Day 7: Weigh In
January 22, 2008
11 pounds lost! I am really pleased, thats great for a weeks work!
Day 6: Easy-peasey, still
January 20, 2008
No news is good news, right? Nothing to report today. Easy day; no problems. Looking forward to getting weighed tomorrow.
Day 5: Easy-peasey
January 19, 2008
I went to see my Cambridge Counsellor this evening and she changed all the nasty soups for nice Strawberry and Bananna shakes. Didn’t get weighed, I wan’t to wait for Monday after seven days.
This evening we had friends over for dinner. I sat at the table and drank a shake while others ate lovely food. It was no problem. I have no physical hunger and the cravings are getting weaker. The only thing driving me to eat “proper” food right now is habit I think.
Looking forward to finding out how much I have lost on Monday.
Day 4: Routine
January 18, 2008
The day didn’t start great, woke up at 3:55am busting for the loo. Drinking so much water means I am on the toilet all too often. I’ve worked out that my bladder must be 500ml. On the Cambridge Diet, does it matter if I drink the water in one go, or if I drink it bit by bit during the day?
Work was OK today, I got a lot done. Had more energy than usual. I did not want to drink a tetrapak shake infront of people so I drank water until people had finished. When they left I drank the tetrapak. I am not sure why. Maybe embarrasment; maybe I don’t want to listen to people go “is that it?!”. A few people asked me how it was going as soon as I walked through the door this morning, I hoped people would forget and not make a thing of it! Lack of self confidence makes me feel a berk for trying to loose weight.
Failed to drink any soups today. Had a shake this evening instead. I don’t know why I can’t have any soups, the smell of them makes me gag. I was fine until after a “Spicy Tomato Soup” yesterday. Maybe if I get some other flavours, it will pass? Either way I am going to ask my CDC to change the soups I do have at the moment for some banana / strawberry shakes as I don’t have any problem with those.
Long day tomorrow.
Day 3: Easier
January 17, 2008
Today I feel like I can do this for the full term. Yesterday was pretty tough, craving food all the time. Whenever I got hungry today I had half a liter of water and the craving went away. That also made it easier to drink the days quota of h2o.
Today has been a physical day of work (wallpapering all day) and I don’t feel tired at all, which is good. My eyes are whiter than usual. Eating Cambridge diet food is healtier than what I ate before (no surprise).
Can not eat the fourth food pack today (soup), I am not sure why. Just can’t stomache it. I think next week I may not get any soups at all, only shakes.
Day 2: Hard :(
January 16, 2008
Today was tough. The temptation to give in to food is strong. My sister cooked garlic bread this evening and it smelt amazing. I am not physically hungry (only three food packs consumed today), I just want to eat food so badly. The only thing keeping me going is that… I know if I cheat I will be back on the diet and in the same situation in a few days time, so why bother? I hope I crave food less tomorrow.
Today was also the first day on the diet at Trumpers and I had expected it to be difficult. My aunty was not overly impressed when I talked to her about it Cambridge yesterday and I didn’t think people at work would have been either. Turns out I was wrong, which is great. I need to buy a small blender for work.
I have consumed five liters of water today. I am pissing like a race horse. Its doing me good though, I feel pretty good.
A few people said I would probably get headaches on day 2. I think I may have slept through them, as I had a headache starting when I went to bed last night and a twinge this morning, but nothing since. I will be glad when the first week is over.
Day 1: Hungry
January 15, 2008
Feeling pretty damned hungry right now. I have one more soup to have today. I need to drink another… four liters of water.
Day 1: Genesis
January 15, 2008
Just had my first banana milk shake. It was quite nice, which I didn’t expect :). Three more food packs to consume today and 6 liters of water.
I am hungry, which I am not normally at this time of day. It seems my body knows what is coming :-)
Off to work today, going to put up a picture rail and wallpaper a room.
Day Zero: Preparations
January 14, 2008
So, its day zero of the diet. I would like to blog every day. I think it will help me get through this. I will probably look back after the diet (when I am super slim) and laugh at the crap I will have written :).
I have been to see my Cambridge Diet counsellor. She is lovely, we chatted for a while about the diet and my goals. She has been working for Cambridge for 20 years which is reassuring. The diet is pretty expensive at £50 or so a week but if I can stick to it I know it will be a worthwhile investment.
I have ordered for each of the next seven days: one tetrapak drink (banana / choclate), one shake (one of each flavour) and two soups (chilli / spicy tomato). There are a lot of flavours but over a long period I can see me getting quite bored of them. Time will tell. I have a long list of flavours to choose what to “eat” next week.
I chose the Cambridge diet because of the rapid weight loss but mostly because there is no room for cheating. I have tried some diets before where you eat “regular” food but less of it. Its like saying to a crack addict: you can have half a line per day, the rest is in the cupboard. There is too much room for cheating. I have zero willpower, but I can cope with craving. If I can take all the temptation away from me Cambridge should work well for me.
I am feeling quite apprehensive and quite excited.
