Bella Rose
Member
Hi, I am new to this site and only started CD about 10 days ago. I tried it about 25 years ago and failed miserably. Newly married and keen to impress with my cooking skills. as well as cooking with my mums instructions didn't help. The quantities She was passing on to me were for 5 people and I was only cooking for 2 !! Diets have always been a big fat fail for me, my excuse/reason... I simply love food and in my culture (greek) its very much a social thing. I am approaching 50 now and have a lot of engagement parties and weddings coming up. Im absolutely terrified of clothes shopping and the thought of my own kids getting married and me turning up in a tent and no energy to dance.
Willpower has always been my failing. I have always been easy-going, accepting, non-competative, live-and-let-live etc. Normally good traits but not when it comes to losing weight. My inspiration this time round has been my daughter who is on the diet with me. She only wants to lose a few pounds for a holiday, though I am hoping that the CD will be part of my routine before I am going it alone. It helps that she is at home for the summer before going back to University, so my aim is to lose as much as possible before she goes back in October.
I also live with my partner and my son who both have physical jobs, and sweet-tooths that means they eat loads of junk but never put on weight. Cooking tasty, manly meals that I cant eat is torture at times.
My routine for cooking their meals has developed into drinking two glasses of water before going into the kitchen to cook,
I make my milkshake with a little less water so it is smooth & thick (i use an electric hand blender) and sip on it while i cook. I dont stand over the food, instead walking to living room and back every 5 mins so not tempted by smells and also getting in some more walking.
my plan is to have a treat every 4 weeks, my first is chips & curry sauce ... only 18 days to go
As I said earlier it is early days and I don't know how long I can keep it up.
my other distractions are a mini-stepper in the living room that i do during all commercial breaks on the tv, and crochet which keeps my hands busy. Gardening is another but we haven't had many dry days this year. The dog also gets a 45 minute walk every other day.
Above all I think the biggest step I have taken this time round is to join this site.
I would love to hear about the small changes that have made a difference to your successes. And as I get bored of some activities and discover new ones I will share these with you all.
I also vow to share the let-downs and bounce-backs, the frustrations and the enlightenings I go through.
You can either laugh at how wierd I am or join in and tell me you have done or thought the same.
I wish this site was available when I was younger
Willpower has always been my failing. I have always been easy-going, accepting, non-competative, live-and-let-live etc. Normally good traits but not when it comes to losing weight. My inspiration this time round has been my daughter who is on the diet with me. She only wants to lose a few pounds for a holiday, though I am hoping that the CD will be part of my routine before I am going it alone. It helps that she is at home for the summer before going back to University, so my aim is to lose as much as possible before she goes back in October.
I also live with my partner and my son who both have physical jobs, and sweet-tooths that means they eat loads of junk but never put on weight. Cooking tasty, manly meals that I cant eat is torture at times.
My routine for cooking their meals has developed into drinking two glasses of water before going into the kitchen to cook,
I make my milkshake with a little less water so it is smooth & thick (i use an electric hand blender) and sip on it while i cook. I dont stand over the food, instead walking to living room and back every 5 mins so not tempted by smells and also getting in some more walking.
my plan is to have a treat every 4 weeks, my first is chips & curry sauce ... only 18 days to go
As I said earlier it is early days and I don't know how long I can keep it up.
my other distractions are a mini-stepper in the living room that i do during all commercial breaks on the tv, and crochet which keeps my hands busy. Gardening is another but we haven't had many dry days this year. The dog also gets a 45 minute walk every other day.
Above all I think the biggest step I have taken this time round is to join this site.
I would love to hear about the small changes that have made a difference to your successes. And as I get bored of some activities and discover new ones I will share these with you all.
I also vow to share the let-downs and bounce-backs, the frustrations and the enlightenings I go through.
You can either laugh at how wierd I am or join in and tell me you have done or thought the same.
I wish this site was available when I was younger