Hi all ..... I'm really sorry but there's no way I can type this without coming across as boasting ...... but ...... to my delight, at weigh-in this morning I'd lost 5.5 lbs !!!!
That's 8.5 lbs in 2 weeks.
I'm doing No Count and have been very good at sticking to it, plus I've done a couple of long walks around town following a very convoluted route to get the "mileage" in, though no idea what it really equates to in distance. I really have eaten loads this week, loads of potato in particular & bog bowls of cereal for brekkie. I know that in theory on No Count you can eat as much as you want of "free" food, stopping when full, but was still a bit worried about how much I was getting through.
I did however eat half a big bar of lindt hazelnut chocoalte on Saturday and a Magnum style mint icecream from Tescos as well. Felt "naughty" but tasted bloody fantastic after a week of nothing sweet except Splenda, fruit, diet fizz and low fat yoghurt.
I feel really encouraged now to press on - though I don't expect to maintain this level of loss. The No Count thing really works for me as when I did Points before I used to feel very resentful at small portions which "cost" loads but didn't really satisfy. Obviously, the logical bit of my brain realises that No Count is basically, when all's said and done, a low fat, no sugar (except natural fruit sugars), high fibre way of eating .... but .... with the extra 21 points I can use on treats, I can still really treat myself - as described before - rather than try and restrain myself with 1 jaffa cake or whatever.
Think I didn't actually use all my treat points which I'm sure must have helped - plus, probably cancelled out what I did use with the walking.
Know I'm gonna sound a bit gushing here, but would really recommend No Count .... and this is someone who never touches veg. (except potato, mushroom, onion, garlic & cucumber) !