Hi wemitts
Roch - WOW! A huge well done on such a fantastic result! That must have given you such a boost! Good luck with this coming week: I'm sure you'll do great!
Anja - Big hugs coming your way. It must be tough trying to pull some motivation out of thin air when you know you already look fine but just want to do that final mile to get to goal. Those chatterboxes must be going thirteen to the dozen trying to undermine your efforts but you really CAN do this you know.
You might just have to box clever though: if there's an obstacle you can't climb over, then go around instead! I think Ann's suggestion is very sound. Don't hold out and hold out on SS then in a mad fit, eat for England because it will be UNCONTROLLED eating and we all know where that leads!
Instead, why not have 2 packs and plan a really tasty evening meal - one that won't wreck your efforts but will appease those chatterboxes! I'm really glad you were able to share your feelings with us - better that than bottle it up and then explode in a mad binge at home! Stay strong - we're all here for you. xx
Brightness - Well done on your 6lb loss! ALmost half a stone in a week - that's fab!! As you said, you'd been low carbing beforehand so the chances are only a small proportion of the weight you lost was glycogen: the rest was pure fat!!
Jellybabe - Dig deep and resist those cravings!! You're doing so well and I know you have what it takes to make this work!
Steve and me went to the doctors a bit earlier as we've talked it over and decided it would be the best thing for Steve to have 'the snip'. My mirena (hormone) coil has run out and I really don't want it replaced as I've had one in for 10 years now. Also, the last doctor to do it was a rank amateur ... he took half an hour to insert it and I was in agony. I have a worse memory of that than giving birth!!
There was no problem with Steve being referred and the GP did all the paperwork but oddly enough, when we left the surgery, I felt a wave of sadness sweep over me. I know we really shouldn't have any more kids and in reality I don't WANT any more but there's still a part of me that thinks wistfully about giving Steve a son but knowing that now, that will never be.
Logically this is the best thing: Sophie is 10, I'm about to go to Uni and have a life of my own, I'm losing weight and everything is changing - I suppose it's just accepting this is the absolute end of a chapter in my life.
I'm glad I have all my wemitt friends here to be able to share my thoughts with.