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.

@triplecheeese i had vision of you running with little mince pies and bottles of baileys tied to your legs

@Theredjellybean so hard when "the kids" (step included) have problems. Your whole life goes on hold.

My eldest (at uni) has mental health issues, bipolar. My mum did too, as does my sister. I think (I hope...) I escaped. But you just get torn apart seeing them struggle. I know that mix of relief and heartbreak. The "can someone else just deal with it for a bit".... Remember to take some of this time to recover (alongside the worrying!)

Will they allow family visits? Or is it a closed unit? Sending many hugs...

@BeyondMyWits it will allow as much visiting as we want. It is not her first in patient stay, so at least I know what to expect.
She may be a step child but i love her as much as i love my own 2 daughters , and her mother is / has been useless so for last 4 years it has been me driving her recovery/treatment etc etc...i don't mind, i would do it all over a million times if i have to for her or any of the other three girls . I really do see them as all equal

@Theredjellybean . I hope that the unit helps her. That is so hard for you all.

I weighed this morning at 98.9 kilos. It is what it is. And it could have been worse. I don’t think I really pigged out at any point.
Back to porridge for breakfast, and swimming when I can. My target for January is to get comfortably under 97.5 kilos. Modest target because otherwise I will get downhearted.
Lovely to see the thread so busy. Looking forward to hearing from you all.
@poorpaws Dont beat yourself up. You had a lot to process. I love your targets.

@Theredjellybean I am so sorry to hear about your DSD, it must be so hard for her and for you. I hope she makes a speedy recovery although I appreciate it's not an illness from which she will quickly mend. I just hope it is as painless as possible for both of you. Sending a hug for when you really need it.

I too will be full on hospital visiting this week. My sis-in-law had a hip operation this morning. She's had it done privately as she's been in excruciating pain and would have to wait at least two years on the NHS. Sadly if it was me I'd have to suffer but I digress, I found out this evening that she can only have one visitor because of Covid so that will be me. I haven't been this evening because I think she's very tired but I should be going twice daily until she comes out. Sadly my brother (her husband) died 6 years ago and I know he would have wanted me to go.

Today has been full on and I haven't really stopped which I suppose is good for a weight loss plan. I did a healthy shop this morning (and I've already overspent my new budget). I did a long dog walk, had soup for a very late lunch and I have been until now taking the Christmas decorations down. This is not an easy job, I am a creature of excess and my lounge looks as if a bomb has hit it with all the Christmas decorations all over the place. I ran out of steam so I've closed the door on it and I'll have another go tomorrow between dog walking and hospital visiting. Sadly no chance of an exercise DVD today.

I hope day one (which it is for most people) has gone well, and we all continue to have a good week.

Gosh, it's so great to see the chat so lively - thank you all for sharing your goals and experiences and thoughts. It feels like a lovely community @poorpaws started off here...

@Theredjellybean i am so sorry about your DSD. She sounds like she is trying so hard. Anorexia is vicious and so difficult on you all, sending you so much strength. I hope she gets some support in the inpatient care and you get a few moments to breathe and look after yourself - I agree with @BeyondMyWits when you're the one in the caring role it's so easy to forget that your girls need you healthy too - caring for yourself is part of caring for others. And PS I wish I had taken the mince pies and baileys on the run; would have made it more fun...

poorpaws im sorry to hear your SIL is in hospital, clearly a much needed op but never a nice one. Is the hospital a long distance away? I laughed aloud at "creature of excess" - I definitely am too, we should get t shirts printed up. Lots of early Jan birthdays in our circle so we take the decs down on New Years Day and while I haven't got round to getting the boxes back in the loft or anything, it does feel nice to have a "clear" living room apart from the toys, laundry and junk everywhere

hopped on the scales and Santa brought me 1.5kgs for Xmas, which could have been a lot worse! So it's 1.5kgs back off by end Jan please January Fairy.

great attitude @Zebracat - what's done is done, we go again!

Haha @triplecheeese , I like that... "santa brought me" 4lb... doesn't sound so negative then!

I'm currently drinking soup in an office surrounded by a microwave, air fryer and toastie maker which are all on the go with a strong smell bacon.😂🐷

Torture levels have decreased over the last few months though, so it does get a bit easier. Touch wood I can stay strong 💪

@TalkToTheHand123 well done for resisting - Bacon is irresistible for me. Although not allowed in the office - people complain about smelly food and just not worth it.

I'm wfh today and had lovely leftovers which made me feel i'm off to a great start - brown rice and roasted veg

Weirdly I hate the smell of bacon. Like the taste though. Found a bit of forgotten panettone yesterday, had that for breakfast and supper. Just taken down the decorations and about to make a big pot of soup.

I had sausage and bacon for breakfast today at work but it's my birthday and birthday calories don't count! Tomorrow is another day for some virtuous yoghurt.

@PinkArt Happy Birthday and you are totally right, there are no calories in birthday food. I hope you've had a lovely day.

I'm craving bacon now. Think I'll go to bed early with Mumsnet to keep me out of the kitchen because I just know I could binge tonight.

It's so difficult to start again after the excess but I hope you are all doing well. It would be really good if we all saw a loss on Monday.

I was on late shift today with another lady who's doing slimming world and she stunk the office out. Had to open the window and door and spray some hand spray to reduce the smell. 😯

I try to be chilled, but not sure if I could put up with that every shift.🤔

The fan will be going on at full speed next time. 😂

Been struggling a bit to get back on track. Going back to work leaves me so tired. Eating a bit more for energy. However really pleased I managed day 1 of exercise plan this morning. Feels like mindset getting there now

Hiya all... it really is lovely to see so many posts!

I don't normally weigh any other day but Monday... I stepped on those scales today as I was feeling bloated (Pringles!!! every time) and ANOTHER 2lb on there (on top of the 4 santa brought)!!! So 15st 5lb...

THAT is going to be lower by Mon that's for sure!! Very disheartened, but I suppose it will have me redoubling my efforts.

Screaming baby sleep deprivation is not helping over here. Had pizza and dough balls for tea. Felt guilty when I went back for a 3rd slice but I think I ate less than I usually would. I have been known to eat an entire pizza on my own so less than half is progress.

Oh and DD wanted to bake today so I've eaten 2 fairy cakes plus buttercream icing.

How old is the baby @effiesgoldwig? Mine is 1.5 and catches everything going (most recently croup) so I feel like I haven't slept in ages! I feel you @Gottoloveatakeaway ... Well done on the exercise. No reason why Day 1 needs to be Jan 1.

After a fantastic start I missed a couple of days of exercise (sick children again!) but figure I'll just tag it on the end.

11 months. I think it's separation anxiety on both sides - going back to work next week and dreading it so obviously she's stopped sleeping to punish me.

Ah she's still so tiny. That is such a tough phase, be kind to yourself. DC2 was (is) very attached to me and the back to work and nursery settling time was so hard. But it did get better for us... slowly!

Hi all. Ready to drop here. Exhausted. Been doing stretches every few hours, ate quite well with salads and high water contented soup, only real naughty food was the overcooked onion rings 😔. 20mins on treadmill (used to be very unmotivated for this but quite motivated now as it gives me a really good sleep usually) and some weights.

Morning all...I had managed 3 days of no alcohol and calorie deficit...then had to take dsd to unit yesterday.
Came home and went through a large quantity of alcohol...a very large quantity..might have also eaten Thai green curry laden with coconut cream followed by chocolate biscuits.
Oh well it's only Friday, I can redeem myself by Monday weigh in.
Might have to be slightly damp January not dry January

Morning. I've lost a pound this week (I do a Friday weigh in as I'm more likely to have eaten well during the week than the weekend!). I'm pleased with that between my birthday and the enormous panettone our team were given when we got back to the office this week.
I think hitting 17 stone by the end of the month would be pushing it, but my aim is to be as close as possible. Psychologically when I'm down to 'only' 16 something again I think the next step will be a lot easier. Google photos was showing me some random 'highlights' the other day and one pic from a couple of years ago showed a noticable differennce around my hips and thighs. I think I was around 16 stone 6 ish, possibly a bit less, when it was taken so I might try to use it as a bit of inspiration.

Found a lead today that fits the soup maker which I was about to throw out. Only takes 20 mins to make and will save me a lot of time compared to the way I've been doing it.😊

weighed in this morning, as I'm a friday person too @PinkArt lost 2lbs. very pleased. Have friends coming to stay over the weekend so that is going to be hard. Have planned pretty healthy food, but drinks likely to be the killer