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.

Takeaway customer seems to have stopped having takeaways, so tonight was much easier than usual.
I did buy a mutipack of crisps a couple of days ago. I may have to try resist buying next time. I don't usually buy them.
I'd stopped exercing a few weeks ago due to being very sore with muscles around tummy and back. Forgot to restart when soreness stopped a few days ago so have started light exercising again.

Went way off track last couple of days. Was gifted some sausages from a customer, then been to mcdonalds today. Starting my diet again soon. Maybe next time, refuse the sausages and just have a cup of tea at mcdonalds then some soup when home. 😂

Been a bit off track last few days. Not ready to give up just yet. Have 3 tubs of soup with me today as long shift. Being offered a naughty breakfast this morning though.😮

Today I try again! Recently had a bit of an alcohol binge. Eating quite healthy but quite a lot and too much to lose weight. Tonight I've been offered a takeaway which I agreed to but trying to talk myself out of.

I have sweetcorn soup for a change from vegetable and pea. I have a packet of couscous, couple of bananas and oranges. I meant to stock up on the cous cous as they seem quite handy when out at the office. I have a new office now but a few people so have to cut down on liquids as it's a little embarrasing going to the toilet a lot more than others.

I plan to try restrict myself from eating between certain times as I seem to just be constantly eating and having mini fasts seem to help digestion.

Morning all, I am back from my holiday and am amazed to report that after 2 weeks away and lots of wine, cheese, bread and butter ( 😋) I have only gained 2.5lbs! However I did start the holiday at pretty much my upper limit of my weight range, and I am now pretty much the highest weight I have been all year so it’s not all good news…. But anyway. We had a brilliant restful holiday and I feel so much better as I was really starting to feel exhausted and incredibly run down before we left. I have decided while away that my focus has got to change. I am going to focus on whole foods and nutrition, get more sleep, manage my anxiety better, and be kinder to myself by prioritising stretching and strength training over cardio. Every day while away I have listened to a 30 minute hypnosis and it has noticeably calmed my anxiety and i am going to continue with that.

Hope everyone is ok

Aww welcome back @thenewaveragebear1983 . I had a good think too about my diet when away too. You are back sooner than I thought although last few days have been quite manic.
Tonight's scheduled food has gone from a takeaway (which I almost talked myself out of) to mcdonalds. I did make a fish and peas meal and but being lead astray and lack of will power.
I do have 2 tubs of sweetcorn soup and will have the fish and peas later on so overall shouldn't be too bad.
Plan is to keep off the drink for a while also.
Aiming for earlier sleeps and less late afternoon / evening naps as these don't seem to help.

So not too bad today. Fish burger, chips and a milkshake from mcdonalds. I then had fish and peas which I prepared earlier.

For future, I plan to try avoid mcdonalds as I wanted another one straight after and stick to fish and peas as seemed to be enough and was quite nice. Simple to prepare so will be stocking up soon. 😊

Good morning MNers.

I went to bed and sleep about 10pm last night (mainly due to not having options of staying up late, but still quite good of me). Woke up about 4am. Had a peek outside, all quiet. Quite relaxing. Decided to go back to sleep at about 7.15am for a bit as felt I needed more. Had about an hour.

Currently feeling a little tired, but plan is to try stay awake until bedtime with the aim of being around 10pm. I believe I'll struggle to sleep tonight if I have a nap.

Popping to the supermarket in a couple of hours to stock up, especially fish and peas as this seems a good meal to take with me on my travels to keep those naught food thoughts at bay.

I was up through the night a few times for the toilet, but having lots of fluids seems worth it.

Hi everyone

first of all I apologise for my absence and I haven’t read your comments this week but I will go back soon. This will be rushed too.

my partner is wood preserving the fence (it’s a very long fence), the decking and garden furniture. My DD is painting my bedroom and I’m going between the two helping where I can and being catering manager.

the house is in chaos! I’m in the spare room in a single bed and have hardly slept at all. Every room is full of bedroom furniture, wardrobe contents etc. My bed base is in two halves in the lounge and my mattress is in the very narrow hallway on its side. Honestly, we’ve not stopped working for days and it’s hard to move around the debris.

ive lost about half a pound in two weeks. But 1 September is next Monday, this work should be completed, I should have more time and I need to count the weeks from then until Christmas and try for 1 lb a week.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I hope you had a great holiday and are back home fighting fit. I will read your posts soon.

ive got to go, DD and DP will be here soon and I have to walk the dogs, plus DDs dog, before it gets too hot.

i will be back in a few days when this chaos is over. (The first wall painted, I didn’t like the colour, DD didn’t like the paint, so it’s been a longer job than we thought).

everyone has just arrived, I’ve got to go. Have a great week and I’ll join you very soon.

Aww nice of you to pop in @poorpaws . I did a big shop yesterday. Didn't pig out too much. Ate my last egg of recently cooked batxh this morningnas breakfast. Ate late last night, doing an 8am to 2pm shift today so plan was to do a little fasting but will be at supermarket in a couple of hours so that plan might change.
Hoping to get into a proper routine soon as I'm very disorganised and unproductive and need to change my ways.

Sounds like you are super busy @poorpaws
i need a routine too @TalkToTheHand123and just need to get back into the groove of normal life. The school holidays drag on and on and I always feel sad when the summer is over. It’s going to be glorious weather today so we are getting a few jobs done this morning and then will just chill this afternoon.

we went out last night and I ended up getting really tearful and upset, quite unusual for me and I now have that drinkers remorse a little bit. We were with some very good friends who are pretty straight talking and I guess a few nerves were touched. I walked the dog this morning down to collect my car and reflected on it a bit, but I guess now I feel quite sad and pensive about it all. I guess allowing myself to think about some things which I normally keep very hidden away. It’s probably done me good in the long run but currently I feel quite fragile and tearful.

Aww sorry to hear that @thenewaveragebear1983 . Bottling things up can cause a lot of stress. I'm nearly recovered from my drinkers remorse. No plans to drink for a while so hopefully save a few calories.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I hope you are feeling better by now. I have to admit I’m a bit of a straight talker but I never mean to hurt people and I wonder if your friends are like that. I hope you can put your hurt to bed and just get on living your best life without so much anxiety.

I am totally shattered after very little sleep last night. I’ve left all the clearing up for tomorrow but I did manage to get my bed back in my room earlier despite wet skirting boards and DP has just managed to refit my blind and curtains before he left so that I can sleep in darkness. We also managed to put two pictures back on the wall and moved some furniture. For such a small room it has managed to untidy every other room but so long as I can sleep tonight, I can get a lot more things back in their proper place tomorrow.

DD and I usually get on really well but she’s been incredibly grumpy about doing this room for me even though she agreed to it months ago and chose her own timeframe.

i had toast and jam for lunch at 2.30, not very slimming I know but we were busy and I needed food. Hopefully I’ll do better tomorrow.

im going to make dinner soon, ive just prepared a salad and I’ll have a jacket potato and probably chicken or a burger.

ive got a strong feeling tonight will involve chocolate but i hope to go to bed early so im hoping not too much.

have a good Monday evening everyone. I assume most will be back to work tomorrow and its only a week before the kids go back, then it’s DPs birthday and autumn (which i hate, im a summer girl).

Thanks both for your kind comments. I am 100% sure no malice was intended by the friends at all, but yes they are quite direct and actually they were trying to boost me up but I probably wasn’t in the mood for it. And you are right @poorpaws, I do need to stop living my life with all this anxiety. It’s so debilitating and such a waste of time.

however, I am making little positive steps. Today I did two nice walks with the dog, and enjoyed the last of the sunshine and had a restful day. I didn’t eat loads of rubbish. My ds made dinner from a kit, a really nice chicken curry. He’s only 9 bless him so he did really well. Yesterday I posted on our local fb group that I was looking for running buddies and now I have 6 new friends on a WhatsApp group and we have arranged our first run date, on Friday. I have very few friends so I am really looking forward to this. 3 of us have dogs too so maybe it will lead to dog walking buddies too. I am really proud of myself actually for being brave. One thing I realised when I was away was that I don’t really do anything brave anymore. The last few years have knocked my confidence so much and I’ve become less and less willing to try new things or challenge myself.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I hear you as to only a few friends and I too have very few but mine is through choice. I am a loner, I love to be at home quietly alone (which is why DP and I don't share a home although we’ve known each other for 9-10 years). People tend to give me anxiety and I definitely can’t cope with crowds. Although I can stand up for myself if necessary, I don’t like confrontation and my standard practice is to walk away if someone upsets me or I don’t like their attitude.

once I’ve been upset or slighted by someone, that is it for life, I walk away and never look back. I don’t forgive easily and I don’t like this part of my character. I always say when I meet someone, anyone, they start off with 100 points and depending what they say or do negatively to me the points lessen until there are none left and then I’m gone. No one ever gets over the 100 points, crazy attitude I know.

i think im quite hard on people and i don’t want to be but my early life created the demon in me and it will never change. My lovely neighbour walks her dogs and knows everyone by name and stops to chat endlessly. I said hi, nice day and walk on usually just knowing the dogs name with no idea of the owners. I’ve lived here four times as long as my neighbour and this is such a good example of my character.

we are all such complex characters and I have to admit I’m so good at giving advice about living your best life but I don’t take my own medicine.

My food has definitely not gone well today, especially this evening.

I now have a clean bedroom, spare room, bathroom and hallway where all traces of paint related items have been removed. The rest of the house is still a mess. I’ve spent ages cleaning today and I’m tired and just a bit grumpy but at least I’ve made a start.

I won’t get much done tomorrow because, and I don’t know if I’ve even mentioned this, we’ve got to go to a specialist vet with my middle dog who had an accident back in February/March and who is no better. Our local vet was clueless so we’ve got to go further afield for a second opinion and most likely X-rays and a scan.

i hope you are doing well. It’s going to rain here tomorrow and I doubt my food intake will decrease with all the worry and anxiety over the dog.

i hope you have a good day tomorrow.

@poorpawsi’m sorry to hear your dog is unwell. Hope the specialist can help her. it sounds like you are feeling v very tired after your work, but well done you for getting those rooms done. I trying to hear myself up for our next decorating project, my son’s room. It’s not going to be a fun one because it needs so much prep

I’ve had the most rotten day and I’ve just eaten all day long. We got very lost on the way to the specialist Vets and were driving around for well over an hour And DP and I were falling out like mad which we don’t normally do because he’s so laid-back.

@thenewaveragebear1983 this one might shock you 😱 We had an appointment with our local vet Who I was very dissatisfied with. She did the shortest examination and had no clue what was wrong and told us to just rest the dog which we’d been doing anyway. Turns out it’s not the left leg the vet told us it was and the one she examined but the right leg, which I always said it was so I paid £65 for the original vet to quickly examine a leg that wasn’t injured. Can you believe it?

Anyway, they are taking x-rays of both legs on Friday so we’ve got to find our way back there and my dog has to be sedated all day because no one seems to know what’s wrong. It’s very worrying and I’m stressed to hell.

I hope you’re okay and doing well with your eating, unlike me.. Sorry this isn’t really diet related but I know you have a dog and I thought it would interest you

@poorpawsthats crazy, how could they get the wrong leg!!!! Aw I very much hope she feels better soon, it’s so hard when they are suffering. Look after yourself.

I am feeling a bit brighter today. I have been using cbd for anxiety and yesterday I had some patches arrive rather than the gummy sweets I had been using. Oh wow, they have really turned down my constant internal doom chatter. I slept really well, I had dreams, and I just feel generally a bit ‘better’. Very positive. I ate well yesterday, stuck to my calories and made lentil and tomato soup and a lovely chicken traybake with roasted veg. Can embarrassed to say I can’t remember the last time I cooked properly like that and peeled a carrot, I have been existing on pre prepped, recipe kits and convenient grabbable foods rather than actually cooking. I am determined to save money and improve our diets so I intend to do this a lot more. Today I will have soup at lunch and as a snack if I need something extra. I’m still enjoying my fibre/protein combo although I have been making overnight oats instead of shakes.

last Week I put a post on our local facebook spotted page, asking for local running buddies who wanted to meet up for a gentle run a couple times a week. Well blow me down, I now have a running ‘club’ of 8 ladies who are all keen, we are meeting for our first one tomorrow morning. I’m nervous but actually excited.

so it’s been a good week for me so far. I’ve not weighed myself, but feeling optimistic!

Started my 15min walk again, although 1st one today! I think I overdid it last time, too much too soon so hopefully not repeat this time. Still eating mindlessly although have done a couple of mini fasts which I hope to continue with.

Hi all. I had a spaghetti and meatballs ready meal last night, which was offered to me, unfortunatley I couldn't refuse. It was nice, but a fair bit of food guilt followed, although I managed to avoid an Indian takeaway. I had a tub of fish and peas also, which was all I had originally intended to have. Not to worry, another day, another go at it!

After doing a uturn at a very busy Toby Carvery, I made a ver nice chicken dinner, if I do say so myself. 😊

Good evening. So it’s September tomorrow! I’ve had an ok week but not really counted calories and I am now really ready for a proper relaunch. Dh cooked a lovely roast and I have made apple crumble 😋

I’m very motivated to make some changes now though. I find it so much easier when I can eat comforting hot food, soups and casseroles. I’ve planned a nice menu for this week. I’ve made a big tray of a lentil pasta dish and have portioned up for lunches for the week. My only goal this week is to stick to calories every day.

I put a facebook post out last week to ask for running buddies and now I have this lovely little chat group of ladies who I have been out with twice now, it’s been so nice. I’m feeling a lot less anxious and generally feeling better, especially considering that my period is due and normally that makes me an anxious mess.

Hope you are all ok and good luck for a slimmer September!

Hi all
yes September and I have to do better. Many moons ago when I successfully lost a couple of stones, I started that diet in September so I’m hoping it’s a good starting time to be really motivated.

having said that I have eaten so much crap this week I dare hardly face the scales tomorrow morning and face an all-time high in my weight (loss ha!) journey.

I have had a very fraught week having to go to the specialist vet 3 times and being told dogs limp is incurable and she has to be on a lot of painkillers for life. Also facing a vets bill of £1,342.76 and researching a £500 plus dog buggy for her. I have written a strong letter of complaint about the vet who examined the wrong leg and requested a refund of the £64.99 consultation fee.

but tomorrow I am hoping to shake off all the trauma I’ve been through and start a proper weight loss plan which is sustainable. Only time will tell.

happy September to us all.

A new day and a new month. Let’s all really try in September and get a little further to where we want to be. It’s getting cold now and it’s raining so I think the soup maker could be coming out. @TalkToTheHand123 I’m sure you’ll approve of the soup maker 😁

So far as I am aware, I don’t think I’ve got any major events in September which is always helpful.

Happy September and happy Monday.