DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 6- everyone welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

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

Morning! Posting because I've lost 2lbs since Sunday and I'm afraid it might not last until tomorrow for my official weigh in day.

Had a lovely day in Manchester yesterday with DD. Driving in the new car went well. We had a good shop and then shared a portion of chips at the markets, followed by pistachio croissants- which were delicious.

Then came home and cleaned the house. We have friends coming over for brunch today so wanted the house to be nice. Think the cleaning made a good work out for me.

Plan today is brunch, then heading to the garden centre for a look at Christmas Dec's, maybe a walk if it stops raining.

Hope everyone has a nice Saturday ahead of them

Well done @Storyland , if it's in the thread it's official 😜

Last night I ate a lot of beige food and drank wine. Took my calories way over. Today I've done a dog walk, a double bootcamp, and another even longer dog walk. Hopefully that should offset a little. We are out tonight at my in laws but I am driving so will probably not drink, maybe just one glass of wine. Hopefully I'll end the week in a small deficit and see a little loss. I want to do a long run tomorrow now my hip is feeling better so all in all should be a fairly successful week overall

Hi and love to all. Concentrating more on body shape than scales at the moment. I do appear and feel a bit slimmer. Food binging and intake seems to be a bit lower these last couple of weeks. No alcohol for a couple of weeks now. Starting to get a thirst for it now, but wanting to get stuff done first, mainly housework to get house to a decent standard as let slip quite a lot over the last few years.

Agree a good bit of housekeeping does seem to be a decent workout!

Good morning all. @poorpaws how are you feeling about tomorrow? I imagine it must be very worrying.

Last night we went to MIL's, we didn't eat loads and loads but then also cannot really count or track so have just guessed my calories. Overall the week has been ok but probably a maintenance week not a loss week. I use nutracheck and I like the weekly view feature, I can see my total calories in this week was 14,000 ish, so averaging 2000 a day. Maintenance really. So looking at the figures if I want to lose anything and still do the Christmas/socials in the upcoming weeks, I absolutely MUST eat less in the week to offset. It's so hard though. I struggle to get as low as 1500 so would really really struggle to get even lower. I've been toying with intermittent fasting which possibly sounds odd given I said I can't get lower, but actually I wonder if having 2 days a week where I cut really^^ back but just remove food from the equation will be easier than trying to moderate 7 days a week. Something's got to give anyway. I'm sick of yo-yoing around, spent another year dieting only to weigh exactly the same at the end of the year, and I'm so tired of it. If I can coast the the end of the Christmas madness at least, then won't have too much to undo in January.

Such a busy time of year looming for us now. Next weekend we have a wedding (it's on the Sunday so hopefully not too boozy )
Following week I have my work do on the Friday (day- so not boozy at all) and on the Saturday we are going to lights/xmas markets. The following week is an absolute Humdinger with a meal out on the Tuesday (work breakfast), Thursday (school mums) and Saturday (gym social) - then no more official social events but then we're fully in Christmas mode aren't we? And I'm determined to enjoy it this year- last year (actually last 2 years) I was so miserable, my health was dire and I was really struggling with anxiety and peri. I didn't embrace anything Christmas at all, I hid from the world and I just went through the motions so this year I am determined to really engage with the dc and make a special time for us.

@Storyland such a good loss, well done and yes it's definitely official if it's on here.

@thenewaveragebear1983 it's good to hear your determination to enjoy Christmas this year. I have to whisper but I don't like Christmas at all. I enjoy giving if I know I've chosen a fabulous gift that someone will be thrilled with, I get very excited about that. What I cannot bear is the waste, the presents given and received that aren't anything like you'd really want. I know I'm a grinch but I hate the giving cards to friends and neighbours who you see regularly anyway, it just seems so silly to me. I think Christmas cards should be for special people who live a long way away and even then they cost a fortune for a really nice one and another fortune to post.

On the dog front, I've hardly had any sleep this week and I'm very grouchy. As I said in a previous post I'm meeting my SIL today at our café for the last of my birthday treats. I'm hoping that making myself go out, I'll at least be appearing moderately human for a couple of hours. The rest of the time I am burying myself at home doing a lot of crying. I know it's ridiculous, I know it doesn't help anything but I truly am terrified that she won't get through the anaesthetic. The lump is still growing at a fast pace and we have no choice but to have this operation so I've just got to face up to it.

I'll go now before I bring this thread down any more with my sad waffling. Please everyone, keep everything crossed tomorrow for my Molly, I need all the virtual support I can get for her.

In the meantime, have a good Sunday everyone.

@poorpaws I agree re: Christmas. I really struggle with the obligation of it all. Especially spending a fortune on gifts for people who don't ring me one year to the next, or sacrificing time with my family to see people out of obligation. This year I would have liked to go away, but instead we are doing a 'staycation Christmas' and just the 5 of us, plus DD's boyfriend in the evening, staying in and chilling all together, board games and party food and JUST US.

And I'm not surprised you have had a difficult week. I would have been the same. I sincerely hope she is ok tomorrow, we have all fingers and paws crossed for molly and her recovery. 🐾

@poorpaws certainly will send positive thoughts for Molly tomorrow morning. Well done not drinking @TalkToTheHand123 .

Well done on your loss this week @Storyland . I have had a small gain 9st 2lbs, DD had some good news and our decorators finished after 2 weeks of dust and stinky paint so we had a bottle of champagne. I bought a six pack of Twiglets on impulse and then ate them all (what’s in them? I could not stop!). I need to learn to skip the crisp aisle in the supermarket.

I want to lose 5 lbs so I go into Christmas with wiggle room. I enjoy Christmas but it’s just the 4 of us, we all get on, it’s very uncomplicated. @thenewaveragebear1983 I think your plans for Christmas sounds like ours, it’s so easy, we don’t visit any relatives (only one remaining parent who is happy in Spain with my sister, in laws have passed away). DH does a lot of the cooking as he enjoys it. I agree about the waste and presents just for the sake of it. It gets better when the kids are adults I think. I have a fancy restaurant dinner with one of my oldest friends next week but otherwise I can be strict. I might even try a mini water fast next week, depending on how I feel and how the week shapes up. Cold weather on the way apparently.

Thank you so much for the positive Molly vibes, I'm so grateful. You lot are so lovely, this is such a caring threat.

Molly has to be at the Vets at nine and it's over an hours journey. I think I might be taking them for a walk at around six or maybe earlier and I'm probably going to be up all night anyway. I want to make sure Molly gets a nice little walk before we go.

We haven't had an estimate of what her chances of survival are yet, but I'd like it to be at least 50-50.

I'm just taking them all out now and then we'll meet SIL at our café. Hope your Sunday is good.

Back to 9st10 today but the 2lb loss was nice whilst it lasted.

Wishing Molly all the best tomorrow.

Mixed day for me. Been in a head funk and just couldn't shake it off. Worrying about stuff and feeling a bit grumpy about people without really having a good reason to.

Took myself for a walk this morning to try and cheer myself up but it only half worked.

Think I'm frustrated because I don't have a real reason to feel like this. Might just be hormones - I have started to get really down about 3/4 days before my period.

But DH was great. Had a good chat with him and he helped me make a plan about some of the stuff I was worried about. And then asked what he could do to make sure I had a good afternoon /evening. We settled on wine and west wing. I'd marry him again if I could.

Anyway I'm feeling better now.

Oh and I love Christmas! But we're a small family and I block off a lot of time for delicious nothingness for the week after Christmas, which balances out the business leading up to Christmas day

I had a good day today but I'm so incredibly tired. I have now finished painting my upstairs bathroom and have painted the top half of the downstairs, and have done faux panelling on the bottom half. I have pushed on today but I stopped at painting the panelling because I could feel myself making mistakes and getting sloppy. So I will try to do that in the evenings this week. Ds and I also made a Christmas cake, 12 miniature cakes and 3 Christmas puddings. Plus the usual dog walks and other domestics. ABC made a roast dinner

I've not really eaten much all day but did have a roast, only had 2 little potatoes though and piled my plate with veg. I'm going to try to do two fast days this week, one tomorrow and one on Wednesday where I will have 800 calories (a la the legend Michael Mosley) and today I've come in around 1300 so I am pleased with that.

@Storyland I just popped on to say I am a massive West Wing fan, have watched the series several times. Donna! Recommend the podcast if you are really keen when you’ve watched it all.

Hi everyone

Just popped on to let you know I'm in a really positive frame of mind today about Molly.

Yesterday was horrendous but today the stress seems to have melted away and I'm just grateful something is being done. I have great faith in this vet, she's very experienced, very well qualified and very caring.

As I write this Molly should be under the knife. They said they would start around 11. I should be hearing by 2pm if she's made it but I think she will and we can fetch her around 4ish.

Thank you all for your support, I appreciate it so much.

Oh and I did weigh before we left and I've stayed the same, which is somewhat of a miracle given how many meals out I've had and how much I've snacked on chocolate, sweets and crisps.

@poorpaws I am glad you are feeling more positive. Please update us - hope she is ok.

I've just heard from the vet and Molly has made it through ❤️
I cannot tell you how relieved I am and thank you all very very much for being so kind.
They've got her on a drip and she's resting and I've got to ring again at 2 to see when I can get her back home bearing in mind we're over an hour away .
I can start concentrating on losing weight now. Thank you everybody.

That’s great news @poorpaws , really happy for you. Don’t be surprised if you feel exhausted for a few days, you have been through a lot of stress. Take it easy.

@Sedgwick thank you so much. I've just sent a couple of texts to different friends and said I'm totally exhausted, it's been a hell of a journey. Looking forward to spoiling her tonight and getting back to normal life on the diet. 😁

Wonderful news @poorpaws , hope you're having a nice evening with her.

It's cold and sleeting here and I am about to go out for running club which was not my finest planning but hey ho. I've done a fasting day of sorts today so I will end up around 900 calories. When I get home my long awaited dinner will be leftover roast pork and a load of veg from yesterday's roast. To be honest, the fasting day hasn't been too bad, but I have drunk lots of tea and hot squash - I realise that I use my kitchen as a break from my screen so I end up in there looking for goodies but actually a hot drink is good as well.

Tomorrow is my office day, as always it's often a long difficult day, although my boss isn't in tomorrow so I could have a few less meetings and maybe leave early as well, so hopefully it won't be as bad as normal.

Hi everyone

Day 2 of trying hard 😁. It's going ok. The only thing off plan was one latte yesterday and two today, everything else was on track. No sweets or chocolate or crisps for two days so that's much better than usual.

The only slight problem is that I've had no exercise today. DP took the other two dogs for a walk and I stayed in with Molly who wasn't allowed out in the rain because of her wound. I think it's a dry day tomorrow so she can do an on-lead short walk. I need to make sure I get out and do some walking because tonight I can tell I haven't had any exercise or fresh air, I feel lethargic.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I hope your office day went okay, I know you struggle a little on a Tuesday.

I hope you're all doing well.

@poorpaws we had a snow day! So no office, but I did have my dc and the dog at home while working which is always fun. 🙄

Not a terrible day. I'm ending up on around 1500 cals, dh cooked pasta bake for dinner and I had it but couldn't really calorie count, I did only have a scoop and I had half a plate of veg with it. Other than that I've had an ok day, and I 've done 22k steps which is great for me for a Tuesday which is normally a very slow day

@thenewaveragebear1983 I'd forgotten there was snow in parts of the country as we don't get it in the south west (or very infrequently and never heavy). It's great that you didn't need to go into the office and your step count was awesome but you can have your snow, I don't like it.

I'm thinking of buying a whole chicken this week and having a few days of chicken and a lot of vegetables. I often buy chicken breasts but never a whole chicken and I thought it might be a good idea to give me a few days of healthy eating. Maybe with cauliflower, broccoli and carrots? I'm thinking out loud because I've got to do a shopping list. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have a brain anymore, and I cannot remember what I need when I go round the supermarket so I now have to have a list. ☹️

@poorpaws I don't like snow either. But I prefer it to cold and rainy as long as I dont need to go out in it. I'm definitely a hot summer person, winter is just miserable.

I love a roast chicken and veg. I always do absolutely tonnes of veg and it lasts me well into the week. This week I did roasted rainbow carrots and parsnips, boiled carrots, sprouts and broccoli, I keep the leftovers in the fridge and then I can just have a pile on every meal. For some reason I am much more likely to eat cooked veg if I do this than if I have to cook my own, even those steam pouches which are really quick.

Hi all. I went shopping today but forgot to check the list. I don't think I missed anything important though.

I went on the scales today as I thought I may have lost weight and it appears I have lost an lb or two. I plan to weigh every two weeks. I'm still yo-yo-ing between 14 and 15 stone, but I feel my habits are improving a little.

I've been shopping less to try use up cupboard food more which seems to have helped and I'm trying to stretch this shopping out and not eating it all at once!

@TalkToTheHand123 well done on your loss and on your list. If I ever think about going shopping without a list I seem to spend 1/3 more on 1/2 the food I normally get.

I've had a long boring day today, I'm feeling pretty tired and my boss is away so I've not really had much work to do- sounds good but actually it's really boring and I'm just doing lots of data cleansing and admin type stuff. Yawwwwnnnn. I've not snacked actually, but I have had big meals out of boredom. Ending up on 1600 cals, it would have been 1400 but I had an iced mince pie for after my tea! I went for a run earlier and walked the dog a bit further than normal, ending up on 18k steps.

Tomorrow I'm trying for a fast day. Ideally I will just fast as long as possible, then have a really light lunch, and a normal dinner. Lots of water and veg, and maybe a light hot chocolate in the afternoon as a little pick me up!

Day 3 ✔️. This is going okay, I usually cave by the beginning of day 3.

My food was quite good, had a very late lunch at about 2.30. I did manage a dog walk after the rain had stopped (it's always raining here) and Molly did so well considering it's not long after her surgery.

@thenewaveragebear1983 your step count is brilliant. I love mince pies but I have no control over them whatsoever. You did so well to eat only one.

Supermarket shopping tomorrow morning, shopping list in hand and I intend to be careful with what goes into my trolley - watch this space.

@poorpaws a list, meal plan and strict supermarket shop are vital to losing weight, if I buy something I shouldn’t (crisps for the cupboard) I will eat them for sure. Just don’t have it in the house. Good luck! You are sounding so positive at the moment.