DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 6- everyone welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

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

Oh no @TalkToTheHand123 , what a mess to clear up!

I've had a trickier day today, just felt myself feeling tired and craving sugar a bit. Dh away tonight so I scrapped my meal plan and just had a really nice cheese toastie with bbq sauce instead. I have gone over on my calories a little, the kids wanted ice cream so I got them Ben and Jerry but I got myself those nuli stick ice creams (like magnum type thing) because at least then I could have a measured amount in a portion. Ending up on 1800 cals.

I'm planned for tomorrow, I'm going to try to fit in another little run, food is sorted. We've got a nice steak for tomorrow night so calories a little tight during the day. I am feeling really determined this week and I really want to stick to calories all weekend and not undo my efforts from the week.

Thanks for all the kind words. Things are a little better with friend. Its hard because the goal posts keep moving over how she wants to be supported. She feels let down, I feel defensive and want to justify myself but that just leads to her feeling judged and confirms that I am not supporting her properly because now I'm giving her grief. I'd like to find a way to be a listening ear without getting sucked into either apologising for not helping her more or defending myself. I haven't found it yet.

On a more positive note, I worked late last night at an event and spent most of it with a colleague who is a bit of a tonic. Just very good company. Had a lot of laughter and fun and I really needed that. So I'm feeling in a better place in my own head today.

@TalkToTheHand123 oh no! Escaping soup! That's so frustrating

@poorpaws bring on the 7th Feb! It's going to be a good month

@Sedgwick long walks are my favourite way to get into the right mind frame. Hope the rest of the week has been good!

Continuing to be strict here and feeling better for it. No alcohol is helping my discipline. Fingers crossed I can keep going this weekend. @Storyland it is difficult to want to support a friend while not getting dragged down yourself. I hate drama and tend to take a step back but I guess as a result I only have 4 real friends outside my family.

@poorpaws agree with clearing out your cupboards and fridge for the 7th and maybe you need a new notebook. A new notebook always helps!

I just watched the film/documentary Forks over Knives about the benefits of a plant based diet, it shows strong links between cancers and all animal produce. It’s a few years old I think. I watched it thinking I eat a lot of veg and I can drop my weekly steak no problem. Then I realised dairy is animal product (I come from a long line of small farmers so duh) and that’s so much harder. No eggs! I love eggs! I cannot give up eggs. Also no fish, fish is my favourite food. Moderation will have to do.

Well done @Sedgwick

I've had a bit of a weird day today. I was really tired and ended up having a caramel croissant, I rejigged my calories so it comes in ok, but it left me feeling really craving sugar and I had a real sugar crash mid afternoon which I haven't had for ages. So just shows how our choices even if they're in the allowance, can still affect how you feel

End of January, I have had an up and down month. Obviously started it feeling very unwell now feeling much better. I officially started my diet on 6th Jan but my first week wasn't great, so really have only had a couple of weeks. This week has been my best week in a while, so long as I can keep the momentum over the weekend. I am going to do a weigh in for 1st feb tomorrow and maybe I will see a total for Jan of 2lbs down.

February is going to be focussed on keeping up my planning, scheduled snacks and all my meals. That's really helped me this week. More veg in my meals and as snacks. I feel optimistic and I'm aiming for (at least) 4lbs off in Feb!

Starting weight 1st Jan - 163.5lbs

1st Feb- 161.8
So 1.5lbs lost this month. Which is both great considering the month I've had, and dire considering the amount I have to go! But hey, a loss is a loss

Happy February everyone. 🌼

@thenewaveragebear1983 absolutely a loss is a loss, not gaining is good too, it’s so easy to add lbs and so hard to lose. After my strict week I have lost 4 lbs. No alcohol and lots of veg. I checked my waist (really want to get under 30”) and it is 32”. Always the tummy!

Well done @sedgwick and @thenewaveragebear1983 on your losses.

I'm 10st2. So think I dropped 2lbs in January.

I went for a run on Saturday which felt really good at the time but my legs have ached since then 😆 I'm definitely out of practice. I only have one evening commitment this v week so I'm hoping to get more exercise done. Next goal is to hit 10st. It's within sight! Just need to remember how good it feels to make progress when i want to turn to crisps.

I was another 0.5lb down this morning for my official weigh in,
Starting weight 163.4
Current weight 161.2

I'd like to see the 150's by next weeks weigh in, maybe a little optimistic but I will aim
High (or low?) and see how i get on

Well done @Sedgwick 👏

Great work @Storyland, I also did my first run in a long time last week and a gym session - and oh boy I am feeling it today. It's like the first time I ever moved! I was going to run today but I genuinely can't, I did 4 miles with the dog which has helped to loosen me up a bit and relinquish a bit of water retention, but I am very stiff and sore!

It's my non working day today so I am spending the day pottering about, doing a few little jobs. It's nice, good for the soul. I had baked oats for breakfast with yogurt , lunch is leftover Hungarian pork and cabbage (chubby cubs recipe and it's really delicious) and dinner will be a teriyaki stir fry 😋

Hi everyone and well done on the weight loss and runs. Next week it will be meeeee (minus the running).

I hear what you all say about sorting my cupboards out etc but DD is working from home at the kitchen table so I'm staying out of the kitchen all day apart from making the occasional coffee.

Once Friday arrives I have big plans for sorting the cupboards and getting my life back to normal. DP loves it when I sort the cupboards and freezer as I send him home with all the food I don't want. Today was a small start so he went home with soup and caramel sauce and a packet of shortbread. Tomorrow he'll be looking around for what's next.

I'm living out of the freezer this week (it's just four drawers under the fridge) but I cram it full of food and then struggle to open the drawers or find anything. I've got chicken Kiev to eat today and there's some salmon for tomorrow's dinner.

I really want to empty the entire freezer and start again but I think a week of eating from it (the dogs are having beef burgers with only a tiny amount of onion in them tonight) will provide some space and when I'm home alone again I can start building it up with nice fresh food.

I weighed this morning and I've somehow managed to stay the same, which I'm delighted about. With another week of chocolate and lattes I expected a gain. All this gluttony should end on Friday although another takeaway is planned for Wednesday, and I have so many cleaning and sorting plans I should be too busy to eat.

Have a good Monday everyone, I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel 😁

Can I join in please. I’m short and 11 2 which is just tipping me from overweight to obese. I’ve been lurking for a while but been really struggling with motivation. I’m determined to be under 10 13 by the end of the month so I need to start getting my act together.

@Midlifeshenanigans welcome and perfect timing. Don't lurk, join in, we are a very small group of lovely people.

If you've been reading you'll know I'm starting some serious cutting down in a couple of days so please join me.

There are some very wise people here if you need help and the support without judgment is fantastic.

@Midlifeshenanigans of course, the more the merrier!

I had an ok day yesterday, even though it was my office day. I did go slightly over on my calories and I barely moved all day, so after work I went for a quick walk round the block which was actually very nice and helped get rid of the frazzled feeling.
Today I started well but I've been tired this afternoon and have had way too many carbs so I have gone slightly over again but I still feel hungry. I ran 5km this morning then walked the dog so I did my 10k steps before 8.30am.

I've been tracking my food on nutracheck religiously. I do my 3 meals and then I have been tracking my planned snacks and my unplanned snacks. It's very eye opening! My unplanned snacks section today was my biggest calorie intake! So that needs looked at, I could be adding an additional 100-150 calories to my lunch and dinner rather than spending the calories on other things..

Hope everyone is doing ok, @poorpaws we are very looking forward to seeing you on 7th

@thenewaveragebear1983 We had the last takeaway tonight. Tomorrow the family are busy in the day and have activities (gym, swimming) in the evening so I shouldn't have them in the house for most of the day.

Then on Friday they should be leaving around lunchtime or early afternoon and it's done! I've already started sorting a few things out and the freezer contents have gone down quite a lot.

Food shop tomorrow morning so I'll try to concentrate on fruit instead of chocolate.

You're doing very well. I'll be joining you really soon.

Welcome @Midlifeshenanigans ! Hope you enjoy being part of our little support system.

Been OK this week for me. Haven't got exercise in but have brought salad in for lunch 2 days. It's all small changes at the moment for me

I had one of those days yesterday when I just could not stop eating, I was in and out of the kitchen all day. What I really wanted was a big bar of galaxy or dairy milk, but instead what I ate was lots of food/calories and none of it really satisfied me. I went way over my calorie allowance. However, I am determined today to get back on track, I need to eat far fewer carbs overall (some days I am 200g or more!) and more protein. My meals are good but they could definitely be more filling and I maybe wouldn't be so hungry /unfulfilled and want extras.

I remember once listening to the chubby cubs and they were saying they make a daily 'snack box' with lots of bits in, fruit, veg, dip, something sweet, cheese etc, all counted out and that's a sort of grazing platter for the day. I might try that because that I think that could be helpful on those long boring wfh days. Plus I get to buy a new bento box which, aside from a new notebook, is the dieter's restarting dream surely?

@poorpaws I hope you have a lovely new notebook all poised and ready today? Just wanted to say good luck, we are all here if you need us, and be kind to yourself- it can take a few days to get back in the groove and those first few days are tough. But we are all rooting for you 🎉

Today I am having:
Lemon in hot water x 2
B: Yogurt/berries
L: portion of leftovers and veg
D: salmon, broccoli, with tahini and lemon. (Or maybe sweet chilli)
S: aiming for protein so cheese, ham and hummus with carrot sticks
Exercise: walk the dog, run at lunchtime

Happy Friday everyone!

After a tricky day on Thursday, I actually had an excellent day yesterday! Came in under calories and under 100g carbs. I definitely think the carbs makes the difference to me, the more I have the more I want.

Today, I'm going to the gym again. We are going for coffee with my family for my dad's birthday. Other than that, a nice quiet day. Food wise, I'm going to make paleo pancakes for the dc so will probably have one of those for breakfast, dinner will be burgers and salad. Not sure about lunch yet. I've boiled some eggs for snacks.

Feeling very motivated today, long may it last! Have a great Saturday!

Morning all, happy Sunday.

Yesterday was good, I just felt quietly "on it", I did have cake when out with my family but I skipped lunch and estimated in nutracheck. Probably did go slightly over my calories but not dramatically. I went to the gym for circuits.

Today, food is all planned. Going to walk the dog, then go for a run. I need to plan my menu for the week and do my shopping order for tomorrow. This week ahead I'm keeping my calories to 1500 but I want to keep my carbs under 100g a day. I definitely find that I keep myself on track better when my carbs are lower.

We booked a little holiday last night, I'm really excited! For ages I have wanted to climb snowdon with my kids so we have booked a really cute little lodge in north wales, with a hot tub, for May holiday week. I already can't wait!

Morning everyone, I slid back into wine and crisps this weekend. I blame the six nations. Out all day today will regroup tomorrow, can’t face weighing in this morning.

Good morning everyone, I am officially back!

@thenewaveragebear1983 I love the idea of the snack box and I think I might be doing that especially if it's mainly full of carrots (love a raw carrot) because I can just nip into the fridge at any time and get those.

Your holiday plans sound amazing, it's fantastic when you get to do something you've wanted for a long time, no wonder you're excited.

@Sedgwick i've had many Monday mornings when I've dodged the scales because of weekend gluttony so I totally understand. It's a blip, you'll get over it and get back on the wagon on Tuesday.

I weighed on Saturday morning, although not my usual weigh day, to assess the damage from the family visit. I was 11 stone 12 exactly which is only a couple of pounds off my highest ever weight. My normal weigh day is Monday so I've weighed again this morning and I'm 11 stone 10. I know that's just the starting diet loss of water etc, but it is a start and I know now that my first Mondays weigh-in was high but every Monday in the future will see a loss (I'll take a small loss so long as I lose).

It's been raining here overnight, so I guess the dog walk will be very cold and boggy which I don't really like. I'm not sleeping well at the moment so I'm not getting all the housework done that I'd hoped to because I'm walking around like a bit of a zombie. Today's plan after walking the dogs is to clean out at least one, hopefully two, kitchen cupboards which will keep my mind off food. I'm not going to push myself too hard, there's plenty of time.

Have a lovely Monday everyone.

Yay 🙌 @poorpaws! And a strong start! Don't dismiss the water weight, it's got to go first so it's a sign things are on track!

I have done my snack box today- carrots and hummus, melon, cheese and ham roll ups and 2 corn thins. It comes to around 300 calories. Plus, I popped up to tkmaxx yesterday and bought two beautiful bento boxes with little compartments 💕

Annoyingly I weighed and k have maintained this week, I feel I should have done better tbh. Monday isn't a good weigh day for me as I usually eat more at the weekends and although I factor this in, it still takes a day or two to not impact the scales. I might weigh Fridays instead (and post my Friday weight as Mondays weight in my weighing group 🤔)

How's everyone doing?
I had a great day Monday, not so great yesterday 🎂 🍰 🧁
Today has been better, I've stuck to my meal plan and I went for a run and a dog walk this morning, and will walk again after work. I'm really tired this week, another night not in bed until after 11 last night, it's just too late for me. I will try and get to bed earlier tonight.

Hello. I've nearly finished the packet of sausages and feel relatively confident I can refrain from purchasing more as they have been giving me a bit of an iffy tummy.

I did have a little blip today as I bought a sweet and sour chicken with egg fried rice ready meal when at the shop with a customer. It was nice but I read the naughty g amounts when waiting fornit to cook and felt a bit disappointed with myself, but hopefully I'll be able to resist next time.

I did make a batch of soup today and ate a vegetable stir fr. If I can keep filling myself up on soup, I may lose some lbs finally. That's the plan anyways.

Hi everyone, how are you doing?

It's really cold and miserable here which makes me want to eat.

@thenewaveragebear1983 well done on the run. How was yesterday? I know you've been tired so wondered if you've managed an early night yet.

It's going okay here. I'm keeping off the chocolate and allowing myself one latte per day which I look forward to.

I'd warned my lovely lady at our café that I was starting to cut down and that I would be drinking black coffee instead of my usual lattes. We went on Wednesday and she was so lovely and supportive. I asked for a bacon sandwich which she always puts butter on And I didn't think anything of it but she asked me if I wanted it without butter which I was so touched by. There's a very small salad on the side with a few tortilla chips and she asked me if she should leave those off. I didn't eat them, but I gave them to the dogs. I don't suppose it makes a massive difference, but I must've saved a few calories.

My sister-in-law wanted to meet on Sunday at our café when we always have a mega breakfast, but I declined until the following week because I want at least one week with a good loss. It's very hard to sit with a small bacon sandwich if someone else is having an enormous breakfast. I don't know how I'm going to get round that one.

Have a great Friday, everyone.

Hi @poorpaws sounds like you are headed in the right direction, it’s harder when it’s still so cold. I am not feeling great today, slept terribly. I have a pretty easy stress free life but tend to have really stupid bad dreams (usually involving being lost or not being able to find my car really stupid stuff), I wake up so stressed and nauseous. I had hoped to grow out of them but as I am nearly 60 it seems unlikely! On the diet front I am enjoying eating kippers and smoked haddock.

Hi everyone.

Monday was excellent, Tuesday was good apart from a cake at work, Weds and Thursday were both good days. I ran yesterday as well as I really fancied a lunchtime run. I'm really trying not to eat back my exercise calories as I think that's where I may be going wrong but it's incredibly hard to stick to 1560 when I've exercised. I have tried my best though, and even if I have gone over, I'm still a few hundred under my tdee every day. And I agree with @poorpaws , it's freezing cold here, it's grey and miserable and I'm getting so tired of it now. Anyway, after what I thought was an ok few days, I weighed in this morning and I've put 2lbs ON which is more than my total loss so far this year FFS. So annoyed and frustrated. I am genuinely tempted to do some horrible starvation plan just to see whether I am just incapable of losing anything, I genuinely feel like something is broken in my metabolism as no matter what I do I just do not lose anything and even if I do, the next week it goes back on. I never get those good weeks to balance out the bad ones anymore, I get half a pound off maybe, then 2 on.

I do feel tired today, I have not managed an early night really and annoyingly have been waking at 5 every morning this week, not sure if something is disturbing me but I've woken from weird dreams and been unable to get back to sleep.

So I am in a thoroughly shitty mood. Tired, hungry, not drinking or eating anything that's a treat, exercising daily and getting fatter. Sorry for being super cranky but it's really getting me down now.

I'm on annual leave next week so at least I'm not sat at my desk all day, I can get out and about. Let's hope it perks up a bit weather wise at least ☀️ 🤞