thin_inside
I Can Do This!
No certificates from my LLC though :cry:.
January 2009 - Starters
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thin_inside
I Can Do This!
Thanks Daisy - it is good.
I know it's good. I joked with my LLC about getting a certificate if were at WW, but then added that if I were at WW I would never have achieved the 100lb! It's so true. I would have completely failed again as ww doesn't address the issues I have with food.
LL works for me. I AM going to get to a healthy weight for the first time in my life. THEN I can really get to grips with banishing the food demons. I will be starting from the good place with bright open space around me, instead of the big bad place with a long, long dark tunnel that I was at before.
xx
I know it's good. I joked with my LLC about getting a certificate if were at WW, but then added that if I were at WW I would never have achieved the 100lb! It's so true. I would have completely failed again as ww doesn't address the issues I have with food.
LL works for me. I AM going to get to a healthy weight for the first time in my life. THEN I can really get to grips with banishing the food demons. I will be starting from the good place with bright open space around me, instead of the big bad place with a long, long dark tunnel that I was at before.
xx
SexyBecks1
is loving CWP xx
Well done TI, 2lbs is still great. You should make your own certificate!! I did when I was at slimming world, how sad!!! It sounds like you are in the right frame of mind to finish what you have started. 2lbs is a great loss especially at this stage of the game. Keep up the good work, we're in it together!!
Well, I gained 1lb this week but I am so pleased with that as I did eat 2 meals (LLL style). I probably did put on more than that (glycogen) but lost it as I did have 4 days of abstinence before my WI. I had no carbs and stuck to meat, veg and salad. I feel so much more in control knowing that i can do it on my own. I am not scared now about moving onto RTM when the time is right because I know that I can handle it and am in control.
I have told myself that I would like to be moving to RTM by the end of September. I thought it was going to be earlier but as my weight loss has been a lot lower than expected both my fault and natural, it is not to be.
The way I see it is that I am still battling through and although I may have lost a few battles along the way I am still winning the war on fat!!
It's great to see all of you doing well on RTM and beyond it really does give hope to people like me to keep going and that it is doable to keep it off in the long run.
Hope everyone is having a great week and has good WI's whether it be development, RTM or just to keep things in check x x
Well, I gained 1lb this week but I am so pleased with that as I did eat 2 meals (LLL style). I probably did put on more than that (glycogen) but lost it as I did have 4 days of abstinence before my WI. I had no carbs and stuck to meat, veg and salad. I feel so much more in control knowing that i can do it on my own. I am not scared now about moving onto RTM when the time is right because I know that I can handle it and am in control.
I have told myself that I would like to be moving to RTM by the end of September. I thought it was going to be earlier but as my weight loss has been a lot lower than expected both my fault and natural, it is not to be.
The way I see it is that I am still battling through and although I may have lost a few battles along the way I am still winning the war on fat!!
It's great to see all of you doing well on RTM and beyond it really does give hope to people like me to keep going and that it is doable to keep it off in the long run.
Hope everyone is having a great week and has good WI's whether it be development, RTM or just to keep things in check x x
daisydoll
Gold Member
hi there
just had weigh in - stayed the same 8.11 (well actually put on half a pound when i converted it myself, but LLC doesn't do half pounds)
not sure how i feel - i will see what happens in a fortnight ( i have the V festival next weekend so am not expecting a good result next monday, but will see if i can claw it back the following week!)
daisy x
just had weigh in - stayed the same 8.11 (well actually put on half a pound when i converted it myself, but LLC doesn't do half pounds)
not sure how i feel - i will see what happens in a fortnight ( i have the V festival next weekend so am not expecting a good result next monday, but will see if i can claw it back the following week!)
daisy x
slendablenda
Gold Member
Hi Daisy
I guess you are quite relieved from what you said before, but although you allowed yourself a few treats on your holiday, you weren't BAD were you?
A girl needs treats. You'll get into a routine after the holidays. I know you'll do just fine.
I guess you are quite relieved from what you said before, but although you allowed yourself a few treats on your holiday, you weren't BAD were you?
A girl needs treats. You'll get into a routine after the holidays. I know you'll do just fine.
daisydoll
Gold Member
i know SB but there are just so many 'events' - i'm looking forward to after sept 4th ( my birthday) then there is nothing for a while.
having said that i want to be able to have treats like slim people do and not to stress about every blinking calorie!
its early days still i guess - things will get easier i think/hope
daisy x
having said that i want to be able to have treats like slim people do and not to stress about every blinking calorie!
its early days still i guess - things will get easier i think/hope
daisy x
thin_inside
I Can Do This!
I was at a leisure park today and noted many 'slim' 'normal' folk tucking into a Magnum or burger and chips. So it can be incorporated into our lives, we just need to learn how we can do this and to what extent whilst maintaining. Most of the folk I saw would have been on their holidays.
Daisy I think you are doing brilliantly. You are nearing the end of RTM and have put on 7lbs whilst recovering your glycogen, as I understand should be expected. I think you're well on the way to managing life as a normal person. Undoubtedly you'll have to think about everything until you get a feel for what is right for you, but looks from here like you are getting there.
xx
Daisy I think you are doing brilliantly. You are nearing the end of RTM and have put on 7lbs whilst recovering your glycogen, as I understand should be expected. I think you're well on the way to managing life as a normal person. Undoubtedly you'll have to think about everything until you get a feel for what is right for you, but looks from here like you are getting there.
xx
daisydoll
Gold Member
hmmm. looking back maybe i should have kept going in developers til i got to 8 stone then i could have gone back up to 8.7 rather than going up to 9
at the time i felt i was just starting to look too skinny but i was happy with it, just didn't want to go further - perhaps i should have done tho as i want to be back at 8.7 really.
maybe i will try and stabilise at 9 for a couple of months then attempt to lose the final half stone after
realisitically i have to keep reminding myself my original target was 10.4 so actually 9 would be OK
its just having been 8.7 i would like to get back there
daisy x
at the time i felt i was just starting to look too skinny but i was happy with it, just didn't want to go further - perhaps i should have done tho as i want to be back at 8.7 really.
maybe i will try and stabilise at 9 for a couple of months then attempt to lose the final half stone after
realisitically i have to keep reminding myself my original target was 10.4 so actually 9 would be OK
its just having been 8.7 i would like to get back there
daisy x
Blonde Logic
Yes. You can.
Just realised - I only have 0.5lb to lose and I am 3/4 of the way to goal. Wow. Aiming to cruise past that 100lb loss mark next week too. In ww I would get a certificate !
Goal setting and small step targets are good for the soul
Whoops! JUst saw this - WELL DONE on breaking 100!! Isn';t that just the most amazing feeling!!!!
I know, before LL, I knew I had more the 100 pounds to lose - and it just seemed so unobtainable - SO daunting. I know that mental block kept me from getting anywhere for years!
It really is a remarkable accomplishment, and you should feel VERY proud.
Welll done!!!! XXXXX
susianna
Full Member
Hellooo its me ... no I haven't fallen off the face of the earth!
Just quickly popping in to say hi and had to say congratulations to TI for your 100 lb ... wow what a fantastic achievement!
Well, I am back from my hols having gained 6lb but already lost 4lb in just over a week and finding its coming off ok by "being good" and getting back to the gym. So am going to carry on doing what I'm doing and now hoping to lose another stone but not back on the packs ... so watch this space!!
Great to see how well TI and Becks are doing on abstinence .... go girls. xx
Just quickly popping in to say hi and had to say congratulations to TI for your 100 lb ... wow what a fantastic achievement!
Well, I am back from my hols having gained 6lb but already lost 4lb in just over a week and finding its coming off ok by "being good" and getting back to the gym. So am going to carry on doing what I'm doing and now hoping to lose another stone but not back on the packs ... so watch this space!!
Great to see how well TI and Becks are doing on abstinence .... go girls
. xx
thin_inside
I Can Do This!
Thanks for all your support! It was lovely to log on and see your messages. It gave me a real boost as I'm just back from my meeting and 'only' lost half a pound this week so was feeling very low and considering a binge (extra pack ).
Sean - Welcome back. How was your holiday? How is weight management in the big wide world going?
Susianna - great to hear you had a good holiday and are getting back in control. How are you planning to lose the stone? Do you mean you'll achieve it by 'being good' or some other diet?
BL - As ever, thanks for your enthusiasm and motivational comments.
Daisy - I now know what you were going through before you moved to RTM. I am staying 100% abstinent but am constantly having to talk myself away from extra packs. Real food not so much of an issue, but I always want more as soon as I have finished a pack or bar. I set an original goal of 10 stone so am a way off achieving that yet. But is it numbers that matter, or listening to our bodies and using clothes etc as the signals. I intend to try and work within a one stone range. Hope you resolve what you 'feel' you should be.
xx
).Sean - Welcome back.
How was your holiday? How is weight management in the big wide world going? Susianna - great to hear you had a good holiday and are getting back in control. How are you planning to lose the stone? Do you mean you'll achieve it by 'being good' or some other diet?
BL - As ever, thanks for your enthusiasm and motivational comments.
Daisy - I now know what you were going through before you moved to RTM. I am staying 100% abstinent but am constantly having to talk myself away from extra packs. Real food not so much of an issue, but I always want more as soon as I have finished a pack or bar. I set an original goal of 10 stone so am a way off achieving that yet. But is it numbers that matter, or listening to our bodies and using clothes etc as the signals. I intend to try and work within a one stone range. Hope you resolve what you 'feel' you should be.
xx
susianna
Full Member
Sorry you are feeling down about this week's loss TI ... i'm sure you will make up for it next week ... just noticed your week 29 loss ... wow 4.5!!!
In answer to your question I'm just going to carry on "being good", not planning on doing any other diet but will see how it goes .... only having carbs at lunch or dinner and not both seems to be working for me at the moment and at the gym 3 times a week. I know its going to be fairly slow but I'm happy with that and although I am determined I am not so desparate to lose it as fast as possible (probably as I feel I look ok and normalish now) so I would be happy with 1 - 2lb a week I think .... but who know's if it stop's coming off then may consider something else!
Now a little question for you TI ... I notice that we are a similar weight now and I have many family members and friends telling me I look "fine" or "great" now and I don't need to lose anymore .... (when to get to a healthy BMI I clearly do!)are you getting similar comments???
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In answer to your question I'm just going to carry on "being good", not planning on doing any other diet but will see how it goes .... only having carbs at lunch or dinner and not both seems to be working for me at the moment and at the gym 3 times a week. I know its going to be fairly slow but I'm happy with that and although I am determined I am not so desparate to lose it as fast as possible (probably as I feel I look ok and normalish now) so I would be happy with 1 - 2lb a week I think .... but who know's if it stop's coming off then may consider something else!
Now a little question for you TI ... I notice that we are a similar weight now and I have many family members and friends telling me I look "fine" or "great" now and I don't need to lose anymore .... (when to get to a healthy BMI I clearly do!)are you getting similar comments???
x
thin_inside
I Can Do This!
Hi Susianna.
Yes, like you I have had quite a few comments telling me I look a million dollars, have lost enough and should stop now. And it has led to thoughts that challenge my commitment to staying in full abstinence.
Not sure what height you are, but I still need to lose 1 stone and 2lb before I get even get to the top of the healthy BMI range, and I want to get to BMI of 22 to give myself some leeway to manage my weight within the healthy range. Inevitably I will gain a few pounds during RTM and I don't want to then be immediately trying to lose weight to be healthy again.
I do feel great, but then I have been obese for 25 years so it's no wonder I feel good. And others will inevitably see me as looking much thinner and being more active now. But why shouldn't I aim for a healthy weight?
And I want to do this only once - no kicking myself for not reaching goal like a few on here have experienced. So I am definitely going to stick with LL to my goal weight - full abstinence is the only way for me.
Yes, it's tough when you feel great and are being told to stop losing, but what do YOU want to do. This journey is about you, not anyone else. Be sure of what you want to achieve and go for it.
Congratulations on your continued loss through 'being good'. This sounds a healthy way to continue to your goal.
xx
slendablenda
Gold Member
Intersting thread ladies,
This is when you find out who your friends really are ................ people, I mean slim female people, suddenly want to know how much you weigh, what size you are now, whether you are about to stop losing weight! You find out who thinks you are okay to be a "fat friend" but isn't so comfortable to have you as a possibly thinner friend.It really surprised and disappointed me. I hope it doesn't happen to you.
Keep up the good work. You will start to look quite different and it's easy for others to say they are worried about you and you should stop now. Did they ever say they were worried and you should stop when you were getting bigger and bigger? - I don't think so!!
The psychology is just sooooo interesting here.
Hang on in there and get to where you want to be.
This is when you find out who your friends really are ................ people, I mean slim female people, suddenly want to know how much you weigh, what size you are now, whether you are about to stop losing weight! You find out who thinks you are okay to be a "fat friend" but isn't so comfortable to have you as a possibly thinner friend.It really surprised and disappointed me. I hope it doesn't happen to you.
Keep up the good work. You will start to look quite different and it's easy for others to say they are worried about you and you should stop now. Did they ever say they were worried and you should stop when you were getting bigger and bigger? - I don't think so!!
The psychology is just sooooo interesting here.
Hang on in there and get to where you want to be.
susianna
Full Member
Thanks TI & SB......
TI you are clearly so commited to only doing this once and it must be even harder now to stick to abstinence when you can look in the mirror and see a much smaller you. I am just under 5,4 so still have a little way to go to get into the healthy range but I have decided that I do want to get there so feel like I am on the 2nd "after LL" phase to do that.
SB you are so right ... people's attitiudes to us are very interesting. Now this is gonna sound weird but I actually feel guilty when I say I haven't finished yet and want to carry on losing and I am actively now keeping it to myself because I have had enough of people telling me to stop..... but that's fine, if I don't discuss it with them I don't have to listen to their opinions. As I said before I clearly have plenty of leeway (sp?) to lose more and get into the healthy range, size wise I am a small 14 (probably a 13 if there was such a size!) so I will quietly continue and as I'm no longer on packs its actually very easy to keep it quiet!
How wierd tho, I hadn't considered that people may not be as comfortable having a thinner friend....mmm very interesting!
x
TI you are clearly so commited to only doing this once and it must be even harder now to stick to abstinence when you can look in the mirror and see a much smaller you. I am just under 5,4 so still have a little way to go to get into the healthy range but I have decided that I do want to get there so feel like I am on the 2nd "after LL" phase to do that.
SB you are so right ... people's attitiudes to us are very interesting. Now this is gonna sound weird but I actually feel guilty when I say I haven't finished yet and want to carry on losing and I am actively now keeping it to myself because I have had enough of people telling me to stop..... but that's fine, if I don't discuss it with them I don't have to listen to their opinions. As I said before I clearly have plenty of leeway (sp?) to lose more and get into the healthy range, size wise I am a small 14 (probably a 13 if there was such a size!) so I will quietly continue and as I'm no longer on packs its actually very easy to keep it quiet!
How wierd tho, I hadn't considered that people may not be as comfortable having a thinner friend....mmm very interesting!
x
thin_inside
I Can Do This!
Emveg - lovely to hear from you again! And thanks for your lovely comments. Much appreciated. xx
I've had a tough week with the sudden death of a very close friend and my swimming training partner, but you know, I realised yesterday that I never once thought to turn to my old comforter of food.
I'm pleased with my loss of 3lb this week. Now exactly two stone to lose for goal. This sounds so small an amount, yet I know it will still take me around three months. Not stopping abstinence til I get there though. xx
I've had a tough week with the sudden death of a very close friend and my swimming training partner, but you know, I realised yesterday that I never once thought to turn to my old comforter of food.
I'm pleased with my loss of 3lb this week. Now exactly two stone to lose for goal. This sounds so small an amount, yet I know it will still take me around three months. Not stopping abstinence til I get there though. xx
Blonde Logic
Yes. You can.
TI.....I am SO sorry to hear about your friend.
I hope you are OK.
<<<<<hugs>>>>>>
I hope you are OK.
<<<<<hugs>>>>>>
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