Hope no-one minds a newbie starting up a little diary. I hope I can put down how I'm feeling about it all as the time goes on.
So I've been on the plan for nearly a week now. I should have my first official weigh in tomorrow but I'm ditching class in favour of going out instead, cinema and then my favourite restaurant! I'm going to have only free foods during the day tomorrow and then have whatever I want at the restaurant (an all you can eat place!)
Well I'm feeling really really upbeat about my new eating plan. I always feel like the first person to have ever embarked on the dieting journey each time I start a new diet and I'm well aware that this elation will fade, I just really hope that it sticks around long enough to break my bad habits. I feel like I'm at a cross-roads and I really need to lose this weight, there is no other clear option open for me. If I want the things I really aim for in life then I have to lose this weight!
Anyway I'm feeling gleeful, I know the diet has already started to work, I've lost 2.5lbs in only 4 days on the plan and I have eaten such nice stuff, some of it typical to what I would eat anyway. I've not really felt deprived, the only thing I've really lamented is the cordial I love to drink, it isn't sugar free and is very high syn so I've allowed myself one glass so far, normally I'd have 5/6 glasses a day without thinking about it. Once I've bought myself some sugar free stuff I should quickly get over the loss though.
I have a brilliant incentive scheme to accompany my own willpower as well - for every lb I lose my husband will give me £2 to spend in my favourite shop, and will also let me download a 79p iTunes song from the iTunes store. Also, for every stone I lose I'll be given an additional £10 to spend in my favourite shop. Also, and this is the kicker, when I get to target he'll let me spend £400 on my new wardrobe of clothes! PLUS my Dad has promised to shell out £100 to make it up to a nice even £500. So I have plenty of reasons that aren't even my own to shift this weight. I can't imagine what £400 worth of clothes looks like as I almost always shop in Primark. In fact the whole outfit I'm currently wearing came from Primark apart from my bra and socks, both of which were presents anyway!! Normally I spend very little on clothes and can't wait to start enjoying buying nice things to wear.
Ok so that's that. Really hope my anniversary meal out doesn't cause too much damage!
Emerald
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So I've been on the plan for nearly a week now. I should have my first official weigh in tomorrow but I'm ditching class in favour of going out instead, cinema and then my favourite restaurant! I'm going to have only free foods during the day tomorrow and then have whatever I want at the restaurant (an all you can eat place!)
Well I'm feeling really really upbeat about my new eating plan. I always feel like the first person to have ever embarked on the dieting journey each time I start a new diet and I'm well aware that this elation will fade, I just really hope that it sticks around long enough to break my bad habits. I feel like I'm at a cross-roads and I really need to lose this weight, there is no other clear option open for me. If I want the things I really aim for in life then I have to lose this weight!
Anyway I'm feeling gleeful, I know the diet has already started to work, I've lost 2.5lbs in only 4 days on the plan and I have eaten such nice stuff, some of it typical to what I would eat anyway. I've not really felt deprived, the only thing I've really lamented is the cordial I love to drink, it isn't sugar free and is very high syn so I've allowed myself one glass so far, normally I'd have 5/6 glasses a day without thinking about it. Once I've bought myself some sugar free stuff I should quickly get over the loss though.
I have a brilliant incentive scheme to accompany my own willpower as well - for every lb I lose my husband will give me £2 to spend in my favourite shop, and will also let me download a 79p iTunes song from the iTunes store. Also, for every stone I lose I'll be given an additional £10 to spend in my favourite shop. Also, and this is the kicker, when I get to target he'll let me spend £400 on my new wardrobe of clothes! PLUS my Dad has promised to shell out £100 to make it up to a nice even £500. So I have plenty of reasons that aren't even my own to shift this weight. I can't imagine what £400 worth of clothes looks like as I almost always shop in Primark. In fact the whole outfit I'm currently wearing came from Primark apart from my bra and socks, both of which were presents anyway!! Normally I spend very little on clothes and can't wait to start enjoying buying nice things to wear.
Ok so that's that. Really hope my anniversary meal out doesn't cause too much damage!
Emerald
X