Need assistance with my weight

This was in a previous post from ages ago and it relates to me and probably others!

Thanks. My weakness is snacks and gets me when i am at work primarily but also after dinner. I dont do soft drinks or juices so that isnt a problem. I agree i need to make small changes for the long haul. I dont want to deprive myself as life is too short but I need to figure something out that works for me. I am hoping that the arrival of spring will give me some motivation as i tend to hibernate over winter. Thanks for your suggestions.

Hi I hear you my weight is terrible I was just starting to get back on track and my knee went. I have had a arthroscope and knee still not great. I have decided to go and see a dietican. It would be nice if there was a pill to take at night and wake up a few kilos lighter. Good luck 

Hey Rowdy
I am with you !  If you are in the colder climates that makes it even harder - I had a salad today and it was terrible as we had 4 degrees !  It is weather for comfort food !  Unfortunately the added weight does not help the knees either.  I went to a dietitian with hubby last week (he cannot put weight on) and she was soooooo thin herself.  I have to feed him several added meals each day as well as snacks and Sustagen - poor me puts on weight looking at it all !  (Stop laughing !).  I can easily refuse sweet things but the savouries are so hard ... getting there so far. 
Good luck  Summer  :-)

Sometimes a pedometer can help us start to move more which sometimes motivates people to start eating better. I'm exactly the same with snacks. Currently I am just focussing on fitness and will start replacing my snacks with a planned nutritious snack. My problem is having the energy to do that. ..hence doing more exercise as it seems to help with the fatigue issues and quite quickly. 

Hi @maryroset1 am good at the theory but in this weather practice is not good - cabin fever brings out the munchies in me .Re food I learnt that I don't like bland food and I like variety - I scour supermarket shelves for something lower in calories that fits the bill. Here are some of my favourites " Goodies" rice crackers lot less calories than chips and tasty , cup a soup like Dutch curry and rice / cauliflower , Sirena tuna Italian style ( tuna in oil is good for the brain ) , chobani yogurt low fat if I'm craving ice cream , there's some Indian packet stuff vegetarian which is quite flavoursome. Basically I eat porridge for breakfast as keeps me going till lunch , find something like the aforementioned for lunch and eat what the family does for dinner avoiding the obvious . I don't think any food is bad unless full of fat/ sugar and figure I should be able to eat it as long as I hover around 1200 calories a day - 3 fruit in between of any kind I fancy - bought myself a punnet of strawberries to day.I drink a lot of tea - Yorkshire for preference - warming and fills up when the munchies descend. I think the worst thing about dieting is boredom . I eat whilst on a diet - pasta , potatoes , bread , dry biscuits but not cake , sweets , deep fried food etc  I try to eat what I enjoy within those limits - loathe iceberg lettuce but like mixed leaves salads , I try to avoid cheese and don't drink alcohol which is a bit of wasted calories.Go to your supermarket one day when you are not doing the big family shop and have a good look around to see if anything tickles your fancy and happens to be reasonably low calorie . I think diets need to be as close to everyday eating as possible and with enough variety so you don't feel like you are missing out too much. Finally - walking every day helps with how you feel and helps with losing weight but to be of value needs to be 30 minutes daily. PS My new addiction - pastelli - an Ancient Greek sesame/ nut square from my local fruit and veg - 2 of those and am full for lunch - yes I eat nuts , dried fruit - portion control goes without saying on everything.Last word Vegemite bagel crips in the biscuit aisle yum but portion control tough atm as quite addictive. 

I'm still carrying 4 kilos from post surgery August 16!  Doesn't sound a big deal but I am tall and have always been slim so I have a whole lot of clothes which are too tight!  These 4 kilos are sitting between my waist and hips and drive me crazy!   I'm sure Arimidex isn't helping.  I'm just about to start September where I have committed to walking 10,000 steps per day so hopefully this will help.  I've lost 2 kilos in the past few months by exercising but I drop two and put one back on!
In the past, I've had success losing a few kilos by eating vegetarian Monday - Friday for a month and adding fish on the weekends.  Like Summerhill, my downfall is savoury foods.  I've been know to eat a big packet of Red Rock Deli chips in a sitting!  I also find using a phone app helps me stay on track.  I've got a calorie/kilojoule counter which works out how much I am eating each day against my daily allowance.  It helps if I see exactly how many kilojoules a particular food item.  Then any exercise I do comes off the daily total.    I have a holiday in Japan at the end of September so I want to be a bit lighter by then :)  Jane xx

Thanks for all your suggestions ladies. I too can eat a big pack of red rock deli chips in one go. Chips and choc are my major weekness and i just have to stop buying them. I see my oncologist this week might see if she can refer me to a dietician.  I need motivation and hope that once the warmer weather arrives i can get some short walks in because i think short walks is all my knee can handle at the moment. In the meantime i will focus on what i eat and stay clear of the snacks and sweet aisle at the supermarket! !

Hi @maryroset1 I have lost 32 kgs in the past 11 months without exercise. I put on 7 kgs with treatment and was a big girl to begin with. I love sweets and snacks. In then end my arthritis was just too bad and I had to do something. I tried the anti inflammatory diet. Just fresh fruit and veggies, meat; no bread, pasta or rice and nothing processed. It was sensible old fashioned meals, stir fries, omelettes (without cheese), chicken and vegetable soup, cooked salmon, baked dinners (without potatoes). I love chocolate so I switched to Lindt dark choc and had a square or 2 a day which helped controlled the cravings. For the first two months I weighed everything I ate and counted calories. I aimed for 1200 calories a day but ended up getting down to 1000 calories a day which some say is too low but I never felt hungry. After the first two months I was in the habit of eating smaller meals and eating better food so I haven't needed to count calories since, although if I do have something bad then I will cut down on something else that day. I have had to buy a whole new wardrobe which is great. Good luck with it.

Hey @Hopes_and_Dreams I will also be in Japan at the end of September! Hubby and I are having a very big holiday after the past 2 years of treatment.  I don't think I could have done this if I hadn't lost the weight. I hope you have a great time.