Why is it so hard to believe in yourself

I think the biggest problem for me in managing the transition from the Strict Diet to Maintenance is that I really fared well under the microscope of the trice-weekly monitoring at the clinic.

You cant cheat because they will catch you. The evidence is in the pee..!

Here, on the Maintenance, you are alone to your own devices and are not even required to come in if you "cant make it." You still have to keep your eating journal (which is mine 100% accurate - no!)

Id rather come in twice a week - Tuesdays AND Thursdays, just to know Im on track.

I feel like Im being fed to the food wolves, without having my clinic conscience there to guide me and steer me through my eating temptation and dilemmas.

To me this is the hardest test - can I make it on my own and guide my own eating behaviour?

Its taking some work, and I think with this first week under my belt (and some added guilt from the sugar rush and screaming halt on my ketosis burning) Ill have to get myself back on track.

If not, then I might just go back on the Strict Diet to reach my full 140 loss and then ease back into Maintenance. Otherwise, I just fear that I wont make it and will jeopardize what Ive achieved through stupid choices and mistakes.

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The future of hard plastics recycling is here!

Ive enjoyed many unique experiences since starting this blog, but there have been none so fascinating as a recent project, where I accompanied waste management company FCC Environment to find out what happens to the hard plastics that are recycled through the Household Waste Recycling Centres in Suffolk.

Yes, you read that correctly. Hard plastics, aka rigid plastics, where examples include broken toys, garden furniture, kitchen utensils and even coat-hangers. You name it, if its made from hard plastic, even if it has metal components, Suffolk HWRCs can recycle it!

Yes, even broken loo seats!

I wanted to find out how effective and efficient the process was and share the results with the residents of Suffolk, who can help the county divert even more of this material from being buried in landfill.  After all, if weve got such excellent facilities for recovery, it seems utter nonsense to waste it.

The video of our discoveries, prepared by FCC_Environment  and Suffolk County Council for this years Suffolk Show, introduces the innovative recycling process developed by EMR & MBA Polymers, which not only creates recycled plastic that matches the quality of virgin polymer, but uses only 10% of the energy required to make equivalent polymers from oil.

So if youve ever been frustrated over why your hard plastic gubbins cant be recycled, the answer is that they can. For more information, have a peek at the video below:



If youre attending this years Suffolk Show, more details will be available from the FCC Environment stand (580).  I will be there on Thursday 7th June, where I will be delighted to talk about the visit as well as any aspect of the Rubbish Diet.  More information about the project can be found in the FCC Environmental press release.

 

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