Hi all,
Day 4 today....in ketosis now (good ole ketostix) and according to my scales, have lost 13 and a half pounds!!!!!!!
The only thing is, I have struggled with water quite a bit so far - the most I have managed was yesterday, and I had 2 and a half litres. However, I have had black tea and marigold, so I suppose it's all liquid. I have had marigold for the last two days and am limiting myself to one large cup (a teaspoon) a day.
Comparing this restart to last time (Nov 05) it is really different. I was a bit teary on day 1 and had some hunger pangs but nowhere near like the emotional torment I had last time. I've been a bit cross about not actually putting food into my gob but I remember last time I felt like killing myself - literally. I remember walking round the local shopping mall a few days in last time sobbing as people were eating, I could smell food and I generally felt awful. It's not like that for me now, thank goodness. I went shopping yesterday and was so engrossed in wasting money I can't afford on various beauty goodies in Boots that I hadn't even had a pack till about 4pm and didn't even care. I really think that it is because I am so much safer, emotionally now. VLCD helped change my life last time and gave me the confidence I needed to pursue my feelings for James but now I'm in a loving relationship and not still battling demons from years ago....it makes such a difference. I remember thinking last time that it was either shed weight or die alone - I knew that it was imperative to my entire happiness. This time I'm already in a happy place but need to lose weight as I've gotten lazy and let things get out of hand. (Needless to say, James did apparently like me before I lost weight but was scared - my unhappiness caused me to keep people at arms length. Lots of people have said I'm much nicer now!!)
I suppose what I'm saying is that if you're going through the torment I had last time in 2005, it does get better and stick with it - you will succeed if you are determined enough.
Jo xxx
Day 4 today....in ketosis now (good ole ketostix) and according to my scales, have lost 13 and a half pounds!!!!!!!
The only thing is, I have struggled with water quite a bit so far - the most I have managed was yesterday, and I had 2 and a half litres. However, I have had black tea and marigold, so I suppose it's all liquid. I have had marigold for the last two days and am limiting myself to one large cup (a teaspoon) a day.
Comparing this restart to last time (Nov 05) it is really different. I was a bit teary on day 1 and had some hunger pangs but nowhere near like the emotional torment I had last time. I've been a bit cross about not actually putting food into my gob but I remember last time I felt like killing myself - literally. I remember walking round the local shopping mall a few days in last time sobbing as people were eating, I could smell food and I generally felt awful. It's not like that for me now, thank goodness. I went shopping yesterday and was so engrossed in wasting money I can't afford on various beauty goodies in Boots that I hadn't even had a pack till about 4pm and didn't even care. I really think that it is because I am so much safer, emotionally now. VLCD helped change my life last time and gave me the confidence I needed to pursue my feelings for James but now I'm in a loving relationship and not still battling demons from years ago....it makes such a difference. I remember thinking last time that it was either shed weight or die alone - I knew that it was imperative to my entire happiness. This time I'm already in a happy place but need to lose weight as I've gotten lazy and let things get out of hand. (Needless to say, James did apparently like me before I lost weight but was scared - my unhappiness caused me to keep people at arms length. Lots of people have said I'm much nicer now!!)
I suppose what I'm saying is that if you're going through the torment I had last time in 2005, it does get better and stick with it - you will succeed if you are determined enough.
Jo xxx