Step 1 Sole Source SCARED newbie - Sole source - last attempt at weight loss - support needed please!?

Hello all,

I have my first consultation tomorrow and boy am I nervous! Excited and nervous. I was always a naturally slim person, eating like a horse and not gaining a lb but after having children and comfort eating I am heavy and unhappy.:sigh:

The plus side is that I'm absolutely determined to make this work - I have tried every other diet in the world and not made the 100% effort needed. I figure joining this forum will break that habit; to talk to you all who are in the same boat rather than all of my skinny friends ("go on...one won't hurt") it has only just dawned on me how down I am about my body and health in general, I just want to feel good about myself again.

Any tips and advice would be SOOOOOOOOOOOO appreciated.

I'm scared of failing, potential starvation and bad breath, lol! I get my products tomorrow night and will be starting Wednesday. I aim to post on here regularly so please help me.

I'm astounded at the threads on here, you've all done so well!

much love xxx

Okay so I saw my consultant today and have stocked up on shakes and sparkling water ready for sole source. Day 1 tomorrow and I am so excited. x

i hope you do amazingly well, there is no reason why you shouldnt. Just remember you are making the choices, nobody else. good luck xx

Day One done! YAY!! *fanfare*

I have not cheated at all, i've just had to constantly remind myself that I can't eat. Ive found myself absent mindedly reaching for a biscuit/crisp/snack and been like "WHOA!" as soon as I touch it.

I didn't realise it before but I'm obviously a 'snacker'

I am only just starting to feel hungry so filling up on water. I had a shake at 12pm, one at 4pm and the last one at 9pm. I'm usually up late and never eat breakfast so this works for me. I didn't want to go too many hours in the evening feeling hungry and raid the cupboard. I am hibernating in my room... away from all temptation.

ShrinkingAlice, thank you so much for the support. I am staying focused

Good luck, I've just weighed in on day 6 with my consultant & am down 7lbs so you have that to look forward to!
Keep busy & the days will pass quickly, I found at work was easy but on an evening I had to keep myself busy to stop my mind from thinking about food

Wow! Well done Gemmy. I spend my hungry evening hours in my room and on here. It's so good that there are others at the same stage as me

I am finding today a struggle. It's day 2 so I am suitably ashamed of myself.

I'm still 100% committed and I won't cheat but I'm thinking about food a lot! I feel a tiny bit hungry but it's not that. I think it's just the habit of eating I'm finding hard to kick. Food addict!

Did anyone else feel like this? Will it pass?

x

You'll feel better tomorrow, just think if you gave in now everything up to now would be a waste & you'd have to start again. You've done so well to get through these first tough days, it does get a lot easier.

I know what you mean about wanting to eat vs needing to, try to just not let your mind wander there, if you start thinking about what you can't have but want to etc it'll make it really hard on yourself. If you really want this as soon as those thoughts start creeping in tell them "No!"

You've done well, this isn't easy but will get better either tomorrow or Sat when ketosis kicks in.

yep, i was constantly thinking about food, you end up watching tv shows you usually watch but seeing nothing apart from what they are eating. For me it was the simpsons meal i was watching lol, never noticed it before! You will find it so much easier when you are in ketosis, not being hungry and not thinking about it as much, or at least not being as bothered by thinking about it!! On day 4 or 5 i was making a sandwich for my daughter and licked my finger, i noticed straight away and idnt swallow anything but it was just without thinking! good luck today!

Thanks so much guys, I'm definitely not giving in.

DAY2: Woke up RAVENOUS, my waking thought was Enchilads, wow. I downed some water and a black coffee and had my first shake at 11:30am. All I could think about was food... my mind was just wandering and i really couldn't stop it. I was so shocked at how much before this diet I must think about food. I was dragged to Waitrose on my lunch break by a (size zero) colleague. She was busy packing her trolley full of goodies for a dinner party. TORTURE! Eventually I decided to wait for her outside so as not to be tempted or start drooling at the till! I kept my head down and threw myself into work at the office but still the mind wandered. It was starting to get really annoying.

I had a Bouillon vegetable broth, my CDC said they are allowed, does anyone know? They taste like salt water but i told myself it was soup and drank it anyway.

Next shake was at 4pm, the guys in the office asked about the diet etc and were horrified when i told them my weight, I didn't even lie! But as much as they seemed disgusted (!) it made me feel good that I am doing something about it. All week i have been met with "Oh it's not sustainable..." and "It's a fad diet, you'll NEVER do it..." PFFF! Watch me.
Anyhow, I felt so much better after my 2nd shake, got home, kids in bed, chores etc and have just had my last shake. Chocolate Mint, I love it. So no cheating and still on track. Really proud of myself tho as this morning I really did hate it, if I was on any other diet I think I would have caved. I guess having no food is easier in a wierd way. Also messing up the ketosis really puts me off.

I have decided I will try to do SS with no cheating for 28 days. I have made myself a progress chart (inspired by shrinkingalice's *********, thank you) and the plan is if I do the 28days it's out of the way and i hope i will not have to come back to SS, like EVER!

Well done you can do it.. I start Monday and i'm super nervous but it'll all be worthwhile.

Oh noooooo! I have been ill all yesterday and today. I caved last night and ate a non cambridge friendly meal.

Feeling very bad about it but am back on track. Still feel unwell so a bit miserable.

So. After a weekend in bed I'm feeling better. I managed a 100% day yesterday so I'm back on track. Disappointed I've probably ruined this week but focused on my goal. Weigh in tomorrow evening. x

Is there anybody out there?

100% today. Yes! I made a >200kcal recipe today. Tested it on dad as was wondering how easy meals are on ss+.

It was chicken and spinach curry. PSSSHHH! He spat it out, said he wouldn't give it to a dog. Ha ha. It's made me appreciate my shakes

First weigh in tomorrow. x

Hey, I'm here lol well done so far. When is weigh in! So what day into 28are you now? You can sooo do this it's just food! You have all the energy your body needs in fat stores xxx

Hiiiii, thank you.

I'm on day 7. 100% still and my first weigh in is tonight. Nervous is an understatement. x

How exciting! Let us know how you get on xx

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First weigh in today! I lost 6lbs!!! I am so happy and shocked. I'd resigned myself to the fact I'd probably only lost 2lbs max. DON'T cheat people, ill or not, it's not worth the worry I've had since Saturday.

I've re stocked on shakes and soups (2 x Tomato Chilli to try) and I'm ready for my next week on SS.

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Wicked!! Well done.

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First weigh in today! I lost 6lbs!!! I am so happy and shocked. I'd resigned myself to the fact I'd probably only lost 2lbs max. DON'T cheat people, ill or not, it's not worth the worry I've had since Saturday. I've re stocked on shakes and soups (2 x Tomato Chilli to try) and I'm ready for my next week on SS. ????

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Hi M1lly, I've been reading your diary. Well done on your lose this week. Are you doing ss or ss+? Do you mind me asking you start weight?
I restarted last week but wasn't very good at the weekend but am back on track tomorrow.