I have successfully lost 3/4 lb and my partner has lost 1/2 lb this week. More importantly though, our appearance is changing due to plenty of walking and the odd cycle ride. We are fitter and more toned, and it feels good.
Eating porridge for breakfast and soups for lunch will all add up in the long run. I didn't get to make the smoked haddock chowder (cullen skink), and I'm quite fancying having the fish with poached eggs and spinach for lunch instead today.
One very pleasing comment came yesterday, when my brother called round to see us. We hadn't seen him for a couple of months, not that long ago really, and we didn't think we had lost that much weight since last seeing him. After what he said though, I think the walking has worked, adding muscle tone shaping us up too. I opened the door was taken aback by what he said. In very few words, he said something I had been waiting to hear from anyone. He said "Wow" looking me up and down saying "you look... you look... so thin". I thought it was quite funny, but loved that word "thin". Then, when he saw my partner he just said "Where's the other half of you then".
So there it is. The proof that eating properly, and forgetting all about diets, really does work. Eating all the food groups, just eating normally, but knowing what you are eating and most importantly, just being honest with yourself, is the answer. We all know when we sneak some chocolate, we just have to be brave and admit it to ourselves, include it in the total number of calories we've allowed ourselves to eat that day. Exercise means you can eat more, or lose more weight - your choice. We find we exercise more if we know we've overeaten.
I'm going to enjoy my three days of eating a normal calorie allowance now, and we are going to keep on eating this way until we have reached our healthy BMI.
Eating porridge for breakfast and soups for lunch will all add up in the long run. I didn't get to make the smoked haddock chowder (cullen skink), and I'm quite fancying having the fish with poached eggs and spinach for lunch instead today.
One very pleasing comment came yesterday, when my brother called round to see us. We hadn't seen him for a couple of months, not that long ago really, and we didn't think we had lost that much weight since last seeing him. After what he said though, I think the walking has worked, adding muscle tone shaping us up too. I opened the door was taken aback by what he said. In very few words, he said something I had been waiting to hear from anyone. He said "Wow" looking me up and down saying "you look... you look... so thin". I thought it was quite funny, but loved that word "thin". Then, when he saw my partner he just said "Where's the other half of you then".
So there it is. The proof that eating properly, and forgetting all about diets, really does work. Eating all the food groups, just eating normally, but knowing what you are eating and most importantly, just being honest with yourself, is the answer. We all know when we sneak some chocolate, we just have to be brave and admit it to ourselves, include it in the total number of calories we've allowed ourselves to eat that day. Exercise means you can eat more, or lose more weight - your choice. We find we exercise more if we know we've overeaten.
I'm going to enjoy my three days of eating a normal calorie allowance now, and we are going to keep on eating this way until we have reached our healthy BMI.
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