Giving up eating (for 12 weeks)

[frualeydis]

Well, first of all: I am way too fat, just below 100 kilos. And just plain strength of character doesn't seem to work anymore, mostly because I'm in so much pain that I need that strength of character just to exist and to work. I have, however, been invited to a research project where they study the effect of weight loss on people with Psoriatic arthritis, so from topday and 12 weeks onward I am going to live on the Cambridge diet shakes.
It's a bit hard to start when the house is filled with home made goodies for Yule, but on the other hand you usually don't want to eat anything ever again after a few days of Yule gluttony ;)

Comments

[kareina.livejournal.com]

I hope they get lots of interesting and useful results from the study. I hope that you also wind up personally satisfied with your own results doing this.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I hop ethat too. I mean, even if I don't lose weight permanently, and even if I personally don't get any better in my arthritis, it's still a really interesting research project.

But, as I suspected, I have to be very careful with black tea, since I feel queasy if i drink it on an empty stomach.

/Eva

[kareina.livejournal.com]

Can you drink silver tea instead?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

In Sweden silver tea is water and sugar, so no. But I can drink limited amounts of black tea and also herbal teas.

/Eva

[m-nivalis.livejournal.com]

Best of luck! I hope the diet shakes comes in several flavours so you'll at least have some variety in your diet.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yep: vanilla, chocolate, chocolate and orange (very nice), mint chocolate, strawberry, cappucino (haven't tried, but I am curious), banana, vegetable soup (okay) and chicken soup (made me feel sick, but it may not be the soup).

/Eva

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

Well reasearch is a good reason and the results may help other people.

And you maight be able to keep the weight off once it's lost too.

Best of luck with it

Teddy

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping.

/Eva

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

I'll be here, cheering you on! Very soon I will be joining you on my own diet and can keep each other motivated to continue on!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Good!
This far I haven't felt hungry, but I have the typical pressure you get over the forehead the first day(s)when you're fasting, and I feel slightly sick at times.
I also like the sweet shakes much better than the soups.

/Eva