BrightSide
Full Member
Hi all,
I've been a bit absent for the past couple of weeks as I've made the shift from being employed to freelance and have spent the time running up and down the country making sure I can pay my bills. I was a bit worried that I'd lose my way on the diet when I spent most of my time away from home (with plenty of opportunities for falling off the CWP wagon). Then, at the weekend, when my sister gave birth after a long and very painful labour I ended up stuck without my CWP goodies (shakes and the like) as I'd only planned for a short trip back to my hometown
D'oh. I was glad to be there for my sis for a few extra days, but spreading my packs out over the time and trying to work out what else to eat was a challenge and a half.
I managed it, though. This is my 6th week on CWP and I lost 5.5lb this week (making my total loss about 26.5lb). I've been following Step 2 (although it's more like SS++ some days).
This is the first time i've been near enough 18 stone since I was about 19. At my heaviest I was about 25 stone or more (I'd stopped looking at the scales!) ... partly down to comfort eating and a messed up relationship with food, but partly due to severe illness that left me on meds that messed with my metabolism and so sedated I rarely moved around if I didn't have to. Now, I'm in a much better place mentally, physically and emotionally. So, despite scores of half hearted diets over the years, this is the first time I've really committed to one and - shock horror - seen the results.
Like most people, I guess, I'm worried about saggy skin and what happens when I return to regular food ... but I'm doing what I can to give myself as much a chance as possible (creams galore, exercise and a commitment to follow the step process rather than jump straight back in to my old habits). Whatever happens, this is the best I've felt about my weight for years ... even though I've got so far to go still.
One thing stuck with me this week. After my nephew was born my brother in law snapped a photo of me holding him. I wasn't posing, simply coo-ing over him with my shoulders hunched over. This kind of pose would usually make my back look humpy and - compared to a tiny newborn - I was fully expecting to look like an elephant. What was weird is that when the photo got FB'd, I looked pretty average. I didn't cringe. What's better, an old friend messaged me and told me how great I looked and asked how i'd lost so much weight. Turns out she's on the CWP too!
Anyways, hope everyone else is hanging in there. I'm still 100% and know that whilst the first months are maybe a little easier I need to keep going in order to reach my goal of 12.5 stones. Thanks to everyone who posts here - even when I don't contribute I tend to keep an eye out on what's happening here to help me feel less alone (and top up my resolve).
I've been a bit absent for the past couple of weeks as I've made the shift from being employed to freelance and have spent the time running up and down the country making sure I can pay my bills. I was a bit worried that I'd lose my way on the diet when I spent most of my time away from home (with plenty of opportunities for falling off the CWP wagon). Then, at the weekend, when my sister gave birth after a long and very painful labour I ended up stuck without my CWP goodies (shakes and the like) as I'd only planned for a short trip back to my hometown
D'oh. I was glad to be there for my sis for a few extra days, but spreading my packs out over the time and trying to work out what else to eat was a challenge and a half.I managed it, though. This is my 6th week on CWP and I lost 5.5lb this week (making my total loss about 26.5lb). I've been following Step 2 (although it's more like SS++ some days).
This is the first time i've been near enough 18 stone since I was about 19. At my heaviest I was about 25 stone or more (I'd stopped looking at the scales!) ... partly down to comfort eating and a messed up relationship with food, but partly due to severe illness that left me on meds that messed with my metabolism and so sedated I rarely moved around if I didn't have to. Now, I'm in a much better place mentally, physically and emotionally. So, despite scores of half hearted diets over the years, this is the first time I've really committed to one and - shock horror - seen the results.
Like most people, I guess, I'm worried about saggy skin and what happens when I return to regular food ... but I'm doing what I can to give myself as much a chance as possible (creams galore, exercise and a commitment to follow the step process rather than jump straight back in to my old habits). Whatever happens, this is the best I've felt about my weight for years ... even though I've got so far to go still.
One thing stuck with me this week. After my nephew was born my brother in law snapped a photo of me holding him. I wasn't posing, simply coo-ing over him with my shoulders hunched over. This kind of pose would usually make my back look humpy and - compared to a tiny newborn - I was fully expecting to look like an elephant. What was weird is that when the photo got FB'd, I looked pretty average. I didn't cringe. What's better, an old friend messaged me and told me how great I looked and asked how i'd lost so much weight. Turns out she's on the CWP too!
Anyways, hope everyone else is hanging in there. I'm still 100% and know that whilst the first months are maybe a little easier I need to keep going in order to reach my goal of 12.5 stones. Thanks to everyone who posts here - even when I don't contribute I tend to keep an eye out on what's happening here to help me feel less alone (and top up my resolve).
