I'm back – off the wagon

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hereigo

9:10 am
25 Jun 14
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Hi I’m waddling back in after a fall off the wagon of 3 months. I started rebelling against fast days and was eating too much on nfd’s.
Lots has been going on moving house, doing up the new house leading to insomnia, bad ibs flare up, then DH had surgery to pin a stress fracture in his ankle and 3 months incapacitated.
So here I am feeling fat, 5ft 7in and 12 7 I put on 7lb. Baggy clothes bulgy stomach and a final indignity (!) my trouser are shredding around my thighs!!
I’ve been trying out ideas based on Gillian Riley’s book eating less and ditching the diets – it’s all about making choices and being responsible for the consequences of your choices and addressing addictive eating and breaking down bad eating habits. But i don’t lose weight on it, that’s the problem

On a good note I cycle regularly and walk my black labrador everyday.

TracyJ

12:32 pm
25 Jun 14
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Okeydoke – welcome back then. Sounds like you’ve had a lot on and know what you need to do. Best of luck with it – let us know how you get on second time around.

kgb48

10:08 pm
25 Jun 14
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Hi hereigo
Me too. After losing a stone last year in 10 weeks if became complacent and it all crept back on and more. I’ve always been very very slim until reaching late 30s so I find it all struggle now I’m in my early 40s, to have to think about food for the first time!
Falling off the wagon has enabled me to look at why and how I can do things differently.
I have come to the conclusion that I have to weigh myself every week, if I don’t and let weeks slip I lose motivation. Secondly, I have to ease off! I went so full power and became obsessed, I lost sight of the concept of the diet which is simplicity! So this time no more obsessing on non fast days! Thirdly I spent ages last time procrastinating over joining a gym; I am already actively going to a gym this time. Last but not least I am focusing on short term goals rather that the 2 stone lighter I want to be in a massive 24 weeks; this seemed unobtainable so, my first short term goal is to feel comfortable into everyday clothes!
I am almost at the end of a second day fast; I’m doing 3 or 4 in a row this week and then 4:3 for a few weeks then to 5:2. I feel so miserable and hardly recognise myself in the mirror these days, which is why I need to see a pound a week loss or more to begin to keep motivated.
I hope you manage this time bit don’t beat yourself up. If you learned from last time you are a step ahead. Nothing great is easy. Good luck x

Stef.

5:03 am
26 Jun 14
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Hi to all of you!

The most important part is that you are back on the wagon! Slip ups happen and no it is not that easy to stay on the wagon once you realise that this is not a short term committment but rather a longterm way of life.

I fully agree to not make your goals too high, but to introduce small steps in the right direction. For example, instead of giving up ALL treats, start with cutting out the one or other things that you can easier live without. For me that meant, e.g. no more Coke. Now I am a water or tea total and that is fine with me. On the other hand I still eat regularly my beloved ice cream and no I can not live without that! My occassional jam is now the one without added sugar and ai made it my goal to eat much more veggies.

Anyhow, I have been on it for seven months now and have reached more or less my goal weight (less than a pound missing) and now I am playing around with different approaches to keep my weight where it is.

I wish you the best of luck, tons of patience and a friendly scale!
Stef.

kgb48

7:06 pm
26 Jun 14
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Wow Steph. Well done.

hereigo

7:55 pm
26 Jun 14
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Hi sorry I didn’t reply sooner but I had a horrible sick headache yesterday and went to bed at 7 last nite, I don’t know if it was my first day back on fasting or the 100 mile return journey to see my mum or the heat or what….I’m fine today if a bit groggy and made up for yesterday by getting myself out for a bit a of retail therapy 🙂

Thanks for making me welcome and sharing your stories with me.

Thinking back to my last attempt at the fast diet I think my big problem, apart from moving house and all the upheaval of it, was that I it ate too much on non fast days and didn’t do anything to change some of my bad eating habits – and we spent too much time exploring the delights of the home bakery across the road – bacon egg and sausage rolls and their delicious cakes. Need I say more…….. Bye for now happy fasting everyone x