Well hello all, the wanderer has returned.
Sorry that I have been AWOL, but due to a bereavement of a very good friend/work colleague, my head was just NOT in the right place to even think about healthy eating / dieting, or to come on and talk about what I had eaten, or what anyone else had eaten. (No disrespect).
I do feel that I am now in a better place and I have come to terms with what has happened and feel its time to take control of my life again.
I cant blame what happened to my friend for my weight gain, that has happened gradually over the last 2 and a half years since I got to goal, what with over indulgence, trying to stop smoking, and just life in general, the weight crept up little by little.
I have taken off my maintainers badge and updated my profile. I will replace the maintainers badge once I get to goal and stay around the same place for a few months.
My goal this time is going to be slightly lower than when I last got to goal, as I was never really completely happy with the finish weight, but the LT counsellor I went to wouldnt allow anyone to go lower than a bmi of 25.
This time I have purchased Exante as I couldn't hack the thought of a few months on LT Strawberry and Choc shakes, and they were the only two I liked. I bought the bumper pack of Exante and started yesterday.
So far, I have had the orange/chocolate bar (scrumptuous) choc shake (not as nice as LT ) and Thai Chicken Soup (liked it ), that was yesterday.
Today is my second day on Exante and me being a serial weigher peeked this morning and lost 4lbs since yesterday taking me back into the 11's (just)
I decided to start a new thread as its a whole new chapter that I am just taking one day at a time. I have also set a date to give up smoking again, (I re-started the night before I went on holiday due to over indulgence in Mr Smirnoff ) which is next Thursday and I know some people might think it will be too much to do the two things at once, but I think its the only way I can do it, as I need to keep the snacking in control, so at least if I am on a strict programme, I feel I can achieve this. Plus with being on exante, there will be no alcohol, so further less temptations with the no smoking.
Good to be home
Sorry that I have been AWOL, but due to a bereavement of a very good friend/work colleague, my head was just NOT in the right place to even think about healthy eating / dieting, or to come on and talk about what I had eaten, or what anyone else had eaten. (No disrespect).
I do feel that I am now in a better place and I have come to terms with what has happened and feel its time to take control of my life again.
I cant blame what happened to my friend for my weight gain, that has happened gradually over the last 2 and a half years since I got to goal, what with over indulgence, trying to stop smoking, and just life in general, the weight crept up little by little.
I have taken off my maintainers badge and updated my profile. I will replace the maintainers badge once I get to goal and stay around the same place for a few months.
My goal this time is going to be slightly lower than when I last got to goal, as I was never really completely happy with the finish weight, but the LT counsellor I went to wouldnt allow anyone to go lower than a bmi of 25.
This time I have purchased Exante as I couldn't hack the thought of a few months on LT Strawberry and Choc shakes, and they were the only two I liked. I bought the bumper pack of Exante and started yesterday.
So far, I have had the orange/chocolate bar (scrumptuous) choc shake (not as nice as LT ) and Thai Chicken Soup (liked it ), that was yesterday.
Today is my second day on Exante and me being a serial weigher peeked this morning and lost 4lbs since yesterday taking me back into the 11's (just)
I decided to start a new thread as its a whole new chapter that I am just taking one day at a time. I have also set a date to give up smoking again, (I re-started the night before I went on holiday due to over indulgence in Mr Smirnoff ) which is next Thursday and I know some people might think it will be too much to do the two things at once, but I think its the only way I can do it, as I need to keep the snacking in control, so at least if I am on a strict programme, I feel I can achieve this. Plus with being on exante, there will be no alcohol, so further less temptations with the no smoking.
Good to be home
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