The Lose Weight The Old Style Way Thread.

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... I have walked a lot today if that makes up for anything!!

kittyscarlett

Evening folks ! Have been desperately trying to read through all the posts since I was last here so apologies for lack of personal mentions etc !

Sadly, the reason for not posting the last few days has not actually been due to me having some semblance of a life but due to horrendous 3 days workwise ( full moon, nuff said ) plus horrendous TOTM. I did pretty ok foodwise until yesterday when I just cracked, the same ol' same ol', feeling very tired and stressed and unwell so thought sod it. Will get back on the wagon tomorrow !

I detest eating in public, especially with people I don't know or not very well - I can just about manage with people I do know well and even then its a case of I really have to focus on the food to avoid thinking about the situation. Its nowt to do with my size at all, I have to say, its more connected to my agoraphobia - ie I am outside of my " safe place " - even when I am at home, I avoid eating where I could be seen !

I'm probably fairly lucky in that there are quite a lot of situations where I don't/haven't felt selfconcious of my size, which has fluctuated but couldn't have been considered as even approaching slim since my late teens. I used to do life modelling, also used to go to naturist beaches sometimes with a couple of my exes ( not both at the same time !! ) Weirdly enough I think I feel most self concious whilst shopping for clothes !!

I made a quip about my Fern Brittenlike proportions to the FG the other day, his response will have to remain private but it was very funny and very touching at the same time but its just lovely to know there are some blokes that don't want to leer over stick insect women

meanmarie

Evening all,

Had stir fried veg with noodles and leftover pork loaf ....delicious...then went and had thick slice of carrot cake...contrary to your predictions Frogga, it was really good, but had no inclination to go for more, still feeling full.

Had good teaspoon of miso powder in boiling water as a warm up mid afternoon and it was really good...will have it more often I think, not least as I bought a kilo of the stuff in Oriental supermarket and it tastes much better than cuppa soup.

Haven't been great on fruit to-day, have to keep consumption high...pear, extra raisins not enough, might have something else before I go to bed...was watching programme to-day for 10 minutes, think it was Australian...two weight and diet gurus spend 8 weeks getting somebody onto the straight and narrow...frightening the amount of exercise they made the 'victim' do....mind you she was only 30something so I suppose I could have done it when I was that age too.

Sleep well all

Marie

AliBow

Hi all. Just popping in quickly before I go off to bed. I've just done the numerical reasoning test for my M&S online application...horrible, horrible thing!! You get 21 questions to answer in 21 minutes and they're bloody hard. I managed 14 before the time ran out, oh well at least its done. My brain has had a good work out today even if the rest of me hasn't:rotfl:

Foodwise I've been pretty good.
Brekkie: Honey shreddies with ss milk
Lunch: Corination chicken sandwich (HM and only one slice of bread)
Tea: HM chicken curry.
Snacks: Two nutrigrain elevenes.

Feeling a bit peckish now after all the brain power but I think I'll just have a drink and go to bed. G'Night.

frogga

Do you have to pass an intelligence test before you can shop online at M&S? Blimey that's harsh! ~ don't they want thickies buying from them then? I'm stuffed!

Right, Honesty time~ It's not other people being critical about my weight, it's me. All of my friends and work collegues are very possitive. My problem is I HATE IT WHEN I AM FAT. I look at other overweight people and think" God, how could you get that big?"

I have been an 11 st size 12 3 times in the last 5 years, then put it all back on again and gone up to about 20 each time. the most I weighed was 22 st. The least I weighed was 10st and I was a size 10.

When I am thin I feel GREAT. Everything is brill. I am full of confidence and have lovely clothes that I wear and everyone says"wow you look fab" Then it all goes back on. People don't say anything but I know what they must all be thinking.

when everyone is SO possitive when I'm thin, I feel they must think the opposit when I'm fat. If people keep saying " you look great, your clothes are lovely, you look so much younger" it's obvious that when I get bigger again I must look bad, and my clothes are auful and I look older again. I'm not looking for sympathy it's the truth.

When I am this big I can only wear 1 jumper as nothing else fits!! Now I'm working 5 days I wear the same thing every day. It's very embarrasing.

If I feel this discusting about myself you would think I'd try harder to stay thin wouldn't you? It doesn't seem to make a difference though. I'm SO SORRY if any of what I said offends any of you, but I don't think "big is beautiful", I think it's horrid

Was going to weigh myself this morning but I can't face it , ignorance is bliss in this case me thinks. Really hope no one is upset by what I said xx

juliejim

I fell off the wagon a bit last night - had 2 Bounty cake bars and a couple of biscuits. No reason for it - they were just there so I ate them - I wasn't even hungry.:o

But hey, today's another day.

Frogga - keep your chin up - you're sounding a bit down.

Hope everyone has a good day

Jue

kayjay1809

Morning everyone

Frogga, I agree I am disgusted by my body, I WISH that I could be a 'big is beautiful person' but I can't. I don't feel that about other overweight people but just me. Yet I still find it very hard to lose weight, I usually lose a bit then wreck it by overeating again

But now my health is suffering so I have to lose some weight.

Today I'm planning to have sandwich and soup for lunch, and homemade chilli and rice for dinner with fruit and dried apricots for snacks. I always struggle with breakfast as I don't like cereals but I think I'll have beans on toast today

Good luck for today everyone

frogga

I am a bit down you're right, but it's my own fault so don't waste your time feeling sorry for me :rolleyes: xxxxxxxxxx

Mr Frog had a night away last night too as he got to Manchester and ran out of drive time so couldn't get back so I guess that's not helped.

It's my own fault, I've no sympathy with myself

kittyscarlett

Oh I agree if anyone's critical of what I weigh, its me ( bad grammar I know but eh, I've not long woken up ). I'm categorically NOT trying to say " big is beautiful, it doesn't matter ", what I AM trying to say is its ok to feel comfortable with yourself ( not complacent ! ) no matter what size you are, and that feeling at ease with yourself can help weight loss, cos you don't get into that cycle of hating yourself, making herculean efforts, getting ecstatic at the results then going into self sabotage mode, deciding f*ck its not worth it and neither are you, and here we all go again. And yes I have been there.

I can honestly say that I don't hate my body - there are times when I feel frustrated, disappointed and worried about it and its little ( and not so little ! ) idiosyncrasies, but not self loathing. There's no miracle quick way to accepting yourself, its a bit like the OS healthier eating, you just have to keep chipping away bit by bit, accept you are going to have bad times and setback, but pick yourself up, dust yoursellf down and keep going. It's been a bloody long haul in my life to get this far and sorry but I do take pride in that as an achievement. I am in no way smug about it. I'm just trying to put across to people that it is possible

The last three months has to be the most consistent and commited I've ever been to making a proper effort at making better food choices, getting out of old bad habits and looking after myself properly. And its going to be the next three months. And the next... and the next... I don't care how many blips I have, they are getting fewer and more far between and this is permanent

rockie4

((((hugs))))) frogga

I’m not hugely overweight, 11st5, but I’m very pear shaped – size 16 bum and huge, wobbly thighs so I hate my body. I dropped to 8 and a half stone once and did go down to a 12 but I was far too thin and looked ill. If I can get back to a 14 I’ll feel better but a lot of it now is the sagging with age!! :mad:
Did ok last night, had jacket spud with roasted veg and some hummus (out of date but I'm still alive!) and then I had 1 (yes, just the one) chocolate digestive!!!! Cup of lite horlicks at bedtime and that was all!:T

Today I've had toast 'n butter for brekkie, just had a banana and a cereal bar (starving!) I've got a wholemeal roll with a bit of cheese and beetroot for lunch with grapes and a satsuma if I need them.
No idea what I'm having for tea, depends what's in the freezer other than pizza, or I might make a curry.............
Didn't go swimming last night 'cos I forgot my cozzie :doh: so I might go at lunchtime today>

Enjoy the day ladies :A