Thread: Boofaloo's journey to gorgeousness!

After looking into diets and having tried most of them i've decided not to follow any 'diet' again!!
I have 5 stones to lose and have run out of excuses as to why i am not losing it! I have recently had my 4th and final child and the baby factory is now closed. I really need to shift this weight that has accumulated over the past 11 years.

So if i'm not going on a diet what on earth am i going to do? Well i've thought about it a lot and something that worked well in the past is keeping a diary. The plan is to eat healthier food, eat smaller portions and limit treats. I obviously need to up my exercise too and aim to do 30 minutes 5 times a week.

I am really up for losing this weight - i'm excited to be slim again. I know after 4 children i have to be realistic in what i'll achieve but an end result of looking like Cheryl Cole would be nice.

My first goal is to lose a stone. Those 14 little pounds will really give me the boost i need - plus, i'll be able to ride my horse guilt free instead of thinking i'm squashing him.

So tomorrow is weigh day and start day - i genuinely cant wait!!

Good luck Helen, starting is half the battle!

Ok so i've started and I think i've chosen the hardest week! My DH has just gone on business for a week leaving me with all four kids for the first time since having my baby.
On the upside i've been so busy today has been easy on the downside i'm a bit lonely and can feel the urge to pig out tonight cos i'm on my own.
i havent managed any exercise yet but am going to wait until the children are in bed and then do some step in front of the telly.

So today:

breakfast: medium bowl cornflakes, banana, low fat hot chocolate drink

Lunch; Ham salad sandwich, apple, diet coke

Dinner: Chicken, sweetcorn, new potatoes. 1 litre water

Exercise: 30 minutes step.

Oh no Oh no Oh no. The last 2 days has been rubbish. I have tried to be good but have had little treats here and there and then got on the scales to see i've put on 2lbs!!!!!!!
i know it's probably water weight but it put me onto a downward spiral and i pigged out.
I really didnt want to go on a diet again but am now thinking to give me an initial boost i will need to do something a bit more structured.
On the up side i have been exercising I have done some step and lots of walking so thats good.
We have a holiday booked at centerparcs in March next year and i would like to be eleven stone something by then so thats my main goal now - although i will have lots of little goals to get me there.

So dietwise i know i can't do WW or SW again - the counting of points and faffing about with green and red days just irritates me!!!
I am thinking about slim fast - i did cambridge and lost 2 1/2 stones so i know the structured approach suits me. I dont know much about it even though i have tried it before - i played at it and my evening meal was never a healthy meal, more a make up for it meal!

I dont want to spend the next week faffing about so am going to get my head sorted quick. I still have that massive desire to lose weight. I am NOT getting on the scales again for awhile - it got me down so much that i know i'll fall off the wagon again.

I will not give up - I can do this. x

SO i'm still faffing. My desire to lose weight hasn't gone but my love of all things fatty and sweet is beating me at the moment.
I was contemplating doing slim fast as i found 2 tins of unopened powder but made one shake and felt a huge sense of depression. The diet thing really isnt for me. I start doing a particular diet but have a slip up and then feel like a huge failure. This makes me then feel depressed and i then eat for england. I know the solution is to not cheat in the first place but in reality eventually i will cheat as there are always restrictions.

I know if i just cut out the rubbish and eat 3 meals a day with maybe one sweet thing like a yoghurt or fruit i'll lose weight. i think i'm just looking for a quick fix and i have to get my head around the fact that there is no such thing.

I am cross with myself at having this whole discussion again - i had made up my mind. I hate that this is so difficult. Why do i battle with myself but then not actually 'do' anything about my weight?

Ok so today has been rubbish again diet wise. I've exercised again so hopefully that's helping in some way.

Tomorrow is another day and i WILL crack this and lose my weight.

just to add - my weight has stayed the same.

I got weighed today and i'm still 14st 9lbs. I seem to be sticking at this weight which is a good thing considering what i've been eating.
I have actually done a bit better the last couple of days. I am doing the exercise which i think is helping me stay at this weight.

So i have been thinking a lot about my 'food' issues and have come up with a few thoughts:
Firstly i am a lazy cook - i dont enjoy cooking so very rarely eat meals unless my DH makes food for me that is apart from breakfast - i always eat breakfast.
Secondly I have a sweet tooth and like a dessert after meals. If i dont have something sweet i dont feel like my meal is complete!
Thirdly I'm an emotional eater. i eat when i'm happy, sad, lonely, depressed - you get the idea!!

One thing i would really like which will sound silly to other people is a pair of long riding boots and a pair of wellies!! At the moment i cant find any to fit the width of my legs. I really should concentrate on my goals instead of dwelling on how hard losing weight is and maybe i will get those wellies by next winter!

Every day is a new start and i am going to stop beating myself up - i can do this and next week i will be thinner!!!!

Had an interesting day today. I caught up with a friend who is a cambridge counsellor, she has decided that she is giving up the counselling as she has returned to her other job.
As she has loads of CD stuff left over she has offered me it and i have to admit i'm a bit tempted.
The only thing stopping me is my 'fear' of dieting again only to fail. I know if i do take the CD i have to do it as the feeling of failure if i slip up will be too much for me and i will really be affected by it.
The other thing in the back of my mind is i'd love to be a CD counsellor. It's something i think i would love and i know i'd be good at it as i would be able to really empathise with my clients. If i can manage to lose my weight by March next year i could do this and this would end a worry i have about what i would do to earn money once my maternity allowance runs out.

Lots to think about now - this could be the answer to the questions i have.

I start CD tomorrow. I have got some stuff off my friend but she didnt have as much as i thought so i've just got enough to give me a bit of a kick start.
I have 21 bars/tetras so enough to do 1 full week or longer if i use it for 1 or 2 meals a day instead of doing it each meal.
I have also signed up to weight watchers online for when i've done my week so i can keep the weight off. I know i might gain a bit back because of glycogen etc but as long as i can keep the majority of it off i'll be pleased.
I have taken a before photo but am not brave enough to post it on the internet yet. Maybe when i've lost a couple of stones
So I am now in the 'doing' phase of my plan. I've thought about it enough and now have a plan of action.
I accept i have to follow a plan to lose my weight and re-educate myself on what to eat. I know i need to exercise more and eat less and using WW online will help me keep a track of what i eat.

So this is it now - the journey really begins.

Hey you! Good to see you back, Have poorly child at the mo so am off, hope you are ok, might see you monday at school if Im back!

Hey Vicky - hope your gorgeous girl is better soon. it's awful when they're ill.

So i'm still trying - i did CD for 3 days but got fed up and depressed. I hated every minute of it and although i lost 4lbs in the 3 days i stopped doing it.
I am now using CD in a morning for brekkie as it's just easier, then i'm being careful and eating sensibly. I havent got weighed again so dont know if i've put the 4lbs back on or not.
I feel ok about things and am just plodding on. I would like to have lost a stone by christmas so thats my little mini goal.

Stone by xmas seems a good idea, 10 weeks to go, so even 1lb a week will help.

Im away for the weekend and then getting back on some form of wagon!!

Am off Thursday and Friday next week, so give us a text if you are stuck at home and we'll call over x

Well i've been avoiding posting at the risk of looking silly. After all i said about not doing a specific diet again i joined weight watchers yesterday!
I just needed to do something and after trying to do it on my own and actually managing to not lose anything and gain a pound i'd had enough!!
i am doing fine and feel positive, i will lose weight and i feel i'm finally on the right track.
I'll keep updating my diary as to how i'm doing - i'm looking forward to getting to goal!!!

I lost 3.5lbs at my first meeting! I was really pleased with that as i dont feel ive been on a diet!
I have been counting my points and although i felt hungry for the first few days that has now gone and i am managing to stay within my points really easily.
I am due to get weighed on Monday and reckon i'll have lost a pound. I know that doesnt sound a lot and to be honest a few weeks ago that would have been like torture but now i dont care how slowly it comes off just as long as it comes off.
If i only lose a pound a week for 6 months that means by the time i go to centerparcs in March i'll have lost 2 stones which is fab!

SO second week i lost another 3lbs so total of 6.5lbs so far. I made a huge mistake and celebrated with cheesecakeand it's gone down hill since then! I got on the scales and have put on a pound and have 2 days to pull it back.
I am so fed up with myself and cant seem to get back on track because i feel so guilty. I know i should just draw a line under it and move on but i cant seem to. I dont want this week to jeopordise my whole weight loss journey but i cant seem to pick myself up and move on from being so bad!
I am dreading weighing in on Monday in fact i've been thinking of not going which is daft really cos i pay monthly so it's only me that's missing out.
I hate this guilt and the way you feel when you slip up - i need to find a way to move on before i go into proper self destruct mode!!!!

Just a quick post to say i'm back on track and doing fine. I got weighed this morning and was the same as last weigh in so felt a bit better about things. I have stayed within my points allowance today and have just started again.
I am sure this wont be the first wobble i have, i just hope my next one isnt for a while.