Gave away all the clothes that don't fit me Go to latest entry.
Day 21 Wednesday 18 August
Um - must start wearing a belt to avoid frightening the public! My trousers are trying to escape. Been thinking a lot about sharing this program - the more I read and learn about it - the more I find that if you follow the protocol to the letter - it works. So if you know anyone that would benefit from sound, gimmick free advice on being the size they want then please pass on this blog or get them to email me. This can't stay a secret - it is too important.
This actually works.
Day 22 Thursday 19 August
Feels like I have dropped into a deeper level of this detox diet, my body is beginning to move like it did when I was smaller - more cat like - well nearer Garfield than a panther - and definitely going the right way.
On one hand it's a change eating a bit more and a greater range of foods while I break for my monthly cycle I can't wait to get back to the sheer joy of watching the scales go down most days.
Day 23 Friday 20 August
Funny things are bodies - they hang around with you all the time like a faithful dog. Yet we treat them so badly, feed them food with no real nutrition, poison them with alcohol and tobacco, and forget to take them on regular walks. Think I will set up a how to care for your puppy blog! I say let's give our bodies a better deal - excellent nutrition, rest and exercise. How are you planning to care for yourself this weekend?
Tip 8: Find ways of feeding your body, emotions or mind and do one EVERY day!
Saturday 21 August
So pleased to be moving back into the diet today and back on the drops.
Took William and Daniel our grandchildren to Toy Story 3 tonight and then out to supper...
So picture this: Here I am - many local people are reading my blog - Emily on a 500 calorie a day diet... And there she is in Chichester at Smith and Western dipping her chips in mayonnaise to go with her bacon cheese burger????
I kept chuckling to myself - how it is that we make decisions based on what we 'see' people do and we don't ever check out whether our judgement is accurate or not! So I ate my chips with pride knowing the amazing results I will have very soon.
Tip 9: let's give others the benefit of our acceptance and not the burden of our judgements
Sunday 22 August
Good to be planning our menu next week - Chilli tomorrow for some spice and taste!
I've been cooking my food separately and now I'm going to cook fat free for the whole family and up the portions for Roger and Sam and add some carbohydrates just for them. I wonder how long it will take before they sneak out to the Indian?
Monday 23 August
So pleased to be back on the 500 calories and hCG - so different from last time where I had no idea if I could do it, would I last? How will I feel in the evening? Will I kill someone on the way to the fridge when I can't maintain my self control anymore?
It couldn't have been more different - it's so easy. Something that only overweight people know is that the hunger we experience is real. Yes there is 'emotional eating' however the disorder of obesity causes hunger and overeating - not the other way round.
I nearly cried when I read this in Simeons protocol because it always confused me that I was so hungry, would eat less than the thin people around me and still put on weight. It was though truths I had always known were now validated.
The fantastic thing about what I am doing is that there is no hunger - well a little for the first two days and if I overdo the exercise, but nothing like what I am used to experiencing in my old 'normal' life. Yes I am so, so pleased to be back on the protocol.
Tuesday 24 August
Another Kilo bites the dust today! Yippee! Cooked beef casserole (dolly style!) last night - yummy - yummy! Life is good! Very Good.
Wednesday 25 August
Well another hurdle overcome today - the dreaded sitting-in-a-pub-while-other-people-eat-demon! So far I have handled this one quite easily - by avoiding it at all costs. And then the dreaded 'Would you like to come for lunch?' jumped up and pinned me in a corner - Arghhhhhh! I made sure that I had eaten and was amazed because the food was just unappetising - I used to really enjoy pub food!
Thursday 26 August
Oh Dear - I am not impressed about coming off the drops for last week - it really wobbled my progress and it has taken until now to get back into balance. I have known for some time that my liver has been under strain - once when I complained about the bruising after a massage from my acupuncturist - he curtly told me 'I'm not surprised - your liver is %*&%$% (rough translation: under some strain). Years of eating low fat food and alcohol which the body can't really process - so it stores all the stuff it can't handle in your liver (mine must be huge!).
Its amazing that for the first time in my life I am considering detoxing - I watched others do it and always thought 'how quaint' which was a great way of keeping it at arm's length and not engaging with it. Now here I am doing the biggest detox you can imagine. I am asking my body to reset itself after all these years of being out of balance. I think I can forgive it the odd wobble - on the whole it's doing fantastically.
Friday 27 August
Gone are the days when I would relish eating half a grapefruit, no more taking a grapefruit knife (yes they do make special knives just for grapefruit) and carefully cutting each side of the skin segments and round the edge, so that when I use my grapefruit spoon (yes they do make special grapefruit spoons too) I can accurately prise each segment out in perfect condition. Not any more - now I take even more care and peel it like an orange with my orange peeler (yes I own one of those as well!).
Half a grapefruit is allowed at one time and so now my fruit is naked, I take hold of both sides and separate it into two. Et voila! Not one drop is lost, dribbled on my hands or squirted in the eye! As far as I am concerned this is a triumph worthy of celebration and I eat my half a grapefruit with pride!
Tip 10: Be kind to your body weekend: Yummy organic meats and vegetables or get some decent vitamins...
Another oh dear... I really miss the gym... may have to go tomorrow and do some very gentle rowing...
Sunday 29 August
Every few days I experience an new belief about what being thin means and I wave it goodbye! My Mum died of cancer; she was a very comfortably built woman, had cancer for 18 months and became thin as a stick. Her fat kept her alive and so I had a belief that being thin means you die. Beliefs refuse to hold themselves accountable for their behaviours, listen to no-one and have a habit of running our behaviours, completely ignoring any facts to the contrary, like the health risks of me carrying an extra 7 stone.
What I am dealing with is all the beliefs and illusions I have held about my body for all these years and even though I work as a change agent - you are always the last person to see our own bull. A big thanks to my health coach who I see every week (Mike Bradshaw).
Tip 11: When you plan to make big changes in your life - make sure you have all the support you will need
Tuesday 31 August
27 pounds so far and still going strong - in fact I feel far stronger than I have for many, many years. The changes in my body are the kind I always dreamed about: becoming thin, quickly, no hunger pangs, eating real food. It's like a dream come true!
So here I am - over 25% towards my goal and loving it!
Emily
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Dr Simeons Manuscript - it says that it has been moved - ignore that it is right underneath.
