Dieting in The Lockdown

 During the first lockdown, the process of cooking was a pleasant activity and a pleasurable diversion.  If we couldn't eat out, I cooked in and the pounds have crept on until the limit was the fact I could not fit into my clothes.  

Therefore I have to diet.  I have yoyo dieted all my life ever since my mother asked me to slim down a size for my wedding dress but that's another story.

BUT

The activity of dieting lowers my mood and the angry scales watching me from the main bathroom follow me everywhere in the house, I go to bed with gnawing hunger pains and acid reflux after my tablets.  I experience so much discomfort on 1300 calories with very little result

I decided to record and illustrate my frustration - image one - a pretty dress hides the truth May 28th 2020.  My birthday meal is not excessive but for me everything in my mouth puts on weight.

To express my anger with myself, here is image 2/3/4

I have been on diet five days and lost 1 lb. I have 18 months to go if I stick to a diet to lose correct amount of weight.  I have discovered that the BBC do free Keto recipes.  My son came over  and we had a nice chat, my hunger is irrepressible. Tim suggested that I try Keto with no carbs and lots of protein and veg for five days a week and have the weekend off with calories counting but some carbs. I am dancing to Michael Blube ten minutes each day, He is a the most sexiest and nice man and I am a  fan and that lifts my mood.  Tim suggests I walk with John when he goes to get his paper ,The Guardian and I get The Daily Mail  and arguing with John might fritter away the lockdown and introduce another exercise.  I might become part of the celebrity culture and get more followers on Instagram, who knows.  Tim is a great source of amusement for me as he has a great sense of humour.

So Week one weigh in 25/1/2021

I have lost 1 1/2 pound

I have to keep to my resolve,  I am cross with myself for having put on half a stone during this latest lockdown.  I have been eating chocolate biscuits which is a great no no for me.  The way forward in my opinion, is to give myself treats of some kind.  I like shopping so at the end of the week I shall go shopping. We went to the coop and food shopped  and then went to Chaplins where I bought some wool.  I am going to knit a large teddy, I did one before and it was a good success and they raffled it at my mother's  care home.  Maybe I can raffle it or give it to Jakub.

This might take my mind  off food in the evening when I am too tired to do very much.

I cant believe I knitted this six years ago! I hope the next one turns out as well.