I have lost another 6 lbs in the two weeks since I first posted about my weight loss from following The Harcombe Diet. My weight loss per week has slowed down a bit (which is probably a good thing as otherwise I would have faded away by New Year!) but I am so pleased to have kept on losing weight.
I have gone onto Phase 2 now and have had a few cheats and accidental mixes as I get the hang of this new way of eating, so am not surprised the weight loss has slowed down. I have lost loads of inches though.
On Sunday morning I wanted a waist strap to hang my archery quiver from and so picked up my "bum bag". The waist strap was still set from the last time I wore it, back in mid June. I have actually lost 11 inches from my waist and this is what it looks lik.
Now I am slowly re introducing foodstuffs I have identified I have a real issue with wheat as even organic, wholemeal bread seems to make me gain weight alarmingly overnight due to bloating and I feel very uncomfortable as well.
I have also found that drinking even small amounts of beer or red/white wine (even organic!) makes me crave carby foodstuffs whereas drinking my homemade organic cider does not (basically as you know we pick, wash and squash our apples, let the juice ferment due to wild yeasts on the apples, rack off and then bottle it)
So - my cheating tipple of choice is now our home made cider. Shame as I love decent beers and red wine - but I guess that tells me something about my body and my intolerances.
Apart from that I am still feeling ridiculously energetic and bouncy, my hair and skin looks great, my nails are so strong and I now have to cut them frequently as they grow so fast!
I also now have the joy of being able to buy "normal" (in very large sizes, but still!) underwear from mainstream stores rather than having to pay astronomical prices from on line suppliers. Sounds trivial I know but it made my life miserable not to be able to just pick up a pack of knickers from a shop.
The only downside is, I bought a pack of cotton knickers from Sainsbury's last week and by this morning they were falling down as they were too big.
I can live with that, though. So - onwards and ever downwards
