DIET FAILED AGAIN - maybe this time we're 7th time lucky, all are welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

Roll up roll up, it's time for thread 7... everyone is welcome here on our lively supportive chat thread.

When you open up the tub you wonder where the rest is 😂

Happy to report I haven't gained anything so currently 2lbs under 14 stone. Seems my strategy of not eatig through the day doing visits is the main factor. Not sure if this means I'll remain here or can lose me more lbs. Time will tell. Although only one week until hols. I'll aim to keep this habit going though.
I don't know how I'll behave when I come face to face with unlimited burgers and sausages though.

I’ve commented on here before how impulsive I am. I got up early yesterday morning and started cleaning the tiny hall by the front door. We don’t actually use the front door very much and this little square Is usually ignored. Anyway, after a few minutes looking at it, I was moving the tiny dresser out and starting to wipe the walls down ready for painting. I cannot even remember when it was last done. So it’s been a busy two days and that’s why I haven’t posted.

I thought my food consumption hadn’t been too bad, but when I checked this morning, I’ve stayed the same which is a bit disappointing, but I suppose better than a gain. Considering how busy I’ve been, and I’m still walking the dogs and doing normal daily tasks, I would’ve thought at least half a pound would’ve come off but it’s not to be.

I’m hoping the painting will be finished tomorrow and I can get on with putting things back.

I hope everyone is ok and enjoying the sunshine, it’s really hot here today.

I’m like that too @poorpawswhen I get the urge! It’s been really hot and muggy here today. I only did a half day and this afternoon I went for a run - so hot and sweaty! Then I made my birthday cake 😋 I’ve made a raspberry ripple cake with white chocolate ganache icing- let’s not think about how many calories are in that!! I’m having a day off tomorrow anyway, dh and the boys are cooking me s special birthday meal (which will probably be quite cheese and carb heavy) and we are going for a hike in the Malvern in the day so will have a bakery lunch.

I decided to do my birthday weigh in today, and hurrah, 10 st 12.5lbs! I have had a very consistent few weeks. I’m obviously going to regain a couple but I’ve decided I’m just going to hide the scales and not weigh in until I’ve got back on plan.

It seems my weight being a couple lbs under 14lbs was possibly due to where the scales were situated as not in the usual place where I weigh. I'm not too concerned though as I did pig out on noodles and a big bowl of cereal. I feel I'm nearly ready to giv up on the noodles and the cereal isn't tasting as nice as I used to think.

I'm on shift today where this time last week I succumbed to a pizza takeaway with kebab meat and chips. This sparked a week of having an iffy tummy which I still have. I think a couple of other meals have conttibuted also and maybe just been a bit unwell also.

My food noise, touch wood, seems to be a lot more under control. Hopefully next few days I can avoid heavy meals also. These are fortunately putting me off a bit as making me feel very tired.

Possibly a daft question but does anyone ever lose weight on holiday?

@TalkToTheHand123the only time I ever lost weight on holiday was when I was going super strict keto and didn’t actually have any treats or ice cream or meals out. I am hoping this year I won’t gain too much but I am going to the land of bread, wine and cheese soooo 🤷‍♀️

Aww. Tonight instead of giving in to a takeaway, it was a trip to asda, which usually meant picking up a ready meal, but opted for a packet of buns and a tub of chicken and stuffing filler (I like to live on the edge).
Hopefully this weekend I can avoid the upset tummy from last weekend's choices.
I'm thinking about going to the gym on the ship a few nights.

When are you away @TalkToTheHand123? It’s so difficult with holidays.

I'm hoping my tastebuds stay as they are and my willpower remains. The thought of eating a burger or sausage is making me drool, but I keep trying to tell myself they don't taste as nice as I think and I'll just want more. Last few times I have had a burger or sausage, it hasn't tasted as nice. Plus the guilt feeling.
As I love my soup, I'll be drinking lots of this.

I gained a pound overnight after my birthday yesterday but that’s not too terrible considering we ate and drank a lot. I’ve not really been fully Hank on track today, too much cake 🎂 and I’m hungover and I needed bread and stodgy stuff. I did run 9kms though and walked the dog, and if it stops thunder and torrential rain I will walk her again later. Tonight we are having a baked Camembert and focaccia bread, some leftover bits from yesterday, and birthday cake! I had a terrible nights sleep last night (always do if I’ve had a drink and then sobered up before I go to bed) so hopefully I can get to bed early tonight and catch up on some 💤

@thenewaveragebear1983 happy belated birthday, I’m sorry I missed wishing you a happy birthday on the actual day.

It’s gone very badly here and unsurprisingly I’ve gained 2 lbs this week. I am very unhappy with myself and it’s as if I went out of my way to self sabotage. I have been very busy (and very cross with DP) so I’ve not been cooking but continually picking at anything I could find. I’m sure last night I kept trying to find the most calorific food in my home, and I knew I would regret it today, but at the time I didn’t care.

The little hallway is done and looks very much better. DP took over as normal because he always knows best!

So today I have to try and make up for the last few days and I’ll be busy walking the dogs and cleaning. I can tell I’m just not in the dieting zone (if there is such a thing) but I must try because I feel enormous.

Have a great Monday everyone, it’s nice here again.

I failed spectacularly yesterday. Opted foor chicken burger and chips with malteser milkshake. The burger was actually quite nice so the tactic of telling myself I don't really like the burgers has been binned. The chips were quite rank though. I did get an iffy tummy so may try focus on this approach.
On a bit of a fast now for a few hours whilst out and about. Note to self to drink plenty water.
Weight back to 14.0 so need to up my game!

Yesterday went a bit off track, still too much birthday cake around (it’s now finally finished!) and my dog ate some raisins (highly toxic to dogs) so I had to rush her to the vet and sit with her while she had vomiting drugs and funnily enough that put me off my dinner a bit. I pretty much stuck to calories yesterday but it was a bit ‘grab and go’ and on the back of an indulgent weekend, it didn’t feel like I was ‘on it’

and so to today. I’m not going into the office today as I am going to stay with my poorly pooch (who is now completely fine btw and I guarantee would eat raisins again given the smallest of opportunities)
this means however that I can squeeze in both a walk and a short strength workout today, neither of which I usually have time for on my office day. I’m going back to Basics on my food - shake for breakfast, cheese and salad for lunch, dinner is a simply cook recipe with chicken thighs and a spicy coconut sauce. 😋

@poorpawsI’m sorry you have been having a difficult week. It’s really difficult when you’re stuck in that self sabotage cycle, can we help you? I’m glad your hallway is finished.

@TalkToTheHand123it must be difficult for you when you’re always faced with opportunities to eat things you don’t really want/need. To be honest, I don’t think a burger is too dreadful a choice, meat/ carb/ bit of salad on the side. No different to a high calorie sandwich really? It doesn’t have to write off your whole day.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I hope your dog is fully recovered now. I know exactly what you’ve been through as I’ve been through it several times. Years ago I was given a champagne bottle made out of chocolate (I think it was from Thorntons). Anyway, I answered the phone in another room and when I got back there was only the paper label left from the bottle. Another time I had to pop out when I was giving up smoking and my dog ate a whole packet of nicotine gum. Luckily both times devil dog survived.

supermarket shopping morning today and I wish I could find something that is low in calories but really enjoyable. I’ll be buying a load of salad and fruit and jacket potatoes, I’m such a boring eater. I won’t be buying as much chocolate as I bought last week because I ate it all.

Have a great day everyone.

@thenewaveragebear1983 Aww vet surgeries are not the best ways to celebrate birthdays.
@poorpaws been a little while but yeah those self sabatage moments are frustrating.

For me it seems it only takes the slightest of unhealthy food for me to put on weight or stop me from losing any.

I feel like I've really cut down a lot so should be losing at least a few lbs. I've hardly touched a drop of alcohol over the last few months. Very few takaways over the last couple of years also.

Getting to bed earlier would probably help and drinking more water so will try put more effort on these.

I forgot to mention I believe it has always been the case that I get an iffy tummy eating certain foods like burgers, but in the past it didn't really bother me. A bit like hangovers. Nowadays it does a lot more which is why I get more frustrated giving in to the temptation. I've had a bit of sucess using this viewpoint to refrain more so hopefully I can use this to build up more willpower and get to my next target of 13 stone.

I think the protein shakes have given me an iffy tummy, diluting to make the powder last probably hasn't helped. I'll use the tubs I have left using generous proportions but unlikely to buy any more due to the price and just try remember to drink more water.

I’m going to see Professor David Wilson at the beginning of October. I don’t know if you know him but he’s the expert who has interviewed, studied and written books on many serial killers (one of my hobbies for many years). My daughter has bought tickets for my birthday. My problem is that I don’t own a coat or raincoat (apart from dog walking coats) that I can get into so my new goal is to lose something (anything) before 5 October.

I may need support and encouragement but I’d like to be lighter by then.

@TalkToTheHand123. I eat quite a lot of burgers and I don’t know which ones you buy but I find if you buy good quality ones I don’t get any tummy problems. It’s just a thought that it might help. I don’t eat sausage so perhaps it’s eating both that might be upsetting you.

I think I have quite a high intollerance for certain foods. Cheese is the worst. I have also quite a high addiction for them also as with chocolate, so I feel it's best I just stay away from them as much as I can altogether.

I'm trying to get back into using the treadmill with the view it helps get rid of bloat rather than good exercise as I'm currently lacking a lot of motivation.

I’ve struggled the last few days, my meals have been good but I’ve had lots of little extras that I didn’t need, birthday cake and a bag of aero mint bubbles. Today as there was no birthday things left, I raided the kids snacks. I felt very tired and had quite a lot of palpitations today, maybe it’s all interlinked?

i’ve planned for tomorrow but i need to actually stick to my plan! One positive today though, I drank loads of water and I did walk the dog.

Aww yeah does sound linked. I would often get heartburn. I no longer eat cake. I never really liked it and a bit baffled why I kept eating it. I've cut so much out for a while, yet still not losing much weight. I'll give it a couple more months though as just may take a bit more time.

I had the worst binge ever yesterday, I just ate all day and couldn’t seem to stop. Last time it was this bad, which was a long time ago, I upped my protein and it seemed to help keeping me a bit fuller. I’m going to try boiled eggs for lunch instead of salad because I always feel hungry. I might include a supper dish with eggs because evenings are my main binge, craving time.

i hope you all have a great day. I feel sluggish and upset and it’s all self inflicted.

I think we all seem to be struggling atm. Time of year and heat maybe? I need to get some control now as soon isn’t good enough, it needs to be NOW.

I find this time of year difficult, I think it’s the social things, the impending holiday, the not being able to hide under big jumpers and coats- among other things. Getting the control back is hard isn’t it? 2 weeks ago I was consistently sticking to my calories and this week I’m finding it really challenging. i then notice bad habits creeping in- snacking/grazing, not drinking enough water, not tracking everything, weighing myself a lot more frequently….

I’m struggling this week, I just can’t stop grazing and snacking! I’m sure it’s hormonal at least partly, my cycle is really messed up at the moment and I actually don’t know if I’m due on so it could be that. I’m doing all the right things, drinking lots of water, keeping up my exercise, meals are good… but then spoiling it all with 10 mad minutes eating loads of sugary rubbish!

tomorrow I am determined to keep out of the kitchen!

@thenewaveragebear1983 I’m sorry that you are struggling too, let’s hope for a good day for all of us today.

yesterday I did so much better and I think it was because it was well planned. I had two boiled eggs and an apple for lunch and felt a lot better all afternoon than I have for ages, far less tetchy and not nearly so hungry. I delayed dinner by one hour which I could never do when just having salad for lunch and I took my time preparing it instead of running around the kitchen like a madwoman crazy for food.

in the evening I decided to go out (unheard of for me to move far in an evening). I left my dessert (strawberries and yogurt), picked up some sweets for the kids and drove to my daughters (only 5 minutes away by car). It was lovely, she was delighted to see me and we gossiped for a couple of hours drinking Diet Coke. When I got home I ate my dessert and shortly after went to bed. I realise I can’t do this every day but I now realise that it really is boredom that creates the mad evening snacking.

i have to have a regular plan now, so more protein in the day, delay dinner and then find somewhere to go or something to do. I need some specific furniture polish which I can’t get from my regular supermarket so I may pop to Asda or Morrisons in the evening (the only problem is I’ll come back with a trolley full of extra shopping).

anyway I feel so much better today, very uplifted. My granddaughter is joining me on the dog walk as her mum is working away from home today so that will be nice (her mum wants to make sure she actually walks her dog so I’ve been roped in to prove she went out).

the sun is out and lovely already so I’m ready to start the day, have a good one everyone.