The Journey To The New Me
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BordersGirl
Feeling great in 2012!
Well done on your losses Rendaridra, and to answer Supervixen's point I've lost 6 stone on a VLCD and am now starting to refeed slowly. I've upped my calories to 800 - 1000 and my body obviously hasn't got 'used' to 450 calories as I'm continuing to lose weight, albeit more slowly than when my calorie intake was lower. Most people choose a VLCD diet because they have a substantial amount of weight to lose and don't want to take forever to lose it. For me losing the weight quickly and working on a maintenance plan when I was lighter, healthier and feeling fantastic was far more important and I didn't want to languish with a BMI over 40 for a long time, get disheartened and then stop dieting as I've done in the past. There is barely any time to get disheartened on a VLCD since the weight drops off so quickly. Maintenance is important for sure but so is losing the weight when you have a substantial amount to lose like I did.
Rendaridra
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Another three pounds off this week. Silly isn't it I feel disappointed that I didn't lose 4 lbs lol.
Rendaridra
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Another 4lbs off today.
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Rendaridra
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For one reason or another i have been taken away from Minimins but I am back and continuing me journey to the new me. I am starting week 18 and have lost 5.7 1/2 stone so far with another couple to do. I cannot say it has been easy and I have fallen off the wagon a couple of times but I am using those experiences to give me the strength to keep going to goal. These last two stone seem to be the hardest because they lead to my ultimate goal - to have a foundation on which to build my new life. It is good to be back.
Rendaridra
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down to 11 stone 10 this week which is surprising given the difficulties ive had this week with cravings.
Karensplan
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Rendaridra said:
Well done! And good luck can I ask what diet and how long it took?
GiveMeScience
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maybe you body is like 'woah where's all that fat gone that i had stored up?? better protect the reserves for a bit!" that's how i like to think of it, like my body is doing me favour lol otherwise i'll just get depressed
Rendaridra
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I am doing a milkshake vlcd the same shakes as Slim and Save...however I have now changed to their 3 shakes and meal a day plan for the last 30 pounds. i started on the 30th March.
Flabuless Mama
Postpartum Mama trying to conceive
This is precisely why my husband took my scale away. I would try hard all week long and then be miserable over the weekend and end up eating stuff I shouldn't because I was so depressed at not losing. Now I just tract inches. Very glad to hear you lost 9 pounds after all!
Karensplan
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RawrGirl said:
Scales are a killer! They can make you go mad.
