A couple of years ago I did something about this and lost quite a bit of weight through the use of a food diary. Once I'd lost the weight I wanted to I stopped using the diary but continued to watch what I ate and weighed out food like pasta and rice to cut down on carbs. However, last July I moved in with Ryan and his parents and they fed me on really yummy home cooked food, and because of this great relationship I have with food I went with it because it just tasted so good! Now, I'm feeling a bit bigger and a bit more sluggish and would really like to get back down to a weight where I feel more comfortable.
My tactics include using myfitnesspal.com to track the food I'm eating, I am also cutting down on the amount of bread and pasta I eat, weighing anything that I can't judge by eye (pretty much everything) and increasing the amount of exercise I do. Exercise and I have never got along, but whenever I do anything I really enjoy going to classes so I'm using Your Shape for Kinect and a couple of other exercise DVDs I have accumulated to try and ease myself into improving my fitness. Eventually I'd like to look for some classes to go to, but I don't have the money right now so will stick to exercising at home.
I don't own any scales so I'm not going to be monitoring my actual weight loss, but will be basing everything on how I feel and how my clothes feel (I have one skirt that I want to fit into desperately!). I will update the blog at points with my progress and if you are embarking on a similar journey, or are in the middle of a weight loss program I would love to hear from you!
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About 18 months ago I was working in Sheffield, too exhausted from the 80 mile round commute to exercise and living off huge lunches in the canteen. I put on about two stone and was really quite unhappy with my body, which is something that I've never felt before.
When I left my job I joined a gym and started eating more healthily. I tried a food diary and the various apps, but I never kept up with them and soon got bored. I've lost about a stone since I left that job and am now maintaining my weight by eating relatively healthily and running regularly. I think I'd like to lose another half a stone, but that will take extra work and at the moment, I'm being lazy! :)
Thanks for sharing, Jen! I know that weight can sometimes be a subject that noone wants to talk about, but I think it really helps to share stories with others, the fact that you have lost a stone is brilliant and very inspiring!
I really like keeping a food diary (even though it's a bit dull) just because it forces me to think about my portion sizes. I generally don't eat too unhealthily, I just eat far too much! My belly doesn't seem to tell me when to stop until it's too late and then I end up feeling sick, so weighing everything to keep track really helps me, and I end up feeling loads better!
I'm currently not sure whether to buy some scales so I can keep a track of my weight loss or not, because I absolutely HATE scales! :) x
I LOVE food! I eat out at my favourite restaurants at least once a week, often twice a week! I also really enjoy cooking. I try not to think about calories and stuff like that, I just try to cook as healthily as possible without being boring!
Hey, I don't know if you would be interested or not, but I am having a link party on my blog this Friday about setting health resolutions. I would love it if you would join! Good luck reaching your goals!!!
this sounds great, I did the tracking of food too on my iphone haha. but it's true that the good weight is not a number but howyou feel
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