Today is the last day if my extreme diet. Wohoo!

Last night i had frankfurters (yuck) they are stinking. I hate smoked meat. It was a real effort to get down but i managed it. and 4oz broccoli steamed, half a banana and 4oz vanilla ice cream.

Suprisingly i dont feel as hungry as i thought i would. Yes there have been times when i would have happily chewed your arm off but on the whole i dont feel too bad. I did have a bad headache the first two days but whether that is from not eating enough or just withdrawals like sugar etc i am unsure

I do know that it is not sustainable on a long term basis to survive on so few calories. But i have realised that the foods i thought i couldnt live without i.e bread and potatoes, I could easily cut down on. I have also found a few foods that i thought i didnt like, that actually i do such as grapefruit and cottage cheese. Frankfurters still remain firmly on the YUCK list though

So i am on the countdown to my 3 day weigh in. On monday i weighed in at *gulp* 21st 1.75lbs. (granted it included boots but even still). This diet claims that you will loose 10lbs in 3 days. I'll be very suprised if i have lost that much. However if i have only lost a lb or 2 i'll be disappointed as i have eaten so little.

Tonight i shall sit down and work out a sensible 1500cal a day meal plan for the next week. I used to think that there was no way in hell i could survive on 1500cal a day when the recommended is 2000 and for my height and weight it is 2400 however having existed on 700 for 3 days, 1500 now seems like a luxury. I also know now that i do have the willpower to make the small changes that are required to live a healthy lifestyle and lose weight in the process. So my main focus will not be on the scales. Yes i will weigh myself. Once a week as usual. But i will also use how i look and feel and how my clothes fit to make a judgement call on how i am doing. It has been tough the last 3 days. I have been tempted to get stuck into the chocolates, the cakes and biscuits and bread and fizzy drinks. I think it has helped that i am doing this with the girls i work with and the "fear" and "shame" of failing and them succeeding is giving me added incentive.

Todays Menu

Breakfast

5 Ritz crackers

1 slice cheddar cheese

1 Apple

Cup of black tea (never again)

Lunch

1 slice wholemeal toast

1 poached egg

Dinner

4oz Tuna

4oz Beetroot

1/2 melon

40z vanilla ice-cream

Wohoo today is a good day in comparison

Have a good day all and keep healthy

Angell

xx

You are doing sooooo well.  You should be so proud of yourself.

You have the right attitude to succeed in your weight loss challenge.  How wonderful being to do this with your colleagues, it must make you more determined.

Good luck with the calorie counting. 

Wow!  That's a crazy diet you're on.  Glad today is the last day.  I was reading some of your previous posts.  And, YES!  It is so worth it.  More importantly YOU are so worth it.  I think there's a balance we have to find.  We don't necessarily have to deprive ourselves of all our favorite foods.  But we don't have to binge either.  There is the happy balance of moderation.  I just wanted to stop by and say hi!