Hello!
I'm new to this forum (bloody excellent by the way, especially the before and after piccies - that WILL be me if I ever get the guts together to actually take a photo below the chin ) and I thought I would write a post asking if any of the newbies like me, or even the returners, would like to take me under their wing and be my starvation buddy? I mean, they do it at AA and it seems to work for alkies, so why not for foodies like me? Plus if you have someone to help you through the times where you are more *ahem* tempted to eat then you are more inclined to stick to the diet. Well, I am anyways!
I've been a chubster for 10 years after the birth of my 1st child led me to a 6.5 stone weight gain. I've decided that I need to lose weight because I've just turned 30 and I'm fed up of feeling like poop about myself, being lethargic and gorging on carbs. This diet is something I can do for me, as opposed to my kids or my hubby, and when it's all over and done with I can look back and be proud of the fact that I've taken fate into my own hands and acheived my goal. So far in I can say that I'm not missing eating really, in fact I'm enjoying cooking for the family and watching them eat because it means that I'm even more determined to succeed. Plus the food smells curb my appetite!
I've been on SS+ for 4 days, taking 3 packets and a wee bit o milk for my splenda'd tea or coffee. Was 15 st 8 lb on day one and am currently 14 st 12 My target weight is 11 st - a long journey ahead but it's not going to kill me, is it? So if anyone would like to be Louise to my Thelma then let me know!
P.S I am very confident that this diet works after researching the science of it - it's the emotional part of the diet that might be a struggle as I've discovered I'm a comfort eater! and at the moment am very positive about the outcome so you will get plenty of good karma from me too!!!
P.P.S How do you get one of those ticker thingies telling you how you are doing?
I'm new to this forum (bloody excellent by the way, especially the before and after piccies - that WILL be me if I ever get the guts together to actually take a photo below the chin ) and I thought I would write a post asking if any of the newbies like me, or even the returners, would like to take me under their wing and be my starvation buddy? I mean, they do it at AA and it seems to work for alkies, so why not for foodies like me? Plus if you have someone to help you through the times where you are more *ahem* tempted to eat then you are more inclined to stick to the diet. Well, I am anyways!
I've been a chubster for 10 years after the birth of my 1st child led me to a 6.5 stone weight gain. I've decided that I need to lose weight because I've just turned 30 and I'm fed up of feeling like poop about myself, being lethargic and gorging on carbs. This diet is something I can do for me, as opposed to my kids or my hubby, and when it's all over and done with I can look back and be proud of the fact that I've taken fate into my own hands and acheived my goal. So far in I can say that I'm not missing eating really, in fact I'm enjoying cooking for the family and watching them eat because it means that I'm even more determined to succeed. Plus the food smells curb my appetite!
I've been on SS+ for 4 days, taking 3 packets and a wee bit o milk for my splenda'd tea or coffee. Was 15 st 8 lb on day one and am currently 14 st 12 My target weight is 11 st - a long journey ahead but it's not going to kill me, is it? So if anyone would like to be Louise to my Thelma then let me know!
P.S I am very confident that this diet works after researching the science of it - it's the emotional part of the diet that might be a struggle as I've discovered I'm a comfort eater! and at the moment am very positive about the outcome so you will get plenty of good karma from me too!!!
P.P.S How do you get one of those ticker thingies telling you how you are doing?