Missed A Week Posting!

I was so pissed off with my 2lb loss last week, after a good week, that I was too pissed off to post. Dumb really because this is supposed to be a record of my downs as well as my ups, so I promise to try and never do that again.

Last week was my first Add A Meal week, which is basically 2 or 3 mealpacks a day plus 3oz of either chicken/white fish/quorn/soya/cottage cheese and 2tbsp of certain watery veg.

I was also on my Hungry Week (which is what I call that PMS time when anything that stops moving gets eaten!). So I decided to be easy on myself, eat what I wanted (as long as it was the right food - and for the most part I did - but just had the portions I wanted - which was about 2-3 times more than I should have! I confess I did have a bit of chocolate and a bit of cheese today - a few mouthfuls over the week of egg mayonaise. I'm just polishing off a very large mint-flavoured Bailey's (come on, it's limited edition, I had to!) before going back on Sole Source (just packs) tomorrow and for the next 4 weeks.

Actually I'm relieved to be getting back to SS. I've been having chronic pains in my back and stomach, which some people have hinted might be gallstones, and is apparently common in bigger women, especially those losing weight quickly like myself. I'm hoping it isn't, but, I trust my intuition, and it tells me that something is definitely wrong. I spoke to the on-call emergency GP last night, who told me it sounded like gastritis, where the stomach is preparing acid around 3 times a day in expectation of a meal, but why would this happen after 7 weeks? I still toy with the idea that it might be that my portions have been too big, or that my body's in shock by seeing real food again. Either way, the GP said I shouldn't give up Cambridge, and encouraged me to go on, which was nice to hear.

I hope I go back to SS all right. Theoretically I should, as I really wanted to about 3 days ago. I'll see in a few days if the pains cease (meat can take up to 5 days to leave your body, did you know that?!). Hopefully I'll be eating again on either Christmas Day or Boxing Day - both which are a day or two before my diet week restarts, but hey. Maybe I'll do Add A Meal a week early. Whatever. I hope I won't be on Hungry Week because my loss should be good then.

As it is now, check out my tracker, I've lost 39lb now in 7 weeks - that's 3lb off 3 stone, I should be very proud of myself! I am! I've gone down 3 dress sizes in 2 months and my health has improved.

BTW special mention to Jenny, who left me a kind message after my last post. I'll return the favour! :o)

Normal Week, Normal Loss

No complaints.

A 4lb loss this week, which by Cambridge standard is normal, but for anyone else losing weight is brilliant. So I'm not bowled over, but happy enough.

Besides, I've gone down another dress size (24).

I'm aiming for 5lb next week - which is slightly high really, but it will take me under 18st (to 17st 13lb). 2lb will give me the 2.5 stone off marker, but really I'd like to do better. Which will no doubt mean I lose either 3 or 4! Oh well, it's all in the right direction.

I plan to start exercising at SOME point this week, so that will make a difference in some way (it can be bad, to be honest!).

Okay. Well I've decided no more bars for me, and if I get any, no more than one. They're just too more-ish and I just don't trust myself.

That's all for this week.

Week 5 Done and WI Day Change

The last couple of weeks have been hard because they've been my first "hungry weeks" on VLCD.

But I didn't cave; I had an extra mealpack some days (an extra 2.5 one day!) and chose not to feel guilty about that. I didn't cave in to real food and that's the real triumph.

I've slipped into bad habits with the water, but that said, I haven't been counting the ice I put in the shakes or the odd coffee or Marigold (which I'm not meant to have, oh well, I haven't been out of ketosis anyway).

If I have one glass either side of a meal, treating it as part of the meal, that should go a long way to help.

Too tired to say too much more really. I got extra bars this week (dangerous!) and no soups as I've got loads spare. My C also isn't stocking the new tomato flavour and this is my weak attempt at a protest. But I can buy them from other counsellors anyway, so :oPPPPP

Okay 8lb this week (10 days), making a total of 2st 1lb!!!