Cindy's Diary

[TTIKIFR]

Hi! Well, today is the first day of the rest of my life (cliche but that's how i feel). After attempting numerous diets and always reverting back to my old habits, I have hit the end of that road. This time I KNOW it's for real!
I've read the Atkins book cover to cover and read through a lot of the forum posts on this website - I am now making this site my homepage so each time I log in, I'm reminded and inspired too keep going!

STATS!
Age - 23
Height - 171cm (5'7")
Weight - 77kg
Goal Weight - 64kg
Chest - 99cm
Waist - 88cm
Hips - 98cm
Thighs - 97cm

I'm ready to watch those figures fall..........will update each week!!

xxxx
Cindy

[Sherrie]

Welcome aboard Cindy :)

We will be looking forward to watching those figures fall too, If you have any questions along the way, feel free to ask.

Good Luck

[Cazza]

HAHAHA ... great name!!!!

Lots of luck :D

[ladybird]

Welcome Cindy , you have come to the right place for support

Lady bird :)

[Gizmo]

Hey TTIKIFR...

WTTFAGLWYWL

(Welcome To The Forums And Good Luck With Your Weight Loss)

:D

[Moonie]

Hello Cindy welcome and good luck!!

[sambalam]

hi cindy, looking forward to seeing those figures fall. keep us posted on how you are doing!

[TTIKIFR]

Thanks guys for all your support! It makes such a huge difference to my motivation to know that I'm going to write everything down in here!!! I've nearly finished day 2 of the new lc program and the biggest thing that's stopped me from grabbing that freddo frog on the way out of the supermarket (i'm a sales rep so spend all day going in and out of supermarkets) is knowing that I'd be too embarrassed to come back here next week and say that I haven't lost any weight!!
I think if I can get through this week, the rest will be a breeze!
Thanks again for your comments and support!

xxx
Cindy

[ladybird]

Don't be embarrassed if you don't lose weight some weeks , we all have been their . Just keep going . we all have our ups and downs .

Lady bird:)

[TTIKIFR]

OK, who was the bright person who mentioned the Darrel Lea Low Carb choccie????

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my poor tummy!! :(

[Cazza]

HAHAHA .... that's happened to all of us!!!!

[sambalam]

not me (polishing halo) I don't eat chocolate! besides, i am too scared of the repurcussions :(

[Sherrie]

lol how much did you eat?

[TTIKIFR]

Only three squares of choccy!!!! I swear! (not three bars for those questioning!) won't be doing that again in a hurry let me tell u!

[Sherrie]

Only 3 squares, definately does'nt agree with you.

One or two squares is enough to make me very flatulent, such a shame as I really got to like the taste of that chocolate.

[Moonie]

I can only eat one square of the darrel lea, after two the tummy starts rumbling....
I can eat a bit more of the cadbury lite, probably two rows....I haven't had any for a while though, but I did buy a 46g bar of the belgium sugar free choccy last weekend that I shared with hubby. I had no after effects at all from them...;)

[TTIKIFR]

Ahhh day 5 and I've been in ketosis now for 3 days (YAY) I've resolved not to weigh myself until Sunday which will be my one week mark but my clothes are already starting to feel a little loose! ( maybe optimism on my part but it's working anyway) I've overcome my biggest weekly hurdle which is the dreaded motel stay. Every Wednesday night I have to stay in a motel for work and there's all that yummy food to choose from for dinner plus the lure of the mini bar but I was SO good! I had a plain steak and salad for dinner and eggs and bacon for brekky and didn't even look at that mini bar let alone touch it. Oh, I'm so proud of me! (someone has to be) Anyway, have just gotten home from the 2 day trip and am still in ketosis so I'm a happy camper.

[Sherrie]

Excellent Cindy, we're proud of you too!

[Gizmo]

luv ya work Cindy...you're a better person than i !!

Keep it up, and heres to there being less of you to congradulate come Sunday...

[sambalam]

excellent cindy, you can set a good example for some of us!!! keep up the good work, and be proud, you should be and we're all here to cheer you on. ;)

[Cazza]

Hey Sam I see you've changed your little saying at the end nof your posts. Sounds like something I used to say to an ex boyfriend of mine! HAHAHAHAH :D:D

[sambalam]

oooooh you are a naughty girl!! it was a saying that a friend of mine (who passed away a few years ago) used to say all the time, we used to rally drive and he'd be driving around like a maniac shouting it...quite funny really. it was the way he lived, so it reminds me to do the same...life's too short and all that. :)

[TTIKIFR]

WOOHOO!! I survived week number 1. I'm loving this now.......I have boundless energy and no more cravings. It's great! Went to post my new stats up yesterday but the site was down all day so, having just got home today, I'll chuck them up now:

STATS!
Age:- 23
Height:- 171cm (5'7")
Weight:- 75.5kg
Total Loss:- 1.5kg
Goal Weight - 64kg
Chest - 98cm (down 1cm)
Waist - 86cm (down 2cm)
Hips - 97cm (down 1cm)
Thighs - 95cm (down 2 cm)

I'm pretty happy with that for only 1 week of not so difficult work!!

[sambalam]

cindy, that's fantastic, woo hoo. isn't it great to feel so good!! keep up the 'not so hard work' :D :D

[Sherrie]

Great news!

[TTIKIFR]

Wow, have I ever neglected my poor diary this week! It's been an absolutely crazy week work-wise. Have spent the whole week doing pre-orders for Christmas which just freaks me out because it feels like I just got over last Christmas!!!
I swear, it is just impossible to enjoy this time of year when you work in retail :( which I have done for the last 7 years. Oh well, keeping busy means burning more fat I guess so I should be a rake by New Years!
However, I have been good food-wise. In the past I've always found it difficult to stick to my diet particularly during the day as I'm on the road all day with work and in and out of supermarkets all day - it's so easy to grab a quick snack or soft-drink. However, I've been loading my car up with water bottles and, as I don't have time to prepare lunch in the mornings (head to the gym at 6 and then straight to work after that.........grab any extra minutes of sleep i can!) I am so completely over the moon with the new McDonalds Salad Plus range! The only thing I get from there is the garden salad but it's always nice and fresh, has only 2.3g carbs and I take a tin of tuna with me to mix in with it. Ahhhhhh so easy!
It's the wrong time of month for me this week so I haven't actually registered a weight loss for the week (stayed the same, though) so I will post my new stats next week when this lovely fluid and bloating leaves my body. Oh the joys of being a woman!

[Sherrie]

Good Luck for next week! :)

[Sherrie]

How did you go?

[TTIKIFR]

What's the saying..........the greatest plans of mice and men.. something something something. It's been a pretty bad month and the whole diet thing has had to take a backseat unfortunately. My grandfather passed away after a month of 'hanging on' that involved several late night phone calls to 'get to the hospital now - he's about to go'. That took it's toll on my body and my emotions and I got pretty sick with the flu. Was advised by my doctor to eat what I felt like as this was probably what my body was requiring to fight the flu and get better so I took his advise and went off the lo-carb until i got better.
Am now fully recovered and have started again today.
The good news is that I still lost weight........probably thru stress and being sick but am now down to 73kg so have lost 4kg overall so far and, from my original weight before I started various diets, I have lost 11kg. Happy about that - but still want to lose another 9.
Will keep posting as I get back into the swing of things!!!!
Thanks for the support and reminder!!

[Moonie]

Sorry to hear about your grandfather, and I hope your flu has gone and you are now feeling better :)

good news about the weight loss!!!

[Sherrie]

Your welcome Cindy :)

Sorry to hear about your grandfather but good news on the weightloss front!

[Sherrie]

Hey Cindy!

How are you going?

[Sherrie]

Happy Birthday Cindy!!!