Well - day 1 is nearly over and I've survived it so far without any problems at all.
I'm Lesley, 40 and have a daughter -13 and son - 11. I was really skinny until the age of 18. I left home to live in the nurses home and started to pile weight due to rubbish food, working shifts and eating at odd times, no exercise and discovering alcohol!!! Since then, I've gradually grown and grown and grown until I've reached 17 1/2 stone. I've been this weight now for about 2 years. I've not put any more on but I've not lost any either. I don't know what's happened but suddenly I've decided that enough is enough and I need to do something drastic! I'm very lucky as I've got a really supportive husband - we met when I was 16 so he's known me from being skinny to being this weight. He just wants me to be happy so will support me every step of the way on this long journey.
So today I started. I woke up feeling starving which made me even more determined to do well. My delivery wasn't going to come until I was at work so I had bought a ready made Tesco strawberry shake for work. I don't think I'll have any problems with the fluid intake as I drink plenty anyway. I've only bought the soups and shakes from Exante and will be using the bars from Tesco's.
I've managed fine today - I had the shake for lunch and half the bar late afternoon. Both very sweet but I did find the bar tasty. I cooked dinner for 9 - my sister, her children and my mum came for tea. I had the exante vegetable soup which I mixed with a Blenderball cup that I'd bought in preparation for this. The soup is a little bland but with freshly ground black pepper, I found it quite pleasant. I've had the rest of the bar this evening and only feel a little peckish now. Looking forward to seeing how things go tomorrow.
Sorry for such a long post - I think I'll need to keep a diary to remind me why I'm doing this and how I feel at the different stages. I'm determined to do well - I've been inspired by the fabulous stories and support on here and know that this will spur me on
Off to bed now - good luck to us all xxx
I'm Lesley, 40 and have a daughter -13 and son - 11. I was really skinny until the age of 18. I left home to live in the nurses home and started to pile weight due to rubbish food, working shifts and eating at odd times, no exercise and discovering alcohol!!! Since then, I've gradually grown and grown and grown until I've reached 17 1/2 stone. I've been this weight now for about 2 years. I've not put any more on but I've not lost any either. I don't know what's happened but suddenly I've decided that enough is enough and I need to do something drastic! I'm very lucky as I've got a really supportive husband - we met when I was 16 so he's known me from being skinny to being this weight. He just wants me to be happy so will support me every step of the way on this long journey.
So today I started. I woke up feeling starving which made me even more determined to do well. My delivery wasn't going to come until I was at work so I had bought a ready made Tesco strawberry shake for work. I don't think I'll have any problems with the fluid intake as I drink plenty anyway. I've only bought the soups and shakes from Exante and will be using the bars from Tesco's.
I've managed fine today - I had the shake for lunch and half the bar late afternoon. Both very sweet but I did find the bar tasty. I cooked dinner for 9 - my sister, her children and my mum came for tea. I had the exante vegetable soup which I mixed with a Blenderball cup that I'd bought in preparation for this. The soup is a little bland but with freshly ground black pepper, I found it quite pleasant. I've had the rest of the bar this evening and only feel a little peckish now. Looking forward to seeing how things go tomorrow.
Sorry for such a long post - I think I'll need to keep a diary to remind me why I'm doing this and how I feel at the different stages. I'm determined to do well - I've been inspired by the fabulous stories and support on here and know that this will spur me on
Off to bed now - good luck to us all xxx