missbiker
Silver Member
Hi guys :wavey:
Some of you may have "met" me on my various attempts at re-starting a VLCD, and for those who have heard my story before - I apologise
..... however, I need to focus this year, and hence the need to write this diary
I followed the LL programme in 2009, and successfully lost a total of about 6st - over a 5 month period, and felt FANTASTIC
... so what has happened since then?? Well.... I managed to maintain a 4st weight loss for over 2 years, but last year I returned to my old habits, and guess what? The weight piled on! With each stone, and each increase in dress size, I would give myself a stern talking to, and start again.... but you know what, it was half-hearted and my brain wasn't in the right place, oh and I had the minor detail of a dissertation to complete my Masters degree, and all the stress of that alongside working full time and several big family events this year has ensured I piled on that other 4 stone in 2012 . To say I am angry and disappointed with myself would be an understatement, however, a line must be drawn and I WILL get back on track.
Over the last few weeks, in preparation for today (2nd January 2013), I have been trying to remember what worked for me in 2009 ... and I have set many goals focussed on the amount of weight I have to lose, but I think that makes it feel like I have a mountain to climb ... so as an alternative, I've decided to count down the weeks until my graduation - on LL I lost the majority of my weight on their induction programme (even though I joined the group 3 weeks after everyone else ) .... so this is what I am doing 13 weeks in 2013 .... of course, having a weight loss goal is important, so I have added a ticker, and the aim is to get back to where I was at the end of my LL journey, and then re-evaluate.
So, folks.... day 1 today and I am organising myself little "surprises" for each stone lost as a treat along the way, and I am blatantly pinching cybill's (from the Exante boards) idea of a numbered balloon for each stone lost .... oh how the mind works with these little visual reminders of how far we will have come, when the going gets tough
We're all in this together, we need to use each other for support ... let's make 2013 OUR YEAR
Onwards and downwards ladies (& gents)
Some of you may have "met" me on my various attempts at re-starting a VLCD, and for those who have heard my story before - I apologise
..... however, I need to focus this year, and hence the need to write this diary I followed the LL programme in 2009, and successfully lost a total of about 6st - over a 5 month period, and felt FANTASTIC
... so what has happened since then?? Well.... I managed to maintain a 4st weight loss for over 2 years, but last year I returned to my old habits, and guess what? The weight piled on! With each stone, and each increase in dress size, I would give myself a stern talking to, and start again.... but you know what, it was half-hearted and my brain wasn't in the right place, oh and I had the minor detail of a dissertation to complete my Masters degree, and all the stress of that alongside working full time and several big family events this year has ensured I piled on that other 4 stone in 2012
. To say I am angry and disappointed with myself would be an understatement, however, a line must be drawn and I WILL get back on track.line drawn >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Over the last few weeks, in preparation for today (2nd January 2013), I have been trying to remember what worked for me in 2009 ... and I have set many goals focussed on the amount of weight I have to lose, but I think that makes it feel like I have a mountain to climb ... so as an alternative, I've decided to count down the weeks until my graduation - on LL I lost the majority of my weight on their induction programme (even though I joined the group 3 weeks after everyone else
) .... so this is what I am doing 13 weeks in 2013 .... of course, having a weight loss goal is important, so I have added a ticker, and the aim is to get back to where I was at the end of my LL journey, and then re-evaluate.So, folks.... day 1 today and I am organising myself little "surprises" for each stone lost as a treat along the way, and I am blatantly pinching cybill's (from the Exante boards) idea of a numbered balloon for each stone lost .... oh how the mind works with these little visual reminders of how far we will have come, when the going gets tough
We're all in this together, we need to use each other for support ... let's make 2013 OUR YEAR
Onwards and downwards ladies (& gents)
