Anyone else fed up with constant dieting?

How frustrating that it is so easy to put weight on, so hard to get it off , and almost impossible to keep it off. I'm certain that after forty or so your metabolism grinds to a halt. I was always fairly slim, but not now. Trying to keep my weight down seems a struggle constantly, even though I eat sensibly, walk, and don't have snacks. It just ain't fair, but I have a couple of friends of my age who can eat anything at all in any quantity, don't seem to charge around as I do and they haven't got an extra ounce. I read this morning that gut bacteria can be significant in the area of weight gain - my bacteria are clearly not friendly to me.

MooMoo join the club!!!

I was fortunate enough to have huge success by a change in quantity of my food consumption. Nothing barred just less of it. I also implemented the 8:16 which I found on here. I have managed to maintain my loss for 6 years now. What I found was the great improvement in my health and fitness (though I sadly thought these were 'OKish' for my age). I can now run for a bus, climb a steep hill etc with ease and these are all by-products. The biggie is that I can do endless action stuff with my GC and this, for me, was worth every blooming ounce lost. Didn't dislike how I looked before. Not at all. But.....this is much better.

Jessity. I know exactly how you feel. I was too skinny in my teens. These last 20 years have been crazy up and down like a yo yo. I did lighter life 10 years ago and lost 3 stone in 3 months. As soon as I started eating again I put it all back on. I just feel yuck, I look at clothes and they certainly look better on the hanger than me. I want to throw all my clothes away and start again if I could. I am a size 18 and feel fat,old, and frumpy I am 67.

I've always had a bit of a battle with my weight but I now have an underactive thyroid so losing weight is really hard. I'm healthy but I can never seem to find clothes that fit me well and I find that depressing

syn stands for synergy.....what a load of old tosh.

Life's too short - eat what you like, in moderation.

Oh God yes! I am bored witless by being told what is a syn.
At the same time I was onto Grannyknot's link like lightening. I have been on a similar course and it does work if you do it. Maybe I just need to get my act together and do it again.

I felt so bad when my poor mum who was 92 was made to feel guilty by one of my brothers , for being hard to push in her wheelchair ,because she was overweight .When can you stop watching what you eat ? She was riddled with disease and died a few months after .My dad refused to go out in a wheelchair and ate whatever he wanted ,whenever he wanted !!

Some very smug people responding to this. Being slim doesn't actually make you a better person you know, it certainly doesn't make you more interesting company.
" Nothing tastes as good as being thin" Well actually it does.

I do 5 2 as well. I lost 3 stone and have kept it off with this. I think of it as away of life not a diet. It can be boring but it very flexible and 800 calories version is pretty easy to stick to. I just tell myself I’ll have it tomorrow.

I have dieted on and off since I was 17, 61 years ago. What has made a huge difference in getting down and staying down was reading the Dukan book, which explains why people so often put the weight and more back on after dieting. I took off 3 stone and have maintained for 3 years. That was a combination of Dukan and WW.

I love eating. I eat lots all day. Daily diet
porridge made with water and cinnamon and sweetner on it. I use a lot of sweetner.
Apple and maybe pear for elevenses
2 Wholemeal slices, lowfat spread and low fat slice of cheese for lunch with slices of cucumber or one slice wholemeal bread and a home made veg or tomato soup. No fat in it.
8 frozen grapes and 2 slices frozen banana for afters (WW idea)
Tea is 1/3 mug skimmed hot milk and strong coffee and then another cup black coffee. With slice of matzos, low fat spread and low sugar jam
large bowl of salad around 6pm when I am hungry for supper, Maybe handful of cashews/almonds/pistachios
Supper is either ready meal (WW) and fresh veg, or half pack of frozen scampi, or one sausage and 100g potato in skin (not if WW meal)
Pud is WW choc pot ice or Fab ice (llow points)
Bowl of defrosted frozen berries with sweetner
WW yoghurt later
during day 3 WW choc digestives after pills
Maybe more frozen grapes and banana slices before bed
Lots of sugarfree sweets during the day

So I eat lots of food. Tuesdays I break out after weigh in most weeks. Eat what I like and that can be lots, or less. Am trying to give up eating until I feel ill. Have almost managed it. Alcohol only Tuesdays and only about a G&T or sherry once a month then. No alcohol when out with family as I am driving.
I go to the gym and swim every single morning before breakfast. Tai chi, 20 mins treadmill reading a book and then a swim.

I was a well-covered person all my life. Size 16=18 most of the time, dieting often. Went up to size 28 after various events and had to lose weight for health reasons. I began with Slimming World in 2002, lost 3 stones, and after a gap when I gained some went to Weightwatchers in about 2005. I got to gold in 2008 and apart from a lapse with an operation and broken arm have been gold ever since. In WW you can eat foods you like. You just have to be sensible. I do break out after weigh in I weigh in weekly. I admit to thinking too much about what I eat but need to stay down to the current size 12-14 for health reasons. I want to see my grandchildren grow up. Seeing a group each week works for me. I don't usually say for the meeting and am still on pro points from 4 years ago and sometimes struggle but it works.

What does your honest daily diet look like?

I am the same,have been dieting since I was 18,been to every diet club,tried every diet imaginable.......have lost 2/3 stone over the years but it always creeps back & makes you feel such a failure.At the moment I’m finding it really difficult,I’m an emotional eater & have had quite a bad 12 months!my husband is just coming to the end of his treatment for prostate cancer,my dad died a few weeks ago & my mum who has Parkinson’s is in a home temporarily until social services can find her a care package.I visit her 4/5 times a week but she expects me there every day.I also have 8 grandchildren ranging from 5 months to 18.We look after our little grandson one day a week & when my daughter’s in law go back to work I feel that I need to help them so will have 2 baby girls for a day too (my daughter’s in law have no choice they have to go back to work part-time to help pay the bills.).I feel at my wits end at the moment & Just can’t diet.

I'm in my late 60s and dieted all my life. I've tried and failed them all except one. This is the low-carb diet called Keto. It's the only one that I've found easy to keep to (but you have to like cooking - no ready meals I'm afraid). I started this last June and have lost nearly 3 stones with ease. At Christmas I stopped it so that I could indulge in the usual festive food, but after a couple of weeks was really looking forward to what I now consider 'normal' food. I have a piece of cake after dinner each evening which seems an indulgence, but is perfectly allowable. Try the Dietdoctor website, that's what I use and highly recommend it. It has also had the effect of stabilising my type 2 diabetes, as carbs turn to sugar in the body so cutting them down also cut down the sugar. The only down-side is that people with kidney problems shouldn't do this diet. I hope this info helps anyone out there with this horrible weight issue.

Yes its a pain and natural for us ladies of a certain age to have some coverage and yes lets flaunt it curvy and gorgeous. If you need to diet for medical reasons low sugar and carb due to illness then its hard going. My husband and I tried the Keto diet, no sugar low carbs, the idea is the body burns fat not sugar. We have been successful in this having realised that we were addicted to sugar. My husband lost a lot ofweight and has managed to keep of, men may find this easier, whereas we have hormones stored in our fat that stops the process. We do treat ourselves now and again the odd cake and bread roll which really is a treat, its a matter of just cutting back and not being too strict. Most diets you will rebound and put it all back on because you have not burnt fat just lost water. Read the labels on processed food check there is not any added Palm sugar or fructose. which the body will store instantly into fat. Cane raw sugar is best and of course good homemade food. and 70% chocolate with no sugar.

Great post and great timing. I never had weight problems until menopause (15 years ago) and it has just crept up until I'm two stone overweight. When I had to increase my clothing size for the third time this year, I said enough is enough. I went to Spain for the first time in January on a group thing, and the included meals everyday had a choice of fish, and all the vegetables were roasted. I was immediately captivated. I have been eating fish and vegetables since I returned home and have very slowly lost 1/2 a stone. My main problem is lack of activity. I hate walking and hate cold weather. From a GN'etter I found an app called Nutracheck and I love it, as I can have an occasional treat but keep my calories under 1000 - 1200 per day. I am only 5 feet tall so that makes it more difficult. Perhaps with warmer weather I'll get out more.

jessity and everyone I am with you. Been dieting hard since Feb 1st (cant do January without becoming homicidal) and have managed a stone but its so hard to move and that's with playing golf, walking netball, walking and lots of chores. Went MAD yesterday and had toasted teacake for breakfast, mini eggs for coffee break, soup and granary bread for lunch, lasagne for supper, 2 G & Ts and 2 large glasses of wine - I am in a much better temper this morning and can attack the next stone.

It's very difficult. I have always been very slim, until my late 50s. I do try to eat healthily and keep an eye on my weight. I could do with losing perhaps 7-10 pounds but I find it quite hard.

Totally agree I sometimes feel like I've been on some kind of diet most of my adult life I am the heaviest I've ever been my problem is partly boredom and also coming in from work tired and therefore not cooking healthy meals as soon as I decide to diet all I can think about is food

Not just me then! I'm horrified to find that since retiring from a mostly sedentary job I've gained about two stones. More time to cook and indulge in meals out contributes of course. However, at heart like many of our posters I love good especially carb rich delights like bread and cheese for which there is no substitute. But the thought of going carb free probably for the rest of my life, like my DH, even though it works, fills me with dread.

I appreciate Allules post, having been brought up to clean the plate and be aware that waste is 'sinful', and to be thankful to have plenty to eat. Your post has reminded me that the ' extra' food has been paid for anyway, and that eating it is not helping the hungry.

Kind wishes and supportive message to all struggling with this problem.

I have watched my weight all my life. Now I use smaller plates. It really helps. A small side plate for lunch and a salad plate for dinner. I can fill the plates and still eat less.

Nobody wants to be fat and those who find it easy will never understand how hard it is when your body and mind it urging to eat something that is not good for you until you just can't resist. I feel ill when I don't resist and I know I will but I still find it impossible sometimes to make the right choice. That is how strong the drive it. All the time I can resist, the easier it is but it is like a drug, the moment I fall off the wagon, I'm sunk. The drug? Sugar. To make it worse, it is added or occurs naturally in just about everything.
I am currently doing Slimfast to get into a gown which I bought last year but didn't get to wear. I realise it will probably all go back on but will re-join Slimming World to try to keep it off.