Actually dreading Christmas

[wintertumm]

I weighed myself and I’m at my heaviest at nearly two stone overweight. I have two Christmas dinners to go to next week, my husband has brought a load of booze and snacks in. I can’t decline it all but I’m now feeling full of anxiety and it’s all my fault because I couldn’t lose any weight before Christmas, in fact I’ve put more on. I need to get this weight off. Looking at doing fast 800 from the 27th.
I can’t afford mounjaro, I need to work out how to stop the food noise and find some motivation to start exercising again. I also drink way too much.
anyone else feeling this way?

Yes but I am determined to enjoy the week and not feel bad. You have to live your life but I understand your worries.
Stay strong

I feel your pain, I used to be heavy into fitness, have joint problems. I would wait until the new year, if you want to sign up to a gym they will do sign up offers then. i'm planning to rejoin then. Don't do any of these fad diets as you are playing havoc with your system. My friend had yo yo dieted and had gall bladder stones, best to be sensible every day and find an activity even if it's just walking for an hour in the evening to start off with.

Enjoy your Christmas then make small but incremental changes in the new year. Now is not the time to beat yourself up

I'm just saying what will be will be for Christmas and then going to sort it out in the new year

@wintertumm Did you start Fast 800? I am on Day 6 if you need a support buddy!

Having found myself creeping up the 'overweight' BMI years, I finally tipped into obese last year and it was the kick up the (large) backside I needed, as well as a big birthday approaching in a few months and a couple of health conditions which are exasperated by being overweight. I am nearly 1.5kg down already though I do have dodgy scales and assume some of that is water weight. Yesterday we went out for lunch and I had a rainbow bowl and green juice which were delicious but used up all my calories for the day, I was ravenous by bedtime, but I stayed firm, and breakfast this morning was amazing.

I am 5'7, SW 88.7kg, CW 87.4kg, need to get to 72kg to be in a healthy BMI - I haven't weighed less than that since I was much much younger but if I could get comfortably into the healthy zone that would be amazing. I've done so many diets over the years but never strictly, I am really hoping this one has a massive impact in a short period of time and resets my relationship with food - calorie counting for the first time ever has been so eye opening. Long term less strict diets just don't work for me - I give myself an inch and take a mile. Being black and white about this is really what I need. I figured if I could be using mounjaro to get these results, there is no reason why I shouldn't do it through my own will power and motivation.

I’ve been really good at cutting out all the fatty crap in my diet over the past year and lost 4stone. I was sort of dreading Christmas and all the food & drink I knew I’d consume but I realize I need to get back on the straight and narrow now that it’s new year.
Dont despair…start afresh in small steps & you’ll get there the natural and healthy way, be kind to yourself and don’t deny a little treat every now and again.

I did go a bit OTT for the 2 weeks. Now I'm back at work I'm back on the regime, I weighd before Christmas and had lost 9st 10 pounds. Dreading getting on the scales this week though I have to say