Morning Clare,
Thankyou for the good luck wishes for today. I'm so looking forward to it, i went and had my haircut at a salon yesterday ( i normaly have my hairdresser friend come here to do it ) but she is having some man troubles and i didnt want to pester her but wow loved it, i had a wash condition and a restyle and i got a back massage from the chair i sat in whilst having my hair washed. It felt so good i could have fallen asleep lol I also went to sainsburys yesterday and got a few bits for work, i did get into the size 20 trousers ( i was so dreading trying them on but they fitted ) i took a size 22 in the changing room with me just incase lol i did try the 22 on but there was no way i could have worked in them, they had a nasty saggy crutch lol and the legs were huge, not to mention the good few inches i had spare around the waste. Bring on the 18 bottoms i say !!! I did managed to get myself a nice size 18 top which feels good
I did okay diet wise yesterday, though i missed my 3rd shake, i did however have a plus meal so i'm not worried about that 3rd shake to much. Going to be good again today
I really understand what your going through clare, the complacency is unreal for me too. I also am making bad choices when i choose to eat ( on a binge that is ) and it really does bother me, i'm going to make an appointment with my gp soon and see if there is any phsychological help she can recomend or offer. Luckly my doc has been great through my weighloss journey so far so i'm sure if there is any help out there that she would point me in the right direction. I know i have a long way off but maintance worrys me crazy right now because of the way i still crave all the bad/wrong foods.
I reckon you really could do with going up a plan or two right now and giving your body a weeks rest ( and your head) and then go back to SS or SS+. Are you SS' ing at the moment ? I'm just wondering if you had a small meal to look forward to in the evening that it would stop you grabbing the cheese and the butter. Being on Atkins i now know all the things i can eat that wont kick me out of ketosis ( which is very bad as they are all high in fat ) I'm in the process of knocking the pork scratchings on the head which is something i like to grab if i want to snack. I find all diets are so conflicting that my head can sometimes get very confused with what's good and what's not. I did also see something on tv once where they tested one man who for a month had a diet with minimal fat ( cutting out milk, cheese and anything else dairy ) and then he did a months diet where he could eat all the dairy and he lost more weight in the month he had dairy products so they said that dietary fats are not all bad and can in fact help you lose weight because it helps in the number two department and getting your bowls moving more smoothly. ( yuk i know).
Right now though we both know that CD works and it has been working for us so we need to put our faith in it and let it do its job. I need to learn to deal with my impulsive food grabbing, no matter how much i say no to myself i still do it and it sounds to me like you could be the same. I know what i want and that ultimately is to be slim but when i want food i tell myself oh have it another week on the diet wont hurt if you can feel good just for today by having the food i'm so craving. We are however being cruel to ourselves so lets brake that and get this weight loss journey under our slim belts
I plan to get to my goal early next year so still have a good few months of this but it will be so worth it.
Hope you manage to have a good day today hun and i'm always here for you. xxxx
