Accountability thread- let’s admit we need to change NOW!

[PamelaDoov]

Starting 2024 at my heaviest ever weight after being pregnant 3 times in 4 years. Don’t actually know how much I weigh as my scales are broken (not from me standing on them), but I know I’m the biggest I’ve ever been. I need people to know I HAVE to lose weight, for my health and my sanity. So I’m gonna start here, with strangers on the internet. So if I keep eating crap and not an exercising, I’ll have to admit it here and shame myself.
I have lost a lot weight in the past before I had kids so I had time to make it my sole focus, not so simple this time around.
Will sort my scales out and find out my starting weight.
Please join in if you also need a good kick up the arse and we can all muck in together.

@PersisFord i can’t work in kg 😂 I’ve converted mine and I am 93 😳

I’ve done quite well today- half hour workout (cardio and weights), a light lunch, minimal snacks and now waiting for some yummy salmon, rice & veg for tea

Accountability check in! Haven’t weighed today - will save for Wednesday! No booze day 6, no brekfasy stew and one slice wholemeal bread, butter and 25g cheese (weighing stuff!!) for lunch , salmon and roasted veg with feta, no potato or rice etc. fruit tea and water. Oh and 4 squares dark choc. Will do my calorie counting app now , bet that’s not as low as I’m hoping :( busy work so barely any steps - will be better on that front tomorrow

I cant do stones! It sounds too much.

I often think I could improve my BMI a lot by growing - if you are short like me you have to be much lighter!!!

I have eaten healthy, wholesome food today and had only 3 coffees which is excellent.

I'm jealous of all the salmon, so delicious!! @PamelaDoov @poopyface think of all those anti ageing vitamins and things in it too!

Just had a handful of chocolate whilst watching Michael Mosley diet programme on c4! Oh well, totalling 1800 cals
today … and I could definitely comfortably had 200+ less

My turn!

Still no alcohol which is unreal given how much I wanted to give in over the weekend and be drunk and not care that I was fat.

Stuck to the high protein, no carb no sugar.

DH is hitting a wall and is feeling quite shit and down in the dumps.

I managed to walk a LOT over the weekend and did a 25 mins weight session, not that I'm very good at it. Will try and exercise again tomorrow.

Going to weigh myself again tomorrow as a pre Saturday warm up.

I'm jealous of you all having salmon!!!

Well done everyone keep it up.

@PersisFord hah! Yes if only we could grow a few more inches

@NCgoingdry well done !! Is you husband doing no sugar ? I struggled Saturday night lack of wine wise - started watching a Netflix drama thing and it was really weird being up “late” with no drink in hand. I’ve never gone longer than 15 days doing dry jan before let’s see this time ….

@NCgoingdry wow you’re doing really well!

I do love me some salmon 😆 I told DH I wanted to eat more fish so we’re having fish twice this week

@poopyface I wouldn’t have guessed that would come to 1800 calories, it sounds like you had a really healthy day

8 days on track for me- still no Diet Coke (such a big one for me), minimal UPF (like really minimal- today I think I might have managed zero) and low sugar. I also lost 6lb at my weigh in today so I was super pleased.

I’ve had my lovely filling dinner, I’ve had a pot of joy (126 calories). Please tell me to leave it there and not go in for the chocolates! Feel like I’m still hungry but I need to train my body to be full off normal portions

@PamelaDoov drink a big glass of water then go and brush your teeth.

@NCgoingdry think of your skin cells plumping up and the wrinkles disappearing with no alcohol. And drink a big glass of water and brush your teeth.

I dont know whether to weight myself again tomorrow. Will it be TOO SOON?!?!?

I’ve just seen the ultra processed people book is half price on Amazon FYI if anyone was wanting to buy but put off by the cost. I’ve had a good day today, a lot of broccoli!

My other little victory today was at work when someone offered me a chocolate I just said "I've put on loads of weight and I'm trying to cut down" and they didn't start that awful "oh go on, one won't hurt" etc they just said "ok" and took them away. Which was helpful!

I'm so glad I found this thread! Knew I had gained over Christmas and finally weighed myself this morning. 75kg. Heaviest I've been outside of being pregnant. Im pretty sure I caught a co worker looking at my stomach today wondering was I pregnant. After 2 babies in 4 years I've never gotten back to my pre baby weight and I'm determined this will be the year!
I've started a personal training package twice a week just before Christmas so I'm back to that. I'm trying to get a couple of short walks in and I've joined slimming world online to help me get back on track.

I have about 5kgs to lose but I really need to get the body fat down! I have a PT, I started on 27th Dec as I'd just had the all clear after a car accident. I lost it really easily in the summer counting all my calories, high protein meal plans. The last 2 days I've had garlic chicken and rice from my protein website. Wasn't riveting but ticked the boxes! I am aiming for 3 meals all 400 calories. Snacks all under 100 calories. I don't drink so that's not an issue. I definitely needed the PT to guilt trip me for the first few sessions. I just need to change my bad habits! I don't eat or drink enough most days but turned in to the queen of prep the last few days! Happy to share recipies if anyone has. I did a grit class this morning. What a mess I was. I'm trying to do classes before work as I'm great at cancelling once I get home.

@PersisFord I’m having my second cup of green tea 👍 and then I’ll brush my teeth, good shout

Another good day here as well.

In the past 8 days:

No sugar
No alcohol
No UPF
No dessert
Minimal snacks

Honestly, I dint know where this drive is coming from, but I feel fucking great!

Onwards and downwards, friends!

@Tiredanddistracted amazing 🙌

Thank you! It's weird, as I'm a big believer in not denying yourself everything or being too stringent, as I've never found that sustainable before. But for some reason this is really clicking for me right now.

I had some comments at work today about my avoiding the sugary snacks, so swerved it and said it was doctor's orders. They don't need to know the doctor in question is Chris Van Tulleken, who I have never met in my life. Stopped all the 'oh go on' stuff in its tracks. I did make it clear that I was fit and well, however, to make sure I wasn't courting unearned sympathy!

@poopyface yeah he's cut it all out too but he had a lot to lose so he started off really well but is now being a miserable dick so coming to this thread last night really helped keep me positive!

I did Dry Jan last year and fucked up the last week. I also was accidentally sober in summer for a month as I was very unwell but got straight back to daily drinking habits.

The weekend was tough but I made sure to keep myself busy and I've not made any social plans this month. I'll see how I feel at the end of it but I can't lie to myself and say that I can moderate.

@PamelaDoov I have some smoked haddock fillets in the freezer you've just inspired me to actually get them out and have some fish for dinner tonight! And what is a pot of joy?!

@maybein2022 awesome loss well done!!

@PersisFord Oh god I saw a pic of myself out with the kids on Saturday and I already look less dead behind the eyes! My anxiety (hate saying that out loud) has reduced 99% and I am sleeping like a bloody baby. I did weigh myself this morning and I'm another 1lb down. So that's 5lb overall. Will weigh again Saturday though.

Treated myself to a new hair mask and some fancy herbal teas. Oh how exciting 😂

@NCgoingdry they are pots of Cadbury chocolate and caramel, a bit of a treat but they’re only tiny so a guilt free sugar fix as I didn’t have much sugar at all yesterday.

It’s still taking me ages to get to sleep at night even with eating better and being more active, which is very annoying. It might be my body getting used to not having alcohol every few days which would normally knock me out for the night