Hi

[Thisismytime]

I'm a newbie to this site, so thought I'd say Hi.

My eating plan of choice is to calorie count, which has always worked in the past, but am a bit fed up with it at the moment, so decided 'healthy eating' is the way for me to go, for now.

I've set myself a few guidelines :

1. Eat when you want and as much as you want, as long as:

· You MUST be hungry.​

· It MUST be healthy.​

2. You are allowed 2 treats per day, from the following list:

· 1 small bag of cookies​

· 2-3 cookies (depending on variety).​

· 1 row of rice crackers with a little low calorie dip​

· 1 fun size bar of chocolate​

· 1 small cake/bar​

· 1 small bag of crisp​

· 3 pieces liquorice​

· or something similar to the above​

3. Drink only water, tea or coffee, during the day (save Pepsi max til the evening and limit to 1 only per day maximum, if any).
4. A MINIMUM of 30 mins exercise per day.
5. Save alcohol intake until the weekend and maximum of ½ bottle wine and 1 beer, in one evening.
6. You are allowed to have one cheat meal, per week, where you don’t need to ‘think’ about what you are eating … but this isn’t allowed to continue into the next meal, or day, or week!
7. If you feel you are going to overeat, go for a walk, make a cup of tea, or sip on a glass of water, take a shower, go read or lay down.. But do not go down the path of overeating!1. Eat when you want and as much as you want, as long as:

Here's to the beginning of a successful journey!