DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 6- everyone welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

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

Just read on another thread that it's 100 days to Christmas Day today! So I'm thinking that's a nice little target date for a weight loss goal?! I'd love 10lbs off by then, it's a big ask because it would take me to a very skinny place I've not been for a loooooong time.,

Well done ..that's a fabulous time.
Honestly my pb for half is 2:31...
You are a legend

That's amazing @thenewaveragebear1983 ! So glad you got to run the race. I can't imagine running that distance. Hope your leg and knee recover well today.

Yesterday, I did not go for a run or do any exercise. But I did clear my car of rubbish ready to take it for a mini valet today. It really needs it as it is covered in tree sap. And I got DH to cut and dye my hair for me so I'm facing Monday feeling put together.

I've made a salad for lunch. Really need to swap to soups now the weather is colder. Anyone have and recommendations to good soups I can heat up at work?

Also reorganised the family meal plan to make sure we have a good variety of things to eat in any one week.

Think that it is me giving myself a September re-set which feels good... but I am going to have to do some actual exercise at some point 😆

@thenewaveragebear1983 it's here, it's Monday, it's what you've been waiting for. Woohoo!

Very well done on your run, you are amazing.

I've made a poor start, realising I hadn't made my overnight oats last night which I have for lunch. I've just rummaged around the freezer and found parsnip soup I made early on this year but it looks ok so that will be lunch sorted.

I've weighed! Think I'll keep the result to myself for a while but I really do need to do this.

So to recap for this week. I have at least three meals out and birthday cake to eat but in between this I will try to do as well as I can to at least maintain or hopefully lose something. The beginning of the week shouldn't be too difficult I hope but towards the end and certainly next weekend will be troublesome.

For all those trying for a restart good luck and keep posting with your thoughts and progress.

And here we go ...

@Storyland DH bought a roast chicken and vegetables soup from Yorkshire Provender last week and it was tasty, most supermarkets stock their range, chiller cabinet. I read the ingredients list and there was nothing awful in there.

Weighed (heaviest since May) and did a workout, I already feel better. Chicken leftovers, boiled egg and salad for dinner. Want to lose 7 lbs quickly. DH has also hit the gym and wants chicken/fish salad till Friday.

@poorpaws it's so hard when the social things crop up and especially when you have them back to back. We have ds and dh's birthday consecutive days at the end of the month, but in a way that makes it easier because poor dh doesn't get a birthday cake.

I fully embraced the relaunch today, I walked 5km with the dog, I ticked 2 jobs off my endless list and I batch cooked breakfasts and lunches for the week. Breakfasts are scrambled egg, tomatoes, pork mince hash and sweet potato. Lunches are mince bulked out with absolutely tonnes of veg, loads of seasoning, and lentils with a spoon of mash. I also made a cottage pie for tonight. I've had no bread, no sugar, no rubbish today which is the first time in a lot of days. I'm not going to calorie count this week, I'm just going to eat and focus on nutrition and getting lots of veg and protein and water. Once the strong urges for junk have passed, I'll look at my calories.

@thenewaveragebear1983 great start for you, you definitely made an amazing start yesterday.

I did well too. I kept to plan, ticked one job off which has been needing doing for months, walked the dogs but sadly didn't do my exercise dvd as planned. The time went so quickly it was late before it registered I hadn't done it but it's ok, all in all a good start.

Today is the sunniest day this week here so DP has moved some of his birthday treats from later in the week. It's a tradition, we walk to the best fish and chip shop which is a long way and we have to keep stopping and resting the older dogs. We eat the fish and chips sitting on the sea front (makes me feel very old cos it's full of old people resting their bones) then we walk back towards home and sit in the park with the triple ice creams. It's a lot of calories but a lot of walking and DP really loves it for his birthday. I'm not going to worry about it, I knew this week would be particularly difficult and as I said before it's my starter plan to cutting down properly next week. In between the difficult days I am going to try extra hard for damage limitation.

I'd like to keep up with the diet until Christmas if I can. There is only one more birthday before Christmas in my family and it just happens to be mine, but apart from that it's a slow time of year for me so a good time to really try and get this weight off.

Have a lovely Tuesday everyone, I know mine will be lovely ☺️

I have got to make a huge confession.
I will continue to read and support you all but need to admit, I've started using muonjaro.
I did first injection last Tues after coming back from marathon and weighing the heaviest I've been for 12 yrs and the general feeling that I just was losing control. I need to eat under 1000 calories a day to lose now and that was so hard and I was obsessing about food .
And I started binge / purging which I haven't done since I was a teenager.
I have lost a lot this First week and happy to tell anyone who wants to know about how it feels etc...but I will be quiet otherwise as feel I have copped out a bit.

@Theredjellybean good for you, whatever works is my view. Binge and purging are horrible you poor thing. You are absolutely right to get help. From what I’ve read these new drugs decrease the urge or craving to eat. It’s not copping out, please don’t think like that. Really hope this works for you.

Hi all. Struggling a bit myself although having a few days alcohol free and a little extra sleep should be of some help.

I bought a big water bottle a few days ago and think it has helped me drink more water. Hopefully will continue and notice some improvement on the scales.

I plan to add more water to my batches of soup. Hopefully will help.

Not a good day for me..... office day, my period arrived. I forgot my lunch so had to have a crappy meal deal from a local shop and then someone gave me chocolate, and then after ds played football we stopped to get some cash out and bought more chocolate 🤦‍♀️ oh and I have a really really aching hip from Sunday and it's baking my grumpy and miserable, ibuprofen aren't touching it.

Try harder tomorrow,

@Theredjellybean you haven't copped out and I hope you keep on posting. Think we are all here to support one another and are all dealing with different stuff in our lives. Hope you feel more in control and good about yourself.

@Sedgwick I picked up that roast chicken soup you recommended. Then realised I'd left my only suitable travel pot at work 🙄so will hopefully be trying it tomorrow

@thenewaveragebear1983 be kind to yourself today. I find period week muddles things up in lots of ways.

I've got a tricky day ahead. Working late so will be given a meal voucher for lunch, which will provide a lot of temptations. Oh and I think there are going to be fresh waffles and Nutella tonight which I adore.

On positive side I went for a walk yesterday lunchtime and as I had 20 minutes alone in the house yesterday evening I had an energetic solo dance party in the kitchen. Must have looked ridiculous but was a chance to add a little extra exercise into my day.

Didn't sleep much at all last night, and am really feeling the urge to try and make up for the lack of energy by eating all the food. Am shattered, so if I cave today I'm not going to beat myself up about it.

My eyes are on the weekend now. Looking forward to unwinding and chilling out

Not the best days yesterday and today, although today was slightly better. I'm not feeling 100%, my hip hurts, I'm still
Tired and hormonal. I did a shopping order today for tomorrow so will have actual healthy food and fruit in stock. In all honestly, I think I'll end up restarting on Monday, the weekend after a long week is never going to be a good time to start is it?!

Hi everyone

@Theredjellybean you know I'll support you no matter what method of weight loss you choose. Just don't dare leave, I need your support (I also need everyone's support).

It's been a difficult week as was forecast but hopefully tomorrow is the last meal out. We went to the moors today and to a cafe we have used pretty regularly for the past six years or more. My goodness how the prices have risen, I just couldn't believe it. It was alright but nothing that special and I don't think I ever want to go again.

Tomorrow we are back to our little cafe and I'm hoping that's all the eating out for this week. I really want to get my diet started properly.

Because DP is so difficult to buy for my daughter is giving him cash in a home made "your little cafe visit" gift. Not very exciting but he'll love it, so no doubt we'll be going at least twice next week.

From Monday when I really am starting properly (although in between the celebrations this week I have tried to make good choices), it's 13 weeks to Christmas 😱. I'd like to lose a stone by then but it's unrealistic for me so I'm wondering about 10 lbs (?). No celebrations apart from my birthday week in November so I'm wondering if I can stay focussed and do this. I don't want to set myself up to fail, what do you think?

Anyway I'm exhausted, it's been a very long day so I'm going to bed and hoping to post tomorrow evening, reporting on a positive day tomorrow.

Night all.

Thank you everyone.
I have enormous stress at the moment and not sure if that's causing bad flare of my reflux or if it's a side effect.
It's house buying stress which should be over next week...so I'm going to try to stick with it until that is out of the picture but if the reflux continues I'll have to stop.
It's weird stuff tbh...but effective.
@poorpaws I love the sound of your café and your descriptions of your trips there.
We have a cafe at the end of the road on the beach ..sounds wonderful but they are so slow I literally cannot sit and wait for so long. We love the place as it doubles as a shop and pizza place and surf hire etc...but you can be only person there in the depths of winter and your flat white will take 15 mins to come...we laugh about it now.

Morning all,

@Theredjellybean I agree with the sentiments of all, don't leave us! But you best not get too skinny <only partially joking> 😜

I am jealous of you both for your seaside walks and cafes. I live in suburban dullsville. We do have a park in our doorstep, but I've walked and run every millimetre of it, you cannot beat the constant changing of the ocean.

I woke this morning and can feel already that my hormonal wave has subsided a little. I just feel calmer and my first thought wasn't of food which it has been all week/month. My hip is feeling much better, and rather than using that as an excuse to go out for a run I am going to be kinder to myself and take another rest day. I think it's fairly likely I will drink this weekend, and will do a full restart on Monday. It's slightly under 100 days til Xmas now. But my goal is still to get 10lbs off which is, frankly, impossible for me, but anyway. I'd be happy with 6/7 so I'm aiming high.

My weekend looks like the usual smorgasbord of kids football, a meal out on Sunday for a friends birthday, bootcamp, dog walking and a run, and housework. 🥱

@thenewaveragebear1983 glad you are feeling brighter this morning. You do right to rest, give your hip a little longer to recover.

@Theredjellybean house buying is so stressful and time consuming. Hope it all comes together this week

@poorpaws the cafe treat tin sounds brilliant. I feel like i am missing a favourite cafe in my life right now. Used to have one in the village but the prices got too high for us too, and the manager got sniffy about children touching things in the shop part (they stocked jellycat toys 🙄) so it put me off.

Very lax day for me yesterday. 5,000 steps. Greggs for lunch. Can of Pepsi. Big helping of beef stew and mash potatoes for tea. No running. No exercise. Was in bed for 9pm.

But I slept very well and will have my Friday night walking date with DH this evening. So I will at least squeeze one bit of exercise in today.

@thenewaveragebear1983 definitely take a rest day.
I am on week two rest off running post marathon.
Tried last Sunday and only got 3 km in and thought someone was stabbing my hamstrings with hot pokers...not a kink I'm particularly fond of 😀
I get terribly guilty about missing run days but it's not worth an injury that niggles for ever...and London is a long way off ..you've got lots of time

Hi everyone

I'm back as promised. Ohh I'm so sick of eating chips. Today we had fish goujons in a seeded bun with lettuce and tartare sauce and the usual chips (with everything), it was delicious and so much nicer than it sounds.

It looks like we are out again for lunch tomorrow and I want to eat something without chips. I think tomorrow's lunch is the fifth this week. I know a lot of people live like this (my SIL is one of them) but I'm not used to it and I can't wait for it to end and get back to something more normal.

I was hoping for a maintain this week but sadly it's not looking likely. I bet next week I'm moaning about my life being boring and being hungry constantly. Feast or famine I think.

@thenewaveragebear1983 Im so pleased to hear you are feeling calmer, long may it continue.

You wouldn't be envious of living by the sea in summer, it's a living hell. Prices sky rocket, every other person asks for directions and you can't park anywhere (Including outside your home), not to mention all the litter 🙈 and noise from the club house every night.

I'll try to report back tomorrow but I'm quite busy. We have a vet appointment with my 13 year old, which is worrying me, out for lunch (obs) and I think a neighbour and a few family members will pop round. Wish I'd done more cleaning this week but I honestly haven't had time. At this moment I am very pleased that we only have birthdays once a year.

I feel your pain @poorpaws , next weekend I have ds and dh's birthday on consecutive days. We thought we were oh so smart booking my c-section for the day before Dh's birthday, but every year I curse my poor decision making with 2 birthday cakes, 2 birthday meals, and usually a second party for ds as well. 🤦‍♀️

@thenewaveragebear1983 omg that sounds horrendous. My daughter was born on her aunty's birthday and it was so much easier when my brother and then SIL were divorced 😁

I don't think I've had a birthday week like this for years and it's not all been pleasant for me. DPs family don't have anything to do with him any more (long story and as usual regarding money) so my small family, DD and her children and my now SIL (who is so much better than the first one) try very hard to spoil him and make up for his family.
I've said here before, he is a very easy going, quite simple (in a nice way, definitely not stupid) man, who enjoys home life and my dogs and family and it's lovely to see his joy but also embarrassment when we spoil him.

I will be thinking of you next week, happy that my week is over, it's quite exhausting isn't it.

That is a lot of birthdays! It's funny when they end up clumping together.

All my days this week have been mixed. Either good on eating bad on being active or bad on eating and good on being active. Yesterday went for a good walk but also ate bread, chocolate éclair, pop, crisps.

This afternoon DD and I are going on a Beat The Steeet walk with some of the school friends and mums. Never done it before but school has given kids a map and these cards that they scan on stickers on marked lampposts as a scavenger hunt. Looks fun so hope DD gets into it.

Hi everyone

It's Saturday evening, DPs birthday is at last nearly over and I'm exhausted.

We started the day early at the vets with my 13 year old dog. It seems there is a lot wrong now, heart murmur, arthritis, cancer, incontinence, it's just a matter of time 😭. What I cannot get over is a bill of £92.74 (£59.99 just for the consultation which lasted all of five minutes and £32.75 for a small bottle of pain killer), no bloody wonder people can't afford to keep animals.

We had our last meal out for this week and it was delicious, the best of the week. So now life gets back to normal. Tomorrow I am home alone and will try to do well but I believe it's going to rain all day here so I will probably not get much exercise.

Monday is the real start for me, 13 weeks and 2 days to Christmas I believe so even half a stone would be good (I'm clutching at straws here).

@thenewaveragebear1983. I hope your family birthday week goes well and everyone has a great time.

I'm going to bed, I'm exhausted but it has been a lovely afternoon.
Have a great Sunday tomorrow.