That's awesome, Mariska! I feel exactly the same. I'm not tempted by food at all because the thought of getting my BMI closer to the lighter end or at least the middle of the scale is so much more important. The smell of food makes my tummy grumble but it soon passes. I think the additional meal does help, although it is pretty limited to the point where I think I might just rather have another CD choc mint shake instead! I'm pretty lucky because I love choc shakes and so I bought a whole weeks worth - I avoided the savoury things because I just know they'll be grim for me.
I've been having my 4 pints of water a day too as well as half of my skimmed milk allowance and despite feeling lethargic I have carried on with my moderate daily activities like walking the Dobermanns (who need lots of exercise) and chasing round after the kids, cleaning up, etc which I reckon burns at least an additonal 200cals after the daily Basal Metabolic Rate. Therefore if I am consuming around 800cals a day with my 3 x CD shakes and a protein meal with a glass of skimmed milk, I am burning about 200 too which leaves my total daily intake at around 600cals a day.
I have a consultation with a plastic surgeon in a month's time to talk about having the excess skin surgically removed from my tummy after losing so much weight 8 years ago and also after 2 c-sections. I need to be able to tell the surgeon I have no more weight to lose and even though he's already satisfied that I've been within my healthy BMI for 8 years, if I have the tummy tuck and lose more weight afterwards I could easily end up with another over-hang of excess skin. It's been the bane of my life for years as there's nothing I myself can physically do about it because no amount of exercise can remove saggy skin.
I'm so excited about being able to wear the new pinstripe skinny Levis my hubby bought me in the summer that are a size too small. I reckon I'll be in them by next week at this rate! Woohoo!
