Russiandoll
Carpe diem
I started Exante TS yesterday (20th) and weighed in at 17st 11lb. I've decided to go for a goal of 12st because, back in 2006 I was on Cambridge and managed to lose 10st, getting down to 12st 7lb. I was pretty happy at that weight, being a size 16ish. At my age, I don't really want to be over thin.
So that's an 81lb journey and one I really NEED to make as I'm now feeling the negative effects of carrying so much excess weight for so long.
Day 1 was ok. No worse than I expected. I was interested in seeing how the Exante packs stacked up against Cambridge and was pleasantly surprised to find I prefer the ones I've tried so far.
Breakfast was a vanilla shake with some psyllium husks for fibre. I found the taste creamier and milder than Cambridge shakes - also there was no artificial after-taste which I noticed with Cambridge packs (until I became accustomed to them).
For lunch I had a Toffee, nut and raisin bar with a black coffee. I loved this! Like a big, moist rice krispie bar. There was a very slight saltiness which I thought went well with the nut and fruit. A definite thumbs up.
I had a Thai chicken soup for dinner. I added a couple of teaspoons of psyllium husks, again for fibre but also because they thicken the soup which I then eat with a spoon like a broth.
Physically, I didn't feel raging hunger but my emotional and habitual hunger was going hammer and tongs. I was acutely aware of every food advert throughout the evening - and there were quite a few!
often I'd have an evening snack (yoghurt / cereal / fruit) but rarely was I actually hungry - it was more to do with habit and boredom. I'm hoping that Exante will help me address my emotional dependence on food - I use it in conjunction with just about EVERY emotion. Boredom, stress, anger, loneliness ... and also as a reward for any successes and as social axis. My life revolves around food - eating it, buying it, cooking it ... what to eat, what not to eat, when to eat it.
I need to get off this merry-go-round!
I'm coming to the end of day 2 and so far, so good although I know from experience it's no easy journey.
So that's an 81lb journey and one I really NEED to make as I'm now feeling the negative effects of carrying so much excess weight for so long.
Day 1 was ok. No worse than I expected. I was interested in seeing how the Exante packs stacked up against Cambridge and was pleasantly surprised to find I prefer the ones I've tried so far.
Breakfast was a vanilla shake with some psyllium husks for fibre. I found the taste creamier and milder than Cambridge shakes - also there was no artificial after-taste which I noticed with Cambridge packs (until I became accustomed to them).
For lunch I had a Toffee, nut and raisin bar with a black coffee. I loved this! Like a big, moist rice krispie bar. There was a very slight saltiness which I thought went well with the nut and fruit. A definite thumbs up.
I had a Thai chicken soup for dinner. I added a couple of teaspoons of psyllium husks, again for fibre but also because they thicken the soup which I then eat with a spoon like a broth.
Physically, I didn't feel raging hunger but my emotional and habitual hunger was going hammer and tongs. I was acutely aware of every food advert throughout the evening - and there were quite a few!
often I'd have an evening snack (yoghurt / cereal / fruit) but rarely was I actually hungry - it was more to do with habit and boredom. I'm hoping that Exante will help me address my emotional dependence on food - I use it in conjunction with just about EVERY emotion. Boredom, stress, anger, loneliness ... and also as a reward for any successes and as social axis. My life revolves around food - eating it, buying it, cooking it ... what to eat, what not to eat, when to eat it.
I need to get off this merry-go-round!
I'm coming to the end of day 2 and so far, so good although I know from experience it's no easy journey.
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