MrsMacTheKnife
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Afternoon, ladies! I started posted in Lauren's Afghanistan weight loss diary but didn't want to hijack it, so have started my own - but thanks so much for the inspiration, Lauren.
I've decided to lose weight as when Take That announced their 2011 tour, I was really excited for all of 5 minutes. I then dismissed the idea of going to see them as I thought I would look ridiculous, bouncing around to Relight My Fire at 15 stone something, which made me realise that I don't do loads of things because I feel uncomfortable about my weight. So I did a bit of research on the net, ended up here, landed on Lauren's thread and instantly decided to ring the local CD consultant.
I saw her today and weighed in at a whopping 16st 2lbs, the heaviest (by over a stone) I have ever been. You know you get people who look in the mirror and still see themselves as fat? I'm the other way around, I still see somebody slim and gorgeous and then I see a photo and wonder who the fat girl on the end is whilst simultaneously wondering why dress sizes are getting smaller in my favourite shops.
So, armed with a bit of a reality check and 21 shakes/porridges, here we go with Week One. I'm feeling a little bit nervous, and a little bit determined. I'm especially wondering how I'm going to give up milk and one sugar in my tea (however, I'm drinking a peppermint tea as we speak and it's fine) and how I'm going to, errrrrmmmm, completely hide this from my husband. Yes, completely and utterly hide it. I did Lighter Life about 5 years ago, lost 4 stone in 4 months and put it back on again in 4 months - I didn't do the refeeding bit and clearly didn't take any lessons on board and I also have a husband who absolutely lives and breathes exercise. His solution is eat less and exercise more (yes, I could crown him as well, girls.....) but as we rarely get to eat at the same time at the moment, I might be in with a passing shot of getting away with it. Or, by the time he realises, I will have lost a shed load of weight and he will see how much happier I am..
OK, off for my first shake, wish me luck!
Take care, MrsMac
I've decided to lose weight as when Take That announced their 2011 tour, I was really excited for all of 5 minutes. I then dismissed the idea of going to see them as I thought I would look ridiculous, bouncing around to Relight My Fire at 15 stone something, which made me realise that I don't do loads of things because I feel uncomfortable about my weight. So I did a bit of research on the net, ended up here, landed on Lauren's thread and instantly decided to ring the local CD consultant.
I saw her today and weighed in at a whopping 16st 2lbs, the heaviest (by over a stone) I have ever been. You know you get people who look in the mirror and still see themselves as fat? I'm the other way around, I still see somebody slim and gorgeous and then I see a photo and wonder who the fat girl on the end is whilst simultaneously wondering why dress sizes are getting smaller in my favourite shops.
So, armed with a bit of a reality check and 21 shakes/porridges, here we go with Week One. I'm feeling a little bit nervous, and a little bit determined. I'm especially wondering how I'm going to give up milk and one sugar in my tea (however, I'm drinking a peppermint tea as we speak and it's fine) and how I'm going to, errrrrmmmm, completely hide this from my husband. Yes, completely and utterly hide it. I did Lighter Life about 5 years ago, lost 4 stone in 4 months and put it back on again in 4 months - I didn't do the refeeding bit and clearly didn't take any lessons on board and I also have a husband who absolutely lives and breathes exercise. His solution is eat less and exercise more (yes, I could crown him as well, girls.....) but as we rarely get to eat at the same time at the moment, I might be in with a passing shot of getting away with it. Or, by the time he realises, I will have lost a shed load of weight and he will see how much happier I am..
OK, off for my first shake, wish me luck!
Take care, MrsMac