whatsnewpussycat
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Afternoon all. I've been working away from home on a project for the last 5 weeks with little internet access so I've been off the Minimins site for AGES. And there's so much to catch up on - I've been reading threads for the last 3 hours now but there's still more! I don't think I can do it - I think I'll just have to call it quits now and just make sure I keep up to date from now on
The good news is that although I've been travelling on planes (I used to love airline food and airport cafes), and staying in hotels, and working with colleagues who wanted to go out eating and drinking every night (I told them at the beginning I was on a strict diet and wouldn't be joining them) - I've managed to stay abstinent for the whole time! Yippee. I'm very proud of myself. Never in my wildest dreams when I started this program did I think I'd be able to stick to it for a week, and now I'm just about to finish week 9 - with no lapses (yet!). Total weight loss so far (as at weigh in week 8) = 36.3lbs. Woohoo.
I can't say it's been a totally easy ride - this week for example I've been struggling with 'hunger'. I know it can't be physical hunger as I've been sticking to my 3 packs + 1 bar per day and drinking at least 4 litres of water a day, but I know that when I'm tired or stressed or trying to avoid work (!) I feel 'hungry'. Unfortunately I've been so busy with work (yes really, it's not an excuse - I've been working solidly for 18 hours a day to finish the project on time) that I haven't yet completed a thought record. This will be my goal for this weekend - to write a thought record to try and get to the thoughts at the bottom of this 'hungry' feeling.
Anyhow, just wanted to say I'm still here. Glad you're all still here too. xx
The good news is that although I've been travelling on planes (I used to love airline food and airport cafes), and staying in hotels, and working with colleagues who wanted to go out eating and drinking every night (I told them at the beginning I was on a strict diet and wouldn't be joining them) - I've managed to stay abstinent for the whole time! Yippee. I'm very proud of myself. Never in my wildest dreams when I started this program did I think I'd be able to stick to it for a week, and now I'm just about to finish week 9 - with no lapses (yet!). Total weight loss so far (as at weigh in week 8) = 36.3lbs. Woohoo.
I can't say it's been a totally easy ride - this week for example I've been struggling with 'hunger'. I know it can't be physical hunger as I've been sticking to my 3 packs + 1 bar per day and drinking at least 4 litres of water a day, but I know that when I'm tired or stressed or trying to avoid work (!) I feel 'hungry'. Unfortunately I've been so busy with work (yes really, it's not an excuse - I've been working solidly for 18 hours a day to finish the project on time) that I haven't yet completed a thought record. This will be my goal for this weekend - to write a thought record to try and get to the thoughts at the bottom of this 'hungry' feeling.
Anyhow, just wanted to say I'm still here. Glad you're all still here too. xx