metamorphosis
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Day 1: Hello 
I have made a commitment to following the Cambridge diet for a minimum period of 12 weeks with an aim to lose 3 stone initially. I have been advised to start on Step 2 or 810.
It will not be my total weight loss but is a long enough period to require a commitment and then I can review my next steps. I simply can’t think about the whole thing in one go and they say the best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.
My intention is to be 100% but I recognise I am human and my mind will have its own little way of getting round my resolve. If I wobble it is straight back on it.I refuse to spend this much money on something to allow myself to fail it.
My mind set feels different. I separated 2 years ago and spent those 2 years dealing with my guilty feelings, thoughts that I should have tried harder and all such other nonsense. I think I have reached a point of acceptance now. Dealt with all the old thought patterns and responses and am in a really good place emotionally and spiritually. All that is left to do is to shape my body to reflect my inner beauty . It’s not just about physical appearance though it is about health. I imagine I am teetering on the edge of obesity related illness such as diabetes; I ache and can hardly bend down to pull my tights on. It’s just not a pretty picture. According to the special scales my Cambridge lady had I am around 50% fat so losing 42 pounds of fat means I will have lost 15 % of this physical burden. To break it into smaller chunks my average weight loss per week needs to be 3.5 pounds. So I need to keep my eye on the bigger picture and not let individual weigh in disappoint me or allow me to become complacent.
I have made a commitment to following the Cambridge diet for a minimum period of 12 weeks with an aim to lose 3 stone initially. I have been advised to start on Step 2 or 810.
It will not be my total weight loss but is a long enough period to require a commitment and then I can review my next steps. I simply can’t think about the whole thing in one go and they say the best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.
My intention is to be 100% but I recognise I am human and my mind will have its own little way of getting round my resolve. If I wobble it is straight back on it.I refuse to spend this much money on something to allow myself to fail it.
My mind set feels different. I separated 2 years ago and spent those 2 years dealing with my guilty feelings, thoughts that I should have tried harder and all such other nonsense. I think I have reached a point of acceptance now. Dealt with all the old thought patterns and responses and am in a really good place emotionally and spiritually. All that is left to do is to shape my body to reflect my inner beauty . It’s not just about physical appearance though it is about health. I imagine I am teetering on the edge of obesity related illness such as diabetes; I ache and can hardly bend down to pull my tights on. It’s just not a pretty picture. According to the special scales my Cambridge lady had I am around 50% fat so losing 42 pounds of fat means I will have lost 15 % of this physical burden. To break it into smaller chunks my average weight loss per week needs to be 3.5 pounds. So I need to keep my eye on the bigger picture and not let individual weigh in disappoint me or allow me to become complacent.
- So here I am a countdown on my phone to count the 12 weeks.
- Weight tracker on here to monitor my 42 pounds.
- A pinterest board to save recipes
- A diary here to waffle and develop a support network
- Average target weight loss goals 3.5 pounds per week
