Hello everyone!
I'm aware its been a few weeks now since I last posted and can only apologize! I've been moving into my new flat and had some internet issues which are ongoing! I thought I'd start again by finalizing my health tips, and now I've started my course again I would love to share some other things I've learnt, so keep following!
I was also thinking about doing some food diaries, one for loosing and one for maintaining. Again a disclaimer that I am no expert by a long shot its just what has worked for me. Let me know if you would like that!
know
what you are putting into your body
This is something that has turned
into a bit of a pain, resulting in the necessity for me to food shop alone. I
read the back on everything I put into my shopping basket and it takes time but
it's worth it! I find that progress made within a new lifestyle is down to
having a healthy attitude towards food, and if you know what you are
eating is healthy then you almost think your way thin. For me the main things I focus on
are saturated fat (I will avoid it if the saturates are 50% or over the content
of fat, unless the fat content is very low) and sugar but it is important to
know if it is natural or added. For example the packet of raisins I have
sitting in my cupboard has 37g of sugar per serving which is ridiculous! BUT
there is no added sugar so I'm content in the knowledge that it is natural!
(still, it's important not to overdose on fruit because it's still sugar!) If
we go back to the hunting and gathering days though, we only ate what was natural and in the process of finding it we exercised in the process, our body therefore can handle these natural contents far
better than processed ones.
Take motivational pictures such
as before and after and log your result to motivate you. It is so important not
to expect immediate result and fall into a crash diet habit, the aim is for
a complete lifestyle change that you can maintain so find out what
foods suit you, what you want to avoid, plan meals ahead and just don't buy bad
food! In my 1st year of uni I went from 8.5 stone to 10 stone- so really did
gain the "fresher’s 15" this was a mixture of extremely bad
diet- chili sensations and cheesy pasta were my
downfall-and alcohol. That summer I got home and felt fairly uncomfortable in
my size and made a conscious decision to get to know nutrition and how I could
maintain health, since then I've had a few fall backs (we are all human) but I
am now down to 8.3 stones and it has been the easiest weight ever to lose and
keep off! It is longer a conscious effort to eat well, it is now just what I’m
use to, and that is the aim. Below the left photo i was 10 stone and right I am
8.5. ( you will also notice my hair change and I will be blogging about that in
the near future! My apologies again for
the lack of posts recently!)
I have many more tips that have
helped me but i will leave it there today and maybe do a new blog post if
anyone is interested.
Take care and wrap up warm!
