Week 2 Weigh-In

I lost one poud this week. Previously I might have got cross about this "Only one pound!" But I've decided one pound is great. I stopped dieting last June, partly because I was frustrated by my slow progress. But if I had stuck with it and continued that slow progress, by now I would be a very nice weight indeed. So one poud is fine. One pound is great. And I'mm keeping going with week three of the graprefruit diet.

Week One Weigh-In

I lost 3 pounds in the first week on Grapefruit diet. I've decided to stick with it another week, since I'm enjoying the food (it's not just grapefruit, it's also a lot of meat and plenty of salad and veggies, no carbs though).

I've achieved a goal, I'm now under 14 stone. My next goal is to lose a stone from my start weight, only 11 pounds to go.

I went for a one mile run this morning and I feel really good. I'm going to try to run every day.

Feeling good today!

Wednesday Weigh-In

I lost 2lbs on the Grapefruit diet. I'm glad to be losing weight again but I had thought that on crash diets like Grapefruit Diet you were supposed to lose much more than that in a week. I thought 1-2lbs a week was a moderate rate of weight-loss on normal long-term diets, more like Diet Delish which I have started again this week.

It's just so frustratingly slow.

However I am changing shape, which is pleasing. My UK size 16 jeans were far too baggy on me, so I bought two pairs of size 14 jeans from Marks and Spencer. M&S sizes are generous, and I probably wouldn't be able to fit a size 14 from most other shops, but I'm counting it as a goal reached anyway. I've dropped a clothes size. Hurrah!

Wednesday Weigh-In

I neither gained nor lost weight last week. I was expecting something like that because I cheated quite a bit early in the week, although I stuck closely to the diet later in the week. Never mind - I've now started my second week of grapefruit diet and I hope I'll lose at least a couple of pounds this week.

I'm still doing Flylady, the system for getting your housework under control. I'm on day 3 now so I'm supposed to:

• keep my sink shiny


• get dressed first thing in the morning instead of slobbing around in a dressing gown


• read the copious Flylady emails for a few minutes every day

Unless day 4's task is "get bloody moving and pick up all the crap" I can't see how this is going to result in a tidy house, so I've "cheated" (you're specifically told not to jump ahead and do more) and I've tidied all the upstairs of the house and the living room and I've done all the laundry. The hallway, kitchen and bathrooms are still waiting to be done. Maybe once I get it all tidy i can use the Flylady system for keeping it tidy, but it's going way too slow for my liking so far.

Much like my weight-loss.

Wednesday Weigh-In

I gained one pound on the grapefruit diet. I'm not very impressed with that.

But looking at it nother way, in the last 2 weeks I lost 4 pounds, so that's good. Maybe the 5-pound-loss last week was an abnormal fluctuation, and this week I "really" lost weight, but it was hidden by the strange drop the week before.

I'm back on diet delish for a week then I'll give grapefruit another go, but if this happens again I'm looking for another crash diet.

In other news, I took my measurements and found:

Bust = 37 inches (lost 3 1/2 inches)
Waist = 34inches (exactly the same)
Hips = 43 inches (lost 1 inch)

So all the weight is coming off my boobs and little or nothing from anywhere else.

Feeling a bit fed-up.

Five Pounds Lost!

Great news! I've been following Diet Delish for the last week, and I've lost five pounds in a single week.

I don't understand how, because this is the third time I've done it, and both the other times I only lost one pound. It's also a fairly generous diet (1,300kcals per day) and I even cheated once by eating a cookie. Anyway I'm really happy.

I've now lost over one stone, which is a major weight-loss goal, and I've marked it in the sidebar under "Goals Achieved". The next goal is only 3 lbs away - to have lost 10% of my starting weight.

I've included a graph of my weight loss so far. I'm really happy today, and proud of what I've achieved. This week I will be following the Grapefruit Diet. Wish me luck.

Again - One Poxy Pound Lost

No more cabbage soup diet for me. Once again I lost one measly pound after a week of self-denial and hunger.

I'm back on Diet Delish for a week, then I'm going to try the Grapefruit Diet. Maybe I can lose significant weight following that, on my weeks in between Diet Delish.

Only Lost One Pound Again

I can't believe it. I gained back one of the pounds I lost on day one last week, so my total weight loss this week is again one pound. For the last there weeks I only lost one pound per week. It's better than nothing, but I have been so faithful to the diets I expected to lose more. At this rate it will take me exactly a year to reach my goal weight (I have 52 more pounds to lose).

I am starting another week of cabbage soup diet this week, but if I only lose one pound this time I won't ever do cabbage soup again. The first week I did it I lost 7lbs, but the next time I only lost 1lb. I am also going to exercise at least three times this week. We'll see how it goes.

Better Weigh-In

I don't normally weigh myself every day, but I was so disappointed after yesterday's weigh-in that I weighed myself this morning. I had dropped another 2lbs.

I can't believe that after the incredibly strict cabbage soup diet, yesterdays day of diet delish caused me to drop 2lbs on the day. So I'm going to assume that they were just waiting to go as a result of CSD, so really I lost 3lbs last week. From today onwards any more weight loss I will attribute to DD.

I'm not mental - I do know I am rationalising myself in circles here. But if I diet for no reward I will have no motivation to continue to diet. There has to be a payback.

Only Lost 1lb - Very Cross

I'm very cross. I only lost one poxy pound after a week of sticking to cabbage soup diet really strictly. It's not a fun diet, it's so restrictive, but it was worth it because of the results. But it definitely isn't worth it for one lousy pound in a week.

I'm back on diet delish for a week. Last time I did it I lost a pound, but I was eating french toast and jam and honeyed pork medallions and all sorts of delicious things. Not disgusting cabbage soup.

I don't know what I'll do at the end of this week. I can't face cabbage soup diet again unless I felt confident of losing loads of weight. But I can't face the prospect of a one pound per week weight loss, and taking over a year to reach my goal weight.

I'm feeling pretty hacked off.

Lost 1lb on Diet Delish

I lost one pound this week sticking strictly to Diet Delish. I'm happy with that. It wasn't an arduous week and the food was so nice I sometimes I thought I might even gain weight eating so well.

But now I'm going to do another week of Cabbage Soup Diet. Last time I did CSD I lost 7lbs, but I don't expect to equal that again. If I lose 4lbs I'll be very happy. I'd be satisfied f I lost 2lbs.

Lost 7lbs on Cabbage Soup Diet

I lost 7lbs in one week on the Cabbage Soup Diet. That's fantastic, I was hoping to lose about 4lbs, but I'd have been satisfied if I had lost 2lbs. It wasn't hard, I enjoyed the soup and the other food, so I stuck to it very strictly (except strictly you're not supposed to drink coffee or tea, but a) I can give up food but I can't give up coffee and tea and b) I don't believe it's coffee and tea that made me fat, so I've no qualms about drinking them black, or with skimmed milk, as much as I like).

Now I'm doing Diet Delish. I hope to lose 2lbs this week, although I'd be satisfied just to maintain my weight. The meals seem really tasty and generous after the strict Cabbage Soup regime. I've already had a bowl of bran flakes with skimmed milk and half a sliced banana and it tasted indulgent. I'm looking forward to spinach salad for lunch and Asian Turkey Burger for dinner.