The General Diet & Emotional Support Thread

aliasojo

Hi alona, I have no patience at the best of times and like to see fast results so I get where you're coming from but ignoring the usual health advice about the 600 cals......you may find you end up with lanky hair and sallow skin and your weight loss stops because your body thinks it's not getting enough calories and it goes into starvation mode as a fail safe.

It's happened to me every single time without fail. Sometimes eating more gets you better results.

Good luck though.

mazzers

I've lost heart with everything too.

Sometimes the old me comes back first thing, but by lunchtime, i'm fed up of everything again.

And it's definately down to putting on weight that affected my relationship, i blamed everything else, but myself and my friend were discussing it recently and she agreed with me, cos i'm like it now.
I was constantly ratty coz i couldn't lose weight, and if i dieted, we couldn't have a drink or nice meals together, and i wouldn't go out as i would complain i was 'too fat'.
I'm tempted to post before and after pics then you'd understand

Haven't been on the last two nights out with the girls as i'm too fat, but depressed coz i've stayed in and missed out.
So it's made me realise how hard i was to live with, constantly moaning, but doing sod all about it.
I'm fat and depressed now too

aliasojo

Ok...nearest Alizonne clinic to me is 200+ miles away. Hypnotherapist person in the paper is in the same place and costs £395 for 5 sessions.

I could probably travel 5 times but not the amount required for constant Alizonne weigh ins.

I've had the phone in my hand 3 times so far. :rotfl: Maybe I could get hynotised into not being such a pathetic wuss too. :rotfl:

alona1

Whats Alizonne?

mazzers

Hi alona.
How the hell do you need to lose weight if you're working that many hours, you should be almost invisible!!

I honestly dont think i could work 37 hours anymore, so i take my hat off to you.
What do you do??

Alias is right, i've done the same, keep nibbling low cal things to keep your metabolism up and you may be ok.

alona1

aliasojo wrote: »

Hi alona, I have no patience at the best of times and like to see fast results so I get where you're coming from but ignoring the usual health advice about the 600 cals......you may find you end up with lanky hair and sallow skin and your weight loss stops because your body thinks it's not getting enough calories and it goes into starvation mode as a fail safe.

It's happened to me every single time without fail. Sometimes eating more gets you better results.

Good luck though.

Thanks aliasojo, Yeah I'm trying to look after myself by taking vitamins, etc. And once I am into a routine I will up my calories to maintain a steady loss, it's just that I needed a boost to start myself off with to keep up the motivation. I struggle with no results. :rotfl:

alona1

Hi Mazz, one of my jobs is working in an office and the other is working from home, both on computers so struggle to exercise.

Thats what I tend to do, have several low cal snacks throughout the day to keep me going. Rather than 3 meals. First week was tough as I thought I was starving but now I'm in my stride with my exercise too, seem to feel miles better x

elfen

alona, if you do the Shred, you'll need to double the calories as it's VERY intensive (does it herself)

alona1

elfen wrote: »

alona, if you do the Shred, you'll need to double the calories as it's VERY intensive (does it herself)

Is it good? Have you had results? Do I need anything?

aliasojo

mazzers wrote: »

I've lost heart with everything too.

Sometimes the old me comes back first thing, but by lunchtime, i'm fed up of everything again.

And it's definately down to putting on weight that affected my relationship, i blamed everything else, but myself and my friend were discussing it recently and she agreed with me, cos i'm like it now.
I was constantly ratty coz i couldn't lose weight, and if i dieted, we couldn't have a drink or nice meals together, and i wouldn't go out as i would complain i was 'too fat'.
I'm tempted to post before and after pics then you'd understand

Haven't been on the last two nights out with the girls as i'm too fat, but depressed coz i've stayed in and missed out.
So it's made me realise how hard i was to live with, constantly moaning, but doing sod all about it.
I'm fat and depressed now too

Maz, OH told me the other night that he finds it hard to bother with me sometimes because I dont bother with myself. My initial reaction was to sulk but I stopped myself and realised it's true. My life has made me bored and boring, my only interests are food and moaning. (In my defence, it's not surprising this has been the case as I've been stuck at home with a difficult disabled son for years that no-one else could manage so it's had it's part to play.)

He was nice at the gym the other day because he thought I was making the effort and was trying to encourage me. He's still a git in many ways, that will never change, but I do see how I've become now and how I've let my size define me as a person, so I know exactly what you're feeling and it sucks.

No mileage in going over old ground my friend, what's done is done. You'll get past feeling so low and then you will start to channel your energies into thinking about what you can do to make things better for you.

One thing I do firmly believe though, is doing the same old thing gets you the same old results. If what we were doing was going to work, it would have worked before. It didn't then and it probably wont now. And I don't believe I'm being negative, just realistic.

That's why I'm seriously considering alternative approaches. I have no idea if they will be sucessful or a total waste of money I can't really afford, but I'm damned sure I'm going to try everything I can. I think this is a character flaw...but I can't have a life whilst I'm fat. I know many women can and many women would tear strips off me for feeling like this but we all need to feel comfortable in our own skin and personally I will only get a life when I get to a normal size. So I'd better do it soon before I'm too old to be a tart. :rotfl: