Thoroughly Miserable!

[RenewMe]

I am the only one who is thoroughly miserable when cooking the family dinner and not cheating while everyone eats and I am left with a bowl of what is in effect, gruel?! I know everyone on the forum feels proud when they can surpass this, but I am left reeling!
The Bank Holiday is also coming up, I promised to take DD to the Cinema but now I wish I hadn't as the smell of sweet popcorn will drive me insane and obviously I have to take her to lunch after that.... Then on Mon we may all go to a Mayday fete, with all sorts of homemade food produce and there will be a barbeque no doubt.... There is no let up even on the weekends, What is there left to look forward to? Might as well become a Hermit.....

 

[maro11]

I feel the exact same at the moment, food literally jumps out at me. The only way I talk myself out of it is to think there will be plenty more occasions and I will look much better and enjoy them even more

 

[Lisalu82]

Don't keep thinking about what you can't have, and think of your soup (or whatever it is you have) as a lovely bowl of soup that will lose some weight. And keep thinking of the end result.

 

[Rkmriddell]

I feel the exact same at the moment, food literally jumps out at me. The only way I talk myself out of it is to think there will be plenty more occasions and I will look much better and enjoy them even more

Exactly this. Yes it's hard now bu we will soon be able to enjoy these events whilst feeling good about ourselves. We just need to learn that a treat is a treat and not an every day occurrence x

 

[great things]

It is hard. You think of all the nice things you used to do and food is always a part.

I lost my mum on the 4th April and have found it almost impossible to diet. My weight has jumped up and I feel dreadful.

I'm now restarting and going to spice things up again. Adding pepper to my soups. Taking a bar to the cinema. Using a can of coke zero as a treat too!

Just go and look at yourself in the mirror. Have you changed. Are your clothes feeling different. Do you feel any better physically? Try to find a few positives to what this diet is about. It's about loosing weight fast, gaining control again, making you fit and healthy and less likely of dying young so prolonging your life so you have more time to be with your kids, more cinema trips and more may fairs!

 

[RenewMe]

While I sat miserably in the cinema with my flask of black coffee, DD by my side, the feelings of resentment subsided after a few minutes.
I was genuinely shocked at the amount of people crunching on popcorn and other treats at the 10:40am show and wondered how years before I considered this 'the norm'.... It is true that socialising and food go hand in hand. I am looking forward to reaching goal, but the hard part is maintaining....

I am now into the 9s (only just!) and pleased and hope I can keep this up for a couple of months now.... xxx

 

[AnnieAnnie]

Sorry to hear your sad news greatthings. I try & use the time to notice when people are eating & I'm not to consider what I'll do in maintenance. Yesterday we were at my bf's friends' for dinner & it was difficult. I don't know them well enough to tell them about cd but it was important to my bf that I go. So I took my own quorn fillets & just said I didn't want to make them have to make me veggie stuff. Then I had them with some salad.

I did feel deprived of all the lovely food but then I got some sort of perverse enjoyment about the fact that my night wouldn't have been better if I'd eaten cheesecake or had chips etc. Yes it would've tasted nice but not made the time better. This is what I need to hold on to post cd. Especially as I've also realised how much mindless people (including me) do.

 

[fattychick]

Im on day 5 an im feeling it now, its so hard cooking for your kids and other half. Yesterday we went to the seaside an they had fish an chips, doughnuts an ice cream but i stayed strong an i was so proud. I just keep reminding myself that its just a couple of months out my life.. To get to being healthy and happy. I deserve it as do my kids. Were all capable we just have to fight our hands an minds!