DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 5. Everyone is welcome to join our very supportive and friendly group without any judgement.

[poorpaws]

Thread 5, everyone welcome!

I'm way off track. It's just not working for me and I've got my head out of the game - though I am so proud of you all, you all sound wonderfully motivated (sorry about the cold @Sedgwick but you'll be back on plan in no time). I've started a new Caroline Girvan exercise programme and have decided to knock the alcohol on the head until Xmas. I don't drink a lot but have had a few events recently (which helped knock me off track).

hooray for puppies!

Sorry to hear you are off track @triplecheeese , is it just down to the alcohol?

@triplecheeese i get like that quite often sometimes. I get really bored of food, and then it all just spirals out of my grasp. I find the only way to get it back is to regain my control over it all, so I sit down with recipe books or foodie mags and do a really nice menu and shopping list, really think about where I’m losing it. It’s not eg. That I’m eating too many snacks, it’s really that my breakfast isn’t up to par so I focus on getting some really nice breakfasts in. (For example)

I actually love cooking and I’m happy to cook in an evening so I plan some lovely dinners. Make sure everything is in. Plan some workouts. Plan some meal prep that can fo you a few days (eg if lunches are your downfall, tackle them Head on- I will roast a chicken, strip the meat, make a pasta or cous cous salad for example, then every day I just assemble it, or one week I made 5 pots of chilli and rice) . And then the hard bit is you then have to actually do it, but all the thinking has been done.

I totally empathise with the feeling that you aren’t “in the game” and what I’m doing is not working and it’s where I do my worst damage - but I do know what does work for me, I guess it’s just a case of going back to that and trying again 💐

Ahhhh thank you @thenewaveragebear1983. you are right, it is all about feeling out of control to be honest. It's not so much alcohol itself @TalkToTheHand123, it's me feeling overtired, anxious and overwhelmed and what for most people would simply be a normal occasional night out just compounds my tiredness and makes me feel worse. Then I run out of time for workouts, meal planning and just self soothe with easy food. Blah blah blah.

So this morning I cancelled plans for today, plonked the kids in the pram and we all went to parkrun. I've planned my hectic diary for next week to regain some sense of order and written a meal plan for next week. Good idea on the cook-ahead chicken! I'll let you know how I get on.

thanks for your support pals. Have good weekends.

Today I'm 1.2kg up from where we started 🙄 so let's weigh in properly on Monday and see where we get to by the end!

I have stayed the same this week..thats ok been definitely not as good a week !
Got stuck due to train cancellations for hours last night and ate own body weight in mini honey sausages from m and s
i am still 3lbs off in 3 weeks so back at it this week !

I have stayed the same this week. Still have a head cold and a cough. I am eating bigger meals and including potatoes until I feel better.

puppy life, it’s tiring…. She’s very good but it is just like having a baby again, obsessive monitoring of bowel movements! It was much easier when it was just me and the pup, dh and the dc do complicate things a little. I did manage to write a menu and shopping list and escape to Asda though.

some things on the menu this week:
pulled pork and wedges for Sunday tea
Butternut squash macaroni cheese
lasagne
a kind of hotpot with baked beans, vegges, bacon and sliced potatoes on the top
biriyani
prawn mayo for my lunches- will make tomorrow
veggie soup- you’ll remember I cannot make soup for love or money, this is a soup pack of pre cut veg, boil with stock and blend. Easy huh?
So all good.

I declined wine tonight, it’s just way too calorific. I have had a gin and slimline though, all measured properly, but I did need a little one to ease the puppy strain 😂

1 pound back in this week but tbh I think last week was an anomaly and this is more like reality. So I'm 2lbs down on week 3 of 7 in 7. Could be worse.

Some really good tips there though thanks so much! I did a food shop this afternoon but didn't really plan it properly so we will have to see what comes out.

Morning all, a couple of days ago I thought I'd try get on the treadmill again regularly, just for slow walks, I've managed 2 days in a row so far. 😀

@Sedgwick sorry to hear you have been feeling rotten and hope you are improving now 💐

@triplecheeese hi twin, a handhold from me if it's all going downhill atm. You aren't far from goal (if your goal is still 10 sts) and I think that sends us off track as it's so hard to keep motivated near the end.

@thenewaveragebear1983 the puppy will be hard work, I've had a lot of them, but it will be worth it. It won't be long before you wonder how you lived without her and in the meantime a bit of self care and gin won't go amiss.

I've had a strange week. Only a few days ago I was doing well on the scales and quite excited for my Monday weigh-in, then in the last two days, without any good reason, the scales have shot up. I'm hoping I've lost at least half a pound tomorrow to keep me on track but I'm not sure. The only thing I'm really struggling with are my exercises (not the dog walk exercises, the dvd ones), I just don't want to do them.

I've been home alone for two days and I love it. Long story but DP has had problems preserving the doors in his flat so he's had to sand them all back down and start again. He is the best man ever but quite clingy and likes to be here with me all day. I am a loner at heart and love the peace and quiet. Trouble is left to my own devices I just sit with my iPad all afternoon which isn't good for my weight.

Have a good Sunday everyone. For those struggling 💐 and for those doing well hoorah! By the middle of next week we are half way through 7/7, it has gone quickly. Fingers crossed we stay motivated until 7/7 is done.

@TalkToTheHand123 Well done with the treadmill. I find it takes a lot of willpower to keep getting on and I regularly fail at exercising. You go girl 💪

I as doing well until last night ... my own stupid fault.
Result is I've sts, which is very disappointing and I have to really work on it and catch up this week. I keep telling myself I was so excited to reach this weight last week and this week I'm so disappointed at the same weight, crazy.

Anyway I'm hoping to catch up soon. I hope everyone else is keeping on track.

@poorpaws I'm sorry you feel disappointed with staying the same, but I like to think of it as that moment just before the scales begin to tip the other way. I'm not saying I don't prefer to lose, but I talk myself down!

Sorry you're still feeling a bit ropey @Sedgwick. As for staying the same weight, see above😆😆

I'm down another 2lbs. I wish it was through sheer effort and willpower, but honestly my appetite has been shot since I was ill a week or so ago. I'm still not over whatever the hell it is. I continue to feel ridiculously tired and have a weird smell of burning in my nose which seems to be sinus related. But I will take my 2lbs loss in a positive way and try not to put it back on! This is the first time the scale has had a 10 at the start in four years, so I am pleased with that.

Good morning. 98.1 this morning, so that’s almost a kilo gained. Don’t think it was Paris, got back on Friday and I’ve done nothing but eat and sleep since. I had flu and covid vaccines on Saturday, don’t know if I’m reacting to them or actually have something else. Either way,I have a lot of ground to makeup , and this is day one for me.

@Tessisme well done and welcome into the 10s. I have stayed the same too @poorpaws , better than gaining. I have had about 5 days of eating normally but feeling better now, cough nearly gone. Going to try and push through 6 weeks of fast800. I have been drinking wine this weekend. Waking up with anxious thoughts in the early hours came straight back as did a puffy face. Back to mock tails for me. Had a chat with DH and we are going to book our favourite sea food restaurant for a midweek break end of November as an incentive.

PS: 70 days to the big C!

Hi all. Xmas is becoming a bit of a target focus point, although I'm continuing with just taking it a day at a time, trying to be mindful as I go. I've regained my addiction to crisps for some reason so hoping to try knock this on the head soon. I may have to stop buying and stocking.

I've stocked up on veg though and have quite a few bags of fish so hoping a staple of these two will help me shed an lbs or two over the next few months.

I'm hoping I can stay away from alcohol from now to Xmas too, but that may be quite a challenge.

Just to add also, I'm on my second marathon sleep (going to bed around 7pm and trying to stay there until about 8 or 9am) as longer sleeping sessions seem to help.

Good morning everyone

Just to report it's so far so good this week after my sts last week. I am trying really hard to catch up.

It's really miserable here, very wet and cold and I've got a 2 hour dog walk ahead of me when I can be bothered to shower and get dressed.

I hope you are all doing ok. It's gone a bit quiet on here mid week so I'm assuming everyone is far too busy exercising and preparing healthy meals to report in 🙄

Hav3 a good Wednesday everyone and keep trying.

Had a shocking day yesterday, pizza, burgers, sausages so on a veg binge at the moment. Doing a quick shop in about an hour. Hopefully won't be silly!

I’m going ok, weather is dire for dog walking isn’t it @poorpaws ? Mine only goes out in the garden but even that is becoming a bit tiresome. I wouldn’t fancy a 2 hour walk!

I’ve had a good few days on plan. I feel like my appetite has settled a lot, I am just not as hungry. Maybe this coincides with not exercising so much this week. But I’ve eaten my meals, counted my Syns, and come in on track every day. I am coming to the end of my second HRT cycle so my period is due, and I am utterly exhausted and brain foggy, I had forgotten this from last month but I feel totally frazzled and tired to my bones. I have craved a bit of sugar here and there but nothing extreme and I’ve managed it within my allowance.

it’s weigh in day tomorrow, I’m once again completely unsure if I’ll have a loss or not, it’s always very hard to tell. I do feel trimmer though, definitely round my middle. I’m still in target for 7/7, this will be my 5th weigh in and I’m currently 5lb down so as long as I don’t gain I’m still on track. I’d have liked 2lbs off because I think once I get to 7lbs it’s ‘actual’ weigh loss and not something I could regain in one weekend. But any loss is a loss.

@thenewaveragebear1983 good luck for tomorrows weigh-in but whatever the scales say you are doing very well.

I keep repeating myself I know, but this is so difficult at times and it's so easy to just give in. I still believe that feeling slimmer and healthier is much better than that glass of wine or bar of chocolate that can be gone in a very short time. I keep telling myself how wonderful it will feel in spring next year when the winter woollies come off and I will look good, I've been telling myself this for the last 3 years. 🙈

Hope weigh in goes well @thenewaveragebear1983
Poorpaws... keep going....I'm too tired to write much more...but offering moral support..

Thanks - half a pound off, I had hoped for more. I’m not letting it demotivate be though. I’ve hardly exercised this week, in fact I’ve barely moved except to the garden and back with pup, so I’m determined to get some miles and a workout in this weekend. I feel really tired and quite low, a touch of the puppy blues and a touch of the hormones- I’m sure I’ll be fine after a good nights sleep

I have apparently gained 5 pounds in the last week, which doesn't sound quite right! Waiting to see what next week's weigh in looks like but I'm also going to assume the worst and cut back accordingly. I didn't think this last week had been too bad but definitely some room for improvement.

Am avoiding the scales at the moment as things haven't been going brilliantly. I remember measuring my waist/hips etc some time ago on either this thread or the one before though. I've just measured again and have

W 42 inches (106cm)
Hips 46 inches. (116cm)

I'm off to search through the threads and see if I've made any progress...