Hello lovely folk. I do another vlcd - and started on 15 December.
I did it because I'd met 2 people who were successful at it - and I had failed at lots of other ways of shedding the weight. I just put one foot in front of the other, did what we were told and AMAZING ....it started coming off. It's not been a straight line - some weeks are slower than others. But it is always downwards and I am astonished to be the lightest I've been this millennium.
It isn't hard but it does require planning and commitment. I've rarely felt hungry - and usually a hot drink or sometimes an additional shake has sorted that. I found lots of times when previously I would have mindlessly helped my self to something or tasted the cooking or just finished a few scraps of meat etc - so being alert to that has been essential. There have even been a few times when I have taken a taste of something I was cooking, realised what I had done, and then spat it out! I've had some grumpy times - I think the hormones laid down as we get fat make us have PMT when it's not expected. I've also had a few times when I've been very tired. the clinic told me to have another sachet at those times and that really helped. I've also had great support from LT and S&S guys on here.
I couldn't really believe when I started that I would be able to loose 10 stone. Would it be yet another thing I tried and failed at? Now, I'm a believer! I know I can do it. And I also know that the real work actually starts at goal - as we have to change our way of eating and way of life and establish new habits that will support us staying at the healthy weight.
I think your language matters - talking positively and finding ways to help yourself be successful. Not having a username like fattywotsit. Being aspiratiuonal and committed to success. Picking oursleves up and keeping going when things aren't great. I've had a mother in law crisis and lost our two dogs since I started Alizonne, and I have used it to keep going, not an excuyse to stop.
So how do I help myself? For example - I mostly pay for petrol at the pump now. I don't go food shopping unless I've had a shake first. I get rid of clothes I've shrunk out of. I have bought new bras even though I know they'll only last a couple of months - as a fitting bra makes one look so much better. I am ditching the clown clothes (you know'll know the feeling soon - trousers that fall down cos you've lost so much!) and constantly wear just 2 pairs of trews from ASDA. I have a third pair one size down that I try on - that is so motivating as I know I will get there. I have a confidence that I will shrink - that never happened on WW et al.
I also recommend finding some friends on here - people with the same journey who are experiencing the same things - or maybe ;like Deezer are s8 stones ahaead of you! So this is a great thread Looser85. I've also liked seeing how many of us there are who have 100lbs+ to shed.
There's a good clothing size thread:
http://www.minimins.com/general-weight-loss-discussion/257817-dress-sizes-weight-loss-5.html to take a look at weights and sizes. We carry our weight in different places - as our weight drops, it beomes a stone a size for most people through the teens.
People who didn't know I was dieting only started commenting after I'd lost 4 stone. This is partly because they don't really notice until it's obvious iut also because they don't want to offend by commenting as we may be offended or it implies they disapproved of us fatter. One of the best comments I've had was at a business conference when a guy said bl**dy h*ll where's the other half of you? My best friend whom I hadnt seen since before Xmas said she was so very very proud of me. And I am very lucky that my DH is so supportive.
So I wish you all luck and I know that if you do do what LT tells you to do, you'll have great results. Good luck y'all, and keep posting!