Hello all, wk 8 WI today and have lost 8.5lbs. I swear I nearly kissed the chemist
Have not posted on here for a while, although have been reading posts everyday. The reason is that 3 1/2 weeks ago I decided to re-feed because I was so miserable on this diet. The problem was that re-feeding for me at the time meant eating anything in sight...it was a wonder the dog still had legs!!!! Anyway after putting on 7lbs in 10 days I decided I couldn't be trusted with food and went back to the chemist with my tail between my legs and got back on TFR. Best decision I have ever made as I have now lost the 7lbs I put back on plus another 11lbs.
I read a post by Icemoose a little while ago, he is a CD counsillor. He said that there are 2 types of people who do VLCD's. The first is the prisoner who feels that the diet is some kind of sentence in which they are not allowed to do any of the fun stuff they used to (in most of our cases this means eating). The diet is just a form of torture and they never enjoy it. The second type is the person that sees it as positive choice. A person who realises that they can eat and drink at anytime but that, for the sake of their health and happiness, they are choosing not to right now.
When I first started this diet I was very much the first person. I hated every moment, I cheated and ultimately sabotaged myself by re-feeding too early and gaining weight again. Since I have been back on LT I have become the second person. I love this diet!!!!!!! I have not cheated once. I love that my body changes every week. I love that trousers I could not even get up 8 weeks ago are now falling down . I wouldn't recommend what I did to anyone but for me it was the most positive thing I have ever done for myself as it made me realise that I no longer want to be the 'fat one' in the group.
Thanks for reading, sorry to go on a bit xx
Have not posted on here for a while, although have been reading posts everyday. The reason is that 3 1/2 weeks ago I decided to re-feed because I was so miserable on this diet. The problem was that re-feeding for me at the time meant eating anything in sight...it was a wonder the dog still had legs!!!! Anyway after putting on 7lbs in 10 days I decided I couldn't be trusted with food and went back to the chemist with my tail between my legs and got back on TFR. Best decision I have ever made as I have now lost the 7lbs I put back on plus another 11lbs.
I read a post by Icemoose a little while ago, he is a CD counsillor. He said that there are 2 types of people who do VLCD's. The first is the prisoner who feels that the diet is some kind of sentence in which they are not allowed to do any of the fun stuff they used to (in most of our cases this means eating). The diet is just a form of torture and they never enjoy it. The second type is the person that sees it as positive choice. A person who realises that they can eat and drink at anytime but that, for the sake of their health and happiness, they are choosing not to right now.
When I first started this diet I was very much the first person. I hated every moment, I cheated and ultimately sabotaged myself by re-feeding too early and gaining weight again. Since I have been back on LT I have become the second person. I love this diet!!!!!!! I have not cheated once. I love that my body changes every week. I love that trousers I could not even get up 8 weeks ago are now falling down . I wouldn't recommend what I did to anyone but for me it was the most positive thing I have ever done for myself as it made me realise that I no longer want to be the 'fat one' in the group.
Thanks for reading, sorry to go on a bit xx