"PL" wrote in message ...
janice wrote:

Congratulations on the great start. 11 pounds isn't a lot for the
first two weeks, especially when you have a lot to lose - as long as
you don't expect it to continue at that rate!

Thanks Janice. No, I know it will slow down soon. I am determined to lose
this weight the right way.

I just wish everyone would give themselves an honest shot at your
apparently sensible calorie-counting / non-deprivation approach before
giving up on themselves and either getting gastric banding or letting
it all go. Eating 2000+ kcal/day is not deprivation!

2-3lbs/week is "slow" compared to starving yourself, but as long as
you weigh less this week/month than you did last week/month, you're on
the right track, and that's all that matters in the long run.

I know so well what you mean about the extra energy. IMO this is far
more to do with eating less and better, rather than the actual weight
loss itself at this early stage.

Absolutely. I'm enjoying it. Whenever I'm tempted to overeat I think about
how much better I've felt these last few days and ask myself if an extra
helping is really worth losing all this extra energy and bounce. And the
answer so far has always been no!

When I was on my strict plan I knew each extra 1000kcal delayed a
whole day's progress. What's the point if you're getting enough food
already? Eat for fuel, eat what you need, not what you want.

Now that I'm a lot closer to my goal I've relaxed a bit, but I can
certainly say being on this side of 200lbs is a lot more pleasure than
what any food can give me.

Heywood

232/183/182 (but the battle of the bulge ain't over yet...)