Almost 4 years to my last post on my weight loss, you must be curious about what happened to me and the weight and everything else. Well first of all, notice that this post is titled "Update on this Dukan Diet Thing". Doesn't sound too positive or does it?
A lot has happened in the last four years 0 the good, the bad, the ugly. I maintained my weight loss for about two years then put on some more then lost it - went back on Dukan - then put on some more and just didn't bother anymore!
It started when I went for a medical check-up in 2014 and the Doctor actually said I could maintain my weight by taking some drugs that would flush out fats from consumed food. I got a prescription and I felt - well I can eat any fat because these tabs will flush them out anyway. That was the beginning of the end of my weight loss! I relaxed and just over-indulged. I tried to justify my weight gain - I am over fifty so what; As long as I am healthy, who cares; It's my body, not yours; I still look good so mind your business.
I also developed an attitude of not being upset/depressed by any weight gain - unlike before and I brought out my "fat" dresses as I got bigger. And when people say,"Barbara, you seem to have put on a bit of weight" my quick response was "Ah, thank God for me o; some people are lying sick in hospitals and cannot even lift or wriggle their little finger; please pass me the ice cream let me celebrate the fact that I am alive and not sick". More justification!
But 29 days ago, Betty visited and as we were "gisting", she suddenly said: "what happened to your diet?" I gave the normal sermon and justification and silly excuses. She then said, something about me not being able to wear my fine dresses and she would come and take them - though any dress of mine dress would look like a sack on her slim frame.
When she left, I took a good look at myself, and my wardrobe and became more mindful of the fact that I couldn't wear 80% of the stuff in there. I went on the scales for the first time in months and realised I was almost back to where I was when I first started my Dukan diet in 2011. I had put on more than 15kg. I wasn't really in shock nor mad at myself. I didn't want to waste my energy on such; moreover, I have realised that personal accountability is being PROACTIVE, not reactive.
My choices got me to where I was, not any situation or person. I single handedly got myself here and I was the only one to get myself to a better place. So I did't say: "Why me?" Or '"Why can't this excess weight just stay away?" Instead I asked myself a QBQ - Question behind the Question (John Miller): How can I lose this excess weight? What do I need to do to fit into my old clothes - so Betty doesn't take them away?
Well I am back on my Dukan Diet, and I have lost 7kgs in 28days. I am not rushing. I am just taking it easy, a step a day. I am doing it for me and nobody else and I have all I need to get me to my desired weight - MY MIND. And I will get there.
So will I give updates on my journey? You bet, particularly the success stories.
