bodybalance
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Hi everyone, its been absolutely ages since I've been on here so thought I'd turn over a new leaf and start a posting.
Brief history - I'm 45 and before LL was 16 stones, separated and my blood pressure was going through the roof. I read a LL magazine and decided I would try it. After 3 months I was 3 stone lighter and had gone from a size 22 to 14. I switched to maintenance as I had a lot of travel coming up and I was really missing food. I lost another 1/2 stone on Maintenance.
Then I went on holiday and came under a lot of stress at work and found myself putting on about 10lbs. The size 14's were getting extremely tight and I was determined that I wasn't going into 16's!!!
I looked up CD and got the name of my local counsellor, rang her up and booked an appointment for last Friday and here I am back on the straight and narrow again
Debbie, my counsellor is lovely she had also done LL at the same place I had and so did her husband who is also a counsellor - both lovely couple. I told Debbie that I hope to become a CD counsellor too next year - hopefully about May.
In the meantime I need to get to my goal - a comfortable size 12 - not so interested in what weight this will be (but guess at around 11 stone - although going just under that barrier will be psychologically better!).
Saturday was day 1 on CD and as everyone says the taste of the packs are 100% better than LL - I wondered with only having 3 a day whether I would miss the 4th one I was used to with LL but no - felt good all day. I had the Cappucino, Chicken & Mushroom and then Vegetable yesterday. Drank about 6 pints of water.
Sunday - still can't lay off jumping on the scales every morning - and hey hey this morning 13 st 5 - yippee.
Had toffee and walnut for brekkie mmm delish then mushroom for lunch. Still haven't had the 3rd one - will have a shake I think in a mo.
Had bags of energy today, cleaned through the house, been xmas shopping, ironed, done some exercises and still going strong!!
Well gotta go, will add to this tomorrow.
M
Brief history - I'm 45 and before LL was 16 stones, separated and my blood pressure was going through the roof. I read a LL magazine and decided I would try it. After 3 months I was 3 stone lighter and had gone from a size 22 to 14. I switched to maintenance as I had a lot of travel coming up and I was really missing food. I lost another 1/2 stone on Maintenance.
Then I went on holiday and came under a lot of stress at work and found myself putting on about 10lbs. The size 14's were getting extremely tight and I was determined that I wasn't going into 16's!!!
I looked up CD and got the name of my local counsellor, rang her up and booked an appointment for last Friday and here I am back on the straight and narrow again
Debbie, my counsellor is lovely she had also done LL at the same place I had and so did her husband who is also a counsellor - both lovely couple. I told Debbie that I hope to become a CD counsellor too next year - hopefully about May.
In the meantime I need to get to my goal - a comfortable size 12 - not so interested in what weight this will be (but guess at around 11 stone - although going just under that barrier will be psychologically better!).
Saturday was day 1 on CD and as everyone says the taste of the packs are 100% better than LL - I wondered with only having 3 a day whether I would miss the 4th one I was used to with LL but no - felt good all day. I had the Cappucino, Chicken & Mushroom and then Vegetable yesterday. Drank about 6 pints of water.
Sunday - still can't lay off jumping on the scales every morning - and hey hey this morning 13 st 5 - yippee.
Had toffee and walnut for brekkie mmm delish then mushroom for lunch. Still haven't had the 3rd one - will have a shake I think in a mo.
Had bags of energy today, cleaned through the house, been xmas shopping, ironed, done some exercises and still going strong!!
Well gotta go, will add to this tomorrow.
M
