DIET FAILED AGAIN - it’s thread 8 (the one where we all lose weight) - all welcome

[thenewaveragebear1983]

New thread for the new year 2026! Everyone welcome to join us for motivation and encouragement, without judgement.

@thenewaveragebear1983yay 2 lbs off, well done. You seem to be full of energy this week and long may it last, I also love the sound of your salad extras.

i gained 4lbs which doesn’t surprise me at all. I had bought a load of Tony’s Chocolonely bars because they were on offer and the plan was to keep them until autumn and through to Christmas as the dates on them were good. I ate them all this week plus I was back on the lattes every day. As I confessed before I also had chips on two occasions.

im back on it today as quite opposite to Bear I have little to no energy, I’m sluggish as hell and I can feel those extra pounds. My plan is to buy the Tonys if they are still on offer and give them to DP to take home until autumn. All the lattes have disappeared and I won’t buy any more. I’m going to buy more fruit and a lot of salad.

hopefully I’ve learned a valuable lesson that a huge amount of chocolate does not make me feel good and it’s better to eat healthily. I’m not going to berate myself, I’m going to learn (again recurring) and put last week away and not look too deeply into the whys.

grocery shopping this morning so it’s a good day to buy fruit/salad and avoid rubbish, I have a list.

Good morning all. Gone a bit off track last couple of days. Colleague took me to a pizza place which I just went along with and ended up eating a lot of pizza. Then today, waiting for a contractor, bought a couple of sausage rolls. 🙄

I've gained as well but I haven't been well and been feeling low too so I ate too much sugary stuff.

It's definitely a good incentive to realise how much worse you feel when eating chocolate and stuff. For me, that's more of an incentive than the potential long term benefits. If I feel and look better on a day to day basis that's more motivating. The problem is bypassing the cravings short term to feel better!

Morning, it’s a wet Wednesday here. C’mon heatwave ☀️ I am looking forward to a bit of sunshine this weekend

my energy boost has continued, I am feeling quite springy. Sleeping well. I know I’m due on but I don’t feel super hormonal and I honestly think this is down to the improvement in my diet. Today I have overnight oats, salad, and then dinner will be risotto. Bootcamp after work. I’m racing on Sunday so this will be my last one before I start to taper off to rest my legs.

Another person desperate for the heatwave! I hope it won't be downgraded like last weekend was. I really need some sun on my face. It lifts my spirits so much.

So good to hear you're feeling better! It gives me hope and inspiration to carry on eating well. I've fallen off the wagon again recently but yesterday went well and my weight this morning reflects that. I'm focussing on poultry and fish and vegetables and a small portion of wholegrains. Porridge for breakfast, albeit not soaked but cooked from scratch with added seeds and blueberries.

We can all do this.

Good morning

another one here desperate for some sun ☀️ but it’s not forecast here until Monday. Sunshine makes such a difference to my mood, I become a much nicer person.

I was at the Dentist yesterday morning and it was a long drawn out appointment where the Dentist apologised to my jaw because my mouth had been wide open for nearly an hour. It was supposed to be a routine filling, but it seemed to go very wrong for some reason and it ended up costing me £275.

This morning I have to go and give some blood samples which again will be traumatic because they can never find a vein and I end up black and blue and like a pin cushion, so I’m really not looking forward to this one.

For the last two days, I have been much more determined with food and have done well. I’m eating quite a few strawberries instead of my normal lunches and I’m not snacking nearly as much, just one packet of low-fat crisps per evening and apart from that I’m not allowing myself anything, and certainly not anything sugary. I’m hoping to make up for last week’s binge by Sunday but we’ll see what the scales say.

@thenewaveragebear1983well done on the energy boost and good sleep. Good luck with your race on Sunday, I don’t envy you.

@Specialneedsnightmareyour diet sounds lovely and I’m sure you’ll have a spring in your step very soon, hopefully we all will.

I hope everyone has a good midweek Wednesday and all we can do is keep trying our best.

Oooh we have sun now and it’s getting really warm. It’s my anniversary today 💕 so will be having a nice meal and a glass of wine to celebrate 15 really happy years.

I felt so tired earlier and a bit hormonal, I was just ravenous for sugar and ended up eating a big bowl of granola and a hot chocolate. Thankfully there was no actual real cake or chocolate in the house as I would have eaten loads. So I was then left feeling a bit over sugary and fed up with myself after spoiling what had actually been a good week.

@thenewaveragebear1983 Happy anniversary! Setbacks are disappointing but hopefully you're back on track. I've certainly had my share too.

@poorpaws really hope the dentist went as ok as possible. It sounds awful. Well done with the diet, I hope it's still going well.

I'm loving the hot weather. Diet is going ok, I'm losing weight again yay! I've noticed that even when I eat flapjacks and high fat foods like almond butter I still lose weight. My body needs the fat. I'm fortunate to have a small appetite for meals and don't eat a lot in one sitting. My problem is chocolate, which I'm trying to curb by eating a square of rich dark chocolate.

Hi all

@thenewaveragebear1983 belated happy anniversary. I think you did well with just the granola and hot chocolate, it’s hardly a binge, just a little more than you wanted to have. I don’t think you spoiled the week too much, you might still see a loss 🤞

@Specialneedsnightmare I love the hot weather too, it’s going to be really warm on Sunday and I can’t wait. Happy to hear you’re losing weight again and I’m really jealous of your smal appetite, because if eating was an Olympic sport I’d surely get gold.

after two good days this week, I’ve had two bad days. We’ve eaten out twice, nothing special just nice cafes, and I’ve been eating a lot during the evenings and can’t seem to stop. I haven’t got any chocolate in (on purpose) but the crisps, mini cheddars, crunchy nut cornflakes, popcorn, nuts (the list is endless) have been eaten in startlingly huge amounts 🤦🏼‍♀️

ive got another nice but not diet friendly problem. We have a cafe near to us that’s on the seafront, and years ago we went there and it was awful, really bad and expensive. A couple of years ago it was taken over by one of these exclusive coffee companies and whilst the coffee was very good, it didn’t sell food. It’s just been taken over by an independent owner, who already has a thriving coffee shop on the harbour, and its menu looks amazing. We went for coffee which was lovely and next week we’re going to have a meal there. The owners husband is a fisherman and whilst the menu is extensive they specialise in freshly caught crab.

I’ve mentioned many times on here how it’s nearly impossible to get DP to go anywhere apart from our weekly cafe visit but he’s very taken with this place and if the food is as good as it looks and sounds, he wants to go weekly. Woohoo for getting him to go out but not so good for my diet.

i had a large meal at our cafe at lunch so I’m hoping to eat less tonight but we’ll see.

I don’t know how I missed your post @poorpaws, I hope your jaw, and your wallet, recover quickly.

thanks for the anniversary wishes. We had a nice meal and a few glasses of wine. It’s lovely and sunny here and I am determined to enjoy the weather and have a more relaxing weekend than our recent ones (half marathon not included!)

I’m going to do a huge, ruthless and quick cull of my wardrobe. I am sick of just clothes everywhere. I’m selling lots on vinted.

i’ve decided to continue with my 30 plants a week but come off Zoe and go back into nutracheck, the Zoe app is really not great and I need a more accurate food diary. I made protein wraps and gave prepped some eggs, and made humous, and cut a big box of carrot sticks and other things for the weekends snacks. Preparation is the key 🔑

BBQ yesterday, buffet today. Can't wait to go on the scales.

@TalkToTheHand123this time of year is so hard. Bbq sounds good though 😋

They were events I didn't really have a choice to not be at. Food quite nice though. Stuffed myself again just now on fish and soup. At least I will sleep well tonight.

It’s a strange grey morning, it’s rained in the night but the air is really thick and warm. I’m enjoying my coffee watching Maggie root around getting her nose in everything

Feeling a bit hungover today, I drank last night and I didn’t even want to really. I won’t be tonight as I am running tomorrow. We have a football do for ds this afternoon. There won’t be a bbq thankfully as like you @TalkToTheHand123i find I eat a lot and I don’t like it when it’s forced on me or unavoidable. last night after work I spent some time prepping some bits for over the weekend, some boiled eggs, some humous, chopped up some carrot sticks etc. so hopefully there will be some decent healthy snacks to keep me on track.

my plan today is to take Maggie for a nice walk although I had expected it to be really sunny and had planned a walk so she could paddle, but it’s actually raining! breakfast/ brunch will be eggs and I have loads of mushrooms so maybe an omelette? Then dinner will have to be something carby as race fuel.

I am going to get all my clothes down into one place and sort everything. I need a second rail in my wardrobe and I am going to have a very ruthless cull. I am actually quite excited about it to be honest. I went through a phase a while ago of buying very big baggy things but now I feel like everything I own is stretchy and loose and I have no body shape.

its 4 weeks tomorrow until my birthday and I would really like to have actually lost some weight by then.

It still isn’t going well here. I just don’t understand why I can’t get back on the diet. Last night I found some mini cookie bags at the back of the cupboard so I ate the lot 🤦🏼‍♀️ plus all the usual stuff.

yesterday and the day before DP has been digging up a huge bamboo plant with root miles down into the soil. I sat and watched him and realise fully now why he is so thin and I am not! Today he is double digging the soil and then he’s planting a Salix (one of my favourite trees) and I’ll buy some ground covering plants for underneath it and it should look pretty.

@thenewaveragebear1983 I like the idea of a clothes cull. I had a massive one last year but I’ve bought some clothes I don’t like and I think a cull is coming soon, I do waste money on clothes.

the plan today is a dog walk, maybe a little housework and then watch DP digging and planting 😃

have a lovely Saturday.

It has been very hot today. I've been doing a bit of weeding. Hopefully burning a few carbs. Drinking pea soup and adding extra water.

I spoke too soon as I've gained again. It seems the flapjacks caught up with me. Today hasn't helped because I'm unwell and have eaten a frys chocolate cream for comfort. Vicious cycle.

@poorpaws what i didn't mention was how limited my diet has to be due to health issues. I don't have much appetite because my meals are boring. If I could eat what I wanted I'd be stuffing myself.

The sun has disappeared here which isn't helping my mood.

It’s gone really thick and muggy here. I did my clothes cull, wow that was therapeutic! I am
now left with a huge pile for vinted, a lot to
donate, and a load for the tip/ clothes bank. And I am not allowed to buy anything else, for a long time.

just making a chilli and rice and nachos as I am now carb loading for tomorrow. The heat makes me swell right up so I probably won’t weigh myself on Monday if it’s going to be hot, it won’t please me!

@thenewaveragebear1983 good luck today, I hope it goes well.

weigh-in this morning was another disaster. I have now gained very nearly half a stone in two weeks! I can’t stop thinking about food and eating, it’s like something has taken over my mind and brain. I am now in panic mode. It took me three months to lose a stone and now in just two weeks I’ve put half of it back on 🤦🏼‍♀️

I feel awful, sluggish, no energy and my clothes are tightening daily, but I’m always hungry, always thinking of what I can eat next.

i do better when I write everything down and I did buy yet another cheap Temu slimming journal ages ago so I think I need to get it out and write down every single thing that passes my lips.

i do know that life gets in the way with family pizzas in the garden, local cafes, the ice cream parlour, special occasions and treats but I have to factor these things in and work around them instead of letting them sabotage my whole week.

after years of yo-yo dieting I thought I’d at last got this but obviously I still have an awful lot to learn. I’ll always be honest on here but this is getting embarrassing, surely I can stop this mindless eating and lose some weight next week, I really need to.

How's the sleeping? I seem to lose weight when sleeping more. Also cold soup drinks with extra water seem to be helping.

I think writing down everything you eat is a really good plan. I might do the same. It would make me accountable and less likely to bury my head in the sand about how much sugary stuff I consume. It's harder to avoid the truth when it's there in black and white!

Personally I think about food more when I feel i can't have it. Different things work for different people but I need to factor in treats or I'd just give up. Plus on a subconscious level it might curb any anxiety about losing out.

Sleep is definitely one thing I could improve. I sleep well but just not enough. It takes a lot to actions a good sleep pattern and my body clock is very firmly set now.

i ended up on around 1600 cals today which is good for me. I’ve been tracking my plants in a separate list as I’ve given up on the Zoe app, I’ve hit 20 since Saturday. I’m in the office tomorrow and I am going to try for a really low calorie day. I will take my lunch and fruit, and dinner will be turkey breast steak with pesto and cheese, with lots of veg. It’s too hot for running but I will try to do a workout. I’ve been put off as our boiler is broken so no showers, but it’s getting fixed tomorrow which means I can get sweaty again!

a loss could be tricky this week as I can already feel myself full of water like a balloon. So I’m just going to focus on eating my plants and proteins, and drinking water.

Sunday and Monday were both better days for me so I’m hoping this pattern will continue and I have been tracking my food the old-fashioned way with pen and paper. Writing everything down has already helped I feel because last night I desperately wanted something to eat but I’d already had just over 1600 cals so I knew I couldn’t have anything else.

i’ve got a white skirt that I really love to wear in summer but very really wear because it’s a bit small. I made myself wear it yesterday and although I look very big on the hips in it, it’s giving me an incentive that may be by August I’ll be a bit lighter and a bit less “hippy”.

I managed to do a healthy food shop yesterday, no chocolate purchased, but I did buy the lattes I like. I only hope I can manage to drink them without craving chocolate to go with them.

It’s absolutely roasting out there this morning, too hot for the dogs to go out and I really must start taking them late at night because they’re definitely getting restless although they love to be under the parasols on the grass.

have a great day everyone and enjoy the sunshine

It’s really warm already. I slept last night with all the windows open and the fan on, it was lovely. Just sitting out in the garden having a coffee.

i managed to stick to 1600 calories yesterday, which is ok. I don’t think I will lose much weight on that amount but at least I can stick to it. It is my totm and one benefit of my healthier diet recently is that I had virtually no pmt symptoms and I have what I would class as a normal flow rather than horrible flooding. So that’s a definite positive.

food today- I am going to fast until lunchtime, I did this yesterday as well and I felt ok.
lunch- big salad, tuna, pitta bread
dinner- I have some nice mushrooms so I am going to do a mushroom risotto

it’s been a long expensive month in the bear household and i am looking forward to getting paid tomorrow, and having a no spend, on track month. I have had quite a positive month in terms of my running and also I have done some serious decluttering (and have made £100 on vinted) and July is going to be all about me- self care, diet and rest.

I think I’m up a couple of pounds probably due to the heat, plus last night we had hot dogs and wine for dinner with not a vegetable in sight! So not the healthiest day and probably a lot of salt. It’s another scorcher forecast here, although I did sleep well last night as I sent dh to the spare room again and had all the windows open and the fan on.

I’m quite enjoying fasting a bit longer in the mornings, once I get my head around not having breakfast. I don’t think it makes me eat less overall though. I ate quite a lot of fruit and things yesterday during the day.

today- I’m going to make a cloud bread and have it as a wrap with a big salad (it’s very easy, you blend cottage cheese, egg, and Parmesan, til it’s all smooth, then bake it on a greased tray. Then once it’s cooked you leave it to cool until it goes a bit rubbery like a big wrap, use it instead of bread 😋)
dinner I am not sure about, I never had my mushroom risotto so I might make that.

hopefully this is the last day of the crazy temps. I’m volunteering at a clothes swishing event on Saturday , which will be fun. I’ve had a mammoth clear out on vinted and still have 50 items to list (I was trying to do 10 a day) - so a busy weekend for me ahead. I’ve not made it out for a run or to the gym this week due to the heat ☀️