Maintenance.....

....is hard!

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???

Optifast

Hey! I'm on optifast. I don't know stones that well... but Optifast is really for people who need to lose a large amount of weight. It's a liquid diet that is medically supervised by a doctor. You might also want to look into New Lifestyle, which is similar, but you don't need doctors visits and you can have regular food with the liquid.

I really love optifast because its medically supervised and you get to work with a nurtritionist, behaviorist, endrocronologist (sp?) etc. They really TEACH you how to lose both mentally and physically plus KEEP IT OFF. I've been on it for about a month and lost about 15 pounds after I hit a plateu with another diet. Most people lose more than that, though.

If you have anymore questions feel free to stop by my blog! Good luck moving and good luck with making your decision!