Karamac
Full Member
Thought I'd start a diary as I've been on LL for two weeks now and had a fantastic loss of 15lbs. I know the losses will slow down a little now and, without a diary to record my feelings I'm worried that my resolve might weaken. I seem to be constantly saying 'no thank you' to invitations which involve food and I'm worried that feeling antisocial might cause me to give in to food.
I lost 70lbs in 2009 with LL, kept it off for 6 months (didn't do RTM as I was so, so happy with the weight loss that I was certain that I'd be able to keep it off) but then we moved abroad (with work, not out of choice) and depression set in, causing me to comfort eat and over the next 8 or 9 months I gained 40lbs
I had a pain in my right hip for 3 months and eventually, a month or so ago, I was sent for an MRI scan. The pain was (is) sciatica, caused by a disc pressing on the nerve. It would seem that I have something called degenerative disc disease and so have 3 bulging discs. The Orthopaedic consultant told me that losing weight, even 10lbs, would ease the pressure and the discomfort.
I had a 'woe is me' couple of days (!) and then decided to get my ass into gear and get back on the LL packs. I bring some back here every time I go home and so I have 3 months' supply to start me off - enough to see me through till I go home again.
So, I started 2 weeks ago and I have lost 15lbs. My goal is to lose 70lbs, which will take me to a total loss (since April 2009) of 100lbs. I should be ache and pain free and keeping it off will ensure that I will not turn into an incapacitated old woman!!
So - sorry for the rant - a regular input to my diary is needed to help me to stay focussed and enable me to become the person I want to be (physically speaking!) as soon as possible.
I lost 70lbs in 2009 with LL, kept it off for 6 months (didn't do RTM as I was so, so happy with the weight loss that I was certain that I'd be able to keep it off) but then we moved abroad (with work, not out of choice) and depression set in, causing me to comfort eat and over the next 8 or 9 months I gained 40lbs
I had a pain in my right hip for 3 months and eventually, a month or so ago, I was sent for an MRI scan. The pain was (is) sciatica, caused by a disc pressing on the nerve. It would seem that I have something called degenerative disc disease and so have 3 bulging discs. The Orthopaedic consultant told me that losing weight, even 10lbs, would ease the pressure and the discomfort.
I had a 'woe is me' couple of days (!) and then decided to get my ass into gear and get back on the LL packs. I bring some back here every time I go home and so I have 3 months' supply to start me off - enough to see me through till I go home again.
So, I started 2 weeks ago and I have lost 15lbs. My goal is to lose 70lbs, which will take me to a total loss (since April 2009) of 100lbs. I should be ache and pain free and keeping it off will ensure that I will not turn into an incapacitated old woman!!
So - sorry for the rant - a regular input to my diary is needed to help me to stay focussed and enable me to become the person I want to be (physically speaking!) as soon as possible.