I've fallen off the wagon

I've just made a huge mistake I saw some bathroom scales and stood on them I now feel totally devastated, humiliated, embarrased, gutted and sick
Major dieting and exercise will be commencing ASAP

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Originally posted by *Yogi Bear*:
I've fallen off the wagon

Aaaaaawwwwwwww Yogi

Just try to pick yourself up and start again

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Originally posted by fairy_suzie:
I've just made a huge mistake I saw some bathroom scales and stood on them I now feel totally devastated, humiliated, embarrased, gutted and sick
Major dieting and exercise will be commencing ASAP

Fairy, the thing with weighing yourself is to NOT do it in a hap-hazzard way. Your weight can vary by up to 8 pounds in a day depending on what you have (or haven't ) been doing, eating, wearing and such. So you should ideally only weigh yourself (at most) once a week. This weighing should be, as near as possible, at the same time and day each week and under the same circumstances.

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Originally posted by *Yogi Bear*:
I've fallen off the wagon

I hope you didn't break anything.

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Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Fairy, the thing with weighing yourself is to NOT do it in a hap-hazzard way. Your weight can vary by up to 8 pounds in a day depending on what you have (or haven't ) been doing, eating, wearing and such. So you should ideally only weigh yourself (at most) once a week. This weighing should be, as near as possible, at the same time and day each week and under the same circumstances.

I haven't stood on scales for a very very long time I just thought I wouldn't be that heavy and it made me feel sooooooo sick and panicky OMG have to lose it very soon

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Originally posted by fairy_suzie:

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Originally posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Fairy, the thing with weighing yourself is to NOT do it in a hap-hazzard way. Your weight can vary by up to 8 pounds in a day depending on what you have (or haven't ) been doing, eating, wearing and such. So you should ideally only weigh yourself (at most) once a week. This weighing should be, as near as possible, at the same time and day each week and under the same circumstances.

I haven't stood on scales for a very very long time I just thought I wouldn't be that heavy and it made me feel sooooooo sick and panicky OMG have to lose it very soon

If you've really got a seriously large amount to lose then it is probably best NOT to try and shift too much at one go (unless we're talking about life threatening amounts, but then you should be under medical supervision) as a sudden sharp decrease in intake of calories could trigger your body into famine mode. A gradual decrease in ibtake and a gradual increase in 'excercise' may mean a bit longer to shift the fat/weight, but is less likely to trigger your body into PROTECTING its fat reserves.

Hi, all: mind if I join you in this thread? All my life I've struggled with my weight, and the older I get, the harder it gets to take it off or keep it off.

I'm a runner, but I'm not sure you could tell by looking at me.

I think I've recently figured out that my current problem is because we moved our offices close to a food court, full of yummy and unhealthy choices. So, there's a place that makes green salads with chicken. I bought a box of Kraft Light Ranch Reduced Dressing in little packets (single serving). So, I ask for my salad with no dressing, and then I put my own (portion-controlled) dressing on the salad. So far, so good.

Not at all Lori, wade right in. Overweightness, big or small, is no respector of nationality.

Morning Peeps in here

Good luck with your day today and for those who tripped or fell off the wagon hope it didn't hurt too much for you pick yourself up and get back to it

morning all, how's everyone doing?

fridays and saturdays are usually my downfall days, but i'm going to at the very least aim for a healthy lunch today.
tuesday night i did a yoga class,
wednesday did nothing (baaaaaad headache)
and last night, i jumped on the cross trainer

slightly dissappointing because of wednesday but it could be worse..


keep taking it one day at a time folks, and keep smiling x

morning all, for those that remember me, hiya anyway, i am male, 55, and would like to lose around a stone..........unfortunately due to illness i have very restricted mobility so exercise is really out, even a healthy walk i try and eat sensibly, but am diabetic too does anyone have any suggestions for me?? I am reading and following this thread with interest, and a general good luck to everyone

i have a stone and a half i think to lose.

gonna start skipping and jogging b4 i go back to pole dancing.

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Originally posted by Lori Hope:
Hi, all: mind if I join you in this thread? All my life I've struggled with my weight, and the older I get, the harder it gets to take it off or keep it off.

I'm a runner, but I'm not sure you could tell by looking at me.

I think I've recently figured out that my current problem is because we moved our offices close to a food court, full of yummy and unhealthy choices. So, there's a place that makes green salads with chicken. I bought a box of Kraft Light Ranch Reduced Dressing in little packets (single serving). So, I ask for my salad with no dressing, and then I put my own (portion-controlled) dressing on the salad. So far, so good.

hi lori I wish we could get those single servings here.. but i bought my magic tubs for that

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Originally posted by oakiuk:
morning all, for those that remember me, hiya anyway, i am male, 55, and would like to lose around a stone..........unfortunately due to illness i have very restricted mobility so exercise is really out, even a healthy walk i try and eat sensibly, but am diabetic too does anyone have any suggestions for me?? I am reading and following this thread with interest, and a general good luck to everyone

Have you tried the WW site. I am following the WW healthy eating plan (I refuse to say diet!), but as I have a diabetic in the family I have to be careful what I cook, they have lots of recipes that can be used for diabetics that are point counted. Hope this is of some use.

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Originally posted by *Yogi Bear*:

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Originally posted by Lori Hope:
Hi, all: mind if I join you in this thread? All my life I've struggled with my weight, and the older I get, the harder it gets to take it off or keep it off.

I'm a runner, but I'm not sure you could tell by looking at me.

I think I've recently figured out that my current problem is because we moved our offices close to a food court, full of yummy and unhealthy choices. So, there's a place that makes green salads with chicken. I bought a box of Kraft Light Ranch Reduced Dressing in little packets (single serving). So, I ask for my salad with no dressing, and then I put my own (portion-controlled) dressing on the salad. So far, so good.

hi lori I wish we could get those single servings here.. but i bought my magic tubs for that

I wondered if you could get those.
Weight Watchers used to make them, but I couldn't find the WW ones this time.

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Originally posted by ~Sweet Summer~:
morning all, how's everyone doing?

fridays and saturdays are usually my downfall days, but i'm going to at the very least aim for a healthy lunch today.
tuesday night i did a yoga class,
wednesday did nothing (baaaaaad headache)
and last night, i jumped on the cross trainer

slightly dissappointing because of wednesday but it could be worse..


keep taking it one day at a time folks, and keep smiling x

You are allowing yourself one or two days off, aren't you? It's easier to stay motivated to work out regularly if you give yourself a day off for "rest and recovery".

Hello Everyone.

Gosh I'm really hungry today. Still trying to be very very good.

How's everyone doing?

Evenin all, well went for my weigh in last night and lost a pound and a half.. so thats 10lb in 5 weeks.. so going good so far.. will be having a glass or 3 of wine tonight...but will eat sensible over the weekend..

Hope you all have a good weekend..

I really recommend walking ....!!

Its surprising how good it makes me feel, and it can be tiring but I make myself walk into town now instead of using the car ...

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Originally posted by Scrumtum:
i have a stone and a half i think to lose.

gonna start skipping and jogging b4 i go back to pole dancing.

Can you Hula-hoop Scrum? That's another great way to help lose a few pounds and inches...and tone a few abdominal muscles as well. Non-impact excercise too. Unless you lose your balance and fall over.

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Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
I really recommend walking ....!!

Its surprising how good it makes me feel, and it can be tiring but I make myself walk into town now instead of using the car ...

Walking's good. I like walking....most of the time. Sometimes even when it's raining.

To be honest I never weigh myself. I just go with how my clothes feel. I'm about a size 12-14 on the bottom and 14-16 on top (queer shape I am) and i'm 5ft4.

Sometimes I think I don't look too huge, other days I feel like a whale

To be honest thoug I never diet, just have everything in moderation and I REFUSE to pay to go to a diet class for someone to tell me "exercise, drink plenty water, eat fruit & veg"

I used to do alot of working out in the gym and actually bulked up a few years ago and since I cut right back but kept walking, cycling and now practice yoga I stayed toned but lost the "gladiator" look

I still say everything in moderation though. However I will have a proper look at this thread soon, I love all the tips, some of them are really good, just not the word DIET.

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Im like you dont mind walking in the rain ...its refreshing ...daft arent I ..lol

I shall be walking my club tomorrow and it maybe raing then ..lol

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Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Im like you dont mind walking in the rain ...its refreshing ...daft arent I ..lol

I shall be walking my club tomorrow and it maybe raing then ..lol

i love walking in the rain as long as i am not going anywhere

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Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Im like you dont mind walking in the rain ...its refreshing ...daft arent I ..lol

I shall be walking my club tomorrow and it maybe raing then ..lol

rain, hail or shine I walk the only weather I hate walking in but still sometimes do is the wind

And it's not laziness as i've got a bus pass for a medical condition, I just love walking and cycling, always have done though I tend to walk more than cycle.

Although I was reading and replying to this thread I just had a bar of Galaxy

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Originally posted by *Yogi Bear*:

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Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Im like you dont mind walking in the rain ...its refreshing ...daft arent I ..lol

I shall be walking my club tomorrow and it maybe raing then ..lol

i love walking in the rain as long as i am not going anywhere

amen.

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Originally posted by Lori Hope:

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Originally posted by *Yogi Bear*:

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Originally posted by Mike Strutter:
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Im like you dont mind walking in the rain ...its refreshing ...daft arent I ..lol

I shall be walking my club tomorrow and it maybe raing then ..lol

i love walking in the rain as long as i am not going anywhere

amen.

I'm glad you got what i meant

Walkng is great... I am very lazy but we got a puppy so I am out walking for an hour in the morning and when hubby is off we go for an 'adventure'. We park the car find a public footpath and away we go.... furthest we have walked was 3 hours... we were all very tired...

hurrah for walking....

*Yogi Bear*

I get your meaning as well ..lol

Mechs
I know you well ...and I have seen you in pics and you are not huge ...
far from it your are not over weight by any means ..

You are like my ex Fiancee ...*spit* lol

a top heavy lass ... (thats said in a nice way btw )

Yes I agree that word *DIET* is so negative ...remove the T an its what lots of us are trying to do ..lol

I prefer .....

Healthy Lifestyles !!!


*says me supping a can of stella here ..lol *

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Originally posted by pgtips:
Walkng is great... I am very lazy but we got a puppy so I am out walking for an hour in the morning and when hubby is off we go for an 'adventure'. We park the car find a public footpath and away we go.... furthest we have walked was 3 hours... we were all very tired...

hurrah for walking....

A puppy is a GREAT weight loss tool.

I keep telling my husband that...

Hiya Lori

Never mind puppy and that ....

You tell OH ...
OUT NOW !!!

get him walking with you holding your hand ..*tightly *

His cumfort zone needs a shake up instead of TV /Sports ..!????

I know ......lol ...lol...lol..

Im A Fella !!

but we do slide into that * cumfort chair*

and then take the rest for granted too..


Im being Honest and Brutal , sorry fellas but its true ...lol..lol

so

forget the puppy get hubby out ..lol

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Originally posted by mechs:
To be honest I never weigh myself. I just go with how my clothes feel. I'm about a size 12-14 on the bottom and 14-16 on top (queer shape I am) and i'm 5ft4.

Sometimes I think I don't look too huge, other days I feel like a whale

To be honest thoug I never diet, just have everything in moderation and I REFUSE to pay to go to a diet class for someone to tell me "exercise, drink plenty water, eat fruit & veg"

I used to do alot of working out in the gym and actually bulked up a few years ago and since I cut right back but kept walking, cycling and now practice yoga I stayed toned but lost the "gladiator" look

I still say everything in moderation though. However I will have a proper look at this thread soon, I love all the tips, some of them are really good, just not the word DIET.

With regards to paying to join a diet class, there is a little more to it than what you say but if you REFUSE to join such a group you probably do not realise that the main thing on offer is group support. We all know what we should be doing but what many of us need is the tools to be able to carry it out and this is where the support of a group comes in.

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Originally posted by velvet:

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Originally posted by mechs:
To be honest I never weigh myself. I just go with how my clothes feel. I'm about a size 12-14 on the bottom and 14-16 on top (queer shape I am) and i'm 5ft4.

Sometimes I think I don't look too huge, other days I feel like a whale

To be honest thoug I never diet, just have everything in moderation and I REFUSE to pay to go to a diet class for someone to tell me "exercise, drink plenty water, eat fruit & veg"

I used to do alot of working out in the gym and actually bulked up a few years ago and since I cut right back but kept walking, cycling and now practice yoga I stayed toned but lost the "gladiator" look

I still say everything in moderation though. However I will have a proper look at this thread soon, I love all the tips, some of them are really good, just not the word DIET.

With regards to paying to join a diet class, there is a little more to it than what you say but if you REFUSE to join such a group you probably do not realise that the main thing on offer is group support. We all know what we should be doing but what many of us need is the tools to be able to carry it out and this is where the support of a group comes in.

i agree with what you say... the class leader is wonderful. If you've had a bad week she says well just get back to it and if you aren't losing and really can't see why she gives little hints and tells you to keep your food diary and she goes over it with you the following week.

Morning Peeps

Hope all is going well in here today and life is looking a little better after a good nights sleep

The rowing machine is going to be getting an airing today so will be getting the radox whilst shopping to ease away those coming aches and pains

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Originally posted by velvet:

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Originally posted by mechs:
To be honest I never weigh myself. I just go with how my clothes feel. I'm about a size 12-14 on the bottom and 14-16 on top (queer shape I am) and i'm 5ft4.

Sometimes I think I don't look too huge, other days I feel like a whale

To be honest thoug I never diet, just have everything in moderation and I REFUSE to pay to go to a diet class for someone to tell me "exercise, drink plenty water, eat fruit & veg"

I used to do alot of working out in the gym and actually bulked up a few years ago and since I cut right back but kept walking, cycling and now practice yoga I stayed toned but lost the "gladiator" look

I still say everything in moderation though. However I will have a proper look at this thread soon, I love all the tips, some of them are really good, just not the word DIET.

With regards to paying to join a diet class, there is a little more to it than what you say but if you REFUSE to join such a group you probably do not realise that the main thing on offer is group support. We all know what we should be doing but what many of us need is the tools to be able to carry it out and this is where the support of a group comes in.

Absolutely. Personally I coudn't lose without without going to some sort of class, I need the support and the weigh-in once a week to keep things in check.

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Originally posted by TiGi:

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Originally posted by velvet:

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Originally posted by mechs:
To be honest I never weigh myself. I just go with how my clothes feel. I'm about a size 12-14 on the bottom and 14-16 on top (queer shape I am) and i'm 5ft4.

Sometimes I think I don't look too huge, other days I feel like a whale

To be honest thoug I never diet, just have everything in moderation and I REFUSE to pay to go to a diet class for someone to tell me "exercise, drink plenty water, eat fruit & veg"

I used to do alot of working out in the gym and actually bulked up a few years ago and since I cut right back but kept walking, cycling and now practice yoga I stayed toned but lost the "gladiator" look

I still say everything in moderation though. However I will have a proper look at this thread soon, I love all the tips, some of them are really good, just not the word DIET.

With regards to paying to join a diet class, there is a little more to it than what you say but if you REFUSE to join such a group you probably do not realise that the main thing on offer is group support. We all know what we should be doing but what many of us need is the tools to be able to carry it out and this is where the support of a group comes in.

Absolutely. Personally I coudn't lose without without going to some sort of class, I need the support and the weigh-in once a week to keep things in check.

Me too, thou I don't stay to class, I need the discipline of standing on those scales.... frighens the life out of me.. but I feel so much better once I have been .

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Originally posted by TiGi:

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Originally posted by velvet:

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Originally posted by mechs:
To be honest I never weigh myself. I just go with how my clothes feel. I'm about a size 12-14 on the bottom and 14-16 on top (queer shape I am) and i'm 5ft4.

Sometimes I think I don't look too huge, other days I feel like a whale

To be honest thoug I never diet, just have everything in moderation and I REFUSE to pay to go to a diet class for someone to tell me "exercise, drink plenty water, eat fruit & veg"

I used to do alot of working out in the gym and actually bulked up a few years ago and since I cut right back but kept walking, cycling and now practice yoga I stayed toned but lost the "gladiator" look

I still say everything in moderation though. However I will have a proper look at this thread soon, I love all the tips, some of them are really good, just not the word DIET.

With regards to paying to join a diet class, there is a little more to it than what you say but if you REFUSE to join such a group you probably do not realise that the main thing on offer is group support. We all know what we should be doing but what many of us need is the tools to be able to carry it out and this is where the support of a group comes in.

Absolutely. Personally I coudn't lose without without going to some sort of class, I need the support and the weigh-in once a week to keep things in check.

Oh I didn't mean to offend anyone on here who goes to diet classes I just meant I personally wouldn't go to one but as you say, some people need more will power than others so I can see how classes would help with the weelky weigh in etc.

Don't get me wrong, if I really wanted to lose weight I could as there's room for improvement in my diet too but I just know when to put the chocci bars down - sometimes!!

Ah well here's hoping we can all shed the required pounds. A tip I heard is that if you've got a sweet tooth drink vanilla tea or use a vanilla smelling air freshner or oil in a burner

Im struggling now with my weight, ive never been thin but at my smallest i was a size 14 but that was yrs ago, i went on the pill and got the jag in the butt, which was good as a contraceptive but bad for bloating and i gained weight went to a size 16/18, which was actually not that bad as i carried it well and thought i still looked ok, but then a few yrs later i fell pregnant and obviously gained more weight and the night before i gave birth i had my last cig and done well lasted 3 yrs but struggled to get rid of the weight i gained while being pregnant, i started smoking again a couple of yrs back i know i shouldnt have but u know how it is sometimes u get down or stressed out and u turn to something for comfort or for whatever reason, anyway ive never been an over eater but i dont eat properly, i dont eat anything during the day till usually about tea time and i know thats wrong also but i havent got an appetite at all in the morning or early afternoon, my childs now 6 and a bit of a handful and i work 2 pt jobs and cant seem to find free time for myself to exercize or maybe its that i just dont have the will power but im hoping it kicks in soon, i just turned 30 recently and think maybe i hit a mid life crisis lol as my weight wasnt really a problem before but it is now i hate seeing myself in the mirror or in photos, the weights coming of slowly as ive lost 2 stone in the last 2 yrs but i just wish it would happen a bit faster, i need to lose another 2 at least, anyway if anyone knows of a free personal trainer pls send him my way, anyway hope everyone in the same boat as me finally gets down to the size that makes them happy

I also had that contraceptive injection after my second son was born (got 3) and I really put on weight with it.

I was depressed and all the doctors were saying was exercise, eat healthy etc. Back then (2002-2003) I was at the gym all the time, practically living off porridge, cerial yet I still couldn't shift it.

I kept harrassing the doctor and it was him who finally said to change contraception and the difference was almost instant I noticed my clothes getting looser but thought it was just me til peoplke started commenting on how much weight i'd lost.

Don't get me wrong, i'm the same, i've NEVER been skinny at all, usually always about a 12-14 roughly but I too went up to about a 16-18. I know it's not huge but it was big for me.

I would try and change your contraception if you can link it to that. I was trying so hard to lose weight and couldn't yet with hardly trying when I cme off the jag I started to lose weight.

The old saying though, don't do crash diets, you'll put it all back on plus more,