Once again my brain has been ticking over a thought… Last week I was kind of good in fact I didnt snack between meals or eat in the evenings. At first I was frustrated because the scales weren’t reflecting my hard work.

Then it hit me, I wasn’t being as good as I thought. Lunch was big 2 sandwiches and cake. The reason I had a big lunch is because I’ve got it into my head recently that I needed to feel full enough to get through the rest of the day, so I’m not tempted to snack in the afternoon.

This is all very good except for one BIG problem. I know some won’t agree with me here, but to me it makes perfect sense, ESP so when you have the amount of weight I have to lose. There are lots of theories on losing weight and if they work for you then please don’t let me stop you doing what is working.

For me I was missing the main ingredient to losing weight HUNGER. Yep you got it in order for me to lose weight -I shall add, at a rate that keeps me motivated- is hunger I need to feel hungry for the scales to go down the next day. I need to feel hungry to know I am on the right track.

Don’t get me wrong I am by no means advocating feeling hungry all day. And I,m definitely not saying replace obesity with anorexia. And if your anything like me there is no way I could last long periods of time on a restricted diet. Just look at my figurewise fiasco. I couldn’t even last 2hours.

I don’t have a phd in anything lol. But what I do know the basic maths for losing weight is less in more out. Well when I am hungry I know my body is using the reserves I have to keep me functioning. Where as the diets where I graze on healthy food and not feel hungry keep my body ticking along nicely to the point it doesn’t need the reserves, it’s almost like being in limbo. There is enough to function but not enough to gain.

Or to lose Which if I,m totally honest about is all I,m interested in, Losing weight is my goal. Not living a healthy clean lifestyle. Sure I want to be a good citizen etc but I would like to be doing it at a size 14 than a 28. I don’t care how I get there (again within reason). I just want to be THERE.