Greeneyes will PERSEVERE.........

[Greeneyes11]

Really busy working, but decided to come on here and share something I have discovered about myself today. This week is the week before TOTM and the week when I retain water and am always starving hungry..... So today, I had my jacket potato, ham and salad for lunch and whilst I was eating it I was really scared that I would still be hungry when I had finished, so was planning on what I could have when I got back from picking the boys up from school and trying to work out how I could eat the most for the amount of points I am allowed, but now I have finished my lunch and had a bunch of grapes and am drinking my black coffee, I realise I am really full and that my worrying and panicking about feeling hungry is what normally sets me on the slippery slope at this time of the month.... but it is just a blind panic and is all in my mind as I am not hungry at all now.....

 

[Bess]

x

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Result!!! Well done x

 

[Katycakes]

Brilliant Greeneyes... big hugs.

xxx

 

[Wales]

Damm those mind games, but well done you to recognising and understanding them. I am the same, very hungry the week before TOTM, ravenous! But then on CD (for me) I was fine, no increase in hunger at that time of the month. So it must be controlled by the mind and hormones! I also recognise the feeling of panic whilst eating and worrying that I won't be full and will need something else. But you are right it is about knowing that we are full and accepting that and not using the feeling as a reason to overeat.

Big hugs and hope you are having a good weekend x

 

[*Shanny*]

Hiya GE glad ww suits you atm.. and well done on your loss too.x

 

[SacredSilence]

Hope you`re having a lovely weekend x

 

[LellyCD]

Morning GE,

Hope all is good with you and you had a great weekend!

Wishing you a great Monday!
x

 

[herewego]

Sounds like you're doing well Linda!! Your valentines meal sounds lovely - You and Jonny Depp on your own eating a romantic meal - sounds like a great night in to me!

 

[Greeneyes11]

Struggling to stay on plan today, not sure why but I have done it regardless..... bought a massive mug from Disney Store in Oxford Street on Saturday and by the time I have managed to drink the mug full of black coffee I am quite full for a while, so can only be good.... I have a really busy week, Have 2 life coaching appointments tomorrow, son has operation on his foot on Wednesday and Friday I am off out for the day with my sister to a big craft thingy, so hopefully I wont be thinking of food too often.

Bought DH some chocolate for Valentines Day, but I wont be tempted to eat it as it is chocolate covered giant ants..... ha ha, so no worries there, plus I bought him a Parker Pen to go with his new Paper Blank notebooks I bought him for Christmas. He bought me a camera bag I wanted that looks like a bowling bag for when I want to not look like I am carrying a camera.....

Hope you are all having a great Monday xx

 

[*Shanny*]

Morning GE anothere Becks reader soon too be lol.!

how are u doing ??

x

 

[Katycakes]

Hey, get posting missus... no excuses, don't care if you've been snuggled up with Johnny Depp since Valentines Day... lol. Hope you are good!

xxx

 

[Greeneyes11]

Well I am losing weight at a measly 1lb a week and this week have been quite down about it, went to a big craft day with my sister Friday, totally blew my points, but they fitted in with my weekly so all was not lost, unfortunately yesterday plans changed and we ended up having kebab and chips for Sunday Dinner, so am thinking of a gain this week. I think I am going to have to rethink my strategy and plan some yummy meals into my points like a Sunday Roast in future as I love a Sunday Roast but we rarely have one..... might also make some Weight Watchers cakes for everyone so I dont feel deprived. Am also thinking on having an Oats so Simple porridge for breakfast, 2 CD shakes as I have tons left and a WW meal for dinner which should come to just over 810 calories, so am going to get my WI out of the way Tuesday night and then plan this for Wednesday.

And I have also ordered the Beck Book from Amazon, just have to wait for it to be delivered as they didn't do it for the kindle....

Another problem is that although I am eating normal food I cannot go to the toilet and haven't been properly since last Monday despite taking tons of tablets, might see what I can get in Tesco in a little while as I am sure I will have lost tons if I could just "go". Anyway, I will try and get on here more this week, I definately need the support.

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Hi Linda,

Nice to see you posting again and I do like the idea of factoring in the Sunday roast. If you are able to have a 'favourite' meal with the rest of the family, then there is no sense of deprivation. I can't wait until I am able to have a roast again, just not quite the portion sizes of old though

Your plan to use up the rest of your packs by having 2 per day sounds very reasonable to me too. It would be such a shame to waste them, as they are not cheap, and doing a version of 810 would certainly give your weight loss a boost. It is very disheartening when we lose "only a lb" Hold on a mo, I saw something on one of the other threads yesterday. I will go and find it and bring it over here for everyone to read.

Speak to you in a minute........won't be long x

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Only a Pound!!!!

[FONT=&quot]Back again Linda, I think this is great......hope you do too xx[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Hello, do you know me? If you don't you should. I'm a pound of fat, and I'm the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet. Want to know why? It's because no one ever wants to lose me; I'm Only One Pound, just a pound. Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds or fifteen pounds, but never only one, so I just stick around and happily keep you fat. Then I add to myself ever so slyly so that you never seem to notice it, that is until I've grown to ten, twenty or even more pounds in weight. Yes, it's fun being Only One Pound of fat, left to do as I please. So, when you weigh in, keep right on saying "Oh, I only lost one pound." ( as if that were such a terrible thing!) For you see, if you do this you'll encourage others to keep me around because they will think I'm not worth losing. And I love being around you - your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you. Happy Days!! After all, I'm Only One Pound of fat!!![/FONT]​

 

[Greeneyes11]

Thats great Chels, thank you......

Something else I noticed this week, DH said to me are you sure you haven't lost weight on your legs, well I thought I had aswell but as the scales weren't going down I thought I was imagining it, I have also noticed a difference on my hips, but if I am changing shape and not losing the weight, is my butt getting fatter, or am I gaining another chin...... lol

 

[Katycakes]

Hugs for Greeneyes. This is so hard, whichever path we take, but Chelsea's post hits home for me... we all need to stop the yoyo stuff and get to goal, then learn how to stay there. We are all smart enough to do it, but a part of each of us rebels and we come unstuck time after time. I am so sick of that part of me... so sick of the pain it puts me through. I've had enough, time to choose who wins this battle... and it sure as hell won't be that self-destructive rebel.

Stay on minis and stay on track, no matter what the track might be... one pound at a time, we will get there.

xxx

 

[Chelsea Lou]

GE, KC, I came across that in someone's diary yesterday and it hit home with me as well. I've been so fed up with 2 and 3lbs when CDing 100% but in reality its a success and should be enjoyed and celebrated. To be honest, after the two days I had Friday and Saturday, I would be thrilled with "only a pound" this week. xxx

 

[MinnieMel]

Your Post Copied from Jess' Diary

Morning Linda --

Morning Jess, I can totally relate to your post the other day, I also feel that I cannot follow any plan.

I feel this way, too. I did LL successfully in 2008 and feel that I've been there, done that and should be able to do this in a more "normal" fashion.

I ordered the Beck book yesterday in the hope that I can get things clearer in my head.

So, did Shanny and I. I liked what Sal (SurfHunny) had to say about it, and also liked the 40ish day programme format metioned in an review. (I should be able to work through the book before I go to the States on holiday. The last time I was there I gained 9 pounds in 3 weeks! I am only going for less than two weeks this time... but still.)

The amount of times I gave up CD because I could no longer do it and the amount of times I went back to it you cannot count on one hand and it still didn't work the 2nd, 3rd time etc.

I did the same through out 2010: start, stop, lose, regain... repeat.

I guess as long as we keep following some kind of plan even if it is different each week we will eventually be in the right place to go forwards.

I finally decided to SS to start (detox, jump start losses, etc.), then after a few weeks SS+, then 810ish. And, that is what I have been doing and still am. I am fully prepared to "change it up" so that I can continue to lose weight.

I have lost 1lb a week for the last 2 weeks on WW and this week I am sure I will have a gain, so am contemplating SW which I know I failed at last year as although I was 100% I shuffled the same 6lb around for 12 weeks.....

I have been losing about 2 pounds a week. One week I lost just 1, another week I lost 3. But, I am losing.

SW would be difficult for me: I am not good with portion control. I would find the green day/red day difficult... I would not want to have to think can I have this today? And the WW new pro-points might work...
but I have joined Rosemary Conely for the fitness class and have their diet, magic measure and portion pots.
I love the Zumba and will need the accountibility of being weighed weekly (by someone else) when I get to goal.
I expect I will use the portion pots and a South Beach Phase Three diet to maintain my losses (the diet is similar to Rosemary Conley's but with lower in carbs, as I know I am carb sensitive).

From Wednesday onwards I am going to have an Oats so simple breakfast, 2 CD shakes throughout the day and a WW ready meal in the evening and see how that goes....

I have an oatmeal sachet made with 1/3 cup boiling water (I like it thick) and 1/4 cup of sliver almonds mixed in with coffee (tab sweetners) for breakfast.

Lunch: is usually a South Beach Meal Replacement Bar (the CD make me ill), and sometimes a lowfat cheese stick (50 cals). -- If I go out I opt for a salad with chicken or prawns w/no dressing.

Dinner: I have a CD soup (Oriental Chili or Chicken and Mushroom are faves)

Later evening: CD shake made into a mix-a-mousse (it is filling and I can sleep better).

My big issues are getting regular exercise and water. I am still trying to "get into the fitness habit" -- and getting enough water consumed. I know that "The more you drink, the more you shrink" -- the week I drank 3L a day w/o fail was the week I lost 3 pounds. I have started making up a jug of Crystal Light flavoured water (2l) each morning -- and try to drink that through out the day. I also try to always carry water with me.
...... xx

I am also 5'4" (maybe a little less) and have fairly small frame. When I started LL in 2008 I was about 188 pounds (I had been over 190 -- and did a couple of low carb weeks while waiting to start). I lost 60ish pounds and kept it off.
Gained over 1/2 back and am now relosing that weight. It is going much slower this time -- as it will. My leptin levels are lower from doing a VLCD in the past (and so a 15 to 20% reduction in calorie use is common) and I am starting at a lower weight than in 2008 (yeah!).

But, I know I can and will lose this -- as long as I don't quit. Change it up... that'll work. If it's not working change it again. It is good to know that I am not the only person who is having to do this -- it was very comforting to read your post to Jess. I hope it helps her as much as it helped me.

Thanks,

MinnieMel aka Melissa

 

[Greeneyes11]

Thanks for the post Mel, it is good to know that I am not alone in how I feel...... we are all struggling with the same things.

I have had a really bad week, have had 2 takeaways and yesterday I decided to eat up everything I had stashed away for my WW and today I am going to do the porridge for breakfast (normally it will be Oats so simples but due to my car not starting yesterday I didn't get shopping and had no skimmed milk) so today it was CD porridge. Am going to have 2 more shakes throughout the day and then a WW meal tonight after WI..... I weighed myself this morning and had only put on 1lb since last week so hopefully that will show on the scales tonight but if not, it will be a well deserved gain. But hey ho, waiting for Beck and today is another day.... onwards and upwards.