OMG that's courageous! No scales.
I'm an addict. So much so that when we moved house and had to live out of suitcases for a week before our things arrived I packed my scales in one of the suitcases. Now that's sad!
I like your introspective mood, the ups and downs, it's about the struggle. I disagree with someone above in fact, how great you will feel once you reach goal is incredibly irrelevant as compared to learning how to deal with your issues and ensure you're armed for this fight long term! Good job!
Thanks hun. To be honest I know if I were still weighing daily this is exactly the point I begin to plateau and the motivation switches to demotivation, this way I can carry on oblivious!
Hi Ria,
I haven't posted in ages but felt I should add a different (and probably very unpopular!) viewpoint. Part of your struggle might in itself be the plan... There's been loads of research on what severely restrictive diets, 1000cals or less, do to the brain. They almost re-wire the brain to constantly think about food and where the next bit is coming from. People start to obsess about food, hoard food, watch and write endless recipes...
With the struggles you're having this diet plan might just be fueling the fire you are trying to put out... Maybe it's time to consider a varied but balanced calorie controlled diet, something you plan, with the use of myfitnesspal or something? Not only will it help with the mental struggle, it'll set you up for life...? Essentially, the weight loss is about the numbers, doesn't matter where the numbers come from. And you can plan in the things you like- 'treats'. Cutting anything out of your diet will make you crave it more, if you know you'll get some at X time you'll wait and eat in moderation, not eat it all as you feel like you might never eat that thing again- you know you'll be able to have a little more at time Y...
Hope you don't mind my saying this... Not sure anyone else would think of it that way... And thought I'd share a different perspective...
Love illy x
I don't mind hun, I get where you're coming from, I've been doing ok the last week and have been tweaking the plan to suit my needs, for example adding in an afternoon cappuccino has done wonders for my afternoon snaking need, bars and shakes weren't hitting the spot but that really does!
I've been reading a book that's in a similar vain, It's actually about a way of eating where you do allow your forbidden foods daily, and you savour and enjoy them, and never feel guilty for them, the guy says that it only takes about 2 weeks for your mind to adjust to the fact That they are no longer a big deal and so there's no longer a feast or famine habit. He calls these high sacrifice foods, food you would feel like you were missing out if you could never have them again, the the key is to really reduce the low sacrifice foods - the ones you could actually live without... One for me would be chips for example.
I'm quite happy where I am for now in step 2, I will most likely reassess on 28th (personal weigh in) or If that feeling changes, I'm not feeling particularly hungry, and this is great in respect that I am clearly recognising the times I want to eat through emotion or boredom. I am in ketosis so am being a bit careful, I recognise that this is the last step i can be in ketosis in, so when I do begin to increase calories and come out of ketosis I will be a little more flexible and allow the odd treat to try an learn it's ok! let's just call the next few weeks the last sprint before I start to amble across the finish line!
I'm not obsessing at the moment but can recognise, I have in the past spent hours pinning recipes, baking, and yes, even hoarding food, glad I'm not in that place right now!
That was to a degree what I meant as well. Although that depends on what you have to lose. Are you still at BMI 25 as your profile says? Thing is varied diet at 1000 calories doesn't exist and is dangerous outside of carefully formulated protein shakes. 1200-1300 is likely a hard limit where we can still formulate the right balance of nutrients and even then the options would be of 2-3 meals and your weight loss very slow. But yes, it would set you off for life. I've lost with Cambridge and I've lost with low carb and I've lost with pure calorie counting and endless hours on the treadmill. None is "better" - they each have their own downfalls and no matter what you choose you'll struggle because this stuff is not easy, you're doing great though understanding and tackling how this is in your head and as long as you keep thinking about it, you'll be ok!
Not sure due to lack of weighing but going on my most recent weight I am just in the overweight category.
I plan to go through the steps, I do think their fiddly and over complicated but wish to do it as a learning curve but also if I do continue with my original plan to become a cwpc I want to be able to speak from experience.
Let's see what the coming weeks bring, I'm really not that far from goal if I do this properly for a few weeks!
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