DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 6- everyone welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

We made it to 1000 posts on thread 5, here is thread 6

@thenewaveragebear1983 sorry to hear that, it sounds really upsetting, why do people have to be so mean and to their next door neighbour!

How is it Friday already?

Yesterday I mostly stuck to the plan except I did sample a few sweets at work. I did half an hour row and resisted the bottle of wine in the fridge.

I'm hoping to start the weekend with a 5 mile walk this evening, followed by a single glass of wine.

Then Saturday/Sunday are going to be full on with jobs and errands. We're going on holiday soon so there's a lot of stuff I want to sort before we go away. I'll be glad when the holiday starts and I can actually relax for awhile

@Storyland I have no idea how it can be Friday already. In my head it's Wednesday at the latest, this week has flown by and I haven't really got much done.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I would have cried too because I hate arguments with neighbours. One of my neighbours has been very nasty to me for years then her husband passed and she's been a bit nicer. It makes me smile when she totally ignores me but chats away to my partner (who doesn't live here) and she always comes out into her garden when he's out but stays inside when I'm out - says it all.

@Theredjellybean have a lovely holiday and I'll do a re-re-re-start with you in autumn. Holidays are far too costly to be miserable and you must feel really slim at the side of other Brits 😁

It's not been such a good week as I'd planned. We've been twice to our cafe (going again today) and then an unexpected meal out 🙈

I had my hair cut yesterday and it rained all day, it always does when I have my hair done. Anyway I took the dogs for a walk before we walked into town and I'm back to the point where I wind myself, because my stomach is so big, when I pick up after them. Also I wore my waterproof leggings and could hardly breathe they were so tight. I believe it's time to get back to exercising and getting some real weight off instead of messing about losing one pound then gaining two. This has to be done AGAIN.

Have a great Friday everyone.

Hi everyone, another that can't believe it's Friday again! I'm in that zone of life with young kids where time both simultaneously drags by and races past, it's terribly confusing. 🫤

I'm no longer upset with the neighbours, I'm now just fuming. Luckily dh is irritatingly-- calm and mild mannered. He can deal with them. One thing I cannot abide is alpha men who go through life swinging their dicks-- muscles around to intimidate people and get what they want. And people who are rude to labourers who may not be graduates or rich or smartly dressed, but I for one can't manage without people who are willing to do relatively unskilled labour for a fair price- I am hugely objectionable to anyone who says otherwise. The king doesn't unblock his own toilet after all.... anyway- rant over.

Yesterday my food was boring again and as a result I was just so restless and craving....something? In the end I made a sort of scone with almond flour, chia , raisins, cinnamon and egg. It was actually quite nice, sweet enough and bready enough, and I had this for my dinner with sliced banana. One thing I have started doing is eating quite a light tea if I'm not really hungry. I tend to have a bigger lunch, sometimes 700 calories ish, so I was finding if I eat what the others have it is taking me over on things i don't actually want. Having a small/light tea is actually fine and weirdly I feel less hungry in the evenings.

Weekend looming- I don't think I'll drink tonight but I'll see how my day progresses. Bootcamp tomorrow morning and then we have my mums 70th, going to a pub for lunch. I will drive so won't drink. I've ordered my food already, a half roast seasoned chicken and chips with salad. However, I don't think I'll be tempted by dessert, it's now nearly 7 weeks since I ate any sugar barring one scoop of ice cream on holiday, and I've really lost the taste for it. I don't recognise myself!

Also ⬆️ - strike through fail 🤦‍♀️ 🤣

@thenewaveragebear1983
"Swinging their dicks around". I'm howling with laughter and crying real tears. I've read it out to DP in case he gets any ideas of becoming an alpha male.

Can't be doing with those dick swinging types either. Only exception is when DH performs the helicopter dance for my amusement 🤣

Really enjoyed my walk with DH yesterday evening. We saw a kingfisher, heron, rabbits, deer, Mandarin ducks. All just from the canal towpath. Then afterwards I felt like I had truly earned my glass of wine.

I've not started today brilliantly. Kept waking up in the night and have had poptarts for breakfast. But I will get a run in today and have salad for lunch and an egg based meal for tea... see what I fancy.

I've been a bit sloppy the last few days, not really planned properly and yesterday I had wine, lots of nuts and some dates. Today was my mums 70th so we went for a pub lunch, my meal was actually ok (I had 1/2 roast chicken and chips but there wasn't actually many chips!) and I did have dessert but I didn't have cake. I've had a couple of glasses of wine. I did a double session at the gym this morning, it was a very tough workout. I feel like I've lost my rhythm a bit, not always made the best choices and have noticed a few things creeping in. As a result, my weight has gone up a little bit, and I'm 150lbs this morning. So it's back to basics for the coming week for me! My goal was to get down to 145 by 1st September so I do need to go back to being quite strict if I want to get there!

My dc are away for a few nights from tomorrow-this does mean I can be super strict- I can get to lots of gym classes in the evenings, longer walks with the doggo, and can eat what I want with no temptation or leftovers to get rid of- so i could have a really good week if i apply myself properly.

It's going to be super hot tomorrow so I plan to get up early to get my run in before it gets too hot. Breakfast will be chia, coconut and fruit, lunch is salad and tuna mayo, and dinner is salmon, sweet chilli, broccoli, sugar snaps.

Oh dear this week didn't go to plan.

Three meals out and DD arrived last night with a Chinese takeaway, which was absolutely gorgeous so I ate too much 🙈

I still haven't learned that I don't have to eat everything, or go back for seconds, or thirds just because she brought too much food and DP had already left, leaving even more for me.

Also DD brought some chocolates from M&S that I was replacing for DPs birthday as I inadvertently ate the first lot. Yep, you've guessed it, I've already started the replacement ones. His birthday isn't until towards the end of September so I can see a recurring pattern.

I've got a nice home alone day planned for tomorrow so I cannot see that going well foodwise so I guess it's another restart on Monday which was to be ice cream in the park after my dental appointment, which I think will have to be cancelled (ice cream not the dental appointment). Oh my, it really isnt going well at all.

I might have to brave the scales on Monday to assess the damage 🫣

Have a good Sunday everyone, it's going to be a hot one tomorrow.

Official Weigh in: 10st.
That's a 1lb loss this week and means I've just inched into the healthy bmi category.

Feel like I've hit a big goal this week and need to re-set my sights for the next stage.

Next goals:
Lose 2lbs - which will mean I will have lost a stone and a half overall

Don't derail on holiday - we leave on Thursday. 10 days without the scales and in company of DH's family who are feeders (very lovely people but they do like to see you with food and drink in hand).

I know holidays are time to relax and switch off but it's been such hard work to reach this point I don't want to backslide loads. Plan is to keep up with the running and/or walking whilst away. Limit drinking and stock up on veggies at meal times - a lot of the family are vegetarian so there is often plenty of salads and vegetables on the table at meal times.

@poorpaws I can't resist chinese takeaway either. Its my favourite.

@thenewaveragebear1983 like your plan to take advantage of the teenage free days!

Hi all. Half a stone gain in two weeks was a little bit of a suprise, but hope to start reversing that soon!

@Storyland very well done on the scales, you've most definitely got this now. Even a small gain on holiday will easily be dealt with on your return. I hope you have a great holiday.

Sadly our local Chinese takeaway is amazingly good. DD goes as soon as they open and it's all so fresh and beautifully cooked. A big part of me wishes it was really bad like the other one only about six doors down from the good one.

@thenewaveragebear1983 quickly on, quickly off! It's no problem, you'll get rid of the half stone easily.

I caught sight of myself as I walked through the hall just in my knockers, it was not pleasant, not pleasant at all!

Tomorrow is the day! (good lord how long have I been saying that). Scales out first thing, walk into town to dentist, dog walk first thing, I'm going to keep moving. Also I've got a lot of eggs so it's eggs with everything this week.

Off to feed the ducks. Have a great day everyone.

@poorpaws today's the day! Hope your Monday restart puts a spring in your step!

@TalkToTheHand123 you can reverse that and we are here cheering you on. Holiday season is really difficult

Yesterday we had a church picnic at the local park. I was planning on just having a Morrisons sausage rolls and some salad bits but so many people brought food to share around and it felt rude not to partake so I also had quiche, chicken rice, samosas, and a chocolate bun. I decided to skip tea later on but had 2 generous glasses of wine.

So not a healthy balanced diet yesterday but it was a really fun day. My kid played for hours with the other children and didn't want to come home after. And I got to catch up with people I wouldn't normally get a lot of time with. Felt very special.

Today I'm back to salad for lunch and tonight we are having chicken wings and homemade sweet potato wedges. I'll also do some rowing. Feeling ready to face the week!

@Storyland I also skipped tea, but I had a whole bottle of wine in a beer garden in the 29* sunshine and I don't actually remember getting home 🤦‍♀️

dh (who was with me but not nearly as trashed as I was) cooked me some beige freezer food and oh my, it was grim. I don't eat a lot of processed food (thus was southern fried chicken pieces and seasoned wedges) but my kids do and I was genuinely surprised by how horrible it was even in my drunken state.

Anyway, in the spirit of the thread, I too hopped on the scales this morning. I am still 150lbs which isn't awful but isn't any of a loss or any of my holiday gain gone, so it's strict week for me as well this week. My goal to get to 145 seems less achievable now the month is nearly half over 🤣

Hi everyone

First of all apologies for tagging @thenewaveragebear1983 instead of @TalkToTheHand123 when waffling. I somehow pressed the wrong person, sorry.

I hopped on the scales and it wasn't good news at all. I was shocked at the 2 lbs gain this week. I am heading towards my highest weight ever and that just cannot happen so I have to knuckle down this week.

I'm finding it so very hard at the moment, for the whole year really, I think I'm a bit depressed. It makes me cross because I have nothing to be depressed about. My life is extremely boring but compared to some it's good.

I know I've mentioned this before but DP likes a very simple life. He loves to work in the garden or clean his car or go for a walk but he doesn't want to do anything different, ever. It really gets me down. It's not that I want a wild exciting life, but I'd like to go to a different café or out for a restaurant meal with him instead of DD or SIL. I think I could tell you at any time of the day exactly what he is doing, he is such a creature of habit.

I've told him I'm walking into town on my own today to the Dentist so that at least I can have a look around the shops (which are few and far between and the town is quite depressingly run down).

I will stop now before I depress everyone else but I really must start this weight loss journey in earnest. I do not like being this big, it doesn't suit me and I need to cheer myself up and get on with life.

Have a great day everyone. I will try to make my next post more uplifting.

Hi all. On to my second batch of soup since returning. Done a bit gardening and walking today.

Recent family member comments of "You'll need to be careful with all the food available" and "Did you put on weight while away?" giving me a little extra motivation 😯

@thenewaveragebear1983 hope your head wasn't too bad yesterday! I'm impressed with your taste buds for rejecting processed food - mine love all the bad things.

@poorpaws I'm sorry you're feeling down. Its really understandable so please don't beat yourself up about it. Would your DH be interested in doing some longer walks with you? That could help your weight loss and lead to some mini adventures for you to share. Just a thought.

@TalkToTheHand123 that is so rude of your family! I'd be seething.

Bad day for me yesterday. Had a second breakfast of cake. Work was really boring so bought chocolate at the vending machine at 3pm. Only managed 20 mins on rowing machine. Ended up feeling grumpy.

Today I'm going to do a lunch time walk but the evening will be spent on errands and housework jobs. Think I'm looking forward to the holiday now as I'll actually have more freedom and time for runs and walks than I currently do.

Hi all, I had a couple of good days. I normally struggle on a Tuesday but today I made sure I drank loads during work and I was not nearly as hungry when I got home.

I went for a run after work, it was so hot and sweaty 🥵 I weighed myself after my run and (and i know this is all water/sweat loss and not an official loss) but the scales danced around and settled on 145lbs - I was so shocked! I weighed about ten multiple times to check. Well even though it's not official, it was very very motivating to see those numbers!

I've ended up on 1700 cals today, and I feel stuffed. I think given my current activity levels that's about right for me for sustainable weight loss as it's around 500 less than my output but not so low that I get ravenous.

Dh brought home 30 farmers eggs today so I think I'm having eggs for most meals for the next few days 🤣 🥚 🍳

@thenewaveragebear1983 that's wonderful! Well done! That's got to be a good boost.

My last weigh in before holiday starts tomorrow: 9st12. That's a stone and a half gone since the start of June and I'm feeling much happier in myself. I still want to keep going and work on reducing my belly. Plus I world love to see if I can run 5k in under 30 minutes.

I'm really looking forward to the holiday now. I'm ready for some easy relaxed days. I've been to the library and got out a pile of books

@Storyland I agree, it is very rude. Something I've had to deal with over the last few years.

I'm using it for motivation at the moment. Plan to do a bit of fasting, strict no to crisps and chocolate and buscuits over the next few days.

Morning! I have slept about an hour last night and have left the house at 5am to catch a ferry. Waiting at the port now and I am looking forward to a full English breakfast once we get on the boat.

Yesterday was manic. Busy at work and then busy at home getting ready for today's early start. I walked 17,000 steps by the time I got to bed. Pretty sure I'll crash at some point today but it's good to be on our way.

Hi everyone

@Storyland we used to do 3.1/2 hour walks every morning until two of my dogs were too old (13 and 10) and they can't do it any more so we do 1.1/2 hours (which includes standing time feeding the ducks). That's still quite along time for a 13 year old dog with cancer.

There is no chance of DP walking without the dogs I'm afraid. They are actually my dogs but he won't leave them apart from once a week for the supermarket shop (and then they have to have sardines because they've been left 😀).

I feel a lot brighter now. My daughter came yesterday which cheered me up. We were going for a walk today, the whole family, as it was supposed to be bright sunshine and it's actually raining.

I love cake for breakfast, in fact I love cake at any meal and in between 😁

Have a fantastic holiday, I hope you enjoy every minute.

@thenewaveragebear1983. You're still going strong, well done. 145 lbs wowww! Go you!

I too have loads of eggs so they are included in most meals. I forgot to make my overnight oats last night which I usually have for lunch so it will probably be boiled eggs today.

The weather is depressing after it promised sunshine so I'm not sure of the days plans now but no doubt it will include a bit of exercise.

Have a great day (and a great holiday Storyland).

@poorpaws well the 145 was a bit of a cheat as I had just run 10km in the heat, but even so, it was nice to imagine it for a while! I've actually hidden my scales now for a bit- I'm weighing quite frequently and it's not really good for my headspace so I hid them in the loft!

I crashed out a bit yesterday. Dh was away and I was so so tired, I did running club and came home and ended up eating some custard creams (bottom tier biscuits) and if I'd had chocolate in the house, or energy to go get some, I would have had it. Probably I just needed some calories. That's only the second time I have eaten sugar in 8 weeks. I am taking a rest day from strenuous exercise today, and instead I set out early with a podcast and my doggie and we went for a nice 4 miles amble in the countryside.

My meals are all planned for today, I'm having chia in coconut milk with fruit, eggs for lunch, and gammon with pineapple for dinner.

Hmmm so yesterday, after Wednesday night I had a few extras, last night I went totally off the rails crazy in the kitchen 🤦‍♀️ mostly chocolate and bread, but lots and lots and lots of it. No excuses, I'm just super tired, very long boring day at work, due on and just generally knackered.

Anyway. Now with the weekend upon us, I am going to have to be very careful not to repeat this nonsense again or I'll find myself back where I started! I went through the recipe books for some inspiration- I think partly I've been eating a very limited diet just through lack of planning (eg I eat a lot of chicken) so I've planned some variety- a shepherd's pie, some fish cakes etc. and I also have a few more exciting things planned for next week when my kids are away (a lamb curry and a really nice spicy pork and pineapple thing) that they won't eat.

I've increased my exercise a lot recently so that's another explanation for my feeding frenzy, so I'm taking another rest day today and I think that will also help.

The difficult one will be not drinking this weekend, I'm already thinking of that delicious ice cold Sauvignon this evening... but I'm going to try to remain strong as I know I'll feel so much better if I don't. Plus next weekend is the BH which I'm fairly likely to have a drink at some point, so this weekend is a good chance to detox.

@poorpaws ah I can see why long walks aren't doable for now. Glad to hear your feeling brighter.

@thenewaveragebear1983 bet it was the exercise that made the sugar cravings strong. It does that to me too.

I caved to tiredness and Irish hospitality yesterday. Full English breakfast on boat, 2 cans of pop, cake that MIL bought for us, pub tea of tiger prawn curry (this was actually delicious so don't regret it) and a glass of wine. But we did walk to the pub and had a walk to a garden centre so I just got in 10,000 steps.

Bur today I'm going to try and resist treat food until this evening when I think a bottle of prosecco will be opened. I'm going to get out of bed in a moment and start the day with a run, and this afternoon we are meeting up with more family for a walk. I don't mind relaxing the diet a bit but I want to stop myself saying yes to food I'm not craving just to be polite. Wish me luck!