Belated Week 8

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I completely forgot to post last Friday, but I did get weighed and I was exactly the same as the week before, 13 stone 7lbs. Then I got weighed again on Sunday and I was 13 stone 11lbs So I decided to follow the advice in Bright Line Eating, a book recommended to me by @AmbiePam , and by this morning I had lost 8lbs and I now weigh 13 stone 3lbs (Especially for @topffer 8lbs = just over 3.6 kilos ) I cut out sugar and flour, I've been having three meals a day (all vegan whole foods) and two snacks (one piece of fruit each time) and I've followed the advice in the book and written down my food for the next day each night, and then I've committed to it - my way of doing this is to write down my commitment, but anyone can commit in whatever way they feel means more to them. I had headaches for the first two nights, and severe cravings for very unhealthy foods for the first two days, but five days in I'm pleased to say that I feel amazing, I've got so much energy and I already feel more free. I'm still feeling occasional cravings but they are by no means overpowering and the best thing is that I haven't seriously contemplated acting upon them, which for me is unheard of! This book has helped me to understand a lot of things I already sort of knew in the back of my mind but couldn't put into words myself, as well as many more things I had absolutely no idea about, and most importantly it's helped me to understand that if you're like me and highly susceptible to addiction to sugar and flour (and indeed any substance that can result in alterations to the way your brain releases dopamine) then you need a system whereby you can regain control of your actions without continually failing and subsequently falling into the trap of failing because you've failed. I don't want anyone to think I'm being naive about this, I know it's not a miracle cure for binge eating and being overweight, it will still take my work and commitment but I feel like now I've got a system that will make it as easy for me as it possibly can be - not easy, but easier than any other method I know of. I quit drinking when I was 21 and didn't drink a drop for five years, and since I started drinking again it just doesn't appeal to me in the same way, and that's because I changed the way I thought about it and changed my lifestyle completely. I know that if I can do that, I can do this as well Now, I'm not daft and I know that with Christmas and my birthday coming up I'd be setting myself up to fail if I said I'll carry this on over the holidays, so my plan is to carry on until Christmas, then start again properly in January after my birthday so I can give myself the best chance of success. Wish me luck! Last week's post: