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Congratulations. Dont be like me and indulge in tempting foods, so that you end back where you started. I wish you good luck on this our endless journey. Temptation is all around us which requires steely determination not to succumb. It is very difficult but it can be done as shown by all the successful maintainers on…

I am climbing back on the low carb wagon as I fell off when covid raised its ugly head. I have regained the 20 lbs which it took me ages to lose. I once again self sabotaged by eating toast for breakfast ( the aroma from my husband’s breakfast toast finally defeated my determination not to eat toast ). That was my first…

Just for today I will not eat anything with flour or sugar. I have gained 20 lbs during lockdown and am once again a little roly poly. Why why why do I self sabotage when all I want is to be the slim person I used to be. I got a shock last week when I put on a dress which last summer was very loose, but now shows all those…

My goal is to only eat between 20 and 30 grams of carbohydrates. If I do this I can lose 1lb a week which would mean 16 lbs less by Christmas. I can do it if I keep focussed, determined, consistent and persistent. I will JUST DO IT. 😎

Good luck Elise. I was so delighted that I had dropped 2lbs my first day back on 20 grams carb, but for the past 3 days although I have been strictly on plan I have not lost another lb, but on the bright side I haven’t gained. Let’s have another great lc day. 😎

Congrats on getting the job. I decided enough is enough when I discovered that I had regained 16 lbs of the 27 which had taken me ages to lose. I looked in mirror and saw a little plump person, sort of round, whereas last summer I was quite svelte. I have only been successful when I cut out anything with flour or sugar, so…

Since lockdown I have been unable to stop snacking. I eat 16/8 and have no problem only having a multivitamin drink for breakfast, And dont eat anything or feel hungry till lunch at 1 but after my lunch, normally two eggs as an omelette, I just want to keep snacking. I have put on 14 lbs In 5 months.i feel such an idiot.…

Much to my disgust I put on 12 lbs because I started baking again for my husband but, of course, the aroma of flapjacks tempted me to indulge, so that was the start of the carb monster becoming part of my life again. Beautiful clothes which fitted last summer are waiting on me losing that 12 lbs. I began on Monday to get…

I have to keep reminding myself that it is a choice. Choose to be slimmer or choose to self sabotage if I indulge in anything which will keep me plumper than I want to be. Today I will choose to be slimmer. 😊

3 lbs when I am tempted by the aroma of toast and have that for breakfast instead of my usual multivitamin drink and a tisane. In 2020 I want to finally reach my target so no more than 20 grams of carbs per day. Have a great lc day everyone 😊

Low carb has worked for me too. CICO just didn’t!! I only have 10 lbs to lose so being patient, determined and I will get there. 🌝

Congrats. Ab Fab transformation. Low carb is definitely the way to eat. I know that and have been successful in the past and lost 27 lbs, but this week I have really fallen off the wagon and been tempted by chocolate treats, rice cakes and little toasts, Today is the day when I stop being so stupid and stick to plan. Have…

Thanks for your reply. I hope it comes off fast. I should know by now if I eat carbs I will gain overnight but usually it takes me weeks to lose it again. However I will persevere and reach my target as soon as I can. I know I need patience. It will happen if I stick to plan.. 🌝

I successfully lost 27 lbs by many years of low carbing. I have another 10 to lose to be slim again. Last week an acquaintance who I hadn’t seen for weeks said that I looked great and asked if I had lost weight. I was delighted because she is only the second person to comment. However, since the weekend I have eaten toast,…

Just for today I will not eat any more carbs. I had two slices of toast for breakfast which, much to my surprise, I didn’t really enjoy. I will not overeat any more carbs as I had reached my lowest weight for 15 years then started eating bread, fruit and biscuits once again so regained lbs around my middle. However I will…

My nsv is being able to wear beautiful summer pants which I couldn’t zip up last summer. It certainly stops me from eating any extra carbs after my meals.

Wow. Congrats on your amazing transformation!! It is incredible the différence of losing 30 lbs. Seven years ago I lost 20 lbs but the only person who noticed was my beautician. I regained some of those lbs but managed to stay comparatively slim. However, I feel that losing another ten lbs would make a big difference. I am…

I get to sleep no problem but waken at 2.30, 3 or 4, then can’t get back to sleep😴

Gamme, that made me laugh!!!!

Hi Supergal, I hope it works well for you. Have a good IF LC day. 🌝

Just for today I will eat my evening meal then stop. I will not be tempted by a little bit of cheese, or even one teeny weeny sugar free sweet. My goal is to be at target on 1st June. I can do it if I have determination, persistence and patience, and I will just do it. 🌞

Hello Supergal, I managed to lose my last five pounds by IF, that is I only had coffee for breakfast, lunch at one, then dinner at 7. I was never very hungry in the morning, so skipping breakfast wasn’t a problem for me. Good luck with those last lbs. 😊

After losing 25 lbs I started adding a few carbs, such as one slice of toast, or an apple or a small plain biscuit, only to find my weight increased. It appears that I can’t eat above 20 grams carb without putting on lbs. So I have decided I would rather be slim than eat extra carbs. It all comes down to what is important…

What works for me is looking in the mirror, then going upstairs and looking in my wardrobe at the clothes I want to look good in this summer. When you are addicted to sugar you cannot stop with just one, but want another and then another. For me it is easier not to eat anything with any sort of sugar in the ingredients.

Cheese is my only trigger food.

Just for today I will no longer eat cheese as I am a cheese addict. I will also only eat one apple and 1 clementine as I am also a fruit addict. Happy, healthy 2019 everyone.

Cheese is a problem for me. I think I will just have a little bit, an ounce, with a cup of coffee, to finish my dinner, but once I have eaten that little bit I want another bit and so on. It is an addiction for me. I read once that there is something in cheese which makes it addictive - I cant remember what is is called,…

Just for today I will not eat cheese or anything containing sugar. I am a cheeseaholic and carboholic.

Thank you for that really inspiring post and congratulations on your one year maintenance. I have lost 30 lbs in the past and regained those lbs time and time again. I now realise that I can never eat sugary treats ever again as they are my downfall. I have not eaten anything containing sugar for 10 days, and intend to do…

Thanks for posting such a Fantastic Guardian article. I know I was very slim until I married a carboholic and then my shelves were full of sugary food. However, I have finally come to my senses and no longer indulge in carbage.i refuse to be tempted. Have a great lc day everyone.