Hello everyone
Sorry have not been here much, I have a brother who has graduated from the same school as BL's and have been having an upsetting time with his bu*lshit. Can't be bothered to go into that here other than to say it didn't make me want to eat and has reinforced something I think I knew already - that the form of comfort eating I do is not about when I am upset as I lose my appetite then - it is just about the reward having done something tough in the day. Mind you I could have done with a bottle of wine to knock me last night out after brothers effwittage yesterday!
Thanks for your words Jez - I shall have to pop over to read your thread as you have me intrigued hee hee. I will get round to doing some more pics I can just never find a suitable place to put the camera to do the self timer thingy lol.
Pancras really sad to hear you have had a loss and have a funeral to attend. Do stay strong LL-wise, you were doing a great job getting back on track I hope this doesn't knock you back honey.x
Mel, I do think that you might be a little depressed, or it may just be the effects of the huge amounts of stress you have had on you lately. The time of year does not help, with not enough sun to allow our bodies the vitamin D we need for a miriad of things - mood included. You might find a vitamin D supplement might help a little.
You really sound to me like a person who is determined to see it through, and you know what there is only one person who can stop you from getting there. You.
Vicky, congrats on your loss so far. Wewlcome to the developer's thread. Yes, I would say developers is harder than foundation but I'd argue this only to be the case if one had a lot of weight to lose still as one of the biggest difficulties is seeing the months stretching seemingly endlessly ahead of you. You are practically at target so I really wouldn't worry.
I do think losses slow down as one gets closer to goal, as you use less calories just to exist. However the maths still adds up that if you calculate your BMR (basal metabolic rate) and do the jiggery pokery that makes an adjustment for how active you are, if you are 100% abstinent you will still lose far more this way than any other as you are still consuming far far less calories than your body needs to exist.
I am feeling super focussed again after a really wobbly few weeks. I think the reason is that I have set myself an end date. That date is 20th April. If I am not at goal by then I am going to start RTM in any case, see if I lose any on RTM and if there is any left to lose at the end of RTM, do it by calorie counting. Since I made that decision I have felt much happier, and, bizarrely have had a 3lb week and a 4lb week - maybe there is something to thinking positive!
Well heads up girls, WE CAN DO THIS.
Lots of love
xxxxx