Afternoon all!
So 2lbs down from my start weight on Monday - it just shows that once you get back on the wagon and cut the carbs your body does respond (I guess it's the glycogen?) Anyway I'm still drinking loads of water and peeing for England, so all is good! Although I have the mother of all headaches - just shows what carbs do to you!
Escape - There are quite a few of us on here who have, or had, a lot of weight they wanted to lose. I was a tad over 16st when I started this WOE almost a year ago. I'm now 11st 2lbs and my target is 10.7lbs, which I would have reached easily this year had I not fallen off the wagon on 2 holidays plus Christmas. This WOE works for people like us who want to lose a lot of weight. The first two weeks of bootcamp are strict, but once you get over carb-flu, and the need to be organised with what you are eating, you end up having delicious food, lots of it; you don't get hungry, but you can eat if you do, and you can watch the weight fall off!
WRT exercise - one of the things I liked about the John Briffa book - which is how I came to start this WOE, is that he said that you didn't need to do exercise to lose weight. I have a physical job, so get a lot of exercise that way, and underneath the few pounds I have left to lose, my lean body fat is, apparently, what it should be. But in your case I would urge you to consider some exercise, even if you start slowly with a walk every day.
I haven't had a problem with dairy on this WOE - apart from yoghurt, which has made me throw up. But cheese is fine - thank God! One of the good things about eating natural fat - butter, cream, oily fish etc - is that the condidtion of my skin, hair and nails has improved a lot. And my joints don't ache (I'm 53 and it does become an issue when you are 'getting on'!)
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STARVE YOURSELF - even on Bootcamp. This is very important. If you are hungry, have a glass of water. If you are STILL hungry, have a LC snack - celery, pate, cheese, eggs.
Winegless's point about measuring yourself before you start this WOE is a good one - I wish I had - because there are weeks where you don't lose much/any weight, but your clothes fit better or are looser. If it's any indicator I have gone down from a 42inch bra to a 34 inch one.
The best thing of all about this WOE is that you feel fantastic! Not just because you are losing weight, but you just feel better emotionally.