DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 6- everyone welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

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

@Theredjellybean yes Caroline Girvan is on you tube. I haven’t worked up the enthusiasm to try her yet. Still just on the cross trainer. @thenewaveragebear1983 I hope you have a lovely break and forget about SW.

@Itsalwayssomething I am having a pretty good week, steak, mushrooms, spinach and asparagus tonight. I went to a picnic yesterday and couldn’t resist 2 sausage rolls. Just checked how many calories (shop bought ones), almost 600! Really need to be strict this weekend. I want to have lost a little for Mondays weigh in. Agree weekends are tricky, always tempting to just let go and doubly difficult as it’s a bank holiday.

I am 72.2 today
Finally a tiny shift in right direction.
I'm working over the weekend which stops me indulging " because it's a bank holiday"...

Morning all, happy bank holiday.

I’m away in Edinburgh this weekend. Yesterday we went to the castle and it rained and rained and rained, it was the most miserable day. It did brighten up a little. Hopefully today is a bit brighter.

food wise I’m doing ok. Had a good breakfast. Had jackets and coronation chicken for lunch, and dinner we had Gordon Ramsey burgers 🍔 but not really any snacks or sweet stuff, and lots of walking to offset. I’m clearly retaining a lot of water as I can’t get my rings on but overall I don’t think the damage will be too bad. There is a gym here and I have got my gym and running stuff but I’m not sure I’m going to use it, it’s quite nice to have a break.

Happy bank holiday!

@thenewaveragebear1983 hope you’re having a brilliant time. I’m Scottish and went to uni in Edinburgh and lived there a few years after. Best city. That’s where I’m off to this weekend coming! Can’t wait.

I’m down 3.5lbs since starting 5 days ago. Feels like good progress. Don’t feel like I can call it fast 800 really. Haven’t manage to stick to 800 calls. Usually about 1000.
its tough though. I’m definitely lacking in energy a lot of the time. But including today only got another 4 days to go until I’m away. I can keep going for that long. Then will make a more manageable plan for when I’m back.

Best place to get fruit? Not sure if it's just me but fruit doesn't seem to last to even it's expiry date. Usually go to aldi and asda but doesn't seem to be very good recently.

Monday weigh in 9st 5 lbs. @TalkToTheHand123 do you have a greengrocers near you? I can’t believe the difference in fruit and veg quality between ours and any of the supermarkets. The lemons alone are worth going there for, they are big beautiful ones like the tv chefs always have, whereas the supermarkets have mean little seeded things.

Hi. Thanks. I've found a couple on some of my routes so will give them a try. 😊

@TalkToTheHand123 i’ve just stopped doing a full weeks shop now, I do 4 days at a time. I was sick of meat and fruit not lasting. I shop at Asda but the quality isn’t great. I can’t afford Tesco, our local one is massive and it just costs too much because there’s too much choice!

@TalkToTheHand123 We spend a huge amount on fresh fruit & veg (2 small kids) and if we can go to butchers for meat tho we only regularly eat chicken. We sometimes use Oddbox supermarket surplus delivery if that's available in your area - tho not ideal if you need to know what you're getting every week as it can be random and in the winter you're overrun with potatoes.

good work on your weigh ins @Sedgwick @Theredjellybean and @Itsalwayssomething

Feeling flat & flabby this week after a weekend away. Onwards...

@triplecheeese me too, too many meals out and treats! It’s been nice though and we’ve had awful weather so there’s not been much relief except for nipping into coffee shops for coffee and cakes!

june’s nearly here, and for me it has got to be “just bloody do it June” - I know what to do, I need a strict month and I’m determined. May has flown by, I can’t believe it’s nearly June. I’m going to try to go low carb for the month, count my calories very strictly and have no sugar or alcohol - I need a boost and a kick start. We come home tomorrow and I’m starting Thursday.

I bought some lovely things for myself in Uniqlo today on princes street. I love Uniqlo, the quality is excellent and the sizing is very generous, I was a small in trousers and an XS on a cardigan and vest tops. They fit, but I know they will look nicer with a few more pounds off, so that’s my motivation.

good morning

weather looks like it might be turning for the weekend 🤞

sw 13st
cw 12 10.4

scales have barely moved for the last 3 days despite feeling like I’ve been really on it diet wise (1000cals a day) and pretty active. Got my period today which is a bit all over the place so expect it’s just been that. Hopefully see a drop in a day or 2! Typical as going away this weekend but can’t do much expect plod on

@Itsalwayssomething it’s annoying but yeah almost certainly your period, I always gained 3 lbs. The week my period finished was always my best week to diet in my cycle.

Thanks @Sedgwick glad to know it isn’t just me. Good to know week after could be a good one. Will help me keep focused

Hi all, I’m back from Edinburgh. I think I’ve gained about 7lbs from all the pizzas, wine, and coffee and cake breaks! But hey.

I’m ready to get back on it and go super strict for June. We have so many social things on that there’s no way to navigate them so I’m just going to have to be super strict most of the time and really focus. My plan is that I won’t drink now til 22nd June when I go to the killers in Manchester.

tomorrow: run first thing, collect the dog and take her for a nice walk, then help dh shovel his 20 tonne load of gravel on the driveway. My food is planned, low carb and calorie counted. may has been a fair disaster really, but I have good hopes for June.

So my gain in one week is……. 5.5lbs! Do I get some sort of prize??? Was 149.5 last Thursday and today I’m 155.2 🤦‍♀️ that’s a long weekend of wine, pizzas, long car journeys and no exercise!

i retain water like you wouldn’t believe so I am confident a lot of that is bloat- whilst I did eat and drink lots, it wasn’t 20,000 calories worth and We were walking a lot and didn’t really have snacks or sweets until the last day. So I am hoping for a whoosh of water 💦

loads of gardening and other jobs to do today and the weekend. I’m on leave till Monday and I am determined to get house and garden looking good. I’m going for a run this morning and I want to finish the last week of Caroline Girvan as well.

how’s everyone doing?

@thenewaveragebear1983 I can gain 5.5 lbs really fast too without going crazy. Fingers crossed it comes off quickly. Funnily enough we are having our driveway done too. @poorpaws how is slabgate? Are they growing on you?

I am currently doing a strict Fast800 but as OMAD as this suits me. I will have the house to myself 50% of the time for the next 9 days so I can really focus. Weighed this morning and I have lost 2.5 lbs this week, bit surprised by this. We have a veg patch and lots of spinach leaves right now, they are quite sweet when steamed for 3 mins. I am wondering if these are diuretic?

@thenewaveragebear1983 i am sure it's just water retention, especially if it was pizza and salty food which you don't usually have. I am always way up and then down after a takeaway!

@Sedgwick how inspiring! Great loss. Spinach is a mild natural diuretic.

@Itsalwayssomething sounds period-like to me. I don't know much about Fast800 or VLCDs as I've never done them, do you have low calories every day or go up and down? Pre-kids I did too much exercise, post-kids I was breastfeeding, and post-breastfeeding I couldn't muster the courage.

I've been pretty sensible with my choices this week and am trying not to eat my stress. I've realised I have a 10 mile race booked for my birthday so that's my milestone: I want that race to feel GOOD. I was marathon fit last year and it's all gone to pot, sigh.

also want to hear about @poorpaws slabs!

I was up a lb today which seems very undeserved. Putting it down to period bloat. My rings feel tighter than usual

@triplecheeese I’ve only been doing the diet this past week before a weekend away. Never done it before either. But I’d put on 6lbs since Christmas and was feeling deflated so thought it would be a short sharp reset to get those 6lbs or at least something off quickly and get me going again. Will go back to sensible eating from Monday I think. Maybe a bit lower calorie than before. May try 5:2 type of one. I tell a slight lie… I did the special k diet after 1st year uni. Again easy to stick to and quick. Wouldn’t do it now though. I’m more mindful of nutrients now

Hi everyone

So sorry I've been AWOL yet again. I've been reading your comments but not posting myself as I felt I had very little to offer in the way of positivity.

Until today...
My GP requested bloods be taken this morning (annual request after my suspected heart attack). I live in jeans, but because DP was busy and I'm not getting much exercise because of injured dog, I decided to put a skirt on and walk into town. I took one look in the mirror and decided I cannot procrastinate anymore. My favourite black skirt and white blouse were pulling at the hips and I had to undo the bottom button on the blouse so that it didn't burst open. I thought I might feel nice getting a bit tidier, but I just felt like a frump in a bin bag.

So I need to really get back into this. I don't know what I weigh, I haven't weighed for ages but I need to lose some inches in a lot of different places. Also, I was absolutely shattered after walking into town (1 mile), walking around for a very short time and then walking home . I'm used to really long dog walks and it's obvious I've lost stamina.

Here I go again, I'm going to try, I'm going to post and hopefully I can lose some weight this week. I'm not waiting for Monday for a restart, it starts today.

I might post daily if I've got anything to say. Slabgate pictures coming in my next post.

Slabgate -

DP hasn't been able to do much because of the intermittent rain we've been having but he started this morning. The slabs are very difficult to lay. They are slightly different in size, have wavy edges and are very different in thickness. Some slabs are really thick on two ages and then taper off to being very thin, it's a nightmare.

They are so, so light and reflect the sun and nearly blind us,so I'm still unsure.

Some of the land and steps that still have to be slapped, there's a lot to do

*slapped haha!

I struggled to keep to fast800 today, I had too many extra bits which bumped my calories up. I ended up on 1500 cals, 55g carbs, 147g protein. I will try harder tomorrow to keep to it, we will be busy tomorrow doing our driveway so less temptation in the kitchen. I ran a very slow 5km this morning and walked the dog.

@poorpaws I like the slabs but they sound difficult to lay. I hope you are pleased with them when they are done.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I hope the driveway goes well, it seems such a lot of work.

@poorpaws the slabs will weather and darken, I wouldn’t worry about that. Good luck for your restart.

Had steak, spinach and salad yesterday. Doing a meal plan and shop later this morning.