Lose Weight 12

ju24

Hello to everybody, i posted on here a very long time ago but because i wasn't doing too well with the dieting malarchy i felt too embarrassed to post anymore. I have been following you all though, and think that you have all done so well and shown a determination to stay with it, so well done to all of you! I'm now going to try and sort myself out as i've now got about 3 1/2 stones to lose, :eek: which is more than i have ever had before. I have tried healthy eating,WW and slimming world in the past, with WW i always seemed hungry though i did lose weight, but i struggled with slimming world. I followed slimming world religiously for about 2 months but couldn't seem to lose weight. I maintained 1 wk, lost 1 pound the wk after, maintained again, lost 1, put 2 back on. This was the pattern for the 2 months i did it and never got passed the 2 1b mark. I have a stomach condition which means i cannot eat alot at one go so have to eat little and often. The consultant quite upset me by saying i was still eating WW ways and wasn't eating enough and filling up on free food and thats why i wasn't losing weight, i cant fill up it makes me ill! Has anyone got any advice that you can give me, i am desperate to get rid of this weight. I'm sorry about the long moaning post. ju

jojilufc

Hi all

Welcome to all newbies. I havent had time to read all the posts since my last one...had my spreadsheet exam today and think it went ok.

I also went to weigh in and lost 3 1/2 lb I can't believe it and chuffed to bits

Am off on my jollies tomorrow morning... 3 weeks in the South of france and I cant wait. I will have a gain when I get back as we are in a caravan and have packed all my favourites:D Along with a bottle of bacardi, gin and vodka:eek: :rotfl: :rotfl:

see you all when I get back everyone

Jo

petrichor

Good Morning Lovely Peeps :hello:

KerryHawk and tescodealqueen, and welcome back ju24 We are a friendly bunch who, between us, have just about every weight gaining horror story going, so whatever yours are you are not alone!

Kerry - one of my downfalls was wine too, so when I decided that I had to get rid of this excess weight I also made the decision to stop drinking it entirely ( I could really quaff the stuff ) and with foods, if I think a particular thing may sorely tempt me, then I just don't buy it or just buy enough for the rest of the family. This not only helps me slimming wise but also health and money wise. It seems a shame to spoil your effort put into healthy cooking by eating/drinking useless calories, use your calorie allowance wisely to prevent you feeling hungry and wanting to nibble. Feel free to ramble away as much as you want to here.

Tesco, I bought a mini stepper earlier this year and I find it very helpful. Try not to think of having lots to lose here we take it in small chunks, it is less daunting! That's why Lois does the 2lb club where there is a monthly challenge to lose 5lbs, there isn't a penalty for failing and no judgement either.

Ju Sorry to hear of your experiences with WW and SW. You sound as if you need a little and often diet and via a quick google this is the first I've come across, no doubt there are numerous others too, but why not give it a look and see if it can give you some ideas to start off with and then you'll soon be able to come up with food combinations of your own. Whatever you do, don't get disheartened, we all feel that way at times and it is so tempting to give in, but don't. There is always someone here even if it's just to listen, so stay with us this time, please don't ever feel embarrassed to post

I hope to hear from you all again soon and that day 1 has been successfully completed.

xxxx

ps jojilufc :T Well done on losing 3 1/2 lbs .. just in time to put it all back on again on your jollies :rotfl: Have a great time.

victory

Well done Jo:j :j

ju moan away we are all here for you, I am not sure what advise to give though as SW and WW are well known for weight loss, there are many others though, Rosemary Conley, Gillian, Paul Mackenna Cd's, the fat doctor books, the south beach diet, the high protein diet and on and on it goes, maybe a trip to the library to see if you can borrow some ofthe books, read up on them and see if anyone suits you....

I know what you mean though about feeling ill and not being able to eat, my arthritis is so damn painful this week it really is quite something and making me feel sick just thinking about eating, getting past the next hour with this amount of pain seems a challenge, doused up with pain killers but they do not seem to be hitting the mark so hey ho, more weight loss to come next week me thinks!!

As for what petrichor says I agree, if you know you are really going to fancy it and cannot resist it at all, do not buy it, don't keep it in the house, make it hard for yourself to go and get it and the need will wear off.... booze has never interested me, wasted calories, it's like the little things if you can change from semi skimmed to skimmed you have saved a whole heap of daily calories without even thinking too much, if you can change from I can't believe it is butter to Flora extra light more calories gone, from normal high calories and sugar yogurts to 0% greek fat yogurt etc etc, if you train yourself to pick up the lowest calorie ones when the supermarket trolley dash (would love to do one of those for 3 mins!!) you buy healthier, low fat, calorie,sugar products and can have more if you are calorie counting, bonus!

TallGirl

Morming All
Not been around for a few months as I lost interest in trying to loose some weight. I have not read up on the whole thread I have missed but I hope you will have me back.

I am now 1st more than I would like to be so it is time to get seious. I have now going to cut out the excess wine at night and no more crisps or largers. Just come back of holiday in Denmark and went a bit mad with all my childhood foods.

Anyway if you will have me back I shall be delighted and I promise to post on here again.

Can I just send a quick Hug to Consutant so sorry to hear about your Dad. It is so sad that that is so serious hope he makes it for your daughters wedding. I cant belive it is only 4 week away and you have all that to deal with.

Also a big congratulation to Suggs well done for meeting your target that is fantastic. I know you have really worked hard on it now I am back I hope you will keep being my gym inspiration.

No more time to post for now off to the Lovely Somerset (where the murders are if you get my drift) so catch up soon.

Cheers

TallGirl

victory

welcome back tallgirl I hope you manage to get rid of the weight with all the help you will get on here:j :j

ju24

Thankyou Petrichor and Victory for your welcome and for your advice.

Petrichor
I have read the link you gave me and have found it has some very good ideas, thankyou for that and for bothering to look for me.

Victory
I have been following your experiences with your health problems and i admire your strength in continuing with your weight loss as well as the other problems. As for the gout you really have my sympathy, i had it in my 20's in my big toe joints and i've never forgotten how it felt. I didn't know what to do with myself, i couldn't put my feet to the floor because it was so painful, like you i was very shocked to discover it was gout. The good news is that i haven't had a bad attack for years now and i'm in my 40's, so there is light at the end of the tunnel. Mindyou i do avoid the high heels unless i have to wear them, i'm a trainer person now.


I've decided to have a good think on which way to go with the weight loss plans, but i'm definately going to give things another go, thankyou both for the encouragement. ju

Tescodealqueen

:j Thank you everyone for welcoming me. I feel really positive. Have looked at the links and think I am going to have another go at Slimming World as something similar (food optimising) worked for me before. It was a club called Shapes but don't see it around anymore. Will post my weight loss next Wednesday.:j :j :j :j :j

victory

ju a positive approach as you are getting for yourself now will help no end, look at others for inspiration, I took to watching a whole load of the tele progs that came on such as Gillian on channel 4, Paul Mackenna I can make you thin, the biggest loosers on Sky, Downsize me, all of them made me realise that yes I was very large but if they could do it so could I because they went to hell and back some of them but managed it and a large part of my character is not to be defeated....

I went to the library and came out with 11 books once all on diets, T.V show spin off books, how to get started books, read them all and settled on a bit of all of them, not SW or WW specifically or calorie counting but out with all the old stuff, especially the portion sizes I used to eat and in with cooking from scratch, fruit, veg, crackers, sugar free jelly etc all the good stuff in bucket loads and the weight came off week by week....

I would not lie to you and say it is going to be easy but it is worthwhile and it adds years to your life, the healthier, happier you are the more you benefit from it and all those around you, can't be bad eh?!

Gout:eek: yes the pain needs to be felt to be believed:eek: and the arthritis can reduce me to tears but it would not stop me from plodding on with the weight loss because if I had hoped for something as I keep reading of others is that when they lost the weight the arthritis improved because of not having the excess pressure on the joints but so far it is a no for me, infact this last week has been such a flare up I have had to cut down the hours at work and feel mightly sorry for myself:rotfl: :rotfl: but like I say, the more pain the less food I eat;)

SkyBlue_2

Hi and welcome KerryHawk and tescodealqueen,...and hello to everybody else.

Hope I can come back into the fold too....because I have been very wishy-washy in my attempts to lose weight. I always find your posts helpful and encouraging. It's nice to know others struggle too....and sometimes feel down. I feel inspired to try again when I read here for a while...about successes as well as disappointments...but determination to do well....so thank you all. :T

Kerry....I am ten years oldr than you...but SNAP! I have the same problems. It's like my body has told me this is it...middle aged woman...you are meant to be this lumpy, mumsy, flabby shape! I despair when I catch a glimpse of my reflection in a window. That fat, dumpy woman can't be me!!!

I agree with others....determination (REAL DETERMINATION) to lose weight is a mental thing. Something clicks...and you say no more. No more !!!!!-footing about and having a couple of good days then sliding....or becoming defeated.

Two days ago...my light-bulb went on...even though it's been flickering for about a year. Now the halogen bulb is fitted! :rotfl:

Stupidly...I gained MY determination from the determination of a woman friend(an online pal for almost ten years..we have met twice but email each other several times a week about life, love, family etc...) We have bemoaned our flabby bodies...our aging etc...laughed about it, swapped clothes stories...body-image tales etc.

However, ten years ago I was like a different woman...smaller, younger, prettier....quite attractive. Over the years ill-health and medication and lack of movement, with subsequent loss of job had made me see myself differently...as a lesser person I suppose...and I accepted the slow weight gain...accepted the more sedentary lifestyle. I suspect low level depression was mixed in with all this too.

Now I am a dumpling...and it's bloody horrible! I feel old, ugly and unattractive...yet young, vibrant and on the ball in my head. I have lost my confidence too. I feel a bit freakish when I go out now...and I wear a longish jacket or cardigan over most things...to cover up my bulges.

This isn't a good way to be. I am more than my fat. I am a good woman with lots of excellent qualities. (We all are!)

So....when my email friend told me she'd been along to her first WW meeting on Monday...and her man friend was joining her...that was it. She described her light lunch...her shopping list, her meal plans for the week etc...and her efforts at being busy...moving.

She can't become slimmer, healthier and leave me behind!! Oh no! I want to be healthy and slim too! Is this female jealousy...envy?

I don't care what it is! It's the kick up the bum I need!

Anyway...I know we have to do this for ourselves...to want to do it...but a sense of panic grabbed me. SHE is going to do something about her weight. Why haven't I found that determination? That was it. I gave myself a good telling off for letting fat, ill health, and poor body image win. I reminded myself I am doing this for me. I CAN change things....if I want to. I guess before I just didn't want it enough?

Kerry....I loathe diet clubs and diets. They are NOT for me. I hate the weigh-ins...hate points systems, calorie counting and red and green days. Been there...tried them. Given I am on a tight budget I didn't need the expense either. Horses for courses though...they work for some people, but I resist them...and have never been terribly impressed by the 'support' or nutritional advice given. Fad diets are just that...fads.....so I don't buy books..or subscribe to the latest 'eating theory'.

Let's face it....we KNOW everything there is to know about healthy eating...I bet? We know the theory. Losing weight, eating healthily is for life....and losing weight is a marathon...not a sprint. I am embarking on a plan involving eating slightly less...so portion control is an issue, as is eating my five a day...ensuring I have a fibre-rich diet, protein from fish, chicken, eggs etc..and I intend to cut down on carbs slightly too. I'll start the day with porridge though.....because I like it...made with water, with a few raisins (full of iron) sprinkled on top. I have got lots of salad stuffs in, plus hoummus, veg and ...for the first time...I am MEAL PLANNING instead of nibbling at stuffs that take my fancy.

I don't eat crisps etc...nor do I eat chocolate (gives me migraine) but my weaknesses are biscuits, cakes, nibbles....and accepting calorie laden snacks/treats when out etc.

S