Weiht Loss Challenge!!!

Hi Mandamagoo! Thanks! I'm going to do slimfast - just for the first couple of weeks to give me a bit of a boost, then I'm just going to start eating properly after that; no more take aways, five fruit and veg a day (I love fruit and veg, so it makes no sense to be making all these bad choices anyway), because I think if you go on a starvation diet, you just put weight back on when you come off it. And I'm going to start being strict with getting out on my bike again, that as well has just been laziness. Basically, if I start eating less, and the right kind of things, and move a lot more, it should do the trick! Lol! I've heard of those things as well, but if you're going to stick a "fat photo" somewhere, they say that you should also put up a flattering photo right next to it. Just looking at the fat photo can actually hinder you, so the comparison might help. I've worked out a little chart which has the next six months in weekly increments on it. I've worked out what weight I'll be on each of those weeks, if I stick to a healthy diet, and lose 2lb per week, and left a space so I can put in my actual weight each week. So if I'm lagging behind, I'll be able to see it straight away on the chart, and it should give me a kick up the bum! Thanks for the support!

Well, it crossed my mind to come back on and tell a big bunch of fibs, say I'd lost a stone and a half, and had been breaking a sweat on the bike every day. But that would make me a big (fat!) liar! Lol! So I'mma tell you the truth: after a lot of planning, printing out diet sheets, weight loss sheets, buying loads of slimfast products, and oiling the bike, I have done practically nothing but eat all the things I shouldn't be eating for the past few weeks! Seriously, if you tell your brain you're going on a diet, it says "quick, make her stuff her face with everything she's going to starve you of for the next few months. My GGGGOD! We might never eat again! Eat everything. EVERYTHING!" But I'm back on track now, since last week. I think that's made me a bit braver about coming on and making my admission of failure! I've started counting carbs. Nope, not Mr Atkins; I'm allowed 150grams of carbohydrates per day. To be honest, it's fabulous! Nothing's banned, although you have to be careful for the first little while, and I've been taking about 3 times as long getting around the supermarket due to label checking. But I can eat whatever I want - with some healthy choices of course - as long as I stay within the carb limit. So I've lost 6lb in the first week. That's probably mainly fluid, but the fat should start coming off now. On track, at last! There's a lesson here though: don't fall at the first hurdle. And if something isn't working for you, change it.

Hi! Well, I'm hoping that by making it a bit more public, I won't want to embarrass myself by failing, basically, so yeah hopefully it'll help. I am quite tough on myself, but I know as well that you can't be perfect on a diet 100% of the time. The 80/20 rule makes sense - a little bit of what you fancy. Thanks so much for the support. Bit scared now! Lol!