It feels so good! It was so worth continuing on with the diet (after 1 week maintaining and 1 week gain of a pound) I lost 6 pounds in one week! I now have 6 lbs left to loose till I reach my target weight. I am so excited - roll on end of November! Maybe I'll get to target or pretty close by then...
I am now below 9 stone which feels great - I haven't been here for a while and it feels good to be back. An older lady said to me 'wow I don't know how you do it, I'm guessing by this weight loss you have finished making your family'. It does feel really good to feel like me again. My eldest is 8 years old and whilst I would not commit to never having anymore children I am happily flirting with the next phase of life!
Lots of comments used to be of concern that the diet would be no good for me and that it was not healthy, now its more well you won't maintain or it'll be really hard for you, as you've not learnt to cut down naturally. I know I can't return to how I used to eat but I really don't want to be that person again. Eating whatever I fancied just meant I wanted more and more of what I fancied. I was never satisfied. There wasn't an empty hole that represented an area of unfulfillment in my life, I just loved food and wanted to eat it. I always felt hungry and loved cooking and trying out new recipes.
It does take a lot of control and discipline to do this diet and I don't want to throw away all this hard work. I know I need to say no to food and this diet has helped me to do it. This diet has helped me get my appetite under control and not be a slave to food. I know I am strong and I know what I've been through to get here. I have learnt to look at food differently. Obviously I can't tell what will happen in the future, but when I achieve target weight, I know that its something I will need to control continuously. I guess its the same for anyone who has been facing an addiction. I have learnt to say 'No'. A simple 2 letterword and its been a great help. At the moment the joy of being under 9 stone is far greater than eating my favourite chocolate bar or having take out!
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