Almost back at goal... taking a break

Well, for all my talk of the wonders of the low carb lifestyle, I ended up resorting to meal replacement packs for the past few weeks in order to put a stop to some unhelpful and cyclical behaviour, carb craving/addiction, (and weight gain). I'm pleased to report I'm back within a hair's breadth of my "ideal" weight - which is something of a relief.

Thing is though, when you've gone from this:

To this:

it's amazing how easy it is to stay in denial about a "small" weight gain. Originally I lost just shy of six stone. Yes, really. I'm still a bit chuffed about that to be honest! But it means that a stone and a half doesn't seem to be a "problem". You're technically a "healthy" weight, just a bit bigger than you'd like.

Thing is though, I hate being overweight now. It just isn't "me". Having tasted the joy of a well-stocked wardrobe (mixed metaphors anyone?) it's actually quite hard to go back to feeling frumpy and picking things out for their camouflage properties! And feeling heavy, and tired, and lethargic. Ugh. How did I carry all that around with me for so many years?

Anyway - all of that is a lengthy way of saying I've been a bit of a traitor to the purist low carb cause of late - but it was necessary for me. It worked. It got me back where I want to be - and maintaining, for me, has always been and always will be about low carb. Onward!