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.

My Friday weigh in saw another pound gained. The chat about taking it a day at a time is helpful though. I've had a banana and a salad so far today so that's half a healthy day so I 'just' need another half a healthy day tonight and that's a whole healthy day.
Easter was a tale of two halves, a couple of healthy days and a couple of not. I was staying at my sibling's house and their Ikea mirror is considerably more honest than my lovely flattering Ikea mirror, which was a bit of a reality check. I don't want to look like that woman in the mirror looked, so one day at a time away from that.

I made a massive stir fry tonight, didn't enjoy it. Made mushroom soup, can mushroom soup be too mushroomy? Don't think I'll enjoy my lunch tomorrow. There's a ton of stir fry ingredients left for tomorrow evening too <sigh> 😩

I have Tofu, and I am planning on a stir fry for lunch. What went in yours @poorpaws?

Sorry about the gain @PinkArt but considering it's been Easter that is not bad at all.

It doesn't feel like a Tuesday, and I have another day off! I am taking DD out for tea tomorrow evening with a friend and her dd; it will be a much needed break for her with the nose to practice exam papers! Her A Levels start 15th May.

Impressively the gain was before Easter, @LightandAiry! I think I've shaken myself back into a better headspace again though - one day at a time in the right direction. Gaining for a few weeks hasn't felt good, physically or mentally but maybe that's the kick I need for another burst of good change.

@LightandAiry my stir fry had a lot of chicken breast in it which was nice. A bean stir fry mix, a veg stir fry mix, bean sprouts, noodles, broccoli, carrot etc with oyster sauce, plum sauce and soy sauce. I made it last week and it was lovely so I've no idea what I did differently but I didn't enjoy it at all. I'm a bit sick of the same food, I need a change but not sure what to cook.

I've not had a bad day today (other than not enjoying food). Food shop this morning followed by a very wet dog walk. Half heartedly did an exercise dvd but wasn't really giving it my all.

Another wet dog walk planned for tomorrow. I think this may be what's brought on my low mood, I'm so sick of this rain. Another week of rain and then the sun is due to make an appearance and Im sure then my mood will change.

Have a good week everyone.

Mushroom soup cannot be too mushroomy. If it’s not mushroomy you might as well drink dishwater. Add some herbs , maybe? The wild garlics out in my garden, would work well, do you see it on your walks? or maybe some tarragon, parsley or thyme ?

Hello all...sorry for absence..I got to 72 kgs for week before Easter...went away to France came back , had friends staring all Easter and then had three more days in France. Back home tonight..weighed just now..74.4...gulp.
I know it maybe better in the morning and today I have come in under calories so it's definitely back on it for me now...
First aim get to 72 kgs by end of April/ beginning of May.
Then I'll plan again....

@Theredjellybean welcome back. Hope you had a good Easter!

I put on 3lbs this week, I just totally lost the plot with all the sugar and chocolate around. I felt really really down about it yesterday and ended up having a massive binge on junk and 3 glasses of red wine. I’m out tonight at a gig with dd and staying in a hotel so will probably drink again tonight although eating at home, but we will maybe get chips or something afterwards. But I fully intend to start strict again on Saturday, I did so well in the run up to Easter and I’m annoyed with myself that I’ve gone off track so easily for the whole week!

how is everyone else doing?

Hi all. Weight up slightly but not too bad considering. Had an early night last night which is a first in a long time time. Going to try focus on this as it does wonders.

3lbs on, feeling disheartened and very disappointed in myself. Need to get my head back in to the game. And move away from I deserve a treat always being food. 😣

Over the last 4 weeks I've some how managed to remain roughly the same weight. A pound up or down over this time.
However, I feel uncomfortable, sluggish and my skin is so dry. 😫 I need to up my game!
I did watch the Ted talk that was linked further up in the thread. Definitely going to think more carefully about my choices.
Hope everyone is full of motivation after Easter.

No change, literally to the ounce, this week which I am very pleasantly surprised with. That should help motivate me to start moving things back in the right direction again over the next week. I just need to ignore the frankly hoarder levels of half price Easter chocolate I've bought this week. Weirdly sometimes having loads of sweet stuff in the house stops it being a treat - perhaps because it's so easily available - so I'm hoping I just won't be that fussed about it.
Thanks for reminding me about the Ted talk @endlesswashing, I bookmarked it but haven't watched yet. That's a good thing to do over the weekend.

I'd recommend that Ted talk thanks @SpongeBobJudgeyPants for link and I've also bought myself Gillian Riley's book on stopping overeating. I've started following her advice and it's working for me, she really makes sense. I've decided to do things a bit differently; not weighing myself until end of May and not overeating. I think maintaining weight especially with Easter is a result, I agree with you about choice though
@endlesswashing

Ended up going to the gym to avoid heavy traffic and amazingly got an early night (for me). I still feel a little tired but would be a lot worse if less sleep. I'm thinking I've been underestimating my sleep needs by a few hours every night.

Everyone getting plenty of sleep?

@TalkToTheHand123 I'm definitely not getting enough sleep which makes me want more caffeine and sugary snacks in the afternoon to keep me going. Definitely need more sleep and less caffeine and better snacks.

I've eaten AALLL the chocolate over Easter and managed to regain 3 pounds so I'm back up to 16.0 today. I've really enjoyed myself though so I'm using the philosophy that it's ok to have a treat as long as after I get back on track.

I'm hoping this gain will be enough to shock me back into behaving. So far so good today so only another 9 or so hours to go without eating myself silly.

In my head I've been convincing myself if I eat all the chocolate eggs as fast as I can then at least they aren't around to tempt me anymore. Not sure that logic works though...

I am also having a wierd sleep thing going on at the moment, usually go to bed really early about 8 ish and read and sleep at 9 ish...last 2weeks been more like midnight
i get suckered down tiktok vacuum and i am wide awake
so yesterday went over calories for strict loss but not mad, so today was 74 kg
i have done weights workout and come to work with strict plan to get back to me restricted eating window, in bed at 9 pm and a pint of water before bed....it was working so well before....it MUST work again...
so far managed not to eat until 2pm and have had 350 calories in fruit and milk in my coffees.
gives me 850 until 8 pm.

Oh god @effiesgoldwig I use that logic too, when I'm eating stuff I shouldn't. Eat it all and get it gone.

I never feel like I get enough sleep. I am an early riser and I never sleep in beyond 7am ever even on holiday. But I also don’t go to bed early enough. In order to catch up sleep I either need to nap or go to bed earlier.

I haven't had any chocolate for a while apart from a couple of small eggs and a little chocolate bar. Can't ration it as end up binging if I know it's in the cupboard. The binges make me feel sickly so puts me off for a while.

Stuffed myself last night so trying to plan food for this evening to avoid a repeat. I think I need to take more food with me for through the day.

I'm trying to do the 9:15 diet (9 hours in bed where I can't eat 😂).

It sounds as if we could all do better with our sleep patterns. I am usually very good going to bed early but last night I went out and this morning I feel very hungover (no alcohol involved, I drank diet coke all evening).

I had a lovely evening at the club house but photographs were taken 😱. I posted exactly this last year when photographs were taken of me on the dance floor 🦛 looking like a giant hippo. I honestly didn't think I looked this bad but it has given me new resolve.

Easter outings are all done now (although I still have eggs). I have a meal out on Tuesday and it's a tricky one because it's a cafe on the Moors we always go to and it's difficult to find anything healthy on the menu. I've also got an ice cream feast on Thursday which again will be tricky but I'll do my best.

I'm going to try extra hard now (so that the next photos are more pleasing). My latest challenge is to drink more water. DP arrives here at 9am and I want to drink a large glass before he arrives and go on from there. I'm making this up as I go along until I settle into some kind of pattern I am able to sustain.

Have a good Sunday everyone, for me it's day 1 of trying a bit harder.

Morning @poorpaws. it’s day 1 for me again as well. I’m rereading the old Blood sugar diet book and that’s renewed my enthusiasm for low carb, Mediterranean diet style food, and I’m raring to go.
I despise photos as well, I know exactly what you mean. My mother in law takes awful photos- mouths open, mid conversation, terrible angles, bad lighting- every photo crime in the book- and then shares them on family groups and on Facebook. In every single one I look big, red, and ugly. She won’t be told either, and other family members are very photogenic and posey so it’s only me that looks terrible. After 15 years I have started telling her that I don’t want photos taken, she will go round family events and take candid shots. Honestly, it’s awful and I completely understand your pain.

Day 1 for Me too. I'm going to watch the Ted talk mentioned upthread and plan meals for rest of week today. Feeling more positive now.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I was upset last night when I saw the photos but I suppose it was a good thing as this morning I feel so positive. I'm not sure if we will be going there again this year, most likely August if we do, or if it will be next year but I am absolutely determined to look better next time it happens. I am a size 14 and honestly, without exaggeration, look at least size 22 if not more. I could not believe it and still can't this morning. Three photos of me taken and each worse than the previous one.

Good to hear you are raring to go, keep up the momentum, we've both got this.

I will weigh in tomorrow morning as I have no idea of my weight gain/loss this week but I will definitely try harder with my food choices now whatever the scales say.

I need to stay in this positive mood and not drop into despair and "I can't" mode.

@Gottoloveatakeaway good to hear that you're positive too (I read your post after my last post). So for three of us it's Day 1, we'll help each other this week and see good progress 😁