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tishtosh · 26th July, 2007

I do like to see posts like this Karion, and thank you.

I've been doing quite well on LL and have lost over 3 and a half stone in 12 weeks which is great. My friends often remind me of the difficulty of keeping the weight off and are sceptical too. I reply with 'let me get to my goal first and worry about keeping it off then'. However, I do worry as I am also a food addict, and if I didn't watch things could easily succumb to alcohol too.

I was at home in Dublin last week and despite my resolve to stick 100% to LL I relented to the lure of my favourite meals etc being prepared 'specially' for me. I decided to enjoy things in moderation - which I did, until Sunday evening. Then I had the crooked thoughts of 'I'm back on the diet tomorrow' etc. etc. and had to have a couple of sandwiches with mayo etc. and all the rest. I did this once everyone else went to bed and in retrospect I had been planning this most of the day, as I knew people would be going to bed early.

I couldn't bring myself to tell my cousellor this last bit as I'm ashamed. This is about old habits and it frightens me, even though I'm a long way from management. I realise how fragile my relationship with food actually is still, and you hit the nail on the head by saying 'I want' = 'I must have'!

Your method of dealing with your desires makes a lot of sense to me. They are going to be there for as long as they were there before - which in my case is a very long time. This post - along with your wonderful 'only lost one pound' post is going into my inspirational file, which I'm compiling for when I need to deal with 'real' food in the future.

I look forward to seeing other replies also,

Thank you

26th July, 2007	#2 (permalink)
tishtosh Hopeful for the future tishtosh's Profile Albums tishtosh's Photo Gallery Quick Words Champion! Join Date: 3rd May, 2007 Location: London Posts: 664 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 16 Diet: Atkins Start Date: 11th April 2010	I do like to see posts like this Karion, and thank you. I've been doing quite well on LL and have lost over 3 and a half stone in 12 weeks which is great. My friends often remind me of the difficulty of keeping the weight off and are sceptical too. I reply with 'let me get to my goal first and worry about keeping it off then'. However, I do worry as I am also a food addict, and if I didn't watch things could easily succumb to alcohol too. I was at home in Dublin last week and despite my resolve to stick 100% to LL I relented to the lure of my favourite meals etc being prepared 'specially' for me. I decided to enjoy things in moderation - which I did, until Sunday evening. Then I had the crooked thoughts of 'I'm back on the diet tomorrow' etc. etc. and had to have a couple of sandwiches with mayo etc. and all the rest. I did this once everyone else went to bed and in retrospect I had been planning this most of the day, as I knew people would be going to bed early. I couldn't bring myself to tell my cousellor this last bit as I'm ashamed. This is about old habits and it frightens me, even though I'm a long way from management. I realise how fragile my relationship with food actually is still, and you hit the nail on the head by saying 'I want' = 'I must have'! Your method of dealing with your desires makes a lot of sense to me. They are going to be there for as long as they were there before - which in my case is a very long time. This post - along with your wonderful 'only lost one pound' post is going into my inspirational file, which I'm compiling for when I need to deal with 'real' food in the future. I look forward to seeing other replies also, Thank you __________________ Trish x Started Lighter Life 1st May 2007 Lost 4 stone on foundation But put it all back on again! Started Atkins on 11th April 2010 Week 1 - 2kg Week 2 - 3kg Week 3 - 1kg Week 4 +2kg -oops! Week 5 - 1kg Week 6 - 1kg Week 7 - 0 Week 8 + 1kg Week 9 - 1kg Week 10 - 1kg Week 11 - 1kg Week 12 - 0kg Goals 1. To get below 100kg 2. Have less to lose than I have lost - 3. Get into a size 16 top 4. Have a normal BP for 2 months 5. Have a BMI in the 20s 6. Join an exercise class