Unfortunately, no access to the InterWeb whilst I am away. It is really back to basics. We have only just rebuilt the walls and got the skeleton of the roof on and lathed and papered. There is only one socket in the entire place, and that is wired straight from the mains post outside!!
You suggest just what I was planning really - I am going to start re-intro of food (protein and salad) a week before I go, and then take some packs with me and try to stick to the protein/salad. If, however, I start to feel bad through over exertion, then I shall up my intake to deal with it. I am going to try to keep the food at a minimum though - only enough to deal with the exertion.
I think this approach will be okay - enough to cope with the work, and hopefully easier to get back to business on my return.
Today is day 3 of SS this time round. Not in ketosis yet, but should not be long! I am starting to feel colder, but not cold!!
I am no longer one for jumping on the scales - only at the weigh-ins now. First time round I was doing that all the time, only to be disappointed at the weigh-in as the counsellors scales always read heavier. I decided that as long as I do what I am supposed to, the weight will drop. So, I am a once a week weigher. Even after I lost my weight before and I was going to the gym virtually every day, I still only weighed once a week, on the same scale.
My biggest problem is the cravings at the moment. It does not seem to matter what I am doing, I see food, or think about food. I had the same problem last time too, and I know I can break it, but it is tough. We just have to grit our teeth and hold onto the vision of the end point - where we want to be .... where we were before we took our eyes off the ball.
It would be easy for me to blame my redundancy for what happened to me, but that would just be an excuse. Just like I used to have before. I always had excuses for why I was so big - big boned etc, etc. The reality is that it was my fault and my fault alone. Losing my job was no reason at all to start eating, but that is what I did. No-one forced those extra calories down my neck - I did it, so I am to blame.
The good thing is that having been through the counselling before, I know what to do and how to deal with things - I just have to remember to do them. I initially lost my weight with LL, but stepped over to CD part way through my managament. I have been reading through the LL books again, and listening to the CD's, and they are helping to refocus my mind.
I just have another couple of days of this to endure and then I will be in the land of ketosis and it is easy from there .... or it was last time. I am not banking on anything being easy this time!
Steve