hello diary, sundays are SO boring. I have a mixed week this week with day trips planned so going to mainly off plan. hoping to at least sts by next friday weigh in. school holidays are hard and i'm just glad i got to near goal in time for these hols. if i can say i sts or gained only 2lbs come spetember i will be dead chuffed. cant even think of doing full100% ss until the kids go back. every week we have at least 2-3 days of events/outings and i am not going to pressurise myself to fail. these holidays with my kids are more imp than anything else right now. i suppose i am making some progress as i am learning the fine art of moving up the plans and maintaining. come sept though and it will be all guns blazing to finish my cd journey.
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great things
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hope things are going ok, it is boring on here on sundays as no one tends to come on as they all seem quite busy. i've not been on as much as i'm a bit depressed lately and don't want it to spread. cornishkez has got a new job! so glad for her.
PinkyJay
Needs more willpower
On hols with kids also Leeds123 and not keeping busy at work and going out in the day is difficult. Like you said if you sts or just gain a little that is no big deal. Time with the kids only lasts while they're kids and can never be recaptured. Weight management as we know can be stopped and started anytime. Take care x
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hows things leeds?
thank you everyone for replying and checking up on me!
so, i;m still here trying to maintain. some days i eat too much and other days i eat too little. still cant really get my balance sorted. as long as i dont gain i will be ok, but i am trying a ss day today. i feel like i am flitting between one thing and another, but i am just doing what i feel like. when i went to a theme park with the kids this week i ate what i wanted, and the other days i have cut back again. i am kind of just going with the flow and hoping i can sts each week. there are moments when i just feel like gathering a feast and sitting down and just eating and eating. but i think its more phsychological then actual hunger. school hols are keeping me busy and its tempting not to eat nicely but i have organised the activity days on sats so i can still go to the cinema and eat waht i want and if i have a day midweek where i am out doing things with the kids i eat what i want and then cut back for the rest of the week.
oh, its hard though. like today, i feel like going home from work and having something delish and stodgy but i will hold off as i weigh in tomorrow. come sept though and i will be back to ss!! how are you all doing?
i havent been on here much as have felt low but will catch up in diaries now.
so, i;m still here trying to maintain. some days i eat too much and other days i eat too little. still cant really get my balance sorted. as long as i dont gain i will be ok, but i am trying a ss day today. i feel like i am flitting between one thing and another, but i am just doing what i feel like. when i went to a theme park with the kids this week i ate what i wanted, and the other days i have cut back again. i am kind of just going with the flow and hoping i can sts each week. there are moments when i just feel like gathering a feast and sitting down and just eating and eating. but i think its more phsychological then actual hunger. school hols are keeping me busy and its tempting not to eat nicely but i have organised the activity days on sats so i can still go to the cinema and eat waht i want and if i have a day midweek where i am out doing things with the kids i eat what i want and then cut back for the rest of the week.
oh, its hard though. like today, i feel like going home from work and having something delish and stodgy but i will hold off as i weigh in tomorrow. come sept though and i will be back to ss!! how are you all doing?
i havent been on here much as have felt low but will catch up in diaries now.
great things
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hope things are picking up for you and you feel more positive about things. my stodgy food now is porridge.
had 2 bad food days lately which is not great when weigh in is just 1 day away and you've had a week with only 2 running days cause you'd picked up a sicky bug.
had 2 bad food days lately which is not great when weigh in is just 1 day away and you've had a week with only 2 running days cause you'd picked up a sicky bug.
hi pinky, good luck today and dont worry about the eating. just get back on the wagon and thanks for reading and posting on my diary.
nikki - hope you are bug free now. you need food most when you have a bug so dont feel bad ok?
ok so for me, i gained 2lbs this week but it is to be expected as i had a lot of days out. there is not much planned for the last 4 weeks of schools hols. the kids will just be lounging around the house and garden so hopefully i can work on maintaining. its my aim to maintain my loss (give or take 2lbs) until the kids return to school. not too worried about the gain this week as i know its just my body adjusting as i ate loads on a trip to a theme park on tuesday. i, glad i managed to cut back for the remainder of the week and this is how i will carry on. i will be absolutley frikking chuffed to bits if i manage to maintain until sept. for me there is no specific date to get it all off, its more an ongoing journey although i do wish i was at goal! so from sept to nov is my time to go for it 100% and get to goal. stay with me friends as i need you now more than ever.
today i have had a shake for brekkie and loads of water. will be having a huge salad later today.
nikki - hope you are bug free now. you need food most when you have a bug so dont feel bad ok?
ok so for me, i gained 2lbs this week but it is to be expected as i had a lot of days out. there is not much planned for the last 4 weeks of schools hols. the kids will just be lounging around the house and garden so hopefully i can work on maintaining. its my aim to maintain my loss (give or take 2lbs) until the kids return to school. not too worried about the gain this week as i know its just my body adjusting as i ate loads on a trip to a theme park on tuesday. i, glad i managed to cut back for the remainder of the week and this is how i will carry on. i will be absolutley frikking chuffed to bits if i manage to maintain until sept. for me there is no specific date to get it all off, its more an ongoing journey although i do wish i was at goal! so from sept to nov is my time to go for it 100% and get to goal. stay with me friends as i need you now more than ever.
today i have had a shake for brekkie and loads of water. will be having a huge salad later today.
PinkyJay
Needs more willpower
Will be at the end of a post for you Leeds. I
It's good you have a plan for the school hols that way you won't put yourself under any pressure , which if you're like me could lead to comfort eating.
Got my weigh in tomoz after a bumpy week. None last week as CDC was on hols . Keep your fingers crossed for me . X
It's good you have a plan for the school hols that way you won't put yourself under any pressure , which if you're like me could lead to comfort eating.
Got my weigh in tomoz after a bumpy week. None last week as CDC was on hols . Keep your fingers crossed for me . X
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hi pinky! thank you so much for being around. i will read your diary in a mo to see how you are getting on. not been on much at all as its so busy with the kids home. still here and still maintaining (cant believe it) was tempted to come back on to cd as was having withdrawals but am determined to maintain until the school hols are over. after all, cd is not gonna be in my come goal so i shouldnt use it as a crutch. how you all doing?
hiya shanny! so nice to hear from you. well its week 4 of the school hols over with. i have gained a few pounds (about 3) but i think this was just the glycogen stores building back up. i am trying really hard to be good but have started being a bit now too. will i make it to the end of the school hols? dunno! with the remainder of my holiday weight and my nearly 2 months off cd come september i know i will be in the 11's. im a bit sad about this but know i can get to goal come sept because from then till xmas nothing is gonna stand in my way. i'm still trying to make good choices, and will be joining a local gym in sept to its gonna be all guns blazing come sept.
in some ways i am happy not to be on cd at the moment anyway as i have been feeling quite depressed. could it be PND? i think so, im not sure. this year has been manic and troubles at work have made me feel low. so its nice to have the summer off with the kids and to kind of reassess my life and work through my low points. i hope you understand? and in the process if i gain a few pounds then so what? when i come back to ss i am confident i can lose the rest. its been SO SO SO tempting to come back to ss to lose some pounds but i have resisted as i need to learn to maintain and be off cd. anyway, know i am rambling so will stop!
in some ways i am happy not to be on cd at the moment anyway as i have been feeling quite depressed. could it be PND? i think so, im not sure. this year has been manic and troubles at work have made me feel low. so its nice to have the summer off with the kids and to kind of reassess my life and work through my low points. i hope you understand? and in the process if i gain a few pounds then so what? when i come back to ss i am confident i can lose the rest. its been SO SO SO tempting to come back to ss to lose some pounds but i have resisted as i need to learn to maintain and be off cd. anyway, know i am rambling so will stop!
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try a bit of exercise leeds. if you are suffering from depression then you must get some exercise and boost your mood.
i've had PND after emily and i spent months, almost a year doing nothing but being blank or crying. i have lost many of my early memories of emily as a baby. sometimes the memories come back but i can't remember much. thank goodness for pictures. i was on 2 different tablets but found them useless.
i think that in a month i've put on 5lbs. not great. thinking that come october if my iron levels have gone up i'll be back on CD.
thinking of doing celebrity slim after my half marathon. get a stone off.
i've had PND after emily and i spent months, almost a year doing nothing but being blank or crying. i have lost many of my early memories of emily as a baby. sometimes the memories come back but i can't remember much. thank goodness for pictures. i was on 2 different tablets but found them useless.
i think that in a month i've put on 5lbs. not great. thinking that come october if my iron levels have gone up i'll be back on CD.
thinking of doing celebrity slim after my half marathon. get a stone off.
hello all!! im back as promised and although there has been some small gain its easy enough to claw back. i have had a lovely 7-8 weeks off and am back for the last phase of my journey. I ate whatever i wanted whislt off cd but within reason and i think i have really re-educated myself. its a tough week to come back as TOM is due and i already feel under the weather after a viral infection. so, i will be easing myself in this week with one week of 2 shakes and a meal, then onto ss 100% next week. i am aiming to lose 7lbs in my first week which will mean i lose my gains from my time off and some extra few pounds. altogether i have 20lbs to lose and NOTHING standing in my way now. no holidays, no planned extended breaks from cd. i hope my old friends will support me, and new ones too! its been a long hard journey but i am ready for the final fling!!! wish me luck ladies. today i am having 2litres of water, 2 shakes and small meal. hope you are all well!
thank you ladies. ok, so day 2. yesterday was ok, i had a small meal of of one slice of granary with boiled eggs and salad but couldt manage my seond shake at night as i was headachey. i suppose this is more of an ease myself into it week rather than a full ss week. i suffer really bad when i come back so am hoping i ease myself in. however, i still want a good loss. no headache today although am tired and drained and cold! speak soon and have a good day!
hello again. manic day today, had to go into school. then tesco and asda and next and the list goes on!!!! anyway, had my shake before i set out, and having a lovely great big salad with cottge cheese as late lunch at 4pm and then shake before bed. have had no hunger and this easing myself into cd is brilliant. the scales are moving down slowly and i dont expect massive losses as i do have a meal a day. wish me luck. i did end up having a sliverof homemade pizza last night and was v cross with myself but i will nt give up!!!!
farmgirl
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Hi Leeds. Thanks for popping over to see me in my diary 
Just read yours and you have done SO well
I always wonder how hard it will be to maintain when I reach goal but with what you managed over the summer I am reassured it can be done.
At least with CD if things start getting out of hand we can always jump back on the plan for a couple of weeks to nip things in the bud.
I'll keep an eye to see how you get on with your first weigh in. Good luck x
Just read yours and you have done SO well
I always wonder how hard it will be to maintain when I reach goal but with what you managed over the summer I am reassured it can be done.
At least with CD if things start getting out of hand we can always jump back on the plan for a couple of weeks to nip things in the bud.
I'll keep an eye to see how you get on with your first weigh in. Good luck x
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