Good news another 2kg off this week and I feel good I'm still on a high. I've got loads of energy and it's really showing in the gym - I'm going on the treadmill and starting to run!!!! Which if you knew me is a complete shocker - I've never run anywhere in my life - but I'm actually enjoying it. I can't run consistently yet, it's jog 1 minute/walk 1 minute but when I first started 3 weeks ago it was jog 1 minute walk 2/3 minutes so it's a big improvement
I'm a bit worried though coz my hip was really hurting when I left the gym this evening. I'm hoping a good night's sleep will sort it out. I'd hate to stop the training now when it's starting to make a big difference - I mean I've only lost 5kg (only!!!) but I've lost 27cm from around my stomach - my diet counsellor was shocked she had to double check it as she didn't believe the difference - I think that's primarliy due to the gym rather than diet. I even did a Pilates class on saturday as well as my normal workout to help me tone up.
I know I will always struggle with my weight - I'm not going to get down to my perfect weight and stay there - there is too much history and conditioning but at least I know I've got a tool now to help me manage it - next time I won't leave it so long before I use it again.
Today i won my first paying commission - whopee - I've travelled across to the other side of the world to set up this new division in this company and I've been working my socks off but up til now ther has been no payback. But today is just the start - where 1 job comes in others will follow.....
I just knew I was going to lose weight this morning. I felt so strong yesterday, I really broke through the pain/hunger barrier at last and lo and behold I had lost a kg when I jumped on the scales. I've felt good today too - alot more energy. It's amazing really how this diet works - I'm not sure whether it is a physiological thing - you know your body going into ketosis, or a mental thing, being in control and seeing the amazing results. It's probably a bit of both. I wish I could learn to control my eating normally though. That's my next task, when i finish this time I'm cosidering going to say a real dietician to learn to eat and control my eating properly.
Oh well I'll think about that later when I am closer to my goal weight.
On the bad side my weight hadn't moved for the fourth day in a row. That was a bit disappointing - last time it moved every other day at least.
On the good side I finally broke through the tiredness and hunger. I felt good at the gym tonight and I felt full after my last shake - in fact I felt guilty like I'd eaten something I shouldn't have! Hopefully this is the turning point into the ketosis high....
Well - it didn't work in February in fact I put more weight on!!
I finally decided I had to do something more drastic - so i contacted a Cambridge Diet counsellor. There was one who held sessions down the road from me - well just down the road on my bike, It's really awkward without a car. At first I tried to make excuses again as she could only see me at 3pm on Tuesday and I obviously am at work then, But then I gave myself a serious talking to - if you want to do something you find a way. I decided to take a very late lunch and go to that appointment and Thank God. My weght had gone back up to 86.8kg - that's 13 1/2 stone that's 3 and 1/2 stone back on again!!! I''ve just been very silly - I'm here alone and I've been eating to keep myself company and I said to my husband "food is my friend". His reply "Well you've got lots of friends then!" Too true.
Anyway long and short of it I started up on CD last Tuesday (for those who don't know CD is similar to the diet I used to follow in the UK it is a Very Low Calorie Diet <500 calories a day, and all your meals are these soups or shakes.)
It was good to be back in control - although i have been so hungry I'm resisting. I want to lose at least 2 stone before I come back to the UK in June. I've also joined a gym and I went 3 time last week and I'm going tomorrow night as well. I'm also walking or cycling to work every day and that is about 4km each way so I'm certainly more active.
Good News is I had my first weigh in today and I'd lost 3kg. I was a little disappointed as that is less than I lost the first week of my first diet but it is a good weight loss and I just need to keep it up.It takes me well on the way to my goal.
It helped writing on here last time so I'm going to try this again to help keep me motivated. I can only talk to my Mum and hubby occasionally because of the time difference so I dn't have the support I had last time. Keep fingers crossed for me.
Well I'm through day 1 - not entirely intact - I'm supposed to just have 3 packets a day on Optifast but I was sooooo hungry I had a couple of extra packs. I plan to reduce that tomorrow and so on til I'm down to the 3 packs.
I'm supposed to be going to New Zealand next week for 2 weeks, for work. Not sure how I'll continue on this diet then (although I think they sell optifast there too?) I couldn't aford to put off starting though as I'm running out of clothes that fit me.....
- a few months off the diet and my weight has rocketed!!! No excuses but the changes in my life have meant I lost focus with serious consequences.
I'm now living in Melbourne, Australia. I've been here 2 weeks but actually it feels alot longer. I've started the new job, I've found an apartment and been shopping like mad for furniture. I haven't had chance to miss the hubby yet (he is still in the UK) but I know I will.
Anyway they don't sell the Lighterlife diet here that I followed in the UK last year but they do something similar called Optifast - it's still a VLCD diet of total meal replacement but you just but it from the pharmacy and there is no support group. But desparate measures are called for - so I start tomorrow - wish me luck.
Well I've finally uploaded by results photo's. Without blowing my own trumpet too hard - WOW.
I didn't even recognise myself because I have never reached an adult weight that low. It was abit of a shock actually. Maintaining the weigh is hard - to be honest I've put on 7lbs from my lowest weight but I'm not panicing yet. I've had a bit of a social whirl since I started eating - my hubby's 50th and friends and family wanting to celebrate. So I'm trying to lose as much as possible again before I go on holiday to Oz in 3 weeks times. I can't sole source completely because I still have some social commitments I need to meet so I'll cut back and see how I go.
My BIG NEWS though is that I'm going to be moving to Oz permanenetly at the end of january. I've got a new job in Melbourne, a good job, actually a promotion. So that's really exciting but a. My hubby isn't going to follow immediately he is going to wait 6 months so I'm going to be on my own in a strange city in a strange country, in anew job (help!). b. They don't do lighterlife there and I was going to restart Lighterlife in Jan to lose the last 14 to 20lbs. I've been reading up on all the alternatives like optifast & celebrity slim but I'm a bit confused - can anyone out ther help???
This eating malarky is hard! I'm now on management and grduallt reintroduce foods week by week. The first couple of weeks it's one meal of light protein with a light salad, supplemented still by the pack. But i have to admit I have cheated!! I was so good when i was sole sourcing but now you can eat something it's a lot harder to resist.
I haven't had a major blowout - no double pepperroni pizzas and chocolate mud cake (which has some of the women did!) But I seem to have gained a craving for cashew nuts of all things. I've got through a large packet of those last week (about an addtional 1000 calories I worked out) - Oh well it hasn't affected my weight other than I haven't lost anyomre which i probably could have done without them. I'm trying to strenghen my resolve at the momement because I really want to lose another 2 lbs to his the nice round 140lbs (10 stone) markand then I'll take my after pictures. I will do it....I will do it......I will do it...........I will do it............
....sort of! I've finished the first phase of the diet and I've lost 89lbs in total!!!! My final goal weight is to lose another 2 1/2 lbs but I've decided to move into management and hopefully will still lose a bit of weight,
Management consists of gradually reintroducing foods into your diet. So day 1 and 2 I cut my packs down to 3 and had a portion of smoked mackerel instead. It was yummy!. On day 3 I was allowed to add a salad and fat free dressing so I had a hot chicken salad with a Kraft honey & mustard dressing and today I had a smoked salmon salad with thousand island dressing. It's great being able to eat again. Next week I can introduce yoghurts.......it's sad getting excited by yoghurts but wait until the week I can introduce cooked vegetables (hee hee). There is a reason behind th madness - I need to relearn my eating habits as I don't want to just fall back inot the old habits. This is to teach me how to eat again.
- although i have been so hungry I'm resisting. I want to lose at least 2 stone before I come back to the UK in June. I've also joined a gym and I went 3 time last week and I'm going tomorrow night as well. I'm also walking or cycling to work every day and that is about 4km each way so I'm certainly more active.