Slim & Starving...

[aily]

I decided to write a wee diary in case anyone is suffering from insomnia. I'm hoping that this time I'm making a change for good and I can read it back in a year's time and be proud of myself for plodding along without my best friend, food, to ease the struggle.

So, I'm on day 3. Day 1 was ok although I struggled at night after work. Made my cauliflower and covered it in salt, pepper and mild chilli. It was lush. Day 2 was better - managed it without much bother which makes a change.

Today I had a frozen strawberry milkshake with a bit more water than advised so it felt like a massive meal and took me about an hour to eat and I still didn't manage to finish it. Then had Oatmeal at 11.30am which was quite nice - I added salt which made it very tasty. For lunch I have chilli then tonight I have spinach to have for dinner and probably a milky coffee before bed. That's quite a lot of food so I can't complain.

To be fair though, in 26c heat, chilli is the last thing I want...it will be worth it though. It will.

It really will.

Honestly.

Probably.

 

[RebekahR]

Welcome and well done hun

Be careful with the salt hun, water retention is no fun!

Have a good weekend x

 

[aily]

Somehow managed to survive the weekend - which I dreaded most - especially when we walked round a worldwide food market which had soooooooo many delicious things - bratwurst, macaroons, butterscotch waffles, paella....I could go on all day but the drool is clogging up my keyboard. Struggled a bit yesterday - spent the day in the garden working and although I was drinking I really didn't want to have any shake or sachet. Have frozen a few different flavours though and I'm liking that approach as it takes so much longer to consume.

This is the beginning of my 5th day so I shouldn't be weighing in until Wednesday but I couldn't help it - I wanted that wee bit of motivation to kick the week off! So I'm down to 19st exactly which is 7lb off. Exactly the boost I needed!!! Suddenly this frozen banana shake tastes delicious!

 

[Busybusy]

Welcome and wow on the loss so far x

 

[aily]

Day 6 going brilliantly so far. I seem to cope better when I have my hot sachet meal and a frozen shake - not sure if it's a mental thing because it takes longer to consume or I genuinely feel fuller but I am quite satisfied with them. Had the cafe latte shake frozen with an extra spoonful of coffee in it as well as some of my milk for today. It was lush!! I feel so proud when I get through the day. Looking forward to the next weigh in!!

The best thing is, I have loads of energy. First time that's happened in ages, even my pain is a little less (from fibromyalgia) and I'm able to concentrate better at work. Love it <3

 

[aily]

Well I survived the weekend! Managed to break my foot last week - two days before our niece's Christening which we had to travel 9 hrs to get to. Bit of a pain in the backside but I did better than I thought. I didn't want anyone to know I was on a diet (something I'll need to have a bit of a think about at a later date, if I want to get past all my issues) so had to look like I was eating a normal fat person diet. I managed to say I wasn't hungry at each cake stop, and got an iced coffee to keep my hands occupied. I had a small portion of chicken with peas one night (politely declined potatoes) but had an epic fail when we went to a cafe and I couldn't find anything to eat. I panic ordered a BLT which came with chips - I had 3 french fries and the bacon and lettuce centre (figuring I could do damage control) but then screwed up and had two slices of bread Am raging with myself but I'm filled with new resolve and don't have anything coming up where I might be in that situation again so fingers crossed I can stay on track now.

One thing's for sure, I felt awful after the bread. Bloated, uncomfortable and sick - and I didn't even enjoy it. I just wanted to clear my plate as much as possible so as not to offend the folk paying for the meal. Well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it