Spanglymum
Gold Member
Ok, so here's the deal. I've spent this last year yo-yo-ing up and down (mainly UP) and, quite frankly, faffing about. The result is that I'm big again, and unhappy, and annoyed with myself. I've promised myself I'm going back on slim and save as of Wednesday this week (I've just had my summer week off and will be going back to work). This thread is where I'm going to hold myself accountable - and I wanted to invite anyone else to join who is 100% committed to just doing this and seeing it through. So some ground rules (for me really but also for anyone else who wants to come along):
1. No food talk
2. No "cheats"
3. No "extras" - I'm going to be doing four packs a day, black tea and coffee, and water.
I found water flavourings, sweeteners, caffeine and unsweetened soya milk, although technically "allowed", stall me - so I'm doing this the hard/easy way: do the packs and the weight will come off. Hard, because it's so limited. But also easy, because it works. I know it does (got back to goal last October doing this and then messed it all up again at Christmas). I'm not going overboard with exercise - partly because it sometimes gives me an appetite for carbs (my nemesis). But I will be aiming to be as active as I can day-to-day.
I've got a school reunion (gulp) the first week of November so have a goal in mind. Hardest thing will be not wavering and using the reunion as an excuse to waver from the plan!
1. No food talk
2. No "cheats"
3. No "extras" - I'm going to be doing four packs a day, black tea and coffee, and water.
I found water flavourings, sweeteners, caffeine and unsweetened soya milk, although technically "allowed", stall me - so I'm doing this the hard/easy way: do the packs and the weight will come off. Hard, because it's so limited. But also easy, because it works. I know it does (got back to goal last October doing this and then messed it all up again at Christmas). I'm not going overboard with exercise - partly because it sometimes gives me an appetite for carbs (my nemesis). But I will be aiming to be as active as I can day-to-day.
I've got a school reunion (gulp) the first week of November so have a goal in mind. Hardest thing will be not wavering and using the reunion as an excuse to waver from the plan!