LastChance's Diary

Hi All

I am a 28 year old who has yo yoed all the way throughout my 20's.

I battled with my weight in 2013 and 2014, starting at close to 16 and a half stones I got all the way down to 12 stones and 13 pounds in October 2014...

I am now back to over 15 stones. And very down. And embarrassed. I just cannot carry on like this any more. I'm sick of having spent most of my adult life on a diet only to get big and unhappy again. The biggest issue is my confidence. I feel like I've lost so much of my personality and happiness at the moment and my weight is one of the main reasons.

I start my diet every morning, by the evening I have failed. I have decided enough is enough, simply because I can't keep feeling like this...and I have an engagement to attend at the end of this month...as well as being a bridesmaid in august. That aside I want to wake up in the morning and dress how I want, in the clothes...colours and designs I like...

I am starting the Exante in the morning and I am basically going to moan on this thread...and keep a bit of a food diary. I am sick of boring my friends with my failed attempts so will use this thread to express my thoughts. I have decided this is the last time I'm doing a VLCD and I am seeing it though.

Please feel free to join in if you want! And I apologise on advance for all my moaning! X

Moan away!

Just know that if you drink gallons of water and stick to your Exante packs only, the weight will fly off. Ignore the odd annoying results, like not losing one week, or only losing a pound or so. It happens to most people.
Get into the mindset that you're sticking strictly to Exante for a month, two months or whatever, ignore the interim results and focus on staying on plan for that period of time, and you'll find it really works.

Good luck, and keep moaning

Hey! You sound similar to me. I was so much more confident before I put the weight on. I'm 28 as well, started getting bigger around 22 but managed to lose it again, then it crept up again! I'm determined to be happy before I'm 30!!

I'm a fashion designer and student and I hate not being able to Wear the things I design, or looking like the big one next to all of the other girls. I'm already older than them so I just feel a bit washed up!

You've come to the right place for a moan and some support ive lost 10lbs in 2 weeks and I'm so much happier already xx

Don't take this the wrong way anyone... But calling yourself 'last chance' is kinda worrying to me...

This is not your 'last chance'!

I hate being overweight but I don't let it ruin my life.

You HAVE to live your life, love yourself and make the best on a day to day basis.

Yes, being thinner is better- I love being thinner and get very annoyed when I put weight back on. I yo-yo like a bloody idiot!

But being thin isn't a magic fix all. If you hate yourself then being thin won't necessarily mean you love yourself.

Try focusing more on positive things and try to improve your health rather than fixating on, "omgz I am fat and I suck'.

You're not suddenly a better person or worth more just because you drop a dress size.

*hugs to all*

I think for some people using phrases like last chance just helps them to get motivated as it creates a sense of urgency. I'm always one for exaggerating when I talk and say things like this all the time, without meaning them too deeply x