Hello...I'm so rubbish that I can never find my other posts so will start a diary!
(I am also supposed to be doing some work and am putting it off).
I started SS a week ago today. I need to lose between 2 and a half and 3 stone. I put on loads of weight before I had my 2 year old daughter, then more afterwards. I used to do alot of running, and managed to lose 2 and a half stone on WW, but all attempts to do it again have failed - partly as I have a bad back and cannot even walk down the road without back ache. This is not helped by being overweight tho!!
So after feeling so rubbish about myself, not being able to fit into any clothes, being the largest of all my friends, heavier than my DAD (OMG!!) I have bitten the bullet and started CD. I was worried at first as I get hungry so quickly and shake from low sugar.
The first three days were difficult, but actually not as bad as I thought. I am drinking 4 litres of water a day, and it has made me realise that I was probably thirsty rather than hungry. I sat and watched my family eating Sunday lunch with my litre of sparkling water.
Day 4 we went on holiday. I am still on holiday now and it has been really hard. Watching my daughter eating, walking past burger joints, smelling the seaside fish and chips, curry houses, sweet shops has been the hardest thing ever. My husband has been great - eating dinner while I am bathing my daughter so I cant see him! I have worked so hard to not eat anything and am so proud of myself that I have resisted all temptations.
All I wanted to do was get special breakfasts each day - croissants, fry ups etc, each time I walk past the supermarket I want to go in and have a bar of chocolate or a coke, I want to finish off my daughters picnics, eat all the foods on the menus I see!!
But I havent. I am too determined! I havent really felt that hungry, maybe a bit after I walk a long way, but nothing that a bit of water cant help. I am taking 4 litres of water around with me in the buggy and keep swigging them all day! I am also being very wierd and sniffing food. I have sat in restaurants, taken my husbands burger and sniffed it. Sniffed a packet of quavers and made my daughter eat fish and chips so I could smell them!!! Wierd but it works!
I can feel my clothes getting looser after a week and cannot wait until Tuesday when I am having my first weigh in.
Anyway, that brings me up to date now. I am going for my dinner now... the vegetable soup with added pepper! LOVING the soups (think thats the highlight of my day!)
Gosh I have gone on a bit now sorry I guess I needed to get it all out!
Anyway, if any of you are going on holiday - don't think that you cant carry the diet on. It starts hard, and is hard but it is mind over matter. Don't set yourself back again, keep going.
Thanks to everyone on here too - hearing what you are doing is REALLY helping
Cookiex
(I am also supposed to be doing some work and am putting it off).
I started SS a week ago today. I need to lose between 2 and a half and 3 stone. I put on loads of weight before I had my 2 year old daughter, then more afterwards. I used to do alot of running, and managed to lose 2 and a half stone on WW, but all attempts to do it again have failed - partly as I have a bad back and cannot even walk down the road without back ache. This is not helped by being overweight tho!!
So after feeling so rubbish about myself, not being able to fit into any clothes, being the largest of all my friends, heavier than my DAD (OMG!!) I have bitten the bullet and started CD. I was worried at first as I get hungry so quickly and shake from low sugar.
The first three days were difficult, but actually not as bad as I thought. I am drinking 4 litres of water a day, and it has made me realise that I was probably thirsty rather than hungry. I sat and watched my family eating Sunday lunch with my litre of sparkling water.
Day 4 we went on holiday. I am still on holiday now and it has been really hard. Watching my daughter eating, walking past burger joints, smelling the seaside fish and chips, curry houses, sweet shops has been the hardest thing ever. My husband has been great - eating dinner while I am bathing my daughter so I cant see him! I have worked so hard to not eat anything and am so proud of myself that I have resisted all temptations.
All I wanted to do was get special breakfasts each day - croissants, fry ups etc, each time I walk past the supermarket I want to go in and have a bar of chocolate or a coke, I want to finish off my daughters picnics, eat all the foods on the menus I see!!
But I havent. I am too determined! I havent really felt that hungry, maybe a bit after I walk a long way, but nothing that a bit of water cant help. I am taking 4 litres of water around with me in the buggy and keep swigging them all day! I am also being very wierd and sniffing food. I have sat in restaurants, taken my husbands burger and sniffed it. Sniffed a packet of quavers and made my daughter eat fish and chips so I could smell them!!! Wierd but it works!
I can feel my clothes getting looser after a week and cannot wait until Tuesday when I am having my first weigh in.
Anyway, that brings me up to date now. I am going for my dinner now... the vegetable soup with added pepper! LOVING the soups (think thats the highlight of my day!)
Gosh I have gone on a bit now sorry I guess I needed to get it all out!
Anyway, if any of you are going on holiday - don't think that you cant carry the diet on. It starts hard, and is hard but it is mind over matter. Don't set yourself back again, keep going.
Thanks to everyone on here too - hearing what you are doing is REALLY helping
Cookiex