Alli takes the scenic route to maintenance
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curlywurly1234
Cambridge Consultant
Happy New Year Ali...........
Hope to see you here soon xxx
Hope to see you here soon xxx
Happy New Year everyone! :bundledup:
I'm at work at the moment and internet access during working hours is frowned upon so won't be able to stay on for long.
I've had such a blissful couple of weeks and having to come back to work today (and get the kids ready for school etc) was not fun! Still, getting back into a routine will be good as I am feeling very sloth like at the moment and have struggled to get anything productive done.
I'm not stepping on the scales again after a few nibbly days, but will wait until I see my CDC on the 16th. I'm off on hols in February so would like to have lost the Xmas weight by then, but will not, can not, must not panic as that never works. I'm aiming to eat around 1400 cals for the next week or so and then see. Depending on how I feel I might bring it up to 1500 after that - but only if the scales are kind to me. Fortunately I wear mainly knitted dresses at the moment and they are very accommodating
. I suspect troursers would be snug...
Hope you are all well! I fully intend on being back here now to support you ladies like you have supported me, but I will have to wait until tonight to catch up on your diaries.
I'm at work at the moment and internet access during working hours is frowned upon so won't be able to stay on for long.
I've had such a blissful couple of weeks and having to come back to work today (and get the kids ready for school etc) was not fun! Still, getting back into a routine will be good as I am feeling very sloth like at the moment and have struggled to get anything productive done.
I'm not stepping on the scales again after a few nibbly days, but will wait until I see my CDC on the 16th. I'm off on hols in February so would like to have lost the Xmas weight by then, but will not, can not, must not panic as that never works. I'm aiming to eat around 1400 cals for the next week or so and then see. Depending on how I feel I might bring it up to 1500 after that - but only if the scales are kind to me. Fortunately I wear mainly knitted dresses at the moment and they are very accommodating
. I suspect troursers would be snug...Hope you are all well! I fully intend on being back here now to support you ladies like you have supported me, but I will have to wait until tonight to catch up on your diaries.
curlywurly1234
Cambridge Consultant
Hey Ali
Good to see you hon.... your right dont panic it makes things worse just jump back on when your ready and you will lose those few pounds that went on over the christmas/new year period.
I am hopefully going away in Feb too so will join you in getting to a good weight by then..
Well done you xxxx
Good to see you hon.... your right dont panic it makes things worse just jump back on when your ready and you will lose those few pounds that went on over the christmas/new year period.
I am hopefully going away in Feb too so will join you in getting to a good weight by then..
Well done you xxxx
Sunshine Singer
Dropped White Sugar & Feeling Fantastic
Your head is in the tight place and I know you'll be fine. It's nice everyones back supporting eachother. It makes such a difference! Good luck. It's tough getting back into a routine for sure! At least spring is on its way. See you later xxx
alexmummy07
Silver Member
Hi Hun
Good to see you back here too.
As everyone has said, best not to panic, and evaluate slowly. If we are sensible then the lbs will just fall off day by day xx
Good to see you back here too.
As everyone has said, best not to panic, and evaluate slowly. If we are sensible then the lbs will just fall off day by day xx
I'm so sick of all of this maintenance stuff! Every day I start off well and every night it's like a switch has flicked in my head and I blank out and eat whatever I can get my hands on. Any common sense flies out of the window and I actively refuse to pause or acknowledge that I don't actually want to overeat. I bite DH's head off when he suggests that I should put the sweets away (despite the fact that I've asked him to make sure I don't get the sweets out) and I eat defiantely but God knows who i'm trying to rebel against!
I've read so many books about diets, disordered eating, intuitive eating etc that none of them inspire me anymore. On a academic level I understand that it is my choice and in my power to change, but it doesn't feel that way. I can sit and read these books and have "Aha! moments" on every page but still have no clue of how to put them into practice...
I'm so bored of it all - but if I take my eyes of the ball I'll put it back on.
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!!! [stomping feet and sticking bottom lip out]
off to sulk in silence for a while...
I've read so many books about diets, disordered eating, intuitive eating etc that none of them inspire me anymore. On a academic level I understand that it is my choice and in my power to change, but it doesn't feel that way. I can sit and read these books and have "Aha! moments" on every page but still have no clue of how to put them into practice...
I'm so bored of it all - but if I take my eyes of the ball I'll put it back on.
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!!! [stomping feet and sticking bottom lip out]
off to sulk in silence for a while...
Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
Alli, I could have written that post... about a million times. I seem to be the slowest learner in the world. I do think our bodies are trying to outwit us and get us back to the original 'set point' weight... but boy, do i get fed up with being alert to it the whole time, and yes, I get so cross if a well-meaning OH or child suggests that three chocs in as many seconds might actually be ENOUGH.
Like you, I have had such a slow start to the New Year 'be-good' path... but I am there now, just about, yesterday was my first steady, no blank-out & binge type day. It feels so much better to have got that day under my belt, and I know that today can be just as good if I stay calm. I sometimes worry that I have to really, really get upset with myself (ie, push the boundaries and binge and feel rubbish) before I can motivate myself to get on track. Very screwed up. I am gonna work on those things this year.
KD said a long time ago that books are helpful but the answers are inside US... I am starting to see what she means. I have given up looking for a magic fix. Food wasn't it, CD wasn't it, books weren't... maybe there isn't one. Maybe I just have to engage my brain a bit more often when around trigger foods, and realise I have a long way to go yet. No nice scales drop to encourage me, either. But hey, I am carrying on.
You are too, Alli. You are such an inspiration here I hate to see you struggle, but wanted you to know you are not alone. We can do this together. Let's all reach out our hands... hold on tight... and step away from the sweety-jar.
Big hugs, Alli.
xxx
Like you, I have had such a slow start to the New Year 'be-good' path... but I am there now, just about, yesterday was my first steady, no blank-out & binge type day. It feels so much better to have got that day under my belt, and I know that today can be just as good if I stay calm. I sometimes worry that I have to really, really get upset with myself (ie, push the boundaries and binge and feel rubbish) before I can motivate myself to get on track. Very screwed up. I am gonna work on those things this year.
KD said a long time ago that books are helpful but the answers are inside US... I am starting to see what she means. I have given up looking for a magic fix. Food wasn't it, CD wasn't it, books weren't... maybe there isn't one. Maybe I just have to engage my brain a bit more often when around trigger foods, and realise I have a long way to go yet. No nice scales drop to encourage me, either. But hey, I am carrying on.
You are too, Alli. You are such an inspiration here I hate to see you struggle, but wanted you to know you are not alone. We can do this together. Let's all reach out our hands... hold on tight... and step away from the sweety-jar.
Big hugs, Alli.
xxx
Thanks Katy - your post is great as usual! Unfortunately the mood I'm in today I just want to poke my tongue out at your advice - I'm having a right toddler strop!
I've entered my breakfast into WLR so hopefully I can keep going despite not wanting to. It's the evenings that are hard though - days are a doddle.
It doesn't help that we are trying to get a rescue dog at the moment but life is throwing spanners in the work. DH is burying his head in the sand because he really wants this particular pup but there's a lot to sort out if we are going to be able to look after her properly. We had the home visit yesterday and whereas it went well it left me with a million more worries - I wish I could just eat them away.
:argh:
PS Hope you are having a good day!
I've entered my breakfast into WLR so hopefully I can keep going despite not wanting to. It's the evenings that are hard though - days are a doddle.
It doesn't help that we are trying to get a rescue dog at the moment but life is throwing spanners in the work. DH is burying his head in the sand because he really wants this particular pup but there's a lot to sort out if we are going to be able to look after her properly. We had the home visit yesterday and whereas it went well it left me with a million more worries - I wish I could just eat them away.
:argh:
PS Hope you are having a good day!
Oh Alli, me too, I get soooooo bored with myself over this and if anyone (OH) dares to notice when I'm eating something I 'shouldn't,' I give him my 'wither and die look!!' :8855:
Can't offer any advice, Katy's is brilliant, but just know that we all understand, that you won't always feel like this and because you are still posting on here you DO care, this feeling will lift again. :hug99:
xxx
Can't offer any advice, Katy's is brilliant, but just know that we all understand, that you won't always feel like this and because you are still posting on here you DO care, this feeling will lift again. :hug99:
xxx
Oh yes!
Dogs are great, if you get a good one.....can't imagine life without one.
Mind you, if I lived in a place where I had to walk it all the time........not so sure....?
LOL I was grumpy the other day, wasn't I!! Feel like myself again and am subsequently doing a lot better with my eating.
Although that might be because of the new addition to our family as I'm worn out from trying to figure out the workings of a 7 month old lab puppy!
We adopted Viki, a 7 month old yellow lab, from a rescue centre yesterday. We've been thinking about getting a dog for a while now but I couldn't make my mind up. A friend of ours who work with rescue dogs sent us the details of Viki and we fell in love. We assumed we could pick her up at our leisure, but they basically asked us to come straight away and we braved the icy roads and drove up to Suffolk to get her.
She has a lovely temperament but had not really had much training. Her previous owners looked after her well but didn't feel they had enough time to devote to her so asked the rescue centre to re-home her. She was in foster care for a week with a lovely lady who gave her some basic training, but we still have our work cut out. Luckily she is eager to please and apart from a lot of counter surfing in the kitchen she's quite well behaved for a toddler pup.
Right off to catch up on everyone else's diaries now....
Although that might be because of the new addition to our family as I'm worn out from trying to figure out the workings of a 7 month old lab puppy!
We adopted Viki, a 7 month old yellow lab, from a rescue centre yesterday. We've been thinking about getting a dog for a while now but I couldn't make my mind up. A friend of ours who work with rescue dogs sent us the details of Viki and we fell in love. We assumed we could pick her up at our leisure, but they basically asked us to come straight away and we braved the icy roads and drove up to Suffolk to get her.
She has a lovely temperament but had not really had much training. Her previous owners looked after her well but didn't feel they had enough time to devote to her so asked the rescue centre to re-home her. She was in foster care for a week with a lovely lady who gave her some basic training, but we still have our work cut out
. Luckily she is eager to please and apart from a lot of counter surfing in the kitchen she's quite well behaved for a toddler pup.Right off to catch up on everyone else's diaries now....
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Laura Croft
Happily maintaining
Oh Viki is beautiful. LOL at the counter surfing though. Can I come and play with her? I would so love to have a dog, I just love them. Look forward to seeing more pics etc.
Ps. Glad you are feeling better too.
Ps. Glad you are feeling better too.
alexmummy07
Silver Member
aww I love the photo! Such a cutie
I'm sure she will have you out on lots of walks, and shedding more lbs. Great excuse for a dog eh
My mum has...7! She has show dog rough collies, and goes to crufts with them.
Have great fun with your new 'baby' xx
I'm sure she will have you out on lots of walks, and shedding more lbs. Great excuse for a dog eh
My mum has...7! She has show dog rough collies, and goes to crufts with them.
Have great fun with your new 'baby' xx
