Lotty Big Botty
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Hello all
I've been around these forums for a while now. I've been on and off of the slimfast/ultraslim diet and have been quite successfull with it..... it certailny helped me get started on my weight loss journey. But there comes a time where i need to swap my shakes for real food (plus there not overly cheap and ive got bored of them). I intend to stick to roughly the same plan as the slim fast routine but having real food instead of shakes to the same calorie value.
I am 26, 5ft5 and currently 180lbs. I was 200lbs at my heaviest and my aim is to get down to 140lbs.
Here are a few confessions about me....
1) I work for the ambulance service and work 12hr shifts. My shift rotation is 2 days, 2 night and then 4 off. As you can guess this doesn't do well for the diet, my sleeping patterns are all over the place and i eat at funny times of the day, plus temptation is always in my path.
2) Im sorry about this one.... not for the faint hearted...... im a little obbsessed with bowel health and the bowel movements. i like to be regular and i worry when ive not 'been to the toilet' for a few days..... so occasionally talk about my frequency may occur!!!!
3) This is quite a big one for me to admit to and put out there in public..... I'm a secret binge eater. During the week days when im at home, i have a tendency to binge. I go to the shops and buy large amounts of food..... (burgers, chocolates, cakes.... whatever it is i fancy) and scoff the lot. getting rid of the evidence before my otherhalf gets home from work. Its not unusual for me to go to mcdonalds, order 2 meals and eat both. I get the erge to do this as i think there is nothing better to sit in front of the telly, put a program on and have lots of nice food...... afterwards it never makes me feel good, it always makes me feel sick, and i always regret doing it. I dont understand why i do it.
3) (When im not binging)..... I tend to be pretty good food wise during the week but enjoy going out for dinners and having a drink at weekends with the boyfriend. My favourite food is pizza (mmmm pizza hut) and absolutly love Harvester. I can be a bit of a drinker aswell. I love a good pint of cider and am a bit of a wine fiend..... i fully intend to stick to 1 or 2 gin and tonics a night at the weekends and no booze during the week. (with the odd glass of wine on a special occasion)
4) I enjoy runny, unfortunatly i have absolutly no motivation. I've started the coach to 5k program so many times its unbelievable. I'm good and stick to it for a couple of weeks and then something happens... i get a cold, i go on holiday or something and then dont do anything for weeks and have to start again. Id rather sit infront of the tv of a morning than do some exercise... opps!
5) I live with my boyfriend, but during the week we tend to do our own thing food wise, due to shift patterns being all over the place and my constant want to diet and eat healthier (he doesnt want to eat my type of 'diet' foods). We do eat together on the weekend (when im not working), i'll cook for us both or we'll go out for dinner.
6) Im an every day weigher... ive said it, im not ashamed of it and there is no way i will stop!!!!
Im going to try and stick to under 1400cals a day, with the understanding that i may go slightly over at the weekends when the boyfreind and i eat together.
Im going to try my hardest to exercise regulaly.
Im going to try not to drink as much alcohol.
Im going to try not to binge eat.
Im going to use this diary to track my progress, to use as a distraction when im faced with temptation and for my general rambalings (and boy do i tend to ramble!).
Im using myfitnesspal to keep a diary so please add me..... lotte770 (hopefullly this will stop me cheating)
Sorry for going on for faaaar to long, but thankyou for reading.
Good luck all.xxx
I've been around these forums for a while now. I've been on and off of the slimfast/ultraslim diet and have been quite successfull with it..... it certailny helped me get started on my weight loss journey. But there comes a time where i need to swap my shakes for real food (plus there not overly cheap and ive got bored of them). I intend to stick to roughly the same plan as the slim fast routine but having real food instead of shakes to the same calorie value.
I am 26, 5ft5 and currently 180lbs. I was 200lbs at my heaviest and my aim is to get down to 140lbs.
Here are a few confessions about me....
1) I work for the ambulance service and work 12hr shifts. My shift rotation is 2 days, 2 night and then 4 off. As you can guess this doesn't do well for the diet, my sleeping patterns are all over the place and i eat at funny times of the day, plus temptation is always in my path.
2) Im sorry about this one.... not for the faint hearted...... im a little obbsessed with bowel health and the bowel movements. i like to be regular and i worry when ive not 'been to the toilet' for a few days..... so occasionally talk about my frequency may occur!!!!
3) This is quite a big one for me to admit to and put out there in public..... I'm a secret binge eater. During the week days when im at home, i have a tendency to binge. I go to the shops and buy large amounts of food..... (burgers, chocolates, cakes.... whatever it is i fancy) and scoff the lot. getting rid of the evidence before my otherhalf gets home from work. Its not unusual for me to go to mcdonalds, order 2 meals and eat both. I get the erge to do this as i think there is nothing better to sit in front of the telly, put a program on and have lots of nice food...... afterwards it never makes me feel good, it always makes me feel sick, and i always regret doing it. I dont understand why i do it.
3) (When im not binging)..... I tend to be pretty good food wise during the week but enjoy going out for dinners and having a drink at weekends with the boyfriend. My favourite food is pizza (mmmm pizza hut) and absolutly love Harvester. I can be a bit of a drinker aswell. I love a good pint of cider and am a bit of a wine fiend..... i fully intend to stick to 1 or 2 gin and tonics a night at the weekends and no booze during the week. (with the odd glass of wine on a special occasion)
4) I enjoy runny, unfortunatly i have absolutly no motivation. I've started the coach to 5k program so many times its unbelievable. I'm good and stick to it for a couple of weeks and then something happens... i get a cold, i go on holiday or something and then dont do anything for weeks and have to start again. Id rather sit infront of the tv of a morning than do some exercise... opps!
5) I live with my boyfriend, but during the week we tend to do our own thing food wise, due to shift patterns being all over the place and my constant want to diet and eat healthier (he doesnt want to eat my type of 'diet' foods). We do eat together on the weekend (when im not working), i'll cook for us both or we'll go out for dinner.
6) Im an every day weigher... ive said it, im not ashamed of it and there is no way i will stop!!!!
Im going to try and stick to under 1400cals a day, with the understanding that i may go slightly over at the weekends when the boyfreind and i eat together.
Im going to try my hardest to exercise regulaly.
Im going to try not to drink as much alcohol.
Im going to try not to binge eat.
Im going to use this diary to track my progress, to use as a distraction when im faced with temptation and for my general rambalings (and boy do i tend to ramble!).
Im using myfitnesspal to keep a diary so please add me..... lotte770 (hopefullly this will stop me cheating)
Sorry for going on for faaaar to long, but thankyou for reading.
Good luck all.xxx
