Francesca is refeeding!

[ceburoo]

Congrats Skinny. See the good Doc sure had you worked out. All the worries were self induced but the self education was invaluable for the future.
The roller coaster was just there to make every day intersting for you.
Now you are in charge of yourself and it is up to you to come through for yourself.

[lindy]

Hey Francesca,

Congratulations !

Got to love that Dr indeed. You must be feeling fantastic and glad that you have finished the program now.

Enjoy you weekend and have fun over in maintenance land....only a couple of days and I too will be there. Bye

[Francesca]

Looks like Refeed is officially over! Weighed myself this morning and the final tally is as follows:

Start Weight - mid-August 2008 : 69kg
Cohen's Goal Weight Range: 53kg - 55kg
Start of Refeed Weight - mid-November 2008 : 53kg
End of Refeed Weight - 4 December 2008 : 53kg

So... I go into Maintenance at the bottom end of my goal weight range, which is great! I will be looking to get pregnant again towards the middle of next year but from now until then, I will do my darndest to keep my weight below 54kg.

I have been happily researching Maintenance-friendly recipes. The funny thing is that now that I can theoretically eat anything I want, I'm still keen on having my Cohens allocation of yoghurt for dinner etc! What have I become?!

I'm in two minds about setting up a Maintenance diary. I wasn't going to, as I felt I wanted to have a bit more time to do other things, but the more I think about it, I think I should. The need to stay on track and healthy is never going to go away, and a diary - as well as regular weigh-ins - will remind me of that.

So don't be surprised if you see me popping up in Maintenance very soon! Until then, thank you, you lovely people, for your support and for getting me to the finish line in one (significantly smaller!) piece. Here's to good health and happy times!

[new_ruby]

HIP HIP HOORAY
You're done!
I did mean to say a little while back, Thanks for being the first person to ever write in my dairy !!
You've been a great source of inspiration to me, so well done on your success!
Do pop in and have a read though - I'm sure others may also be inspired by you, if you have the time/energy/inclination to stick about and offer some encouraging words here and there!
Take care now,
Ruby