Hi all,
I am 19 years of age, around 5'4 and weigh in at 15st....yuk!!
My weight has been an issue for as long as I can remember but in the last few years since i have left school my weight has been slowly creeping up. The only time i managed to loose weight was when i was about 14 and had time to do an exercise DVD every night and was too busy worrying about other things to eat. Ever since then I have tried different diets including the Dukan Diet, Weight Watchers and Slimming World etc. However i think the reason I haven't successfully lost weight is because i haven't had the will power or motivation to do it, not because of the diet itself.
my weight is the only thing constantly getting me down and throughout the last couple of years I have seen how much my weight holds me back. It has started to affect the way and amount of socialising I do with my friends and my attitude towards meeting new people.
HOWEVER, I have come to a stand still in my life with just completing three years of A level Studies and no plans what-so-ever for my future..and really do believe that NOW is the time to do something about the one thing in my life that constantly gets me down!
I have spent considerable time researching various diets and believe CD is the one for me. There are a few reasons for this:
-it completely aliminates any choice making in regards to what food to eat/ prepare etc.
-it is instant, quick weight loss and I have found that in the past when I start dieting and exercising and dont see immediate results, i give up. simple as that.
- The one to one meetings with your consultant- having someone to advise and support me through the diet will really help me.
Please dont think I am going into this thinking its going to be all fun and games and easy as pie... I dont!! I have been realistic about how much it is going to change my life for a period of time. I have no doubts about how miserable I may feel when I cant eat what I am craving, how socialising with my friends is going to change and become more difficult but I truly believe that for me, the long term benefits of the diet far out weigh the things I will have to sacrifice for a while. I will be honest though, i am scared! Im scared about how drastic the diets going to be, how im going to cope but mostly im scared that this could be ANOTHER diet i fail!!
So after rambling on and on, I just wondered if anyone would be kind enough to share with me their journey through CD, including the difficult parts and maybe just some words of encouragment!!
Thankyou
I am 19 years of age, around 5'4 and weigh in at 15st....yuk!!
My weight has been an issue for as long as I can remember but in the last few years since i have left school my weight has been slowly creeping up. The only time i managed to loose weight was when i was about 14 and had time to do an exercise DVD every night and was too busy worrying about other things to eat. Ever since then I have tried different diets including the Dukan Diet, Weight Watchers and Slimming World etc. However i think the reason I haven't successfully lost weight is because i haven't had the will power or motivation to do it, not because of the diet itself.
my weight is the only thing constantly getting me down and throughout the last couple of years I have seen how much my weight holds me back. It has started to affect the way and amount of socialising I do with my friends and my attitude towards meeting new people.
HOWEVER, I have come to a stand still in my life with just completing three years of A level Studies and no plans what-so-ever for my future..and really do believe that NOW is the time to do something about the one thing in my life that constantly gets me down!
I have spent considerable time researching various diets and believe CD is the one for me. There are a few reasons for this:
-it completely aliminates any choice making in regards to what food to eat/ prepare etc.
-it is instant, quick weight loss and I have found that in the past when I start dieting and exercising and dont see immediate results, i give up. simple as that.
- The one to one meetings with your consultant- having someone to advise and support me through the diet will really help me.
Please dont think I am going into this thinking its going to be all fun and games and easy as pie... I dont!! I have been realistic about how much it is going to change my life for a period of time. I have no doubts about how miserable I may feel when I cant eat what I am craving, how socialising with my friends is going to change and become more difficult but I truly believe that for me, the long term benefits of the diet far out weigh the things I will have to sacrifice for a while. I will be honest though, i am scared! Im scared about how drastic the diets going to be, how im going to cope but mostly im scared that this could be ANOTHER diet i fail!!
So after rambling on and on, I just wondered if anyone would be kind enough to share with me their journey through CD, including the difficult parts and maybe just some words of encouragment!!
Thankyou