I haven’t eaten for a month. Four weeks. Blimey. I mean I’ve had one of the LL bars each day but they just taste like vitamins crumbled up and rolled in blu-tack anyway. They don’t count as ‘food.’
I’ve been very up and down this past week. I’m feeling better about my size than ever and I’m very driven to see this through now. Mealtimes however, things change and I long to tuck into a plate of hot food alongside my girlfriend. I’m not even wanting bad food, I could happily tuck into a nice plate of carrots, broccoli and a skinless chicken breast but alas, I must wait it out for a couple more months.
I do feel to some extent, that I’m over the ‘hump.’ Four weeks like this for me has been not only a huge personal achievement, but somewhat of an eye-opener of what I am capable of if I really want something. Shame I have trouble applying this willpower in other aspects of my life.
The positive comments of close friends (thanks Roy!) are most encouraging and are now starting to far outweigh the odd negative or critical comment I receive. Some people do have an initial reaction of jumping down my throat telling me what I am doing is dangerous and that I’ll just put the weight back on really quickly at the end. These people are usually well overweight themselves – I think the fact that something can work this fast scares them? I’m not sure – but I know I’ve got sick of explaining myself so now I don’t really bother.
The other people kind of make me laugh – people who have almost certainly never had a weight issue, or at least to any decent extent. These are the people who just tell me to cut the crap out of my diet and exercise. I’m so glad these people choose to enlighten me! Who would’ve thought that a healthier diet and exercise would help me loose weight? Gosh – what a revelation!
I think it’s clear that the fundamental idea of Lighter Life, or any VLCD, really doesn’t sit comfortably with people that haven’t researched it. In a way, I think it’s a sad state of affairs that one of the hardest parts about this diet, is not sticking to it, but dealing with other people’s reactions to what you are doing. Granted I’ve chosen to publicly blog this so I’m open to comments, but when people who are fatter than I was start criticising me for doing something about my weight, then quite frankly those people aren’t worth me educating on the subject. Now I’ve ranted – let’s move on!
I went along to my Week 4 weigh-in last night. It was a rapid experience, as my LLC is in sunny Spain so the session was taken by a Locum. This basically meant, weigh, pay and leave. I was out in 20 minutes, but to be honest, I was so tired last night I didn’t mind the lack of counseling session.
I’ve lost 5lb this week, which I’m happy with! It is a little less that ideal (7lb would’ve given me a total of a 2st loss in the first month.) But regardless, I’ve lost 1st 12lb in four weeks, dropping me from 19st 7lb to 17st 9lb. The lightest I have been for some years I imagine. I also feel better and my belly is shrinking away, in fact from the side view, I am starting to look like a well proportioned human-being!
My BMI has also dropped from it’s GP scaring 38.3 to 34.4 and as this drops, my health increases. I’m starting to feel gradually fitter as well as lighter. It won’t be long until I start bringing some exercise into my life!
As well as this, I got home from my meeting last night to be greeted by my lovely girlfriend Claire, who revealed to me that as a surprise reward for sticking to the plan rigidly for a month, has booked us two tickets tonight to go and see Michael McIntyre! (My favourite stand-up comedian) and anyone who knows my desire to be a stand-up will know he is one of my biggest inspirations so I’m very excited!
Thank you honey, I wouldn’t have made it this far without your support.
Thanks to everyone else who has been supportive too, friends and family 
Starting my fifth week now – wish me luck!
S
Good work
I’m sure you know well enough to ignore the naysayers, it’s just more motivation to prove them wrong I guess.
I am amazed that you are managing to eat so little and do so well. I have battled with my weight for a long time doing the usual yo-yo type of dieting until I was introduced to Herbalife. I don’t know if you know of it, but it is a global product, and the weight loss products consist of a shake, multivitamin tables and fibre and herb tablets to cleanse the bowel. I started on the 1st September, the first day of spring in the southern hemisphere and a Monday!!! I did not get on the scale as I don’t have one but on the 24th September, weighed in at 203 pounds with clothes on. I weighed again on the 6th October and was down to 197, with clothes on. I am thrilled as I have two weight loss shakes daily one for breakfast and lunch/dinner and eat a normal meal for the other meal, either lunch or dinner. I do not feel hungry but if I do then I can have a protein bar, and I eat quite a lot of fruit in between meals. I want to start a blog soon as I am so motivated and from the testimonials of other people on the same products I am confident that I will lose another 10 to 15 kilograms, 22 to 33 pounds, but I say to myself – one day at a time. If I have lost a little bit more tomorrow I will be happy!!!!