enchanted_moonstone
Earning My Ears
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- Mar 3, 2010
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Right... Where to start.. Hi, I'm Lucy and I'm a foodaholic! 
I've been reading through a couple of WISH journals and it seems people are more motivated when they have a journal to fill in with people (sometimes) reading along with them. So I guess I'm trying to write a journal in hope it will keep me on the straight and narrow!
Now, I don't know whether anyone will actually read this (let alone reply) but I'm going to write as though others will read - I'll try anything to help me lose weight!!
So... a bit of background now maybe? I've always been, shall we say, a little bit chubby. It seems though, in the last few years I have put more on than I care to think about! It has been a few crappy years to be honest, and my whole body is suffering for it. I have had four deaths of loved ones in the last three years. I'm an emotional eater so the grief from this has inevitably lead to a weight increase. I have tried several diets over the years, but as soon as something knocks me back, I use food as a comfort. This is something I need to change because I can't keep putting myself through these drastic weight changes.
I started last new year with a full on diet in the new year (who doesn't?) and was thrilled when I lost about 16 lbs in a couple of months.... Then because I was so happy with the weight loss.... I ate to celebrate!! Looking back on myself I can see I should have put the food down and kept up my good work. Then after the death of a loved one I completely stopped looking at my eating habits, so I went into denial about how much weight I was gaining again... sadly I put all the weight back on. I could kick myself!!
This new year I thought enough is enough! I'm back on and this time I'm sticking to it! Come what may.. A healthy body is a happy body right? Well I want a happy body!!! *stamps foot*
I started with slimming world, which started off good! I lost my first 14lbs and felt great. Although the diet didn't seem to feel right for me. I found I was 'stuck' on green days, which meant I was eating pasta by the truck loads, and rice by the bucket loads. Yeah, I lost weight, but I didn't feel particularly healthy if that makes any sense. I wasn't really eating much fruit and veg, and I definitely wasn't getting a varied diet.
When I first went "solo" with my diet I was terrified I'd gain all my weight back. I found out my copy of Paul McKenna's "I can make you thin". The main ideas are to eat what you want... When you want.... but s-l-o-w-l-y.
You stop eating when you are full, and only eat when you are hungry. I still find it quite hard to stop eating when I'm full, especially when something tastes so good! lol
So far so good! I have lost another 7lbs so far, but have hit a wall - which I am trying to break down with this!! I find when I am with my boyfriend I eat what he eats..... Now considering he is a strapping 6"2 ish guy, and I'm only 5"5 it doesn't really help my calorie intake!
So now!!! (If anyone has managed to read through this - which I highly doubt but thank you so much if you are still reading!!) Finally onto my aims and ideas etc etc...
I am going to try to lose at least 49 lbs, so I can stop feeling uncomfortable in my own skin!
I want to eat only healthy, good foods and no more processed crap!!
I want to start exercising and become healthier in general and hopefully feel better about myself!
I want to do all this ready for my first trip to DISNEY WORLD!!! 
I've been reading through a couple of WISH journals and it seems people are more motivated when they have a journal to fill in with people (sometimes) reading along with them. So I guess I'm trying to write a journal in hope it will keep me on the straight and narrow!
Now, I don't know whether anyone will actually read this (let alone reply) but I'm going to write as though others will read - I'll try anything to help me lose weight!!
So... a bit of background now maybe? I've always been, shall we say, a little bit chubby. It seems though, in the last few years I have put more on than I care to think about! It has been a few crappy years to be honest, and my whole body is suffering for it. I have had four deaths of loved ones in the last three years. I'm an emotional eater so the grief from this has inevitably lead to a weight increase. I have tried several diets over the years, but as soon as something knocks me back, I use food as a comfort. This is something I need to change because I can't keep putting myself through these drastic weight changes.
I started last new year with a full on diet in the new year (who doesn't?) and was thrilled when I lost about 16 lbs in a couple of months.... Then because I was so happy with the weight loss.... I ate to celebrate!! Looking back on myself I can see I should have put the food down and kept up my good work. Then after the death of a loved one I completely stopped looking at my eating habits, so I went into denial about how much weight I was gaining again... sadly I put all the weight back on. I could kick myself!!
This new year I thought enough is enough! I'm back on and this time I'm sticking to it! Come what may.. A healthy body is a happy body right? Well I want a happy body!!! *stamps foot*
I started with slimming world, which started off good! I lost my first 14lbs and felt great. Although the diet didn't seem to feel right for me. I found I was 'stuck' on green days, which meant I was eating pasta by the truck loads, and rice by the bucket loads. Yeah, I lost weight, but I didn't feel particularly healthy if that makes any sense. I wasn't really eating much fruit and veg, and I definitely wasn't getting a varied diet.
When I first went "solo" with my diet I was terrified I'd gain all my weight back. I found out my copy of Paul McKenna's "I can make you thin". The main ideas are to eat what you want... When you want.... but s-l-o-w-l-y.
You stop eating when you are full, and only eat when you are hungry. I still find it quite hard to stop eating when I'm full, especially when something tastes so good! lol
So far so good! I have lost another 7lbs so far, but have hit a wall - which I am trying to break down with this!! I find when I am with my boyfriend I eat what he eats..... Now considering he is a strapping 6"2 ish guy, and I'm only 5"5 it doesn't really help my calorie intake!
So now!!! (If anyone has managed to read through this - which I highly doubt but thank you so much if you are still reading!!) Finally onto my aims and ideas etc etc...
I am going to try to lose at least 49 lbs, so I can stop feeling uncomfortable in my own skin! I want to eat only healthy, good foods and no more processed crap!! I want to start exercising and become healthier in general and hopefully feel better about myself! I want to do all this ready for my first trip to DISNEY WORLD!!! 
