Thank you all for your replies.
First, my news. Despite eating only 1200 calories for two consecutive days, days in which I was active the whole day decorating and tidying, doing some DIY and woodworking, bending stretching carrying and spending about 4 hours altogether on my feet (this is compared to my previous completely sedentary life) I have again failed to go below 340.
Yesterday I was up from 340.8 to 343.2. Today I'm weighing in at 342.4 This means I have lost only 2lb since 26th Aug ~ a whole week! OK I know some will say, "that's still a loss" but what worries me is that I went from 340 to 343 despite keeping to my calorie allowance and being under by hundreds for three days out of the seven. I know this will sound daft but I am panicking now. There is a little voice in my head laughing at me, saying it will never let me go below 340. But the sane part of me knows that it WILL happen eventually. I just need patience. Impatience is probably my biggest problem.
Oh, I also note that my weight loss stopped the very day that I started taking the carb blockers that had the fabulous reviews on Amazon. So MY review won't be so great!
On a happier note, I am having no problems whatever with sticking to the diet. I never go hungry, I have a huge variety of foods to eat and also treats and snacks. I'm feeling a bit bemused (though grateful of course!) that my overeating self seems to have gone on her holidays. Let's hope she never returns!
Llama ... hi babe! I am in St Leonards on Sea. I don't think there is anyone on here anywhere near me. SOmeone is in Lewes (was that you?) I'm going to have to keep weighing daily (see below), but I will work on trying to stay calm.
Hi Karen... shrinking Welshlady! Your story of stealing batteries made me laugh! I do not trust the plan, I'm afraid. I haven't seen it work for long enough. Maybe once I have lost (if I ever do!) 3 or 4 stone I will stop weighing so obsessively. My problem is, I have this terrible fear that the 11lb I lost was "just water weight" or my body being shocked by the sudden change of diet, and that is all the weight it is EVER going to let go of. The thought of that scares me half to death. Sorry to hear you are having fears about losing weight. Clearly, this is something that contributed to your gaiing weight up to 27stone. I am sure your husband will love you EVEN MORE, not because you are slimmer, but because you put your mind to something and achieved it. There is much to admire in that concept, whatever the subject.
Tranq... in the 200 club wey-hey-hey!I want some of that, hun! I think you are right and so I will carry on weighing daily. The reason I tried so many times to follow Atkins is because I used to have a LOT of issues around the overproduction of insulin (long story!) so that is why I gave up high GI foods like sugar, potatoes and wheat for years. Abstaining from these foods seems to have worked: these no longer appear to have any outward physical affect on me, but what if they still affect me internally ~ like, raise my insulin, leading to fat storage instead of weight loss?
If this is the case I will be utterly despondent. I have had an aboslute RIOT these last few weeks eating bread and potatoes and pasta (spaghetti yesterday nom nom!) these foods have become like champagne and caviare to me, because they were forbidden for so long. I hope I won't have to give them up again!
I am going to make some adjustments... like, I have bought romaine lettuce and will use it as a substitute for bread (e.g. instead of two sandwiches, have one made with bread and the other made with romaine. Also, limit myself to ONE small chocolate bar (100 calories) a day.
Helena
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