Well it's been a while but I'm back on Exante for the next three weeks in the run up to our wedding. I've put a few pounds back on since coming off Exante but will wait until my usual Tuesday weigh in before seeing exactly what the situation is. Nothing serious though, still under 12stone.
My girlfriend has been really struggling to lose more weight. Having gotten down to 16st13 before her hen do, she almost immediately went back up to 17st7 and has gone up a few more pounds since then. Her dress has come in and by all accounts it fits well and looks good but she has said that she'd like to lose another stone before we get married and so she's back on Exante as well.
If anything, I would say she definitely has an addiction to food. For example, a typical person might eat a piece of cake at a party or if they were feeling greedy, two pieces. My girlfriend will eat four pieces before even thinking of stopping. Another example would be that we started Exante yesterday and when I went to work at 4pm, she was straight into the larder to finish off the pringles tube we'd bought prior to restarting our diet. Basically, if there's food there then she'll eat it.
She also seems to work in extremes. She can do a vlcd (once she gets into it) and she can live in excess but she can't find a middle ground. For example we're going to a party tonight and her two options are either to drink and eat and ruin her diet or alternatively, to not go. Obviously the middle ground would just be to pick at the buffet in a healthy way: stick with protein based foods like chicken and stay away from carb heavy foods like pizza and bread. She just doesn't have the self-control.
It's funny, I was thinking the other day that it's okay to say to someone "you smoke too much, you should give up" or "you drink too much, maybe you've got a problem" and yet criticizing someone's eating habits is somehow not okay. I think perhaps it has to do with the effect that it has on their weight and how it's not acceptable in society to call someone fat. I think it's a real shame because never in her life has anyone (friend or family) said to her "you're doing some real damage to yourself and you need to stop". It's only since I've been in her life and have been telling her that she might want to consider a healthier life style that she's actually done it.
Anyway, that's my thoughts for the day. How is everyone else getting on? Ever closer to your goals I hope
