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

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Thread 5, everyone welcome!

@poorpaws i was the same re protein, I still am really. I just find that it allows me to add extra protein to a sweet thing that I wouldn’t normally have. I also like the arla protein and lindhals kvarg yogurts (the white chocolate one is excellent) and they have 15-18g protein each- but they are quite expensive (usually on offer at 4 for £3) - they are more filling than other yogurts I find especially if bulked up with a bit of fruit

I had a good day 1 of ass kicking April today. I have weighed and calorie counted all my food, and should end the day on 1400 (I actually still have 94 in the bank) and 130g protein. I walked 3 miles this morning with woofy and another short one this afternoon. I did a Caroline girvan workout as my hiit today. I’m going to continue with her program I think- she has 30 different workouts on YouTube and you do 5 a week for 6 weeks with a timetable of videos to complete.
my food has been good, but I do feel hungry and there is chocolate everywhere (more arrived today from granny and grandad), I’ve drunk a lot of water. i am not back at work til Thursday- tomorrow we are going for unlimited breakfast at beefeater and then to clip and climb.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I LOVE Caroline Girvan and lindahl yoghurts - Sainsburys often do discounts on the chocolate or caramel protein pots which are delish.

which Caroline programme are you doing? I love her workouts, but i just can't commit to working out that often with home chaos, and then I fall behind and get dispirited. I had already queued up a Caroline workout (epic heat) for 6:30 tomorrow morning tho. Got a big day in the office tomorrow so packing myself a sensible lunch now...

well done on your jeans odyssey @poorpaws. I have 3 pairs of the M&S "mom" jeans. They work for me even though I don't have the slim waist to go with it! I've got my eye on a new swimsuit but... not yet... maybe in May. I caught sight of my reflection when taking DC swimming and the less said about that the better

@triplecheeese i’m doing iron , it was recommended on here and I thought I’d give it a go. I want to continue running though so I may have to spread it over 7 or 8 weeks

Day 1 of Kick Ass April (🤣 I love that) has gone quite well for me this evening. I've had to spend quite a long time on the phone which is very rare because I don't like phone calls and usually a quick text will do from me. Anyway I had to use the phone tonight and my evening just galloped away, I've no idea where it's gone, but I've not had time to binge.

I've just had a very light yogurt (only around 60 cals) with red grapes. I think this may be a record for me, eating so little so late but I'm thinking I might have to start ringing random numbers every night and just talk to anyone 😀, it might be my latest slimming aid.

I'm very pleased with myself and I'm off to bed before I spoil my record.

Kick Ass Day 2, I'm ready for you.

Welcome back @triplecheeese

I've been awful over the weekend and have already eaten biscuits and a chocolate bar this morning.
I'm very emotional as had some awful news about my Dad which isn't helping me stay on track. On the positive I'm still AF which is saving some calories but im probably managing to eat the same amount in treats at the moment. Need to do a healthy shop and not replenish any of the treats I've managed to eat.

@endlesswashing I'm sorry to hear you've had bad news and yes I agree it's so hard not to eat your way through your emotions. Be kind to yourself if the news has made you unhappy, you'll need to process it. When you feel a little better you can jump back on our wagon, there is plenty of room for you.

I'm just back from a dog walk and we didn't get wet, yayyy! It's going to rain later so I'm glad that's one job done. I'm having two boiled eggs for lunch and a large chicken stir fry for dinner, followed by yogurt and grapes. Hopefully there will be minimal snacking tonight.

Happy Kick Ass April Day 2 everyone.

@endlesswashing i’m sorry to hear you have had bad news. Be kind to yourself 🌷

I had a good day today. I ended up on 1600 calories, 104g protein. I ran this morning then this afternoon I did a Caroline girvan workout (I’m really enjoying these) - wouldn’t normally double up but I had annual leave and a dog free day. I’ve made a veggie stuffed chicken dhansak which I will have with veg, and some lentil soup. All very wholesome and tasty and filling. I did have a Malteser bunny but I counted the calories and I did stop at one.

tomorrow is my last day of my annual leave. I have no doggy again, so I will try to do the same again-a short run and an afternoon workout. I need to raid the freezer for dinner tomorrow, I bought so much meat reduced on Easter Saturday and can’t remember what there is!

So... I'm not saying my diet has failed but I just don't feel in a good place around food...

Having said that, for the past 3 days I've had 2 plums, low fat yogurt and puffed oats with a small bit of honey for breakfast. This all needed to be eaten up and the last day is tomorrow for the plums and yogurt.

I did also have Scotch egg and half yogurt dressed potato salad for 2 days for lunch (yesterday and today) but plus salad, no salad yesterday though as I just didn't feel like it.

I haven't been counting calories but since last Weds I've walked 22.7km, two days were 6.9km each.

I keep looking at weights and workouts around that, I've got some small dumbbells around somewhere.

I have, I admit it, been eating hot cross buns and Easter eggs, but once those are gone they're gone.

Caroline Girvan looks good but I don't want to a really intense one of hers and then be put off.

@Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain search on YouTube for beginners workouts. There are so many on there! One I like is Emi Wong (if you can handle her cutesie style) but actually I’m finding Caroline G is good, you can do any of hers as just bodyweight (eg no dumbells) or with your own preference of weight. She does ridiculous 17,5kg in each hand, but by reckoning <eyes dog> that’s the weight of an 8 month old Labrador retriever and there’s no way I could lift that in one hand or squat with it 🤣 I did today with 6.5kg and it was plenty.

your plums and yogurt sounds like a good breakfast, I have fruit and yog every day pretty much in some variation. Today I made porridge with rhubarb and stirred in yoghurt and protein powder and it was delicious 😋 the chocolate and hot cross buns are still around here too, the kids are bored of them now so they are just floating about. I’m going to force them to eat or remove by Thursday morning.

@poorpaws I've just been reading through your pps. You've done very well so far this and last year with your diet and recording things in notebooks and here.

I'm probably similar to you in that I like my own company and ipad/laptop but I also have spurts where I'm the life and soul of the party, especially with people I really like and gel with. I'm also single in January (was seeing someone for a year last year), and I'm the kind of person where if you see someone you like to look good, lose weight etc.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I usually have blueberries and porridge and skimmed milk for breakfast but I've got Rude Health puffed oats and I got a huge low fat yogurt and wasn't eating the plums so thought that would do. I have 2 handfuls of the puffed oats. I need to get some protein powder.

My DM when she comes around has got me onto protein bars and she's the type where she'll have a nose through my cupboards, take a protein bar or two and then say, "oh I'll buy some more". Yeah thanks mum, just don't take them?!

I have no dog to lift, I do have a cat but I don't think she'd take kindly to being lifted.

Caroline looks like one of those annoying women who's always enjoyed exercise from day dot. That's a good tip to do without weights.

I did tell DM today when she came over to take a hot cross bun but no... she left them. Once they're gone though they're gone.

I was quite good in Tescos today, bought some Finest 3 Bean Soup, half a carton of that is 0 points on WW (not doing WW anymore). I do also have some pumpernickel I bought.

I really just need to knuckle down and start something.

@Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain stick with us, you'll get there in the end. I am the worst yo-yo dieter ever and atm I'm quite a lot bigger than I'd like but I keep thinking if I hadn't got the support of these lovely people here I'd be 2 sts heavier at least.

I'm sorry to hear you've had a recent failed relationship but who knows what is around the next corner. I didn't ever, ever want another relationship and was happily single for a long time. Then one day out of the blue I met DP when I was walking my dogs and 8 years later ...

@Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain yeah she does- but don’t be fooled… I probably look like that to most people (I don’t look like cg by the way!) I run, a lot, I do races, I workout- but I literally did zero exercise until 2018. I had PND and I just had enough, bought a treadmill and decided I was going to be a runner. First time I ran 10 minutes I threw up! I ended up running 1000 miles that year, including multiple half marathons…… everyone can start somewhere and get somewhere. I am such a strong advocate of finding the thing you love and more importantly, for putting yourself first for just 30 minutes every day, even if that means getting up early to do it. You’ll never ever feel worse after a workout.

Hello strangers!

Thought it was time I made a comeback. I've been totally off the wagon since I last checked in but not done tooooo much damage. I'm back above 15st by about 2-3 lbs so I've put on about 3kg/half a stone since November. I think it could have been a lot worse.

Going to try and stick around and hoping a fresh start will kick things off and I'll get a stone down for the summer. You never know!

Morning all...epic fail here.
Had five days "of diet"...didn't even go mad, just ate three meals , all including white carbs, had alcohol and a piece of cake one day ..and gained 4.2 lbs...it is so unfair.
I am really upset..my dad is in hospital having his first round of chemo...it's raining again...and I am a blob .
I know I need to get back into good routine and habits. So going to join kickass April ..a little late...
@endlesswashing .my father had a devastating diagnosis 5 weeks ago...I'm having to work very hard not to eat my feelings of grief . And trying not to use food as a self care method.

@Theredjellybean I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad. You're right it is important to try not to use food as self care. I'm still AF which is something, 6 weeks today.
My Dad also has a cancer diagnosis but sadly he cannot have treatment. Prognosis 6 months.
Going to do my best to eat well today.

@effiesgoldwig hi, lovely to have you back with us. We've now had two returnees, @triplecheeese came back too. I wish more would return to us, I'd like to hear their progress. I've gained well over a stone since November so you've done really well and a hell of a lot better than me.

@Theredjellybean I don't count yours as a fail, you have a lot to deal with atm so you are doing really well and much better than some would do in your shoes. I hope your dad's chemo goes well and you can keep him a lot longer than you think.

@endlesswashing I am so sorry to hear your sad news, I know how devastated you will be from my own experience. Take great care of yourself during this unbearable time.

I'm doing ok. Managing to get the dogs out, mainly in the rain which is very depressing. I'm trying to stay very focused about controlling my food intake especially during the evening. I'm hoping for a decent loss on Monday and it's about time I didn't have a fail week.

Healthy Thursday everyone

My big thing is walking as I find it helps clear my head with or without EarPods on and I walked 14.2km yesterday. I did have a couple of teas with probably semi skimmed milk in them and a sausage roll when I was out but I was surprised at how less hungry I was when I got home. Had chicken pilau meal with Greek yogurt and an orange. I did have a chocolate cornflake cake from Costa and some crisps (big bag) but I like the feeling that comes from walking. In morning I had toasted hot cross bun with margarine, 2 rich tea light biscuits and French onion soup with low fat grated cheese and 3 marmite rice cakes with margarine. I was quite surprised though that what I had kept me full whilst walking. Also took a decaff cappuccino out with me.

As I’m waiting to start a new job but have “work” in between online I can do this for the next few weeks.

Sorry to hear you had PND. An ex colleague/friend had it and after having one child said she wasn’t having a more due to PND. I do believe as you say exercise helps.

What was funny for me was I went to a vintage shop on the way home saw clothes which looked like size 6 and 8 (I was that size once!) and then in the parks I walked in as it was after work time I saw lots of slim female walkers (guessing size 8-10), I then saw a larger woman walking (about my weight size 12-14) but she looked my age or younger so 40s.

For breakfast so far have had hot cross bun with spread but will have yogurt with fruit later.

Thank you! I’m one of those eternal optimists on a dating site. When I go out with friends it’s easy to meet men, but they have to be the right ones!

I’m not sure if I’m a yo yo dieter because apart from weightwatchers and watching what I eat I don’t really diet. I think if you deprive yourself of too much you’ll cave and make bad choices (probably applies to many things in life!). My best friend on keto is having a great time as she eats well not what she likes, but she doesn’t feel hungry. She’s lost a stone in a month but she’s size 18-20. Over lockdown she did really well and got down to size 14 and I think she could easily go to a 12 or 10 but she’s been big since she was 18 and thinks a size 14 would be best for her.

@endlesswashing and @Theredjellybean I’m so sorry to hear about both your dads’ diagnoses, I hope they’re getting the support they need and are comfortable. Take care of yourselves both of you.

@Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain Sorry I didn't mean to imply that you were a yo-yo dieter, I was just declaring that I am most definitely one and but for the lovely people and ton of support I get from this thread I'd be a lot bigger. I dread the day this thread folds because I so need the support, I can gain weight so quickly.

Ah bless you! No offence taken!

That’s what I liked about weightwatchers, the support, but in the end it got very cliquey and a bit bitchy so after a year I left! It’s good to have support. My big thing is if it’s there I’ll eat it! I was perusing my treat shelf in my kitchen and noting that I do not need any more!

@endlesswashing ...same timeline here too with dad but chemo may get us 6-12 months but I don't think he'll cope with it
I'm selfishly hoping he'll go for palliative care and have good quality month or two , as I've just spoken to him and he's been throwing up all night ..and were only on day 1.
If you don't mind me asking is your father's diagnosis AML ?

@Theredjellybean no, it's liver cancer (primary) multiple tumours. I'm going from ok to really upset in waves. Burst into tears in Tesco last week.

Thank you all for your kind words and support.

The good news is there are not many treats left and I haven't bought anymore so eating well is much more likely.

@endlesswashing ...I am four weeks ahead and am more practical now...sorting logistics, practical stuff etc...but cry most days and stupid things set me off... sending you lots and lots of support and hugs .
I can't control what is happening to my father so I'm trying to re focus on controlling my drinking and eating...it makes me feel a bit calmer