charliesworld
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Hi Guys 
I have just embarked on a rather different weight loss challenge than I have done before. I have been on slimming world and weight watchers in the past (and lost weight) but have never been able to stick to it for more than a few weeks and the weight has gone back on plus some. I don't want to be stuck on a diet for the rest of my life sooooo I am going it alone - how exciting!!!! I'm going to try and incorporate a few things together in the hope that combining them will help me lose weight, get fit and healthy without me feeling deprived or fed up because I'm restricted with food.
My main goal is to feel good and I know exercise does that straight away but so does knowing I have eaten well, really enjoyed my food and not stuffed myself.
I have given myself a 4 week challenge to start off with which I started on saturday. Having bought myself a cross trainer for home just before Christmas my aim is to do at least 40km a week on it (about 2 hours of exercise). It might not seem much but I have not done any exercise since I got pregnant with my middle son who has just turned 3 so it's been a while and I dont want to put myself off by trying to suddenly fit in too much too soon. As a working mum of 3 it can be hard to find the time sometimes but I am determined to prioritise myself this year so I can get myself fit and healthy again.
On top of that I also want to not eat chocolate and crisps for the 4 weeks. I know I said I didn't want to restrict anything but they are the 2 things I can really overeat on so my thinking was if I can just avoid them for a few weeks it might just break the pattern.
My challenge started on saturday 15th Jan and so far I have only done 10km but I did have a mini family crisis which has stopped me being able to get on my xtrainer Sunday and Monday (I have to fit it in before the kids go to bed so I don't disturb them) and I am working late tonight so I might struggle this week getting the full 40km in but I'll give it a go. I'm planning on a nice long walk on friday weather permitting because I'm having the house spring cleaned so I'll have to do a bit of a substitute of exercise I think.
I have put weight on over the last 4 years. I have had 2 children in that time (just turned 3 and 20 months) as well as having an older son of 14. My weight didn't go on during pregnancy because I got gestational diabetes during both but afterwards (especially after my third) mainly due I think to be so tired and always putting the kids first. I would make sure they had a proper cooked meal and then couldn't be bothered cooking again so would reach for the junk. Even when I returned to work it stayed the same. I now find myself at my heaviest ever and feel pretty disgusted with how I look and at 3 stone overweight it's pretty bad.
My ideal goal would be to get down to 10 stone but my first will be to get into the overweight catagory rather than obese and then I'll aim for reaching the normal weight catagory. So first goal will be to lose 15lbs.
I don't want this to be a quick fix I want to sort myself out for life which for me is learning to choose healthier foods and really enjoying them so I want to eat more of them and building exercise into my routine. I also don't want to become obsessed with it all because it doesn't take long before it gets too much and I get upset things aren't moving quickly enough etc etc and I give up.
I'm also going to be looking through my cookery books and making sure I try at least one new recipe every week. For lunch today I have tried a chicken a cous cous salad which was yum and very filling so much so I didn't even finish it!!
So here goes. I have a lot to look forward to this year and I am hoping that as each event comes and goes there will be a little less of me each time
I have just embarked on a rather different weight loss challenge than I have done before. I have been on slimming world and weight watchers in the past (and lost weight) but have never been able to stick to it for more than a few weeks and the weight has gone back on plus some. I don't want to be stuck on a diet for the rest of my life sooooo I am going it alone - how exciting!!!! I'm going to try and incorporate a few things together in the hope that combining them will help me lose weight, get fit and healthy without me feeling deprived or fed up because I'm restricted with food.
My main goal is to feel good and I know exercise does that straight away but so does knowing I have eaten well, really enjoyed my food and not stuffed myself.
I have given myself a 4 week challenge to start off with which I started on saturday. Having bought myself a cross trainer for home just before Christmas my aim is to do at least 40km a week on it (about 2 hours of exercise). It might not seem much but I have not done any exercise since I got pregnant with my middle son who has just turned 3 so it's been a while and I dont want to put myself off by trying to suddenly fit in too much too soon. As a working mum of 3 it can be hard to find the time sometimes but I am determined to prioritise myself this year so I can get myself fit and healthy again.
On top of that I also want to not eat chocolate and crisps for the 4 weeks. I know I said I didn't want to restrict anything but they are the 2 things I can really overeat on so my thinking was if I can just avoid them for a few weeks it might just break the pattern.
My challenge started on saturday 15th Jan and so far I have only done 10km but I did have a mini family crisis which has stopped me being able to get on my xtrainer Sunday and Monday (I have to fit it in before the kids go to bed so I don't disturb them) and I am working late tonight so I might struggle this week getting the full 40km in but I'll give it a go. I'm planning on a nice long walk on friday weather permitting because I'm having the house spring cleaned so I'll have to do a bit of a substitute of exercise I think.
I have put weight on over the last 4 years. I have had 2 children in that time (just turned 3 and 20 months) as well as having an older son of 14. My weight didn't go on during pregnancy because I got gestational diabetes during both but afterwards (especially after my third) mainly due I think to be so tired and always putting the kids first. I would make sure they had a proper cooked meal and then couldn't be bothered cooking again so would reach for the junk. Even when I returned to work it stayed the same. I now find myself at my heaviest ever and feel pretty disgusted with how I look and at 3 stone overweight it's pretty bad.
My ideal goal would be to get down to 10 stone but my first will be to get into the overweight catagory rather than obese and then I'll aim for reaching the normal weight catagory. So first goal will be to lose 15lbs.
I don't want this to be a quick fix I want to sort myself out for life which for me is learning to choose healthier foods and really enjoying them so I want to eat more of them and building exercise into my routine. I also don't want to become obsessed with it all because it doesn't take long before it gets too much and I get upset things aren't moving quickly enough etc etc and I give up.
I'm also going to be looking through my cookery books and making sure I try at least one new recipe every week. For lunch today I have tried a chicken a cous cous salad which was yum and very filling so much so I didn't even finish it!!
So here goes. I have a lot to look forward to this year and I am hoping that as each event comes and goes there will be a little less of me each time
