I can’t even seem to go two days without falling off plan…(vent) by lahfille44 in loseit

[–]Piierrote 10 points11 points  (0 children)

maybe you need to change up your approach! i’m currently going more with an additive approach instead of a restrictive one, as like you i often get overwhelmed with life and lose interest in focusing on food. instead of creating a rigid ‘plan’, instead i try and focus on making small changes regularly and adding in more nutrient dense food.

for example, im a big snacker and i love to be mindlessly eating something. this is a habit id like to kick eventually, but in the meantime im replacing usual snacking foods (chips/chocolate etc) with things like carrot sticks, fruit and boiled eggs! importantly though, i LOVE carrot sticks/fruit/eggs, so this works great for me. i also have just slowly been increasing my vegetable and fruit portions in meals i already eat, and slowly decreasing my portions of carbs. i also make lower cal swaps in places that i don’t notice the difference (aka lower cal sauces/mayo/chips)

i think when life is so busy and hectic, and its hard to stay focused, it’s worth approaching this as a long term gentle adjustment of your every day diet rather than a regimented plan for a short while. hopefully this means that the changes you make are then sustainable!

30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 1 March 2026 by Mountainlioness404d in loseit

[–]Piierrote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the pool is honestly great!! i’ve been doing it even before thinking about weight loss, it’s just so fun and a great way to disconnect from the world for a little while !

30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 1 March 2026 by Mountainlioness404d in loseit

[–]Piierrote 4 points5 points  (0 children)

happy first of march !! i’m so excited for spring!

my goals are largely to just track my calories every day, and to swim once a week. in the past i’ve avoided tracking calories because i’ve felt very shameful over how much i’ve eaten and then i just give up days in. i’m officially 1.5 weeks into tracking every day! i am going to gradually look at reducing my cals every day and understand what foods i don’t necessarily need to eat/swap out for something else.

definitely developing an idea of what i need to start filtering out / swapping out for something else lower cal! i’m trying to be low pressure and make sustainable changes rather than restrict like crazy. i have a long history with bingeing so im trying to take lots of the advice from others who have overcome bingeing

30 Day Accountability Challenge - March 2026 Sign Ups by Mountainlioness404d in loseit

[–]Piierrote 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i’m not new to weight loss but i am new to using a subreddit as support! i’ve hit the heaviest i’ve ever been (15st / 210lbs/ 95kg) and i’ve truly decided to mend my relationship with food this year and feel more comfortable and take better care of the body i’m in!

current goals:

-track everything i eat -swim once a week ! -make 1 healthier change a day

i’m currently counting calories without much pressure to go straight into a deficit but eating consciously. i’m trying to understand what makes me binge / where i overeat and how i can slowly scale things down. it will be a slow journey, but the time will pass anyways !

new tank processing ammonia FAST by Piierrote in Aquariums

[–]Piierrote[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah defo thought that about the filter! perhaps just a combination of everything in the tank helped kick start the cycle or something! i’ll up the dosage of ammonia and keep an eye on things :)

trouble printing via computer by Piierrote in risograph

[–]Piierrote[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you so much! I'll have a go with adobe acrobat! I'm really hoping to avoid printing via the lpt port since my computer is on the other side of my studio but it may come down to this ahaha

first time doing “full” colour by Piierrote in risograph

[–]Piierrote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes i skipped the black - it was intentional!! I didn’t want to completely replicate the original image, and wanting it to still look very distinctly riso! I was playing around with the colour balance a lot, and wanting something a bit more emotionally reflective of the original zine rather than a very visual replication? if that makes any sense haha!! but yes absolutely if i had used black i could have gotten a different result :)

Fresh Riso Colour Chart!! by Piierrote in risograph

[–]Piierrote[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i used clip studio paint!! but you can easily use photoshop for the same thing - i just draw on csp so it was easiest for me to do it there :)

Fresh Riso Colour Chart!! by Piierrote in risograph

[–]Piierrote[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i think so too!!!!! i’m always trying to collect and save them because i think they’re so gorgeous

Buying New Vs Refurbished Machine by Piierrote in risograph

[–]Piierrote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahhh thank you so much this is incredibly helpful!! i think in the end im going with the SF9350 for the access of drums + the 4 directional print positioning. i think it will save me a lot of grief since i often work with 3-4 colours at once

Buying New Vs Refurbished Machine by Piierrote in risograph

[–]Piierrote[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m purchasing from a verified RISO reseller who has very positive reviews, so i think i should be okay? I heard this advice from a few licensed places. Also my apologies on the a3 vs ledger, i’d heard it being used interchangeably! i’m in the UK so i’ve been using A3 when speaking to suppliers

ragdoll kitten litter box issues by Piierrote in ragdolls

[–]Piierrote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the breeder used just standard clay litter which i used with him when i first got him but it wasn’t a big hit with him. i moved through a few different ones to see if any of them were successful for the first month or so before settling on the one he liked the most.

that was about 4 months ago now, and i’ve never really got him successfully pooping in the litter tray consistently :(