Russiandoll
Carpe diem
Tues May 8th
My CD journey should have been over by now. In fact, if I'd stuck to the plan then I'd have been at goal by November last year but after an initial six saintly months, I went into a speed wobble and tripped up a few times. That delayed my progress somewhat.
By Christmas, I was 12st 7lb ... the lightest I'd been in 20 years. So although I wasn't at goal, I was pretty darned close and quite pleased with myself. Complacency set in over the festive period though and I greeted the New Year at 14st 2lb.
No biggie .... I got back on plan and by Feb 8th I was back down to 13st. Then my doctor recommended a Depo Provera contraceptive injection which, for those of you who might not know, is three months worth of progesterone in one shot.
Three awful months later and I've gained 2st 9lb (70% of women gain weight on DP - a fact my doctor 'forgot' to tell me).
After a few recent 'false starts' with half-hearted attempts at 790, 1000 and a CD plan of my very own design (basically, no plan at all), I've come to the conclusion that, for ME, SS is the only way to go.
So I embarked upon a new start this morning. I'm refusing to call it a REstart and I've even asked my CDC to begin a new sheet for me, as if I've come to her for the first time.
I have to stop focussing on 'how much I've gained since XYZ' and look forward. So I have a new tracker, a new weght loss sheet at my CDC's house and (hopefully) a fresh new attitude.
Today has been a challenge (much as I expected). Breakfast was easy - a Toffee & Walnut shake with 2 tsp of psyllium husks - yum!
At about 2pm, I had a very unfortunate encounter with a mint choc shake, a bottle of mineral water and a Rosemary Conley water container in a layby off the A3. Suffice to say that by the time I got round to drinking the lumpy concoction from the container, I looked like I'd been involved in an explosion in a chocolate milkshake factory!
Dinner was another experiment ... strawberry semolina (well, a hot strawberry shake with some PH in it).
Edible is about the best I can say for it but you have to give these things a whirl!
Day one almost over .... bring on day two!
My CD journey should have been over by now. In fact, if I'd stuck to the plan then I'd have been at goal by November last year but after an initial six saintly months, I went into a speed wobble and tripped up a few times. That delayed my progress somewhat.
By Christmas, I was 12st 7lb ... the lightest I'd been in 20 years. So although I wasn't at goal, I was pretty darned close and quite pleased with myself. Complacency set in over the festive period though and I greeted the New Year at 14st 2lb.
No biggie .... I got back on plan and by Feb 8th I was back down to 13st. Then my doctor recommended a Depo Provera contraceptive injection which, for those of you who might not know, is three months worth of progesterone in one shot.
Three awful months later and I've gained 2st 9lb (70% of women gain weight on DP - a fact my doctor 'forgot' to tell me).
After a few recent 'false starts' with half-hearted attempts at 790, 1000 and a CD plan of my very own design (basically, no plan at all), I've come to the conclusion that, for ME, SS is the only way to go.
So I embarked upon a new start this morning. I'm refusing to call it a REstart and I've even asked my CDC to begin a new sheet for me, as if I've come to her for the first time.
I have to stop focussing on 'how much I've gained since XYZ' and look forward. So I have a new tracker, a new weght loss sheet at my CDC's house and (hopefully) a fresh new attitude.
Today has been a challenge (much as I expected). Breakfast was easy - a Toffee & Walnut shake with 2 tsp of psyllium husks - yum!
At about 2pm, I had a very unfortunate encounter with a mint choc shake, a bottle of mineral water and a Rosemary Conley water container in a layby off the A3. Suffice to say that by the time I got round to drinking the lumpy concoction from the container, I looked like I'd been involved in an explosion in a chocolate milkshake factory!
Dinner was another experiment ... strawberry semolina (well, a hot strawberry shake with some PH in it).
Edible is about the best I can say for it but you have to give these things a whirl!
Day one almost over .... bring on day two!