Breaking the habit of a lifetime!

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I'll have a look at that thanks Malaria. I usually stay away from things like that, think I have a degree of imposter syndrome! My mum is quite narcissistic and I occasionally haunt raisedbynarcissists on reddit but feel like I don't belong there either!
 
Oh, honey. You have had it tough! Huge kudos for you being there for your father, despite the way he has treated you. He obviously has serious mental health issues. You need to protect yourself & I'm glad you have the support of your husband. I'm also glad you have come back to the forum. We certainly don't just talk about weight-loss. We usually talk about the reasons most of us ended up being overweight. Try to concentrate on your own health & well-being if you can. Your health is as important as anybody else's, including your father's, xo Cate.
 
Good day today.
Chose to stop eating when I was full instead of when my plate was empty!
Chose to have a fruit salad instead of a worse snack.

Breakfast: two slices wholemeal toast, veggie sausage, mushrooms and chopped tomatoes
Snack: apple, banana and strawberries
Lunch: leftover cauliflower couscous etc
Tea: soya mince chilli with rice and broccoli rice
Snack: couple of sweets and an ice cream cone

Total calories 1460
 
Last night I fell asleep before I could post, so although it says today's food it was actually yesterday (29th)!!
Meal prepped for work today so calories should be good!

The temporary dog has gone now for a while, he was a pain in the backside for the first few days but these last two he was an absolute sweetheart and I'm going to really miss having him around!

Also I think my scales are broken, as I've been stuck on 15st 2lbs for a whole week (Full disclosure I weigh everyday, always have always will. I like to track it all to see an overall trend) .
Not even an up fluctuation. Literally just the exact same every single day, and my scale does quarter pounds too!
I'm sure I'll see a change soon though, my moaning is mostly in jest!
 
I'm so sorry for all that you've been through. Parents are supposed to be there to protect and look after us. Mental illness is very cruel and doesn't discriminate in who it chooses. I hope both of you can feel better about everything soon.

Congratulations on doing so well with your food!
 
Rebel lee said:
Ever thought about getting your own dog?
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Often! It's just not something we can reasonably do right now. I work long shifts and we go away for weekends quite frequently so wouldn't be fair on it, but I'm more than happy to dog sit for my in laws every once in a while!
 
Not a bad day today. Had a lovely shift at work, we're not allowed phones on our persons anymore so my pedometer only gets a few thousand of my steps so think I need to buy an actual pedometer to wear instead.

Breakfast (6am): overnight oats with almond yoghurt and strawberries
Second breakfast (11:30): 2 veggie sausages mushrooms and tomatoes
Lunch (15:30): leftover chilli and broccoli rice
Tea (21:00): low fat chips, veggie popcorn chicken and baked beans
Snacks: vegan cornetto and one sweet

Calories: 1540
 
I put times on my last entry because I work 12.5 hour shifts with two 30 minute break my food is often all over!
I've meal prepped ish for tomorrow again so should be a good day again!
 
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Lylitu said:
I'm back.
Again.
Just like the time before, and the time before that.

I never keep anything up. I started a bullet journal this year. Lasted a week.
I started couch to 5k. Made it into week 2.

So I'm back but with reservations.
I don't believe I can keep it up.
But who knows, I might just surprise myself.

So here goes nothing.

I'm tracking on MFP. This I have done in the past successfully to an extent. I'm also taking on board a lot of slimming world concepts, such as replacing elements on my meal with vegetables. Snacking on 'free' or 'superfree' foods.

And I've restarted c25k!

So here we go! Again!
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Lylitu said:
I'm back.
Again.
Just like the time before, and the time before that.

I never keep anything up. I started a bullet journal this year. Lasted a week.
I started couch to 5k. Made it into week 2.

So I'm back but with reservations.
I don't believe I can keep it up.
But who knows, I might just surprise myself.

So here goes nothing.

I'm tracking on MFP. This I have done in the past successfully to an extent. I'm also taking on board a lot of slimming world concepts, such as replacing elements on my meal with vegetables. Snacking on 'free' or 'superfree' foods.

And I've restarted c25k!

So here we go! Again!
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Good for you getting back on track! I know how hard it is. I lost 6pounds in the fall and then went completely off track. Now I've been back on track for two months and lost the 5 of the 6 pounds I regained. Good luck!!
 
12.5 hour shifts and stil coming out on top of the food game? Well done! I hate prepping, but it's mighty helpful.
 
I think my scales heard my moaning! Down 1lb!!
15st 1lb now, 6lbs down in total.

I worked out if I lose just 12 more pounds I'll be my lightest in over 6 years :eek:

Today was a good and bad day. Didn't manage to get a second break at work so only had a banana for 'lunch' so I had a large tea to make up for it.

Breakfast 7am: overnight oats with cherries
Second breakfast 1pm: veggie sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms
Lunch 6pm: banana
Tea 21:20: garlic bread with rice, veggie pulled chicken, peas, and fajita seasoning
Snacks: two sweets, soya mocha

Calories: 1300
 
Good bad day today.
Great myself to a breakfast from the canteen at work today. I'd already taken sausages and mushrooms so I bought some beans and a hash brown. Amazing.
I went over my MFP goal because I had a few sweets aha bit only by about 50 calories.

Breakfast 7am: over night oats with strawberries
Breakfast 11am: sausages mushrooms beans and a hash brown
Lunch 16:30: leftover rice with veggie chicken and peas
Tea 21:00: low fat chips beans and sausages
Snacks: 4 sweets

Calories 1350
 
Same on the scales today so hopefully it won't be just a work blip. I tend to find that when I work I don't drink much so any weight loss immediately in or around a run of shifts is likely dehydration, however I have never pee'd so much at work in my life! Been drinking a good 2 litres of sugar free squash a day.
 
Uh oh
Veeery bad day incoming.

Woke up feeling very down this morning. And I'm world's worst emotion so eater.

So I had a mahoosive breakfast with a load of chopped fruit and yoghurt at lunch time because instead of doing anything productive today I just took a really long bath and watched films and Netflix.

Then nearly a whole packet of oreos...

So tea is a bit of a compromise. Small portion of rice with tofu curry and a ton of broccoli! Calories so far are still under 1400 and I've had 5/6 portions of veg. Carbs are high and protein is low (ish) but it's just one day and it will be much better tomorrow!
 
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