The problem is that I reward myself with food, and lots of it. I have seen this starting to happen already this past week and I'm putting a stop to it now. I don't think that I could bear having to go through this one more time 
I deliberately took extreme measures to lose the weight this time, putting myself on "diets" (never done that before) and excercising three times a day
. Reason being so I would remember exactly how hard it was and to motivate myself to not undo all the hard work.
Here's what I've achieved:
- Loss of at least 5kg (from almost 55kg down to nearly 49kg)
- 7 cm lost from my waist (was 76cm, now approaching 69cm - amazing since my goal there was 72cm!)
- I can now comfortably fit into every single item in my wardrobe. Today I'm wearing the smallest pants I have and they're quite comfy. And tried on my smallest dress last week - zipped up no dramas and was a bit loose even
- I feel a bit more in control of my eating. And also feel less hungry since changing to a high protein/low carb diet. That's pretty major since beforehand I was almost always hungry
So... to maintain all these great things, I need a plan. And here it is:
Timeframe
Start: 6 Nov 06
Finish: 18 Feb 07
(I've just finished a similar plan, that also went for about three months. Didn't post it on here, but it's been on a bit of paper on my fridge. It expired yesterday lol)
Weight
- To be maintained under 50kg, but ideally at 49kg
Diet
- Continue include protein with every meal
- Continue avoiding high carb foods, especially bread/toast (my weakness), pasta, rice, corn thins/rice cakes (another weakness), sugary foods like chocolate and icecream.... etc!
- Maintain daily intake below 7000kJ, but allow one day per week to go no higher than 9000kJ.
- The food diary confession: I cheat! Sometimes I operate on an eat now pay later principle... meaning I can eat something now, and record it under a different day. This means, I could start off a day with as much as 2000kJ already written down from maybe a week ago! I will no longer do this.
- Eating at night: Another drama, I wake up during the night and eat
I will stick to raw veggies only (celery, carrot, beans, etc.) But if absolutely necessary... one small snack, no more than 300kJ.
- I won't eat standing up in the kitchen! I'll put all my food on a plate or in a bowl, and I will SIT DOWN to eat it. (Gosh this will be a hard one
)
- I will go to bed feeling slightly hungry (as opposed to stuffed stupid!)
- Continue drinking at least 2L of water a day... even on the weekends.
Excercise
- A good weights session (at least 20 mins, working all major muscle groups), 2 times a week. Includes cardio warmup.
- Abdominal workout, 2 times a week. Includes cardio warmup.
- Cardio workout, 2 times a week.
- The seventh day: something different. Could be a group excercise class, swimming, riding a bike, etc. To give my body a change!
- Still walking every lunchtime when I'm at work, and I will try to cut back my cardio at night to just 2-3 nights per week (if I can!)
Alcohol
- Sometimes a problem for me
so the goal needs to be stated: Maximum 6 standard drinks per week.
Reporting
- I'll report my success or otherwise in here every week on Sunday.
*coming up for air*
Finally... a BIG THANK YOU to everyone on this forum! I could not have reached this stage without you
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Oh and I worked my butt off waitressing at the races. So with all that excercise I can at least feel a bit better about the massive amount of food I ate lol.
(This is the reason my weight was so low on Sunday, from dehydration... it's amazing how that happens)
Still struggling to grab control of my eating, especially after dinner and during the night 