Day 1 done.

[Jenst]

Well was my first day yesterday. Thank you all for the lovely welcome and advice. 😊 . I survived day one and felt brilliant. I did calorie counting. Trying this for a bit. Thinking what I’m eating. Making sure it’s healthy. I do a couple of walks a day. Trying to get up the hills without stopping. But I’m feeling positive. And hope I can do this.

[Lytham 3 stone]

Yayyy ! Course you can, go girl! x

[Reving 2st 7lbs]

Well done Jenst that's a good start. I have found the group helpful for ideas and to keep me focused. Have another good day.

[Jenst in reply to Reving]

Thank you so much. This group is amazing Isn’t it.

[SofaJockey]

Sounds awesome. What sort of healthy food are you going for? 😄

[Jenst in reply to SofaJockey]

Hi there. Foods. Like porridge n fruit. Lunches lean meat and salad. Or beans on toast. N tea time. Today I’m doing like a hot pot with 5% mince. Stock. N carrots n peas. Then sliced potato on top . I’m taking pictures of all my meals. N writing everything down too.

[SofaJockey in reply to Jenst]

Sounds nice. I'd just suggest being careful of foods that are best eaten only in limited quantities:

Porridge, fruit, toast and potato.

There's much to be said for significantly limiting carb intake: potato, bread, pasta, rice.

And fruit is great in small quantities, but fruit does contain natural sugars, so it's easily overdone (and particularly worth avoiding all fruit juices/drinks).

Avoiding low fat and no fat foods could also be a good step as such foods 1) don't taste as good and 2) often contain added sugars and additives.

You sound very committed to this, good luck. 😄

[Jenst in reply to SofaJockey]

Thank you and thank for the advice as it will help me. I’m going to look for different ideas for breakfasts n lunches etc. Where it’ less or no carb. When I do have a lot of carbs I go in a slump. It’s weird so this will help me. Many thanks.

[SofaJockey in reply to Jenst]

Carbs is an interesting one and not without differing opinions. Some people go 'full keto' and try to completely avoid carbs. Personally I've found a 3 carbs per day (15g portions) limit has been most effective. Going full carb is a little aggressive for me.

For example, I've have some Alpen (15g) with my 5% Fage yoghurt for breakfast (carb 1). For a snack, I'll often have a couple of crackers with cheese (carb 2). The 3rd carb might be dinner: a breadcrumb coating on some fish that I'll have with a ton of veggies.

I find the great benefit to low carb / low/no sugar <5g/100g / healthy fats, is that my hunger and cravings have significantly fallen. I don't calorie count, but if I did, I expect my calorie intake would be low because I'm not constantly hungry and constantly snacking.

Either way, there's much to be said for following the science and experimenting with what works for you. 😄

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great start😜keep it going xx