I have fallen by he wayside over the l... - Weight Loss Support
I have fallen by he wayside over the last few weeks and with Christmas coming is it worth bothering now until after the holiday?
It's always worth bothering, make changes now for life, Christmas is one of many events in your life that you need to learn to cope with in a new healthier way. You can still enjoy Christmas and many more to come, just remember everything in moderation!
HI elaineanne1
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, of course its worth bothering about, Christmas is coming and Im going to enjoy myself but Im not going mad. I dont want to feel fat and horrible in January. Start now and enjoy Christmas, try and get out and do some gentle walking. You can do it Girl, best of luck
I agree! Definitely worth it. Christmas is still a good 3 weeks away - plenty of time to shed a pound or 2 in readiness for roasties and Christmas pud!
Never give up for that length of time, it's a slippery slope. Go for it!
Yes it is worth bothering. I know Christmas has now become somewhat drawn out but it is not an official feast day every day from now until New Year.(Well, I shall be having a small high quality chocolate every day from Sunday until Christmas Eve but...) In a way, it might be an especially good time as your expectations will be lower, you'll be less driven and you can congratulate yourself for every positive choice you make. You'll appreciate the special foods and days all the more for not letting your general day to day eating go hang. Also worth getting some outside exercise as much as possible, burn some calories and improve your mood.
It does seem that one of the critical differences between those who successfully lost weight and those who try but don't is how they deal with setbacks. You don't have to be self-flagellatory, but you don't have to tell yourself it isn't worth bothering. Just do what you can.
There is always an excuse! Bite the bullet. If you haven't weighed yourself yet do it now, and set yourself a little goal, good luck
Definitely. I haven't lost for a couple of weeks so I am going for a push in the next couple of weeks.
Hi elaineanne1,
Is it worth bothering? Yes.
Look the issue is to take control of your eating and your exercise/activity.
If you don't succeed - for whatever reason - in losing weight, then you'll feel a lot better in January of next year if you have at least managed not to gain too much.
If you don't bother, and keep eating the same way as you have done that has led to you being overweight, then what's going to happen?
Indeed, in all probability, you puton more weight. Apart from the actual mathematics of calories there is a real tendency for a number of reasons why overweight people get more overweight.
So, if you can reduce or stop that trend of getting weigthier, even if you can't manage to reverse it over the Chistmas period, then you're actually winning the game.
And it's a fine opportunity - as OlsBean states - for you to teach yourself how to have a Christmas without having to eat too much inappropriate food too much of the time.
Good luck with your weight loss efforts.
C'mon, just get back onto that ol' weight loss bus!
If you use Christmas coming as an excuse not to bother what will you use next? I'm not being rude or nasty but I did this for years. There was always a reason not to bother just now because ....'it'll soon be Christmas', 'I'll be going on holiday soon'; 'I have to go on a course next week' etc etc. Always another excuse available - until I took myself in hand and gave myself a good hard kick....not easy to do both at the same time!!!!! 
You've got three weeks to get into your new way of eating and you could lose a few pounds over that time. You'll then, hopefully, be more inclined not to overeat over the festive season as you won't want to take too many steps back.
Go for it!!!!
It is not actually Christmas itself that bothers me but the run up to it, Christmas for me is nothing different but I am going for Christmas dinner on Tuesday and again on the 23rd and I have two parties in between but I will do my best to get back on track.
I do get plenty of exercise as I go to the gym and aqua jog on Monday and every other Friday it is aqua fit plus I walk everywhere.
Hi elaineanne1,
Get reading on the NHS live well lose weight site.
There's tips there (or there was the last time I looked) about managing situations like social eating.
So, do things like: go for the lowest fat/sugar options you can. Skip the starter. Skip the bread roll. Skip the dessert if you can, or perhaps "share" a dessert with someone (and persuade him/her to eat the lion's share).
Avoid fatty, creamy sauces and custards, oily dressings, butter, alcoholic sauces, etc. Go easy on the alcohol, intersperse it with low calorie non-alcoholic drinks, or maybe quite literally water it down as much as possible.
Avoid as many of the 'extra's' as you can, especially things like nuts and crisps and after-dinner mints.
Prepare yourself with well-rehearsed 'excuses' to help you opt out of the most excessive bits of the dinner.
Focus on eating the most nutritious bits, like the lean meat and the veg and fruit.
That'll help you decline things like the Christmas pud with oodles of brandy sauce with "Oh, I've eaten so much of the main course, I can't manage one of those as well!" or similar.
Take Mr Tesco's attitude to it - Every Little Helps. So every wee bit you can avoid of the most calorific bits is a success.
Good luck with your weight loss journey.
Well, I've got lots of gym sessions pencilled in for the days off over the Christmas break. I reckon that I could loose another 3kgs before the day so a couple of mince pies and puds shouldn't matter !!!
