My 12 Week Challenge starting today - Anyone care to join? - LETS DO IT!!

[sweetaddict]

Snacking is my guilty pleasure too, can sit there picking all day until I get to the end if the day and realise I haven't had any real food, only biscuits sweets crisps etc!
I make sure I chew even the porridge and make if so hot that I have to et it slowly, and try to have a big glass of water and have a few sips between every mouthful x x x

 

[RedRose2013]

Thank u for all the support guys! I don't feel comfortable talking to people at work about CD yet. But may build up courage to! I think I'll just have to go out. Only way I can do it. My colleagues are nosy ******* and it'll be next to impossible to hide the fact that my food is liquid. I don't want to be judged so I'm keeping away !
Okay, first day is OVER. 3litres and 3shakes. It's SOOOO difficult. Need to keep at it though ! I can't tell if I'm really hungry or just want to eat for the sake of eating !
Roll on tomorrow ! Back to work so this'll be a little bit more difficult but I'm 100% focused now !
Hope y'all had a good day xxx

 

[Jillybeans]

I'm a snacker too! And my snacking time is after kids are in bed at night and I'm alone... I wander to the kitche, open the fridge... stare into it... open the pantry.. stare into it and then normally end up with crisps in front of the TV.... I also eat my food too fast (when I am eating) - its like I have a race to win - all my life I've eaten fast, only chewing quickly before swallowing.. dont know what thats about, but done it since a kid???

Going out at lunch time whilst everyone else eats is good - removing yourself from food situations that tempt you, especially in those first 2 weeks or so.... I found I was grumpy, bi*&chy and just plain miserable if I saw other people eating real food and here I was shaking my "food".... the people in my office now know I'm on this diet and just ask questions like "dont you get hungry" and "you cant possibly live on 450cal a day!".... to which I normally reply, "I'm still here and alive arent I?".... I just dont like the negativity that comes with a "meal replacement diet".... too many people and their opinions. Its whats working for ME.

RedRose, I DO think alot of our 'snacking' is down to habit. We get used to at night, sitting down with biscuits or crisps, or a choccie.... habit forming. I've actually found my monthly grocery bill is considerably less as I'm only shopping for me kids - I still buy them treats (ice cream, custard etc) but now its lasting longer as I'm not tucking into it anymore!!!!

 

[enlightenme2]

Ugh so frustrated, lost the message I was typing and FOGOT about the auto-saved button!

Anyway Day 8/90
I just came back from seeing my wonderful CDC because I wasn't feeling quite positive. She said something very interesting that I will keep in mind this time around. She said that I lacked the confidence and trust my body to lose the weight to get to goal, she sees it often. Also the fact that I won't have my "security blanket) anymore will leave me vulnerable and out there, that I won't be able to "hide" anymore and that I will get noticed, but not for the same reasons as before...
It's true that I started sliding in the past when people started to say I was looking good, my head is what does me in! I start to think well if I look good now, why continue and look fab - does that make any sense?

She also said we should never feel like failures because this diet is SO hard. It takes a lot of will and determination and that I am not weak, or weak-willed!

Bottom-line

:flirt2:WE CAN DO THIS, YES WE CAN AND ACTUALLY WE ARE!:flirt2:​

Hope everyone has a wonderful 100% day! and successful weigh-ins to those who have them today!

 

[Jillybeans]

I really like your CDC!!!

WI tomorrow for me... alone... at home... with my scale and tapemeasure.:48::48:

 

[enlightenme2]

Yes, she's the real deal! Good luck on your weigh-in, you'll do FABO!! We're all rooting for you! The way I see it, if one of us loses, w're all happy coz it just confirm CD really works

 

[sweetaddict]

Wow that makes a lot of sense, thinking about it I have done the same in the past, I guess losing the weight so quickly means your brain doesn't catch up quite so quickly x x x

 

[sweetaddict]

Also how long does it take everyone to get into keypads? I did a run of 4 days 100% last week, then had a blip on Sunday and undid all my hardwork, but have been back to SS 100% since monday and at no point have I ever showed even trace amounts of keotenes on the keostix? Surely should show something right? x x x

 

[sweetaddict]

And by keypads, I mean ketosis silly autocorrect lol x x x

 

[enlightenme2]

The Ketostix are never very reliable. I know I've been in ketosis...(after 2 weeks 100% you'd think!) - the Ketostix have NEVER picked up any traces of ketones in my body wha-WHAT?!?
I usually go by foul mouth smell and taste, severely reduced hunger and freezing body temp/flushed cheeks/elevated energy levels. Lately nightmares too. It doesn't really matter whether you're in Keto or not, it won't make you lose weight faster... the important thing is to have ALL your products, drink so as to flush out yuckkies, and be 100% to see optimal results. HTH

 

[sweetaddict]

Well that's encouraging, definitely not had the burst of energy yet that's for sure! Although have been having nightmares and also struggling to sleep as I'm so wide awake at night time
2 weeks of 100% is an amazing achievement well done you!! x x x

 

[Jillybeans]

I never went on those ketosis sticks... I just knew I had to be if I was being 100% and my daughter tells me my breathe stinks (I carry mouthwash in my handbag)!!

I have never had that burst of energy and I've been on SS for 6 weeks (tomorrow) - I feel flat and struggle to sleep, and struggle to get up... basically, just struggle. LOL!

What I have found is that I'm not as resentful to everyone around me who is enjoying a meal... those first few days I would've killed for some of my kids dinner, now I have my shake whilst they eat dinner.

 

[Fairyhobnob]

I'm having a real low day today. Like Enlighten said before about the food comfort blanket, I think I'm only just registering now that my comfort blanket has gone. The first week I was really motivated and it was all new and fresh. Suddenly feel very aware of everything going on aroudn me and feeling a bit anxious Soooo tempted to take myself to Wagamama right now and eat noodles and drink wine!!!! Obvs not going to, but today is certainly a toughie! Hope everyone else is feeling better than me! xxx

 

[enlightenme2]

Hey Fairyhobnob, how're ya doing? Hang in there, gawd knows it's hard, but I'm here... I always take comfort in knowing that at least on this forum, people know what I'm going through, that I'm not the only one and that I won't be judged. Even when I fail, I'm down or want to give up, or even cheat, i'm not going to have someone say "See, I told you your diet is WHACK, knew you couldn't do it!"
YES WE CAN! YES WE WILL!

 

[Fairyhobnob]

Feeling much better thanks. Had my fav soup (oriental chilli) and some green tea so feeling relaxed. As my bf would say, I had a 'moment' but I'm glad it's passed thanks for your words of support, I love this forum!! Xx

 

[Jillybeans]

Feeling much better thanks. Had my fav soup (oriental chilli) and some green tea so feeling relaxed. As my bf would say, I had a 'moment' but I'm glad it's passed thanks for your words of support, I love this forum!! Xx

Oh Fairy! I know exactly how you feel, and those "moments" will come and go through your journey on this diet! I had that "just want to give up" "moment" last night too - my kids were eating cheesy bacon pasta - and I have having to FEED my 8 year old who was just taking too long (for me to sit and watch him eat) and I just wanted to speed up the process and HELP him eat his pasta!!!!! It just smelt soooo good! I was in a FOUL mood as all I wanted to do was EAT something REAL!!!! I dont/havnt had those "moments" often, but I do have them - badly. Ended up just going to bed early as I was snapping at the kids and just a revolting human being.

This morning was WI for me and I lost 2.3kgs (5lbs) so I'm very happy with that - and now I'm glad I never at what I wanted last night. Today, the motivation is back.

Are you all taking your body measurements? Although my weight is coming off, my inches are veeeerrrrrryyyyy slowly coming off! I expected more loss in measurements!

 

[enlightenme2]

Hi Jillybeans - Know the saying "cant have it all?" Also applies to CD and it's usually accordion-like... You'll lose numbers for a couple of weeks then all of a sudden whoosh "debloat motion" -

My CDC broke it down for me a couple of years ago. We all have fat cells... when we are overweight, our fat cells "enlarge" - when there's just too much, new fat cells are created. So when we diet, the fat cells "shrink"... but fill themselves up with water - waiting for us to give up so they can fill up again (thus the yo-yo dieting syndrome... ends up with more bodyfat content than muscle), until one day they get the signal that "NOOOO this lady is not gonna fill herself up with junkfood any time soon" and you get the WOOSH - the cells all of a sudden release all the water and whatever other matter is there - like, overnight literally! and that is when you have shrinkage.

The first weeks you may lose both in massive quantity (water etc) but it'll level off when your cells "adapt" - the body has GOT to be the smartest thing ever don't you think?

 

[Jillybeans]

Thanks for the insight .... I guess I'm wanting instant results - like overnight! I know the innitial loss is water, at what stage are those darned fat cells getting the signal that this gal is not going to feed it rubbish anytime soon? I'm waiting for that WHOOOSH moment, when the weight "just falls off".... I hear that saying from others who've done this diet... I'm working darn hard, its not just happening overnight.

So if you have alot of cellulite, does that mean you have fat cells that have multiplied???? I didnt realise, till recently when I started losing weight, that I have cellulite on my STOMACH! I've never (noticed) it there before!

 

[enlightenme2]

No the fat cells I'm talking about are inside - the "yellow fat" as they call it, the dangerous kind that wraps itself around our internal organs thereby straining them. Sorry to say cellulite is the superficial subcutaneous kind that's "harmless"! I know, I know that's not what most of us think. There's no real way of making that one disappear, you can dis-engorge them - massages are great... or get 'em sucked out, it'll make it less bumpy in appearance. That's why you see skinny minis with cellulite

When you lose fat however, seeing how you're shrinking, it kind of like there's less pressing that cellulite outwards (ok, not explaining right, but think of an overstuffed sausage with very thin skin... you see the lumps more if it's super-stuffed vs half-stuffed no?) I don't really have much cellulite so I guess I can consider myself lucky, thing is I don't have great skin (loose skin issues). Everyone has issues right?

 

[enlightenme2]

So, it's day 9/90 - 1/10 yeah!! but more importantly, it's almost weekend.... YIKES! the hardest for me :fear:

Seeing how the second week is usually the breakall for me, I asked DH to take the kids to his parents' for the weekend. Though he could only manage Saturday afternoon til Sunday, I'm thinkin' I can cook today for when they come back on Sunday night, have them eat leftovers tonight and tomorrow lunch and I should be OK. I'll prepare my water soup and bar in the morning, and close the kitchen door until evening for porridge/shake etc. I have eggs in the fridge so just in case, I'll have egg whites... also have a coke zero,

I shall be on this forum often if I feel close to giving up, so ladies, come out and play this weekend OK :grouphugg:
coz this thread is waayy to quiet, aside from Jellybeans and Fairyhobnob, WHERE are you guys hiding? Of course, you may have a life...