Thread: The new me starts tomorrow!

Hi Lucy.
Just been reading your posts and I see we probably have a lot in common!
I am a teacher too and I laughed when I read about loo trips, am getting a lot of exercise at work as my classroom is quite a bit away from the staff toilet!
I hate the soups too, so much so that I threw them away because even thinking about them made me gag! I am doing my own version of things at the moment, I suppose its the working solution? I have a shake for breakfast, a bar for lunch and I bring some chicken breast or other very lean protein to work in case I get the weak light- headed feeling. I also bring a can of coke zero. In the evening I have another bar and more meat if I need it. I am not great with getting the water down but I do drink a lot of black tea.
I find I am too weak and light- headed on the total solution plan- mind you I am only a week in- but I feel I cannot risk passing out at work ( I have a long way to fall and nobody would be able to pick me up).
Do you think adding some protein might help you? I think I am staying in ketosis as I seem to have that metal/tin mouth feeling all the time!
Hope you are doing ok this weekend?
O

Hi Oliver,
Haven't updated for a while but things are a bit better. Still feeling hungry but the weightloss is keeping me motivated. Am on day 11 and I've lost 16lbs so far. Have decided to stick to TS as much as possible but to have a WS day every now and then. We went to the theatre on Friday and I had a green salad and some chicken breast which was nice and I didn't feel guilty.
Luckily my body seems to be getting used to all this water and I'm not needing as many loo trips! My classroom is also a long way from the staff toilet!
What age do you teach?
I feel the same about the soups but luckily my husband, who's doing the diet too, likes them.
How you doing on the diet?

Hi Lucy,
I see why my gender is confusing......I never thought of that when I was picking it!
I teach 13-18 year olds, its quite a high energy job isn't it? I am starving today.......hopefully it will pass in a while!
Wow...you are doing really well, fair play to you. How are you coping with light-headedness or are you suffering from it?
Thanks for your reply
O
PS I meant picking my nickname....not my gender......!!!!

I'm not getting the lightheaded feeling. During the day I don't seem to have time to be hungry or to think about food! I have a shake or porridge before I leave home then a bar at lunchtime and that seems to get me through. It's the evenings I struggle with the hunger still on day 12! I think most of it is in my head though and I'm trying to wean myself off my addiction to food! I'm trying to stick to TS as much as possible because I know this diet will be over all the more quickly if I do!

Hi Lucy, I am pleased with my weight loss up to now, even though it is not as good as yours!
I am really pleased you are keeping at it, I am so determined to do this and I do think it is getting easier each day. My worst time of day is about 8pm, so out comes the coke zero. I aim aiming to have lost a stone by next weigh in, I think that is pretty fabulous for 3 weeks.
Julia

Hi Lucy
How are you doing? I haven't checked in with you in a while.
O

Hi. Really good thank you. I'm on day 18 and I've lost 20lbs so far, so really pleased with that! I've been mostly TS but with a couple of ws days when I've been out and stuff. All good! You?

Originally Posted by ItIsLucy

Hi. Really good thank you. I'm on day 18 and I've lost 20lbs so far, so really pleased with that! I've been mostly TS but with a couple of ws days when I've been out and stuff. All good! You?

That's great well done