Of course you count, this diet is basically, trying to eat sensibly, eating a little less than our body requires, so we lose weight gradually and obviously stepping up exercise which I feel is important, as your body uses more calories exercising, walking the dog I would definately say that is regular exercise!!!!
I just thought that it would be good to have a thread which focuses on this natural diet without food aids like meal replacement, or fasting, or pills or strange eating ie grapefruit diet. It allows special event eating, and weekend drinking, personally to keep calories down I keep to drinks I know are less calories like gin and slim line tonic, diet coke and rum, vodka and diet coke, this diet is about making good choices, substituting a higher calorific food and drink for ones which are lower without impacting on enjoyment of life.
Ive started out at 20stone 13lbs, with the help of cambridge Ive lost a stone, and todya I weigh 19stone 11lbs.
I would like any tips on foods which can be subsituted, like low fat/sugar desserts people have enjoyed, other drinks, recipes etc all welcome.
We can do this, we have will power, it maybe slower than other diets but we are doing this for life changing habits than quick results.
Its great to know there are people out there.
