belligerent ghoul
Member
Hey guys, i have been lurking for a long time, but i signed up and will make my confession. I started TCD in late June, I had wanted to lose weight and tried a variety of diets with mixed success. I overheard someone talking about The Cambridge Diet and decided that it seemed extreme, but desperate times require desperate measures.
My wife decided she would sign up as well, so finding our local counselor we began the diet..those first three days, were difficult, but at the same time it was something i was committed to so i just got on with it.....in my first week lost a stone, Incredible, I couldn't believe it, a diet that worked.
With my mind in the right place my weight loss continued, this was easy, i didn't crave food, i liked the shakes and i was sticking to it like glue. I knew that in September there was a family event to attend so I just carried on and by the time the event came along i had lost 3 stone.
Now here lies the problem that I have had with every diet i have ever been successful on.....i lose weight and start to fit into smaller clothes, then people start to notice and they compliment me on the way i look and in my head my brain says, "its done, we can stop now". So i slowly stop being good, and before i know it i am pretending i am still on the diet.
This is where i am now, for the last few months i have not been committed to the diet, i try to get back on, knowing those three days are all that stop me, because after that the desire to eat is gone, but i keep slipping. I have maintained my weight,going up 3 pounds and then back down again, so i know i am not starting from scratch, but i have another 3 stone to lose and yet i cant break the three day transition.
I hoped by putting it down somewhere that other people could read this, it might help me to focus and get back on track, thanks for listening.
My wife decided she would sign up as well, so finding our local counselor we began the diet..those first three days, were difficult, but at the same time it was something i was committed to so i just got on with it.....in my first week lost a stone, Incredible, I couldn't believe it, a diet that worked.
With my mind in the right place my weight loss continued, this was easy, i didn't crave food, i liked the shakes and i was sticking to it like glue. I knew that in September there was a family event to attend so I just carried on and by the time the event came along i had lost 3 stone.
Now here lies the problem that I have had with every diet i have ever been successful on.....i lose weight and start to fit into smaller clothes, then people start to notice and they compliment me on the way i look and in my head my brain says, "its done, we can stop now". So i slowly stop being good, and before i know it i am pretending i am still on the diet.
This is where i am now, for the last few months i have not been committed to the diet, i try to get back on, knowing those three days are all that stop me, because after that the desire to eat is gone, but i keep slipping. I have maintained my weight,going up 3 pounds and then back down again, so i know i am not starting from scratch, but i have another 3 stone to lose and yet i cant break the three day transition.
I hoped by putting it down somewhere that other people could read this, it might help me to focus and get back on track, thanks for listening.
