I think his comment was tongue in cheek lol x
Thank you Mrs Wilsoncroft. Though I did eat as much as I wanted to start with, but men who are at the point i was have such an advantage in terms of this eating plan. Our metabolism is naturally higher, and all that fat pushes the requirements of the body to sustain itself. For the first 75 pounds i really did eat what i wanted when i wanted (but staying on plan), i only exercised proportion control not portion control and it fell off me. Now that i am at a healthy level though, my metabolic requirements have dropped enormously. I only managed the last two to three stone by watching what I eat like a hawk, and if i feel a need to eat past satisfied i try to do it on superfree.
I am confident that if I ate noodles, rice, or pasta with every meal, even keeping with 1/3 superfree I would have difficulty losing, now at the point I am at.
I know welshtigger, for some the journey is not as smooth. I dont know what your domestic situation is, but when I speak to other people at class, when they have children and another half to think of it is much much more difficult. I have an optimum environment... It's as if a whole series of things coincided to create this.
If my cupboards and freezer was packed full of crisps, chocolate and ice cream. With biscuits in the barrel, bread in the bread bin, I dont think I would manage. In fact I know I wouldnt.
My self control comes from exercising discipline at the supermarket. If they dont get in the trolley, i cant and wont eat them. In fact, I find that being on plan makes me want these things even more. I would just massively binge on a regular basis.
