"We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat."
I’m on a diet.
People say: it’s not really necessary, is it? ‘Cause according to them, I’m not fat. Sure, they say, I’m not thin or anything, but I’m not fat, either. I don’t care. I think I am, and I wanna lose weight for me. Besides, once I have lost the weight I want to lose and have become a skinny bitch, they will say I used to be fat anyway. (Cynical? Maybe. True? Yes, based on past experiences.
The diet is called the Cambridge Diet, and it was huge in the 80's: my variation on it is modified version of that, because they realized 300 cal. a day just ain't enough. It's supposedly 'academically sound' (because it was thought up by the smarties of Cambridge University, hence the supremely clever name) and it operates through principles that sound really well-thought-out and intelligent on the leaflet. I get all this astronaut food (porridge, shakes, soups and bars) that provides me with all the nutrition I need while still giving me a minimal amount of fuel. This serves to put my body in something called 'ketosis', which is when your body stops running on your stomach and starts running on your stored body fat.
I was only truly hungry the first day. I had that kind of headache and feeling of faintness you get when you haven't eaten enough - it's a symptom, apparently: it's your body throwing a tantrum to get you to eat some damn carbs. After that, it still hasn't been easy (I miss actual food and really crave some fried eggs) but it hasn't been as hard. My breath is suffering, though (I can't have chewing gum, on account of the chewing giving my stomach the wrong signals) but I have alcohol-free mouth-spray for that. I can have tea and coffee and water, but I despise tea and coffee, ergo.
I know shakes-diets are notorious for their yo-yo-effect, but my dietician says this can be avoided if you adapt your eating pattern when you come out of the diet. I know it probably still isn't healthy to take these kind of diets, but. It sure as hell is a lot easier to adapt your eating pattern when you're already thinner. (Trufax.)
Why am I posting this, then? Because I want to remember. I want to remember that it’s hard to follow a diet (in particular this diet). I want to remember that it’s hard to change your eating pattern. This was not easy. So, later on, when I’m like, “eh, I’ll just have another cupcake” I want to remember this. I want myself to know it was difficult to get thinner, to adapt my eating pattern, to start training again. I don't want to be 88 kg when January rolls around again.
Results!
Starting point: 88.7 kg.
Week #1: 85.3 kg.
Net loss: 3.5 kg.
Boo-yah.
Current Music: Bruno Mars.
People say: it’s not really necessary, is it? ‘Cause according to them, I’m not fat. Sure, they say, I’m not thin or anything, but I’m not fat, either. I don’t care. I think I am, and I wanna lose weight for me. Besides, once I have lost the weight I want to lose and have become a skinny bitch, they will say I used to be fat anyway. (Cynical? Maybe. True? Yes, based on past experiences.
The diet is called the Cambridge Diet, and it was huge in the 80's: my variation on it is modified version of that, because they realized 300 cal. a day just ain't enough. It's supposedly 'academically sound' (because it was thought up by the smarties of Cambridge University, hence the supremely clever name) and it operates through principles that sound really well-thought-out and intelligent on the leaflet. I get all this astronaut food (porridge, shakes, soups and bars) that provides me with all the nutrition I need while still giving me a minimal amount of fuel. This serves to put my body in something called 'ketosis', which is when your body stops running on your stomach and starts running on your stored body fat.
I was only truly hungry the first day. I had that kind of headache and feeling of faintness you get when you haven't eaten enough - it's a symptom, apparently: it's your body throwing a tantrum to get you to eat some damn carbs. After that, it still hasn't been easy (I miss actual food and really crave some fried eggs) but it hasn't been as hard. My breath is suffering, though (I can't have chewing gum, on account of the chewing giving my stomach the wrong signals) but I have alcohol-free mouth-spray for that. I can have tea and coffee and water, but I despise tea and coffee, ergo.
I know shakes-diets are notorious for their yo-yo-effect, but my dietician says this can be avoided if you adapt your eating pattern when you come out of the diet. I know it probably still isn't healthy to take these kind of diets, but. It sure as hell is a lot easier to adapt your eating pattern when you're already thinner. (Trufax.)
Why am I posting this, then? Because I want to remember. I want to remember that it’s hard to follow a diet (in particular this diet). I want to remember that it’s hard to change your eating pattern. This was not easy. So, later on, when I’m like, “eh, I’ll just have another cupcake” I want to remember this. I want myself to know it was difficult to get thinner, to adapt my eating pattern, to start training again. I don't want to be 88 kg when January rolls around again.
Results!
Starting point: 88.7 kg.
Week #1: 85.3 kg.
Net loss: 3.5 kg.
Boo-yah.
Current Music: Bruno Mars.