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.

Don't be hard on yourself. We all have days where we need a treat. Today was yours.

I'm reporting in, after losing the thread with this new format. I haven't had a good week, friends for dinner, then last night I just had to finish off the left over wine. Back in the UK for my daughter's 30th birthday party tomorrow, so even more temptation. And I'm seeing a very old friend on Monday. So really I shall be back home to my new normal on Tuesday

One silver lining, if I can call it that is that I have low level toothache, which makes me eat more slowly, thus hopefully eating less. And goodness knows when I shall get an appointment to sort this out....

@poorpaws no need to feel
bad. We’re all going to have days like that and it’s important to not feel like you can’t keep going. I think the reason people fall off these threads is they feel like they have failed but we should all feel safe to say when we’ve had a bad day/week/month.

Hello. I would like to join. I've rtft and think I might be the biggest weight on here which is so embarrassing. I started last week at 19st 2lbs. Currently 18st 12lbs. Weigh ins will be on a Monday.

The worst thing is in 2019 i got down to 13st 4. I know i can do it. But lockdowns and another baby haven't helped. Tried a few times to get back on it but this feels right this time.
I calorie count using mfp and aim for 10k steps a day.

Good luck everyone.

Hi @chubbachub and welcome. Don't feel embarrassed if you are the biggest (I don't know if you are or not), we aren't here to judge, we are here to give encouragement. You may end up being the smallest, who knows. I'm not a good example atm but I intend to knuckle down so join me

I've no idea what is in store for me today. It's been raining overnight and is very overcast (I am a bit obsessed with weather when it's been sunny and turns cold). I hope to do a long, leisurely dog walk but the rest of the day is unplanned. Tomorrow I am getting the dvd out that I keep looking at, I don't know why I keep procrastinating, I need to just do it.

I hope you all have a good Sunday. New weighin day for me tomorrow as I find Monday the easiest.

Morning all, just caught up with the thread.

Surprisingly, I have been exceptionally good for me. I haven't eaten anything that I shouldn't have. Today is day 4 for me and my weigh day will be Thursday.

I will be dog walking in a bit then I am going to the tip with loads of stuff after sorting out the garden shed yesterday.

It looks like it's going to be a nice day, we had rain in the night but the sun is breaking through now.

Hello to the new joiners, good luck.

Enjoy the day.

I would love to join. I’ve got about 12 kg to loose and seem to be going in the wrong way. My issue is binge eating choc! Other than that my diet isn’t too terrible. But I barely exercise!

Morning,
I got myself up and out for second couch to 5k this morning again my motivation voice was saying no but I did it anyway. Beautiful sunny morning. Hopped on the scales and found that I have maintained so that’s good as like some of you weekends are a downfall for me. I usually get in a couple of bottles of wine and beers so have not touched any this weekend which is good or bought any for myself. Did have a few chocolates from the DD’s celebrations tub she got for Easter which I thought may have tipped the scales the other way but glad I have maintained. Today’s plans is laundry and prepping for week ahead. Exciting stuff lol.

Hi can I join, too?
I’ve joined several threads like this over the years with variable amounts of success. i think @poorpaws is right, though, then I start to struggle, I leave the thread. So, I’ll try and stay here through the good, the bad and the downright ugly.
March 2021 I lost almost 2.5 stone to get down to 10st 0.6lbs. I just couldn’t break that 10st barrier. So, 1 year later I was back up to 12.5 stone. Doesn’t make sense, does it, but i was emotionally fucked.
Anyway, It’s taken me a year to get my head in the right place to try again. I have been back on it for 2 weeks now. Started at 12st 6.2lbs and down to 12st 0.6lbs, mainly due to the first week water loss. I did lose 1.2lbs the second week as well, so pleased with that.
I calorie count and aim to do 20-30 minutes exercise as a minimum 5 days per week. I also aim for at least 7,000 steps.
I have to be quite regimented for it to work, but I can get too carried away and can have a drastic fail.
Hope everyone is having a nic weekend. It’s sunny and windy here, which means I’ll be able to put the sheets out to dry. In my rock n roll lifestyle, this is the highlight for me.

Morning everyone, and hello to my fellow new joiners! I did my starting weigh-in this morning and was 12st 12.2 lb. A long way to go… I weigh every day because experience shows that my weight can fluctuate 2-3 lb per day depending on what/when I’ve eaten and drunk, when I’ve been to the loo, TOTM etc. I’ll then compare the average each week to hopefully see a downwards trajectory! It’s a bit faffy, but I know that I’ll get de-motivated and push the fuck-it button if, when I weigh on a set day, I’ve gained, when if I were to weigh the following day I’d have lost.

I’ve just had breakfast of some low fat Greek yoghurt sweetened with a bit of honey and with some pineapple, mango, passion fruit and blueberries. DH has taken the kids out for a few hours so I need to tackle post-holiday housework and laundry which I’m strangely looking forward to, I always feel much better in myself when it’s clean(er) and tidy(ish).

Goals for today are:

• Prep as much as possible for the week ahead so I have meals lined up.
• Do some exercise - I haven’t decided what yet.
• At least 2l of water.

I’ll report back later how those have gone!

Is it too late to join? By late 2019 I’d lost five stone, was wearing a size 12-14, and felt SO healthy. Then I ate my way through the pandemic. Genuinely too ashamed to face the scales yet, but I’m back in 16-18 clothes. I measured myself instead. I’m going to re-measure today as it’s two weeks since I started.

My massive downfall is sugar. I don’t drink alcohol but I can eat a family size bar of chocolate without blinking, sadly. And speaking of family, there is a strong family history of obesity and related health conditions. I’m 45, so I really need to get a better mindset or I’m going to break my body seriously 😟

I’ve read p1-2 of this thread and will now go back and read the others and set myself a reminder to check the thread often so I don’t do an accidental disappearing act

Hello - thought I’d join to help my motivation! Last year dropped from 88kg to 74kg… then stalled (well it was my birthday.. then Christmas etc). Thankfully maintained around that, but want to get down to 65kg in time for summer hols. Dream dream goal is 60kg. 73.8kg on todays weigh in.

Like lots of people on here I’ve been up and down. At one point I was 17st 12lbs. I managed to get down to 11st 5lbs which for me felt amazing and I had lots of lovely new clothes and felt great. Then I put on 3 stone in a year after I stopped SW and when I started this I was 14st 8lb. I’ve been around that weight for about 5 years. I feel embarrassed that I managed to lose the weight then put it on again so quickly. I find I put off seeing people or doing things because they will be comparing me to when I had lost all that weight. It’s such a struggle to lose I feel so stupid to have put half of it back on again.

Morning, everyone!
I don’t have any set plans today, just a few household jobs, walking the dog, etc.
Haven’t planned what to eat, either.

I’ve had two cups of tea so far but not feeling hungry yet.
I’ve got a Gousto box due tomorrow - so that’s Monday - Thursday evening sorted. I picked meals with 600kcal or less so I can just enjoy them without having to worry about the damage.

The sun is shining here - hope everyone has a great day - I’ll check back in later.

Dinner OK last night, managed to stick to two glasses of wine and had a lovely evening seeing friends, so definitely worth a few extra calories- it came in at about 1600 for the day, so not great but not disastrous. Just trying to motivate myself to do an exercise DVD now. Had lots of coffee but failing to get off the sofa, having cleared everything up after last night!

Hey all
New to mumsnet but this is exactly what I need!

SW 11st 13.5lbs
GW 11st 2lbs

Read all the posts and it seems that many of us, including me, going up and down that scale like a yo yo. I did lose 30 lbs a few years ago and have kept much of it off but the slow creep back up to 14stone scares me.

i really need some self control and accountability!

I can’t really commit to a club with my job being so consuming - hey, maybe that’s it! 🤣- but have decided to use My Fitness Pal and my Fitbit to track my calories and exercise but have been known to be selective, let’s say, about what I log/don’t log.

Will also weigh in Mondays, commit and I the gym classes twice a week and keep active. I do a lot of walking/ hiking and 15-20k steps a day but also eat man sized meals and snack too much . This has to stop !

good luck everyone

Hi everyone hope you're having a good day. Have promised myself I will keep posting even if I'm not doing so well.

Well I've managed a day... so far so good. Had a big Sunday lunch, but over half of mine was vegetables, so not too shabby....

Is anyone using weightloss pen Saxanda. I've been on it 3 weeks lost 7kilos, the higher the does I get horrendous heart burn, has anyone else had anything like it, had no other side effects.
its killed my appetite n not snacking, really happy the weight is coming off.

Great to have everyone keeping each going over the weekend!

Today is going well so far - will pop on again at the end and report eating/success.

Going well today so far.

I thought I would struggle yesterday and today as kind of out of routine with it being the weekend but it's been great.

Will report back later on.

Can I join too please, I need some accountability and I'm sure my partner is fed up of me as I must have started this diet about 10 times!

I have quote a bit to loose, I managed it pre-covid and put it all back on in lockdowns. Started again last week and have been swimming or to the gym most days so off to a good start!

SW: 14.5 stone

GW: 12 stone (to start with)

Does anyone else like to bake? I don’t get much time to do it, but I find it therapeutic at the weekend. I’ve made lemon curd cream meringue cake which is a whopping 500kcals for a decent slice. I think I’ll have to leave the rest to DH and the DC.
We are going to my MIL for dinner this evening and I know she’s done a rhubarb crumble, which it would obviously be rude to refuse drooling at the thought of custard. She’ll be doing a roast, so meat and veg and I’ll go easy on the roast potatoes and Yorkshire puds as she tends to drench them in oil.
I give myself extra calories at the w/e, so even with half a slice of meringue cake under my belt, I still have 1000kcals to play with, so that should be enough.
I’ve had a 20 minute row and 10 minutes doing strength exercises. As a short, perimenopausal woman they have only given me another 140kcal to eat back, but I’ll take everything I can.

Can I join as well please? I don't have scales but must be about 14 stone and would like to lose 2/3 stone.
2 things have motivated me, firstly that I put on a breton t shirt that was loose fitting last summer and I filled it up like a Michelin woman!
Secondly that my eczema has been particularly bad lately and I've read that sugar makes it worse.

I love baking! I also find it theraputic at at least I used to before I had a toddler wanting to join me in the kitchen. Instead of making proper biscuits yeaterday we made salt dough shapes and decorated them so I dodged the calories there but my son was most out out once he realised we couldnt eat them. That trick won't work again. I was looking for healthy baking recipes but they all seem to require ingredients that arent easily available to me so I think I'll be reducing the amount of things I am baking so the temptation isnt there.