I haven't updated this in so long. Makes me very sad to see how motivated I was in July, knowing I haven't lost a single lb since then and very likely have gained at least half a stone. I can't be sure, I haven't weighed myself since October as I'm too afraid of what the scales will say.
Another year, another holiday. I'm going abroad with my friends in July. I have a plan, and unlike last year, I'm not going to rush into it without thought or enough time to lose the amount of weight I want to lose. I'm being far, far more realistic this time round.
My start date is January 28th. I'm not starting till then because I'm going away for the week with my boyfriend and I'd only set myself up for fail if I started my diet the same week I go abroad on a trip.
I have a variety of plans made on how I'm going to lose the weight. I don't hate myself any more - I know I can do it this time. I feel so sad reading my (few) posts here, I'm definitely not filled with the same self loathing as I was a few months ago. I'm hoping this will make my plans more successful.
I'm going to be using the XLS Medical Fat Binder tablets this time round, and I'm also joining Herbalife. Herbalife is a meal replacement diet, two shakes a day and a protein rich main meal. There are also weekly meetings similar to WW. I'm hoping the weekly meetings will spur me on. Hopefully the two combined will lead to a steady weight loss.
I'm hoping not to lose more than 2lb a week - past experiences have taught me that the faster you lose it, the easier it is to put it back on.
I won't be going hard on myself with a rigid exercise plan, I hate exercising and despise the gym so I'm hoping a 30 minute daily walk will suffice. I'm hoping that by following a reasonably strict diet I won't need to exercise too much to reach my goal. I'm just being realistic long term, I know I'll do it for a few weeks and then slack off.
As for my weight goal, I'm not sure. I'm estimating that my current weight is about 13st, though I could be wrong. I won't find out till I'm weighed on the 28th. I would be thrilled to be down to 11st by July, which is my *realistic* goal. Ideally, I'd be 10st, and in dream land, I'll be 9st, lol
I'm not focusing too much on the end result, once I get to 11st I'll be happy. A 2st weight loss in just over 6 months is very reasonable and doable, imo.
I've estimated that if I lose 2lb a week between now and July 1st, I'll lose 3st 13lb
That's my dream - We'll see what happens
I'm going to be a more active member from here on in, I'll hopefully be online most days, I know it'll motivate me
Thanks for reading if you've gotten this far, hopefully things will work out better this time round xx