Any May starters out there?

[Hairyfish]

I'm soooooo glad I haven't got that long to wait - 2 weeks is more than enough time to prepare. I've had a few 'favourite meals' this week and next week I'm going to follow the 'cut down on carbs, increase water' advice - or I'm bound to have the worst journey to ketosis ever!!

That is what I did, few favourite meals. Few favourite take-aways, few favourite visits to the pubs I wouldnt go back to for a while and I realised I didnt just have a few favourites.......everything I do was a favourite and a treat....it was the norm. I am aiming now to make these treats "treats" and one offs in the future.

 

[Hairyfish]

Just got and did a satisfactory survey. and it made me think about a few things that I do not like about the sessions are run.

could you tell me
location (ie hall out of town or city centre building)
start time
time spent on module per session.
Does a group on from follow you and where do they wait?

Reason I ask is that after this survey, I am not too sure about the service I get. With limited time for module work (10 - 15mins), I have to leave work early, try and park slap-bang in the city centre (costly and hard to do). And when we get to the book work, the next group arrives and talks over and overhears what we are discussing.

If it wasnt for the results in weight and me putting my own mind and effort in to reading the books and getting extra litterature I am not sure the counsilling aspect at my place is great.

Not really thought about it until this survey.

 

[Dazzle]

That is what I did, few favourite meals. Few favourite take-aways, few favourite visits to the pubs I wouldnt go back to for a while and I realised I didnt just have a few favourites.......everything I do was a favourite and a treat....it was the norm. I am aiming now to make these treats "treats" and one offs in the future.

The week before i started i weighed 13stone and i started cutting down. on stuff. i hear a lot of people go all out and eat absolutly all they want. i cut down all week n at my first meeting i weighed 13,2. i dont understand my body at all! i thought if anything i might loose a couple lbs but i'd gained. so that night (my last meal) i had 2 packs of noodles and that was after my weigh in and that was my only indulgent moment that week.

 

[Iwillgetthere]

Flex could u not phone around and see if there is another class u could go to. Mine counselling couldnt be more different from yours. We stay with a topic until the entire group is happy and it is. We have even went back onto the same topic the next week. I just found out last night we are staying in foundation an extra week (15weeks)

 

[Hairyfish]

Flex could u not phone around and see if there is another class u could go to. Mine counselling couldnt be more different from yours. We stay with a topic until the entire group is happy and it is. We have even went back onto the same topic the next week. I just found out last night we are staying in foundation an extra week (15weeks)

That sounds great.


There are two others over 30 miles away so a 60 mile round trip on poor roads so about 45mins drive. I dont think I would benefit from driving 1.5hrs for a meeting that could be no different.

Dont get me wrong the guys are great, but I can see me loosing interest if this continues as the reason I wanted to do LL as opposed to everything else was the mind-change element.

Enthusiasm will only get me so far.

I hope it improvements..

In a sick way I hope some of the guys drop off or come less regular so that there is more time for the material. selfish I know and I shouldnt say that.
:sigh:

 

[Dazzle]

That is really unfair on all of you flex. i think you need to have a word with your councellor about it. i benefit sooooooooo much from the talks it is definately one of my motivators. maybe if she can set the groups apart a little more. we are paying for a service. we should get our moneys worth.

 

[Hairyfish]

That is really unfair on all of you flex. i think you need to have a word with your councellor about it. i benefit sooooooooo much from the talks it is definately one of my motivators. maybe if she can set the groups apart a little more. we are paying for a service. we should get our moneys worth.

Im not the most outspoken person. I will see how it goes for a couple more weeks, I will then have a word. I didnt til now as I thiought maybe that was the norm.

we'll see.

for now though I am enjoying it and believe it or not this forum makes all the difference so that I can spout this sorta thing.

 

[Iwillgetthere]

Flex u could just fly over to belfast every week and go to my counsellor . If only it were that simple eh

 

[Hairyfish]

Well could be in Belfast in about 2 hours from my house to Belfast airport. Don't supposeyou could holdit in the terminal?

 

[Dazzle]

lol! im the least outspoken person i know so i dont blame you!

 

[Hairyfish]

i am hoping that the new me will be more outspoken.

it is one thing that I dont like about myself. work are putting me on an assertive course. I did one in my last 2 jobs and I still cant.

basically i dont like people looking/talking to me as I know they will be thinking fat ****, so I have always tried to stay in the shaddows. But most friends would say that I would be one of the most confident people they know, thats because I trust them.

ANyway. LL will break down that door and I will not be afraid to talk to people.

 

[Dazzle]

im confident around my friends and though im confident around my family i lack a little somthing when around them. havnt quite figured that one out yet. . . . . . . . . . . .is it that they know me too well and doubt me as much as i doubt myself?


i'm looking for people to blame today. i feel my family are the core of my weight issues!
At the same time i know its not them its me!

 

[Hairyfish]

dazzle I agreee. I constantly blame my folks for not being more disciplined with me as a child. making me eat everything as "people are starving in africa", not getting pudding if dont eat all the main etc....I wish they had better food management skills....but then again they were both overweight and clearly had troubles themselves.

They are partly to blame for the environment they gave us, but we are adults now and can make choices and we have made a choice to do something about our situation. so be proud of that and not to cling on to the child like anguish.

tomorrow is another day, the best thing is to get back in the saddle.

best of luck

 

[Dazzle]

thanx hun! and i am back on the saddle working on my water and my unconditional strokes!

 

[Hairyfish]

someone noticed my losses from a pic on my bebo. Slightly embarrassed but proud that someone picked it up.

good feeling.

 

[Dazzle]

its such a great feeling ! lap it up!

 

[Hairyfish]

had to break the news that I wont be able to drink on his stag do though in August. He hasnt replied to my text yet. whoops/.

 

[AJB]

oh dear know that feeling - got some very grumpy friends who are not impressed that I won't be my usual boozy self for several events - leaving dos/birthday drinks - all of a sudden invites are coming at me from all angles - bloody typical <sigh> don't know if I can handle giving up drinking through abstinence!!

 

[Hairyfish]

oh dear know that feeling - got some very grumpy friends who are not impressed that I won't be my usual boozy self for several events - leaving dos/birthday drinks - all of a sudden invites are coming at me from all angles - bloody typical <sigh> don't know if I can handle giving up drinking through abstinence!!

I was saying last night it is never a good time to diet. you always will get these invites.

I just keep telling myself I can do these things in the future, but for now it is about me getting healthy. Then in the future I will be able to prepare for events the week before and counter them afterwards. And using the events as that weeks joy or break away from healthy living.

maybe im idealistic

 

[AJB]

Yes I think you are right. Although I've just found out that (yet another) friend is getting married - date set for 3rd September - so I will literally be at the end of my 100 days come her big day! I'm hoping to be at target then so it will be my big day too!!