Sugar Free - For as long as I can manage!!!

Thanks for everyone’s comments - much appreciated. I think everyone is feeling a little bit overfed after the Christmas season, I know that I overindulged and just didn't care. My dress on New Years Eve was a little snug though - the last time I wore it was December the 7th and I felt very svelte in it! Well, it should only be a month before at least half a stone comes off! I'm aiming fir a stone before the summer and then to hopefully keep it off for the wedding. I set the alarm this morning for 6 to get to the gym for 6.30 but it didn't happen - I woke up with the warning shadow of a migraine over my left eye, so decided to have another hour asleep and not go to the gym!

Today’s food consists of:

As much black coffee and no added sugar cordial that I can drink and...

Breakfast - 2 boiled eggs
Lunch - Last nights leftover curry and basmati rice (it wasn't too nice last night, my OH made it and we had run out of tinned tomatoes, the fresh toms he added just didn't have the same effect.)
Dinner - Cod fillet (grilled) probably with some chili and ginger, chips and whatever veg I can find in the freezer!

Hope it's inspiring someone!

PS I'm just over 9 stone now (about 9 and a 1/4) so I'll let you know in a week if anything has come off!!!

In the interest of sharing my diet wealth(!) here is the food I've eaten today:

Breakfast - 2 Boiled eggs.

Lunch - LEFTOVERS!!! 2 large slices of roast pork and 4-5 roast potatoes.

Snack - Salt and Vinegar WALKERS crisps (important that they are walkers, others may contain sugar - even if it's in the form of dextrose etc.)

Dinner - Beef Curry - PATAKS Madras paste in a jar doesn't contaain any sugar. Most sauces in jars / packets do contain sugar and I wouldn't be able to go near them. All I do is fry off the beef with some onion, poor on 2-3 tablespoons of curry paste, a tin of tomatoes and some mushrooms. Served with basmati rice (don't even think about using yoghurt or having a naan bread!!!)

One day down!

The year before last I was much heavier than I am now! At 5 foot 3 and 13 stone I was miserable. I went for a food allergy test at my local gym - nothing too medical I don't believe, it was more to do with food intolerance and I don't know anything about the science it was grounded in, if any.

The young lad who 'tested' me informed me that I had a major problem with sugar, and if I was to cut it ALL out then my weight would drop, my skin would clear up (at 24 I still had teenage skin) and my health would generally improve.

I took his advice a little to the extreme and cut out all sugar from my diet - dairy, bread, fruit, processed food etc.

I LOST 4 STONE! It took me about 4 months to lose the first 3.5 stone and then I just dipped into the sugar free diet when I was feeling a little podgy! Now that Christmas is over and done with, it's time for me to start dieting again! I'm getting married in November so hope to be 8 - 8.5 stone for the wedding!

So I've decided to keep a sort of food diary. I was wondering really if anyone else would benefit from meal ideas and advice. Trouble is, and this is something I’ve found as I've gone along - this diet has to be stuck to. Just one little bit of sugar over the weekend when my guard was down (!) meant that the weight just didn't shift. I reckon that 3 months on this diet (being VERY strict) would get results for most people. I'm not trying to sell the diet or anything for that matter - I'd just be interested to know!