That's really sweet of you and I hope you're right! It's gone really quickly and I hope it does for you too x
Thanks foodforthought!
Welcome Gary, and good luck for your journey. You sound so positive. What's your target, or do you plan to stay on Exante for a set period or what?
I have - oh no, I HAD - 6st to lose, in two three month periods this year. I'm 8 weeks through the first, and bang on schedule to make that first 3st in the next month (probably more if I behave myself)! Then I'll start all over again later in the year! Time does fly - the first few days are tricky but as the others have said, the urge to stuff things in your gob remains (old habits die hard and all that!)
Well done Spinoza. You've lost 3 stone almost already, that's really fantastic. Way to go. My target is 12 stone which means I need to lose 9 stone from my current weight, I plan to stay on Exante until I reach 12 stone, not sure if i'll take the food introduction breaks they talk of at 4 weeks yet or not.
End of day 4 update
So far 100% on TS, and i'm just having the shakes and fluids so that's pleasing.
It was a bit of an tricky one last 24 hours or so as I woke up ~32 hours ago but decided to stay awake all this time to get my sleeping pattern back to regular daylight hours, as I'm going to visit family tomorrow and need to catch a train early (i tend to work in the night and am a night person usually). I am about to go and get one now at 11pm.
Am hoping fact i didn't sleep last night wont impact my weight loss that much.
Yesterday I had
1x blueberry smoothie
1x chocolate mint (very nice)
1x toffee caramel
Today I had
1xchocolate (which i made with half hot water, half cold, trying to get a hot chocolate, lol didnt really work)
1xhoneycomb (kind of nice)
Yesterday I also did a quick bit of research as my body was craving something hot, and found out you can have tea (without sugar and milk) and coffee (without sugar and milk).
So i made myself a black tea, and have never enjoyed a few sips of black tea so much
... I say a few sips because that was at 5pm and I then fell asleep in the living room until 1.5 hours ago (so for about 3.5 hours)
Reflections etc.
I am missing eating food I used to enjoy eating, but I'm not feeling hungry. I never considered myself to be a huge eater, even people that know me sometimes would say you don't eat that much really do you? (meaning for my size i dont eat a huge amount) which is kind of true. But when I do eat i eat junk, chinese takeaway for instance (which I am really missing at the moment) ; and also drinking alcohol.
I'm not missing not drinking alcohol, overall not drinking alcohol is a very positive thing in my life. It's creating some space for me to start taking positive action to move forward with things I want to accomplish.
The missing food I used to like tasting is a bit tougher, but I'm sure these cravings will dissipate given some time. It's end of day 4 now and I think in about a week things will not be quite as difficult mentally (or so i hope!).
On the plus side the financial benefits of this diet are already being realised. I mean even if you aren't being lavish with your money etc or you don't have a lot, it's surprising just how much you spend on food and drinks etc. I took £10 out of a cash point when I went to pick up some train tickets for a journey tomorrow, and I still have the £10 in my pocket. Nice.
Final reflection for now... is that it feels good to be getting some clarity about food, and some distance from it. This diet is about so much more than simply putting less in your body, it allows you to re-examine the way you think about food, and realise just what a powerful sway food has over your thinking.
Going forward!
Tomorrow I'm taking my mum to visit my sister. This I am expecting will be difficult as it's a 3 hour train journey, and I used to like a bit of food when travelling those distances etc and a few coffees. Also over the weekend, there may be a take away being ordered, and I'll miss that, also just the experience of eating nice food around good times, i'll miss. But I am going to keep my eyes on the prize, where I will be in 10 months time if I stick to this plan 100%. The lightest I've ever been in my entire adult life. This will be truly liberating, as I have just become accustomed to being this overweight (20 - 21 stone) since I was about 18 years old. So ironically in my early 30's I could start enjoying the best life I have ever had, and if that doesn't motivate me to continue onwards past day 4 I don't know what will!
Going to make my last shake of the day I think now which will mean I've had my 3 for the day, think i'll go for a chocolate mint!
