Day 11

[Paula]

Goodish day so far! I have been quite stressed in the last couple of days as I have lots of family arriving here for their summer holidays this weekend and am trying to work out where to accomodate everyone! This is the point where Pre- Dax I would stand in the kitchen and mindlessly stress eat! You know a large packet of crisps a couple of biscuits etc... Anyway that hasn't happened !! I am amazed at how my appetite has reduced, I know dax said it would but I am satisfied on very little food now! I am eating Rye Bread with my lunchtime salads and was eating one slice last week ( I don't like it that much so one slice was enough!) now I am only managing 1/2 slice per meal and that is all I want. I am not regulating how much I am eating just making sure it is ED friendly, and I am eating snacks in between meals, mainly natural yog with 3 nuts and a handful of seeds and a bit of chopped fruit on top. I am happy with my 3 pound loss this week and 3 1/2 cms loss around body, I am happy with slowly but surely! I have been much better with the exercise this week as I still ache a bit but nothing compared to last week! I can see an increase in my strength, I was really struggling last week with that last IMT exercise, the push up then raisng a hand up, I am on 8 reps today and it wasn't such a struggle, amazing how quickly the body adapts! Anyway, my husband has given me huge motivation today not to fall off the wagon, I am going to the Premiere of a film he has been involved in at the last week of August (so obviously want to look good on the red carpet, as it probably be the only time I will get to do that!) and then he casually said "OK magazine will be there taking pictures". I am sure they won't really want pictures of me but has given me a real fright!! Great opportunity for a new dress!

[Margot]

Paula,
Your commentary brought a smile to my face as reading it was almost like re reading our blogs from about 3 months ago......We have all experienced what you have gone through and trust us when I say it gets better and more.....You will be amazed in a couple of weeks what you are capable of doing... Red Carpet sounds pretty exciting...what a great motivator...can't wait to hear all about it.