Ok so here I find my myself after hundreds of dieting attempts, heavier than I’ve ever been and having to start again!

I’m 26 and have always been heavy but have never really seen myself as huge although I don’t know how much of that is down to being in denial. I’m 5’10 and I think my height has always helped me carry the pounds well but with each new diet, my starting weight had creeped up and up and I’m starting over this time at 235lbs or 16st11lb.

Last year I weighed about 220lbs and I started a low carb diet. After a few weeks of hard adjustment I really got into the swing of it, started the gym once I reached 200 and by the summertime I’d lost about 4 stone. The most successful diet I’ve ever done and my BMI was borderline normal! I fell pregnant in the September and all good will went out the window along with exercise and I now have a 6 month old little girl and have gained everything back…and then some.

Anyway, I started over last Wednesday! I decided to give Slimfast a go. I have a really sweet tooth and struggle with portion control so I thought the shakes would help me kill two birds with one stone. Found week 1 really easy to stick to. Loving that I can snack three times a day so I’m eating very couple of hours which stops me from getting too hungry between meals. It also helps that I find the shakes really yummy too.

One of the things I’ve struggled with in the past is meeting up in town with my nan and my auntie for lunch every Tuesday. And our cheeky Tuesdays are notoriously unhealthy. I’ve decided those days to have my 600cal meal for lunch and then just a shake for dinner. So I had a tuna baguette and salad this week which was 580cal, and I really enjoyed it! Totes looking forward to another one this week!

Should also mention that I’m a serial weigher aswell. Can’t resist a daily sneak peek. I know people will say it’s not good to weigh daily but it really holds me accountable. Other than my time of the month, I don’t really see a lot of fluctuation (unless I’ve had a bad day or a lot of salt). But most days I see a loss of even a 1/4 pound and that is enough to spur me on even further.

So…
Wednesday past was my first weigh in and I was soooo chuffed to weigh in at 16st5lb, a loss of 6lbs. Mostly water I assume but weight on the scale all the same. Being a serial dieter, I know week 1 is usually great and week 2 is usually a bit more difficult but I’ve been pleasantly surprised on the scale so far this week and am down another 3lbs. I’ve basically lost 9lbs in 9 days… Did I mention I love slimfast!
Not going to let this lead to complacency, I know it will slow down. Especially over Xmas!
I think I’ll eat whatever I want on Xmas day. Then Boxing Day, I’ll do shakes half the day and have whatever I like for dinner before completely resuming to Slimfast on the 27th.

I went to the doctor on Monday enquiring about Orlistat. I have so much to lose this time and can’t get to the gym with having the baby so I was finding it all a bit daunting. I need to get my thyroid checked at the end of the month and if it comes back fine and I can lose a bit of weight myself by then, they’ll consider prescribing it for me so fingers crossed!

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