Petals diary

Well done on sticking with the healthy changes, Petal when you aren't feeling so good. Having a catch-up day is good!
 
I’m really not feeling too well . Haven’t even got energy to type much here or on others diaries .

I’m struggling with the heat , my throat is sore and my energy levels are at a long time low .
I’m managing to go to work and do a few laundry loads . Eating is ok but no effort being put in.
I’m trying to just keep head above water for the next few days then hopeful weather will ease and my throat be better . Sorry for moans
 
Never feel sorry for moaning in your own diary; that´s one of the things it´s for. Especially when you´re struggling. Take care of yourself first, everything else will still be there when you´re feeling better.
 
Well I feel so much better today throat is sore but definitely heat related . Had a good sleep last night and managed a stroll with friend .

Took the plunge and weighted in at 14st 3.75

I started here in May 14 at 14st 11 so that’s not too bad and I have done at my own pace and really implementing life changes . I notice Marsia has a challenge to lose 20 more lbs for Xmas so that’s another about 25 weeks . I think I might aim to be 13st by then.
 
Petal001 said:
Just a quick post as I weighed myself this morning and I'm now down to 14st 5. So that's 4 lb in total since I started my diary and 6 since I hit rock bottom. I know I could have lost this 6 lb in a week if I had really put my mind to it but again I have done this in a steady controlled way whilst really examining my thoughts and my emotions. So what if it takes me a year . This time is not a diet it's my new way to live .
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Hi Petal, I'm finally catching up on how everyone's been doing. I think you are doing amazing! We could compare ourselves to some perfect scenario, but that isn't real life. I am discovering that eating a little fattening or less than healthy food once in a while is just a part of my life, and for me that means making a plan for it. So maybe I exercise more in the next few days or I eat extra healthy. But I am coming to the conclusion that holding myself to some form of perfection just makes me stressed out, and I agree wholeheartedly, I just want a sustainable plan, not a perfect one!!

Glad to hear you are feeling better and getting more sleep!
 
Petal001 said:
Well I feel so much better today throat is sore but definitely heat related . Had a good sleep last night and managed a stroll with friend .

Took the plunge and weighted in at 14st 3.75

I started here in May 14 at 14st 11 so that’s not too bad and I have done at my own pace and really implementing life changes . I notice Marsia has a challenge to lose 20 more lbs for Xmas so that’s another about 25 weeks . I think I might aim to be 13st by then.
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Hi again Petal! Wow, congratulations on the 4 pound weight loss so far!!! So awesome!!

I am hoping to lose about 20 lbs by doing a lot more hiking and walking because after this vacation I feel so much less tired and heavy and like there is fresh air in my body, if you know what I mean - like that stale feeling of being too inactive is going away. So the weight loss goal is really to motivate me to keep up with the exercise in a way that I actually like doing it. It's very hard for me to put myself first and do things like take an hour walk when I could be home cleaning and doing things for my family. But I figure I will have a much happier life if I get in shape, and that will also benefit my family, so I think I can make this change. Do you want to do this together? That would be great having company if that would help you, too!

I also have to get back to doing weights for arms this week now that I am back from vacation!
 
Marsia said:
But I figure I will have a much happier life if I get in shape, and that will also benefit my family, so I think I can make this change. Do you want to do this together? That would be great having company if that would help you, too!
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Marsia that’s a great idea . That motivates me no end . I think Christmas is an achievable goal .
 
Yesterday I struggled a lot. I ate a lot of what I have generally being refusing. I think this is because I’m not coping with heat and generally feeling not 100 per cent. I have to say I had it in my head that ok I eat what I like all weekend and then get back on track from Monday but I won’t do that . I have worked to hard to do that now.
There are a lot of social activities this weekend involving food so I really need to be mindful . Lucky lots of salad available .
I can do this
 
It's so much easier to overeat by 2000 kcal than to undereat by 500 kcal four days in a row :( Sometimes it's worth it, usually it isn't
 
You can do it. It´s just the question I try to ask myself when I´m tempted to grab something high-calorie: is this worth undereating for four days afterwards? Sometimes it helps :)
 
LaMa I am doing that although more is it worth the increase on scales . I’m not good at underrating I admit . If I get hungry I get miserable and snappy so I tend to never really undereat if that makes sense . But I might walk lots more I suppose . I imagine once I lose the weight I will be faced with needing to undereat a bit .

Had a good day yesterday. Met with some friends and then family last night .

Tired today tbh . Going to take it easy . Have some friends for dinner later.

Still struggling a bit with throat but not too bad .
 
By undereating I really mean any kind of calorie deficit. I completely agree that eating very low calorie makes one feel miserable and isn´t a long-term weightloss solution.
 
Petal001 said:
If I get hungry I get miserable and snappy so I tend to never really undereat if that makes sense .
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I know what you mean. I had to experiment a bit and find for me, if I eat protein when I crave crappy food, it really helps because it is sustained energy. So I tend to eat a big breakfast with lots of protein when I go through periods of heavy cravings. It seems to help the mood swings, too. I love pistachios, and the act of shelling them slows down the snacking process, so I bought my own measuring cup at a discount store (because I already have measuring cups and didn't want to feel guilty for buying my own personal one) and I fill a half cup with pistachios and eat from that when I feel like I am crashing. Having my own personal measuring cup has also helped when I am too lazy to measure out foods to see what the calorie count is. I just warm up the food in the pyrex measuring cup and eat out of it, so no more excuses about creating more dishes by needing to measure out things!

Hope you feel better - sending you lots of vitamin C and hugs!
 
Thanks ladies . I had a good eve yesterday but really wasn’t in form for entertaining. I think I need to go to the doctor. I think I may have chest infection as it’s not clearing.
Eating was fine yesterday more or less considering we had guests.
Today I have a walk booked . I am going to do it as the person i walk with will understand I’m not at best and we adjust to match me. I do that too when I walk with my friend who had bad back.
We are also out for a bbq later so at least no cooking .
Marsia I like idea of your measuring cup . My go to is almonds but I like pistachios so might get some .
Oh I nearly forget . Someone took photos of me last night. What a rude awakening. Firstly I don’t photo well as i. Kind of try too hard and look fake lol . However the camera doesn’t lie .
It’s a shock when you see a middle age woman who is over weight looking back at you ! I can’t change the middle aged and tbh I embrace the aging process to a degree and I care about my hair and skin etc but I can change the weight and I am however slowly .
Also think I need practice in front of camera lol
 
Oh, hon, if you have a chest infection, the sooner you get to a doctor the better. I used to get a chest infection year after year & it was only fixed with strong anti-biotics & I always needed a repeat. I had Pneumonia twice. In Aust, it's called Rulide, but the ingredient is Roxithromycin. Nothing else used to work. When I feel like I'm getting one now I take Echinacea until I feel better, but also these days I have a hot lemon drink every night, all year around.
Having a considerate friend is excellent. I hope you enjoyed the fresh air.
I'm hopeless in front of a camera! Practise with selfies. I haven't told anyone that I do that before, but I seem to stick my tongue up to my teeth or look positively cheesy. I really hate having my photo taken!
Do you feel like joining us in the 5 kg friendly? It would be nice if you do. I'm challenging myself really as I really, really need to lose weight. I want/need to lose more than 5 kg, but I am trying to be sensible. All of my clothes feel tight!
 
Cate
Thanks for all that . Really thoughtful of you to write it all out . I will phone doc first thing tomorrow unless I miraculously recover over night . Going on walk in half hour might do me good . Have texted friend to say I bit under weather but not heard back as of yet .
Sure I will join you in the friendly challenge and hope Marsia does too as we our little challenge going but this be great
 
I hope you have a lovely walk, Petal, and a miracle happens over night. My throat has been scratchy for a couple of days as well but so far I feel healthy otherwise. Having friends who want to do active things with you and take your physical well-being into account when necessary is a great thing.
 
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