rsbrowndog
Member
Morning all,
Found this site last night as I was looking for a place where I could dump some of my thoughts and here some feedback and hopefully find some motivation too!
I am a 37 year old male, married with two children. I'm (as of last night) at 17 stone and want to be at 13 stone.
I don't intend (for now at least) to follow a particular diet or weight loss programme, because to be honest I don't think my day to day diet is particularly bad - I just need to cut out snacks and get more exercise!
I have always been fat (I hesitated here, I was going to use a word like "big" or "large" but realised I need to actually face my problem and call it what it is - fat!) and have tried many times to lose weight. When I was about 23 I did go from 19 stone 7 down to 13 stone 7 so I know it can be done!
Work is a big problem for me at the moment as I work 10 hour shifts, although it's more like 11 or 11 and a half with travelling. After doing that and making time for my kids, my wife, jobs around the house, etc. it's hard to find the time to exercise let alone the energy.
Add to that the fact that my job sees me out of the office a lot and grabbing lunch that often isn't very healthy because it's cheaper, easier and quicker hasn't helped. I've out on a stone since February and I only started this job on January!
When I am in the office there is always cake or biscuits or ice creams or SOMETHING to tempt me too!
But I am determined that all stops today. No more. I've got to get healthy.
Wish me luck!
Ryan
Found this site last night as I was looking for a place where I could dump some of my thoughts and here some feedback and hopefully find some motivation too!
I am a 37 year old male, married with two children. I'm (as of last night) at 17 stone and want to be at 13 stone.
I don't intend (for now at least) to follow a particular diet or weight loss programme, because to be honest I don't think my day to day diet is particularly bad - I just need to cut out snacks and get more exercise!
I have always been fat (I hesitated here, I was going to use a word like "big" or "large" but realised I need to actually face my problem and call it what it is - fat!) and have tried many times to lose weight. When I was about 23 I did go from 19 stone 7 down to 13 stone 7 so I know it can be done!
Work is a big problem for me at the moment as I work 10 hour shifts, although it's more like 11 or 11 and a half with travelling. After doing that and making time for my kids, my wife, jobs around the house, etc. it's hard to find the time to exercise let alone the energy.
Add to that the fact that my job sees me out of the office a lot and grabbing lunch that often isn't very healthy because it's cheaper, easier and quicker hasn't helped. I've out on a stone since February and I only started this job on January!
When I am in the office there is always cake or biscuits or ice creams or SOMETHING to tempt me too!
But I am determined that all stops today. No more. I've got to get healthy.
Wish me luck!
Ryan
Have to say there is so much info & supprt here. I'm following Slimming World, never been on a diet before that I actually enjoy, it's great, means I can eat what everyone elese is eating, so don't feel deprived or excluded. Just have to make healthy choices & habits, so it's more a lifestyle change than a diet.
