Gecko
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I was wondering if a second thread was okay, but after searching around it seems others have done it. I figured it would be a good idea to avoid any confusion. Anyway, I started anew on the 23rd of August and do it on Wednesdays. After the first week I lost five pounds. I took an early peek at the scales today (which I normally avoid doing!) and it looks like progress will be good on Wednesday, but you can see all of this (including kg/stone conversions) in my signature.
I've been watching a lot of videos and considering what I want to do. I'll have major surgery in March and I want to reach around 210-220lb by then. If I lose an average of 4lb a week that should be possible. It so happens that I planned to move to low-carb when reaching 210lb, kind of like a 100-loss reward. You'd probably have to read about it as I can't explain it so well but low-carb really interests me and I'm quite excited to start eating normally again and learn to cook the recipes I've read about. Low-carb often has a large focus on meat which contradicts what most people have been raised to believe, but it would allow me to continue in ketosis by monitoring my macros.
I'll have to stay in the hospital for a while after the brain surgery for recovery. This actually messed up my first Lipotrim journey since there's no way of getting around the hospital food when you're confined to a room by cables! After the stress of being stuck there for a month I was back to my regular unhealthy eating. The idea of moving onto low-carb after the hospital is much more exciting than returning to powdered mystery meals, so I'm totally aiming to reach my goal by March! However, there's an expected setback...
In November I'll go to Spain and Gibraltar for a week. It'll mean there will be no weigh-in during Week 12. I also expect I won't lose anything (or I might gain while there), so I'm keeping this in mind. And honestly, I'm going to enjoy myself during that week. It'll be the first trip abroad in over four years. It goes against my principles to spoil a trip for the rest of my family. I already know how hard it is to get back on Lipotrim and how the cravings are. I'll just have to grit my teeth and deal with it.
Speaking of that, I'm past the cravings stage. For me, junk cravings last about ten days into Lipotrim. I'm glad I don't desire any of it anymore. Here's to the future, and I wish anybody else on Lipotrim success.
I've been watching a lot of videos and considering what I want to do. I'll have major surgery in March and I want to reach around 210-220lb by then. If I lose an average of 4lb a week that should be possible. It so happens that I planned to move to low-carb when reaching 210lb, kind of like a 100-loss reward. You'd probably have to read about it as I can't explain it so well but low-carb really interests me and I'm quite excited to start eating normally again and learn to cook the recipes I've read about. Low-carb often has a large focus on meat which contradicts what most people have been raised to believe, but it would allow me to continue in ketosis by monitoring my macros.
I'll have to stay in the hospital for a while after the brain surgery for recovery. This actually messed up my first Lipotrim journey since there's no way of getting around the hospital food when you're confined to a room by cables! After the stress of being stuck there for a month I was back to my regular unhealthy eating. The idea of moving onto low-carb after the hospital is much more exciting than returning to powdered mystery meals, so I'm totally aiming to reach my goal by March! However, there's an expected setback...
In November I'll go to Spain and Gibraltar for a week. It'll mean there will be no weigh-in during Week 12. I also expect I won't lose anything (or I might gain while there), so I'm keeping this in mind. And honestly, I'm going to enjoy myself during that week. It'll be the first trip abroad in over four years. It goes against my principles to spoil a trip for the rest of my family. I already know how hard it is to get back on Lipotrim and how the cravings are. I'll just have to grit my teeth and deal with it.
Speaking of that, I'm past the cravings stage. For me, junk cravings last about ten days into Lipotrim. I'm glad I don't desire any of it anymore. Here's to the future, and I wish anybody else on Lipotrim success.
8.5lb in a week though? That's fantastic, although I don't want to set myself up for disappointment next Wednesday since weight does fluctuate.
