spottydoris
Determined to succeed!
Hi everyone!
Not sure if anyone over here in Exanteland remembers me... I did the VLCD for a while last year, following 5 months or so on LL.
I started LL at 16.5 stone, finishing 5 months later at 11st 6lbs and immediately went back up to around 12st - 12.5 stone when I started 'eating', and hovered around this weight for a couple of years..
I then crept up to just over 13 stone during a tumultuous old relationship. At this point, being single, I did Exante and got back down to around 11st 9/10lbs... *love that it works*
I came off - got into a new relationship - went quickly back to 12.5 stone, and was balancing around this weight for most of the last year, but this summer the weight slowly crept up again to 13st 5ish so did Atkins to try and get it back in check - which started well, I got down to 12st 8.5lbs... but then gave up during a house move, and somehow have managed to plough almost a stone on in the last 4 weeks!!!
This morning I was 13st 7lbs. Just unacceptable for me.
I appreciate it's still no where near the weight I was, but I don't want to be 'that girl' again. I felt so good when I lost the weight before. The excitement of doing a VLCD and seeing the scales drop - the lack of hunger and the focus on 'life' not food, guilt and "scale fear". It is so free-ing, as I am sure you will all know.
I have ordered a month's supply of Exante which arrives tomorrow.
The advice I need is this:
This month is notoriously tricky for dieting, not least because it also includes my birthday - my 30th birthday to be precise.
I have a few things on, but I also really want to get started and get this weight shifted so I can start 2012 with more confidence and be able to get all shaped up and sexy in time for a big holiday my OH and I are going on in early March '12.
What do I do? When would you start?
The events I have coming up are:
2nd Dec: Christmas party (3 course dinner pre-ordered)
10th Dec: My 30th birthday - having party with friends
12th Dec: My team at work taking me out for birthday lunch
25th Dec: Christmas lunch
Don't really want to hold off until the new year because I may be even bigger by then, and I don't give myself much time to get myself ready in time for my holiday, but I can't really not eat at any of the above events...
Do you think I should just get started on Saturday and have the odd day/meal off? How will this affect my losses/brain?
I know in the past I would let cheats really mess with my head, and generally speaking if I ate something I would end up sabotaging myself.
I think I am in a good mindspace right now. My OH is supportive (not very pro VLCDs, but understands I need to get the weight off for my happiness and confidence) and I know I have tried other options that haven't worked for me.
Any advice would be great.
Spotty xx
Not sure if anyone over here in Exanteland remembers me... I did the VLCD for a while last year, following 5 months or so on LL.
I started LL at 16.5 stone, finishing 5 months later at 11st 6lbs and immediately went back up to around 12st - 12.5 stone when I started 'eating', and hovered around this weight for a couple of years..
I then crept up to just over 13 stone during a tumultuous old relationship. At this point, being single, I did Exante and got back down to around 11st 9/10lbs... *love that it works*
I came off - got into a new relationship - went quickly back to 12.5 stone, and was balancing around this weight for most of the last year, but this summer the weight slowly crept up again to 13st 5ish so did Atkins to try and get it back in check - which started well, I got down to 12st 8.5lbs... but then gave up during a house move, and somehow have managed to plough almost a stone on in the last 4 weeks!!!
This morning I was 13st 7lbs. Just unacceptable for me.
I appreciate it's still no where near the weight I was, but I don't want to be 'that girl' again. I felt so good when I lost the weight before. The excitement of doing a VLCD and seeing the scales drop - the lack of hunger and the focus on 'life' not food, guilt and "scale fear". It is so free-ing, as I am sure you will all know.
I have ordered a month's supply of Exante which arrives tomorrow.
The advice I need is this:
This month is notoriously tricky for dieting, not least because it also includes my birthday - my 30th birthday to be precise.
I have a few things on, but I also really want to get started and get this weight shifted so I can start 2012 with more confidence and be able to get all shaped up and sexy in time for a big holiday my OH and I are going on in early March '12.
What do I do? When would you start?
The events I have coming up are:
2nd Dec: Christmas party (3 course dinner pre-ordered)
10th Dec: My 30th birthday - having party with friends
12th Dec: My team at work taking me out for birthday lunch
25th Dec: Christmas lunch
Don't really want to hold off until the new year because I may be even bigger by then, and I don't give myself much time to get myself ready in time for my holiday, but I can't really not eat at any of the above events...
Do you think I should just get started on Saturday and have the odd day/meal off? How will this affect my losses/brain?
I know in the past I would let cheats really mess with my head, and generally speaking if I ate something I would end up sabotaging myself.
I think I am in a good mindspace right now. My OH is supportive (not very pro VLCDs, but understands I need to get the weight off for my happiness and confidence) and I know I have tried other options that haven't worked for me.
Any advice would be great.
Spotty xx
Quite excited now. Eek!
