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sarymclary wrote: »?
Victory - congrats to your son on losing a stone. I bet he feels fabulous. My son has now lost 8lb, and he's feeling much better about himself. He's really enjoying SW, and has taken on board the principles of being able to have what he wants, but it's in a measured and accountable way. He's even got his head around the principle of if he's had a big treat in the week, then he just eats the 'free' food the rest of the week to compensate. Neither of us ever feels hungry, and we never have to wait for a mealtime to come around to satisfy the urge to snack, we can eat and lose weight. It's been very liberating.
Your doing 'deals' in your head over a slice of white bread reminded me of how controlling food had become for me. I felt I was shackled by the desire to want to eat, but feeling I shouldn't, and doing similar deals in my mind; 'you can eat the toast for breakfast, but that means you have to eat less for lunch, and no potatoes for dinner'. Madness really. I have once and for all recognised, and challenged my bread addiction. There's no other explanation for it, but it's been the main reason for such steady and consistent weight gain in my life. It's the dept. in a supermarket that makes me excited, and has more choice than I can cope with. If it's got yeast and wheat in it, then I'm a happy girl, but ultimately it was making me unhappy, because it just meant I kept gaining weight. It was also a trigger for me to eat more, and more of it. I have to say that since I stopped buying it, and making it, and only have wholemeal bread in the freezer, it's not been something I've hankered after, because I've been replacing it with other foods I love just as much at the times I'd eat it. Why didn't I think to replace 2 slices of white toast with bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomato & beans before? haha
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My bread issues are like my fat issues ( belly pork, chicken skin,etc always go for the worst) I always have gone for the most calorific, fat content ones but now yes I do not buy them in,(I buy the kids awful stodgy supermarket home brand bread which they love and I hate) that works but the other day I bought white bread in and it just calls me all the time,( I am ashamed to say that I always eat more in the kitchen in secret, in hiding, my OH and the kids have maybe 2/3 slices, I feel hard done by and have 6, 2 in public and the rest in secret)
I have replaced vast amounts of stuff with healthy stuff but every so often I give in and go mad, in Morrisons they sell ready cooked belly pork and I bought the one that had the most crackling and fat on the top, got it home, went to bite it and all the oil just dripped off...it was disgusting, OH would not touch it and the kids looked at in horror, taught me to be careful what you wish for:rotfl::rotfl:
OH insisted we went to a chinese buffet the other day and I have made it clear I keep well away from them but he went on and on how he wanted to go so we went, I proudly had 2 plates of it and no dessert and no starters, sure the cals would be through the roof but it was an accomplishment considering it would have been at least 4 plates of it before...just to get the moneys worth you understand:rotfl::rotfl: I never had the duck or the prawn crackers which were my passion before, a whole duck just for me it would have been:rotfl::rotfl:
I have control now, portion control and know what to eat and when to eat etc but it still gets me the feeling of being deprived so I invent all these games/stories, deals in my head and live to fight another battle:rotfl::D0 -
Fell - like the others, I don't think I have the words. But my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family this Christmas.Betty B: The Eternal Procrastinator....
Why Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Can Do Today? :A0 -
Victory - I do the 'deals' too but they just don't work. "You can have some choc now and then have veg stir fry for dinner and do some exercise" = end up with pizza for dinner and no exercise.
I always rebel against my own willpower and good intentions more than anything else. It's like I enjoy torturing and disappointing myself.
Sary - Happy birthday for yesterday, and well done on your 10lb loss so far!
I am annoyed with myself cos I know that if I had stuck to SW I would have lost some, but I just dont have the drive to do it right now. shame.Betty B: The Eternal Procrastinator....
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betty there is plenty of beating myself up about the deals, the food, the compromises but I find it works for a while and keeps me happy, sure as the stone back on suggests I give in, I end up having bad days and making bad choices but for the good positive healthy choice days commend them and condemn the bad ones, that is the only thing you can do learn by the positives and don't let the negatives bring you down and loose focus:D0
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Wise words there, as ever, Victory.
Anyone who has gained a lot of weight, and then battled to lose it, knows how hard it can be to stay away from the foods that we know we can over-indulge in. Over-eating, or eating a lot of the wrong foods is both a physical and mental problem I believe. We know what are the healthy foods, but we are drawn towards the unhealthy ones. I've always envied the people who can have their treats, but control their portions, and not have that 'greed' to want more and more. It's like not wanting the party in your mouth to stop.... just another piece of cake, or another packet of crisps, or another huge chunk of tiger bread laden with butter. Eating in secret was something I started doing as a child, and it's continued throughout my life. I remember your advice earlier this year Victory, to not eat food when my OH leaves the house, and that hit a real nerve with me, because it was definitely something I did.... to the point of planning for it. Since I've been doing SW I've obviously been able to eat the 'free' foods when I want, and have been able to snack whenever I feel the need, and my OH said he'd never seen me eating so much before, and couldn't see how this was going to be a way to lose weight.... if only he knew the half of it, although I admit I am eating more healthy foods, and less stodge, so I can eat more of it, and more regularly.One day the clocks will stop, and time won't mean a thing
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sarymclary wrote: »Well done alliwant, that is an amazing achievement. I totally understand how the Christmas season must be tinged with sadness for you. How are things with your mum?
Thank you, things are on the level at the moment, She finishes her current course of meds this weekend so it means she is off them over christmas YAYThen restarts on New Years Day. But she is not seeming to be getting worse at present which I am most thankful for everyday
Very well done to you. Let's hope I can join you soon with a similar achievement
I hope you can soon too, It is a wonderful feeling getting somewhere you never thought in a million years you would be. I weight less now than when I left school at 16Re xmas - it has to be what you want it to be, forget the demands and the shops begging you to spend, it is about family and being thankful, the year has been tough for a lot of us but at the end of the day on xmas day raise a glass with a smile that we made it, it made us stronger and better people and we won;)
I will raise a glass with you on christmas day to that one :beer:
Eric - Yes my biggest goal of 2011 is to not put 8 stone back on again :eek: I have not stopped yet as I would really like to loose another 7lb but my OH and family think I have gone far enough. But I am not letting down my defences and aim to maintain over the next 3 weeks and then push for the 7LB in early 2011
Thank you everyone for your kind words I was a little overcome this morning and emotional I just never ever imagined I could be this weight.Who knows maybe someday I will be brave enough to do b4 and after pic's :rotfl:
Restarting C25K in 2014 - Week 8 - 1/3 completed
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Eric_Pisch wrote: »went in a pub last night with some guys from work, first time in about 10 years, drank sparkling water, its fun watching people get tanked, not lol
damn this flu i feel like im on the top of a roller coaster with it but just wont go over the edge ...
So you have a COLD eric? haha.0 -
So you have a COLD eric? haha.
its a cold at the moment, last night i started to shake and started to get a fever at work but it never developed into the full blown get into bed thing
its like being at the top of a rollercoaster ready to fire off into full blown flu but it just wont start
i pray it gets no worse i had swine flu just after last christmas and spent 9 days in bed with a chest infection ...
although metabolically i should be in a 1000 times better to fight it off0 -
Fellpony: God, my heart goes out to you and your family it really does xx I hope you have a lovely christmas with your daughter, and that you make memories that will last a lifetime for you all.
My auntie was cremated today. I didnt cry, nearly did when my mother came out crying a bit but otherwise i didnt. I was sitting there thinking back to times when i was younger, to memories we share and theres just a blank. I feel sad that she and i missed out on a relationship that could have been more special than it was.
Anyway! Food wise ive been awesome today. I had one quarter of a sandwhich, a mini sausage roll and some crisps with a banana and a satsuma. The bad part: Fish and chips tonight! argh!!0 -
I had flu two christmasses back. It lasted forever, i felt the worsed i've ever felt in my life and i tried my sodding hardest to enjoy christmas and it failed. Never want that again thank you very much!!
Hope you get over your cold-thats-almost-manflu soon eric0
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