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I’ve gone really bad. Far too much eating shit. Little bit too much boozing. Put on about half a stone since before Christmas. Enough’s enough!

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So my local gym is doing a weight loss contest where you take before and afters (in 4 weeks) and whoever loses the most and looks the most different wins 500 quid. You eat what they tell you to and do preset workouts.

8 pounds down after week 2, but man I'm missing the cheese chocolate and beer. Its not sustainable missing out on goodies.
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before the first weigh in i purposely ate like a pig that day and didnt go to the toilet and drank loads of water

mind you although there was good communication throughout for a while the gym never gave the results so i dont know who won
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So my local gym is doing a weight loss contest where you take before and afters (in 4 weeks) and whoever loses the most and looks the most different wins 500 quid. You eat what they tell you to and do preset workouts.

8 pounds down after week 2, but man I'm missing the cheese chocolate and beer. Its not sustainable missing out on goodies.

This may sound a bit simple but find new goodies. I've a smoothie every morning, it's nicer than any chocolate bar.

Make your own treats if you have the time, you can control what goes in to them, substitute dark chocolate for normal chocolate and put in less than a recipe suggests.

You also don't have to completely cut out sweets just massively reduce your intake.
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This may sound a bit simple but find new goodies. I've a smoothie every morning, it's nicer than any chocolate bar.

Make your own treats if you have the time, you can control what goes in to them, substitute dark chocolate for normal chocolate and put in less than a recipe suggests.

You also don't have to completely cut out sweets just massively reduce your intake.
This is great advice, I think. For most people anyway - personally, I find it a real struggle. Have been trying just to eat fruit (fresh or dried) instead of chocolate/other sweet shite recently and it seems to work well from a weight loss perspective, but I find myself staring longingly at the confectionary aisle in supermarkets. I cracked yesterday for the first time in 3 weeks, but will try again for the next few. Think I've definitely lost a bit of fat though. But aye, think the psychological dependency on sugary stuff is something I'm not sure I'll ever break completely, though I'd like to very much. Anyone got any tips for someone who uses chocolate/crisps etc as some sort of comfort blanket?

I’ve gone really bad. Far too much eating shit. Little bit too much boozing. Put on about half a stone since before Christmas. Enough’s enough!
Well done mate. For the realisation, not the weight gain! It's hard at the minute though, with nothing to do but sit in and eat/drink when we're not at work. Good luck with it anyway.

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Cheers! Having shit loads of tea and coffe for something to do! Grazing in rice cakes rather than crisps. Have swerved chocolate and sweets completely. Figure if I just do that for a while it must surely help. Will keep up my running too.

Makes you realise how easy it is to binge on crap when you’re on your own at home all day and there’s no one around to give you disapproving comments. :D

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This may sound a bit simple but find new goodies. I've a smoothie every morning, it's nicer than any chocolate bar.

Make your own treats if you have the time, you can control what goes in to them, substitute dark chocolate for normal chocolate and put in less than a recipe suggests.

You also don't have to completely cut out sweets just massively reduce your intake.

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This may sound a bit simple but find new goodies. I've a smoothie every morning, it's nicer than any chocolate bar.

Make your own treats if you have the time, you can control what goes in to them, substitute dark chocolate for normal chocolate and put in less than a recipe suggests.

You also don't have to completely cut out sweets just massively reduce your intake.

Aren't smoothies supposed to not be a good idea because you've liquidised it and released all the sugar into the drink, so making you feel hungrier? I thought it was better to eat the fruit as it comes so it takes longer to digest and helps keep you feeling full?

And they are not nicer than a bar of chocolate  :D
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Anyone got any tips for someone who uses chocolate/crisps etc as some sort of comfort blanket?

I absolutely swear by low-calorie ice cream. It gets me through all of my cuts and gives me something to look forward to throughout a day (as I tend to have it as a desert after my last meal). I'll literally eat a tub every other day if not every day when the going gets really tough, at only 300-400 calories a pop.

My current favourites are:

https://www.oppobrothers.com/collections/ice-cream/products/colombian-chocolate-hazelnut-ice-cream-tub

https://www.oppobrothers.com/collections/ice-cream/products/maple-walnut-ice-cream-tub

https://www.halotop.uk/dairy/gooey-brownie/

Most supermarkets stock both brands and have a decent selection. Both also do other sorts of low calorie deserts which are good, like:

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/304393754

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/oppo-madagascan-vanilla-cheesecake/505996-691510-691511

Then of course you have protein bars, but the difference in quality from brand to brand can be huge. My go to for a while has been Battle Bites:

https://battlebites.com/collections/all-products/products/battle-bites-birthday-cake

https://battlebites.com/collections/all-products/products/battle-bites-glazed-sprinkled-donut-12-bars

Grenade is also decent - the salted caramel one doesn't taste too dissimilar to a mars bar (although that may be because I haven't had a mars bar for a while!):

https://www.bodyandfit.com/en-gb/Products/Protein/Protein-Snacks-%26-Food/Protein-Bars/Carb-Killa-Bar/p/1104187?feed=yes&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0QinWKQmLhymihckuqIlip2ylIGzP7aC0mujlzh-iV4Y0rWMpcU0FxoC9V0QAvD_BwE

Some of the more well known chocolate bars have also started doing protein versions. Nowhere near as good as other protein bars nutrition-wise, but better than eating the non-protein versions: 

https://theskinnyfoodco.com/products/white-snickers-hi-protein-bars-12-x-55g-white-chocolate?variant=32117091958882&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0eRi0WoNjTFAKW2jQN5D6d341aRaUvi6swoxxcH8VeofOggyH5u8TBoCzZgQAvD_BwE

https://theskinnyfoodco.com/products/peanut-butter-snickers-hi-protein-bars-12-x-55g?variant=31897863520354&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0dIATXCYgbsGqYr2SJJaOmgRXNSspXBnYn7JQyF9vR8v9yA93TBkghoCurIQAvD_BwE

https://www.cadbury.co.uk/products/cadbury-boost-protein-29873

There are also protein crisps which I don't hate:

https://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/ufit-crunchers-popped-protein-chips-1-x-35g/220333/?o=thai+sweet+chilli&ladid=uk&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0WPpPsaWA8ORjO6t9ChedQ7qnxIkT_oKifbf8C2A_0Nerb3UOZ8XnRoCyuIQAvD_BwE
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Aren't smoothies supposed to not be a good idea because you've liquidised it and released all the sugar into the drink, so making you feel hungrier? I thought it was better to eat the fruit as it comes so it takes longer to digest and helps keep you feeling full?

And they are not nicer than a bar of chocolate  :D

Personal taste and all that. I've not read, seen or been told anywhere that liquidising the fruit does anything different to it. It's still the same fruit  ;D Bit of peanut butter and some plain yoghurt will have you feeling full anyway.

Djozer, making a trip to the confectionery aisle every 3 weeks is totally acceptable. No one needs to totally cut out stuff like that from their diet, unless you're a bodybuilder a couple of weeks out from competing.
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Aren't smoothies supposed to not be a good idea because you've liquidised it and released all the sugar into the drink, so making you feel hungrier? I thought it was better to eat the fruit as it comes so it takes longer to digest and helps keep you feeling full?

And they are not nicer than a bar of chocolate  :D

Isn't it a case where a smoothie or juice could have 4/5/6/7 pieces of fruit in it, where you wouldn't necessarily sit and eat that many oranges or apples or bananas in a row. So you are potentially loading up on calories where you don't need them? You could drink a smoothie and still feel hungry and want food.

I think it's different if you plan them and load them with good stuff that keeps you full or hits whatever macros you need, and are not having them on top of your normal meals unnecessarily.


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Yeah I'm afraid smoothies are a terrible shout, if you can fit them into your calorie allowance fair enough but for all that sugar I'd rather eat something nice like cake or a chocolate bar.

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Personal taste and all that. I've not read, seen or been told anywhere that liquidising the fruit does anything different to it. It's still the same fruit  ;D Bit of peanut butter and some plain yoghurt will have you feeling full anyway.

Djozer, making a trip to the confectionery aisle every 3 weeks is totally acceptable. No one needs to totally cut out stuff like that from their diet, unless you're a bodybuilder a couple of weeks out from competing.

Huge amounts of sugar, more than a can of coke, seems to be the issue and what affect it has on you.

https://nutritionstudies.org/are-smoothies-good-or-bad/

https://www.thedailymeal.com/healthy-eating/your-healthy-smoothie-one-unhealthiest-things-you-can-eat


More often than not, people are throwing fruit and ice into the blender and calling it a day. Now and then, people add a splash or two of milk (or a plant-based milk alternative) for a creamier texture. Often, some greens will get thrown into the mix.

But having that all-fruit-and-greens-and-maybe-some-nut-milk smoothie for breakfast is seriously sabotaging your health — and your goals.

Why? Because you are loading your system with simple sugars. And that’s it.

Yes, you need simple sugars from fruit, and yes, fruits and vegetables contain vital micronutrients to boost your health and keep your body going. But that’s not all you need.

When you only pump fruit and fiber into your system, your blood sugar goes haywire. Without the protein or fats to balance it out, your body quickly absorbs all the sugars into your bloodstream and either uses it all or stores the excess very quickly.

When your body digests these sugars, it results in a burst of energy that quickly depletes, and storing them results in (you guessed it) generating fat. Your metabolism, quickly entering panic mode because your body can’t find the nutrients it craves, slows way down so it can preserve the skimpy smoothie you gave it until its next meal.

You’re going to feel hungry. You’re going to store excess sugars as fat. And you’re going to crave high-fat foods (which is really just your body telling you it wants long-sustaining energy) until you finally give in and eat a large meal. Or you binge on a bag of chips. Or you buy three cookies. Who knows?

The point is, all that happened because during a time when your body needed those macronutrients most — either right after fasting all night or after plowing through its energy stores at the gym — you gave it sugar and maybe fiber and nothing else.

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I have loads of peanut butter, that's your fat and protein sorted in combination with a natural yoghurt.
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Yeah I'm afraid smoothies are a terrible shout, if you can fit them into your calorie allowance fair enough but for all that sugar I'd rather eat something nice like cake or a chocolate bar.

You are advocating eating a cake or chocolate bar instead of your 5 a day fruit?
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Isn't it a case where a smoothie or juice could have 4/5/6/7 pieces of fruit in it, where you wouldn't necessarily sit and eat that many oranges or apples or bananas in a row. So you are potentially loading up on calories where you don't need them? You could drink a smoothie and still feel hungry and want food.

I think it's different if you plan them and load them with good stuff that keeps you full or hits whatever macros you need, and are not having them on top of your normal meals unnecessarily.

This.
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You are advocating eating a cake or chocolate bar instead of your 5 a day fruit?

The fruit itself, no, the smoothie - yes.

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The fruit itself, no, the smoothie - yes.

Sorry maybe I cam across wrong initially. When I said find a new treat I meant is as in find something healthy that also tastes nice to you. I'm not having a smoothie on top of my daily meals it's incorporated in my daily macros. I consider it a treat though, it tastes unbelievable and I look forward to waking up in the morning and having it, I don't wake up in the morning looking forward to having a chocolate bar.

The smoothie is the fruit though    ;D Along with other healthy ingredients.
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Sorry maybe I cam across wrong initially. When I said find a new treat I meant is as in find something healthy that also tastes nice to you. I'm not having a smoothie on top of my daily meals it's incorporated in my daily macros. I consider it a treat though, it tastes unbelievable and I look forward to waking up in the morning and having it, I don't wake up in the morning looking forward to having a chocolate bar.

The smoothie is the fruit though    ;D Along with other healthy ingredients.

If you enjoy it as a treat and you're counting everything I don't see the problem, my comment was more aimed at people who assume that because they contain fruit smoothies are healthy ;D

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If you enjoy it as a treat and you're counting everything I don't see the problem, my comment was more aimed at people who assume that because they contain fruit smoothies are healthy ;D

Fair enough, think we got our wires crossed a little there (ooh matron). Probably my fault.
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Fair enough, think we got our wires crossed a little there (ooh matron). Probably my fault.

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So long as you managed to stem the tide...

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I absolutely swear by low-calorie ice cream. It gets me through all of my cuts and gives me something to look forward to throughout a day (as I tend to have it as a desert after my last meal). I'll literally eat a tub every other day if not every day when the going gets really tough, at only 300-400 calories a pop.

My current favourites are:

https://www.oppobrothers.com/collections/ice-cream/products/colombian-chocolate-hazelnut-ice-cream-tub

https://www.oppobrothers.com/collections/ice-cream/products/maple-walnut-ice-cream-tub

https://www.halotop.uk/dairy/gooey-brownie/

Most supermarkets stock both brands and have a decent selection. Both also do other sorts of low calorie deserts which are good, like:

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/304393754

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/oppo-madagascan-vanilla-cheesecake/505996-691510-691511

Then of course you have protein bars, but the difference in quality from brand to brand can be huge. My go to for a while has been Battle Bites:

https://battlebites.com/collections/all-products/products/battle-bites-birthday-cake

https://battlebites.com/collections/all-products/products/battle-bites-glazed-sprinkled-donut-12-bars

Grenade is also decent - the salted caramel one doesn't taste too dissimilar to a mars bar (although that may be because I haven't had a mars bar for a while!):

https://www.bodyandfit.com/en-gb/Products/Protein/Protein-Snacks-%26-Food/Protein-Bars/Carb-Killa-Bar/p/1104187?feed=yes&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0QinWKQmLhymihckuqIlip2ylIGzP7aC0mujlzh-iV4Y0rWMpcU0FxoC9V0QAvD_BwE

Some of the more well known chocolate bars have also started doing protein versions. Nowhere near as good as other protein bars nutrition-wise, but better than eating the non-protein versions: 

https://theskinnyfoodco.com/products/white-snickers-hi-protein-bars-12-x-55g-white-chocolate?variant=32117091958882&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0eRi0WoNjTFAKW2jQN5D6d341aRaUvi6swoxxcH8VeofOggyH5u8TBoCzZgQAvD_BwE

https://theskinnyfoodco.com/products/peanut-butter-snickers-hi-protein-bars-12-x-55g?variant=31897863520354&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0dIATXCYgbsGqYr2SJJaOmgRXNSspXBnYn7JQyF9vR8v9yA93TBkghoCurIQAvD_BwE

https://www.cadbury.co.uk/products/cadbury-boost-protein-29873

There are also protein crisps which I don't hate:

https://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/ufit-crunchers-popped-protein-chips-1-x-35g/220333/?o=thai+sweet+chilli&ladid=uk&gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0WPpPsaWA8ORjO6t9ChedQ7qnxIkT_oKifbf8C2A_0Nerb3UOZ8XnRoCyuIQAvD_BwE
Cheers for the suggestions man, some really good ideas here. Protein bars are something I've used in the past, but only as a way to shove more protein into my system when going through gym phases. I've never really considered them as a snack substitute, but suppose they'd actually be quite good for that. Bit pricey maybe, especially for someone who (stupidly) recently decided to go work for a charity and hence earns the square root of fuck all, but worth a go. Protein crisps too eh? Could be worth a shot, as I'm pretty bad for crisps. Never had low calorie ice cream, so maybe I'll give that a go too. Much obliged.


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Djozer, making a trip to the confectionery aisle every 3 weeks is totally acceptable. No one needs to totally cut out stuff like that from their diet, unless you're a bodybuilder a couple of weeks out from competing.
True mate, but when I go chocolate I go chocolate really quite heavily! I guess it was just a psychological thing, I'd done great at avoiding chocolate etc for ages and was just annoyed with myself for cracking. Not the end of the world though, as you say. I just need to not slip back into bad habits, and moderate the intake of chocolate and other snacks more, maybe be better at using healthier substitutes. Think having a set of scales would be beneficial, but my partner won't let me keep one in the flat (which is ridiculous as she's not overweight at all, but whatever)!

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Cheers for the suggestions man, some really good ideas here. Protein bars are something I've used in the past, but only as a way to shove more protein into my system when going through gym phases. I've never really considered them as a snack substitute, but suppose they'd actually be quite good for that. Bit pricey maybe, especially for someone who (stupidly) recently decided to go work for a charity and hence earns the square root of fuck all, but worth a go. Protein crisps too eh? Could be worth a shot, as I'm pretty bad for crisps. Never had low calorie ice cream, so maybe I'll give that a go too. Much obliged.

Check out places like Home and Bargains, B&M and Herons. The former in particular sells protein bars mega cheap compared to the RRP. Battle Bites can be got for 89p I think compared to being £2.50 at Sainsbury’s.
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I'm pretty damn tempted by some of that low calorie ice cream now, I've got a bit of space in my daily calorie intake that I've just been filling with the odd slice of cheese as it's good at satiating hunger, but ice cream sounds a bit more exciting!

Other than that I've been cooking chilli a lot lately, doesn't take too much effort in my slow cooker to make 4 meals worth and it only works out at around 450 calories for a big bowl of it. I know there are tons of great options out there for variety but whenever I diet I just find it so much easier to have a routine.

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I'm pretty damn tempted by some of that low calorie ice cream now, I've got a bit of space in my daily calorie intake that I've just been filling with the odd slice of cheese as it's good at satiating hunger, but ice cream sounds a bit more exciting!

Other than that I've been cooking chilli a lot lately, doesn't take too much effort in my slow cooker to make 4 meals worth and it only works out at around 450 calories for a big bowl of it. I know there are tons of great options out there for variety but whenever I diet I just find it so much easier to have a routine.

I once ate the same chicken dish 6 days a week for around 2 years straight.

I only have it twice a week now  :D
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Never really been all that chunky, I'm slim by nature, but I piled on the pounds from the first lockdown and it was really shit.  However, I'm coming to the end of my usual start of year fast (completely cut out any treats - no chocolate, no crisps, no donuts, no sweets, no cake, etc) and the weight is tumbling off.  Lost over 2 stone in around 3 months.

Haven't been exercising at all, just going for a few long walks to the supermarket a couple of times a week.  It really is all about diet and knocking those calorie counts down, though I admittedly started from an easier situation as I'd put the weight on pretty quickly too.
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I struggle to lose 2lbs let alone 2 stone! Are you starving yourself or were you just absolutely binging before?!

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I once ate the same chicken dish 6 days a week for around 2 years straight.

I only have it twice a week now  :D

I haven't quite taken it that far but I've definitely had some long stretches of eating the same day in and out, chicken and pilau rice every dinner for months on end.

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I haven't quite taken it that far but I've definitely had some long stretches of eating the same day in and out, chicken and pilau rice every dinner for months on end.

Yeah it was very extreme, thankfully I've found a few more dishes to add to my repertoire in the mean time.
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Yeah it was very extreme, thankfully I've found a few more dishes to add to my repertoire in the mean time.

Yeah I'm the same, though to be honest I have no problem eating the same thing every night, I just got sick of seasoning and cooking the chicken and rice every day! I've been making a lot of chicken/beef chilli lately mainly because I can make and measure 4 meals worth pretty easily, tempted to upgrade to a bigger slow cooker that can do like 8-10 meals at a time.
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I once ate the same chicken dish 6 days a week for around 2 years straight.

I only have it twice a week now  :D
Dude, that's proper hardcore! You mind me asking you what it is? Must be good if you never get bored of it. I used to batch cook on weekends a bit if I was training regularly, normally chilli or some sort of chicken and rice, but nowhere near that level. That's some impressive dedication sir.

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"The usual? Yeah I've got some fresh ones as I know you come in at this time on a Tuesday"

Is not what you should be hearing at the local fried chicken place...

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Dude, that's proper hardcore! You mind me asking you what it is? Must be good if you never get bored of it. I used to batch cook on weekends a bit if I was training regularly, normally chilli or some sort of chicken and rice, but nowhere near that level. That's some impressive dedication sir.

Literally chicken, pasta, broccoli, cauliflower and a sauce I used to make up myself  ;D I wouldn't recommend it to anyone though. Very easy to make which is good if you don't have the time, but you're much better off mixing it up a bit.

I'm lucky in a way because I see food as more fuel for my body than something that needs to taste nice. Complete opposite when I was younger though I used to have a terrible diet.
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I struggle to lose 2lbs let alone 2 stone! Are you starving yourself or were you just absolutely binging before?!

I went a bit nuts during lockdown, but I think replacing a few meals a week with smoothies really helped.  The first week of no chocolate is tough as hell but you soon get used to it.
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Started a health kick a few weeks ago, got into running again and trying to cut out the shite. Hasn't been plain sailing so far but I feel a little lighter, although the scales don't say so (I know that checking the scales can be misleading etc but I still do it).

I feel like I'm properly into it now though which is important. Starting out is the hard part, the first few days, but once you get into a rhythm and stop craving sugar it gets a little easier.

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Started a health kick a few weeks ago, got into running again and trying to cut out the shite. Hasn't been plain sailing so far but I feel a little lighter, although the scales don't say so (I know that checking the scales can be misleading etc but I still do it).

I feel like I'm properly into it now though which is important. Starting out is the hard part, the first few days, but once you get into a rhythm and stop craving sugar it gets a little easier.

It's different for everyone but I find not checking the scales regularly to be madness, the results will be misleading/discouraging on the odd day but if you track it all it's great to see trends and to see how well things are going. I'd rather have the odd "bad weight day" than spend months trying to lose weight without keeping track and end up making no progress.