Barb's Up and Down Diary
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bakerfa
Silver Member
True - food thoughts all evening but I had to go to the chemist for mum, Matalan to return some stuff & to Asda for water etc. & all I wanted was terrible for me. At various points today I have craved Chinese, Indian, Fish & Chips, Pizza you name it... I could smell it everywhere, not helped by living on the main road with only about 10 doors each way with a F & C at one end & a Chinese at the other. Depending on the wind we can always smell something...
Tomorrow will be a better day, but I have a feeling it might be quite a high up day! Oh well! We'll see if I'm feeling more controlled then!
Tomorrow will be a better day, but I have a feeling it might be quite a high up day! Oh well! We'll see if I'm feeling more controlled then!
Barb
Gold Member
Well I got through yesterday - thats about all I can say about it. An absolute struggle beseiged with negative thoughts and bad mood. Slept badly, dieting thoughts filling my head, this morning I am 1lb down but am STARVING! So I will try not to overdo it today but I don't hold out much hope. Am I the beginning of a failing Juddder? I really don't know.
Torquay Blonde
Full Member
Hi Barb
I hang out on the Slimming World pages normally, but have been fascinated by the diaries on this page.
I just wanted to say that i think you are doing really well, and although it sounds like you had a tough day yesterday, the fact is that you got through it and did really well. You are probably a bit dis-heartened as you had a small loss last week, but you did have a fantastic time at the wedding and a loss is still a loss at the end of the day!!
Keep at it, i know you can do it, enjoy your food today and have a few little treats planned, and just think about how fantastic you will look when you have lost all of your weight!!!
Carrie x
I hang out on the Slimming World pages normally, but have been fascinated by the diaries on this page.
I just wanted to say that i think you are doing really well, and although it sounds like you had a tough day yesterday, the fact is that you got through it and did really well. You are probably a bit dis-heartened as you had a small loss last week, but you did have a fantastic time at the wedding and a loss is still a loss at the end of the day!!
Keep at it, i know you can do it, enjoy your food today and have a few little treats planned, and just think about how fantastic you will look when you have lost all of your weight!!!
Carrie x
bakerfa
Silver Member
Awww Barb. You're not a failing Juddder. Just having a harder time at the moment. There's times in every diet that are harder. Even in maintenance
Try to focus on the positive. You may not have lost much last week, but you knew this could happen..and you did lose!!!:clap:
So what did you do? You had 4 great non-diet days. You enjoyed the wedding feast and you still lost some weight. Even if you had stayed the same, that would have been fab.
So think about how fantastic your UDs are. Think of the health benefits. Give yourself permission to find a DD hard. It's bad enough to do without beating yourself up because you're craving.
Keep the protein up on the DDs. That'll help. Do you like celery? Very low cal. Very crunchy. Takes a bit longer to eat than other things. Surprisingly filling!
So now you are a bit concerned about your UD. Enjoy it, but try to use some of the techniques that you employ during the DDs that you do so well.
Plan. Keep the protein up (even for a UD) if you think you might might go over. Chose your foods wisely. Have what you really want...but think about it. Do you really need that 2nd biscuit? Don't eat from the packet Put it on a plate. Put the packet away. Have an apple with it or something similar.
Remember that you haven't failed. Just your head is finding it a bit harder. You may well be fine next DD.
:hug99:
Try to focus on the positive. You may not have lost much last week, but you knew this could happen..and you did lose!!!:clap:
So what did you do? You had 4 great non-diet days. You enjoyed the wedding feast and you still lost some weight. Even if you had stayed the same, that would have been fab.
So think about how fantastic your UDs are. Think of the health benefits. Give yourself permission to find a DD hard. It's bad enough to do without beating yourself up because you're craving.
Keep the protein up on the DDs. That'll help. Do you like celery? Very low cal. Very crunchy. Takes a bit longer to eat than other things. Surprisingly filling!
So now you are a bit concerned about your UD. Enjoy it, but try to use some of the techniques that you employ during the DDs that you do so well.
Plan. Keep the protein up (even for a UD) if you think you might might go over. Chose your foods wisely. Have what you really want...but think about it. Do you really need that 2nd biscuit? Don't eat from the packet
Put it on a plate. Put the packet away. Have an apple with it or something similar.Remember that you haven't failed. Just your head is finding it a bit harder. You may well be fine next DD.
:hug99:
clairejen
Lurker
Barb, no way are you failing.
We all get down days, the entire forum is full of people saying I don't think I can do this. The answer is yes you can. If you are struggling with quantities then increase the DDs a bit, even if there is no loss for a while just get yourself stable and happy and then start cutting down again. Anyway, what options are there, you can try another diet (but you already know this one works better for you than the others you have tried), or you can stop dieting and let the weight creep up again (not in a million years do you want that), or you can say I'm carrying on JUDDDing. Weight losses might be lower some weeks and higher others. If your body is no longer quite so fooled by swapping quantities around then try swapping proteins for carbs on some days.
Do you have high risk times? I get the munchies in the evenings, and would happily sit at the pc chomping down bisuits without even noticing them pass my lips. So the best thing I can do is keep myself busy then, preferably actively.
You'll be fine once this mood has passed, maybe you need a non-food treat.
We all get down days, the entire forum is full of people saying I don't think I can do this. The answer is yes you can. If you are struggling with quantities then increase the DDs a bit, even if there is no loss for a while just get yourself stable and happy and then start cutting down again. Anyway, what options are there, you can try another diet (but you already know this one works better for you than the others you have tried), or you can stop dieting and let the weight creep up again (not in a million years do you want that), or you can say I'm carrying on JUDDDing. Weight losses might be lower some weeks and higher others. If your body is no longer quite so fooled by swapping quantities around then try swapping proteins for carbs on some days.
Do you have high risk times? I get the munchies in the evenings, and would happily sit at the pc chomping down bisuits without even noticing them pass my lips. So the best thing I can do is keep myself busy then, preferably actively.
You'll be fine once this mood has passed, maybe you need a non-food treat.
Barb
Gold Member
Wow, thanks everyone, thats what I call a vote of confidence! I am doing fine today, think I made some bad food choices yesterday and that didn't help. Last night instead of having my normal bowl (quite large bowl) of ice cream I had a packet of choc buttons. Thought it would satisfy my 'need a treat' mood - quite the opposite, it felt like a tease and did not fill me up at all, hence went to bed hungry, huge mistake.
Clairejen you make a brilliant observation, which I in my negativity was choosing to ignore; this is the first diet i like, can do and am losing weight gradually and happily on, do I want the alternatives? No I flaming well do not! You are right!
Karion ( or my Dear Daffers, as I often think of you), as always your points are well thought out and sensible, of course everyone gets fed up with diets, why should I be any different. I think the honeymoon period is well and truly over so now I can do what I usually do, gradually drift off the diet or get on with the job ahead and reap the rewards of really stiicking to something. No contest.
Anja, thank you for your heartfelt response! We are in this together, I'm not going anywhere (and neither are you!).
Back on track, thank you all so much, you really know how to keep a bod going.
Love
Clairejen you make a brilliant observation, which I in my negativity was choosing to ignore; this is the first diet i like, can do and am losing weight gradually and happily on, do I want the alternatives? No I flaming well do not! You are right!
Karion ( or my Dear Daffers, as I often think of you), as always your points are well thought out and sensible, of course everyone gets fed up with diets, why should I be any different. I think the honeymoon period is well and truly over so now I can do what I usually do, gradually drift off the diet or get on with the job ahead and reap the rewards of really stiicking to something. No contest.
Anja, thank you for your heartfelt response! We are in this together, I'm not going anywhere (and neither are you!).
Back on track, thank you all so much, you really know how to keep a bod going.
Love
Barb
Gold Member
Had a pretty good UD. Started the day on tea and 4 small ginger biscuits (36 cals each) then about 10.30 had a large banana. Went shopping with DH and then had a one slice of bread ham sandwich, 3 cocktail sausages and most of a packet of crisps. Followed by a Yum Yum, which was Yum yum (160 cals). Nothing all aft except water. Had a barbie tonight, 2 sausages, 1 bread roll, .25 of a small steak, 3 pieces boiled potato and some light mayo and salad. 2 large glasses of wine.1 fudge choc bar (215). Approx 1750, not too bad as my maintaining cals are 2343ish!
Feel pleased, back in control and happy. Bought some ready made stuff to make the next DD's a bit easier.
Feel pleased, back in control and happy. Bought some ready made stuff to make the next DD's a bit easier.
Barb
Gold Member
Ended up popping to my sisters which involved a large glass of red wine - oops. Got home and inadvertantly ate a large choc ice on a stick!! Still must have ended the day around 2200cals, so not too bad.
Got on scales this morning and back up .75lb, felt fed up then looked back at the weigh in for last Thurs and on the week 1lb down. Just shows it is worth recording because that made me realise that the whole up and down of this is ot just the food, it's the weight too. You have to look at the trend, not the number on the scale for the day.
Quite a light bulb moment really.
Hope all Juddders (not that there seem to be very many at the moment!) have a good day!
Got on scales this morning and back up .75lb, felt fed up then looked back at the weigh in for last Thurs and on the week 1lb down. Just shows it is worth recording because that made me realise that the whole up and down of this is ot just the food, it's the weight too. You have to look at the trend, not the number on the scale for the day.
Quite a light bulb moment really.
Hope all Juddders (not that there seem to be very many at the moment!) have a good day!
Russiandoll
Carpe diem
As you know Barb, I'm not posting much at the mo with so much going on but just had to pop on here and send you whatever positive vibes I have left (not many I'm afraid) and to let you know I think you're doing so amazingly well - don't give up ... it's not unusual to feel a bit ticked off on ANY eating plan. Nothing wrong with the plan, nothing wrong with you - it's just life.
Keep up the fab work - I'm really proud of your achievements so far xx
Keep up the fab work - I'm really proud of your achievements so far xx
Barb
Gold Member
Hi Wobbly, hows it going? Have you started a diary on here yet? If not why not!!
I've had a good DD, just feel much happier, more organised and able to cope. Went out with my Mum this afternoon and we always stop for a cuppa and a cake. Today, being a DD i was a bit worried because I knew if I had nothing Mum wouldn't either, and as there isn't 2penneth of her I wanted her to have a cake. So we wen into C&H fabircs and I chose the smallest thing i could see which was a cherry muffin/fairy cake. I counted it in at 175cals, couldn't be totally accurate obviously but I reckon i'm close enough. Will probably end my DD around 700, which will be my highest DD yet but still below the max that I could have so I am happy with that!
I've had a good DD, just feel much happier, more organised and able to cope. Went out with my Mum this afternoon and we always stop for a cuppa and a cake. Today, being a DD i was a bit worried because I knew if I had nothing Mum wouldn't either, and as there isn't 2penneth of her I wanted her to have a cake. So we wen into C&H fabircs and I chose the smallest thing i could see which was a cherry muffin/fairy cake. I counted it in at 175cals, couldn't be totally accurate obviously but I reckon i'm close enough. Will probably end my DD around 700, which will be my highest DD yet but still below the max that I could have so I am happy with that!
Barb
Gold Member
Ended DD on 694, delighted with that. Hopped on scales this morning and have lost 9lbs! Very, very, pleased!
2 UD's now but going to be careful, really hope and expect to see at least 1lb down on Monday, currently 1.5lbs down on the week so quite possible to see nearer 2 off this week. So excited, feel like I have all my enthusiasm back.
2 UD's now but going to be careful, really hope and expect to see at least 1lb down on Monday, currently 1.5lbs down on the week so quite possible to see nearer 2 off this week. So excited, feel like I have all my enthusiasm back.
wannabeminime
Gold Member
Wow Barb! 9lb is wonderful!! You're doing fabulously!
dizzy-n-mizzy
Not dieting ATM!
Hi Barb
Glad your enthusiasm is fully back now.
Like the way you were able to have a small cake with your mum even on your down day.
I'm looking forward to your 5 week weigh in next week.
Dizzy x
Glad your enthusiasm is fully back now.
Like the way you were able to have a small cake with your mum even on your down day.
I'm looking forward to your 5 week weigh in next week.
Dizzy x
Barb
Gold Member
Thanks Bex and Dizzy, I feel like I am getting into the 'long haul' now, the early excitement and enthusiasm has turned into a steady feeling of long term planning. Once I would have found a .25lb loss on the week unbearable and it would have spelt disaster. On Juddd it doesn't, in fact it spells success because normally after the kind of week I had i would have gained 2-3 lbs easily.
I am looking forward to Monday morning and hope to record a good week 5 result, but am mindful that if it is only half a pound, then it is still good. After all, I will only have 'dieted' 3 days of the week!
I am looking forward to Monday morning and hope to record a good week 5 result, but am mindful that if it is only half a pound, then it is still good. After all, I will only have 'dieted' 3 days of the week!
Barb
Gold Member
A nice UD yesterday, ate reasonably all day, had a chinese in the evening with friends but didn't go too mad. Out for dinner tonight to our favourite fish restaurant so if I choose sensibly I need not go too OTT. Going to go and buy some prepared salads for the next couple of DD's, it made such a difference on Thursday not having quite so much weighing and counting to do!
Happy juddding everyone!
Happy juddding everyone!
