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.

Ending the day on exactly 1200 calories and I did go over on carbs a bit today because I had gluten free lentil pasta bake for dinner which is really carb Heavy. It wasn’t actually that nice either.

I feel tired today, the last few nights I have not slept brilliantly and I’ve had a long day dealing with spreadsheets! I’m supposed to be at the gym tomorrow morning but I’m checking the weather and it is vile so I will go after work instead

@thenewaveragebear1983 the weather here is vile tomorrow, we’ve got weather warnings of very strong winds and thunder/lightning. I hope you get a good nights sleep tonight, it’s so hard to function when you’re overtired.

today hasn't been bad so far. We walked to the drs surgery and back and then took the dogs out so a good day of exercise.

I’m also trying to cut a little out of my diet, for example I usually have homemade soup and a slice of toast for lunch but today I cut out the toast 😇

the paramedic was very thorough with my hand problem. I’ve already got an appointment for an X-ray in early December, and he prescribed a painkilling gel to rub into my hand. He’s given me the number of a physio man he wants me to see and I have to ring and say I’ve been referred but the number he gave me is not taking calls today so I’ve no idea when thar will be. Lastly he’s booking me for an injections which frees a stiffening hand. That’s quite a lot for one hand I think but I was very impressed with his thoroughness.

im home alone tomorrow, the weather looks too bad to take the dogs out so I might just have a day in looking at my iPad. It would be nice to have a lie in but although I threaten it regularly, it never happens.

have a good evening.

Oh I missed your hand update @poorpaws, I was skim reading! That sounds at least like they are taking you seriously and hopefully you will get the treatment you need. My boss has a similar thing with her hand, it freezes and she can’t move it, it’s related to her fibromyalgia and general inflammation and she has to have similar injections in it and physio if it gets really bad. I hope you start to feel better soon

I’ve had such a frustrating morning. I’ve been ringing that physio number for a long time so I rang the doctors surgery and they’ve given me the wrong number. I eventually got through to physio with the correct number and I can’t get an appointment until the end of January unless I agree to a video call. I’ve got a video call booked for the 4th December. What I omitted to say was if these injections don’t work I’ve got to have surgery. The paramedic I saw was very cagey about the surgery but I’ve heard they actually break your fingers and reset them so I’m really hoping the injections work.

i’ve had such a frustrating morning trying to make phone calls and I feel like I’ve done a whole days work, I’m so fraught.

Last night went quite well. I did have a packet of low-fat crisps because I was hungry and then realised I’d got apples and pears in the fridge and should’ve chosen one of those instead.

i’m in a danger zone today because I’m home alone, it’s raining heavily and my dogs absolutely hate rain so I doubt we will be going out although I do keep checking to see if it lifts. I’ve already had a latte because I’ve been on the phone so long and needed some sort of comfort and I guess it’s better than chocolate. I’ve got soup for lunch but I’ll probably have toast with it today and I’m fighting the urge to keep away from anything sweet.

I don’t want to moan here, but I’m really sick of all this faffing about with my hand. I’m sure you went through it with your Bell’s palsy @thenewaveragebear1983, nothing is just straightforward these days and just trying to make appointments is difficult. At the moment I feel as if I just shouldn’t bother and put up with this hand but it’s so bad now that it needs treatment, the paramedic said my hands in quite a bad state so I’ve got to go through this.

I hope it’s better weather where you are and you’re all having a good day.

Love to all. I managed to avoid the mcdonalds food. Touch wood diet going ok.

Oh @poorpawsi totally understand, it’s so frustrating but you are at least in the system now and hopefully the waiting lists will move quickly for you. I did have the same experience with my Bell’s palsy and actually I am still waiting for my appointment to the ENT, however I’ve been lucky I guess as I have had some improvements from my acupuncture and from cutting out gluten, both of which seem to have really reduced the inflammation.
have you ever considered acupuncture?

I had a good day today, I’m really feeling good at my job at the moment, I delivered a good training session and did some excellent problem solving. It’s weirdly exhilarating in a way I never really have had before, but it’s also tiring. I’m feeling a lot better generally, I’ve been taking my iron and eating well. Sleeping a bit better. Little steps and all that.

tonight we have baked potatoes and chilli and cheese, good comfort food

@TalkToTheHand123 yay to dodging the MacDonalds, good work.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I wonder if you lack a little confidence in your new job? I knew you’d be very good at it and I’ve never met you, that says a lot. Acupuncture, mmm I just don’t fancy it but if nothing else works on my hand I’ll certainly give it a go

Today went far better than anticipated. The weather improved so we went on a dog walk at 1 pm and I hadn’t had lunch. We got back home at 3 pm and I decided to have an early dinner and skip lunch. Then my friend asked to FaceTime and I was on a long time with her, so dinner was even later than normal. I forgot to get a burger out of the freezer so I ended up having some very lean ham instead, which is probably a lot less calories. I’m really quite pleased with myself although I’ll possibly have another packet of crisps tonight. I don’t think I’ve ever had, what I thought was going to be a really bad day, and turned it round so successfully. I just might be looking at weight loss this week, that would be lovely.

@poorpawsi lack confidence in everything, especially my job! Some days i know I am good at it, I think , but others I feel like the biggest fraud. In my new role I can’t just hide away behind my screen either, I have to be in meetings with senior leaders and even directors. Can you believe, little me! 🤣

i highly recommend acupuncture, I have a session every month now and I find it very useful if not relaxing, although afterwards I feel very chilled. At the time it can be a bit stabby. What’s weird is she will put a needle into say my ankle or a particular spot on my back and my eye and face will twitch and flicker uncontrollably. If she leaves the needles in then I genuinely feel all the tension moving out of me, it does genuinely touch nerves I think.

I missed your update @TalkToTheHand123, well done on avoiding the MaccieD! You are doing well.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I think you should give yourself more confidence. I lack confidence in everything I do except when I worked. Sadly I had to leave work when my ME started and it wasn’t until then that my full worth was realised and three people took over my job. (I think my ME actually started because I was overworked). Having said all that your job sounds so much more high powered than mine was.

have faith in your abilities, you are so much better than you think.

Aw thank you @poorpaws, you are right. I think for many years my confidence in myself has been so low (I was bright at school but never went to uni, and had a child at 19, and then studied and got my degree- but I have always felt ‘behind’ and like a bit of a fraud). I’m enjoying my current position a lot

@thenewaveragebear1983. I think you’ve caught up now so put that being behind thing well behind you. The fact that you are enjoying your job will make you even better at it. I loved my job but sadly had to leave and it was very difficult at first but actually I can’t imagine being back at work now (I miss the money though).

It’s been a very very very long week! I’m having a bit of a cheat/treat day today, not counting calories and enjoying (or will be) a glass or 3 of wine. Absolutely pouring down, Maggie won’t even go out for a wee so I cancelled bootcamp and I’m chilling in my hoodie with the pets on the sofa. Living my best life 💕

tomorrow, weather permitting I am meeting a few ladies from my meet and greet group for a walk (it looks unlikely) and then in the afternoon we are going to buy a few Christmas decs at a local garden centre, as dh wants some bits for his village!

I weighed this morning and I was 11.0.5 so a hairs breadth from the 10’s and maybe tonight will
Totally sabotage that but I’m sure I will survive! I made pea and ham soup today, delicious, and I will have that tomorrow too. Plus we have a steak tonight with salad, and tomorrow my son wants to cook a curry (oh isn’t it nice when they get old enough to actually do things!)

stay safe out there if you have to go out. Trees down on the roads, and locally a poor man lost his dog as on a walk she went into the river in our local park and got swept away, assumed drowned now with no sightings of her 😢 so sad. He went in after her but he had to let her go or he would have drowned too

@thenewaveragebear1983 omg that poor dog, I’m so sorry for that poor man, he will be devastated.

my birthday a few days ago was the biggest non-event ever! I was with DP all day and he forgot, DD had had a bad day at work so she decided not to come, the kid sent me a singing video which didn’t work, sister-in-law had to visit someone in hospital so I didn’t get to FaceTime her, it was crap! I managed to save a little bit of the day by buying DP a lovely coffee and sausage roll at the café near the beach which specialises in posh coffees. He said he didn’t really want to go but I insisted and paid and in the end he enjoyed it. He realised what day it was at 11:15 pm and thought it was too late to text me so the next day he turned up and I thought he would be all upset, but he couldn’t care less really, just a quick apology and chocolate bars from the dogs.

Because of the birthday events, I went very off plan With my eating. I decided that I would enjoy myself and eat everything I wanted for a couple of days. Back on it today and I’m going to try and at least maintain until the New Year.

I haven’t checked the weather yet today, but it looks a bit wet under paw. It was so wet yesterday that we didn’t go out so we’ve got to go today whether it’s wet or not. Have a good day everyone.

@poorpawsi didn’t register it was your birthday, I’m sorry! Oh and how disappointing that your day fell a bit flat, I hope they have made it up to you now or you have plans to do something nice. I hope you enjoyed the goodies you had at least.

I stuck up my plan last night but then my plan was eat lots and drink wine so it was quite easy 🤣 I am also back on it today, I am determined to get under 11 stone before December 1st and then, like you @poorpawsi would love to then maintain til new year but I do accept that’s a long shot.

today we are going to a local garden centre, i want some Christmas craft bits and we are getting a new artificial tree, we haven’t bought one in 15 years. I am actually feeling quite Christmassy this year, excited about it rather than feeling it’s a massive expensive chore. Last year I was very poorly just before Christmas so I didn’t really engage and maybe that’s why, maybe I need it to be an alternate year event 🤣

@thenewaveragebear1983 i’ve had so many birthdays now that they really don’t mean anything. DP forgets his own birthday and I have to remind him every year. Our café was closed so we couldn’t go there (reopens today). We are going next Thursday I think and having a proper birthday meal there which will include chips.

I know it’s very obvious, and everybody does it, but I’m going to start in the New Year with a vengeance and by Easter I want to have lost a lot of weight. As I said before, January is difficult because the family come for a month and there’s a lot of food preparation and eating and last year I put on a lot of weight in January but this year I’m going to try and calm it all down and just have a little. Such wise words if only I could keep to it..

Christmas will be very low-key here. just me and DP and not even a grand meal this year. For the first year ever we aren’t doing presents. To be honest, I usually spend a lot on DP and he’s not too good at presents so we’ve decided to concentrate on nice food and give the presents a miss. My iPhone needs replacing and my vacuum cleaner has died so I’ve got to replace both of those before Christmas.

it's such a difficult time leading up to Christmas/new year, the shops full of goodies but if I can maintain I’ll be happy.

Love to all. Forgetting your own bithday 😂
Off for a family meet up at a place selling burgers and chips soon 😟. Usually I pig out before I go but hopefully I can avoid this ritual today for damage limitation.
I've binned the rest of the sweets from halloween and close to pouring out the chocolate milkshake as having an acne flare up and putting it down to these.

yesterday I ate a lot of sweets in the evening. I did put them into nutracheck but I was horrified at the calories in the amount I ate! Terrible! Today I fasted for the morning, walked the dog and did a hilly 6km run, then ate leftover curry for lunch. Dh cooking a roast chicken dinner for tonight.

i’m taking some new supplements for my hair loss, pumpkin seed oil which apparently is effective at stopping it falling out, and a high strength collagen liquid which is supposed to help it grow. Let my 2026 glow up commence!

@thenewaveragebear1983 I can let you have hair, mine is so very thick. Be careful what you wish for though, it’s a bugger to wash it takes ages to dry and no amount of hair clips or fancy things for hair will stay in my hair, it’s too strong.

i’ve had the most amazing day. I got up late for once which is so so rare and after a leisurely late breakfast DD arrived. She stayed all day and it was amazing to see her without the kids and without DP, just a one-to-one chat and we just kept laughing. We ordered Domino’s Pizza and strippers and she brought me a box of Belgian chocolates so it’s not exactly been a diet friendly day, but it’s so rare that we get together on our own and we both just loved it.

I’m going to try and cut down a bit tomorrow but I think really I’ve given up until the New Year. I’m not looking forward to the weigh-in.

Have a lovely Sunday evening.

Good morning lovelies

ive lost half a pound this week. I started last week very well but it all went downhill by the middle of the week when DP upset me and by the end of the week I ate loads of rubbish. It looks like my early attempts at healthy eating paid off and I certainly didn’t expect any loss at all. That’s a small (very small) loss for two consecutive weeks so I’ll take it and try a bit harder in the run up to Christmas.

i really must try an extra bit of exercise other than dog walking. I keep telling myself I’ll try an exercise routine from YouTube but I never do.

anyway I said I’d maintain for the next 7 weeks (although if I just lost a few pounds I’d be happy) and then really knuckle down in the new year, so that’s what I’ll try to do.

have a happy Monday and just keep doing what you can because it’s a difficult time of year.

Since I last posted I've list about 4lbs. I'm starting to notice my clothes are looser. I've been sticking to no snacking and no sugar. I do have the odd cheat day though.
The doctor has offered me help with weight loss- slimmimg world seems to be what's recommended. Does anyone do it and has it worked for you?

@poorpawswell done, a loss is a loss!
@BrownFlower2well done as well, 4lbs is great. I have done sw before, I actually quite like it because it pretty much centres around real food, cooked yourself. You might want to wait until January to join though as they are changing the plan in January.

Gone a bit over today, I just needed comfort food. I had a stressful day at work and did myself a baked potato with cheese for lunch. And waffles, sausages and bbq sauce with melted cheese for dinner. I bought a big box of satsumas in Tesco this morning, they are my favourite fruit and I think I ate 5 of them. Tuesday is always a weird day for me even though I don’t go into the office anymore, I don’t do any exercise and I still feel totally frazzled at the end of my working day. Mental note for tomorrow that I must drink more water, take more screen breaks, and go out for a walk

@thenewaveragebear1983 ditto, I’ve gone over the last two evenings. I’m going through one of those strange periods which I’ve had before where I just can’t feel full. I don’t know if it’s the cold (which I hate) but I always seem to be hungry at the moment.

@BrownFlower2 well done to you, you’re doing great.

Love to all.

I haven't weighed for a while, so I don't know if I've lost any weight, but I feel like I have a little. I've been taking fruit with me in my bag so I don't panic I don't have food and have a lot less binges when out and about.

I"ve been making fish/chicken and veg curries which I think I could live off.

Hello all. I have read through some of the pages of this thread and hope you don’t mind me joining you.

This seems such a nice, supportive and wholesome place which is what I feel I need.

I’m on diet #946 (it feels) and I am finding it so hard to be focused and on it. I get stressed about my weight so then, I helpfully eat my feelings in junk.

How is it I know everything about eating properly, exercise, sleep etc but can’t stick to it?

Anyway, I’m using nutracheck to record and that’s a great app. I’d love to use the jabs but I can’t because of health issues.

So hello everyone, and I’m looking forward to reading how everyone’s days are going.