Hi Everyone *waves*

[Domane]

I've strayed into here for info because I've recently changed my eating habits. I have been a SW yo-yo dieter for years but as I recently hit the big five-oh eek I reviewed my diet generally (meaning the foods I eat) and decided that I want to live a lot more healthily. I've swapped to green tea, wholewheat pasta, brown rice and things like celeriac or swede for my "potato" hit. Breakfast used to be something like Special K but I'm now stocking wholegrain muesli and a locally-made Shropshire Granola. I've also taken up running - following the Couch to 5k programme - so that has made me take a closer look at my carb/protein ratios. I'm signed up for Race for Life on 14th July and would dearly love to be able to run (read run as "jog" ) the whole distance, but we'll see. So far I've lost a stone, but still a couple more to go.....

I'm very interested in eating a lot more healthily, reducing my portion size etc but I do have a terrible sweet tooth so it can be difficult at times. I have horses so I can drag myself off to the yard where there is no food, to distract myself, but sometimes the weather prevents this and I find my feet dragging me to the naughty cupboard

So I shall be frequenting the HEF as well as SW as I think I can mix and match the two....

 

[bethmaj]

hi domane, welcome to the forums good luck with your journey, you have done so well. loving your healthy and sensible approach to your new lifestyle. bx

 

[KateLivesWell]

Good luck on your journey. Don't forget to keep us updated!

 

[Domane]

Hi again, just wanted to let you know that it is all going well. I've swapped from SW to calorie counting so I can use MFP to log what I eat. I've also started fasting two days a week after watching the Horizon show. Aged 50, I am very interested in the health implications from doing this and if I lose a little extra weight then all the better!

I'm now totally converted to cauliflower "rice" and just bought a julienne peeler and tried courgette "spaghetti" over the weekend which was delicious... I don't think I'll ever eat the pasta version again! As much as I love my granola or home-made sugar-free muesli for brekkie, I'm sticking to plain oats, skimmed milk and cinnamon now as it is a LOT lower in calories! I'd rather have the option to follow up with a banana if I still feel peckish. I've also resumed eating off a smaller plate so that I look like I have got more. My husband eats huge meals, has a fast metabolism and burns it off quickly so I've kind of increased the size of my own meals over the years as they always look titchy compared to his, so I know that I need to get a handle on "proper" portion sizes, but I'm working on it!

I feel brilliant I have a flat stomach from no white carbs and the sluggishness they gave me is a thing of the past, I sleep well, wake feeling refreshed and have more stamina to keep me going through the day. My menopausal night flushes have also diminished for the time being which helps a lot in terms of feeling rested. I had a temporary hip injury which stopped me running for a couple of weeks but I completed my Race for Life in 35 mins, which I was chuffed to pieces with, considering I only commenced running at the beginning of May. I'm now 2lbs short of having lost TWO stone so I'm delighted...

 

[chezz]

hi jane wow you have done great and the pics show it well done x x x

 

[RosiePosiePuddingAndPie]

Ahh well done, looking great!

 

[Domane]

Oooooh, Anna, those teas sound LOVELY. Where do you get them please?

 

[Domane]

Just thought I'd do another update. I have now lost just over three stone and am currently just one pound away from my first target. Desperately want to be nine stone something but I've had a busy couple of weeks which meant that my running had to go on the back burner and I think because I'm so close to target now, my body needs less calories obviously. I still enjoy my food and don't particularly want to lower my daily allowance any more, I'd rather burn it off but this week I joined my local gym for the winter and so I plan on working out at least four times a week - cardio and weight-training, so I'm confident the weight will shift pretty quickly now I've got back "in the zone". I still love running and completed a second 5K fun run a couple of weeks ago.... not much fun to it though.... it turned out to be something of a gruelling trail run so something of an eye-opener for me. Nevertheless, I finished 13th out of 23 - not bad considering I'm 50 and I've only been at it for just over 4 months!



I'm still very much following a healthy way of eating, low fat, low carb and I try to eat very natural foodstuffs. People who haven't seen me for a while tell me my skin is looking good, my hair etc, as well as the obvious lack of fat on my body now. I feel great, have a lot more energy and my menopausal symptoms have all but disappeared too, which is great.

 

[elm]

You look great!

 

[going back up]

Blown away what great updates, you must feel like a different person. I'm so glad I came back here the inspiration is overwhelming. IM 47 myself had a full hysterectomy so my night sweats are like im in a swimming pool and they are getting worse with the bad foods that I have allowed to creep back into my life. I long for the control again, I love to take a short sprint in between buses when I am going to care for my mum. You look so proud and you should be too

 

[SkinniMinnie]

Hellooo right back there! :wave:

What an inspiring success story, thank you for sharing.
:happy096:

You look awesome and 13th out of 23 in a 5k is bloody great!

 

[bethmaj]

daaaang, looking good! X

 

[chezz]

domane you have done great x x