This Little Piggy Goes to Atkins

[Supersmileyme]

Thanks Susie, thankfully I feel much better since I stopped my whey shake and so is OH, interestingly.
Will be chuffed when I get a bit more energy, but I seem to remember it took a couple of Weeks to turn up last time.

 

[moonlights]

How weird with the whey shake thing - maybe it was an odd batch. I don't use shakes because they give you a huge hit of protein with very little fat. I know most people use them for convenience and some people for the sweet taste or calorie control reasons - I'd rather have a mug of sweetened tea and a meal

You and Diem are doing so well on your vlcd - when do you weigh in?

 

[moonlights]

Blimey - will of steel!

 

[Lois]

Good morning Smiley, hope you feel more energetic today. Have a fab one xx

 

[Supersmileyme]

How weird with the whey shake thing - maybe it was an odd batch. I don't use shakes because they give you a huge hit of protein with very little fat. I know most people use them for convenience and some people for the sweet taste or calorie control reasons - I'd rather have a mug of sweetened tea and a meal

You and Diem are doing so well on your vlcd - when do you weigh in?

You just never know whether it's coincidence or quite what, but we will steer clear for a wee while.
For me, a large part of the success of vlcds is that I just don't have to think. I guess that says I'm quite lazy, but for the next month ahead I'm happy not to have to think about food. I may also just about be where I want to be with my weight/body size when I finish this, and the thought of not having to diet, only maintain, in 2013 is so much more appealing.

 

[Supersmileyme]

I did it last time, and Smiley started weighing but then joined me on the weighing abstinence in the main. The way I see it is there is nothing more we can do. We're on 600 cals a day - we're going to loose weight by the end of it. We don't need to stress out about 'how much' daily or weekly - having a nice big number at the end is quite cool and in the meantime we look for other clues that the weight is going down like how clothes fit etc. I hate being a slave to the scales anyway - vcld is the only time I am supremely confident that my weight is going down - so I can have a break from the familiar feelings of 'how much have I lost' and instead just get excited about the big weigh in.

Hey Smiley - King of cakes is a big thumbs up from Mr Me - great find

I did some measurements yesterday. I didn't note them on my official sheet because they had all gone up by 1-2". I've conveniently glossed over that as a first week blip in the system!!
Glad the king cake has gone down well. Might be nice with a lemon/cream cheese frosting?

 

[Supersmileyme]

Good morning Smiley, hope you feel more energetic today. Have a fab one xx

Thanks giggles. So far so good on the energy front. Also, not hungry and breath not like a rose garden either so all good signs!

 

[Supersmileyme]

Ooh, just realised I'm now one week into my final Exante journey. Actually it has gone fairly quickly.

In a general sense, I am much more back to the real me today. My positivity and well being feels restored, hurrah!

 

[ladyfelsham]

Wow go go go you guys!

I didn't realise you were keeping away from the scales for that length of time - that's so brilliant!

 

[sammy1]

Afternoon, glad your energy is back up.. well done on the scales, I just can't resist, I think when I get to goal I might out them in the garage....

 

[Supersmileyme]

The thing is with the scales, if it's not showing a great loss one week it really bothers me. Then I seem to justify going back onto a food plan again, and I really really don't want to continue that into next year. I want this to be the year I really get to where I want to be with my weight. It's the final piece of the jigsaw for me. I also find it liberating not to be a slave to the scales, whilst at the same time knowing I couldn't be doing anything more to lose weight. I will have to look at the scales regularly once in maintenance, so I'm going to enjoy the break!

 

[Supersmileyme]

When I arrived at work today, my Exante order had already been delivered! So, my day worked out great with having my first shake at 9, then another when I got home at 3, & just having my last now. Am def in K, as haven't been hungry, feel alert & energised and DH informs me my breath is foul (that'll get him back for the charity mo he's sporting!).
Very pleased with my day all round.

 

[Supersmileyme]

Yes, I think that's day 8 done. I'm marvelling at how much flatter my tummy is looking when I'm laying down. I'll be happy when my thighs are not looking like tree trunks, and my hips are less wobbly. So much easier to deal with knowing I'm doing something about it.

 

[Supersmileyme]

Size 10, crikey I've never really considered I might ever be smaller than a 12, I too have the potential to fit into a 10! I think that would be an incredible milestone, so I'm hoping for you that you'll celebrate when you fit into that monsoon dress.

 

[Supersmileyme]

Good morning all, gosh my sleep was deep last night and the alarm felt like it was in the middle of the night instead of 7am!
Life feels good this morning, I think I'm just about in the vlcd 'zone'.

 

[Lois]

Good afternoon Smiley. Yay we're all in the zone! Life is good

 

[Supersmileyme]

Hmmm, things have changed for no darn reason. I feel super down, nothing I can attribute it to, not feeling poorly, I just have the blues. Shakes have gone well, water done, had bouillon. I wonder if this is the hollow feeling diem spoke about the other day?

 

[moonlights]

I'm in a crap mood too, sometimes they just creep up and bite you.

 

[Supersmileyme]

Yes, that's it. I need to just let it sort itself in my head, without letting it go into freefall. That's where minis helps actually.

 

[Supersmileyme]

It's not inflammatory like the husbands well meaning attempts at solving something where I'm not sure what the cause is!