2nd attempt

[LovelyLisa2012]

Hi everyone,

I have been trying to lose weight since new year and feel as though im getting no where, yet i'm not exactly stuffing my face either. I have been very teary lately and just completely exhausted with an overwhelming saddness.

My weight and lack of control over food is turning me into a recluse and i can't eat infront of others. I have tried exante in the past and failed.

I'm really looking to starting it again but i'm not sure i'll be as successful as everyone on here. Any tips to get me through the first week would be great, i'm not looking for miracles but i really need to lose this weight for good. I don't have Soups or bars, just shakes.

Sorry for the long depressing intro

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[Blue Butterfly]

Hey Lisa.
I know how you feel with the being teary and the sadness *hugs* Not nice feelings.
I also cant eat in front of other people!

I've tried exante many times and failed miserably, ended up heavier than before I started.
This year though something seems to have clicked and I am coming to the end of week 7 and I've been 100% the whole time. Not something I ever thought would happen!

The first week is awful for some people. My tips are drink plenty of water, have early nights to avoid feeling hungry and then giving in, and come and post on here to distract yourself and to read about other peoples successes.....that is what helped me get through my first week.
You can stick to it hun and when you're ready to start we're all here to support you

 

[emmamissfun]

You can do this as much as anyone on here! I know how you feel, I totally hid away in my house and wouldnt socialise, I was so embarresed when people saw me, convinced everyone was talking about how fat I had become. I just hid on my couch eating myself more and more unhappy. I went out for a friends birthday meal and when we went to the pub after I hid int he corner and avoided eye contact with lots of people I used to be really good friends with, I didnt want them to speak to me or notice me! That was when i decided enough was enough, I wanted to be the old me and sparkle again. So when I got my packs I didnt delay I started the mornign they arrived and Ive not had conventional food since and Im now starting week 7.
My advice would be to write down how being overweight makes you feel, write down little targets, get through day 1, 3 days then a week. Drink lots of water, relax with a book and have early nights as Blue Butterfly says.
Once the first couple of weeks are over you will be will into the swing of it. I find the thought of coming out of ketosis terrifying so I dont want an food until i reach goal.
Make no excuses either, you choose the diet, it didnt choose you. Follow it and be positive!!
Good Luck and come on here LOTS to keep us up to date!

 

[Trim T]

I don't do exante, i do LL. But my advice would be the same regardless.

Plan a low carb week before you start, that will help your body to get into ketosis and avoid most of the hunger people usually experience in week 1.

And drink LOADS of water x