1st weigh in

I started the lipotrim diet last Tuesday, but the pharmacist asked me to come in on the Monday for the first weigh-in, so that we can make it a start of the week thing every week. She is right, Monday is a kick up the arse day if anything! I woke up feeling half excited/half nervous. I knew I was bound to have lost something having done an extreme diet all week. But I was letting a little self-doubt creep in, imaging things like "What if the pharmacist gave me milkshakes to bulk you up by accident?" etc. I know this was crazy, but when you put so much into something you tend to over think it and sort of worry. It was so hard to get out of bed this morning, it has started lightly snowing here so it was bitter cold, and with all my worrying I was really putting off going. I finally shook myself and strolled over to the pharmacy, trying not to think about it too much and just go in get weighed and see where I was at.
She weighed me and then without telling me straight away went up the back to calculate it. WELL, I now know how the X Factor contestant feels when the lovely Dermot O leary takes his sweet time (for dramatic effect, he's not cruel!) in telling them the result. She finally came and told me measurements, I, being Bridget Jones had to ask her to simplify it into pounds. She gave me the glorious result of 9 motherfunkin' POUNDS. I couldn't believe it! I was so happy. For those who don't know what 9 pounds would seem like, its this!

When I told my mum about this, she put it into context of that being the same weight my brother was when he was born. I've lost the weight of a baby in 6 days. How crazy! This could be the last note on my mums advice as she is taking a silent protest with me incase I put anything more she says in my blog. Just you wait until there is an offer on chicken breasts, she'll be back!

The pharmacist was pleased with me, but she is one of those firm-but-fair ladies. On my first visit she said not to eat anything, then pointed me right in the face and said very matter of faculty "Or i'll know" wellllll. She was able to go through how my first week had been, she told me I wasn't drinking enough water, I thought I was drinking lakes of the stuff, turns out you really do need to be drinking rivers of it! I'm so glad i've got her, I feel like she is my Jay Z to Kanye, she's got my back and keeps me on track. (I did not mean for that to rhyme just after I mentioned rap artists, I can confirm I am not writing a rap)

On getting this weeks milkshakes I decided to mix it up a bit. I didn't really like the chocolate one so decided to swap them for the flapjacks they do, to give me a bit of texture I was missing. Well wasn't this an error! The milkshakes are fine, they are not as tasty as a Yazoo but they're fine. I was thinking the flapjack would be the same, no no no! It was horrible. I can't even describe the texture. It was like a cake dried up mixed with sand with a horrible after taste. I'm going to go back and swap these, i'd rather do without texture and at least try and enjoy the milkshake. I realised I still haven't shown you the shakes. here's some pics of what they look like and me making them. Sometimes when the hob is off, I put the bowl on there to make it feel like i'm cooking, how dramatic! I really miss cooking though. When I'm a bit more on my feet with them I might try doing some at home for the girls, for the activity.

I have chicken in a bowl to feel like it's dinner time!

 Strawberry and black coffee

Vanilla, which is my fave.

I don't expect to lose this every week. The first week of any diet you lose the most, but if i lose a little each week i'll be doing fine. Patience is a virtue as they say! Some of my friends have said they notice a change in my face already, this could be the bitter cold giving me a little pinch in my cheeks, but i'll take a compliment when i'm getting it! Thank-you ladies!