DIET FAILED AGAIN? Thread three. Join us in a friendly group who are very supportive without any judgement.

[TalkToTheHand123]

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Thought I'd save you the hassle @poorpaws.

Well done for those who have lost and good luck to those struggling.

My focus at the moment is just to be wiser for food selection and to keep active. The slow moving scales can wait although I did check this morning and showing I'm nearly back to 14 and a half stone.

Hi all. I'm currently fighting the urge from being offered half a quiche.

I've been struggling the last few days on shift but now trying to tell myself the hunger is a good sign.

Shopped quite sensibly yesterday, no naughty stuff.

@TalkToTheHand123 well done. Yes, I also think feeling hunger is a good sign. I think making better food choices rather than being too concerned with calories is a good strategy to start with.

Fallen off the wagon - Montezuma Lordy Lord and Happicino chocolate on offer so H bought me 4 bars as a "treat". This from the man who barely eats 1 meal a day since he decided to "get lean" . Of course I've scoffed down all 4 in 4 days - if decent chocolate is there I'll have it which is why I've not been buying it lately. I was round at my eldest DD's yesterday and the waistband on my trousers was really digging in. She took a photo of me with GC and I look so fat. Weighed myself and have put on 4lbs this month. I've just had a massive menopausal hot flush whilst typing this and feel fat, disappointed in myself, a little nauseous and migrainous and just a big uncomfortable mess 😭

Oh well, "tomorrow is another day..."

Good morning everyone and a very happy February to all.

I could give you a lot of reasons/excuses why I failed miserably in January but I'm going to try with a clean fat slate now.

I had my echo test yesterday and everything looks ok. I have to await the official results but the cardiologist couldn't see anything sinister so at last some good news.

DP was in an accident but is ok (entirely other drivers fault and she admitted responsibility) so again all ok.

DD and the children have one more week with me, they move back next Tuesday so life should return to normal. It's been a problem with lack of space for us all but with just one more week to go I'm sure we can manage. And we'll both stop giving each other chocolate Creme eggs.

It sounds as if most of us are doing well and I need to do a lot of catching up, my jeans are really tight again.

Good luck for a very happy, healthy, slimming down February.

@poorpaws . I’ve got that stupid I get knocked down, I get up again song in my head all the time at the minute. Feel like I’m trying really hard in the face of massive obstacles, and the scales just go up. But I am not going to stop, I’m just going to try harder. I think my portions have got bigger, and some snacks have crept in. Got to tighten my belt! I had a biscuit today and made that be lunch. Ravenous now, and going out for tea, but I will choose a healthy option. I will.

@Zebracat I hear you. Sometimes I am so positive and the weight comes off then I go into decline and the weight goes back on. I think it will be easier for us both in a couple of months when the days are getting longer and a bit warmer. It's so difficult to lose weight and keep it off when it's so cold and miserable.

We might have to face a few weight increases or try damage limitation until we can sort ourselves out and get back on that damned wagon. At least it's better than giving up altogether. We have to stay strong and just do the best we can rather than giving up.

Yes. We will grit our teeth and keep trying. Solidarity!

Yep, another one here with damage limitation issues. So, back to it!

I need to calm my inner Hobbit... no more "second breakfast"... back to eating 3 times a day, I just can't control things if I snack...

Hi all. I seem to be maintaining at 14.6 stone. Pigging out but doing a lot of exercise for me. Quite happy to stay at this for a little while as feel it will start dropping again soon hopefully and at lowest in a long time.

Good attitude @TalkToTheHand123 . I've had another week travelling for work. Train station sandwiches and hotel dinners. Suspect I'll have put on when weigh tomorrow. Need more willpower.

You do any exercising at the hotels @Gottoloveatakeaway ?

I'd maybe do some stretching/yoga/dance workout to limit damage? Gentle tummy clenches/ meditation?

We will keep the wagon circling for those that have fallen off or even just slipped down the side a bit....the wagon will come back round to pick you up when your ready

Oh dear one or two of us are really struggling, including me of course. Damage limitation is the best plan until we can jump back on that circling wagon. I'm trying for fewer snacks. I eat far too many snacks but cutting them out is far too drastic in my present mood so my rule is none in the day, nothing until after dinner and then fewer than I would really like.

I love fruit and I do eat it but not as much as in summer. In winter I crave chocolate, biscuits, cake so I have a little and go to bed early before I eat a lot.

This dieting business can be painful when you've been doing it a long time. Hang on in there everyone, Spring is on the way and we'll all feel better I think.

@TalkToTheHand123 i try and walk as much as possible, but thats about it. usually can manage a few miles but this was very structured and full on event - and most sitting 😒.

We also had constant supplies of 'beige food' - far from ideal. Making up for it now with lots of fruit and veg to try and get back on track.

I've gained a pound this week. No excuses, just some self sabotaging stupidity, which I'm going to prioritise tackling this coming week. Something about being so close to dropping into the 16 stones again and having my 40+ doctors MOT this week seems to have triggered falling into some bad habits with chocolate. So I'm going to really focus on why I want this, what I'm working towards and reminding myself of how all of that really is better than a bar of chocolate.

@PinkArt I think that is the right approach. I’m trying very hard to be mindful, it’s almost like I need to keep the ideal of being at a healthy weight as an impossible dream, then it’s not my fault cos I’m really trying! No one is depriving me, I am choosing to eat less and better for my health , my future and my vanity🥴.

Aww @Gottoloveatakeaway . I've become so lazy over the years, walking to the end of the street is a challenge these days.

Fell off the wagon tonight with cake, biscuits and chocolate. Hopefully the sickly feeling will help me refrain for a while.🤢

Yes @Zebracat . I'm shockingly bad at mindfulness but am getting much better at reminding myself that I am in control of what happens here. Eating chocolate isn't something that happens to me, it is completely in my power not to binge. And that not eating unhealthy amounts of sugar will improve my weight, my skin, my confidence, the fit of my clothes... So many wins.
My blood test results have somehow completely gone AWOL so I'm having them done again next week now! So that should help keep me in check this week so they aren't utterly terrible.

Good morning everyone,

I hope you are all doing well with diet and exercise, especially the strugglers, it's not easy.

I am home alone this weekend. DD is back on Sunday night for one last night and leaving on Monday evening. Then I'll have a lot of housework to catch up on as it's been just too difficult with us all squishing into a small bungalow.

I'm doing quite well with exercise, but not as good as I should with food. I do keep trying, and really hoping for a loss in February. I think I'm overdue for a good amount of weight loss but have to put in the effort obviously (which is the difficult part).

For all of us struggling, do what you can, and don't give up. I keep saying it but Spring is on the way.

Was feeling sorry for myself yesterday, just so tired after all travel, and so nice to wake up in own bed. Weighed this morning and stayed the same, so must have managed better than I thought. Now focusing on losing 4lb in 3 weeks. To take me to 14.5 stones before hols.

@TalkToTheHand123 you sound like me. Even thinking about dieting makes me crave chocolate all the more especially when I'm tired. It's easy melty heavenly food, not heavy on the tum and really my only last "vice."

@poorpaws it is easier to stick to healthy food in the warmer weather. I usually lose a good few pounds in the summer but didn't this year or last. I think it's menopausal gain.

@Gottoloveatakeaway well done in hard circumstances.
@PinkArt you are right, wise words. I do tell myself these things but then self sabotage. Like a teen rebel.

Hi all. I wasn't offered any pudding last night (think it was because I ate the last of it the night before), but managed to avoid the cake, biscuits and chocolate cupboard by being prepared and repeatedly telling myself the reasons against which seemed to work. Taking it a day at a time though 😂

Lost a post. Don’t know how. 98.3 today, better than last week, but yesterday was 97.7, and I was quite careful, altho I did have pudding.
still, feeling more positive. I know I’m doing lots of stuff right. Trying to swim most days and that helps me sleep. How’s everyone doing?

Ugh, I've somehow managed to put on about half a stone ("somehow managed", I know exactly how it's happened) thanks to both the stress of, and the inevitable availability of cake and chocolate and junk food from, my daughter's birthday. I'm so angry with myself. And of course now I'm back in the habit of eating which makes it so much harder to get back to my previous good habits. Still, I will get there. Just got to let this blip go.

I've lost the 2.5 lbs I gained last week 🙄 so I'm still a yo-yo dieter. After all this time you would think I would know what I'm doing and learned my lesson. I still haven't lost my Christmas big gain but I'm trying hard to chip away at the lbs. It's bloody sweet stuff, I can reduce savoury meals and treats but desserts and sweet snacks are my big problem which I can't seem to handle well.

I hope everyone is doing ok. I'm off to eat my evening meal which I'm trying to eat later than I used to and I'll go to bed early to reduce the evening snacking time.

Keep on everyone, just keep on trying.

@poorpaws . That’s fantastic, well done. Celebrate the victories!
I wonder if you’ve tried any tactics with the sweet stuff? Total abstinence apparently cures a sweet tooth, or you could try 1 small treat a day. I remember Rosemary Conley saying she always had sugar in her tea because it gave her enough sweetness to say no to the rest. I have an apple or a satsuma, or I chocolate from the advent calendar I ordered for Dd and forgot about( not stolen, she got another).
@peachgreen , sorry it was a gain, but how long did it take you to put it on? I’m still not quite back to my pre Christmas weight, so I’m calling those 2 months maintenance, and it does make me feel better. Deluded, but comforted.