You know what. This is the hardest time to stick to plan. Your close to goal, your losses are smaller and every pound seem a lifetime away.
I have been through this struggle once or twice. I think you have to find a way to make it work and stay in ketosis. Have a look at marks daily apple blog and see what I was talking about when I mentioned paleo. Its more a way of life than a diet. This could be what you need to mix and match with some packs.
Take it from someone who has been there. Don't give up. That pizza and lasagne are not worth it. Sure have the curry but without the rice. Don't touch grains. They will bloat you like there is no tomorrow. Get your focus and determination back. Truly i know how easy it is to go "f it, look how far I have come" but it's about never going bck there!!
I'm here to lean on of you need it. Don't worry I will return the favour when I'm outbid ketosis la la land.
Thanks Honey,
I'll deffo take a look!
I'm not giving up, I SHALL NOT!! i guess the difficulty is that it's the first time for me that the strong determination and drive isn't there, last time i went away i literally couldn't wait to get back on plan cos i was so sick of eating and feeling crap from it. I guess it was the worst time to have a holiday! but in my defense, I had always thought i would be at target before I went and it would just be a maintenance job when I came back. alas it was not to be!
The ironic thing is that ordinarily i don't touch that sort of stodge (the pizza/lasagne)- it's rarely my first choice when it comes to food, I guess I became was a bit of a dead woman walking, just in need of any sort of sustenance. However I know things are on the up, since the "amended" shake this morning could well have been some lovely toasted baps dripping with butter (got a carrier bag full of them, purchased on behalf of mum for the bbq) but no, it was a shake - and oh boy - blending it with a banana makes it one hell of a filling MoFo, that's agood tip to remember for those maintenance times ahead!
And the curry was with a couple of chapatis - I've gone off rice a bit lately, I know that's still wheat, but I find 2 chapatis far more filling than a plate full of rice, they're just a pain in the butt to make as I always manage to get flour everywhere!!
Plan for today, well, there's nothing I feel i NEED to eat (you all know what I mean by need, it never means
need) which again is a good thing (God! I know I said it already, but jeee, I'm so bloody stuffed right now!) So unless something ridiculously tempting comes my way I will prob blend up an icy shake for lunch, then as planned, bbq for dinner.
Lesson learnt these past few days: I still need to work on the emotional aspect of diet, the "i'm feeling crap=eat" or "things have been bad, i deserve a reward=eat" - I'll get nowhere if i dont get past this!
I'm still shattered, though slept a little better last night, have got my bed clothes in the wash right now - hoping for the "fresh linen" effect tonight maybe! working from home tomorrow so I don't have to get up too early. Aim of today - try and get my sh*t sorted! room is a complete mess from not unpacking properly, head is in a mess from tiredness, stress of work situation, and being depressed about being back from hols - it's sad but i get holiday blues every time for at least 3 weeks after coming home, I guess that's also a kick up the butt for me to make some positive changes in my life!
Onwards and upwards! awaiting a call from my man, and then once i've spoken to him time to tackle this mess - interspersed with a little bit of sunshine here and there - these legs are feeling a bit sad that they look nothing like they have just returned from the med!
