LincsBren
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Started lipotrim TFR on Saturday 31st July, so I am just coming to the end of day 5. I've found it fine so far - dare I say 'easy'? No headaches, hunger pangs, cravings to speak of... I am in ketosis (checked with 'ketostix'!) and feeling full of energy. I've had the odd naughty-food thought today, but it is TOTM and I recognise that they are mental cravings, not physical cravings - so could squash them quickly.
I had a sneaky weigh-in tonight and the scales tell me I've lost 8.2lbs already - delighted! Plenty more to go, but a good, positive start. I figure that after this first week (where I hoped to lose about 9lbs) I'd lose an average of 3lbs per week, so hope to reach goal in 17 weeks, which is the end of November. My OH's birthday is 10 days later, so I hope to have started refeeding (I am going to do a very long refeed to really try and get my eating under control) but would love to be able to cook and actually eat a meal with him.
My initial thoughts on refeeding (even at this early stage!) are that I will eat 2 shakes and 1 low carb meal each day for 2 weeks. Then I will eat a low carb breakfast (scrambled egg and ham or salmon), shake for lunch, and low carb evening meal. That plan should take me through Christmas, allowing me to eat a little but still keeping the 'diet' frame of mind so I don't go mad. I would quite like to stick with a lunctime shake indefinitely as I really struggle with eating something suitable at lunch, and would be quite happy to do the monthly visits to the pharmacy for weigh-ins and discussion of maintenance. I guess I'm jumping ahead somewhat, but feeling really positive about the whole thing. I could actually be thin this Christmas!
I plan to look back at this diary during any weak moments to strengthen my resolve - fingers crossed!
I had a sneaky weigh-in tonight and the scales tell me I've lost 8.2lbs already - delighted! Plenty more to go, but a good, positive start. I figure that after this first week (where I hoped to lose about 9lbs) I'd lose an average of 3lbs per week, so hope to reach goal in 17 weeks, which is the end of November. My OH's birthday is 10 days later, so I hope to have started refeeding (I am going to do a very long refeed to really try and get my eating under control) but would love to be able to cook and actually eat a meal with him.
My initial thoughts on refeeding (even at this early stage!) are that I will eat 2 shakes and 1 low carb meal each day for 2 weeks. Then I will eat a low carb breakfast (scrambled egg and ham or salmon), shake for lunch, and low carb evening meal. That plan should take me through Christmas, allowing me to eat a little but still keeping the 'diet' frame of mind so I don't go mad. I would quite like to stick with a lunctime shake indefinitely as I really struggle with eating something suitable at lunch, and would be quite happy to do the monthly visits to the pharmacy for weigh-ins and discussion of maintenance. I guess I'm jumping ahead somewhat, but feeling really positive about the whole thing. I could actually be thin this Christmas!
I plan to look back at this diary during any weak moments to strengthen my resolve - fingers crossed!