Making progress.......

............thank goodness!

I have managed to keep away from refined carbs and both weight and inches are reducing.  I am back in control of my eating and hunger is much lessened (phew!).

I am eating small portions, only when I am actively hungry and eating mindfully.  Most meals (one or two per day) I leave food on my plate.  If I feel hungry and am not able to sit down and have a small, mindful, meal I eat something like piece of cheese or spoonful of sugar free peanut butter.

5lbs and an inch from my waist shed in the last two weeks.

I feel thinner and less 'yukky' (when I was gorging on carbs I felt sluggish and headachy much of the time); and I am not obsessing about food all the time.  

13th April 2014

28th April 2014

I'll update next weekend.  x

Fell off 'the wagon' and got back on....................

............ Having committed to refocusing, quitting refined carbs and working with my band, I lost 5lbs and posted about it on here.   

I then went on a total carb bender!!  It lasted around a month and resulted in my regaining the 5lbs I had lost and a few more into the bargain :(.  I reached the highest weight (13st) I have been since I got to target (11st 6lb) almost two years ago.

My lowest weight was 10st 12lbs (last August/September); and although I know I was 'too thin' then I am appalled that I gained 2st 2lb (30lbs) in little more than 6 months!!!!

It was as if I were deliberately trying to sabotage myself.  Stuffing down as much high carb rubbish as I could.  Day after day thinking "I might as well eat as much sugar (basically what carb is) as I want - I've ruined the diet for today and I'll start properly tomorrow"; of course "tomorrow" did not come..............

I run my own business and, since Christmas, I have been working 7 days per week and the 70+ hour weeks were really taking their toll on me.  There was a point a month or so ago that I was close to burn-out and I guess I - subconsciously - reverted to an old coping mechanism: FOOD!!!!

SUCH AN IDIOTIC THING TO DO!

I've had a serious word with myself.  My work schedule has eased a little and I am now (two weeks and counting) eating well again.  I will weigh and measure this weekend and update the blog then.