DIET FAILED AGAIN? Me too. Join me in a friendly, easy going diet thread where we can take our time and see results no matter how long it takes with positive encouragement along the way.

[poorpaws]

My story so far:
I started a thread “Lockdown stones to lose” in early June last year. I had nearly 3 stones to lose and was very determined. At times I did very well and at one point had lost over 1.5 stones.

Loads of people joined and then left and I think only four of us remained at the end. I kept plodding on. Just after Christmas I became ill for seven weeks (Covid related). I couldn’t do much or go out so my weight ballooned. I still kept plodding on. Then one of my dogs suffered an horrendous attack and whilst nursing her I just about lived on chocolate.

So here I am nearly 11 months later, most likely very nearly back to square one. I keep reminding myself that last time I said I would not give up no matter what! Will you join me tomorrow morning? I would love some company.

Not too bad today here, had a very abstemious day until dinner. Then wine, chicken, rice, and mango sorbet (we have a friend staying) but it could have been worse.

Just checking in, friend still here until Monday. I'm trying not to overeat/drink but be hospitable as well. I'm not going to weigh myself until Monday. Good luck all.

I keep chucking the odd sweet in my mouth offered by the DC, or DP says 'have a couple of squares of this chocolate' (awk sure, what's the harm?) or I eat the last spoonful or two out of the ice cream tub after giving some to the DC. I'm not doing myself any favours. Such seemingly small things, eaten so spaced out over the week that I can almost convince myself they haven't happened at all. My willpower used to be much much better. I need a hobby (a distraction) that isn't knitting or crochet, as I can do these things while eating and watching a box set - multi tasking my way to a bigger arse!

Morning

It didn't go well yesterday . Three decent days and then I ruin it🙈
I seem to go into an eating frenzy when I'm home from a day out. I didn't do too badly in the day and made fairly good food choices (refused an ice cream). When I got home later than planned I just kept eating and I didn't stop until bed time ☹️

Today will be better I hope. Keep trying everyone, it's a very bumpy road we're on.

I nearly forgot but welcome @OliverBabish, I hope this thread helps you, were a friendly bunch who sometimes get it wrong.

I would like to join you all, I would like to loose 10kgs, I am currently on the borderline of overweight bmi at 5ft 9 and 76kgs. I got to 70kgs last year and looked and felt so much better for it but then I just sort of gave up. I do well with intermittent fasting so going to give that a go again and also try to drastically reduce the amount of sweets, chocolate, cake and cheese I consume. I am a complete sugar junkie and this is always my downfall. Trying to decide if I should work on self control and limiting myself to a few small treats each week or go cold turkey and give up all processed sugar.

Welcome @Forresttheout I hope you find this thread useful. Just join in the chat and if you have a bad day that's ok on this thread, I have loads.

Yesterday was ok- meals weren’t brilliant but no snacking which is my first focus as I have got into a terrible habit of a biscuit with every cup of tea etc. Busy weekend so will be trying to make sensible choices but not depriving myself too much or I know I’ll give up and eat far more. Good luck everyone and enjoy the sunshine

I'm still here - yesterday wasn't great.

I made a salad with seafood sticks for lunch (poor man's prawn cocktail).

In the evening, I didn't really know what I wanted to eat and ended up overeating.
I had a ham and cheese salad, a smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel and a mini pancake with Nutella and squirty cream.

I also had a whole bottle of wine - I've got a day off work today so last night was treated like a Friday!

I'm a bit stressed at the moment - busy at work, etc. Just need to get through it.

Haven't weighed in again since I put on after being virtuous.

Thank you @poorpaws ☺️

I was trying to stick to roughly 1400 calories - I used one of those TDEE calculators. To maintain my weight, I’d have to eat 1800 a day. Previously I did 1200 calories a day (this was a few years back when I was working with a personal trainer too) but that’s just too hard for me these days. I have three young DC and I’m a full time nurse so I really don’t want to be running on the bare minimum everyday. My problem is, without a doubt, that I have something “naughty” every day and my willpower is poor. I just hope I find the right balance!

Going out for a walk now. I hope everyone has a good day in this beautiful weather

I’m still plodding on but I’m aware that weekends are my downfall. @extrapineappleonmypizza I also had a whole bottle of wine on Wednesday (I don’t work Thursday and Friday so that’s like the start of my weekend too). It’s a bad habit but usually it would lead to over eating but this time it didn’t.

I was really keen to see 13 on the scales today and it was…

13st 13 3/4 lbs!

I had to log it on my app as 14st but it has given me a good incentive to stick to it today so it’s still there tomorrow. Fridays are hard because I am at home with the house to myself and I just want to eat all day!!!

Hi everyone it's lovely weather here today which seems to be making it easier (so far) to resist eating everything in sight. I always feel like eating more when it's colder.

I made a tactical error... I bought new, more accurate scales.

So the immovable current weight is not 68kg but actually 70kg.

Ah well. Makes no difference I suppose, just a couple extra pounds on top!

like several of you have said, it's the sweet stuff for me too. Daily "pud", snacking on sweets & chocolate, having biscuits/cakes with a coffee, sugar as reward, comfort, stress relief, social lubricant, pastime... that's the bit that I think will be hard to let go.

happy Friday friends.

I can't keep track of how many of these threads I join with good intentions and then forget about a day or so later!

I'd love some accountability but I know that starts with me.

SW:12s3 size 14
GW: 10s7 size 10

I got down to 11s10 at one point so I'm disappointed I'm back in the 12s. Admittedly it was after a sickness bug 🤫

I'm really struggling to not go over 1400 cals. I need to stick to it for weight loss but I'm often at 1700/1900!

I'm trying to get my 10000 every day with one intentional walk and extra movement in the day tidying up etc/pottering about.

How does anyone stick to their diet plan when you've got multiple social functions. I seem to have something booked with friends or family every weekend this month! I really want to enjoy myself and not be stressing about every mouthful but that's not realistic is it? 😖

So weighed in again today and a bit disappointed as have stayed the same.

other than my takeaway day I have been on plan so have decided it’s just one of those things. I’ve made good choices and done exercise so that is a positive!

SW 12st 9.5lbs
CW 12st 5lbs
GW. 9st 7lbs

@Thelongdarkteatime that’s good going! I am stuck at the same weight so I’d be really encouraged by that loss! Keep going

Finally posting for accountability.

I'm not yet weighing myself but am pleased to say after 3 ish weeks I'm feeling lighter, my jeans feel looser and I've had one or two people ask me if I've lost weight.

I did a 3 day juice and soup clense and I've read the first chapter of the fast 800, and something has just kicked in my psychy. I'm fancying nutritious food, and managing to avoid the simple carbs.

I've ordered juices and soups on subscription for a 2 day low calorie routine each week, hoping this along with better choices on the other days means I will continue to lose.

My aim is to be a size 12-14 by the summer, rather than the 16 I am now.

Having a g&t now, no guilt!

I’m rather depressed at the moment as I have regained half of the 20lb I lost two summers ago. I’m so upset with myself and instead of using that to spur me into action, I’m just eating rubbish all day. How did I find the motivation back then? I never wavered, it was like I was under a trance. Then the spell broke and I didn’t lose another pound.

Does anyone ever feel a rising panic that they will just keep on gaining and be totally out of control?

@GoingOnce I completely empathise... I was doing really well till last summer, had lost 2st, feeling much better in myself, had some good eating and exercise habits going. Now, I'm almost back where I started and look like a weeble again and I feel like I'm helpless to stop it - urgh.

I'm still thinking about joining SW - less for the diet and more for accountability/ RL support - I do find it hard to stay motivated when it's just me, plodding along (literally, when I do my C25K runs!). I did do my planned third run of the week today, tried yesterday but it just wasn't happening. I hope you're doing ok with it @Midnightstar76?

And I definitely stress eat when work is rubbish like @gonelululemoncrazy and @AnotherStart - thankfully it has been ok this week, but then I've also been so busy that I can't find time to cook/ eat properly, can't win!

My DTs are now almost 7 @TimeToLose8 but yes, they were immensely hard work! I always thought that we'd have another DC a few years after but gave up on that idea, I'd have gone loopy with these two and another small baby to cope with...

DTS1 is doing ok at school thank you @GinnieHempstock, I hope your DD is having a better time of it too. He had an enormous meltdown on our way there though - general tiredness - which I find incredibly stressful. I'm also in peri menopause and just wish sometimes that I could have a proper break - a whole day when I didn't have to cook/ clean/ tidy/ do laundry - I get so bloody exhausted. @Mumstheword2022 I would love a diet buddy in RL to talk about all this stuff with!

Big well done to you @Bigbus for breaking the 14st barrier

I desperately need some new trainers @poorpaws - mine have lost all their bounce now - but your cautionary tale may have put me off getting some I hope you're feeling less sore now!

Well done @PutYourBackIntoit that is amazing progress.

I've not had a good day foodwise. It has been a day of celebration and I had pudding at lunch and then a takeaway and alcohol at night. I'm just telling myself that tomorrow is another day.

Morning all, half way through the friends visit, lots of wine drunk, but tonight is curry night, so perhaps not too much. Off to a flower festival today, will spend too much, but hopeful not eat too much as well. I'm still too scared to weigh myself though. I am a bit of an ostrich that way. Good luck all!

Morning all

Welcome newcomers, I hope you enjoy our friendly thread.

I had a fairly decent day yesterday after my day off on Thursday. Long dog walk and then I planted some annuals in the garden which wasn't good step-wise but there was a good amount of bending and stretching.

It's a gorgeous day here again so today may be a repeat of yesterday. DP is making some trellis so I might be in the garden with him. It's such a pity to be inside on sunny days (my neighbours both sides never come out and their gardens are just tall weeds, it makes me sad because they must have just given up).

Anyway I'm going to try hard to not have my weekend chocolate and hope for a good loss on Monday (it really ought to be good this week).

Off to get showered and start the day. Have a lovely weekend everyone and just keep trying.

@ClaraTheImpossibleGirl slimming world certainly works if you stick to it and you never have to be hungry and there are some really good recipes. I think the problem for me was that I regained 3st while still going to SW because the consultant was also regaining weight at the same time so she kind of let me off the hook, if you see what I mean.

@GoingOnce I totally know how you feel. I lost 6st 7lbs on Slimming World then put 3st back on in a year. It was like a slow motion car crash that I seemed impossible to stop. Every week I’d gained more and I’d tell myself next week will be different and it wasn’t. This was a few year ago and I feel so stupid because I worked so hard to get the weight off then I just put half of it back on again! I’ve stayed at that weight for several years but now I’m determined to get it off again. Not so much though because I think it wasn’t sustainable.

@poorpaws I hope things are going ok for you. Thank you for starting this. It’s really helping.

Can’t believe it but a puns off this morning means I’m now 11 st 12 1/2 again!

thinks that’s six bloody pounds 😄

I felt so down as it was such a sudden ‘what where did they come from?’ Wake up call but I CAN do it

@ClaraTheImpossibleGirl it does help a bit but she has now said she had a really bad week and is restarting. At least we both know where we are. In a couple of weeks I reckon we will both be on it

Holiday booked for three weeks tomorrow … I’m aiming for another three pounds.

oh and my knee is still throbbing from my attempt to run round the block on Thursday! Had to have ibrufen on Friday morning 🙃

might leave it a day or two before I try again !