Result! Yeah Baby! I can so live with a six pound loss as a first week result. I'm very pleased with that. I know the first week tends to have a higher loss than following weeks, so it won't be this much again, but it's an encouraging start. And it makes it easier to continue and start a fresh week.
I actually felt lighter on the walk to the train station this morning. All five or six minutes of it :-) I know it's psychological. I can't possibly be feeling the difference of six pounds off a total of 260, but it felt good. I'm in a great mood, lighter physically and emotionally. I know what I'm like from previous experiences of weight loss. I'm a bit gung ho for a few weeks, finding it relatively easy to stick to an allowance, but as weeks go on, I lose motivation, become complacent and stop being careful. And that's what I need to change. I have to finally come round to the idea that it's not a part time fix. I need a lifestyle overhaul. I wish I could get my head round the idea that food is something I need to deal with for life. Getting to a healthy weight within a couple of years is all very well (I'd like to be fit and fifty, so I've nearly three years) but once at a healthy weight, ideally I'd like to stay there. It just feels as if I'll always have to be on my guard around food. And that sounds like no fun at all.
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