thoughts on being lighter

I've taken a slight break from the blog while I was celebrating the result of my Diet Challenge.. Not wanting to keep you in suspense, but let me just set the scene a little.. My heart was pounding so hard I thought I was going to die before I got on the scales. I was convinced that my nervous sweat was going to increase my weight and keep me above my target, but thank the Lord of whatever it is you believe in, my final weight loss was three stones and ONE POUND!!! And the crowd went wild...

I'm really going to try and keep the healthy eating going, but not to the extremes I was putting myself through in the past month or so. In fairness, I've had about 10,000 calories a day since the weigh-in (mostly in beer and pizza) but I think I deserved the reward, and I know I can get back on the diet horse when I want to. Ideally I'd like to hover around 15stones or so, but I'm not setting myself a target about when I'll get there.

It is strangely addictive losing weight. That feeling of hungry light-headedness is a buzz and a high by itself, and it becomes a real challenge to see how little you can actually survive on. It also gave me a real sense of control to be able to resist my body's desperate calling for food. It's not healthy, but I can see how people develop eating disorders.

RC 9-7-09