Comments for I used to be thin

Comment on Recipe 3: Cole slaw by Marie

Marie — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:53:20 +0000

I tried this recipe yesterday and I loved it! Thank you so much!!!

Comment on Cutting back like normal people by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:32:05 +0000

Thanks Daniela xx

Comment on Cutting back like normal people by Daniela

Daniela — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:29:57 +0000

Hi there,

I love your blog! It is so fun to read about the details of your journey that I did not get to hear about during the retreat. I hope to get to read more of what happens for you in the New Year.

Love,
Daniela

Comment on Route to Management – Week 12 by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:52:41 +0000

Hi Marie, congrats for your results so far, that fantastic :)

It’s a tough choice, deciding when to go onto RTM. First time around (not covered in this blog, unfortunately) I can now say I definitely started RTM too early. I remember feeling that anxiety you’re talking about, I just couldn’t WAIT another week!!!! The best advice I can give you is have a one on one with your Councellor to talk about it – she might be able to help you work out if you are really ready or if your crooked thinking is playing up trying to convince you you’ve ‘lost enough already’.

Losing weight during RTM may happen for some as in the first 3 weeks the food intake is very low, BUT it’s not guaranteed, so don’t be disappointed if you don’t… And don’t worry about which foods and all that, the 12 weeks of RTM are all laid out for you in the blue book you’ll get. It’s gradual and really well thought out, so if you follow the book you’ll be fine. If you look through my 12 weeks you’ll get a glimpse of what it’s like, but of course we are all different :)

Good luck!!

Comment on Route to Management – Week 12 by Marie

Marie — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:33:47 +0000

I’ve recently gone on to development after 14 weeks on Lighterlife, having lost 3 stone. I wanted to lose another ten pounds, but after one development class find myself flagging, and now seriously considering going on to RTM next week as the prospect of not even having a piece of chicken for another month is seriously getting me down! Is it still possible to lose weight on RTM? What kind of food do you eat? I don’t have a sweet tooth anyway (not now!) so the prospect of living on chicken and fish, etc., indefinitely is very appealing. (I don’t even like potatoes, bread, cakes, although I can be tempted to have the odd piece of chocolate!) Some tips would be appreciated!

Comment on Ketosis gone fishing?!? by Alison

Alison — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:40:23 +0000

so did avoiding bars and flavouring make any difference? I ask because I am in week 7 and have been faithfully abstinent but weight loss grinding to a halt, 2lbs, 1lb and this week my scales say I’ve put on 2lbs – will see officially at weigh in on Saturday but come on!! But you’re blog interested me because I been contemplating giving up bars to see, my pee sticks are always light light pink (raises eyebrows from councillor but hands up I’m innocent) and I drink 3ltrs of flavouring a day never thinking that could slow anything down. By way, not delighted by amount of artificial sweetners I’m getting but it’s only full on for a short period of my life so I’m willing to do that.

Just interested in your findings because I at 5t 3 and now 11st 4 I wonder if even a bar a day is too many carbs for me and I am not really in ketosis. Hungry HUNGRY and not bursting with all that energy I was promised. Have until now been keeping the faith but I need weight loss to back it all up…!

Comment on Living the dream – but which one? by sharon

sharon — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:02:41 +0000

wow, what an amazing post. I am on my first day back on LL and decided to look for a little inspiration (thinspiration more like it!) and what you have written is just ringing bells in my head. Up until November last year (when I reached my first LL goal) I didnt have a dream. I came to the UK nearly 9 years ago…was it to live a dream? not at all, it was an escape from the situation that my parents forced me into when they got divorced. I now have a dream because I have realised that I am allowed to think for myself, and am responsible for my own decisions (oh how you learn that on a VLCD!). My dream is to persue my career in a sunny country and wear that bikini on that famous beach…well I am 10 weeks away from that dream…only you can make your dreams become a reality…

Comment on Living the dream – but which one? by Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:23:33 +0000

Hey, a friend sent me the link to your site. Your entry is beyond touching… and you know what? You CAN do it. I felt very trapped at times by my life in London. If I hadn’t been sacked from my job, I’d probably still be there, working at a job that I hated, looking out the window during meetings and wishing that I could quit. I didn’t realize then how much power that I had to change the landscape of my own life, that we all have that power if we’re willing to take a risk.

It doesn’t matter that you don’t know what you want to do yet. Once your heart and mind are open to it, your dream will find you. Just keep your eyes open. And let me know how you’re getting on. I’ll keep watching your blog.

Bests,
Kathleen Flinn

Comment on Every day is a judgement day by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:53:16 +0000

11. People who leave their rubbish on the bus/tube seats.

Comment on Route to Management – Week 6 by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:05:58 +0000

Hi Lindy,
wow, thank you very much, that’s great to hear. My selfish aim has been to help me help myself ;) and leave myself a record of my Route to Management, so that I’d have a bit more than just the Food & Mood diaries, it’s kind of my letter to myself but over time.

However I’m very very happy to hear you’re getting something out of this as well! Also I had no idea I have regular readers *giggle* That’s very cool!

My one advice for the not-so-great days is to maybe go back to the Green Book and review the reasons and hopes and fears of why you wanted this change to begin with.

But it is your own journey, so best of luck with it, and maybe pop back in one day to leave a note on how things are moving forward?

Comment on Route to Management – Week 6 by Lindy

Lindy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:16:44 +0000

Hi
Just to let you know I think your blog is fantastic. I am also on LighterLife – in developers – and the comments that you make are just so valid and relevant.
Thanks for all the help that you’ve been. Its been brilliant to read your thoughts and its really helped on the days that haven’t been so easy.
Lindy

Comment on You live and you truly learn by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:16:45 +0000

I can see one of those coming up, definitely!!

Comment on You live and you truly learn by Silverfin

Silverfin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:52:29 +0000

Want to swap embarrassing-father stories over that half bottle of wine? (In the appropriate week, of course.)

Comment on Some things that are good for you are… nice! by Silverfin

Silverfin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:38:17 +0000

I can relate to that one. In the last month I have been truly startled at how nice some of my bizarre gluten-free vegan concoctions were. (And thought, did I accidentally put in something I’m not supposed to be eating?)

Comment on Some things that are good for you are… nice! by TheDeeZone

TheDeeZone — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:51:51 +0000

It is nice to find things that taste good that are good for you.

Comment on Route to Management – week 1 by Nick

Nick — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:51:54 +0000

hey! You should try unsweetened soy milk, it’s only 0.4 carbs per 250ml! :)

Comment on Ketosis gone fishing?!? by Nick

Nick — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:46:04 +0000

oh wow. Ok so:
1) you are WAY too hard on yourself
2) those sticks only show the ketones in your urine, aka the excess ketones not used by your body. Sure if the stick turns it means you’re in ketosis; but just because they don’t doesn’t mean you’re not. Your body is prob just burning efficiently those ketones. Also, you said your drinking 7 liters of water. HELLO!!! The sticks only show a concentration, not a quantity, and your urine is super diluted.
it makes perfect sense to me what your sticks showed. Just relax, you’re in ketosis. But drop that diet coke and aspartame shit, it can not only halt weight loss but it’s also really really evil for many other reasons. Stick to real food.

Comment on Stop when you’re full by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:59:22 +0000

Trust me, nothing in my life is obvious to me at the moment ;D

That’s a good tip (another one!), not only looking at how much I EAT but how much I made. And, additionally for me, probably asking myself why did I choose to make the amount I did…

Comment on Shedding the kilos, and the clothes by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:56:05 +0000

Hi Kelsey, it’s nice to have better days! I have always been either on the plump side or normal weight, never remotely below by any standards, so I cannot even begin to understand what you’ve been going through. But don’t ever think you were ’stupid’. We all live and learn, and we all have our own journeys to go through.

Thanks for popping by :)

Comment on Shedding the kilos, and the clothes by Kelsey Park

Kelsey Park — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:15:53 +0000

I’m proud of you that you feel confident about your body image. Your blog title up there really freaked me out. I mean, I was also that, “Skinny” girl until last year when I started mumbling everything into my mouth to ease away both my social and academic stress. And, I became anorexic for about a week and had to be hospitalized last summer. But, now do I come to think about it, I was just simply, stupid.

Comment on Abstinence is taking its toll by rubbersoulcv

rubbersoulcv — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:54:23 +0000

of course, where there is EVER a will… there is always a way

Comment on Coping strategies: Always ask for water by Kelsey Park

Kelsey Park — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:04:21 +0000

TRUE POINT. wow I’ve never thought of it that way but yes, sparkling water can be put as the same category as other pricey alcohols!

Comment on Recipe 2: Spicy Thai fishcakes by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:23:05 +0000

Own addition: why not curry paste until week 3? Because unless you are using dry stuff, there’s gonna be oil in it. Basically that was my reasoning. Best not take chances, eyh?

Comment on I hate running by Silverfin

Silverfin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:14:38 +0000

Do be careful of your knee and ankle joints, though!

Comment on Stop when you’re full by Silverfin

Silverfin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:05:33 +0000

I don’t think it’s possible to really know at the time. But…
Most meals people eat are fairly standard, ie. from their personal repertoire. That means you have some comparison, because meals are more or less repeated. So if you cook yourself pasta, take note of how much you make. Then, 20 mins after eating, see if you are still hungry, over-full, or goldilocks just right. If it’s over-full, you’ll know that next time you should make a bit less.
(Soz if that’s a really obvious thing to say!)

Comment on Crisis over sweetener by Easter » Crisis over sweetener

Easter » Crisis over sweetener — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:12:43 +0000

[...] I used to be thin wrote an interesting post today on Crisis over sweetenerHere’s a quick excerpt … ouple of work dinners coming up (not until April though, thankfully), Easter, birthdays, parties, normal days, breakfast, lunch, snacks, how will I cope in the evenings/nights, e tc. etc. etc…. [...]

Comment on How do you REALLY end it all? by Easter » How do you REALLY end it all?

Easter » How do you REALLY end it all? — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:37:05 +0000

[...] I used to be thin wrote an interesting post today on How do you REALLY end it all?Here’s a quick excerptI spoke to my mum on the phone and suggested she fly to London for Easter weekend at the end of March….Then it occurred to me that I’ll be on quite early stages of Management during Easter, and I started to count the weeks…. [...]

Comment on I hate running by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:29:34 +0000

Hey thanks Tom.
I don’t see myself becoming a ‘passionate runner’ anywhere soon, but hopefully running will become something I won’t dislike as an exercise option. I know it’s lame to set low expectations, but occasionally it works. And who knows! I may grow to like the running, and not just Yuri’s coaching :D

Comment on I hate running by tom

tom — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:29:23 +0000

I just came across your blog and want to encourage you to stay with the running. I’m familiar with Yuri’s approach to fitness and you’ll succeed.

I’m just a passionate runner and really hope you’ll find the satisfaction and achieve your fitness goals. Sounds like you are already making good progress.

The key to success with running is doing it gradually. If you need any resources, I can help.

So dissappointing you surfed for a long time to fine inspiration for beginning running. Let me help if you have any questions, and feel free to join http://www.runnerslounge.com, the on-line community for runners. We have all sorts of wonderful runners with a full range of experience and capabilities.

I’ll look forward to following your progress. Keep up your good work!

Comment on I eat, therefore I’m worthy by nocommongirl

nocommongirl — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:38:21 +0000

Thanks Sue :)