BarbaraG
Uncovering the real Me
Hello,
I'm starting one of these diaries in the hope that sharing on here will help me on the road to finally being a healthy weight.... and staying there.
I am the classic yo-yo dieter. I was put on my first diet at the age of 11, did it myself from the age of 14, and in my early thirties realised that I needed a complete and permanent change of lifestyle. But even though I have had that knowledge, the change I need has eluded me.
So there I was at the beginning if this year - 48 years old, weighing 21 1/2 stone, with pain in my knees, ankles and hip, suffering frequent acid reflux, barely able to put my shoes and socks on, and with my type 2 diabetes getting out of control.
Enough!
I truly don't believe that "going on a diet" will fix me - I need to fix my head, the little voice that thinks that if one chocolate is good, 50 must be even better. So here's what I'm doing:
Eating healthy, tasty food in moderate portions - 3 meals a day, with 1 or 2 small snacks if I need them.
Simply not buying crisps, chocolate, puddings, cakes etc.
Trying to eat more mindfully and be aware when I have had enough
Cooking more from fresh ingredients, relying less on ready meals
Going to the gym 3 times a week and building up my fitness
Keeping a food diary
Using the CD from Hypnodiet (the last 2 only since last week- and it seems to be doing something)
I expect that most of these are things I will have to do for the rest of my life. Probably eventually I will be able to let go of the food diary and the daily CD listening, and maybe one day I'll be able to buy some of those pesky high fat/sugar foods occasionally..... But the rest has to stay.
I wanted to put all my goals in my signature - 15 of them, to get me to my ultimate target of 10st 7lb, fit and fabulous, by my 50th birthday in January 2014- but I haven't got enough space in my sig yet! Never mind - I am underway, with a loss of 19lb since January, and a LOT more to come. Most importantly, I am eating well, not feeling deprived, and enjoying my trips to the gym.
Thanks for reading, watch out for my updates, good luck with your own challenges, however you choose to tackle them.
Barbara
I'm starting one of these diaries in the hope that sharing on here will help me on the road to finally being a healthy weight.... and staying there.
I am the classic yo-yo dieter. I was put on my first diet at the age of 11, did it myself from the age of 14, and in my early thirties realised that I needed a complete and permanent change of lifestyle. But even though I have had that knowledge, the change I need has eluded me.
So there I was at the beginning if this year - 48 years old, weighing 21 1/2 stone, with pain in my knees, ankles and hip, suffering frequent acid reflux, barely able to put my shoes and socks on, and with my type 2 diabetes getting out of control.
Enough!
I truly don't believe that "going on a diet" will fix me - I need to fix my head, the little voice that thinks that if one chocolate is good, 50 must be even better. So here's what I'm doing:
Eating healthy, tasty food in moderate portions - 3 meals a day, with 1 or 2 small snacks if I need them.
Simply not buying crisps, chocolate, puddings, cakes etc.
Trying to eat more mindfully and be aware when I have had enough
Cooking more from fresh ingredients, relying less on ready meals
Going to the gym 3 times a week and building up my fitness
Keeping a food diary
Using the CD from Hypnodiet (the last 2 only since last week- and it seems to be doing something)
I expect that most of these are things I will have to do for the rest of my life. Probably eventually I will be able to let go of the food diary and the daily CD listening, and maybe one day I'll be able to buy some of those pesky high fat/sugar foods occasionally..... But the rest has to stay.
I wanted to put all my goals in my signature - 15 of them, to get me to my ultimate target of 10st 7lb, fit and fabulous, by my 50th birthday in January 2014- but I haven't got enough space in my sig yet! Never mind - I am underway, with a loss of 19lb since January, and a LOT more to come. Most importantly, I am eating well, not feeling deprived, and enjoying my trips to the gym.
Thanks for reading, watch out for my updates, good luck with your own challenges, however you choose to tackle them.
Barbara