Bad weekend

My main occupation is with food and drink. Being alone and housebound and in severe pain all the time there is little else in my life. I enjoy cooking but that is limited because I cannot stand for long. My daily Guiness and glass of red wine keep me going.

Oh, I love that PECS "I'm too short for my weight"!!

Rosemarigold A friend of mine once asked her GP "Is my weight alright?" her doctor replied "Your weight's alright, but you have a problem with your height".

Don’t worry, I lost 4 stone prior to lockdown in February, I moved to be closer to the grandkids so now I feel I have to have nice things here for them when they call in, trouble is nanny ends up eating them and have put all the weight back on due to my sweet tooth.?

Sympathies and empathy to all who struggle with their weight and eat for comfort and relieve stress. I do it too.
I had to go to the doctor for an annual check up recently and was weighed. Shock horror and almost wept. I have been dieting for 2 months and could hardly believe how much I weighed.
Physios have given me exercises for my arthritic hip and pain from my back. but they are not the kind to help with weight loss.
Feeling a bit defeated, but bought a low impact dance/walk CD. To do at home that is. Don't want to treat the neighbourhood to a ballroom dancing elephant I couldn't get past the warm up!
I think it will take me until Christmas 2021 until I weigh 3 stone less.

I don't/ can't eat if I'm stressed. Not a crumb passes my mouth.

I haven't even the excuse of lockdown, but I have eaten enough to be (just) in the "obese" bracket.
I always used to reign it in if I thought I was getting too big, but those days seem ens ago.

Lupin go for it but go for it gently. 1lb a week is a good loss and that will only take you until next August to achieve. Also with such a gentle loss people will not notice and be less inclined to comment. Good luck. I wish you well.

I can easily turn to food if feeling low. What I do though is find something I like doing eg knitting to distract my thoughts of food. When family were at home I used to bake say a sponge cake and cut it into only enough slices for them.

I’ve fallen into bad food habits, mostly of an evening while watching TV. A couple of weeks ago I bought some wool and started knitting - it really has helped to take my mind off wine and biscuits. I’ve lost 3lbs!

I’m 10 stone, and I binge sometimes on sweets.... but I always walk the calories off. I used to swim them off , but the local pool still being closed, it’s no longer the option. And swimming kept my arthritis at bay..... so now I’m suffering! So yes...we all binge sometimes , not a sin yet is it!?

I know just how you feel!
I do really well eating sensibly then something comes along and I’m back to eating too much rubbish. The other day I read something which suggested that this was a bit like self harming. Binge eating then feeling rubbish about yourself. Since then I try to look on it like that. I’m 5st heavier than I should be and just keep going up. This last two weeks, thinking of self harm, I lost 3 lb. Don’t know if I’ll keep it up but just gaining all the time makes me hate myself inside.

Lilacfime75 don't ever hate yourself, you sound like a no e person Weight can be lost but a good person is harder to come by

Look its not easy, it's just not, it's, all about mind frame

I am going to throw away the weighing scales abd try my best

I can totally relate to binge eating then hati g what I ha e done but do try and put it behind me because if I keep beating myself up about it the binge lasts longer

Interesting that you read it coyms be classed as self harm, it certainly feels like self harm when you eating bad food in the full knowledge of of the harm its doing

Thank you KIM19. for your encouraging post. I won't give up.