My accountability thread…

[CaramelEmporium]

I love an accountability thread, I often find myself searching for the ‘success stories’ only to find the OP has stopped posting after a few weeks, presumably having given up.

Realistically, I know mine will probably end the same way 😆 but maybe, just maybe, one day somebody will be read this thread and think well if CE can bloody do it so can I.

I’m going for the tortoise rather than the hare approach to weight loss. I know for me deprivation leads to binges so the basic plan will be less of the yummy but oh so bad for me food and more moving. If it becomes apparent that ain’t doing the trick then Plan B will be calorie counting.

I’m 50 in summer next year, that is my target by which to feel comfortable in my own skin. I’ve always been overweight but now I’ve tipped into the obese category and sometimes double take
at the fattie in the mirror. My weight dominates my thoughts too much, I want to set a better example
to my DD and I want clothes to fit better.
So, here we go, starting weight 13 stone 7 lb 5oz.

Good luck, OP! How goes day one?

Good luck OP!
I think it would be a good idea to have an “accountability section” on MN where you have just one or two MN who you ‘report’ back to but I guess it would quickly become enormous and take over the aibu section!

I’ve often wanted to join one of the threads where everyone in it reports back but I get lost spending so much time trying to see who’s losing/stalling/gaining or they start saying what they did/didn’t eat that I start to think about eating!
anyway good luck I’ll try adding you to my ‘watch thread’ list, in case you keep updating.

Ah thanks both. Yes @Goingwelltryingsomething like that would be ace! I don’t want to go to a class like SW or WW, I just want to ‘report in’ and have the thought of having to do so stop me
from succumbing to my evening chocolate habit even if my own thread does seem a bit self indulgent 🤣 All good so far. I am eating relatively normally just reined in the evening snacks which are my main downfall as they are for so many. We’ve got a treadmill at home and I did an hour yesterday and today on it. Just walking but on an incline and fast enough to get a sweat on.

I know what you mean about not wanting to go to classes and just “reporting in”. If I could I’d tell my DH my actual weight and report in to him, but I know he just wouldn’t really react in the right way, for me anyway! No treadmill for me, great you have one to help. ( won’t say anything about evening snacks and worst of all chocolate)

SW 13s 7lbs 5oz
CW 13s 6lbs 0oz

So nothing staggering but I’ve hardly been the ‘on a diet’ poster child so I’ll take that. And actually, thinking about it, I’m not ‘on a diet’ I’m trying to just switch things up a bit. I feel less bloated so all good so far.

Better off than on, or worse, seeing the scales go up instead. Onwards and downwards CaramelEmporium !

SW 13s 7lbs 5oz
Last week 13s 6lbs 0oz
CW 13s 5lbs 1oz

Well it’s down, though not by much but I did say I was going for slow and steady wins the race, going to be glacially slow at this pace 🤣
I’ve had a lot of social stuff this week so I’m ok with this having eaten out a few times. I do jump on the scales thro the week and have been at 13/3 or 13/4 something a couple of times and need to be mindful that weight fluctuates so all good.
Main thing is my head’s
in the right place, there’s been a few evenings when I’ve ridden the storm of the sweet craving and not given in to it. I’ve also walked most days so again in the right mindset and definitely feeling less bloated.

Got a big day/night out on Saturday so I’m going to make a
conscious effort to try harder earlier in the week this time to compensate.

SW 13s 7lbs 5oz
Last week 13s 5lbs 1oz
CW 13s 4lbs 5oz

I am a bit disappointed with this week but still it’s a loss. 3lbs in 3 weeks. Going to take forever at this rate 🤣 That said I had a big night out on Saturday and usually the next day I’d be feeding my hangover but I didn’t yesterday, I stayed on track, so I’ll take the small wins!

Well done! Slow and steady is the best way.
I'm finally having success with weight loss so will join you if that's ok!

1st Oct 10st 11.5
23rd Oct 10st 6

I'm doing noom.

Of course! Are our downfalls in our usernames?! Noom is clearly working for you. I’m trying to just ‘be better’ rather than following any programme as such.

Yes it's just calorie counting really but it's suiting me!
Not had much cheese!!

Hi, I'd like to join if that is ok? Only started last Fri with a weight of 9 st 9 lb. I am short at 5 ft so this is overweight for me and aiming to lose 2 st by New Year. Doing Slim Fast and 30 minutes of stationary bike every evening. Lost 3 lbs so far. I am heaviest I have ever been including when pregnant! Really need to lose it so hopefully we can support each other here. I managed to shed all baby fat couple of years ago on SF so trying it again. Was keeping it off for some time but all came back since I've been put on medication that increases appetite. Working from home does not help either to stay away from kitchen or find motivation.

SW 13s 7lbs 5oz
Last week 13s 4lbs 5oz
CW 13s 4lbs 6oz

This has become less my diet/accountability thread, more of a weight journal. A 1oz gain!! I was tempted to lie on then thought I’m only kidding myself. All week I’d been coming in at 13 2 even 13 1 something one day then the weekend happened. If nothing else I think I’m identifying my problem. I’ve cracked the evening snacking. I need to tackle the weekend over indulgences. Lunch/drinks Sat with a friend and dinner/drinks Sunday with others has been my undoing again. Great fun but not great for the weight loss.

Hi CaramelEmporium this is my problem too! I have been following to see if I could use your accountability thread to try and do better myself but the exact same problem has occurred and I’m now exactly back where I was last week. How can you socialise without eating and having drinks even non alcoholic drinks are filled with calories and to order water is worse. Tonic water is yuk! Sparkling water, let’s make that a bottle someone always says then you end up with just a glass and thirsty or filled to burst with fizzy water. No good eating less before the socialising as I’m already semi fasting.

SW 13s 7lbs 5oz
Last week 13s 4lbs 6oz
CW 13s 4lbs 3oz

@Goingwelltrying agree 100%. I generally do the 16/8 so I don’t eat before noon and after 8 but clearly what I’m eating in between and occasionally drinking (after 8) is wrong. I weighed in on Saturday at 13/4/3 as we’re on holiday now. So I fully anticipate being back to square 1, or worse, by the end of the week. Buffet breakfasts, meze, halloumi, gin etc. At the same time I’m so annoyed with myself for being fat on holiday again and struggling with the heat more as a consequence. I’m coming to the conclusion that what I think of as a ‘normal’ diet and ‘normal’ portion sizes must be really out of whack. Maybe once I’m home I need to start calorie counting or start investigating Wegovy or something.

SW 13s 7lbs 5oz
Last week 13s 4lbs 3oz
CW 13s 5lbs 0oz

A tiny gain but given I’ve been on holiday I’ll take it. Also ordered Wegovy, arriving this week.

Agreeing with everything. I’d be very interested in how you find wegovy I’ve only just come across it on MN. STILL 2 pounds off and definitely better off than on.

2 pounds and 5 ounces - every ounce in the right direction is good!

Thanks @Goingwelltrying
I will let you know. My issue is I don’t think I have a terrible diet. A typical day I don’t eat until noon when I’ll have for example a chicken wrap, some salad and a packet of crisps. No snacks, then a ‘normal’ tea, might be spag bol, risotto, a stir fry etc. Then perhaps a treat might be one of those tiny fun size bag of chocolate, the ones you get in a multi pack and a slimline G&T. I’m not stupid, I know it’s not brilliant but it’s not awful? I’m pretty active too.

SW 13s 7lbs 5oz
Last week 13s 5lbs 0oz
CW 13s 3lbs 5oz

I injected my first Wegovy yesterday so today’s Day 1.
I’m at 13/3/5 so I’ve lost the holiday hangover weight.

I forgot to weigh in this morning so I’ll need to do that in the morning.
If anyone has seen me on some of the other threads, you’ll know that I tried Wegovy, took my first, and last!!, shot on Wednesday last week and it is very definitely not for me so I’ll have to do this on my own!

SW 13s 7lbs 5oz
Last week 13s 3lbs 5oz
CW 13s 0lbs 9oz

so definitely shifted a few pounds on my short lived Wegovy experience but no weight loss is worth reliving last week!

Nice to be almost at the 13s mark and of course means Almost 7Ibs off which is great!
I haven’t seen you on the wegovy threads there are so many weight loss threads that I try to avoid being on too much as it’s so tempting to keep reading instead of getting on.

Hi @Goingwelltrying appreciate the one-woman cheerlead squad 🤣 I feel loads better for a half stone loss, psychologically being under 13 will be a big step forward. Yes Wegovy for me meant being physically being unable to keep anything down and practically not leaving the bathroom for three days, no thanks! I’m glad I tried it and actually I’m kind of glad it didn’t work out.

Can I join?
Well done on your loss. I have a lot too loose and didn't want to go down the Wegovy way, but reading about your experience I'll avoid like the plague.
Started at 140kg and got down to 136.5. then my scales broke got new ones and they showed 120kg and I am down to 118kg from that. so I reckon about 5 - 6kg loss in total (it's been about 2 and half months) so weight is slowly coming down.
I am also using noom to calorie count, it's handy for tracking and tips but quite "american" and their database reflects that too. I'm also not sure about weighing every day as I find it discouraging when I go up or there is no movement.