
In the last update in early July, I was 10lbs down and, with a holiday and a birthday party coming up, was trying hard to focus and stay motivated. So how have I (and the other Pig2Twig dieters) been doing since then?
Well, as you may have guessed from the title of this post (coined by Babaduck one day on the Blather), there’s been good and bad news.
Good news first. In the two weeks following my last update, I managed to hit my first stone lost on the diet, just in time for my birthday. Turns out that having a party frock to fit into after my holiday was a great incentive, as I actually lost 2lbs while I was away – in that Carb Mecca, Italy.
I was pretty careful in Italy but didn’t deprive myself either - apart from loads of wine I allowed myself half a pizza one day, coffee every day, and even a small ice-cream another day. The rest of the time it was lots of lovely IPD friendly meats, cheeses, salads etc. I ate mozzarella and tomato salad til it came out my ears! So I was over the moon when I got back, and for the first time in my life I didn’t come home from holiday with that “Uh-oh, my jeans are too tight” guilty feeling.
Finally, I was within a stone of my final goal weight, so I was delighted that it was finally time to move on to Phase 2 of the diet, and start gradually introducing food like berries, dark chocolate and porridge oats. So everything should have been hunky-dory. But - here’s an extract from an email I sent to the other IPD-ers 2 weeks later:
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