One Man Banned Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 given up on the crunchies too - they get stuck to my teeth and it bugs me I am only eating an Aero a day as it's less calories than a Mars that I used to have every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 My downfall used to be dark chocolate Bounty bars. I used to eat loads of them. Now I don't eat an awful lot of chocolate but don't get any exercise either and the Eglu bum is spreading rapidly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I get plenty of exercise - walking to the fridge and back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I hardly ever eat chocolate or cakes etc its not fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazaddress Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 my downfall is cheese and olive oil just done this weeks mealplans now i have to try and stick to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I know that feeling! All my lovely summer skirts are too tight this year! I don't know what's happened but I suspect that chocolate might be at the bottom of it all ! Certainly its chocolate at my bottom thats the problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Trouble is I like chocolate too much to give it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Thalia, I was delighted by your Asda moment! Terriffic news, well done! Won't it be lovely wearing new clothes, and looking forward to more as you continue! Andrew, I do understand. You do look great, (lovely meeting you both by the way) so I can understand the reaction. Some may be worried in case you overdo it. But, just getting yourself to the stage you feel comfortable with, and you know is right for you, is very important. So, I'll join you. Just wish I didn't share computer with son who eats anything & everything but is tiny, and leaves his chocolate stockpile by the computer! As his Mum, I feel obliged to stop him eating it all.... A few well meaning people said I didn't need to do this when I tried to lose the 2 and a half stone I had put on after 3 children. But I knew it was there! I need to admit that (another child later) it's there again, plus another half. So, I'm joining you as from today. I'll assume that pre children I was a bit skinny (and young), so I'll go to lose 2 stone before winter. By the way! I was discussing this with someone yesterday, & saying how much easier it is to choose a healthy option in summer, I love summer fruits & lighter meals when it's hot, just need stodge & crave carbos in the winter. we realised that this is natural, our ancestors must have needed to lay down fat for food scarce, cold winters. We decided that starting "diets" etc in January was ridiculously difficult! So, we decided our New Year resolutions will in future be started on March 1st! So, all the best everyone with our Summer options. (Of course, we'll maintain them in the Winter, just hard starting then.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Hi Sheila, Thanks for the words of encouragement. You are so right about the seasonality of food. I don't buy magazines but one of the ladies in my LL group kindly gave me her copy of this months LL mag which had an article along the same lines. It even went so far as to point out that in seasonal foods (apart from being more environmentally sound because it won't have travelled from across the world) suits your body needs for that season. In summer, we need the high juice content of berries and in winter we need those comforting root veggies. I love what Kaz does and when I go back to introducing foods again then I too will be doing weekly meal and snack plans and having the snack prepared ready to go so it is convenient. If we are especially hungry at dinner time then the plate will be piled up will extra veggies not tatties or meat. I will be batch cooking and freezing into standard portions until what counts as a portion comes as second nature I'll also continue with my diary which has been a god send. The funny thing at the moment is thinking about what foods I actually miss. It isn't the chocolate and sweet things (which was a once a month thing), it is the carbohydrates like bread & pasta and I miss cheese. These are the things that I tended to overeat on pre LL too So I know they will be my trigger foods when I start reintroducung food. See, I'm learning loads about my body already and don't get me started about 'feelings' The biggest thing I have learnt so far is that most people (which didn't include me as I always drank water, and in pints too 'cause I'm that 'ard!) don't drink enough - and I mean non-alcoholic before you all rush off down the pub Doing LL means I'll be adding one food at a time to analyse how it affects me. I'll be starting with a blank canvass which will be so much easier. If I were continuing although the healthy eating route - which was working but not fast enough to lose the weight I needed to shift - then I would be continuing to change one aspect of our food and shopping habits a week. I have my next weigh in tomorrow so that will have been 3 weeks on LL without a thought of cheating Good luck to everyone and keep going. If anyone has a blip, think about why and learn from it then put it behind you. Most importantly, don't dwell on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 You're spreading happiness, Thalia! I'm so glad that you already have plans on how to move on from LL onto a healthy eating life. Yes, my daughter told me about the hunger sensation often being confused with water being the actual need. I'm in the habit of downing a whole pint (yes, neat water) before I get up in the morning. I need it! I'm so happy for you, Thalia...make sure you run straight here if you have a down day, but meanwhile, thanks for sharing the happiness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 (edited) Thanks again Sheila Just a quick update, I had my weigh in this morning and lost another 6lbs this week making 1st 5.5lbs in total so I have just rushed to update my siggy I wouldn't normally lay the deep and meaningful stuff on this thread saving it for my blog which you can read if you want to. But today's is so revelatory that I have copied and pasted it for you here. It reinforces why LL is the best bet for me and why others won't benefit from it Saturday 10th June First thing I really hate weigh day because in anticipation of it I have been so wound up over the past couple of days and this morning. It’s my old demon of not wanting to aim too high in case I fail which all ties in with the revelation I made earlier in the week that I self sabotage to give me an excuse to fail. Better to fail having not done my best than to fail because I’m not good enough. It’s holding me back. I also set lower goals and then anything achieved over that is a bonus and I am never disappointed. I can’t emphasise enough how great my fear of failure is and tackling this is going to be a huge on-going task. For this weigh in I wanted to be 14st 13lbs which was a higher goal than I would normally set. The tension in me over the past couple of days has almost killed me and led me to keep visiting my mum’s house to use the scales so that I would have time to downgrade my goal if I didn’t think it was achievable. As it is it is still touch and go if I will reach it and I really have a problem dealing with uncertainties. LL has taught me so much about myself already. Factors that I always thought of as strengths are anything but. I have some serious work to do in the rest of my lifetime to change these. Later I am absolutely over the moon. I weighed in at 14st 12lbs! Although I am thrilled, the greatest achievement today has not been the weight loss, it is the lessons that came to me about myself that I wrote about first thing this morning. Yes the weight loss is great but learning lessons about who I am and how I act is ultimately going to make me a better person and stronger for the journey ahead. The longer I am on LL the more I realise that the weight is a symptom of who I am and that merely losing the weight is not going to solve the cause of the problem. LL is giving me that framework to recognise who I am and the ability to start making changes. If I had a magic wand and wished 5 stone off of my weight, it would still creep back on because losing the weight in the first place isn’t the answer. The answers have to come from me. Edited June 10, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Congratulations Thalia I'm so pleased that you exceeded this weeks goal I wanted to share something with everyone here that can be really useful in trying to deal with things and overcome lots of others I was taught on a course once that was all for work, and a lot of the course was about motivational speaking - in that course at the start of the day they showed us a block of wood each - and said we'd break it in half, karate style, by the end of the day. We all sniggered! But through the course one message came through loud and clear. It was the one thing that got me off the fags at the end of January. "THE BRAINS JOB IS TO PROVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS TRUE." Our brain is clever enough to be "told" what to do. If you tell yourself you're going to fail then the brain gears itself up and says "ok then you'll fail and you steer yourself into the failure without realising it. If you are taking the positive of this and say,"I'm going to do this" then the same will happen. Think of this - someone at work gets on your nerves and you call them stupid. They do something wrong today and tomorrow and every day. You saw them as stupid and your brain showed you their stupid behaviour, you only saw their stupid behaviour. You didn't see them doing anything else but being stupid. You never see bad things in your friends, why would you, you believe they can do no wrong so don't see no wrong! You believed it to be true and your brain proves it. The power of the mind is a massive thing, I told myself I want to stop smoking as I hated it and did this for about three months, ny the time I reached my quit date I was so sick of smoking that I managed to give up on my own and still haven't looked back. You will reach that weight you want to be Thalia and with the help of LL you will keep that weight under control. And you have everybody here to support you. Keep thinking it and it will happen - your brain will do it for you! Oh and that piece of wood.....I have kept both halves after I smashed it with one hand! A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Thalia that is wonderful ! Well done! It's a fantastic feeling, isn't it. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 "THE BRAINS JOB IS TO PROVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS TRUE." I have a new mantra thanks to you What you have just said made a lot of sense to me As for the giving up smoking thing, that's how I gave up 10 years ago too. I went cold turkey. Weaning off or swapping one reliance for another wouldn't have worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 11, 2006 Author Share Posted June 11, 2006 I'm glad I popped in here today ............. Thanks Andrew and Thalia - two great, motivational posts, and plenty to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Just a quick cheerleading post to say I'm ridiculously proud of what you are doing Thalia (Why am I proud? Havent got a clue!!) and to let you know that I am rooting for you. Just wish i could get the mind set right myself! Will eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 You'll get there in your own good time Helen. I'm looking at turning this household GI because of you Hubby would certainly benefit from it I think but I need to look into it a bit more before I finally make up my mind. It feels funny going from cooking from scratch as much as possible to eating only chemicals. I don't like the thought of it but it is working so I can go back to the healthy eating once I have the weight down. I just wanted to post on here agin because a fantastic thing happend today - my wedding dress fits me again Not for long though I'm over the moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 12, 2006 Author Share Posted June 12, 2006 Congratulations Thalia - that wedding dress will soon be much too big for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Well done Thalia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 What great news Thalia. You are an inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Well done Thalia my wedding dress stops at my thighs and won't go up any further karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazaddress Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Well done Thalia! It took me a whole to loose the 3 stone i needed to loose, and it wasnt easy at all. I'm having to be good for the next few weeks, as it was starting to pile back on! (salad for lunch and dinner today). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 not sure I'd get my wedding dress as far as my thigh! Well done Thalia! GI is cool, but also try and cut carbs out after 6 or 7 pm. Wish I could! That said, I ate a 5 with the kids and felt peckish an hour ago, so have made a vat of carrot and coriander soup and just had a mug of that - yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Another update. I had my first compulsory check up with my doctor today who greated me with the words 'Well you look a lot smaller, you look great' which cheered me up no end He is delighted with my progress ( I gave him a bottle of very good red wine to say thank you for his support of me and my hubby since he became our new GP) and my blood pressure is down too. I had my weigh in tonight exactly 1 month after starting LL and I have lost 23.5lbs in total which equates to 1st 9.5lbs and takes me to 14st 7lbs. I have lost 5cm from my bust, 9cm from my waist and 10cm from my hips I have told my LL councillor that I don't want to know my weight now until I have completed another month because I would get very moody a couple of days prior to weigh ins which wasn't fair on hubby or DD. I might give in before then but at least this way I won't being putting pressure on myself for something I can't change. All I can do is stick the the packs and drink the water which I have been doing. Can't do any more than that. My size 18 trousers that I shrank into are becoming loose and I am borrowing clothes left right and centre because I will soon be in the next size down but I have bought a couple of £2 tops. Hope everyone else is doing ok? Love Thalia xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thalia that is fantastic a big well done to you.............I bet you feel so much better physically and mentally, keep it up............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
