When the going gets tough.....the tough get slimmer

Go you! Well done!
 
Had a weird day yesterday. Obviously i didn't have a hangover but still acted like i did!!! finished work at 4 had a couple of diet cokes while hubby watched the spurs game the went and got a massive chinese and ate the lot :( Just like a normal sunday.

I thought without the hangover i'd make better choices but didn't really!!! Oh well one bad habit at a time i suppose.

Looking forward to to a quietish week this week before the xmas madness hits. Got hubby's sisters 25th b'day to go to on sat but as it's conveniently at the pub across the road so easy to sneak off early if i need to ;) should be a good night but once everyone starts getting too drunk at least i can make my excuses!!! Besides westlife are on tv, i'm sure they won't miss me for an hour :p

Anyway last full week before xmas so completely on track please :D
Thats the aim anyway xx
 
Wow I think it's amazing that you went out and didn't drink, I wish I could do that, but I don't think I've got the willpower. I've drank like a fish and eaten like a pig this weekend and feel rubbish for it :( I think you have done really good even though you had a Chinese, like you say tackle one thing at a time, well done on staying teetotal.x
 
Well done chick!! Knew you could do it. You should be feeling pretty chuffe right now hun, you really should.
As for your faux hangover day yesterday, it's boubd to take a while for the new lifetyle choice to kick in. You nailed it physically, but emotionally your head still thinks you should slouch around the house all day feeling poo and eating everything in sight. Baby steps hun, you'll get there.

Well done though :)
 
Thanks so much ladies, really need the encouragement as haven't really told anyone what my plan is just that i didn't feel like drinking this weekend, so not getting much support here!!!

Now i know i can do it it will be a doddle :D And nobody has really made a fuss bout it like i expected. Had the best nights sleep i've had in aaaaaages last night so hoping thats a happy side effect :)

And Sazbirl i got myself thru it by knowing how much i'd regret getting drunk when i woke up feeling rough, and by recognising that 'just the one' isn't something i can manage- i wasn't gonna risk it.

Food wise i'm eating well but not counting religiously but am comfortable at the moment all my clothes fit and am gonna relish in being my lightest in 3 years for a while til the new year then it's back to it to get to my ultimate goal of 9st 2lb!! Feel so positive i can do it xx
 
had an ok day today!! Felt quite hungry so ate accordingly but all good stuff so am pretty pleased with myself. Really want to eat better and feel better so when it comes to maintaining next year it won't bee too difficult as i'll have a healthy routine to continue just a bit more relaxed :D really need to start cooking more- convenience food is nasty ;)

Still teetotal, 10 days and counting!!!!! Yay :)

off shopping tomorrow need some proper winter clothes, it's soooooooo cold xx
 
Yeah, I definitely want to get into cooking more. It just tastes so much better!
 
Binged last night :(

Had quorn burgers for tea then when i finished the 3 i cooked i did the other 3 and ate those as well!!!!! then finished off 2 packets of crisps and quite a large chunk of cheese!

Dunno what i did it for i've gone soooo long being sooo good but just couldn't stop. If there had been more in the house it would have been demolished too.

Don't wanna give up now and end up gaining before xmas............just aiming to maintain i think it's just too much to concentrate on now with extra work and visiting family etc. Well annoyed i've let xmas throw me off track.......bah humbug ;)
 
You are not alone hun. I have eaten crap all week! I had a great weekend and ate perfectly, then got home and stuffed my face!!

You have been so good though hun, just draw a line under it and forget about it. :)
 
Had a really stressful night at work last night so of course binged when i got in at midnight, so i'm not weighing today and probably won't until jan now :( I know i've gained tho as have been jumping on and off sporadically thoughout the week and i could really do without the stress of that on top of everything else!!!

My IBS has been playing up too probably due the the crap i've been eating. But with the stress of work, having no money and generally feeling down on myself my diet is literally too much at the moment.

Besides i figured staying sober over the festive period is challenging enough!!!

Will be back with my mojo intact in the new year tho i'm sure and i'm gonna try to limit the damage obviously but just gotta eat whats available and hope for the best. I'm so tired of thinking bout it pretty much constantly for the last 10 years i think a break is in order ;)

Hope everyone has a good weekend :D
 
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Definitely. Chill out a little! It is Christmas after all :)
 
feeling really down about myself and life in general at the moment :( Really can't be bothered to go out and put my 'socialising' face on but i get the feeling OH's family already dislike me (a common opinion apparently) and don't want them thinking i'm syuck-up or miserable (things i get called on a regular basis!!)

I dunno what it is about me that gives off such a bad impression but even some of my best friends say you have to get to know me first to realise i'm awesome ;) I honestly don't know what i do wrong, i'm friendly but not fake, i'm intelligent enough to carry on conversation but i don't butt in uninvited, i'm always polite, i can be quite funny (well they're either laughing with me or at me!) Ok so i'm sarcastic and up front with my opinions but i consider that a good thing (can't stand liars)and apart from b eing a little shy and insecure i don't think i'm too horrific to spend time with yet i get the impression i'm only ever invited places as Oh's wife or BFF's friend never on my own merits!!! God i sound lame ;)

It's just a constant battle to be 'socially acceptable' and i'm tired........i just want to be me!!! It is the 21st century after all :D

Another teetotal night out for me and it's proper cold too so not particularly excied!!! See i am miserable ;)
 
Aww hun. Stay true to yourself! You said you can't stand liars and stuff so why join them when you can be yourself and have people like you for you? I think you just need to meet new people who are similar minded! Easier said then done though, I know!
 
Thanks bostik, think i'm feeling a bit better today but still unsure of myself!!!! Meeting new like minded people would be awesome but living in a small (and small-minded!) town like this doesn't leave many options. Just gotta concentrate on being 'nice and normal' for 6 hours a day while i'm being paid to ;)

Hubby ended up falling asleep on the sofa at 730 so didn't end up going out at all last night so no struggle to stay sober :D

Off to mum's for dinner today after work so won't be cal counting (nor was i last night when i devoured a big bag of crisps while watching strictly!) today and to be honest i'm really not worried bout it :) there's too much else going on at the moment to panic but i WILL be maintaining now until the new year!!! Not gonna continue binging because i'm off plan for a while.

Now if only i could get a new job, things would start looking up...............xx
 
I completley echo what Bostik said hun. I may not know you face to face, but I think your're fab, and would love to go out for dinner ans spend time with you as a friend.
Maybe you are just down on yourself, so everything is magnified. I know I get like that. Hubster must see how fab you are, or he wouldn't have married you!! Keep your chin up hun :) xxx
 
Aaaaaah that made me well up a little!!! Must be hormonl or something ;)

Too be honest this time of year always gets me down cos i used to really enjoy it but since working in pubs and shops the magic has gone and people going on and on bout how much they are looking forward to their xmas breaks really tick me off!!!! Especially when they are so ungrateful that they 'only' get a week off!!!!!! I don't even get the day..............RUDE!!!

Anyway have now got our 3 week trip to america booked so am counting down to that instaed so frankly christmas you can do one, you've been out shone :D So excited i'm just focussing on that now. And winning squillions of pennies on the lottery of course ;)

Had mum's home cooked shepherds pie with veg for dinner and it was so delish i may have slipped into a coma!!!! And i know it wouldn't be too horrific on cals as my mum always cooks as healthily as poss! Big food shop tomorrow and not doing another til after xmas so once the goodies run out thats it i'm afraid.......in theory :)
 
When is the America trip hun???? What a great motivational goal.

MMMMMMMMM shepards pie MMMMMMM

Especially Mum's homemade. Now I want shepards pie for tea! :)
 
it's 10th to 28th september 3 whole weeks travelling from nashvile and memphis to a week in a mountain lodge then a week in vegas!!!! it's for our 2nd amd my parents 20th wedding anniversary........literally cannot wait :D

So once new year arrives i'm going for a slow and steady race to get to my ultimate goal so i can go on holiday and eat my body weight in awesome goodies that only the americans do best!!! It will be totally worth it ;)
For now though just concentrating on getting thru this week with my sanity intact.........too optimistic??? xx
 
Sounds brilliant!
 
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