Hi guys
When starting out on Lighterlife i was reading all of your posts and diaries and must say i was very inspired and learned lots, so now on day 5 of this regime i thought i would start my own diary, so to put down in words my thoughts and feelings as i go on this journey.
I am 37, 5ft7, starting weight was 203lbs, 14 stone 7, (sounds like a dating ad - not the weight bit obviously!! ) i want to get down to 154lbs, 11 stone. Not sure how i got here, it was a slow gradual gain over the past 12 years, i was a slim size 10 before that!!!! I have tried every diet going well most anyway – WW, SW, Dukan, Cabbage diet – the most successful was WW and I lost 2.5 stones on that but now have put back on a stone of that !!! I have discovered that I am greedy and an emotional eater – I eat if I am sad or bored – never when I am happy – so the way in the future is to tackle this and be happy!! Easy really isn’t it !!!!
Anyhow moving forward and not dwelling on what was, i am now so motivated and dedicated that this is my time my year - i dont want to be the ‘large one’ or the ‘you hide it so well one’ anymore i want to start enjoying life rather than just existing, dont get me wrong i cant say that i haven’t done whatever i wanted in the past ie going out, parties, holidays, etc but i always felt 'fat', so now i want to be able to wear that evening dress in a size 10 and not have to wear uncomfortable spanx/hold me ins and have to try and hold my stomach in and wear that bikini and feel sexy in it rather than a wobbly mess!!
So I started LL on Saturday – not going to say it was has been easy but not as hard as I thought it would be – head has been a tad fuzzy at times but I have persevered and the LLC says I am in ketosis now ! I think I had sussed that myself as my breath is gross and the hunger has subsided, I cant say I don’t feel ravenous when its nearing time for a meal, ok a shake! But the initial constant hunger has gone ish! The weekend was easier than work I think – as no real temptation at home, I don’t need to cook for anyone (hats off to you guys that have families to cook for – I don’t think I could cope with that just now!) Monday was hard going but my official LL class is on a Tuesday so yesterday I was excited and the anticipation of loss was killing me….. I got on the scales and yippee I have lost 4lbs. :8855:
I am still trying to figure out what packs I like, the shakes are nice, I start the bars soon so will see how they go, the soups really aren’t for me, I am going to try the Shepherds Pie tonight. A real find for me was the Porridge – I don’t like porridge as a norm but cant really say that as I have never tried it but to my astonishment I really enjoyed it yesterday morning so picked up loads last night!!!
I also need to think about exercise – I have every exercise dvd and Wii game around but am so lazy I never do them – so it might be better if I try a class and try and drag someone along with me so I have to go !!
Right then sorry to waffle on guys, I am off to have my shake and get on with some work.
Hope you all are well and have a lovely day – keep smiling and thinking positive thoughts
X
When starting out on Lighterlife i was reading all of your posts and diaries and must say i was very inspired and learned lots, so now on day 5 of this regime i thought i would start my own diary, so to put down in words my thoughts and feelings as i go on this journey.
I am 37, 5ft7, starting weight was 203lbs, 14 stone 7, (sounds like a dating ad - not the weight bit obviously!! ) i want to get down to 154lbs, 11 stone. Not sure how i got here, it was a slow gradual gain over the past 12 years, i was a slim size 10 before that!!!! I have tried every diet going well most anyway – WW, SW, Dukan, Cabbage diet – the most successful was WW and I lost 2.5 stones on that but now have put back on a stone of that !!! I have discovered that I am greedy and an emotional eater – I eat if I am sad or bored – never when I am happy – so the way in the future is to tackle this and be happy!! Easy really isn’t it !!!!
Anyhow moving forward and not dwelling on what was, i am now so motivated and dedicated that this is my time my year - i dont want to be the ‘large one’ or the ‘you hide it so well one’ anymore i want to start enjoying life rather than just existing, dont get me wrong i cant say that i haven’t done whatever i wanted in the past ie going out, parties, holidays, etc but i always felt 'fat', so now i want to be able to wear that evening dress in a size 10 and not have to wear uncomfortable spanx/hold me ins and have to try and hold my stomach in and wear that bikini and feel sexy in it rather than a wobbly mess!!
So I started LL on Saturday – not going to say it was has been easy but not as hard as I thought it would be – head has been a tad fuzzy at times but I have persevered and the LLC says I am in ketosis now ! I think I had sussed that myself as my breath is gross and the hunger has subsided, I cant say I don’t feel ravenous when its nearing time for a meal, ok a shake! But the initial constant hunger has gone ish! The weekend was easier than work I think – as no real temptation at home, I don’t need to cook for anyone (hats off to you guys that have families to cook for – I don’t think I could cope with that just now!) Monday was hard going but my official LL class is on a Tuesday so yesterday I was excited and the anticipation of loss was killing me….. I got on the scales and yippee I have lost 4lbs. :8855:
I am still trying to figure out what packs I like, the shakes are nice, I start the bars soon so will see how they go, the soups really aren’t for me, I am going to try the Shepherds Pie tonight. A real find for me was the Porridge – I don’t like porridge as a norm but cant really say that as I have never tried it but to my astonishment I really enjoyed it yesterday morning so picked up loads last night!!!
I also need to think about exercise – I have every exercise dvd and Wii game around but am so lazy I never do them – so it might be better if I try a class and try and drag someone along with me so I have to go !!
Right then sorry to waffle on guys, I am off to have my shake and get on with some work.
Hope you all are well and have a lovely day – keep smiling and thinking positive thoughts
X
