Week 3

Week 3 down and a massive loss of 2.2kgs! That brings me to 10.2kgs lost overall! I am SO HAPPY! It's also my first mini goal of 10kgs achieved! 1/5th of the way to my goal! So excited!

The next goal on the horizon is 20kgs, which will be shortly followed by my descent into double digits! I would just LOVE to be under 100kgs again.

Other little benefits I've noticed is that I'm generally feeling better. I have struggles with depression and since being on this diet, I've noticed that my general mood is so improved. I'm far less irritable and can seem to take stress a lot better. In Week 2 I had a few teary moments when I felt very hungry and deprived, but Week 3 has been a very strong one, and my best yet in terms of the lack of hunger.

I went to a party on Saturday night and this was the first time I've had to pass on so much yummy food being sent around. The cake did look amazing, but I am committed to this journey and the healthier, happier me to come!

I owe a lot to the support I have been given. From my amazing partner, supportive friends, and all the people in the Optifast forums and Facebook Group! Through reading about all these inspirational losses and recipe ideas I have found a lot of inspiration and motivation. I doubt I would be going this strong without that!

I am really enjoying the challenge of cooking with veggies alone and discovering all these wonderful new recipe ideas. Next ones I want to try are a Mushroom soup (with Cauliflower to make it creamier), vegetable Shepherd's pie (with Cauli mash!) and a vegetarian San Choy Bow.

WIL: 2.2kgs and 1/5th of my starting weight!
WIG: Knowledge that I can go to a party without having to eat and drink like Hedonism-bot!

Week 2

Second week down and 1.3kg lost!! So happy! I was really frightened that my body would punish me for the big loss in the first week! And up until yesterday it was looking like it would! I was weighing myself every day and not seeing a drop at all. Then, this morning - BAM! Way to bring it home for weigh-in day!

*happy dance*

I added in some more exercise this week - 10 squats every time I use the bathroom (Thanks Jo-Anne!) and some light weights and ab exercises on the couch in the commercial breaks.

Also - Veggie Twister and Zucchini Pasta you are my new best friends!

Thanks to everyone on the Optifast Forum and the FB group for all your support this week. You really got me through what was a bit of a tough one.

*more happy dance*

Oh, and from now on - I'm only weighing myself on Weigh-In day!

WIL: 1.3kgs
WIG: Some new friends, and a new recipe for Zucchini Pasta!

Week 1

Big 6.7kg loss in my first week, but not getting ahead of myself just yet as everything I've read says that the first week or two of losses contains a lot of water weight. Still, a good start nonetheless! Just hoping that I still get a loss this week.

I feel very confident right now. Not so much from the number, but from the fact that I feel more dedicated than I have ever been on any other diet before. I did not cheat once last week and I got up and went for a 30min walk 5 out of the 7 days - which is a huge achievement for me. Historically, when I try to lose weight, I have thrown myself hard into the gym (2 hours+ a day) and have crashed and burned within a few days (binges etc).

They weren't lying about the first 3 days of Optifast though. They really do suck. But, I'm starting to only feel hungry around meal times now. And I'm starting to show traces of ketosis. Going to try and cut back on the coffee and Pepsi Max this week to see if I can get further into ketosis.

Craving a slice of bread like never before! But, hot tea has been my saviour so far!

Feeling pretty tired, but positive. :)

WIL: 6.7kgs and that awful 3-day-challenger hunger!
WIG: A new, better way to start the day!

What I Plan

I started Optifast on the 4th November, 2013.

I have been blogging my journey on the Optifast forums since the beginning. But, as I have read that the site has had some issues in the past and even lost years worth of posts, I thought it would be a good idea to have this blog too so that I never lose what I've written. Being able to look back at how far I've come and what I've been through has been very helpful in keeping me on track.

I also want to use this blog to share some of the other things that go on in my life throughout the course of this weight loss journey. Even if they are not specifically related to a drop on the scales.

For the purpose of continuity and to make sure I have everything in the one place, I have gone and copied in and backdated the posts I initally posted on the Optifast forums.

I hope that this blog helps me to get in touch with other people - whether they be on their own weight loss journeys or not.

What I Lost: The fear of losing my journals.
What I Gained: A wonderful new blog!