lentil2
Gold Member
Have been reading this great site for a few days, joined yesterday and now have the time to type a bit about myself.
Now, where do I start?
I have been a yo yo dieter all my life:sigh: I have done them all....you could say I am jack of all diets....and master of none!
I seem to know practically everything there is to know about diet and nutrition and I love healthy food.....but I also love unhealthy food too and I have a large appetite!!
I'm 5' 9 so I am lucky in some ways to be able to carry a bit of extra weight and get away with it but I don't like the way I feel or look when I pile on extra pounds.
My personal ideal weight is 10 stone 7lbs (though I can't remember when I last weighed in at that weight!!) I'm not big built considering my height, but I am your typical pear shape and gaining weight just emphasises the problem!
So, I think WW was my first diet at the tender age of about 19 or 20, though prior to that I can remember having Slim Fast shakes at work, but I think that was more for controlling my weight rather than losing it.
I must add at this point that I only ever seem to go about 2 to 3 stone over weight, I'd love to keep eating but usually at reaching this point I really hate the way I look and feel and that prompts me to go on yet another diet!
So yes, Slim Fast, WW....and then I discovered Slimming World, fantastic!! Eat as much as you want! So I pretty much did that on and off all of my 20's and my early 30's (I'm 39 now) dabbling in other diets in between.
Then in 2004, after gaining approx 3½ stone and the break up of a long term relationship, I started a low carb diet. Had great results, lost all the weight, got down to 10 stone 11½ and felt great!
Kept it off until 2006 whereupon I changed my job(sit down ALL day now, not good!), had a new man in my life and gradually the weight has returned! Surprise, surprise!! Not all of it though, I am pleased to say, but I do have 2 stone to lose.
I joined Slimming World last October in an attempt to lose it and for some reason, it just doesn't seem to work for me anymore (I think my body must be sooo confused!!)
Then, with a new year starting and a holiday booked for February, I embarked on WW (again) with the idea that I can eat what I want but in limited amounts.....lost a few pounds but not fast enough with the holiday looming.....
Now, this is where I will probably get told off (if you are still awake!) I bought some CD from Ebay (have dabbled in CD and Lipotrim previously!) in an attempt to shift some weight before I go on holiday ( I know the weight will all return while I'm away but at least I will feel better about myself at the start of it)
I am starting my 5th day today and am already 7½ lbs down and my uniform work skirt is feeling so much better! I am drinking water for England...no Britain actually!!!
I'm hoping when I return from my holiday that I will continue with CD and hopefully go through the stages of coming off of it gradually and eating heathily and for once in my life maintaing a steady weight......we'll see!!!
Thanks for taking the time to read my tale of woe!!
Sam
xxx
Now, where do I start?
I have been a yo yo dieter all my life:sigh: I have done them all....you could say I am jack of all diets....and master of none!
I seem to know practically everything there is to know about diet and nutrition and I love healthy food.....but I also love unhealthy food too and I have a large appetite!!
I'm 5' 9 so I am lucky in some ways to be able to carry a bit of extra weight and get away with it but I don't like the way I feel or look when I pile on extra pounds.
My personal ideal weight is 10 stone 7lbs (though I can't remember when I last weighed in at that weight!!) I'm not big built considering my height, but I am your typical pear shape and gaining weight just emphasises the problem!
So, I think WW was my first diet at the tender age of about 19 or 20, though prior to that I can remember having Slim Fast shakes at work, but I think that was more for controlling my weight rather than losing it.
I must add at this point that I only ever seem to go about 2 to 3 stone over weight, I'd love to keep eating but usually at reaching this point I really hate the way I look and feel and that prompts me to go on yet another diet!
So yes, Slim Fast, WW....and then I discovered Slimming World, fantastic!! Eat as much as you want! So I pretty much did that on and off all of my 20's and my early 30's (I'm 39 now) dabbling in other diets in between.
Then in 2004, after gaining approx 3½ stone and the break up of a long term relationship, I started a low carb diet. Had great results, lost all the weight, got down to 10 stone 11½ and felt great!
Kept it off until 2006 whereupon I changed my job(sit down ALL day now, not good!), had a new man in my life and gradually the weight has returned! Surprise, surprise!! Not all of it though, I am pleased to say, but I do have 2 stone to lose.
I joined Slimming World last October in an attempt to lose it and for some reason, it just doesn't seem to work for me anymore (I think my body must be sooo confused!!)
Then, with a new year starting and a holiday booked for February, I embarked on WW (again) with the idea that I can eat what I want but in limited amounts.....lost a few pounds but not fast enough with the holiday looming.....
Now, this is where I will probably get told off (if you are still awake!) I bought some CD from Ebay (have dabbled in CD and Lipotrim previously!) in an attempt to shift some weight before I go on holiday ( I know the weight will all return while I'm away but at least I will feel better about myself at the start of it)
I am starting my 5th day today and am already 7½ lbs down and my uniform work skirt is feeling so much better! I am drinking water for England...no Britain actually!!!
I'm hoping when I return from my holiday that I will continue with CD and hopefully go through the stages of coming off of it gradually and eating heathily and for once in my life maintaing a steady weight......we'll see!!!
Thanks for taking the time to read my tale of woe!!
Sam
xxx