Pink - What a lovely colour

My ketosis stick was a lovely shade of pink this morning, so I according to the theory I should now be burning fat, and I can surely do with burning some of that. It feels nice being in control again. My trousers already feel a bit looser, which is a great motivator. also from today I can have the lovely bars, which make live just that little bit easier.

I have been rushing around most of the day with the family, and again, find it shocking to realise on how many occasions I would have had something to eat, nibble, drink etc. No wonder I was putting on the pounds lately. It's scary how the mind can play tricks on you. I was convinced I was actually doing ok foodwise and was getting frustrated at not losing but putting on. Only now that I have stepped outside the picture so to speak, do I realise that in fact all these little extras must have added up to an awful lot and it's probably only been thanks to me going to the gym that I haven't put on any more.

Off to watch x-factor now, minus the popcorn...

Day 3 - and still on track

Wow, day 3, and finally I am starting to feel better, think I must be getting into ketosis. I was absolutely famished most of last night and this morning, but just around lunchtime it just went away. Just in time, I have to say as it was my son's Christmas fair today (they're always early) and I am just so happy that I avoided all the pitfalls. it's scary to think about though how much I probably would have normally eaten. Mince pie here, mulled wine there, oh, another mince pie.

I am so happy I started this now even with Christmas round the corner, at least it means I will probably be a stone lighter by Christmas rather than having already put on half a stone from all the stuff I normally tend to eat round this time.

My CD Counsellor gave me some ketostix and said I should test on Saturday morning. So I will know tomorrow.

1st day

So I started today. If I needed any extra incentive to stick to this, it was provided by stepping on the scales at my CD counsellor. I know it was in the evening but it showed a shocking 14st 3lbs. My CD counsellor is really lovely at took a long time chatting to me and motivating me, which really helped.

I am very hungry at the moment, but that might have something to do with the fact that I just fed the kids and had to sit at the table with them, sipping my water, while they were tucking in. I was shocked to realise (now that I can't do it anymore) on how many occasions througout the day I usually slipped some food into my mouth. Bad habits indeed die hard. I thought I had learned something from my LL experience last year, but clearly habits kept creeping back in again.

I am positive that this time round the learning curve will be even steeper and that I will find ways of re-educating myself.

I think I will have an early night today, feeling hungry, cold and just a little bit under the weather.

CD Meeting tonight

I can't believe it has been almost a month since I updated this. Well, it took me this long to get my medical form signed and make an appointment with my CD Counsellor, not helped by having had to look for a new job, which was quite a daunting task with the present climate in the job market. And I think I used every excuse in the book to keep on eating my comfort foods rather than stick to the low carb eating I planned on.

But tonight is the night of my first appointment. I will start CD tomorrow morning. Am a bit nervous about starting it so close to Christmas, but as I have now outgrown my last emergency pair of trousers, i can't wait to get started.

My weight this morning was 13st 10.5lbs so more or less stable over the last months, but I still feel like I have put on inches over the last couple of weeks, despite my efforts at the gym.

I will get my official start weight tonight and then prepare myself for a few days of misery of carbs withdrawal symptoms.