My diet this week has been awful, it’s highly unlikely that I’ve lost any weight. My eating is all over the place haven’t been able to get it together. Mentally feeling like a failure already and it’s only week 1.
The only positive this week has been exercising, at least that’s consistent.
Week 1 is often the toughest - it's about slowly making changes to eventually build up a healthier lifestyle. As the saying goes - "Rome wasn't built in a day"!
If you have made changes and are exercising more - that's a great place to start ... now it's about building on the positives and aiming to make little changes in week 2 with your food and build on that going forward 
Hang in there! I think the main goal for week 1 (if you are following the NHS plan) is to try to start getting practice at recording what you are eating. I would say focus on that -- you can review the week later and think about what might help keep on track with food. It does get easier.
We've all been there don't worry.
" If at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again " and as the others have said, just make one or two changes at a time.
For instance, I had been a glutton for bread in the past. So I swapped my usual big loaf for a small sliced Hovis which I kept in the freezer to take 1 -2 small slices a day, straight into the toaster . 😊
Gradually I didn't miss it and nowadays I probably only eat about 4 slices per week !
I am very fond of bread myself. I make big pots of lovely health soup with lots of veg and pulses, then I totally crank up the calories by serving it up with a huge thick slice of bread and butter. Maybe I need to follow your example. 😀
Your soup sounds lovely but try having it with just a small slice of wholegrain bread plus a piece of cheese. Even if the total calories are similar to before, the cheese ( healthy fat) will satisfy you for longer and by reducing the bread (carbohydrate) you will probably see a quicker weight loss.
You can't fail unless you give in completely.
1. Write a meal plan for next week, ban all diet and low cal foods and add good satiating fats that will keep you full and stop any cravings.
2. Go and shop for the food you need and nothing extra.
3. Banish any foods that are too much of a temptation.
4. Spend lots of time on here, especially at times when you get the munchies.
5. Be kind to yourself, just change one thing a day or one thing at each meal time for something healthier. You cannot expect to change everything at once after years of eating in a certain way. Be patient, it's not a race it's the beginning of a new life style and needs to be sustainable so that you don't ever return to the old ways.
Wishing you good luck
As long as you keep trying you haven´t lost the game. I always get more hungry when I start exercising more so that may have made it harder. On the other hand: eating better makes exercise easier as well
Better luck today, tomorrow, and all the days until you reach your goal!
It does say that it takes twelve weeks to change habits, so don't beat yourself up! I am just coming up to the end of my first week and it is a challenge. I love food and I love to cook, so I can't help thinking about food a lot. I am trying to plan ahead, get used to smaller portion sizes, and take note of the good advice on this site, I have gone to Weightwatchers in the past and three times I have got to goal weight and put it back on and a bit more!!!! I have come to the conclusion that it will only be slower and gradual changes that will help me lose it for good, so I am never going to beat myself up over a bad day, or even a bad week again, I am simply going to make the next day, or next week, better. I wish you lots of luck and hope you have a great week ahead.
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