A lot has happened since then. I'll skip to November 201o. At this time, I had been on and off dieting for a while and I had gained a lot of weight. I was afraid if I didn't do something, I'd be back up to my heaviest weight again and wearing clothes you can only buy in certain shops.
I was depressed. I felt bad about myself and the way I looked. Exasperated and not wanting to do any more fad diets, I searched online for something that would help me and found Motivation Weight Loss clinics. I called them to set up an initial consultation in the hopes they could help me.
I arrived at my appointment full of hope and anticipation. I was warmly greeted and taken through the program step by step. They were very friendly and up front about the cost which I thought was high at first, until I calculated it and found it was nearly the same as what I forked out for Lipotrim which I tried 2 or 3 times and didn't work at all.
That night I discussed it with my husband. He was initially put off by the cost but I reasoned with him that it was worth it for my well-being and I promised him this would be the last thing I tried. If it didn't work, I wouldn't spend any more money on trying to lose weight. He agreed.
I started my diet which is a high protein, low carb and restricted calorie plan. I was allowed beer or wine as a replacement for my carbs, but I chose not to drink. I went in every week for a weigh in and did very well. My main motivation was my upcoming trip to Africa, India and Australia. It's not nice to be overweight in warm weather.
By August 2011 when I was due to take my holiday, I lost an astonishing 46 lbs (around 21 kg). I was still about 14 lbs (6kg) away from my goal weight but I felt great. I had been exercising; going to toning classes, spinning and pilates, plus working out with a trainer once a week.
During the holiday I put on some weight. Then I came home and put on more weight. Long story short, my clothes stopped fitting and because of the progress I'd made, I had thrown out all of my big clothes.
So now I am back on my diet and exercising again. I am not going in for weekly weigh ins, mainly because I want to discipline myself. I shouldn't have to get weighed in to maintain my diet. I've been back on it for two weeks now and have lost about 10 lbs (4kg).
I will be blogging more often, sharing recipes and tips as I come across them. Currently, I eat 5 servings of protein a day, 3 with main meals and 2 for snacks. For the snacks I use protein shakes or light cheese like Mini Babybel Light. 2 of them make up one protein serving.
Today's menu was:
Breakfast: one poached egg
Snack: protein shake
Lunch: Vegetable and lentil soup (homemade)
Snack: protein shake
Dinner: 30g (1 oz.) steamed boneless skinless chicken breast, steamed asparagus and brussels sprouts and 1 cup of basmati rice.
Dessert: 1 small apple
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