kicking it - Week four weigh in

Take another kilo off!!

Only 8 to go now - very exciting that I got to change the pantry door sign!

Broke badly this week - had a half a slice of mudcake from a wedding that we went to, it was soooo good - but ended up with a massive headache that lasted all night. Also had chips and chicken which my body really wasnt used to, so dealt with that as well in not a good way (read to much time on the loo).

Into week 5 now - not much energy at the moment, have been very busy and therefore very tired, so trying to get back to gym - Ill see how we go this week.

Thinking about sugar a lot still - is this just the way my brain is after 31 years of eating it or I am still just craving it? Hard to say. But I do feel less bloated now and I also think that I have the ability to be able to eat things more in moderation now. Well, only time will tell that!!

kicking it - apple time

I was so hungry tonight (we had tacos for dinner - not very filling) so I decided to have an apple. This is my first piece of fruit in about 4 weeks and it was a tasty granny smith apple. It hit the spot but now I have a headache... Im wondering if this is at all related?

kicking it - Week three weigh in

No weight change this week. Hoping its just one of those things... Although, I havent done any exercise for a while, so I have to kick start my heart and just get back into it!

Still going sugar free - it does get easier, although there are days when all I want is sugar. Not sure if that will ever change. When I do reintroduce sugar back into my diet, I know it will be in a form that is a lot less than what I was eating :)

kicking it - Week three done!

Well, I have just made it past the 3rd week of no sugar! Last night I did my winter/summer clothes swap and realised that I have dropped a dress size which is very exciting. One down, one to go!

I am hoping that these ten kgs are gone before Easter - cause thats going to be the hardest time not to be having sugar... Easter eggs are the best chocolate of the year!!

kicking it - Week two done!

Two weeks in and all I have had is 4 tiny squares of chocolate in 14 days!

Total weight loss so far is 2.2 kilos.

This week (through circumstance not on purpose) I only made it to the gym once, so therefore didnt do any exercise apart from that one time - and I still lost .9!

I still find that I am thinking about food more - although maybe its because I know that I need to be prepared in what I am eating. I dont crave it as much, but if I do - Im not going to deny myself (hence the chocolate squares). I am still drinking diet coke - that gets me through the afternoon - but I am going to try and drop that as well.

We had a party yesterday and there was so much yummy food on offer - but I just had a big glass of water instead!

kicking it - Doh!

Okay - confession time!! I "broke" last night and had a very sneaky 4 squares of cadbury dairy milk... No excuses - I needed something and thats what we had in the cupboard.

It was different though - it was more than enough and I didnt even think about going back for more. I could easily kick one of those out in one session a couple of weeks ago!

So, we continue on our journey! At least its happened now...

kicking it - Total weight loss for week 1 is....

1.3 kilos!!! Yeeha.

Downside is - now I have to stick it out...

kicking it - ONE WEEK DONE!

Okay - so I didnt think I would last this long!! Not after the week I had... and also the many treats that were placed in front of me this week - watermelon, cakes, choc chip muffins, dark chocolate bullets... the list is pretty much endless!!

I still dont feel any better - I think about sugar lot more than what I did, but rather than just eat it, I actually think about it instead! Headaches come around 3pmish most days and I feel like I am still a bit grumpy!

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinners have all been very healthy, no sugar in my tea, no treats of any kind. The thing that I am missing the most I think is fruit juice - but water is making up for that.

Weighing myself again in the morning to see how we are going for the weekly weight loss - so fingers crossed... although I have had a very lazy weekend, so Im not expecting anything big!

kicking it - Day 5

Im committed to doing this for the next 4 weeks to see if there is any weight loss benefits, and if not I will reintroduced good sugars back into my diet. If there is a difference in my weight loss, I will keep it up until I reach the 10 kgs mark that I need to lose and then reintroduce good sugars back in.

Weighed myself this morning - ive lost 500 grams in 5 days. Not so sure if thats a good thing or not yet. It seems pretty consistent with my weight loss over the past couple of weeks. Ill weigh myself again on Monday (that will be one week in) and see how we go.

Got offered some watermelon this morning and said no and the person replied"its only a little piece - go on, have it" to my "no - thanks anyway" went again "there is only a couple of pieces left - just have it" to my "Thanks, but Ill pass".

Got me thinking about how often in life people push us to do something that we dont want to do and end up doing it even though its not what we want. If I dont want to have cake - I should be able to say no with no strings attached to that no. If I dont want any watermelon - same thing!

This person doesnt know me and what I am going through - and thats fine. But maybe just saying "okay" instead of pushing someone to do what they dont want to do would be better. It makes it hard to be strong when being pushed!

kicking it - some tips!

Still going strong! Cant say its easy - it consumes my thoughts and my taste buds are yelling at me for some sugar. I had to pull a treat out for Alice for toileting and the smell of the Allens lollies was so strong... I couldnt believe it. Even the toothpaste now tastes so sweet!

A couple of tips for kicking sugar out of your diet:

# Shop online if you can - you then only buy exactly what you are looking for and dont have to be tempted in the shop
# Buy things with sugar in them that you normally wouldnt eat - so for my visitors I have kingstons biscuits, which I normally wouldnt eat. I know they are there in my cupboard, but I have no interest in eating them. For the kids I have tiny teddies. I know they are there - but again, I have no interest in eating them.
# Sugar free gum will get you past that 3pm struggle. That and a big glass of water.
# Full cream milk. I am not a massive breakfast eater - in fact, I hardly ever eat it, so Im trying really hard now to have a glass of milk and some toast for breakfast. I know I cant have milk on an empty stomach, so the toast helps there!

Im going to weigh myself in the morning for the first time this week. I dont know if I really feel like Ive lost any weight or more than usually, so it will be interesting to see if there is any difference at all.

kicking it - Day 3

Still going strong. Even got thru a morning tea play date yesterday watching people eat cake and biscuits...

Starting to want the taste of sugar in my mouth. Not sure how to stop that. Had a terrible day otherwise, but didnt cave in at all. Dont feel any different - it will be interesting to see if there is any changes that I do notice. I ate breakfast - which I normally dont, because I knew that I would be hungry and grumpy by mid morning if I didnt.

Have not hopped on the scales this week as yet - Im giving it a few days to burn first...