So, I attended an information meeting with my local Lighter Life councilor on Thursday 19th October. The councilor weighed me and then got me to watch a DVD about lighter life. The DVD contained information about the program and and stories from successful members of lighter life. There were a LOT of people and they had all lost a significant amount of weight.
The DVD was really good and I recognized a lot of what people were saying in me, like how I like stress with food etc.
Anyway, the program looks really good and the counciling is an important part of it. It provides you with strategies and mechanisms to deal with things like stress without turning to food. It uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) to help remove the dependencies you have on food and how you link food to many situations in life.
Once the DVD was finished I was able to have a chat with the councilor an ask any questions I may have had. It was a really good session and I feel ever more convinced that this program is for me.
I have been given a medical form which I need to get filled in by the doctor and then I get get started. The next intake is on the 12th November, so I'm looking forward to that a lot.
The councilor said that within the first 8 weeks I should loose approx 3 stone :o)
That sounds great to me so I'm looking forward to starting even though I know the program will be tough.
Fingers crossed...
BJ
Sunday, 21 October 2007
Sunday, 14 October 2007
And now for a Lighter Life
Well, I can honestly say that since I last posted to this blog things have not been going so well. I did join the gym, attended for a week and then had to fly off for work. That totally screwed my routine and I've not recovered since.
I met up with an old friend a week ago and he told me about Lighter Life. He had tried this weight lose program and had lost over 4 stones. He has sent me all the info and having read it through I have my first meeting with a counselor on Thursday 18th October.
The basic idea behind the program is that you completely remove normal food from your life. It is basically a Very Local Calorie Diet, like 500 per day. You pay £66 per week and Lighter Life sends you all the food packs you need every week. You don't have to think about food at all, you just eat the four food packs per day you are sent and that is it. It sounds like other VLCDs, but they also provide counseling as well to help you understand why you have issues with food and to provide support. You attend a meeting every week to get support from a group of other men/women who are also on the programme.
You are only able to join the programme is you have a BMI of over 29...LMAO, I'm currently running at 49, so that is not a problem. You also have to have a checkup from your doctor before you can start and then every four weeks just to make sure things are ok.
I know this sounds drastic, but I'm desperate now. I just cannot go on being the size that I am. I am missing out on so much with my kids and its killing my confidence. I know this is going to be VERY VERY hard, but this is a real chance for me to loose this weight and then have counseling on how to keep it off. I would not say I am addicted to food or anything, I just don't seem to be able to manage my intake of it, so anything that helps me to not need to think about it is going to be a bonus.
Lighter Life say that you should loose around 1 stone per month. I have around 14 stones to loose, so 14 months on the programme should if all goes well see me at the weight I want.
I actually feel really excited at the moment. This really could be what I need to get the weight off and fast. I think I need to see results fast to keep me motivated. Once I see continued results, I think I'll find it much easier to stick to it.
I'm going to use my blog as a diary of how I get on. So heres to a new me
BJ
I met up with an old friend a week ago and he told me about Lighter Life. He had tried this weight lose program and had lost over 4 stones. He has sent me all the info and having read it through I have my first meeting with a counselor on Thursday 18th October.
The basic idea behind the program is that you completely remove normal food from your life. It is basically a Very Local Calorie Diet, like 500 per day. You pay £66 per week and Lighter Life sends you all the food packs you need every week. You don't have to think about food at all, you just eat the four food packs per day you are sent and that is it. It sounds like other VLCDs, but they also provide counseling as well to help you understand why you have issues with food and to provide support. You attend a meeting every week to get support from a group of other men/women who are also on the programme.
You are only able to join the programme is you have a BMI of over 29...LMAO, I'm currently running at 49, so that is not a problem. You also have to have a checkup from your doctor before you can start and then every four weeks just to make sure things are ok.
I know this sounds drastic, but I'm desperate now. I just cannot go on being the size that I am. I am missing out on so much with my kids and its killing my confidence. I know this is going to be VERY VERY hard, but this is a real chance for me to loose this weight and then have counseling on how to keep it off. I would not say I am addicted to food or anything, I just don't seem to be able to manage my intake of it, so anything that helps me to not need to think about it is going to be a bonus.
Lighter Life say that you should loose around 1 stone per month. I have around 14 stones to loose, so 14 months on the programme should if all goes well see me at the weight I want.
I actually feel really excited at the moment. This really could be what I need to get the weight off and fast. I think I need to see results fast to keep me motivated. Once I see continued results, I think I'll find it much easier to stick to it.
I'm going to use my blog as a diary of how I get on. So heres to a new me
BJ
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