Dorcas
Member
I am an expert dieter! I’ve been dieting for over 40 years, and can lose weight really quickly, but keeping it off is the problem. Low Carb diets are the worst for me, the weight drops off, 5 stones in 9 months, but as soon as I started eating again 4 of them piled back on in a year. The only way I could have kept them off would have been to stick with the Low Carb diet, and I just couldn’t afford that,
My weight has gone up and down like a sparrow on a pump handle and it can’t be doing me any good at all. I shall be 60 in 2 years time, and I am determined to be down to 10 stones by then.
At the moment I weigh 16st 12lbs and my joints are suffering.
No way am I going to starve myself, drink only liquid diets or eat copious amounts of cabbage, been there, done it got the T shirt. I’ve decided to tackle this from a different direction and be in it for the long haul.
I started yesterday, making myself have 3 meals a day, good plain healthy food, fresh veg and fruit. I’m making myself sit down for everything I eat and my goodness, yesterday showed me how much I used to snack.
I’m not weighing till next Monday, and I’m not looking to lose a hell of a lot at a time. Slow and steady is my watch word from now on. The only diet that worked for me, long term, was Rosemary Conley so I’m leaning towards Low Fat. I’m not going to put myself under any pressure: If I want to have a take away, I will have one and not beat myself up… just move on. I’d like to lose 5lbs a month for the first couple then 2-4 a month, I’m aiming to get to 14 stones as my first mile stone but not setting. a date
I don’t know if this is the right place to keep my diary but no doubt someone will tell me.
My weight has gone up and down like a sparrow on a pump handle and it can’t be doing me any good at all. I shall be 60 in 2 years time, and I am determined to be down to 10 stones by then.
At the moment I weigh 16st 12lbs and my joints are suffering.
No way am I going to starve myself, drink only liquid diets or eat copious amounts of cabbage, been there, done it got the T shirt. I’ve decided to tackle this from a different direction and be in it for the long haul.
I started yesterday, making myself have 3 meals a day, good plain healthy food, fresh veg and fruit. I’m making myself sit down for everything I eat and my goodness, yesterday showed me how much I used to snack.
I’m not weighing till next Monday, and I’m not looking to lose a hell of a lot at a time. Slow and steady is my watch word from now on. The only diet that worked for me, long term, was Rosemary Conley so I’m leaning towards Low Fat. I’m not going to put myself under any pressure: If I want to have a take away, I will have one and not beat myself up… just move on. I’d like to lose 5lbs a month for the first couple then 2-4 a month, I’m aiming to get to 14 stones as my first mile stone but not setting. a date
I don’t know if this is the right place to keep my diary but no doubt someone will tell me.