Crafts and Life

Lunch – Spicy parsnip and carrot soup with wholemeal bread

Dinner – Tofu stir fry with noodles

Supper/snacks – Cheese sandwich x 2

Drinks – No added sugar Vimto, tea with milk x 5, red wine

DAY TEN

Key Theme: HOPE

PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS

Once you have stayed off the Feast or Famine Cycle for a period of time— your body knows how much time as long as you keep eating very well and on time— you will begin a gradual, irregular descent on the scale. Some people seem to be able to lose steadily at a clip of a few pounds a month overall. Most are not so predictable, losing nothing for two months, gaining the next month then suddenly going down eight pounds the month after that. Remember that no weight loss will happen if you stay on the Cycle so be persistent in eating well and staying tune in to your hunger and fullness signals. Some bodies are more resistant to change, and the wait to start losing is sometimes long— up to twelve months for some very famine sensitive ones. As long as they are securely off the Feast or Famine Cycle, the challenge for them is to stick to the basics and not get sloppy. If there is a long wait, you must wait. What else can you do? Want to go back to dieting?

“All human wisdom is summed up in two words— wait and hope.” Alexandre Dumas

Food for Thought: Permanent weight loss is slow, period.

Antonello, Jean. Naturally Thin: Lasting Weight Loss without Dieting . Heartland Book Company. Kindle Edition.