Attempting to diet yet again!!

[Stressedandpoorlydressed]

I am always falling on and off the wagon! I am 5 foot 2 and should really be in the 9 stone bracket but am 12 stone! I have a sweet tooth and am an emotional eater, everytime I have a bad day I just eat whatever sweet treat I can get my hands on!

I need a kick up my fat arse!! Any advice/tips to stay motivated would be very welcome.

Oh OP you sound exactly like me. Same height, same weight and the same battle everyday. I feel your pain.
Im desperate for new clothes but nothing looks good so I send it all back 😔
what shall we do?!x

I honestly feel I have to get on top of my emotional / boredom eating. I just don’t know where to start.

Come and join the lose a stone by Christmas thread 😊we’ve got a supportive group together

Two things that have helped me control eating in evening - only eat at the dinner table and brush teeth immediately after meal. So I don't tell myself that I can't snack - but if I want to eat more then I have to go and sit in the other room at the table. That combined with a minty mouth is enough to put me off! I know weight loss is about much more than just evening snacking but for me it's helped make at least part of my day healthier.

I'm shorter than you and am now 8.5 stone (i lost 5 stone) and have kept it off for several years now.
I did it by setting myself 'rules to live by' rather than a diet, making sure the snack food in the house was limited to what dc liked, doing a sort of intermittent fast (to stop me comfort eating in the evening), having a hot drink everytime I was hungry/wanting to comfort eat.
I started meal planning so my calories were roughly the same each day, it stopped me having to make decisions/make the wrong decisions. I logged every calorie which meant thinking about if I really needed that food at all, or if I could have a smaller portion eg one slice of toast instead of two. I think the realisation of the calories I was eating vs what I actually needed (especially being short) made me sit up and realise I needed to change my long-term eating habits. Then once I started dropping dress sizes/ feeling the effects of weightloss it became easier, to the point that I'm now a size 6, middle of my bmi and watch what I eat because I want to stay this size and continue to feel the health benefits and so I kept it up. I still have my off day, but if I eat something I really don't need I stop and realise I dont want the short term benefit because theres no long-term benefit. I logged my calories over a week which also helps with the mentality of i'm not failing.
This actually coincided with treatment for ptsd (the reason for my weight gain) which i don't for one minute feel is just a coincidence.
I sometimes wonder if its a control thing, everything else seemed out of control so I had to cling on to some control and food was that thing.
I do feel everyone is different and we all need to find what works for them long-term, for me that means my rules and always calorie counting (even on holiday).

I keep starting and then fall off the wagon by the end of the day. So frustrating and I look fat and dumpy in everything!

I have started the fast 800 today. 1st October has a good ring to it as a start date.
some friends are doing the jabs and are vanishing before my eyes but it’s just not for me, i may be shooting myself in the foot and not get anywhere but I can only hope I can do it this time

@Bookblanketteaandsympathy sounds like great advice well done to you

Following because this is pretty much me! But I weigh more 😅