tillyfloss
Gold Member
Everyday I read questions about what is 'allowed' or not from CD, and how people have a bit of this and a bit of that and feel naughty or not....
This on top of a chat I had with another CD'er today got me thinking...
Thing is CD has been forumulated to provide the fastest possible weightloss in the safest way... to gain these results and to diet safely, we have to do it the way they want us to do it in the book....
Even then, we can't dictate what our own bodies will do.... some weeks we might lose 1lb whilst ss or ss+'ing and some weeks we might lose 5lb.. but over all we will lose...
I don't think we should think of being bad when we decide to walk off the path slightly, as long as we are aware that we may prolong our journey a little! It might not happen, but it might!!
I don't think we should think of being good or bad, as we are trying to re educate ourselves. What I think we should maybe be doing, is saying... "Ok I have read that little booklet" (I think a lot of people maybe don't)... "Iunderstand exactly what I can and can't have on SS, ss+, 810 or whatever"... "I am either choosing to do it that way or deviating a little"... If we choose to deviate, then we accept it may or may not prolong the journey, but neither way is good or bad...
I also think that if we have chosen a different path then we have made that decision for ourselves and it will affect us in the way it does. Each person who has a bit of whatever in addition to what is allowed in the book, will be affected differently. We should never presume that because it didn't affect A,B or C that it won't affect us. We have to choose whether to have something based purely on how much we want it and how much patience we are prepared to have if our weight loss slows down. And to absolutely be sure that we are having it and know what the consequences maybe, and not based on anyone elses experience.
Anyway these were my thoughts whilst I was watching my son swim tonight..
I suppose in a way I am constantly analysing why I am doing this, How I have managed to stay 100% and how I have managed to do this so long... almost 3 months! It is sometimes the easiest diet in the world and sometimes the hardest!
On another note, I was stood next to a lady in the baths tonight, our sons started lessons together. I havent seen her for about 6 weeks as Our other halfs sometimes take the boys... anyway I nodded and said hi, and she nodded and turned away... I said.. XX is getting on really well.. she looked at me and said... OMG I didn't recognise you... you look lovely! It was such a nice thing to hear and certainly makes this a day where this diet is worthwhile
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This on top of a chat I had with another CD'er today got me thinking...
Thing is CD has been forumulated to provide the fastest possible weightloss in the safest way... to gain these results and to diet safely, we have to do it the way they want us to do it in the book....
Even then, we can't dictate what our own bodies will do.... some weeks we might lose 1lb whilst ss or ss+'ing and some weeks we might lose 5lb.. but over all we will lose...
I don't think we should think of being bad when we decide to walk off the path slightly, as long as we are aware that we may prolong our journey a little! It might not happen, but it might!!
I don't think we should think of being good or bad, as we are trying to re educate ourselves. What I think we should maybe be doing, is saying... "Ok I have read that little booklet" (I think a lot of people maybe don't)... "Iunderstand exactly what I can and can't have on SS, ss+, 810 or whatever"... "I am either choosing to do it that way or deviating a little"... If we choose to deviate, then we accept it may or may not prolong the journey, but neither way is good or bad...
I also think that if we have chosen a different path then we have made that decision for ourselves and it will affect us in the way it does. Each person who has a bit of whatever in addition to what is allowed in the book, will be affected differently. We should never presume that because it didn't affect A,B or C that it won't affect us. We have to choose whether to have something based purely on how much we want it and how much patience we are prepared to have if our weight loss slows down. And to absolutely be sure that we are having it and know what the consequences maybe, and not based on anyone elses experience.
Anyway these were my thoughts whilst I was watching my son swim tonight..
I suppose in a way I am constantly analysing why I am doing this, How I have managed to stay 100% and how I have managed to do this so long... almost 3 months! It is sometimes the easiest diet in the world and sometimes the hardest!
On another note, I was stood next to a lady in the baths tonight, our sons started lessons together. I havent seen her for about 6 weeks as Our other halfs sometimes take the boys... anyway I nodded and said hi, and she nodded and turned away... I said.. XX is getting on really well.. she looked at me and said... OMG I didn't recognise you... you look lovely! It was such a nice thing to hear and certainly makes this a day where this diet is worthwhile
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