And all is well in the DD household. We've gone 2 days without the latest family or friends crisis, and we've started on the I Diet.
Weekly weigh in was great.
Mrs DD: 3.6lbs lost - new weight 143.6lbs BMI: 23.2
Mrs DD: 7lbs lost - new weight 177.2lbs BMI: 24.7
He's catching up worryingly quickly! Harcombe might have been boring, but it did work. And that's even counting a weekend almost entirely 'off' (meeting the brothers new girlfriend is never a time to seem like a diet loon).
So far signs for this one are mixed. It focusses on very high fibre low cal foods. Unlike Harcombe there is a lot less of a focus on what I call 'real' food - here it's about the calories - margerine not butter, sweeteners not sugar, low fat processed cheese slices not cheese. The fibre is making me feel a lot more full, and I'm not reaching for the chocolate so often. However the chemicals are giving me a headache! I'd much rather have a yoghurt than a jelly for pudding, and a lot of me is fighting the concept that this is actually 'bad' food and not good for long term health.
Mr DD has also reported some side effects on this one. While he also feels a lot more full, apparently all the fibre is making him a bit bloated and gassy. Lovely!
Again socalising on this one looks challenging, as it's very tightly weighed and measured portions of very 'good' food ie fish, vegetables, a little fruit and weetabix.
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