sarah's simply filling food diary

[Atomic pink]

That's a nice looking days food there

I do know what you mean about maintenance points - given some of us can STS on normal points I wonder how it works with maintenance points but seemingly it does. I still reckon it may be an option for a week if you are still struggling. Having a very small gain (or hopefully a STS) while staying on plan has got to be better than a big gain from falling off the wagon altogether.

 

[icklerockchick]

Sorry to hear you are struggling at the moment I'm finding it really difficult just now as well, probably just everything else going on but trying to focus on the reasons why I want to get to target to keep myself going completely off track! X

 

[mrsgosling3]

It's hard when you lose the motivation...try thinking about why you started in the first place - is there an event you want to lose weight for or what triggered you to start....remember you can do this. Start again...from the beginning back to basics - look at weeks you did well and see what you are doing different - think about different foods to keep things exciting....also move where your food is - I for example will give in to chocolate so have made a sammy cupboard so that everything in it is mine then when I fancy something I don't have to look at other temptation....

I'm quite a planner so will do my day in advance and that's the only food I see and focus on - how about trying that???

The biggest thing to remember is the number on that scales won't make you happy - you are the only person who can make you happy....the weight didn't go on overnight and it's not going to disappear overnight - we all have blips. If having a break is what you think will work limit it - say I will be back on x date and stick to it....but if you feel you can carry on try....and for me I don't look at my weight loss in a weekly basis - look at it over a month or 2 months but don't fascinate over what the scales say each week - every step is towards a healthy you regardless in if you lose or not....sorry for the waffle - I keep doing that lately :\

 

[sarah88]

Thankyou for ur support!

Today is a better day, seems the more weeklies I have the more I want to eat crap! With only 1w/p left I have found today super easy! Strange!!

Another update which I'm ecstatic about is I went dp's today to pick out some birthday clothes and .... Wait for it...... I can now wear size 10!!! And it looks nice not lumpy bumpy!



Day 6 26pp 1w/p

Milk 1pp

B
Fruit

D
Light choices BBQ chicken wrap 8pp

T
Steak pie 9pp
200g roasties 4pp
Veg
Gravy 1pp

Solero 3pp
Ww fruit pastels 1pp

1w/p used
0 weeklies remain

30 day shred lv3
60 min cross trainer

 

[Mrsm79]

Thankyou for ur support!

Today is a better day, seems the more weeklies I have the more I want to eat crap! With only 1w/p left I have found today super easy! Strange!!

Another update which I'm ecstatic about is I went dp's today to pick out some birthday clothes and .... Wait for it...... I can now wear size 10!!! And it looks nice not lumpy bumpy!



Day 6 26pp 1w/p

Milk 1pp

B
Fruit

D
Light choices BBQ chicken wrap 8pp

T
Steak pie 9pp
200g roasties 4pp
Veg
Gravy 1pp

Solero 3pp
Ww fruit pastels 1pp

1w/p used
0 weeklies remain

30 day shred lv3
60 min cross trainer

That's fantastic news about the size 10 well done.

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[icklerockchick]

Fab news on the size ten :-D x

 

[Ella Belle]

Another update which I'm ecstatic about is I went dp's today to pick out some birthday clothes and .... Wait for it...... I can now wear size 10!!! And it looks nice not lumpy bumpy!

Well done, there's no better feeling in the world i think than fitting into new clothes...whoop whoop for you!!!

 

[Becktoria79]

Hey Sarah, not been on a couple of days. You have done so well you have to stop being so hard on yourself. Maybe you do need to have a week maintains like atomic says or just be a little more relaxed with the diet occasionally. You have done brilliantly and you aren't going to put all the weight back on if you slip up now and again, that's what life is like and as long as you keep a eye on the big picture you'll be fine. I'm not a great one to talk given I'm struggling myself at the minute but I know that come Monday I'll be back at WI and will keep going back to WI as I don't want to go back up. I know I've got to watch my weight for life and I know realistically that I can't point all the food I eat every day forever but as long as I keep an eye on my weight I know what I need to do to get it back down.
I know you are more focussed than me and feel you have a fair bit more to lose but sometimes being very very controlled when you feel a bit naughty can lead to mega blow out! Hope I've not said anything patronising or annoying. You have achieved so much and are a real inspiration to lots of us on this forum. Just want you to know that it's ok to have an off day once in a while! Anyhow a size 10! You must be real close to goal now! Well done! X

 

[sarah88]

Hey Sarah, not been on a couple of days. You have done so well you have to stop being so hard on yourself. Maybe you do need to have a week maintains like atomic says or just be a little more relaxed with the diet occasionally. You have done brilliantly and you aren't going to put all the weight back on if you slip up now and again, that's what life is like and as long as you keep a eye on the big picture you'll be fine. I'm not a great one to talk given I'm struggling myself at the minute but I know that come Monday I'll be back at WI and will keep going back to WI as I don't want to go back up. I know I've got to watch my weight for life and I know realistically that I can't point all the food I eat every day forever but as long as I keep an eye on my weight I know what I need to do to get it back down.
I know you are more focussed than me and feel you have a fair bit more to lose but sometimes being very very controlled when you feel a bit naughty can lead to mega blow out! Hope I've not said anything patronising or annoying. You have achieved so much and are a real inspiration to lots of us on this forum. Just want you to know that it's ok to have an off day once in a while! Anyhow a size 10! You must be real close to goal now! Well done! X

Thankyou beck! It's not patronising or anything what u said! I just want to loose the weight and the more days off I have the more time it will take! I have only lost 4lb in the last month, and considering I have 42lb still to loose, this just doesn't seem good enough to me! I'm still a 12 in jeans so not quite a size 10 but I remember trying on some size 14 tops and them not going over my boobs! At a 36dd I will b glad to see them go down! Haven't been measured since Ww but all my bras r on tightest strap and still loose, plus the cups r deff getting big! So a trip to m&s is in need!

 

[sarah88]

Hey Sarah.
Wow size 10 that's amazing! You must be super happy with that! Well done you I think everyone ups and downs with any diet. It'll pass. What clothes size would you like to be? You can't be far off your goal. You are doing so so well. xx

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Nice to hear from u sparkle! I no I always ask but how long now?

I would really like to b a size 8! And I prob wouldn't worry about scales if I got to there! Only prob is I still feel like a 14/16 in myself! Obviously I'm noticing a big difference in my body and I'm starting to like how it looks in the mirror and how it feels when I feel my belly/hips/back I do notice I feel thinner but inside I still feel fat! It's odd!

I have noticed now when I touch my belly I can feel thousands of fat balls, feels like little beads, my partner says it's cause the fat is getting less, instead of being solid fat, it's breaking down, it's so strange, has anyone else noticed this?

 

[Atomic pink]

Glad you have found the last two days easier, and I can totally relate to coping better with less weeklies - I have noticed that it is always wednesday that I seem to have my "wobble" and eat more than I should and I sure that is down to getting a few days away from weigh in and worrying I have got too many weeklies left.

Great news on the size 10 clothes! I can't imagine ever fitting into a size 10. I reckon it will take a little while for your head to catch up with your body, but you will get there.

I can't say I have noticed the stomach thing you mention, but that could just be because mine hasn't shrank enough yet! It is very satisfying to notice the changes happen - I like that I actually have hip bones now!

 

[sarah88]

Thanks sparkle! Good luck for ur scan, keep us updated!

 

[sarah88]

Day 7 26pp 0w/p

B
Fruit

Milk 1pp

D
Ham roll 7pp

T
3x ww sausages 4pp
Mash 3pp
Bread and butter 3pp
Ketchup 1pp

Freddo 3pp
Cornetto 4pp

26pp used
Wi tomorrow

6 hours cleaning today!

 

[Becktoria79]

Good luck for WI Sarah! Yes you have to be happy with yourself and I understand you wanting to get there as soon as possible. Looks like you've had a good day today. Xx

 

[sarah88]

Thankyou

 

[Ella Belle]

Only prob is I still feel like a 14/16 in myself! Obviously I'm noticing a big difference in my body and I'm starting to like how it looks in the mirror and how it feels when I feel my belly/hips/back I do notice I feel thinner but inside I still feel fat! It's odd!

Hi Sarah, you're not odd at all for feeling like that, i's a very common phenomenon. Although you've spent a lot of time focusing on losing your weight you (and every dieter) still need to spend time working on how you mentally see yourself. I hope I don't sound patronizing here, I don't mean to but I know what it feels like. The first time I lost over 4 stone and was nearly a size 8 I still felt much bigger and just couldn't feel comfortable with myself at all because in a very strange way although it's what i'd wanted I just didn't feel like myself, the image I had of myself was different. I ended up putting the weight back on very quickly because of how i was feeling. I've no quick answer as to how to fix the feelings but maybe with time and some focus on how you feel about yourself it might get better.

Hope this helps, you really have done so well, you should be so proud of yourself

 

[Atomic pink]

Good luck for weigh in this morning x

 

[sarah88]

Hi Sarah, you're not odd at all for feeling like that, i's a very common phenomenon. Although you've spent a lot of time focusing on losing your weight you (and every dieter) still need to spend time working on how you mentally see yourself. I hope I don't sound patronizing here, I don't mean to but I know what it feels like. The first time I lost over 4 stone and was nearly a size 8 I still felt much bigger and just couldn't feel comfortable with myself at all because in a very strange way although it's what i'd wanted I just didn't feel like myself, the image I had of myself was different. I ended up putting the weight back on very quickly because of how i was feeling. I've no quick answer as to how to fix the feelings but maybe with time and some focus on how you feel about yourself it might get better.

Hope this helps, you really have done so well, you should be so proud of yourself

Thankyou, I hope i start feeling smaller, as I dont no how to feel in my head that I'm not the size I used to b, if that makes any sense! I no I look at some ppl size 8-10 or 10-12 and think wow they look good, I'd like to look like that but just don't see that in myself! I think maybe I need to get my partner to take a photo of me to get a true image of myself, tho I hate photos, and would feel really dumb asking him to do that!

 

[sarah88]

1.3/4 lb off today! Very happy with that! Did pick a little on some open peanut m&m's last wk, should b covered by activity pp so I'm really happy with that!

39.5lb lost so far!
2.5lb away from 3st!

 

[Ella Belle]

Ah Sarah that's brilliant, well done. I think it's a great idea to get your OH to take a pic of you or if you're not comfortable with that take a pic of yourself with a camera looking at the mirror. I remember after I'd put on weight again after I'd been at my smallest I loaned a pair of my small skinny jeans to my (always skinny) sister. I couldn't believe that I'd ever fit into them when I saw how small she was in them, I just couldn't stop staring at her in them thinking to myself that there was no way I'd ever fit in them. Maybe take a picture of yourself and put it in a frame in your sitting room or on your kitchen window sill, somehwere you'll see it all the time and can be really proud of yourself for it.