Steps In The Right Direction...86.6lbs Lost Fasting

[upndown]

Thanks ladies..your support does really keep me going when life kicks me in the teeth xx I'm seriously going to have no friends left soon and it feels scary..but I don't need people putting me down like that. I thought I hadn't changed by losing weight but I think I have. It's made me stronger and not willing to put up with things just because that's the way it's always been. Any fallings out with friends or family I always made the first move and smoothed things over even when I was the injured party because I hate conflict. Now I'm more of a mind to leave people to it. I'm far less of a doormat and far happier in my own skin

Only 13 sleeps till weigh in day Kitty . If it works ....LOOK AWAY NOW LEXIE THIS WILL SCARE YOU!!...I'm not going to weigh again after the first of August till my one year anniversary of starting fasting in mid November. People may think that's madness but I weighed frequently as I was steadily gaining weight till I got to nearly 17 stones and it didn't stop me...I used to just sigh and keep on eating. This last couple of weeks without weighing I've kept on with my plan because I've wanted to...and that is a revelation to me. I'm eating like this because I WANT TO...me...the former junkfoodaholic!! It's not the scales and weighing that are keeping me on track this time...it's willpower and determination to be happy, healthy and fit. Scales won't keep me on the straight and narrow..they didn't in the past. So that's my plan..well, unless I have a huge big gain on the first of August

I think fasting has suited me so well because I do get to do it my way. I'm not good with being told what to do I think taking responsibility for losing weight by making my own rules has made me more determined to succeed. I said on my very first entry I would stick with fasting and not jump ship and boy am I glad I did. It is without a doubt one of the best decisions of my life and has given me my life back in a way. Feel quite emotional thinking about how sad I felt this time last year about life and my outlook now which is totally different. If I'm like this now I'm going to write one huge, massive, emotional post when I get to target!!

I don't think that's madness - I'm one of the mad ones hopping on and off the scales and moving them around until I find the lowest weight!!!

I can see from ur posts that ur changing - ur confidence is growing and turning ur life around for the better - that takes guts and sheer determination to stick at any weight loss regime - I hope that ur success has given u more confidence in urself and the determination to live the life u want (not what a partner, ur friends or ur Mum etc wants u to be!!)

I believe that our physical and mental health are linked (not suggesting ur mental btw!) and as one improves so does the other - hope ur getting my drift - will stop now in case this starts to sound like a sermon!! Well done to u!!

 

[weebuns]

(not suggesting ur mental btw!)

Oh upndown that made me laugh so much...has to be the best reply on my diary!! :8855:I totally get what you mean xxx

 

[Lexie2005]

Sorry Lexie is in the corner rocking at the thought of not weighing for that long...

Seriously honey if it works for you then do it! Completely Support you & wish I could join you but I lose the plot without my scales!

I know what you mean about changing. I am a completely different person than I was. People have stopped being as friendly as they were but I moved on without them. A couple have realised I'm ok without them & tried to come back in but I've kept them at arms length as I don't want to be hurt again.

Very proud of you xx

 

[weebuns]

Awww...thanks Lexie xxx I'm welling up...haven't been many times in my life when someone has said they were proud of me. I'm really touched

 

[Lexie2005]

Awww...thanks Lexie xxx I'm welling up...haven't been many times in my life when someone has said they were proud of me. I'm really touched

Well I bet there are a lot of us here who are but omg I also think you're a bit mad xz

 

[weebuns]

I'm mad as a box of frogs Lexie :silly:!!

Really tired tonight so will do a proper catch up tomorrow. Been an up and down day.. email to friend has been shared by her to the rest of our social circle and I'm now an outcast...it's like being in the school playground Hotbuns p ) braved a sports/bodybuilding place for info on protein powders...he's as athletic as me!...and very kindly ordered me some online. Though I think he ordered powdered gold instead of protein at the price of it!! Hope I like the taste of it now. And I've just eaten a packet of zero carb snack things that are making me feel sick cause at first they were crunchy and then they started to foam in my mouth...:yuk: Also spirulina powder tastes like the smell of fish tanks that need cleaned out...if you get my drift.

 

[KittyBling]

Hotbuns LOL! Good luck with the protein powder. If the price is that high and he paid it you're just going to have to choke it down regardless, you do realise? You do seem to know an awful lot of horrible people, how do you manage that? I mean I do have my fair share and all that but really yours are queueing up to **** on you from a great height it seems! Lucky you're making a move or who knows where it would end.
I am proud of you also. I also think you're as daft as a brush. Should fit right in around here...

 

[carrieclaus]

It's all very childish from her part and I think your better off out of it. Any doubts you did have surely will be gone as everything you've thought has been confirmed. By moving, your defo making the right decision. Another chapter in your fresh New life about to commence. xxx

 

[weebuns]

Hotbuns LOL! Good luck with the protein powder. If the price is that high and he paid it you're just going to have to choke it down regardless, you do realise? You do seem to know an awful lot of horrible people, how do you manage that? I mean I do have my fair share and all that but really yours are queueing up to **** on you from a great height it seems! Lucky you're making a move or who knows where it would end.
I am proud of you also. I also think you're as daft as a brush. Should fit right in around here...

Thanks Kitty xxx ....I'm really feeling the love on this forum right now!!

He paid £57 for a massive giant tub...I ordered a few 99p samples in various flavours and I thought I was being extravagant!! I really hope I can stomach it or I'll need to find some way of disguising it in food to get it down.

It's all very childish from her part and I think your better off out of it. Any doubts you did have surely will be gone as everything you've thought has been confirmed. By moving, your defo making the right decision. Another chapter in your fresh New life about to commence. xxx

My main circle of friends..5 of us...all met when at college/uni and have hung out with each other ever since. I think I've just outgrown them and to be honest can't be bothered with them. They are very cliquey and very judgemental. Fallouts are a common event and drama is a constant feature. I think if they got off social media and stopped caring about what other people thought and showing off their latest purchases to try and trump each other and actually went out and got a life they would be nicer people. I guess it didn't used to bother me as back then having friends to go out with and socialise with was probably more important than what they were actually like as people. It's different now. I had really low self esteem and couldn't see I was worth more than being a doormat. Changed days though It probably is me changing that's making them all react this way to me. And living in a small village options are limited to making new friends so I agree moving is going to be beneficial all round x

 

[weebuns]

Decided not to fast today as my Nutribullet is being delivered tomorrow and plan on using it to make interesting fruit and veg concoctions for my fast day tomorrow I've started a photo diary elsewhere...not allowed to be mentioned on here...to stop me spamming everyone with my weird new health foods. According to the daily mail ,people on diets become a bore talking about food and calories...don't want to scare people away as I try to master healthy eating!! (..though I should be more ashamed at admitting to reading the daily mail

 

[Thornhill Cate]

Have to admit to skimming the MoS most weeks as my mum gets it. And I always pinch You magazine off her when she's read it. I've seen the Nutribullet advertised and think it looks interesting.

 

[ladybird777]

Awww...thanks Lexie xxx I'm welling up...haven't been many times in my life when someone has said they were proud of me. I'm really touched

Hey I'm proud of you too. You have done fantastic. You just keep on going no matter what life throws at you xxx

 

[upndown]

Decided not to fast today as my Nutribullet is being delivered tomorrow and plan on using it to make interesting fruit and veg concoctions for my fast day tomorrow I've started a photo diary elsewhere...not allowed to be mentioned on here...to stop me spamming everyone with my weird new health foods. According to the daily mail ,people on diets become a bore talking about food and calories...don't want to scare people away as I try to master healthy eating!! (..though I should be more ashamed at admitting to reading the daily mail

Hi - ur preaching to the converted here - so can't see anyone getting bored - and we all have a choice whether or not to read/subscribe!

I'm a closet Daily Mail reader too (but not every day tho' lol!) and apparently a lot of women are!

 

[upndown]

Awww...thanks Lexie xxx I'm welling up...haven't been many times in my life when someone has said they were proud of me. I'm really touched

As others are saying we're all really proud of ur significant yet sometimes painful progress and really chuffed that ur turning ur life round so successfully on a number of fronts - why do u think we follow u?

There's plenty of choice of threads here - but we choose urs cos u talk a lot of sense and ur honest and straightforward which is refreshing and fun! (ooh better stop there or I'll be sounding like a sycophantic stalker!!)

 

[upndown]

I'm mad as a box of frogs Lexie :silly:!!

Really tired tonight so will do a proper catch up tomorrow. Been an up and down day.. email to friend has been shared by her to the rest of our social circle and I'm now an outcast...it's like being in the school playground Hotbuns p ) braved a sports/bodybuilding place for info on protein powders...he's as athletic as me!...and very kindly ordered me some online. Though I think he ordered powdered gold instead of protein at the price of it!! Hope I like the taste of it now. And I've just eaten a packet of zero carb snack things that are making me feel sick cause at first they were crunchy and then they started to foam in my mouth...:yuk: Also spirulina powder tastes like the smell of fish tanks that need cleaned out...if you get my drift.

Woo woo - who needs champagne and flowers when there's powdered gold on offer eh? And I may have to withdraw my 'not being mental' comment if ur foaming at the mouth now and imbibing stuff like stinky aquarium water

 

[weebuns]

Have to admit to skimming the MoS most weeks as my mum gets it. And I always pinch You magazine off her when she's read it. I've seen the Nutribullet advertised and think it looks interesting.

The Nutribullet got good reviews and it is one way to pack a whole load more veg and fruit in....course it may end up another of my wonder must have buys that gets chucked in the cupboard under the stairs Got it to make protein shakes as well... as part of my tweaking my eating plan. It arrives tomorrow and I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting on it...what's the betting I spit out my first taste of my first green nutriblast

Hey I'm proud of you too. You have done fantastic. You just keep on going no matter what life throws at you xxx

Aww thanks Ladybird xxx I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy with all the wonderful comments I've been getting :thankyou:

Hi - ur preaching to the converted here - so can't see anyone getting bored - and we all have a choice whether or not to read/subscribe!

I'm a closet Daily Mail reader too (but not every day tho' lol!) and apparently a lot of women are!

I confess to reading it online most days... Mainly so I can mock the poor spelling and grammar by the "journalists" and sit agog with my mouth open at the mob mentality of the readers comments!

As others are saying we're all really proud of ur significant yet sometimes painful progress and really chuffed that ur turning ur life round so successfully on a number of fronts - why do u think we follow u?

There's plenty of choice of threads here - but we choose urs cos u talk a lot of sense and ur honest and straightforward which is refreshing and fun! (ooh better stop there or I'll be sounding like a sycophantic stalker!!)

Oooh I've never had me a stalker...feel really special now!! :queen:

Woo woo - who needs champagne and flowers when there's powdered gold on offer eh? And I may have to withdraw my 'not being mental' comment if ur foaming at the mouth now and imbibing stuff like stinky aquarium water

Yes..not all my health shop purchases were good buys I fear. I think a lot of them are an acquired taste...

 

[weebuns]

I have earth shattering news....I MANAGED TO HULA HOOP FOR 12 MINUTES WITHOUT IT FALLING AND HAVING TO PICK IT UP ..and that's all the exercise I've done as it's too hot. I even posted a selfie online today...the heat is making me reckless. Gavin loves the good weather. I bought a child's paddling pool and he has spent most of the day just going in and out it. (I know...he's beginning to turn into a child substitute ) Been a good day food wise and tomorrow my blender and protein powder arrive so hope to fast but may get carried away blending so might postpone it till Wednesday. As long as I fit in 2 fasts a week I'm happy. Viewing houses in Belfast on Thursday and seeing hotbuns

 

[Lexie2005]

Woohoo on hula hooping, I really need to buy one!

Well I will admit something here. My name is Lexie & I'm a complete diet bore! My friends get sick of it cos I talk about food & diets almost all the time but it's so important to me. I don't mean to but I know I do it

 

[Thornhill Cate]

My neighbour's seven yr old was out with her hula hoop yesterday and I thought about buying one - but would it be just another exercise tool that never sees the light of day like the rebounder, the step, the thigh master, the numerous exercise DVDs? Embarrassingly, the list goes on and on and on!!

 

[KittyBling]

I have a long list too but a hula hoop isn't exactly going to break the bank. Might have to invest!