This is the best plan ever! If only I had discovered it earlier... I remember I first heard about IF 10 years ago but only as a dieting method and it sounded... well.... cray. After I read about the health benefits and how much research has been done I was really impressed. With my family history of cancer I knew I had to get healthier but could not motivate myself to lose the 2 stone I need to and start exersising. Now I have desided that I will follow this for ever and will eventually get to my ideal weight. Still need to motivate myself to exercise, and get my UDs under control but it now seems achievable!
chryssa ur doing great ! u just keep doing wot ur doing n dont feel as tho u hav to explain urself to anyone ! its working for u n u r seeing the benefits ! its great to hav the feeling that this might just b the plan that finally works long term xx jenThat's exactly how I feel Jen, it just clicked! It makes sense, and if it really delivers all the promised health benefits then brilliant!
I am a bit upset with how people see this plan. At work my colleagues where saying yesterday why could I not follow a sensible eating plan and just maintain a healthy weight? I have been a healthy weight most of my life (even though I always felt "fat" ) and really my biggest weight struggles are post pregnancy... I know it should not take 7 years to lose 2 stone but I'm not perfect and it did...
Anyway, I am optimistic this time because I don't view this as a diet that will end once I reach my target. I might reduce my DDs when I reach my target (even though at this rate it will take me a few months ) but this is a plan for life for me.
Your problem with post pregnancy weight....same here, I was just at the top of 'healthy', occasionally wandering into overweight by a couple of lbs till the kids, then I put on 2stone that never came off with the 1st, and another 1stone with the second. I've nearly lost the 3 rd stone now, but the initial two have been there for 11 years now and really haven't budged at all. Hopefully this time...!
it sounds like you are using the plan well and making it fit around your lifestyle, which I think it has to do if you are going to be able to stick with it. Well done on your progress so far! Are you up all weekend..if so, enjoy! Hannata and others seem to say that the urge to binge on ups tails off after a few weeks, so don't worry too much about it.
Anothe half kilo (just under a pound) off this week so quite pleased with that. It might take a bit longer (around 20 weeks at this rate ) but I will reach my healthy weight target this time! And maintain it!
I had a DD from Sunday at 7 and kept it to 500 cals. Really looking forward to breakfast (my favourite quorn sausages and eggs - no bread) and then I have chick pea stew ready for lunch and maybe dinner as DH is out with work tonight and I don't fancy cooking another meal just for me.
I have nothing unhealthy in the house so hope to eat well today with no binge eating incidents :wave_cry: