It's nearly been a year since I started the final diet. How have I done so far? Well 10oz per week is not a great average loss - it'll hardly set the heather on fire but it's better than no loss at all!
What I have learned is that thinking about going on a diet is not at all helpful. On the two times I had a break from dieting the weight I put on was mainly during the period I was thinking, "gosh the diet starts again next week, now - what can I eat!!!" Having a break or preferably an off-day is not terribly harmful, but once you've sinned, accept it and carry on. The phrase "You're as well being hung for a sheep as a lamb" does not apply to losing weight. You eat a lamb, you're gonna have to work it off, but eat a sheep and working it off will take much longer!
I started this because I was not very well - 17 stones on a small frame leads to panting and peching, I could feel my blood pressure going up and more embarrassing, all that fat wasn't really allowing my bladder to stretch to capacity, and the snoring was even waking me up. Most of those problems have subsided more or less, and the less there is of me, the more those problems will be solved!
Overall the best thing about this new regime is that I am taking things steadily, I'm not depriving myself of anything, although I have cut pies and pastry to practically nil, and eat much less red meat than I used to, I even have reduced the amount of chicken I eat. I have also reduced the amount of chocolate I eat - but I've not cut it out completely.
So, 30 pounds in 50 weeks is not quite what I had hoped for when I started this diet, but I'm not disappointed, I'm pleased that I can eat sensibly, exercise moderately and who knows, that bike is still waiting out there for me - one day I'll spark up the courage to get on it! Then you'll see a new me :)
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