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

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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.

Well the 6.30 start didn't happen. I changed my alarm and somehow it went off around 3-4 am so I turned it off and got up at my normal time. I have to make time for my exercises some time today.

I know I need to have more filling dinners so I'm not snacking but I think I went too far yesterday. It's a fine line between eating just enough and making dinners to big, I have to sort that one.

Have a good Wednesday everyone.

I've been eating my feelings today.

@effiesgoldwig Me too.

Feel back on track now. Two days of veggie based meals. Just need to keep this up over weekend, then I can feel I'm back on course.

Last night I had a glorious evening by myself with a Daim bar and an Easter egg 😁🙈. No doubt I will pay for it on Mondays weigh-in but my real dilemma is not to repeat it tonight.

Have a good Friday everyone.

FML, I'm back up to 17'5" this week. What am I doing??? I know what eating chocolate does, I know it's not what I want my body to do and yet I fell so far off the rails for the last couple of weeks.
What's everyone's best way of re-setting their brain when it all goes a bit to shit?

@PinkArt mine is plan ahead with military precision making sure to include lots of favourites and some treats. So I can feel comfortable a good meal is ahead. And also be kind to yourself, do something that makes you happy that isn't eating. So for me a bit of binge watching.

Then when im in an ok place sbd not disheartened I go try on something that's just a little bit tight to give me impetus.

Good luck, we all struggle

Thanks @Gottoloveatakeaway (although that user name is NOT helping!). You know, that's actually all stuff I've done in the past, so a really good and helpful reminder. The treats that aren't sugary has definitely been a good mindset shifter before. It can kick start some sensible thinking all round. I deserve something that makes me happier and healthier, not a short term hit that sabotages my goals. And I know that the tidier my kitchen, the more likely I am to make something virtuous with vegetables than something less virtous on toast, so that's a good place to focus a bit of organisation and planning.

I try drink more water and sleep more @PinkArt and tummy clenches, stretches.

Trying to give up jelly for a few days. Seem to be stuck on 14 and a half stone.

Weds and thurs I had really good days, but yesterday my period arrived and combined with friday fatigue, poorly children throwing up, and feeling tired, it all ended up in some toblerone and wine and a total of around 3000 calories.

anyway, I woke this morning at 5am the the sound of my son throwing up in his bed 🤮 so after cleaning all that up I couldn’t get back to sleep. I’m going to be tired later! Although this goes mean our football commitments will be a lot less this weekend and that’s never a bad thing.

so- my food today is going to be some paleo banana pancakes for breakfast (these are a real treat for me, I love them) , soup for lunch, and chicken for dinner. I’m not drinking today. I’ll be active but not do a run as I’m hoping to do a long one tomorrow.

have a good weekend everyone.

Took dd6 to soft play for a birthday treat and as I needed a rest from her hyperness, but surrounded by people eating chips...I'm trying to stay 💪.

Ended up having an ice cream which wasn't too bad. Have been eating quite well otherwise. Have slept quite well also as determined dd6 not up too late last couple of nights. Lots of flatulence too 😯.

i am in the 'what is going on 'camp
last week best weigh in was 72.0 kg - yeh had steadily ticked down from 72.4 ..then had 2 days drinking alcohol ( first day g and t and crisps were main calories of the day) second day was fry up then red wine and pasta ...mmm....and low and behold up to 73.4 ...2.2 lbs on in 2 days...so very careful day yesterday and this morning back to 72.8....
i have a new plan...inspired by fiftysister on insta...and while i find a lot of what she does very controlling and restrictive and to punitive ( she gave up coffee and has hot water and lemon to save 400 calories) i did like her restricted time of eating, so she only eats 2 pm - 8 pm...my good days this week i have done that and it does seem to work.
i will point out i am still only having 1200 calories but the tight cut of time helps , well the later start to eating helps me stop foraging around and having uncounted calories from fridge
BUT SADLY i think i have to give up alcohol...she does, goes form 2 g and t every night to 2 small glasses of red wine a week....
I have decided to try very very hard to not drink at home and onyl have smaller glasses and less of it when out..bloody menopause another thing it spoils

Forgive me because I have sinned!

I need to give up alcohol too. For a start, I don’t actually really enjoy it after the first ‘aaaah’ feeling. Then I feel crap the next day. I sleep badly (eg my sleep tracker will pick up that despite having X hours the quality is poor) and therefore the next day I feel tired, I crave carbs, and I feel ‘meh’. It’s a vicious circle though because when I feel like that, I can often be tempted by a glass of wine to make me feel better 🤦‍♀️. I did decide though that I don’t want to be teetotal but I do want to cut down a lot, and I also want to enjoy the drinks I do have. So if I want a glass of wine I will have one, but I don’t automatically drink another now. I’m happy to not drink if others are drinking. It’s a big mentality shift for me.

today I went for a long run (15km) and it was quite hard work. I’m still slogging away but finding my fitness is struggling at the moment, and has been for 6+ months tbh. We went out for a roast dinner at a local pub, which was nice but probably not as nice as what I would have cooked at home, with teeny weeny amounts of veg (3 pieces of carrot and 2 of broccoli) and I was very annoyed to check nutracheck (ember inns chain pub) to find it listed as over 1600 calories! I refused to accept that and manually inputted it, and even assuming the most calorific options available it came in as under 1000. I did have a small glass of white wine and a pudding though as well which obviously have taken my cals over the limit today.

on a positive note though, I weighed this morning and I was 158.8, so that’s 10lb down so far this year and a couple off this week. I need to stick with it now, this week is my optimum week for weight loss in my cycle so I am going to plan my meals very carefully and make sure I stick to my plan this week. I will continue to split my tracker into proteins/fats; veg; fruit; and snacks/other - and really try to keep the snacks section as my lowest calorie total. I need to start taking my iron supplements again and continue with my 3l at least of water every day.

I have 1.5 days holiday at the end of the week from Thursday lunchtime and I’m really looking forward to that too.

@poorpaws ...say 5 hailcremeeggs and 9 hailcrispycremes and you shall be forgiven my child

@Theredjellybean 😂 that had me howling with laughter, the dogs looked at me as if I am mental (they have a point).

From Friday and over the weekend I had no energy (DP has been expecting his because I've not been eating enough). Couldn't get out of bed and struggled on dog walks so I over-compensated by eating a whole🙈 large Easter egg for three days every day, plus all my Mother's Day chocolate. That is truly A LOT of chocolate and I increased my meals and didn't do my exercises. Stupid Paws! I'm back on it today but not being so silly eating too little food and upping good food. Food shop this morning so my resolve is good.

I think I had done well earlier on in the week because my gain was 3/4 lb but I'm back into the 11st zone <sigh>.

Good luck with weigh-ins everyone. Perhaps we can do a no cheats week? Not as fierce as the boost week but whatever your poison, alcohol chocolate etc, none of that particular treat.

I have also sinned. 97.8 this morning. I had a lovely time though. I could go a no cheat week, but then found myself mentally adding except for the odd chocolate Brazil. Not really in the spirit is it ?
plan for this week is porridge for breakfast, small lunch and then a healthy dinner. No snacks, no sweets, no seconds. Swim every day. I am desperate to make some progress by Easter, instead of losing and gaining these 2 bastard kilos.

@Zebracat it looks as if I won't meet my Easter goal because of the same bastard yo-yoing lbs. I was getting near and "couldn't fail" this time and then ... 🙈 Happens every time I get near to a mini goal.

@poorpaws I’m thinking of a hardcore ultimatum. No egg unless I’m in the 95s. But like you, Easter eggs are my very favourite thing in the world, more than puppies and kittens ! More than my adorable grandchildren. I would sooner sell my firstborn than give up on my egg. It just might work.

@Zebracat I realise that this is a weight loss thread but really we have to eat Easter eggs. It's only once a year, better than Christmas! We'll lose the gain after Easter but we just can't be that good, it's out of tune with this whole thread 😆
Have you seen the Bounty ones with coconut in the actual egg? I've got a big one of those and DP bought me a malteser one this morning. We can be good for two weeks but then we have to have eggs.

I'm having my hair cut this afternoon, walking into town too, that's got to be half a stone off surely 😁

@poorpaws Eggs it is then! Phew.😓

Maybe I should 😂get a haircut?

Hi everyone, I'd like to join you all! Great thread title.

I did lose 1.5 stone with Slimming World but I've stopped going and have gained some of it back. Today I've found my Mojo and followed the plan but I'd like to do something else. I'd like to lose another 1.5 to 2 stone and I am pre-diabetic so I'd like to pull myself out of the danger zone.

@poorpaws I'd like to do a no cheats week! I know Easter is pretty soon but having a good run up until then is good. I am an avid walker but I've let that slip lately.

Look forward to chatting with you all.

Hi @LightandAiry and welcome. We are a lovely friendly bunch who are tremendously supportive and occasionally we lose a bit of weight and then usually put it back on again. We do have some good losers but quite a few of us are yo-yo dieters.

We all follow different weight loss ideas and do our best. We have very differing amounts of weight to lose too, so whatever you want to lose, however you choose to lose it, hop on board with us.