CarshaltonClaret
Member
I have spent the last 15 years on and off diets. I've lost weight, put it on; rinse and repeat.
My latest weight loss attempt has been, by far, the most successful.
Last July I looked at some holiday snaps and was horrified by what I saw. I have always been on the large side but over the last 3-4 years I'd packed on even more pounds and just hadn't seen it coming.
With the bit between my teeth I made some fairly significant lifestyle changes and by the end of the 2016 I was down over 50lbs.
Now do you want the bad news or the good news?
The good news is that I have kept that 50lbs off for 8 months. This is a massive achievement for me, I've normally fallen off the wagon and regained that weight within 3 months of quitting a diet. I have made changes to the way I live my life that will stay with me forever.
So, what's the bad news, you may say?
I still could do with losing 30-40lbs.
I have lost and regained the first 15lbs of this about 4 times this year and it's driving me BONKERS. Just when I think I am cruising, bam, something hits me right in the solar plexus and down I go. Taking cakes, chocolate and crisps with me. I then come up, gasping for air, and realise I am right back where I started.
I have hovered up, down and around the 200lb mark since new year and this week I have decided. NO MORE.
Line in the sand.
I therefore, wish to make my first post a solemn pledge that I will focus on my diet, exercise and weight loss for the rest of 2017.
I have a goal weight in mind, but mostly I want to get off this roller coaster and find some consistency with my eating habits.
Wish me luck!
My latest weight loss attempt has been, by far, the most successful.
Last July I looked at some holiday snaps and was horrified by what I saw. I have always been on the large side but over the last 3-4 years I'd packed on even more pounds and just hadn't seen it coming.
With the bit between my teeth I made some fairly significant lifestyle changes and by the end of the 2016 I was down over 50lbs.
Now do you want the bad news or the good news?
The good news is that I have kept that 50lbs off for 8 months. This is a massive achievement for me, I've normally fallen off the wagon and regained that weight within 3 months of quitting a diet. I have made changes to the way I live my life that will stay with me forever.
So, what's the bad news, you may say?
I still could do with losing 30-40lbs.
I have lost and regained the first 15lbs of this about 4 times this year and it's driving me BONKERS. Just when I think I am cruising, bam, something hits me right in the solar plexus and down I go. Taking cakes, chocolate and crisps with me. I then come up, gasping for air, and realise I am right back where I started.
I have hovered up, down and around the 200lb mark since new year and this week I have decided. NO MORE.
Line in the sand.
I therefore, wish to make my first post a solemn pledge that I will focus on my diet, exercise and weight loss for the rest of 2017.
I have a goal weight in mind, but mostly I want to get off this roller coaster and find some consistency with my eating habits.
Wish me luck!