DIET FAILED AGAIN thread 4 - Everyone is welcome to join our very supportive and friendly group without any judgement. Do come and join us

Morning all.

Goodness @poorpaws I think a steam train setting alight to the countryside, and the fire engines would be the highlight of my DS's life! Fire, trains and fire engines, he'd never stop talking about it!

It's been a bit of a mixture of good and bad here this week.

The good;

Weigh in at 90.1kg (-1.4kg this week)

Lost another cm from my waist (38.5)

The bad;

Had a stomach bug too, so can't claim that weight loss is much to do with my hard work.

Tried to complete C25K today, with the final 30 min run. Got to 3km, and fell off of the curb, badly twisting/spraining my ankle. I was 2km from home, and had to limp the whole way back. Really annoyed with myself, as I'd had a perfect run (haha) at completing C25K.

Still.

I am strapped up now, foot elevated.
I will attempt to complete the final run on Fri or Sat, depending on how my ankle is.

Have a good Wednesday, one and all.

@poorpaws . You’ve kept your appetite chained up in a barren yard for weeks, and no matter how well behaved it was, you still told him he was bad, and must do better. No wonder that when that chain broke he went a bit bananas!
you have done so well lately, leading a really healthy life, found a way to move away from too much chocolate in the evenings and lost reasonable amounts of weight. But if you look back over your posts, you might see what I see, that it was never good enough, you needed to eat less, push yourself harder, lose more. You are under 11 stone, that’s long been your aim, but it’s just increased your anxiety, that you won’t maintain, and so you then become determined to lose 1/2 stone in a month. That’s quite challenging for anyone.
please please be nice to yourself. You are allowed a triple scoop icecream, not every day, but sometimes. You are allowed a hungry night where you raid your cupboards. Your partner may well be right that you are starving and exhausted and still beating yourself up. Would you consider setting yourself a target of maintenance for a month? It’s trickier than it seems.
Hope this isn’t going to offend you. That’s really not my intention. Quite pleased with the appetite as chained dog metaphor though!

Sorry so many are under the weather… and you have to forgive the lapses and pick up where you left off - what else can you do? I’m lucky in that there’s no kids at home so I don’t have to buy naughties, straight into pjs when I get in so I’d have to get dressed if I wanted to go to buy anything and I try to get everything in a weekly shop then no excuses for top ups.

Hi all. It was sports day last week and made me think more about my level of fitness. This has given me a bit of a boost so hopefully can improve this over the next few months. I've given up on losing weight at the moment as stuck on 14 and a half stone for the last few months.

I had an ok day today except I just feel like I’m not in the zone at all. I could happily go into the kitchen right now and binge on anything I can find. I still feel rough, snotty, and tired. Whatever this virus is has really knocked me around. I really want to not drink this weekend but I feel so tired and frazzled that I just also really want a glass of wine! I’ve not run for 2 days, that might be contributing to my stressy mood, I am really hoping I feel well enough for a short one tomorrow morning.

my foods been ok today but not especially inspiring. I’m at that stage of the week where there’s basically nothing left to eat, although we have loads of salad stuff in as I’ve not been feeling in a salad mood! Tomorrow’s breakfast will be interesting!

anyway, all that being said, I ended today on 1469 cals and 101g carbs, which is ok but not excellent. I’ll try harder tomorrow to get the carbs lower.

@thenewaveragebear1983 sounds like you're doing really well to me. The weather has turned here so salad isn't really the thing I want. Maybe I'll get back on the soup for a day or two while it's cooler.

@poorpaws more protein sounds like a great idea. How about having a bit of smoked with salmon scrambled eggs on toast? Maybe some grilled tomatoes alongside? Mmmmm. That's made me hungry... and yes. Cut yourself some slack and celebrate how well you are doing, rest, recouperate and the get back on.

And I agree @TalkToTheHand123 you can stick with us for fitness and exercise support instead of diet support. It's all about helping each other live healthier lives and the scales don't always reflect the work we put in, especially if you're exercising and building muscle. Maybe get the tape measure out and watch the inches drop off instead of the pounds?

@Gigi789 I'm straight into pjs when I get home too but mostly because I'm too lazy to change my clothes twice! Also am limited in clothes that fit and are comfy. Trousers are starting to fall down which is both a blessing and a curse.

So... Drum roll for the holiday damage.....
Actually wasn't as bad as feared..
Gain was 2.2 kgs ...that was this morning
So back at 73.3
It's ok...I've been super good all day and tomorrow is dd2 end of school speech day , leavers thing...I've offered to drive so dd1, dexp and his dp can drink ..this will stop me..
Though it's usually pretty grim wine served at school, it's the after party that might be dangerous!

Good evening all,
I’ve had another good day today. Closing up the kitchen on 1180 cals and 95g carbs. I did intend to get the carbs lower but we’re running low on food so my breakfast bumped me over. Still, that’s ok and calories were 300 under target.
I still feel rough and having run again although I did walk at lunchtime and after work to get my steps up. I’m hoping I feel a bit brighter tomorrow, this has lingered for a week now and I still feel full of cold, and really really tired. I slept in til 7.15 today which is unheard of and I would have slept even longer if dh hadn’t woken me.

food today:
b- overnight oats made with 30g oats,10g chia, 125g milk, and 1/2 scoop of protein shake powder, with fruit- it was absolutely yummy, really filling, and I’m definitely making it tomorrow as well!
L- Tuna, salad, mayo, fruit
D - roast gammon and cauliflower cheese. Strawberries.
no snacks or anything off plan.

I’m looking forward to the weekend (of course) but I’m really not looking forward to the inevitable food temptations and alcohol temptations. It’s so full on and I don’t feel strong - I feel really weak and easily tempted. I fully intend to not drink but I know it’s not that easy, I am ordering a non alcoholic Prosecco with my shopping so that will be available instead. If i don’t drink, I may manage to keep on track all weekend. I am going to run tomorrow, I really miss it, despite feeling crappy.

well done on your meal out @poorpaws , sounds like you balanced it well.

Morning. It was my birthday yesterday. I was 200 over my calories before I went out to dinner. I had 3 courses, prawns , fish lasagna and pannacotta, and half a bowl of the best chips in the world. On the whole, I feel quite pleased with myself. I know a piece of fish would have been better, but I wanted to try the lasagna. I didn't like it much, but at least it was quite a small portion. I’ll do better next time.
There’s an issue with my pre op tests so I have to go and have more investigations today. I’m a bit worried. Feel a bit down , it was a lovely birthday though.

Happy birthday @Zebracat , sorry to hear you have worries about your tests - I hope everything comes back ok and these are just precautionary tests 💐

Happy Birthday @Zebracat! If you can't have lasagna on your birthday, when can you?! Definitely a rule relaxing day. The following is advice I absolutely can't manage to follow myself, but with the tests can you try not to worry unless there is actually something to worry about? Mumsnet doesn't do hugs, but sending supportive hugs.
I'm down to 17'6" (again) today, so 4 pounds down across the last two weeks. I'm feeling really optimistic about weight loss at the moment so am going to suck up the Noom costs and stick with it. Whether it's accountability, calorie tracking or just thinking we'll I'm paying so should use the thing, I don't care too much how it's working, just that it is. My relaxed 'rule' is that Friday calories don't count but that aside it's pretty much been a boost month for me so far. And I still have the god awful photos from a few weeks back to keep me on track if I start to lose focus.

Happy birthday @Zebracat sounds like you deservedly enjoyed your birthday. Hope your health worries are resolved soon.

@thenewaveragebear1983 you're doing really well. Don't push yourself too hard when you're ill if your body needs time to recover.

Well done on your loss @PinkArt stick with us!

I broke the stone barrier and made it to 14st13 and 3/4. So only 1/4 of a pound but it definitely counts!

@poorpaws You can see the wagon though. Just keep it in sight for now and jump back on when you have the energy to do so! It sounds like you've been quite tough on yourself, so maybe your body needs you to relax things for a little while.
@effiesgoldwig Congrats! Psychologically it makes such a difference and, yes, being quarter of a pound over the line absolutely counts

Hi, may I join you nice people? I went on a diet for health reasons, (diagnosed with a condition that wasn't exactly caused by being overweight, but it certainly doesn't help!). I've lost a bit, now hovering around 14 stone. Please would those who suffer from depression tell me how they cope? As in "nobody cares what I look like anyway and I'm old so what's the point of bothering!" before reaching for a chocolate bar?

Happy birthday @Zebracat and a huge well done for getting through the stone barrier @effiesgoldwig

Oh wise ones, my clothes feel a bit looser and jeans that were too tight are fitting a little better. But the scales aren't moving at all. How can this be?
I don't do heaps of exercise so can't really prescribe to any theory that it's muscle or toning. The only far out thought I had was that if exercise caused your body to hold onto water and thus 'weight', I carry around my very heavy baby most of the day (20lb)... could that be somehow affecting me in the same way?

I'm happy the clothes are starting to fit better but perplexed. Without movement on the scales it's hard to believe in any improvement.

@Ledochas that is weight training. Thanks for the birthday wishes. Has anyone had an ultrasound of their heart? Surprisingly invasive and embarrassing. But apparently it all seemed good. I’ve behaved better today. But I’ve been told to carb load before my surgery, aids recovery apparently. So take note @thenewaveragebear1983 Salmon and salad for tea.

That’s interesting @Zebracat, I wonder in what way it aids recovery? Carb loading before racing/running is for hydration as much as (if not more so) for fuel, so I wonder if it’s the same?

i’m still not feeling 100% today. I did go out for a run this morning but it left me quite tired all day, and since finishing work I have just sat in my chair and I listened to some hypnosis which I fell asleep to!

my food has been good and I did some switching around to reduce my calories and carbs. Dh wants pork belly tonight, but when I got the shopping order and looked at the miserable little bite of pork belly I can have for over 300 calories, I switched it out for a vintage cheddar filled fish cake (higher carbs but half the calories and twice the size). I’d ordered a bottle of non alcoholic Prosecco but they sent me an alternative brand, one that was full of sugar-so again, I have switched and I am going to have a couple of slimline tonic waters instead, with ice and lime, (I’m determined not to drink tonight, and maybe tomorrow too).

So as a result, finishing on 1250 cals and 77g carbs. Great result, especially for a Friday. I weighed this morning and I am still 11.2.5 (156.5lbs) - I actually can’t remember what I weighed but I know this time last week I was 10.13 before I ate loads of crap all weekend, so Ho hum, let’s not do that again…..