Starting my slim and save journey 1st jan 2014 if the pack arrives by then...

That is so funny. I think you'll find it will be easier once the wedding's out if the way. Some people think that a deadline like that is motivating but it just makes me want to rebel. My old Lighter Life counsellor said that the people who lost weight for something specific were more likely to put the weight back on. So well done for concentrating on the long term beyond those mini goals
 
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Rite opinions ladies plzz...the first two pix was wen i was at happy point the third pic was like takne a few wweeks nt he fourth n fifith pick was takne tdai the q ima portrayin i guess is...is there ne diff between the third n fourth n fifth pik...i cnt bludy tell tho the fit is tiny bit better n goes bit past more ma bum...nw then before bt yet ma hips still feel humungus compared to my first n second pick....what r ur opinions? I kno i keep puttin sme pic up bt this my goal dress xx
 
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Wow!!! Big difference hun. Xxx

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Thanku clin n tamz n yup clin countin down days lol...eeekkk have changed the transition day to nx thurs now not monday lol...i am soo terrified at the idea of eating gosh espec with the water gains with the blips that iv done while doin this...i am making the move reli reli reluctantly not going to lie....??? Bt not going to do ne later then thurs coz reli dnt wna jump on monday n find maself havin gained on the wedding day....due to nt pre plannin for it in any way....:( reli do hope still lose on alternate fastinn have joined the fb page for it n have read success stories bt have this fear of gaining bk ver intense fear i think have defo decided wil b doin s n s evry other month coz cnt seem to let go of it its like ma security blanket n i ns reli reli nva wna get as heavy as was....i reli reli do need to go bra shopping coz js dnt think can last much longer witb the current bras i have tad buget :( n bigger sized bras r tad pricier :( bt need to coz ma bust is blumin nt as pert as they were before n dnt need gravity bringing them ne further down tbh lol.....???? N then dad was like he wil pay wteva i need by credit card i was bludy mortified hw does one tell dad that need money for bras n not normal things ne suggestions???? See thjs the prob nt avin own money grrrrr embarassssing


Omg yday was a emotional day in leicester bort a lengha yday well ma parents did think it was their own way of saying well done to me on ma weight loss so far even dad sed iv lost weight....it was a ready made lengha n it was first time in a bery bery long time feels like the resdy made top fit me without avin to adjust and the skirt fitted me amazingly usually i have to like adjust or wt nt coz the one i bort frm india wen i bort it, it wasnt ready made n it wudnt even wrap round me so had to lose loads before it did lol....i was actually quite teary yday n it fits me sister as well so she can wear it wen she wnts to as well.....was reli happy first time can b said :)....nw if onli can feel that way in western clothes wud b fab...havin to make the skirt lil shorter onli coz ima such a shorty bt stil jeepin it long nuf so ma sis can wear it too....tho ma dad had to ruin the moment by talkin abt finance... ..i fully undrstand the situation that we r in bt i also feel that money is onli reli valuable wen it is actually needed not afterwards wen it is no longer needed...like for e.g the number of times i have been the understanding child wenrva dad has sed he hasnt got nuf to give to me n i have alwyas paid ma way instead hencr prbz y i have no savings coz dads line is usually will giv it to u later bt givin it to me later is pointless wen dnt need it then....so then iv had no choice bt to use ma own card....it mkes me feel bad askin him for money at all then wen r ssays things like that..


..i do love parents they have made me hu i am now n i am grateful to them bt the thing with money is i dnt think as girls nehuu we r actually that bad as in we dnt ask for shopping money constantly social things with friends is usually limitrd to once or twice a month....iv always paid ma way wrneva iv had. Ajob js atm ima strugglin due to nt havin much savings cz havr spent a fair bit on this diet as well....n i rlei do wna ennjoy my august month so much espec coz iv agreed to go to italy with family and had agreeed to go to india last oct even tho i had no real intention to wnting to go in the firdt plce tbh...bt mum wnted to go n she cudnt go on her own so i found maself being booked in with her n for the length of time as welll 2 months of their choice wen i wudvv loved to come bk after 2-3 weeks minimum.....dnt like complainin abt dad coz me as well as other two r literaly daddys girls bt dnt av ne one else to talk to wen get frustrated abt it so hence y come on here wudnt wnt u ladies at ne point think dnt love ma parents i do i reli do js feel tad helpless cz cnt help dad out n yet have no other financial means bt to ask him sumtimes for money even tho dnt wnt cz nt wrking atm....:/



I js hpe dad can gimi help even with a bit of a chunk of money for the month of aug for things like travelin n hotel money reli...cz wud like a weekend in lesta a nite in brum and a weekend in london i dnt even wna go outa country bt for a chnge wud like to go out witb ny friends nt ma cuzin n sis as much as love them dearly as well....iv decided the search for hr work has been fruitless so far so. Wen ima bk frm italy js gna get hold of ne job (once again) and still this time actively search for hr work instead of sitting content in one place for to long....coz sittin at hme n nt earning is reli takig its toll on me tbh....cnt do it n most arguments at hme r occuring coz fo lack of money n i reli cba nemre if nt for ne one else i js wnt money for maself n ma expenses reli....ma moeny most ofits gone on na fees n diet mainly nt as well not so much socially...


I am glad that ma parents bort the outfit for me yday bt feelin tiny bit apprehensive abt it as well cz like sed above did feel big in it still....i dint even think it wud fit me tbh coz on the mannequin it luked tiny on it purely coz the doll was tiny as well and asian clothes sizing coz they come frm india r weird compared to western clothes ....bt wow it actually fit...stil feel big in henfe y.dint tke pix bt will do on the day :)....so nw have two outfits so have decidd wil wesr the redy made one to the actual weddin n the one that iv had made to the weddig reception....think the fear of gainin weight is there more then eva nw coz the idea of i introducing food after so long bein soo speciifc as to what can put in ma mouth is terrifyin espdc wen in past experience iv had blips or days off the scaels have gained or been stuk in one place for soo long...


Stood on em this mrning they sayin bk to 9.9 again so frm 9.9 yday mrning sed 9.11 n this mrnig sed 9.9 soo frustrating feels the way. I felt wen i was jn the tens n was there for ages as wll lol.....js need to shrink bit more for me to b content or near nuf content with maself...trust me if in aug dint have tht mny plans wudv stuk s n s out for a whole month after itsly to get rid of ne gain at all...bt i js feel that if i delay it til sept wil b anotber month delayed like it has been for the past six months and as understanding as ma mates r i feel like i am losin them sligtly due to ma lack of social commitment i..e nt gojng out ravin drinkin eating etc coz iv been fairly strict with maself n convinced maself wud feel lots better wne i have lost weiggt to go meet them n nt like thr way i was the las ttime they saw me i.e the time i strted the diet cz i stil dnt feel ne diff to how i was physically that is i always imagiend that i wud shrink like drastically n dnt feel like thts apend as yet have shrank a lil bt nuf in ma head..its al in ma mind bt reli do wna meeet them b hpefully come cross positive comments such as wow priya uv lost so much weight, u luk well diff nw....its nt me fishin for compliments bt js wnt bit of reassurance i gues that yes it has wrked even tho i cnt see it frm ma own eyes frm ppl tht i have knwn frm uni or college or skool days even tho u guys r great in givin honest opinions n i am grateful for that.... .



I dno wt to do now stik with s n s to aug month n wait til sept or meet with hu i can meet in august while stikin to s. N s or make the transition n try out alternste fasting to lesdt try it n seee ppl in aug n then dedicta ethe month of sept to s n s js before diwali? I thrt i had it figured out bt nw got second thrt n also aug b the lst month wher the weather wil b so n so sept usually strts gettin tad chillier n wil prbz b busy tht month being at hand for ma sis helpin her move out n prepare for uni....etc...



.hmmmmm dreadin italy like nething....lol n think cz tis a fam holiday n nt friends holiday dnt feel as dcited n goin for too long i think two n bit weeks ughh lol.....feels like seen soo much more of family since strted this diet lol wen initaly left uni plan of action was to go meet up with lesta mates least one weekend a month haha thts nt apend at all lol..and a nite out in brum once a month too lol thts nt apend either lool.....i reli wnt to have faith in alternate fasting coz seem lot of ppl do it bt think its js tht i have s n s drilled into ma head that things like lemon alternate yogurt, bit of kethcuo etc all can tkeu oht of ketosis lol tht the plan of fasting evry other day on 500 cals. N eating within reason between 1000-1200 cals n stil lose weight is makin me feel tad flabbergasted...i will b keepin this diary as wil b doin s n s evry other month think for a way of maintaining and also js to pop on here and talk abt ma progress n follow u guys :)...wont talk abt food as much here so dnt wori lol wudnt bt wud js prbz talk in general abt ma gd old friend the scales lol...dnt wna reli b doin a nee diary for 5/2 js incase i dnt like it b switch bk to s n s lol....



Hope u ladies r doin brill wil try n catchhup with diaries later on or wen get a chance been helpin out with the wedding and tryin to do ma cw all at the sme time lol x
 
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All I will say is you have to really keep the faith when you are eating food. I would really try and get your head around myfitnesspal is it is really helpful to me to see what I'm doing carbs and cal wise. I have struggled so much with the scales sticking and have been ready to give up but the past couple of days I have seen a little shift. I think it's because I have replaced all the glycogen and water now and I can lose soem fat. I knew I wasn't eating enough not to lose but it was frustrating. You need to be really mentally strong and accept you may slip back into the tens but you won't be fatter. Just keep measuring the waist every couple of days and that will reassure you. I'm really enjoying all the lovely veg, salads and fruit in the past few days. It's a yummy time of the year to be eating healthy food again so concentrate on all the positives and trust yourself.

Can't you ask your mum to have a word with your dad about the bras. They aren't cheap but a good one makes all your clothes hang better. I really recommend Bravissimo if you have one near you. I think there is one in Leeds and Manchester. Or John Lewis although I'm not sure they have as much choice. Marks and Spencer are cheaper and have good choice in big sizes but I don't think they are great at fitting you. When I was losing before I used to buy one each month, so I always had one that fitted really well. This time I had the old ones and I didn't have to buy any but I'm probably ready to have a check now that I'm wearing the right size.
 
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With myfirnesspal i dnt mind using it bt think the bit wher wil struggle the most is inputting rice n curry that ma mum will be making as such tho i wont b having tht everyday most of the time wil b making ma own food as such....bt wud like to sit n have mums cooked food least once a weeek....?? lol bt then hw to input it in the fitness planner? Ne idea? Lol....


And need to buy sum decent wedges thanku for the recommendations will try n see if cna find a bravissimo and debehnahms :) see how that goes hehe....xx
 
Awh ! Priy a it is lovely about your parents buying you the lengha. As for the pics in the blue dress you are looking amazing and so close to what you were in the first pics in the blue dress. Keep faith and stay on plan and if you have to come off plan avoid as many carbs as you can.

As for finances I have to say I love your sense of pride in respect of not wanting to ask your parents. As long aa you show them respect and recuperate when you have money once you get a fab job in HR they will be fine in containing to support you. I say that as a parent myself and yes my boys have been indulged but equally I have too told my teenager that for now for him to put his all into exams and then once they are over he can look for a job. he had already done a dog walking job on his own volition and that is enough for me to feel the support and give the support. As parents we don't want to deprive out children no matter what age but for them to learn the importance of money and earning it. I am sure you dad will fork out money knowing you will earn it back and not fritter it away. I love the fact you feel pride about your parents and the work they have done for you to be who are at present. Sometimes we forget that .. yup! Me included.
 
Thanku kira think ima js used to working haha...hence y dnt like nt wrkkng if tht makes sense lol....feeel bit like a failure having to go bk to the option of normal work possibly a calll centre again whilst lukin for hr work bt then again i knew it wasnt gna b easy hence y had given maself a two month cut off point to see if cud get hr wrk newher or not....needs must i guess...


Have gr outfits all ready for the wedding 7th july, as of this mrning still 9.9 trying realy hard to stay optimisitic till nx thursday...had a read thru carrieclaus diary under 5/2 wooow she is inspirational onli word to describe it....i am terrified of starting 4/3 thinking going to start tht to begin with before moving onto 5/2...and will alternate fasting three days then four days week affter to see what weks for me coz i reli wud like to shift those last few pounds or least get bit closer to the low nines before italy....tho again that mite be too much wishful thinking lool....will tke piccies on the day and post up on here...tad apprehensive abt showin part of ma tum however i have to do this bit like overcoming demons.....wont b showin too much depends on day....bt this is the first time wearing lenghas since i was a kid n seen as have two nw instead of the one reli wud like to ideally wear it properly i.e show the mid riff like them bolly stars hehe even tho im nowher near as toned or as slim as them lmaoo....to me if i cover ma whole tum then it kinda defeats the purpose of wearing a short top lengha n then i wud think shudv js bort one with a longeer top wich covers more of the mid driff oh well wil see hw i feel in a weeks time lol....nt tht i think there wil b much of a diff lol....my exercise regime think will strt on the 8th july...

30 day shred level one twice a day in the mrning n in the evenjng....the squat challenge think will either strt it off before italy or start after italy nt too sure....tho mite fit in each day rwrly mening in italy before ne one wakes up haha....reli do wna shrink physically bt at the sme time reli do wna see the eights on scales lmaoo...catch 22 bit for me lol feels like haha ima soo scared tht i wil b doin this fasting malarky rong lol n cnt afford to mke mistakes lol cz reli reli do wna see the eigts soo badly n been waiting long nuf atm ima stil in the high nines wich means ne water gain. Can shoot me rite up to tens again wherreas if inwas in the lowwer nines then ne gain mitev stil kept me in the high nines....i kno bt much can b done nw except to keep trying bt oh gosh feeel reli tearful u kno its soo difficult to xplain coz yes part of me is happy tha tiv come this far bt at the same time the orher half of me is gutted tht im nt wher i wna b n this break tht im avin ne cud kill me off like totally :(.....even tho i kno n einitial gain wil most likel yb water hate the scales so much hate the hold it has over me wen abt a yr n half ago it dint bother me as much bt nw i am religious abt it can be sed.....


I still feel big n fat n js urghh i dont know words cnt describe it n part of em is lukin forward to bein able to eat bt healthily with the odd treat here n there n yes i am aware that the last stone is the hardest stone to lose bt omg i js have this image of me going up n down js trying to lose tht final stone....dnt have the time to do the refeed prigramme tho s n s staff have recommended it.....dint think 3/4 wud lead to tht much weight gain hmmm. Oh i dnt kno nemre......:'( hope all u ladies r havin a fab day so far even tho it is still reli early lol....xx
 
Aww Priya you need to stop worrying sweets. The gains from re feeding wont be so drastic as long as you eat sensibily and stay within your limits then it should start seeing losses again. You just have to allow your body time to understand what the hell your doing to it haha.

You just need to decide if you are going to swop over to juddd then you need to do it with conviction and treat it as a separate journey to sns. I know that's hard I was there myself struggling to leave the comfort of sns behind!... But your worry over you putting back on is normal, we spend so much time obsessing over our weight and with our brains being wired the way they are it takes 5 positive events feelings etc to override negative thoughts! I know it's pretty crazy. But in time once you trust yourself again with eating sensibly you'll start feeling great again.

Hope your day goes well hun xXx
 
Morning Priya. Hope you can focus this week on how far you have come, and that you are not going back to where you started from just aiming to get to goal and if I between you have to practice maintenance then so be it. That's the approach I'm taking and I will be posting that on my thread later.

Try and enjoy the lead up to the wedding and be mindful about what you may eat or drink if you find yourself having to. It's hard but practising will help in the long term. Have a good day and hope to catch up soon.
 
Hey hunz :) i have decided to take the step and start 5/2 this week...so tmo wil b eating tues b fasting wed eat thurs fasting fri eating sat n sunday fasting js as a one off before the wedding to try n maintain a flat belly i will also b starting the level one day one tmorrow instead of waiting a week as have seen fab physical results in the first ten days and wil b starting the squat challenge tmorrow as well just going to grit my teeth and get on with n try and not think abt ne gains on the scales but losses instead....mite do the shred twice evry other day even mrning n evening if need be...as wont b able to do it in italy n then think about 9-10 days of simplicity wen im bk...9.9 like fifth day in a row reli nt helping at all so think mite b time for a change coz four pax n water js nt doing it for me atm.... Have decided gna keep this diary here purely coz wil b doin a mix of 5/2 as well s n s here and there so dont reli wna move this diary or start a new one as mentioned before....this page is like home to me....:) wish me luck ladies lol terrified of food bt needs to be done lol have joined fb pages for fasting as well and quite lot of ppl r successful on it so here goes nothing...i am aware of water gain n wt nt and wil js have to ignore it for nw even if have to wait til sept to do the final hurdle of seein the eights so long as physically i luk smaller which hpjn exercisin n 5/2 wil help achieve xx kira tru slow n steady wins the race n uv done it before i kmo u can do it again :) x


Wil b folllowing clins. Diary as wel as it lux brill for maintenance and tips as she is doin fab atm :) xx
 
9.11 so stil in the nines feels reli gd to b eating again still tryin to get the hang of it...wedding is on monday tdai b tmo wil b na last fast days to fit jn before the wedding will put pix of the weddin later on in the week....reli do neeed to invest jn a new laptop for generall purposes coz ours atm is so bludy tempermental.....turne off weneva it bludy wnts to .... Have flunctuated between 9.9-9.11 since last wed bt still plodding along....have been scared to eat bt on the other have strugggled to use mfp and struggled to get used to the idea tht u wud stil lose after fasting on 500 cals for 2-3 days of the weeek n keepign to ur tdeee of 1510 cals on eating days....i have 11 days left till italy....going to be stickin to it on italy well will try to nehuu for two days each week...these two weddings have been stressful to say the least full of drama, pig headedness, secrets, cat fights, snidey remarks, selfishness, the full works wil b soo glad wen both weddings will b over....ma sisters think ima weird lol bt id nt think im nt i js dnt have the time or the effort to bother with ppl hu wnt evrytting their way n dnt stop to think abt others along the way...so yup countig down the days nw....feelin remotivated in the form of cw for for ma cipd finally.....has taken me forever. To get bk in the zone, the dance rehearsals have been a killer, both weddings have officially rinsed ma dad out, yup nt gna b sad to see these weddings end....its been a lonng n emotional journey to say the least ma cuzin the one huz gettin married told me that i shud stop losing weight nw coz iv lost too much alredy which is utter bs...abt tryin to sabotage me wen ima
Nowher near ma goal....grrrrr bt i js nodded n sed ok to keep them quite oh and thats anther thing this particular family they get soo offended over the smallest things thts y evrynone soo **** scared to say nething to them like eva js incase they xplode so i dnt reli bother with much enthusiasm towrds them at all....evrh one *****es abt them behind their bks yet wen im quite abrupt with them n wt nt i get called the weirdo n tht they wud chat abt ne behind ma bk well tbh i genuinely cudnt giv a **** tbh...they r the way they r n tis onli coz we helpij out havinto keep quite bt once the weddin is over im nt hna bother at all....they offend ma mum n think tis orite n on top of tht they kno tis ma last chance as per tradition to go in the mandap (wich is where the bride goes roudn the groom seven times before the fire event comes along) with them as nt allowed to go in with yunga huz gettin married....so thtt tht was quite selfish bt ah well genuinely cudn tcare n tryin nt to let it bother me....they js soo snidey its unreal ???? nehuu nuf of the ranting have missed u all lots n lots hope u are all welll :) wil try n catch up with tnhe diaries later js been soo busy with rehearsal till late js abt managinn to ggrt ma cw done....cxxx
 
Here r a few pix cudnt take many at the wedding as was runnin round helping out etc so dint get much of q chance tbh....:



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Sum pic r dark due to rubbish lighting lol...was very emotional and draining...feeling fat due to havin had the odd days off plan n diet however nt going to b standing on rhe scales js goig yo try n continue with the 4/3 til italy n see what apens there lol n reevalutae wen ima bk frm italy xx
 
Aww thanku lou :)....iv got weddin food thru me n scales said 10 stone tday howevrt i am on totm and did drink on the monday wedding day so going to try and tke it on the chin and aim for salad with boiled eggs fasting days for the next three days in time for cuzinz wedding reception party....unfortunately dint get no attention frm no dudes at the wedding wich suppose is a blessing in disguise lmaooo and felt happy at the fact that i had got to where i am even tho did feel slightly fat still ahh well i am now ready to go bk on the dieting wagon lol with the reception party n the trip to italy beared in mind as well lol nw feelin satisfied and fat haha lol nvm...hopin wteva i have gained wil be water weight n totm retention lol and b easy to lose lol....xxxx
 
Just catching up Priya. You look gorgeous and slim! Having experienced two days of wedding food I am feeling "full" too! I really enjoyed it though!
 
You look gorgeous Hun. Hope you had a really good time. Glad you're enjoying food and have taken any small gain on the chin. Sure it will be water weight gain and fly back off xx
 
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