nothing in a restaurant to eat!

I went on a business lunch today and there was nothing I could eat on the menu that fitted in with the lighter life diet. So I had a side salad and diet coke. A bit frustrating as I was looking forward to a meal out for the first time this year.
Food Dairy
B: Caramel Shake
L: Side salad and diet coke
D: Quorn on a salad bed with chilli sauce. Sugar free Jelly
S: Nutty Bar

I'm Still Effectively on a VLCD

I realised by adding up my daily calories that I am really still on a VLCD ( very low calorie diet ).
My morning shake - lunchtime soup and evening bar add up to about 450 calories. My Teatime meal adds at most 300 calories so my daily total at the moment is 750 calries.
The weight should still be falling off me but it isn't. But that is not a problem as I am on my goal weight now.
I know that once week 3 comes then the fruit and other things will build up my calorie count to well over 1000 per day which I can maintain indefinitely. If I lose a bit more over the next 6 months that will be fine. I'm in no hurry having lost so much weight already on the lighter life diet.
Food diary today
B: Vanilla Shake
L: Thai Chilli soup and low sugar jelly
D: Quorn on a bed of salad and low fat jelly
E: Nutty Bar

Tried coffee with skimmed milk today - very nice - like being reunited with a forgotten friend

Weigh in result after 1 week on management

Well only a pound lost this week but that is not a problem to me. It is so great to have lots of new foods to eat that as long as I stay the same I will be delighted.
Food diary
B: Vanilla Shake
L: Tofu with salad - I will never eat tofu again in my life!
D: Thai chilli soup
S: Fruit Yoghurt, nutty bar and Cola zero with ice

Route to management is superb for me

I have found the route to management on my lighter life diet much easier than I thought.

The 1 meal a day I am allowed has really helped me keep on the straight and narrow. The meals are a bit repetative but not as bad as the lighter life food packs which can be quite boring.
Having real food has really made a difference to me.

The other good thing is that I think I have lost another 2 lbs this week which is an unexpected bonus. 4 stones 9 lbs in total so far.

At church this morning a whole load of people noticed my weight loss and wanted to know all about it which was great for me. I still need all the encouragement I can get.

A few people wondered how I am going to maintain the weight loss to which I say "no Idea". I have never done this before. I think I will be able to stick with the whole route to management phase but who knows.

I am just beginning to get some energy back now and the dizziness symptoms have gone.

Food Diary for Saturday
B: Caramel Shake
L: Thai Chilli soup
D: Quorn fillets in chilli sauce on a bed of green salad
S: Nutty bar

Sunday
B: Chocolate Shake
L: Chicken in basil and chilli sauce on green salad
D: Thai Chilli Soup
S: Nutty bar

I could get used to this eating

I am hooked on food again but am sticking rigidly to my lighter life route to management.
My scales say I have lost a lb as well which is a bonus. Food diary for last 2 days was the same as wednesday. Tomorrow I am going to have something different. My mum has given me some freah salmon which is great except I don't eat fish - but I might just this once. Many people are at last commenting on my weight loss. I was beginning to think no one was interested.

Just had my second real meal - that's better

I just had chicken with cottage cheese on some salad leaves. This is much better as I have missed food dreadfully. I am concerned that I will put weight on but that is unlikely to happen as I am still on very low calorie intake even with a meal - about 800 per day.
I can sense my inner workings beginning to respond to the meals which is nice. I have been told that my metabolism will wake up and I will have more energy so that will be good.
Food diary
B: Vanilla Shake with added coffee granules
L: Thai chilli Soup
D: Chicken and cottage cheese with some salad leaves
S: Nutty bar

First day of route to management on lighter life

Well
The final weigh in on abstinence came out at an extra 6lbs loss
For the 12weeks that is a total of 4 stones 7 lbs. Which I am delighted about.
I have today started what is called "route to management" by the lighter life diet people.
My BMI is still a bit high at 29 but I know I can tackle this later on once I have consolidated the weight at this level.
So today I have my first real food since January 6th. A piece of chicken breast with some low fat cottage cheese. It might sound basic but it was delicious. The thing also was the sensation of eating food again. You cannot imagine how good real food tastes and feels after 12 weeks abstinence.
So food diary day one
B: vanilla shake
L: Thai Chilli Shake
T: Chicken Breast with low fat cottage cheese
S: Nutty Bar