DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 6- everyone welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

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

Hello and love to all.

I was talked into sharing a takeaway tonight, ate some sweets and drank an energy drink. 1st time in a few months.

Plan to avoid takeaways sugary foods and energy drinks from now though.

Had a little snooze earlier and with the energy drink I'm quite wired at the moment. 😃

I'm going to try do some relaxation exercises and tummy tenses tonight to help me wind down and target tummy bloat.

Happy Boxing Day

At last I have gone back and read all your comments for the last couple of weeks.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I hope you are coping, it's awful. My ex-husband suffered from Bells Palsy many years ago which the GP diagnosed was due to stress. As soon as I read your initial symptoms I knew exactly what it would be. I hope you are coping and I'm so sorry the timing is so bad. I hope you recover quickly.

I'm not going to bring this thread down with how much food/desserts/chocolate I've eaten in previous weeks but it's been dire. I think I'm slowly regaining energy but my attitude towards food has been off the scale.

I'm going to attempt to adjust my eating habits from tomorrow since I don't celebrate New Year (it makes me so cross that I have to sedate my nervous dog as the New Year fireworks are louder and longer than bonfire night).

My thoughts are to calm my food intake down and start easy exercising (I can't manage anything remotely strenuous yet). Slow, steady dog walks and maybe some short, simple exercises or another short evening dog walk. Gently easing myself in at first to get back to some form of normality because my life has been anything but normal for the last two months.

In other news, I have been spending quite a lot of time alone (I quite like this). My DPs cat has been diagnosed with kidney problems and we don't know how long she's got left because she doesn't want to eat and she's already skinny so he's been dog walking for me (I didn't feel well enough to do it) and then going home to look after his cat. My big worry is how long she's got left because he will go to pieces when we have to make the awful end decision. Life never gets easier does it, there's always a problem.

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and you've all enjoyed Boxing Day today. All being well I intend to step up and post a lot more often and do as well as I can considering my health restrictions at the moment.

I would think most of you are off work tomorrow so have a great Friday and we'll reconvene soon.

Thanks @poorpaws . I'm still quite unwell to be honest and really feeling it now after 3 busy days. Tomorrow dh is taking the dc to a social with their football teams so I am having a completely quiet day, I will walk the dog and then completely veg out on the sofa watching trashy tv all day. I am getting signed off tomorrow for another week so whereas I would have been returning on Monday I will have another full week at least off, I really need it and there's no way I could work like this. I've cancelled new year as well, we usually go to Dh's parents with all his family but I have said I can't go. I'm fully in rest mode now!

Hope you've all had a lovely Christmas, enjoy the rest of your break

@thenewaveragebear1983 I'm sure you are feeling very unwell and I'm so sorry for you, it's horrible. It's so good that you are resting and cancelling new year is the best thing to do. I hope you manage to rest enough to fully recover quickly. I'll be thinking of you and sending get well vibes for the rest of the year (at least).

Hi all. Had a little binge on chocolates last night. Did a little exercise though. Hoping to gently get into a routine. Just need to get into an early bedtime routine.

@TalkToTheHand123 our house is still full of Christmas treats so I'm leaving any hope of routine for another week.

Keep on resting up @thenewaveragebear1983 ! Quickest way to heal is to give yourself a good block of time to recover. And don't be afraid of asking for an extension on your sick note

We've had a good couple of very relaxed days. Tomorrow DH and I are heading to the shops. DD's birthday is in early January so we are going present shopping. Hopefully there will be some stuff in the sales. Not looking forward to crowds of other shoppers!

I've had a nice restful day today, I watched an episode of Ellis (it's very good) and a true crime doc, ate Christmas junk food and dozed with the dog on the sofa all day. Probably won't sleep tonight now but 🤷‍♀️ I also did some sales shopping, I bought some nice cord joggers and 2 t shirts in hush, and some basics and vest tops in next. All from my armchair, to be honest I spent too much and will probably send most of it back but I do normally love the sales abc felt I was missing out. I still feel rubbish but I think (hope) that a restful day after all the madness will have helped somewhere.

Sounds like a good day @thenewaveragebear1983 . Hope you like the things you ordered.

DH and I have spent today in Bury shopping for DD's birthday. We normally go to Manchester for big shopping days but thought we would try Bury instead today. Was impressed. Lots of nice shops , all close together and they still had some Christmas Market food stalls. We had bratwurst hot dogs for lunch.

Been a really lovely day. Don't often get a full day alone together and enjoyed spending the day together. We got quite a lot of things in the sales. Think DD will be happy with her presents.

We've got get togethers tomorrow and the day after and the house is still full of Christmas food so I'm not really trying this week. But I am going to spend some time this week goal setting and plan making for 2025. Just need a quiet hour, my journals and some highlighters!

@Storyland they arrived today and they are so nice- I never really buy expensive clothes, (well, this is mumsnet so hush probably is cheap tat on the s&b boards but it's expensive to me!) and they are so nice. They are generous sized as well so a size small trousers actually fits me (great ego boost!) - really pleased with them!

I slept all day yesterday and half the day today, in fact at one point I think I was drifting in and out of consciousness and could hear top gear on the tv but couldn't actually wake myself up to turn it off. I don't feel a whole lot better but it must be doing me good and will hopefully be helping my recovery. My face feels really sore and bruised today, I think probably because the steroids have been masking it. Feeling quite sorry for myself!

From tomorrow though I need to start eating a bit healthier. I need some veggies not just cheese and crackers!

Hello and love to all.

Started making soup again yesterday with the intention of this being a high percentage of my food intake. A couple of fish, mixed veg with stock cube. Not the most palatable but does the trick. Have only a few chocolates left fortunately and no alcohol plans for a while.

Hi everyone, we have had roast potatoes in goose fat for 7 days in a row, mountains of food being cooked and eaten. Hoping to move to a stirfry today! Are we doing a weigh in for the new year? Setting goals?

@thenewaveragebear1983 how are you?

@Sedgwick I am still really not well, still no movement in my face and I am so tired I just sleep all day and all night. This is day 12 now and I'm so bloody miserable and tired of feeling rubbish!! I am having some very small signs that there is a bit of recovery though, some tingling and twitches in the numb side so hopefully that means the nerve is starting to come back. I've never known or experienced anything like this before, such a range of weird and unpleasant symptoms like blurred vision, tinnitus, pain. So weird.

I did have a little weigh in, just to see and as predicted I have gained absolutely loads over Christmas. I'm not too bothered though really, I'm not exactly in a position to do much about it so I'm just going to try to rein in my chocolate and junk consumption from
Now on. Hopefully eating a bit less rubbish and more healthy stuff will make me feel a bit brighter.

How is everyone else doing? Any plans for new year?

@thenewaveragebear1983 I read the NHS information about Bell’s Palsy. It says contact your GP if no improvement after 3 weeks, recovery timeline is 6 months. Hoping that’s not the case for you. When DH had pneumonia he was told 6 months recovery timeline (like you he is fit but is asthmatic) and he was pretty good after 10 weeks. It’s a really horrible thing to happen to you. Rest is key to recovery. Unfortunately however much you try recovery is going to take much more time. Life can be very unfair sometimes.

I just got my old school desk diary for 2025 and am filling it in. Haven’t thought about NY plans really, late January DH is away for a few days, I may build up to doing a fast then. DD has A levels this summer, she works hard at school but procrastinates on the prep her school sets during holidays. Having to ‘encourage’ her to do even an hour a day is uphill.

Hi all. I'm hoping my few days of binging have ended and I've returned to more sensible ways!

I weighed yesterday and weight has gone up a fair bit. Then I've spent another 24 hours eating and drinking all the delicious and calorific things 😳 But tomorrow is a new year and a new day and I'm looking forward to getting back on track.

I'm really glad to have found this group this year. Just to have this place of support and connection made a big difference for me. Thank you for being here, I'll raise a glass to you all tonight!

@Storyland I have done the same, I have eaten so much today!

I'm here by myself tonight so I've eaten all sorts of goodies and drunk a few glasses of fizz. I'm really tearful today and feeling really miserable, I think 12 days of feeling rough has really taken its toll on me and the reality of what the next few weeks/months might be is starting to sink in.

2024 has been a good year but has also had its challenges and struggles. I usually love new year and January and look forward to the new year's adventures, but this year I just want to hibernate with my little family and my doggo. I will definitely be taking it easier in 2025, focussing on getting myself well and then taking better care of myself. Better sleep, less alcohol, generally being kinder to myself.

And I echo storyland above, I am very grateful for this group and thank you all for your support. I hope you have a happy and prosperous 2025 🍾 🥂 🎉

Hi everyone, I thought I'd just pop in before 2025 started.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I feel so sorry for you. You are such an upbeat person normally but no wonder you feel sad and tearful. I hope there's some sort of quick change (miracle) in your recovery very soon.

I just want to agree with what others have said. This is such a small group now but so very supportive and although my good intentions have come to nothing in the last three months (at least), I have felt so supported by you all and thank you so much.

It's been a bad Christmas week for binge eating all the wrong foods for me but I've already got the scales out in the kitchen for tomorrow morning and although I know the news won't be good, I'll start again tomorrow.

New Year's resolution is to try harder and if I can't get to goal at least lose consistently over the year.

All the very best to you and your families for 2025 and I hope you have everything you wish for next year.

Have a good New Year's Eve everyone. X

Happy New Year everyone and thank you for all the support.

Happy New Year! Sending you all love and well wishes, especially @thenewaveragebear1983 - hoping January is gentle for you.

OK 2025, here we go!

Starting weight: 10st (was higher than that on Monday so don't know how this happened)
Goal weight: 9st
Exercise: running, rowing and walking. Might do a walking challenge for extra motivation.
Diet plan: vague but cutting back on treats, upping vegetables, eating less over all and cutting way back on alcohol
Motivation: summer holiday - feeling happy and confident on the beach. Wish I had a wedding to look forward too but there aren't any on the horizon at the moment

Good morning, 🥳 happy new year!

I'm in for a slow start this year, today I plan to eat well and focus on fruit and veggies, lean protein, and fewer treats, sugar and general junk. To be honest, I'm pretty sick of the Christmas food now so it's not a great hardship! Lots of water, veggies, vitamins.

I'm not currently exercising except for walking the dog, and I have cancelled my gym membership until I feel better. I haven't run since 18th December and I'm not in any rush to get back out there. But at some point I will pick those back up 🤷‍♀️

We have plans in 2025, our first holiday abroad in 10 years as a family and other exciting things. I'm really excited for these but also currently just focussing on NOW and getting through January.

I did weigh in yesterday, 162lbs (11st 8) which is a fairly big gain over Christmas but I'm not dwelling on it. I've hidden the scales for a few weeks and will be concentrating on non scale victories for now.

Good luck everyone

Happy New Year everyone, I hope it's a very good year for all of us.

I wasn't going to divulge my weight because it's very high but what the hell, I've been on the scales first thing this morning and I'm
11st 11.5 lbs. This time last year was 10st 2 lbs so that's a mighty leap and it's time to face up to it.

In my defence last year was difficult, lots went awry behind the scenes but it was my old dog Molly, who really sent me rushing to the treat cupboard constantly. How I wish I was one of those people like DD who stop eating during stress and heartache, I just eat constantly using chocolate as medicine trying to ease the pain. But Molly is doing great, I've run out of excuses and I need to knuckle down.

Today is typically start day when I usually start the exercise like a mad woman, walk the dogs to breaking point and eat like a tiny bird. Today is different, I am easing in gradually. Going from massive gluttony to near starvation is not right and it's silly. I'm cutting down but taking it slower and hoping this will keep me on track.

Have a great first day of the year everyone. It's really nasty rain and very windy here so we might give the dog walk a miss, they do hate this weather. A restful day planned and I'm looking forward to it. Chocolate consumption will be zero.

Love and happiness to all for 2025.

Happy New Year lovely gang. Wishing you all a healthy and happy 2025. We still have lots of Christmas stuff that needs eating. I am craving vegetables at this point. I am going to ease into things, with a stricter week next week. Weighed in at 9st 5 lbs, goal is anything in the 8s. I hurt my knee when decluttering mid December, it’s gradually getting better, hoping to get back on the cross trainer next week. The decluttering I did has really made a difference, we are using a room we haven’t used in a couple of years and it’s so nice. I will make some resolutions for the year when my head is a little clearer but continuing to declutter will be high on the list.

Hi everyone

It's going ok but obviously early days yet. Did a bit longer dog walk and trying not to snack. I haven't got to grips with an exercise dvd yet.

I presume it's back to normal life for everyone today. I hope you are all over the celebrations and settling down to normality. Christmas decorations will be coming down soon and I hate that job.

@thenewaveragebear1983 how are you? I've been thinking of you.

I hope you're all doing well.

I had an ok day yesterday but last night did not sleep well at all and today I've been really tired. My face is still almost completely paralysed in the left side still, I can about 1/4 close my eye- which is in a way such a relief because I read that if you get some movement back within 2-3 weeks then the chances of a full and quick recovery are much much higher. It means that only the outer part of the nerve is damaged not the inner/deeper part. So I am incredibly relieved but I think I have a way to go yet. I am signed off Til Monday but I'm going to speak to my boss tomorrow and say I'm going to request another week. I'm at the stage now where I'm looking back over the last week and realising I was actually incredibly unwell, you don't realise at the time sometimes. But yes. I was very poorly.

So taking it slowly right now. Little walk with the dog today, without her I would be going stir crazy I think. But a little walk is enough. My food hasn't been great; actually, my meals are fine but I did eat a big wedge of Christmas cake. Medicinal, obviously. I'm really just trying to get some nourishment into me, I've bought some fancy juices and some nice oranges and trying to eat a bit of green stuff and less cheese/bread/sugar.

@thenewaveragebear1983 would it be possible to ask for a month off work? I know that is easy for me to write and difficult to do. Asking for another week and then maybe needing another week or regretting trying to go back so soon will add to your stress. You would probably recover faster and better knowing you had a month to rest at home.