Joined the site just recently to try and get rid of a little "excess" poundage. During the whole of my weight loss journey (which started end of February 2012) until this point in time, I went from 14 stone to my present weight of 10st 3lbs. So please am I allowed a 3 and a half stone badge, or should I only go by weight lost since joining the site?
Part of my wanting to be here is to encourage others to lose weight - it has been a completely life changing thing for me. Only wish I'd done it many, many more years ago!
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Awww, thanks ever so! The secret is... it takes time and not to be put off after one little slip. Life does sometimes get in the way, but I pick myself up and my little legs keep on running towards the finish line!
(1) February 2012 Joined an on-line weightloss website (weightlossresources. co.uk). Still a member!
(2) Using the site, worked out how many calories I needed to eat to lose ONE pound a week (based on my TDEE)
(3) Started to weigh and log everything I ate, every day. Still do to some extent....
(4) Planned and cooked healthy meals from scratch, using the recipes on that website and others I found on-line (you have the ability to create recipes using that website, so you know how many calories per portion a receipt is)
(5) Only started to exercise once I had lost 2 stone (swimming for an hour once a week at a disabled swimming session)
(6) From about 2013, used 5:2 Fasting as an additional tool, which helped me to conquer the mental hold that food had on me - I worked to make myself stronger than the food! I would conquer a Fast Day and not let the food ruin my efforts!
(7) More or less gave up alcohol completely (nowadays, I've actually gone off the taste of wine.... very sad!)
(8) Started to increase the amount of exercise I did. Used a personal trainer for a few sessions to identify exercises that I was able to do, and also learned about HIIT training (high intensity, short bursts of activity, which brings your heart up to aerobic level and back down)
(9) Recognised that I cannot eat out every week.... I used to plan every trip out of the house to include some food, ie, trip to town = lunch in a pub, trip to the garden centre = cake and coffee.
(10) More recently, I have used the 8 week Blood Sugar Diet. This way of eating was developed for and aimed primarily at those with diabetes or who are pre-diabetic. It's follows the principles of the Mediterranean Diet, but aims to cut out grains (no bread, oats or rice), potatoes, pasta, sugar and sugar products, fruit which is high in sugar (think tropical). Also cutting out processed foods which contain a lot of added sugar (lots of ready made sauces, condiments), bread, cakes.
It's undertaken in 8 - 12 week "rounds" where calorie intake is limited to just 800 a day. Not as difficult as it sounds, as because you are eating foods containing lots of "good fats" which keep you feeling fuller for longer, you don't need to eat as much quantity wise!
(11) Just kept on going and never gave up, even though I've had holidays where I've piled the weight on, and we (myself and my husband) had his terminally ill mother living with us for over a year who required significant care towards the final months of her life.... I JUST KEPT ON GOING. Any loss, however small, is a move in the right direction.
Wow Pineapple. I commend you for your 'true grit' Thanks for the tips I'll start working my way through your list though it might take me a long time before I dislike wine! Never say never though. Thanks and keep up the great work.
I've still got a long way to go yet..I've got 6st to lose but it's going well so far and my goal is to get it off by end of 2017 so that's 7lb per month. I'm on track for my stone by end of Jan and have 1.5lb to lose to get my 1st stone badge x
That sounds achievable - and if it's not gone by then don't stress... take it from me, you'll be feeling so much more in control. It needs to take as long as it takes. Just don't give up when the going gets tough!
Thankyou. and yeah I'm going to take my time this time and not rush to "lose a stone in a day" like i have tried to in the past haha ! good luck with your weight loss x
Thank you Newbiewl! After many years, a lot of my behaviours around and with food has totally altered. I am not perfect! I thought I ate fairly healthily, but now I can say I really do. I have the odd treat - piece of Christmas cake yesterday - however, I was the one who made it, it is delicious (thanks Mary Berry) and if I don't have a piece here and there, the hubbie will eat the whole lot! It's a massive cake! Only about one quarter gone!
I like that you are still allowing yourself treats. That cake sounds delicious. Love a MazBez recipe. Yes, I think it is a long journey but if you can adjust your mindset to slow, sustainable changes I think that is a huge win. Hoping I can follow your lead.
pretty lady what gorgeous eyes you have, what enormous grit you have too, well done for losing so much weight you get all the badges you want in my book - enjoy xx
Lots of people comment on my eyes. Used to wear specs, but had laser surgery to correct very bad short sightedness, so now my eyes are on full display! I do sometimes use them to my full advantage! Hee hee
I was running a charity fundraising stall and one chap said "I have to tell you, you've got stunning eyes, but I am sure I'm not the first man to tell you that!". It was right in front of my husband, who sadly didn't hear, so I am sure to this day he thinks I made the tale up!
Sadly not, I am almost 63 - but I was slim until my thirties when it all got gradually worse with sedentary work interfering with my weight. Still, looking forward to much better retirement.
Never too late to start... At least during retirement, you (hopefully) can take advantage of time - to either over indulge or to commit to trying to improve or maintain your health. I most certainly want to ensure that I don't end up with any other "difficulties" than I already have because of my disability (eg, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, etc).
My husband is one who is very good at "putting off until tomorrow..." whereas, I'm almost "If I've got the time and energy to do it today, I'm going to do it today..." as tomorrow I may not have the same inclination!
I go through phases - so I hope I can make my current good phase to keep to resolutions last long enough to pull the weight loss off! Anyway, making hay while the sun shines! Good luck for you as well.
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