DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 6- everyone welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

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

I highly recommend it @Storyland.

I have had a weird few days. I didn't drink Friday or Saturday but I have eaten quite a lot. I had a dreadful nights sleep last night, really tossed and turned for hours. I feel tired today. My plan was to take the dog out then go for a run but after such a bad night I am not feeling that at all. I listened to a new hypnosis pod last night when I couldn't sleep so I hope that will help take the edge off my appetite as I have been eating a lot of sugar the last few days- a combination of hormones and tiredness I think.

The week ahead looks to be a combination of wrapping up at work and a couple of social things. Today I'm meeting an old friend for coffee. I'm booked in a couple of gym classes. Wednesday the run club is running the pub and doing the pub quiz. And on Friday I'm doing pottery and Prosecco at a local cafe! I don't think I've ever been so busy! I did deliberately make a lot of social plans because I was feeling so down so it's my own fault I'm so busy now. Will try very hard to stay on track when I can, I'm not ready to abandon all to Christmas food yet! But I am very much looking forward to breaking up on Friday 🌲 🎅

Hi all. I weighed this morning and I appear to be an lb lighter than for the last few weeks. I haven't drank alcohol for a few days, although I didn't seem to lose any last time I stopped. It seems more to do with stop drinking lemon tea as I noticed the high sugar amounts. Could be totally wrong as I don't track anything.

I've used up a lot of cupboard food over the last few weeks, although I've been to shop today and filled a little back up.

I feel like I have a lot less energy though, hoping I will get used to it. Sleep hasn't been great as lots of late nights and early starts. Hopefully can catch up sleep and get into better sleeping pattern.

Good evening all. I had a very carby day today (ate sooooo much toast!) and have ended up way over calories, but I had previously had a good few days so hopefully not too much damage overall. I'm still writing everything down, I'm still trying to keep at least a bit focussed! I've already taken my meals out of the freezer for tomorrow which should stop me hanging out by the toaster.

Dh is away tonight so I'm going to take advantage of that and get to bed early, Listen to my hypnosis, and get a good nights sleep.

@TalkToTheHand123 and I would have thought that lemon tea is very good for you. Its sneaky where all the sugar comes in. Hope your energy returns soon.

@thenewaveragebear1983 Hope you slept well! I too have been eating lots of toast . . . and peanut butter. I just want all the comfort food.

Weight is hovering between 9st12 - 9st10 this week. If I can keep under 10st in December I'll be happy with that.

DD's school has a Christmas Show this morning so I've booked the morning off work to see that. Then tomorrow should be a half day too. I'm feeling very ready for the Christmas break.

Tomorrow, I want to give the house a really good blitz so we can enjoy a clean and tidy home as we relax into Christmas. DH has come down with the lurgy. Sore throat, very tired, swollen beneath the eyes. Hoping he feels better by the weekend and that he keeps his germs to himself!

@TalkToTheHand123 well done on losing.

Family birthday celebration and night in hotel done, ate so much more than I usually do this week. It was fun but I am looking forward to eating less again. Going to attempt a strict 5 day diet, OMAD. Nothing in the diary to distract me. Weighed in at 9st 6lbs, a gain of 4 lbs! Chicken breast and lots of veg for dinner. Unfortunately I have hurt my knee so not able to exercise. I can walk fine but stairs are difficult.

Going to put the tree up now. Am I the last, @poorpaws is yours up? In my defense there are also birthday balloons in our house. @Storyland good luck with your blitz. Good reminder about sleep @thenewaveragebear1983 , I am convinced sleep helps weight loss.

@Sedgwick it absolutely does, or maybe it's more that lack of sleep definitely hinders weight loss. I am sure I have read before than poor sleep makes you insulin resistant and that a few bad nights can be the equivalent of being prediabetic on your sugar control. I had gestational diabetes and I recognise that weird insulin feeling, it's like a foggy feeling, and it exacerbates the sugar cravings and crashes, and makes you store fat. And I also read that you actually do the fat burning in your sleep so you need sleep to actually see results from your dieting. <disclaimer before the mumsnet citation police come for me- no idea if either of these are true but they sound convincing>

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9036496/

It's true

Was encouraged by this thread to go to bed early again last night and I do think it did me good. Was in bed for half nine, read for a bit and fell asleep not long after 10.

Last day at work today before the holidays! I am so ready for the break. And it's pay day too which is great because the supermarkets have all my money. 😂"I'll just nip in to pick up some bits" Doing final big shop on Saturday but after that I'm going to try and avoid supermarkets till after boxing day. I can't be trusted

@thenewaveragebear1983 thanks for that, good to know science backs me up! Weighed and I’ve lost 2 lbs, just wish my knee was better. Christmas tree is up. 🎄

A very weird day for me. Yesterday I started feeling a really odd sensation in my mouth, like a menthol feeling and a numbness in my lips, it was worse this morning (I actually was thinking it was covid and was very annoyed as I had plans tonight), then at lunch time my words were slurring and the left side of my face has become quite paralysed. I can't close my left eye and my mouth looks like it's twisted! I called the gp, immediately they said call 999, which I did - albeit grudgingly as I felt absolutely fine in myself. They said I needed a blue light ambulance!! However I am so close to the hospital that I insisted on an uber and when I got there they whisked me in, no queue, saw a doctor immediately. I think they thought I'd had a stroke. Well- I haven't. Thank god. I have Bell's palsy, an autoimmune reaction to a virus apparently, which paralyses the nerves in the face! I have been issued with an absolutely mega dose of steroids, and eye drops and I have to take my eye closed because I can't blink on that side! So strange! I feel fine in myself, but my mouth and face feel like I've had major dental surgery and a side order of Botox from a dodgy clinic!! I have strict orders to rest and recover

As I always say when I (thankfully rarely) receive medical treatment- god bless our nhs, they are truly wonderful and those hardworking folk in such miserable conditions being shouted at, A&e full to the gunnels. They are all amazing.

So needless to say, I've not really been on plan today, I didn't go for a run, I've cancelled the gym tomorrow and I broke up for Christmas today so basically that's me in Christmas mode!

How frightening @thenewaveragebear1983 so glad you are ok, it sounded just like a stroke. Please rest up, you do push yourself even when you are unwell. Take care of yourself. Forget about targets and goals for now.

Thank you @Sedgwick , yes I am really going to try hard to rest up. The high dose steroids also have quite a lot of side effects so I really will take it easy, I promise.

So glad you got treated straight away @thenewaveragebear1983. You're right the NHS is incredible.

Are you able to talk and eat/drink OK?
Have you got a good stack of books/films to keep you occupied whilst in rest mode?

@Storyland I am able to, I just can't open my mouth wide at all and it's hard to manoeuvre food round my mouth. Drinking is hard especially hot drinks, I sat in the coffee area waiting for my prescription and picked up a hot chocolate, took it to my mouth and poured it completely down my sleeve of my coat 🤣

@thenewaveragebear1983 thinking of you, hope you are doing ok.

@Sedgwick I'm ok, I feel ok in myself, I'm just grumpy and miserable. And trying to be jolly and Christmassy! My eye is hurting the most as it's getting really dry. I got drunk tonight to compensate, will probably regret that in the morning but 🤷‍♀️

@thenewaveragebear1983 no wonder you are grumpy, you aren’t well, completely understandable you had some booze. Your DH will have to step up, try to rest. Bed, headphones, soothing music.

How is everyone doing? I'll be honest, I'm not doing great. I feel really quite unwell, my face is still completely numb and my eye is sore as I I can't blink. Not sleeping well, struggling to eat. And really really tired and miserable. So all in all, it's not great. I've not been focussed on my food at all, I'm just eating what I fancy but I suppose the two positives are that I'm not craving sugar really. And anything I do eat takes ages and I have to cut into tiny pieces as I can't chew well. I obviously haven't exercised but I have walked the dog a few times a day to get out of the house. We are driving into the Cotswolds tomorrow for a walk and to see the Christmas lights. It's not quite the magical Christmas vibes I had planned but I'm really trying to just be in the moment for the kids and forget that I feel uncomfortable and miserable.

Sorry to hear you are so unwell @thenewaveragebear1983 . I don’t want to overstep but I remember you from the blood sugar diet thread and on this thread and you consistently push yourself, so many times when you have a cold or are under the weather and rather than rest up and take care of yourself you show up for bootcamp, go for a long run and push through. Presumably you are like this in all areas of your life. I honestly think you need to take this as a sign from your body that you need to take a break and rethink things. The goal tracker list book you bought seemed veering to the punishing to me. I am probably your opposite, I am lazy, could just wrap myself in a blanket and read all day and drink far too much wine. Middle way is the sweet spot! Hope you start to feel better. Steroids are a fantastic medicine (family of asthmatics here) but strong doses can mess you up at the same time. Maybe read up on it, I know you are scientifically minded.

@Sedgwick you are probably right and I have been doing a lot of thinking the last few days. I have an incredibly busy life and this year has been the busiest ever and it can't go on like this really. But then I always do my run or my bootcamp because that is my time, everything else is for everyone else. So it would be hard to give that up. I've definitely not been taking very good care of myself recently and that also has to change so I have been doing a lot of thinking about all this. I think with anything autoimmune it is a massive scream from your body that enough is enough and I am listening, I promise.

@thenewaveragebear1983 we'll be here as you find a new balance - both as you recover and afterwards. It's bound to be difficult and frustrating as healing takes a lot of time and this is going to slow you down. But that same determination that kept all the plates spinning will help you persever in the long haul to keep to the recovery plan - whatever that looks like. Maybe the habit tracker can also track some restful habits - early to bed, half an hour reading, etc

My update is that MIL has arrived for Christmas. She is lovely company and DD is so thrilled to have grandma here. She's had a spell in hospital recently and we are all fighting off colds at different stages so we are taking things easy. Jigsaws and cluedo.

My parents are coming round for tea tonight too. I'm going to do slow cooked gammon. They are hosting Christmas day so I want to treat them today.

Don't think I'll step on the scales now until New Year. I just want to chill out and enjoy these next 2 weeks.

@Storyland great advice and I hadn’t thought of the habit tracker like that. @thenewaveragebear1983 I totally get the my time thing, and exercise is a great stress reliever. It’s the not giving yourself enough time to recover from injuries and stuff like that needs thinking about. Really hoping you start to improve, it sounds so difficult and frightening having face numbness, difficulty chewing and an eye that can’t blink. It is temporary. I have found music very helpful in difficult times, headphones on for half an hour might help you cope. Or it could be a lighthearted podcast to distract you. I feel so sorry for you, it’s a mean trick to play on you anytime but particularly when you just broke up for Christmas.

Hi everyone

I just wanted to come here quickly to wish you all a very happy Christmas.

I haven't had time to catch up but I will very soon.

Take care everyone, have a lovely Christmas and we'll soon be kicking ass in 2025.

Merry Christmas to you all for tomorrow, hope your day is amazing with the people you love. ❤️

Merry Christmas!

Had a lovely day. Very relaxed and well fed. I know I'm turning into my mother because I've just tidied away the presents back under the tree and given the living room a good vacuum and now feel very happy and ready to watch Gavin and Stacey.

Hope you've all had a great Christmas!