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NiceBlueWellies:
No, I say, lose it gradually and learn how to keep it off for life. :?
Learn to eat "normal" food healthily. :wink:
Fair enough, every diet organisation is trying to keep you buying their products, after all they are a business. Why waste money on their stuff, there are plenty of foods in the shops that are a lot cheaper and healthier - you just have to spend a little time looking for them. Most can though be found in the fruit and veg isles!!!!!!! :lol:
Incorporate a balanced diet and a bit of exercise and bobs your uncle!
The odd treat never hurt anyone either - wouldn't life be boring without them. :twisted:
Karen696:
I agree with Julie, however some people's diets are so lousy that they loose weight very quickly when they are on any 'diet' that limits their food intake.
At my local Slimming World group one lady joined and lost 7 and a half pounds every week for three weeks, the consultant was actually a bit concerned until she described her typical 'pre-diet' diet! For example she thought nothing of eating two or three packets of biscuits at a sitting, and drank lager or wine every night of the week.
I've lost on average 2lb per week going to my local Slimming World group, which is a very balanced diet, with LOTS of fruit and vegetables. I've now lost 1 and a 1/2 stone and know I will make it to target eventually. I am also cheered by the fact that there are people at the group (you get free membership when you reach target) who have been 'at' target for 2 or 3 years, they are still willing to encourgage the newbies like me and pass on their success tips.
Besides, I like FOOD, I don't want to eat cereal bars and drink meal replacement shakes/soups and believe me I have tried them. Besides I certainly can't afford 66 quid a week to eat them - I have a landrover to maintain......
Good luck all the same, I hope it works for you.
EvilEd:
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I remember 12 stone... vaguely!
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:lol: :lol: :lol: dont we all :(
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On the way past about 10 years ago!!!! :(
I found teaching Kids footy on a Sunday morning is helping...I eat well, although I do eat too much, but still enjoy the odd Choccy bar, the odd bag of peanuts etc. have lost ~ 8lb since Jan.... But feel a lot better and a fair amount has turned to muscle. Try to do a daily walk, but in effect, prob average ~ 2 x 35 min walks a week, plus maybe 4 x 20min walks (From the station to the office or in reverse) a week. I don't feel particularly hungry, and getting fitter and loosing weight slowely.... that'll do me.
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strapping young lad:
the problem i have currenty is that i have very low will power and cannot stop going to the machine for a choccy or two
ive tried all the known diets , but not the atkins at doesnt appeal to my arteries! ;) and found it all too easy to ease of by having a choccy bar now and then , which then escalated and i gave up
since i paid 75 quid for the medical and the weekly amount for the diet is 66 quid means that if i dont follow i lose out both on weight loss and financially
tbh saying eat healthily is the way to lose weight which is blindingly obvious but if it were that simple this nation wouldnt have an obesity problem amongst the teens and adults.
as yazz said.. the only way is up! ;)
NiceBlueWellies:
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tbh saying eat healthily is the way to lose weight which is blindingly obvious but if it were that simple this nation wouldnt have an obesity problem amongst the teens and adults.
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The bad just tastes so nice, admitted. Any cream cake, chocolate, lots of cheese, sausage rolls, crisps, fried food, cream, etc, etc,etc.
When you see what it does to your insides though, you get shocked into realising that taste is not everything! :shock:
Moderation is the key, but greed takes over. I can still be greedy, but I know when I am doing so. We eat because we can. If such "nice" food wasn't so readily available, the population wouldn't be stuggling with obesity. Then there are the additives and other crap that goes into food i.e. hydrogenated fat. Manufacturers don't help the public, they help their pockets - just like the diet industry.
We also don't have time to prepare the meals that used to be the ones on the table many years ago. There was so much more fresh food eaten then that obesity was virtually unheard of. Labour saving devices also play their part. But god forbid my washing machine or hoover pack up! :shock:
My house policy is, if it isn't in the house, then I can't go and eat it! Or buy biscuits, etc, that others in the house like, and I don't. :wink:
Dare I admit, I once weighed 15St!!!!!!!!!! That was approx 10 years ago when I lost the weight. I now hang around 9St. Have been 8 1/2St when stressed to the hilt, and looked fantastic, but I couldn't maintain it, so 9St is ok for me. At 5Ft 3" I don't want to go back to how I used to feel, and that stops me from pigging out loads.
I couldn't live a life without eating normal food though. So I learnt how to make the best choices for me, and how to cook it and more importantly ENJOY it.
I hope you find what works for you, not everyone is the same, and if you ever need any help or encouragement, drop me a line. :wink: :wink: :wink:
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