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31 August 2007

OHMYGAWD Horror of all horrors - I went on a spontaneous overnight camping trip with my partner and child and went to a Digger theme park called (you'll never guess...) Diggerland! All was going well till we went on a ride called the Skylark (or something like that) and we had to be strapped safely into the bucket seat - this gorgeous young hunk brought this bar thing over my head and tried to slot it into the clasp but it wouldn't go - the thing stopping it was my tummy - ARGGGGGH

After some embarrasing pushing and a bit of contortion in my midrift we managed to get the bar into place.

This makes me even more determined - and although eating out was a total nightmare today - nothing remotely GI in sight - tomorrow I will continue my quest. Hopefully by then my tummy will have gone back to it's normal shape as I look a bit like Mr Softy with a big ridge where the bar was!!! LOL

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30 August 2007

Well I have to say I think I have finally found my niche diet - this first week I've been finding my feet with the GI diet - when I decided last week that enough was enough I hadn't really decided what type of diet I was going to follow. So I had a look around at several plans and spoke with various people and thought I'd have a go at the GI diet and see how I got on.

Well, although I haven't stuck to the rules 100% I have applied many changes including replacing white bread with wholemeal, reducing my cheese and crisp intake, drinking more water and cutting down on potatoes. Instead I have eaten more fish, beans, cottage cheese, and am slowly increasing my fruit and veg intake. I would say I'm a lazy eater rather than a fussy eater so I like food to be quick and simple - particularly as I live with a very fussy 2 and half year old and an even fussier 36 year old - no point including them as they're both sickeningly skinny.

Apart from the 2 and 3/4 lb I've lost in my first week - one of the best things that has happened is that my irritable bowel that has caused me so much pain recently has calmed down with almost immediate effect - I've only had one bad attack since last week and that was because I ate gravy and a yorkshire made with white flour. This alone is a great incentive for me to continue with this diet.

My thoughts for this stage in the diet are: it doesn't matter if I'm not a perfect dieter because like anything you want to do well the more you practice the better you get. So I'm just going to keep practicing till I get better.........

Weigh-in: 202.0 lb

lost so far: 2.0 lb

still to go: 82.0 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

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23 August 2007

Right now then - as the weeks creep by so does my weight creep up. It's about bloody time I got to grips with this and decided once and for all it's time to GO ON A DIET and LOSE THIS WEIGHT. I think after all these months that have now turned into years of burying my head in the sand I really want to sort myself out.

Being a good 6 stones overweight means that I feel like shit most of the time because I have no energy, I feel lethargic and depressed. I know deep down that the problems I'm having with IBS and the awful diahorrea bouts are due to my diet and the shit that I eat to supposedly make myself feel better. Guess what - I don't feel better - I feel worse, I feel bloated and ill and have aches and severe pains that I know are caused by me being overweight.

How much more weight am I going to gain before I wake up and see that I am wishing my life away in a big bag of crisps. The buck stops here - now - today in this moment.

From now on I am going to give myself every chance I can to lead a healthier and happy life - I want to start ballroom dancing and enjoy getting dressed up to go out again at night. I also really do want Craig to fancy me again - he has admitted that he doesn't fancy me being this overweight and though it's really hard to hear - it's true. Maybe our relationship will get back on track and we can enjoy sex again without either of us feeling gross.

Today Thursday 23rd of August is the turning point - I'm sick of feeling like shit, mentally and physically and I know the key is to get rid of a good chunk of this weight. It really does matter now

Weigh-in: 204.0 lb

lost so far: 0 lb

still to go: 84.0 lb

Diet followed N/A

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07 August 2007

Weigh-in: 203.0 lb

lost so far: 0 lb

still to go: 83.0 lb

Diet followed N/A

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