Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

beanielou

Now having gin with my strawberries!!

Sun_Addict

Ooh that sounds lovely. I buy frozen strawberries to put in my gin (if it’s a berry type one) as they act as ice cubes too, although fresh ones are nicer taste wise.

beanielou

Rose petals & strawberries cant be bad!

beanielou

One of my friends is at Hampden 

& it's 1 all           

Sun_Addict

Fabulous, still in with a chance 🤞

beanielou

Now 3-1     

beanielou

So.
This is a true story.
Some of you may get it & some of you may not.

I am increasingly unhappy with my appearence & my weight.
Now, I am not totally dim.
I know that I am the only person that can do something about it.
The rub is that the more upset/stressed I get about it the more I eat.
Mmmmm.

milann

Beanie- I could have written that post. I have a good day and think I’ve got it then totally blow it. I daren’t add up the money I’ve paid out at SW……not MSE in any way shape or form 😏 
I’ve started a food diary again and writing everything down. If you find the magic answer please share 👍

Suffolk_lass

milann said:

Beanie- I could have written that post. I have a good day and think I’ve got it then totally blow it. I daren’t add up the money I’ve paid out at SW……not MSE in any way shape or form 😏 
I’ve started a food diary again and writing everything down. If you find the magic answer please share 👍

I refer to this as my "smug filter". It stops every weightloss after between 2-3 stone. I seem to find out exactly how much I can cheat to stay where I am until I don't, and then it creeps back. I am currently just over 2 stone better than my worst weight (but still 2 stone from where I want to be). I have been here-abouts for the last four or is it five years. 

The only thing that seems to work is a very very low calorie, low carb diet, but even the low blood sugar diet didn't really do it for me last time. I fell off the wagon in March and desperately trying not to gain now.

I really feel for us.

Sun_Addict

Nothing works if you don’t stick to it and if you make it too strict you’ll get fed up and fall off the wagon. There was a programme on TV the other night with several people trying different diets. They all lost weight but none of the diets were sustainable in the long term. 

Try and see yourself as a project: what is my ultimate goal, what small milestones/steps do I need to set, what steps do I need to take to get there, what one goal can I set myself for this week. Making small changes gradually will be more attainable in the long term. Take it one step at a time. 

Remember don’t think of it as a diet, you’re changing the way you eat for good. I faffed about for years with different diets but by making small changes have managed to keep off the stone I lost 19 years ago. I fall off the wagon from time to time but because I changed the way I eat I get back on track and never let a bad day become a bad week.

Hope this is helpful 😊