Thread: Tranquil's Place - obscure ramblings as the weight dissolves

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Week 14 completed of determined effort and staying 99% on my own calorie counted plan and resulted in 1.75lbs off, dropping me into the next stone down bracket on the scales.

Still having trouble believing this is the real me going around the supermarket and cruising down the crisps/chocolate aisles and not stopping to buy lol.

I seem to have picked up some good habits along the way as it now feels more natural to stop and buy fruit on the way to work rather than a Greggs sandwich and to automatically add mushrooms and tomatoes to breakfast instead of an extra piece of toast.

A long "weigh" to go until I have tamed all my inner demons that have kept me fat, and retrained all my emotional reponses to understand that food isn't what they need.

Slipped into two skirts that have been lingering a while in the wardrobe ready for this moment . That solves the problem of new work skirts and leaves me some pennies to treat myself with next week when I hit the 3 stone off mark.......just 0.25lbs to go!

You're doing great! Well done

Everything sounds great. I know exactly what you mean about bypassing the "junk" aisles. I used to head straight for them before I was ccing, but now I avoid them like the plague. Can't quite believe I manage it. lol.

Keep up the good work, you're doing great.

Yeah, deffo. We go shopping and mum's like do you want any crisps? when I talk straight past the crisps isle. And I actually say no! Never thought that was possible. For me, crisps is like chocolate is for most people lol.

You are doing really well, congratulations

Originally Posted by Bostik

Yeah, deffo. We go shopping and mum's like do you want any crisps? when I talk straight past the crisps isle. And I actually say no! Never thought that was possible. For me, crisps is like chocolate is for most people lol.

lol we all have our little vices don't we?
Chocolate has always been mine. Though I can never understand these people who can finish off a tub of ice cream or a block of cheese in a sitting. These items have no power over me unlike Cadburys

Not sure what's going on the past couple of days have found myself very tempted to eat stuff I haven't wanted for months. Have managed to resist so far but find myself questioning what I'm doing and should I be changing anything.

Also find myself obsessing over the scales since the weekend. There is no reason for this as they are still moving downwards and in 15 weeks I've only had a couple of STS moments and all other weeks have shown a reduction of some kind.

Hoping the body isn't going into "well I'm three stone less than I was a few months ago I'm not moving any more" mode.

Will try and find some new healthy foods to feed the body with to keep it interested lol.

Ah we all get times like that. It'll be hard now but the cravings will soon pass

I know what you mean. I have just had a couple of days of terrible cravings. Don't do what I did and give in!!!

I know it's hard, but stop obssesing over the scales. I am really lucky, cos it's not that often I decide to step on them early, but I can guarantee that when I do have a sneak peek, I am always devastated. Ignore what they say until your official WI.

Lot's of love xx

Thanks for the support guys.

I think I've worked my way through it. Seems my body was craving meat when I've been feeding it fish for dinner this week. Pork steak and veggies seem to have made the problem disappear.

I can do this. I am in control, not the food.

8.35 p.m. and safely negotiated the day following "pay negotiations" or maybe I should rephrase that to "pittance negotiations" with my boss. Teetered on the edge of giving in to the lure of unhealthy foods but refused to submit.

Very proud of myself lol

I'm proud of you too. Well done for not giving in!!!

Yeah, well done!

Have a great weekend, you are doing well..and your mind seems in the right place, there is no stopping you now! Good luck for your official weigh in