Rebirth_Lozza
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I've always been a chubby child since primary school. I had such a sweet tooth (and still do to this day!). My family don't eat incredibly healthily I must admit. We were never discouraged from snacking and eating sweets and chocolates as kids and our meals were always cooked with a lot of oil. However most of my family weren't overweight so maybe as a child I used that as an excuse to eat more food. It was only when I moved into secondary school that I got the malicious comments and the bullying. I remember one time going home with a group of friends on the train one boy came up to me and called me a 'blue whale' (I was wearing a blue coat at the time) and everyone just went silent as if they didn't know what to say. I walked home in tears that day but never told anyone about it to this day. I also overheard my older sister, who was as skinny as a bean pole, complain to my mum how fat I was and it just made me more upset.
Shortly after, I decided to lose the weight and reached a healthy range in half a year. I was delighted and my doctor was too. It only took cutting down on the sweets and fizzy drinks. I remember going into college at my lowest weight of 12 stone 6lbs and feeling confident. But the change of environment and people with increased workload and pressure caused me to gain a lot of weight back on. At 15 stone I was at the heaviest I've ever been. When I finished college I spent the summer losing weight with LL. I lost 2 stone before starting uni and felt more confident about meeting new people. However LL got too expensive so I couldn't sustain the diet. It didn't bother me that much because I was comfortable in my skin at the time. However, I never really crossed the finish line.
So now this easter, 4 months after finishing LL, I'm on a new VLCD diet and hoping to lose 2 stone and reach the lowest weight I've ever been (11 stone)! It's made me reflect on my sweet tooth problem really! I do recognize when I'm genuinely hungry and when I'm not. But for me it's just that I enjoy the taste of the sweets and want them for pleasure, not necessity. I suppose I'll have to find a way around this sooner or later. Sorry for the long post, just felt like having a rant!
Shortly after, I decided to lose the weight and reached a healthy range in half a year. I was delighted and my doctor was too. It only took cutting down on the sweets and fizzy drinks. I remember going into college at my lowest weight of 12 stone 6lbs and feeling confident. But the change of environment and people with increased workload and pressure caused me to gain a lot of weight back on. At 15 stone I was at the heaviest I've ever been. When I finished college I spent the summer losing weight with LL. I lost 2 stone before starting uni and felt more confident about meeting new people. However LL got too expensive so I couldn't sustain the diet. It didn't bother me that much because I was comfortable in my skin at the time. However, I never really crossed the finish line.
So now this easter, 4 months after finishing LL, I'm on a new VLCD diet and hoping to lose 2 stone and reach the lowest weight I've ever been (11 stone)! It's made me reflect on my sweet tooth problem really! I do recognize when I'm genuinely hungry and when I'm not. But for me it's just that I enjoy the taste of the sweets and want them for pleasure, not necessity. I suppose I'll have to find a way around this sooner or later. Sorry for the long post, just felt like having a rant!