So having seen and read through so many other CD diaries, I thought I'd start one of my own. I'm actually on week 4 of the CD. Started on October 8, 2011 and have lost about 17lbs to date.
A bit about myself: I'm 22. Currently a third year medical student. I've been overweight for as long as I can remember (I think since around I was 14), but it wasn't till the last few years that I gained an exorbitant amount of weight ... hitting a BMI of >30!
I never took my weight increase seriously. My family has always been worried about my weight but it never bothered me so much. But when I came home 5 weeks ago, something changed. I realized I couldn't go on like this, and I was at my heaviest weight ever - 215lbs! My dad was the one that told me about the CD. He had heard recommendations about it from previous CD'ers. I'd never really been on any specific diet before, aside from just starving myself or trying to cut back on food, so I was a bit skeptical about the CD since it is pretty much a starvation diet. I wondered if I wouldn't gain all the weight back once I stopped. But that's a worry for another day, and since reading the forums, I'm starting to believe the weight can be kept off.
The reason I'm on this diet now is because honestly, I don't see any other way of how I could possibly manage to lose all this weight. I've tried to cut back on food and incorporate exercise, but I've become such a slave to food, I'd never stick to the plan. I'm a stress/boredom/emotional/craving-satisfying/you-name-it eater. And I'm worried about going on like this into my 20's and 30's. So I think CD is great that way because it just completely wipes food out of your life at least for a couple of months and helps you in that time period to gain some control over your life and your eating habits. I've been thinking less about food and eating/planning meals doesn't take up any of my time now!
It's not easy, but I know at the end of the journey, it will be worth it.
Sorry for such a long post, and thank you all for reading!
A bit about myself: I'm 22. Currently a third year medical student. I've been overweight for as long as I can remember (I think since around I was 14), but it wasn't till the last few years that I gained an exorbitant amount of weight ... hitting a BMI of >30!
I never took my weight increase seriously. My family has always been worried about my weight but it never bothered me so much. But when I came home 5 weeks ago, something changed. I realized I couldn't go on like this, and I was at my heaviest weight ever - 215lbs! My dad was the one that told me about the CD. He had heard recommendations about it from previous CD'ers. I'd never really been on any specific diet before, aside from just starving myself or trying to cut back on food, so I was a bit skeptical about the CD since it is pretty much a starvation diet. I wondered if I wouldn't gain all the weight back once I stopped. But that's a worry for another day, and since reading the forums, I'm starting to believe the weight can be kept off. The reason I'm on this diet now is because honestly, I don't see any other way of how I could possibly manage to lose all this weight. I've tried to cut back on food and incorporate exercise, but I've become such a slave to food, I'd never stick to the plan. I'm a stress/boredom/emotional/craving-satisfying/you-name-it eater. And I'm worried about going on like this into my 20's and 30's.
So I think CD is great that way because it just completely wipes food out of your life at least for a couple of months and helps you in that time period to gain some control over your life and your eating habits. I've been thinking less about food and eating/planning meals doesn't take up any of my time now! It's not easy, but I know at the end of the journey, it will be worth it.
Sorry for such a long post, and thank you all for reading!
