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Hi all, I'm Katie, 35, living in England with my husband and our two cats. I have been overweight since my early 20s after various lifestyle changes all hit at once, and I have an emotional relationship with food; 'there's a food for every mood'. Right now my mental health isn't great, namely stress and anxiety maybe with…

CW: 96.6 PW: 96.8 Pleased with a little loss this week - it has been a while! I've not been drinking as much water as I ought to, but I've also not been snacking on all-the-things. Had a mini-binge yesterday afternoon, where I think I was craving electrolytes, as we also had McDonalds for tea which hit my need for salt,…

Jasper sounds like such a good boy @jugar I hope everyone had a good weekend. I don't really know where it went, and mine was 3.5 days long as we had a bank holiday yesterday. On Friday I had a call with the doctor, explained that I have all the tools but no bandwidth to utilise them consistently. She prescribed me…

@PlaneMonkey we use a shared Google Calendar. OH's shift pattern is on there (as is when he's likely to be sleeping if that's during the day) which helps with planning. He doesn't always put events in with enough notice for my liking, but he also tends to leave it late to plan things. Not a hill worth dying on. We also use…

@micki48 definitely not pregnant - that all went on hold for the foreseeable. Just PMS exacerbating what is already a stressful time. Those roses are beautiful. @eggfreak I have to have snacks with me because otherwise I am starving and stomach rumbling by 11am. At the moment, I'm having (expensive! I wince every time I…

PW: 96.7 CW: 96.8

Morning all I was a teary mess yesterday - I don't have many PMS symptoms but being OTT emotional is definitely one of them. I asked OH to get me some chocolate and crisps (any cravings get worse too) because I knew if I went to the shop, I would BUY EVERYTHING. He did, and then I was fighting back tears because he also…

@jugar it is Monday, so I hope your boy is on the move and with you soon I had a ridiculously full weekend, but it did feel long as a result. Friday I worked in the morning then we did lots of shopping. Saturday I got a bit of time in at the allotment, went to two charity plant sales, then we went to my in laws for MILs…

@PlaneMonkey so one option is commando, but if that's not your thing, I wear 'Bonded high waisted briefs' by Boux Avenue. I appreciate you may not be able to get the brand, but if you have a look at the style (I would link, but I'm not searching for underwear on my work laptop!) they are seamless, and high waisted. They…

PW: 95.8 CW: 96.7 I don't feel like I've 'done' anything to warrant that. That said, we've had plenty of fast food, some serious weight lifting, an injury, not enough water and not many steps/no running. I've also not been tracking my intake. So on balance... My 'plan' is:* Track everything (I will use the Practise Better…

I'm afraid I'm a bit behind on posts... I am exactly the same! I hope you got some down time. I decided to have a (near) perfect day today. I say 'near' because I opened a can of energy drink; personal training at 6am before a full working day of back to back meetings is less than ideal. I'm trialling cramming as many…

CW: 95.8 I was in the office yesterday and although I didn't have the best food overall, I did get more steps in than normal from three individual (albeit short) walks. By the time I got home I had a headache, nausea and felt completely wiped out. Not feeling 100% this morning either, but I have a large piece of work to do…

@jugar those little hidden areas where you can sit by water - ideally without seeing another human - are my absolute favourite. I had one at the bottom of a field once and it must be well over 15 years since I was last there, but when somebody tells me to think of a safe/peaceful place, that is always where my mind goes.…

@jugar @EvMakesChanges I'm so sorry for the loss of your brother. Thinking of you both

It was a bit of a surprise but the more we discussed it, the more sense it made. We had 6 appointments (on a monthly basis) and I basically haven't lost any weight in that 6 months, not that weight loss is the only goal. If I'd asked to stay on she would've kept going, but I agree with her that I need support in other…

TGIF - I hope everyone has a good weekend planned. Seems there's a few of us struggling at the moment and I hope things start improving across the board. I had what turned out to be my last dietician appointment yesterday. I wasn't planning on it being the last, but we agreed that I have the skills now and it's mental…

CW: 95.4 PW: 95.2 (I think) I couldn't keep hold of my happy mindset, but I still tried really hard to have a healthier day yesterday including a run before work. About 8.30pm I gave in to my craving for chocolate, though I probably had what the dietician would consider 2 portions (as that is what was left) so not…

Train yourself to take smaller steps when walking! If Mom and I go out somewhere, she'll hit 10k steps and I'm still somewhere around 5k due to having a much longer stride. So not fair :D The lack of energy is a killer, isn't it? I know that moving more will make me feel better and more energetic, but I often don't feel…

Hi all, I'm Katie, 35, living in the UK with my husband and our two cats. I have struggled with my weight for the better part of 15 years, having a couple of significant losses during that time and then piling it all on again for various reasons. I am quite possibly my heaviest ever weight - definitely up there. My current…

@Gidgitgoescrzy lets have a funk-y party. Fruit skewers for nibbles, and dancing for cardio. @jugar When I'm feeling this way out, the all-or-nothing thinking takes over (in every area), but you're right that there is a middle ground. We have some nice things planned for this weekend (comedian, hotel stay, hair…

PW: 94.6 CW: 95.2 I can't seem to stay on track at all, the last couple of weeks. Between work stress, home stress, PMS, and now a (very mild) concussion... the only thing that has stuck from my dietician sessions is muesli for breakfast. Not sure whether to try and force it, or let my body/mind get through this phase…

PW: 94.4 CW: 94.6

Lovely photo @jugar, he has a kind eye @PlaneMonkey it's looking great. Have you got many more big projects planned after this one? We're planning to give the back garden some attention this year. We are planning to get a pergola with retractable roof, and an outdoor corner sofa. I have a climbing rose which is running…

@LoraineGB sounds worth it to me - I hope the pounds come off as quickly as they went on. It's probably mostly water weight anyway! @micki48 good luck with everything, I hope your son settles in quickly and your move goes smoothly. @PlaneMonkey can I come stay with you for a month? Happy to haul stones and I would be so…

PW: 94.9 CW: 94.4 @ashleycarole86 nooo, I hope you fight it off quickly and Brad doesn't come down with it too. @lorraineGB congratulations on your new job! I hope you enjoy it @jugar the walking sounds wonderful. Our weather just isn't there yet (I am definitely a fair weather walker right now!) but soon. - alarm is set…

@wishfuljune I've learnt that adjusting our plans - rather than just sacking them off - is key to sticking with it. Easier said than done sometimes, of course! @micki48 I wish it were Thursday! Somehow the short work weeks (Monday was a UK bank holiday) always drag the most. Good luck with your "must do" and packing.…

@micki48 you've got this! @conleywoods I would be disappointed too, but agree it does make sense to hold off; weight loss is hard work even on it's own, never mind when doing a masters too. Happy Tuesday all. It is Tuesday, right? 4 day weekend has thrown me off a bit, and I didn't have training this morning as my PT is…

You're right of course - she was completely non-judgemental and top of my 'protocol' for April is to go easy on myself! We have a plan to re-focus Tuesday-Friday next week, kind of like pressing the reset button. I knew this weekend would be challenging due to prior commitments and husband's birthday.

PW: 94.4 CW: 95 Was a bit of a surprise, then I thought about it, and not really. I've had a lot of caffeine this week because I feel completely exhausted. Not sure whether I'm fighting illness or it's stress/burnout from work - I hope it's the former because I just had two weeks off work! Caffeine in the form of energy…

I'm glad to see the positivity shining through for April - the sun is shining through too (though it's very cold today) and both things are helping my mindset for sure. @CarolAnnM2 good luck with your surgery: I hope everything goes well! It's Tuesday which means early morning PT. I had a late night - didn't sit down until…