I can’t quite believe it. I’m actually starting Week 3 of the programme this morning and I feel like I’ve come so far in two weeks.
Things have been easier this past week, as I said in my last entry, the carb-withdrawal has disappeared. I’m now fully in ketosis (burning body fat instead of the food I eat, for energy) and my clothes are getting gradually too big for me!
I went along to my second weigh in-last night. I know its not good to put pressure on yourself to lose a certain amount, because it’s all to easy to become disheartened if you don’t hit that magic number, even if it’s only a pound less. Nonetheless I went along last night secretly hoping for a 5lb loss, which would mean along with last week’s 9lb, I would have made a total loss of 1st in my first fortnight on Lighter Life.
I lost 6lb! To say I’m relieved would be an understatement, I’m ecstatic – far more so than the 9lb from last week, hitting the 1st mark was significant to me and getting a pound over just made me feel great. I have now dropped from my starting weight of 19st 7lb to 18st 6lb and my BMI is dropping all the while alongside this. Can’t argue with the figures, this programme works 100%.
Although the week has been a lot easier, to the point where thoughts of food barely cross my consciousness during the weekdays, the weekends are a different story altogether. I’ve nailed the weekday routine of having my four foodpacks around my working day and even mostly managing my full quota of the four litres of water I need to be drinking daily.
During the weekend this all goes out of the window as the days have far less structure and things like lying in bed late (oops) come into play. This means the spacing out of the packs is a lot less strict and it’s a case of as and when you can fit them in. Plus I’ve had to endure my family eating two meals around me this past Saturday, which whilst their lives go on as normal, is a struggle. Not once have I been tempted to break abstinence, but it’s surprisingly emotionally tough not being a part of family meals and enjoying what others have. I’m not fighting hunger anymore, it’s simply desire. Whilst it’s getting easier as days go by, I’m facing the real root of the problem now – the enjoyment I get from food. That’s the hardest thing to overcome.
So from here on in, it’s all about keeping busy and filling up my weekends with things to do before I get to Saturday morning and lie in! So this Saturday, I’m going to the Zoo!
Week 3, here I come…
S
Yes im commenting again
lol. I am so amazed by how much you have lost in such a short time. Well done. X
Hi Mate.
I really admire what you are doing, and I wish you all the luck in the world (not that you need it, damn a stone in 3 weeks).
I am on a diet at the moment, I started on the Weekend. High Protein, Low Carb diet (My farts stink!). I am hoping my body to soon go into a state of Ketosis, likes yours have. Is there any tips you can give me from your point of view.
Once again, best of luck mate.. and keep it up!
Jake Bloomfield
P.S – I will keep track of your weight loss mate.