Well it had to be done. You know my attitude to standing on the dreaded scales, and it’s probably what, five or six weeks since I did it? Diet is going well, or should I say my motivation level remains at an all time high thanks in no small measure to writing my blog, and to you lot in the posse for your lovely posts and emails. I’m still front and centre of the sweet spot…BUT. I don’t appear to be skinny yet. Which to be honest is pissing me right off. I mean it’s all relative isn’t it, I know I’m not going to break out the skinny girl in like 10 minutes, but I’d hoped to be at least one dress size smaller by now and I’m not feeling it. So this morning I had a face-off with the bitch in my bathroom.
(Please do excuse my fruity language especially if you’ve joined us for the first time…I don’t generally have a potty mouth but since I’ve named the asshole in my head his power to upset me has diminished quite considerably, so I’ve adopted it as a strategy. The scales have been duly re-named.)
AAARGH. It’s the good news/bad news thing. I’m 5lbs down since my last attempt to make friends with the number on the scale – cast your mind back to last time, I had a sour mood for days afterward. So 5lbs off is good on the one hand but I’ve gotta be honest, I’d expected more. Shit. No wonder my clothes aren’t hanging off me yet. Right then, well I refuse to be fed up about it, but I need to switch this up a bit and I know exactly how I’m going to do it. I’m going to change my diet of choice.
Whatever diet we all choose to follow, if we stick to it it’s going to show results, right? Low carb diets in the past have worked fairly quickly for me but this time I’m not getting there any faster than I would if I was following a broader food plan, therefore having given it a good go over the last couple of months, I’m going to ‘spend’ my food budget in a different way. I’ve been toying with the idea for a couple of weeks anyway – I’ve had to think about what’s going to happen on holiday, given that champagne is a no-no on a carb free diet and I need to feel in control but not limited. So, I’m going to fish out all my weight watchers paraphernalia and crack on with that and see how I go on. The next couple of days should be interesting as my body adjusts to a new regime.
It may make you smile to know that I’ve just had a very predictable dialogue with the asshole in my head…“why don’t you have the weekend off then, and start on Monday..new diet, new week? You could have a Chinese tonight, no need to go mad but how about some noodles? I know you can have those on weight watchers anyway, but if you start officially on Monday you can eat Chinese tonight without it coming out of your weekly points”…he thought he was going to score an easy victory there. No chance asshole, get back in your box. No chink in this armour buddy, better luck next time 
Have a good week everyone and thanks for your continuing support…it makes a big wide world of difference 🙂
I must confess to being in awe of the naming-of-the-scales… I hadn’t thought of that yet. Darn. Hey 5lbs is 5lbs. NO SMALL FEAT. That is 17,500 calories!
Yeah off rather than on eh..? Just want to nudge it along a little bit quicker! X
Bye bye five pounds! I am going to an ashram and will be disconnected, so I won’t be reading until at least October 22…there should be lots for me to catch up on by that time. Stick to your guns and tell A and B to mind their own business!
Thanks Kimberley…have a safe trip my friend 🙂
You have banished five pounds from the queendom of your body, and they are to stay banished! Switching things up a little can kick start things again, so i hope it works for you quickly enough that you know it’s working and you can gain even more motivation from that.
They are indeed banished Mimi…banished and gone forever 🙂
Hang in there – success comes in different forms – stick to your guns! [does that phrase translate rationally in the UK? no idea from whence it comes LOL]
also? FIVE POUNDS! That’s five pounds less to haul off the lounge chair – go you!
Thanks and yes we say that here too! Yes I’m glad it’s 5lbs and not no pounds haha but even so…I’m on the weight watchers train now, day two…LORD I’d forgotten the effect lots of fresh veggies have on your inner workings, especially after 7 weeks of abstinence. Even the dog has disappeared!! Dx
LOL! My dd just started as well, it’s going to be interesting around here for a couple of days – but I love that they’re point FREE!
Hi there – I’ve been doing low carb for 2 weeks and I agree with you it usually works fast – down about 5 week 1 but week 2 up and down the same pound. Down about 6 in 2 weeks, which I guess isn’t terrible but I’m anxious to see some movement. What I like about low carb is that it’s black and white — I won’t just have a few chips or a bite of cake. That’s my prob with WW is all of that gray area and I wasn’t having the willpower with saying no.
Good luck with switching it up!
Hi Beth – 6 in 2 weeks is great, well done you. I like low carb because I like not feeling hungry but I don’t want to waste the window of opportunity of having my head in exactly the right place by sticking to a food plan that isn’t working for me. Thanks for the good luck you’ve sent my way, I really appreciate the support 🙂 D x
Two questions for you… 1) Are you keeping track of everything you eat? 2) Are you eating enough? BodyBuilding.com has an awesome article about how much we should eat if we are trying to lose weight. It’s a lot more calories than we think. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/how-to-lose-weight.html Also, if you are exercising, are you adding weights to your routine? Lifting helps to build muscle, which increases your metabolic rate and resting heart rate. I lift weights 4x / week and am skinnier than I ever have been. Check out the article. It’s eye opening.
Hi Tracey, thanks for your note and it’s a really interesting and easy to read article thank you – I’ll put a link to it on my interesting stuff page. Some of it I knew, but understanding the theory and putting it into practise have been two different things for me! D x