counting and moving more.

I just loose all willpower and give up after the first week or so.

I’m here with you all. I have around 3 stone in total but if I can loose a stone before my holiday at least, that will help. 🤞🏻

Can I join? I really need to lose 2 stone. I eat healthy meals, and also lots of junk. I'm trying to cut out the snacks & exercise more.

Please can I join? I am 2 stone heavier than I was in the first 2020 lockdown, I had about a stone to lose even then so realistically I need to lose 3 stone but I'd be happy just getting back to where I was a couple of years ago!

I have had an absolute meltdown this morning and been in a flood of tears because none of my clothes fit and I just feel awful. I've spent the last two years living in joggers and agree that elastic has just helped me get bigger and bigger.

I was meant to start in January and had loads of good intentions but have lost absolutely nothing. I'm trying to use this low point today as a kick up the arse because I don't want to feel this horrible in summer!

I've got 1.5 stone to lose and having to get myself in check as I've been trying for 18 months now (DD is 18m) and can't seem to despite breastfeeding lots and still bf!

Started c25k, and LM Bodypump/Core just once per week as well as 1x beginners weights. That is manageable for me and not extreme.

I want results like NOW but trying to keep calm and will reassess in 2 weeks to see if I can see any body changes.

Eating 1200-1500 cals per day so I know it'll be slow going but still...

Hi, I'd love to join. I'm a bit ahead of a lot of you, 5 weeks tomorrow, but I'm really struggling these past few days. I just want to eat crap!!! It's weigh in day tomorrow. It feels a bit like self sabotage. I really want to get back on it!
Night time is my 'danger time,' what are others (If you have them)?

@73kittycat73 my danger zone is between getting in from work (about 3pm) and tea time which is often not until 7:30/8pm after kids activities.

@ThreeRingCircus I'm pretty much in the same boat as you. 💐

@chanceux I’m even shorter than you! One day at at time, we can do this together

I’m so confused with my appetite… I’ve done fasting and intuitive eating and ww and ignoring the whole thing and eating everything and now I have no idea when I’m hungry. It’s so hard!

So I might have forgotten I started this thread 5am this morning actually feels like weeks ago after my crappy day. But look! Actual people that feel the same - I'm not on my own!

I have much much more to lose than some of you but it all comes off the same way so it's all good. I caught my figure in the mirror today and realised I'm the same shape as Mike wasowski. All belly and if that's not a kick up the arse then I don't know what is..

@FolderOfBlankets I too am sporting what I refer to as my bread baby. We can all do this we just need to support each other and crucially as you first said do one day at a time and look no further ahead than that.
I've been super good today. I had tuna mayo and cherry tomatoes for lunch and made pork chop, runner beans and broccoli for dinner but really wasn't enjoying it so only ate half of it. Just not hungry today [unusual] but I don't know why! Loads of black coffee though which isn't going to be good tonight considering my insomnia.
Waving to @73kittycat73 [ we "met" previously on another thread.]
I don't think I have a danger time - more like a danger area in the kitchen known as the bread bin - as long as I keep away from there where the sourdough and hot cross buns live I'll be O.K.

Right I'm not even calling this day one. This is a day. And I'm going to feel good by the end of it because I have controlled myself.

Good luck on your days everyone.

Good luck @FolderOfBlankets you got this!!
It's also a day for me too tonight I will be happy as I've had a controlled and healthy day.

Yep, really struggling here too. I have less than a stone but struggling to move any at all. For the first time in my life I’m officially overweight on that BMI scale, and I’m short so on the revised scale I'm even more overweight!

I’ve given up sweet stuff for lent and am tracking on MFP. I get too hungry to cut calories too low so have gone for 1500, a slow rate of loss, and also not eating back calories burned. But I still get really hungry, I eat a poor variety of food, and love carbs!