LincsBren
Silver Member
Well. What a holiday! Apologies in advance for a looooong entry.
I have been on a VLCD for just over 12 weeks - my Week 12 weigh in was on Saturday 23rd October. I started on Lipotrim, before swapping to Cambridge Diet mainly due to convenience and location (plus all the extra flavours are fab!) My original weight was 15st 1.6lbs and my goal was 11st - so a loss of 57.6lbs. I set a goal date of 4th December 2010.
I have not only been weighing myself, but also measuring myself (bust, under bust, waist, hips, upper arm and thigh). This has really helped me mentally as when the weight loss has slowed, the inches have kept dropping. I have gone from a size 18 to a size 12
So, at my 12 week weigh-in I was 169.0lbs (12st 1lbs exactly) which means I have lost an amazing 42.6lbs and have just 15lbs to go to reach my goal. Over the last 2-3 weeks I have started having the odd high protein, low fat/carb snack - such as a couple of spoonfuls of vegetables or some white fish. I've been allowing myself to do this a couple of times a week, for my sanity! I have also included my week 12 measurements below: (X) = total loss.
Under bust: 34" (-4")
Around bust: 38.5" (-7.5")
Waist: 31.75" (-8.25")
Hips: 39.5" (-8.5")
Arms: 12" (-2")
Thighs: 23.75" (-4.25")
On Sunday, I went away for a short break with my OH. I had already decided that I would relax on the diet a bit, but try and make sensible choices. It sort of worked... but not entirely. Here is what I ate:
Sunday: CD porridge for breakfast and CD bar for lunch. 3 course meal at the restaurant - leek and potato soup (ok - but the 1 slice of wholemeal bread was bad); baked salmon with asparagus (good); chocolate orange creme brulee (bad, but luckily tiny portion!) I drank water all evenings.
Monday: Cooked breakfast (bacon, sausage, egg, mushrooms - no carby stuff = good) and tea to drink. I then ruined that by having a Thorntons ice-cream (1 scoop) whilst out shopping. I started to feel very sick quite quickly, which sort of came and went. By 4pm I was very bloated and uncomfortable, but managed my lunchtime CD bar which helped a little. The pain came back again in the evening, but again I managed my CD porridge for tea. Figured the sugar was upsetting me big time!
Tuesday: Cooked breakfast again, but less of it (2 small sausages and a small fried egg). Only I was also naughty and had a slice of wholemeal toast with butter, and a small danish (1" by 2", so tiny, but will very bad!). Lunchtime was a CD bar and plenty of water. Teatime I made a major error of judgement. We decided to get take-away, and I chose a chicken korma. I didn't order any rice or bread, literally just ate the chicken and some of the sauce (thankfully had a fork and no spoon, or I'd have probably ended up munching a lot more sauce!) I felt fine (it was delicious!) and we went on to the dancing venue. Had a good few dances, and started to feel a little bloated. Then started feeling a bit sick. Drank some water which helped a little. Left at 10pm to start the 2 hour drive home.
At 10.30pm my upper abdomen started really hurting. It felt like someone had put a tight belt on me and was squeezing it tighter - it even made my back sore. I started to get breathless and the pain was getting worse. Pulled into a layby on the motorway quickly... pain getting worse. I tried curling up, lying down, walking, crouching, thought I was going to be sick... nothing. OH ended up calling an ambulance when I started screaming with the pain at about 11pm. Once they'd found us, they whisked me off and gave me gas and air - no help at all. So then I had some sweet, sweet morphine... pain finally went 10 mins later (about midnight).
After much prodding and poking, bloods etc they decided I probably had gall stones and could go home as long as I followed it up with my GP today - the hospital was an hour from home and my Dad had to come out with a car my OH was insured on, and so he could drive me car, so we were all stuck in A&E with my poor Mum at home who had just had chemotherapy that afternoon! Got home at 4.30am this morning.
This morning I was mostly throwing up - probably morphine related. I saw my GP at 10pm who comfirmed gall bladder issue (after 1 very quick and easy test, and 1 that the doctors in the hospital never did!) and has referred me for ultrasound. Pain very mild today thank goodness, but I am shattered and still queasy. Apparently losing weight quickly makes you very susceptible to gall stones, but of course the best diet for them is low fat so GP is happy for me to continue on CD. I suspect the very rich korma triggered it, and I had obviousl aggravated it over the couple of days with cooked breakfasts / ice cream - so my fault for not reintroducing food gradually.
I really thought that I'd knock myself out of ketosis, retain some water, and need a week to get back on track with the diet - I never dreamed I would cause myself so much agony. I've never known pain like it, and I've had some pretty nasty riding accidents!
So. Back on track today with CD. I slept for most of the day and managed porridge at 4pm. I still have 2 shakes to go, and make myself have them as my body needs the nutrients to heal.
I think tomorrow will be easy too, but Friday - the dreaded 3rd day of getting back into ketosis - will be really tough as I'll be [hopefully!] feeling better and likely to want 'real food'. I thought it was time I started a new diary though, to keep this post at the top to remind myself why it's so important that I'm sensible. Cheating on green veg and white fish is one thing, but I cannot let that escalate. I have 3.5 weeks left on my 420 cals a day - if I stay on track and don't cheat at all, there is no reason why I shouldn't be very close to goal by then. And if I am truly sensible going to my 2 shakes, 400 cal meal and 150 cal healthy snacks (total approx 800 cals a day) after that, I should still reach my goal of 11 stone by 4th December AND not aggravate my poor gall bladder any more.
Here endeth the sermon
I have been on a VLCD for just over 12 weeks - my Week 12 weigh in was on Saturday 23rd October. I started on Lipotrim, before swapping to Cambridge Diet mainly due to convenience and location (plus all the extra flavours are fab!) My original weight was 15st 1.6lbs and my goal was 11st - so a loss of 57.6lbs. I set a goal date of 4th December 2010.
I have not only been weighing myself, but also measuring myself (bust, under bust, waist, hips, upper arm and thigh). This has really helped me mentally as when the weight loss has slowed, the inches have kept dropping. I have gone from a size 18 to a size 12
So, at my 12 week weigh-in I was 169.0lbs (12st 1lbs exactly) which means I have lost an amazing 42.6lbs and have just 15lbs to go to reach my goal. Over the last 2-3 weeks I have started having the odd high protein, low fat/carb snack - such as a couple of spoonfuls of vegetables or some white fish. I've been allowing myself to do this a couple of times a week, for my sanity! I have also included my week 12 measurements below: (X) = total loss.
Under bust: 34" (-4")
Around bust: 38.5" (-7.5")
Waist: 31.75" (-8.25")
Hips: 39.5" (-8.5")
Arms: 12" (-2")
Thighs: 23.75" (-4.25")
On Sunday, I went away for a short break with my OH. I had already decided that I would relax on the diet a bit, but try and make sensible choices. It sort of worked... but not entirely. Here is what I ate:
Sunday: CD porridge for breakfast and CD bar for lunch. 3 course meal at the restaurant - leek and potato soup (ok - but the 1 slice of wholemeal bread was bad); baked salmon with asparagus (good); chocolate orange creme brulee (bad, but luckily tiny portion!) I drank water all evenings.
Monday: Cooked breakfast (bacon, sausage, egg, mushrooms - no carby stuff = good) and tea to drink. I then ruined that by having a Thorntons ice-cream (1 scoop) whilst out shopping. I started to feel very sick quite quickly, which sort of came and went. By 4pm I was very bloated and uncomfortable, but managed my lunchtime CD bar which helped a little. The pain came back again in the evening, but again I managed my CD porridge for tea. Figured the sugar was upsetting me big time!
Tuesday: Cooked breakfast again, but less of it (2 small sausages and a small fried egg). Only I was also naughty and had a slice of wholemeal toast with butter, and a small danish (1" by 2", so tiny, but will very bad!). Lunchtime was a CD bar and plenty of water. Teatime I made a major error of judgement. We decided to get take-away, and I chose a chicken korma. I didn't order any rice or bread, literally just ate the chicken and some of the sauce (thankfully had a fork and no spoon, or I'd have probably ended up munching a lot more sauce!) I felt fine (it was delicious!) and we went on to the dancing venue. Had a good few dances, and started to feel a little bloated. Then started feeling a bit sick. Drank some water which helped a little. Left at 10pm to start the 2 hour drive home.
At 10.30pm my upper abdomen started really hurting. It felt like someone had put a tight belt on me and was squeezing it tighter - it even made my back sore. I started to get breathless and the pain was getting worse. Pulled into a layby on the motorway quickly... pain getting worse. I tried curling up, lying down, walking, crouching, thought I was going to be sick... nothing. OH ended up calling an ambulance when I started screaming with the pain
at about 11pm. Once they'd found us, they whisked me off and gave me gas and air - no help at all. So then I had some sweet, sweet morphine... pain finally went 10 mins later (about midnight). After much prodding and poking, bloods etc they decided I probably had gall stones and could go home as long as I followed it up with my GP today - the hospital was an hour from home and my Dad had to come out with a car my OH was insured on, and so he could drive me car, so we were all stuck in A&E with my poor Mum at home who had just had chemotherapy that afternoon! Got home at 4.30am this morning.
This morning I was mostly throwing up - probably morphine related. I saw my GP at 10pm who comfirmed gall bladder issue (after 1 very quick and easy test, and 1 that the doctors in the hospital never did!) and has referred me for ultrasound. Pain very mild today thank goodness, but I am shattered and still queasy. Apparently losing weight quickly makes you very susceptible to gall stones, but of course the best diet for them is low fat so GP is happy for me to continue on CD. I suspect the very rich korma triggered it, and I had obviousl aggravated it over the couple of days with cooked breakfasts / ice cream - so my fault for not reintroducing food gradually.
I really thought that I'd knock myself out of ketosis, retain some water, and need a week to get back on track with the diet - I never dreamed I would cause myself so much agony. I've never known pain like it, and I've had some pretty nasty riding accidents!
So. Back on track today with CD. I slept for most of the day and managed porridge at 4pm. I still have 2 shakes to go, and make myself have them as my body needs the nutrients to heal.
I think tomorrow will be easy too, but Friday - the dreaded 3rd day of getting back into ketosis - will be really tough as I'll be [hopefully!] feeling better and likely to want 'real food'. I thought it was time I started a new diary though, to keep this post at the top to remind myself why it's so important that I'm sensible. Cheating on green veg and white fish is one thing, but I cannot let that escalate. I have 3.5 weeks left on my 420 cals a day - if I stay on track and don't cheat at all, there is no reason why I shouldn't be very close to goal by then. And if I am truly sensible going to my 2 shakes, 400 cal meal and 150 cal healthy snacks (total approx 800 cals a day) after that, I should still reach my goal of 11 stone by 4th December AND not aggravate my poor gall bladder any more.
Here endeth the sermon
