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Hey everybody, I've not been active here for the past month or so. I joined the forum maybe 6 or 7 weeks ago if that, and started the diet the day i joined. I weighed 100 kilos (220lbs) and didnt really see any great results for the first week or so. I guess everytime I stepped on the scale I expected to see something really unrealistic and I was always dissapointed. Quite often the scales were going up - one morning I would get up, weigh myself and I would be maybe 97 kilos and the next day I would be 99 kilos again - I wasn't cheating - I was doing everything by the book. Well actually I lie - I was and still am eating too much cheese - but it works for me so I will carry on!
Anyway I have noticed a really big change in my size now - since starting less than 2 months ago I am currently weighing in at 88 Kilos or in american terms 193lbs. If that doesnt sound like much - believe me it really shows - all my jeans are too big for me!! I love it!! I am just under 6ft and built quite big naturally so I wasnt too far over my normal weight category in the first place and thought it might take quite a while to lose the weight.
I am now within my healthy weight range and all it took was cutting out sugar - because when you think about it - that's all you are doing - carbs = sugar & sugar = weight.
I love this diet because I can eat the foods I want, when I want them, I have tonnes of energy and am more energetic now than I have been since I was a kid. I find just little things help me so much - instead of going to the shop 500 yards up the road for smokes (I know filthy habit, but one thing at a time!), I walk to the one 2km away - It takes me 45 minutes to an hour to get there and back at a brisk walk and I get to listen to some music on my ipod while I'm walking - what more could you want!!
I probably do this 5 times a week. I also find that I walk everywhere now - the closest town to me is 5km away - so instead of jumping on the bus I walk - normally there and back - but sometimes just one way. The funny thing is though is that I actually want to do this. Friends and family offer me lifts everywhere but I always say "no thanks i'd rather walk".
We have just got a new addition to our family and he goes by the name of Zeus - he is a big soft Rottweiler who loves to walk - so that gives me an excuse to get out too which is great.
My average day of eating looks like this:
Breakfast - 2 eggs scrambled with handful of spinach, one pork sausage
Lunch - Cup of brocollii stir fried with chicken and herbs (normally a good size portion of chicken to keep me going!!)
Dinner - Chicken Breast or Pork Chop or Steak with plate of spinach grilled with some cheese - plenty of seasoning. OR fried steak with sauce made with thickened cream.
If I want a snack it will either be a couple of slices of cheese or some slices of meat.
I found that I was drinking so much water when I first started and that was great , the only thing was is that I think I was drinking TOO MUCH!! I was probably drinking about 10 bottles a day - so that is 6 litres per day. I think it gave my body a good flush to kick start the diet - now I try to stick to 8 glasses a day - sometimes I go a bit under - sometimes a bit over. But this is something that after a bit of time becomes second nature to you - everytime i'm in the kitchen - I grab some water.
Although I've not been here for a while I just wanted to say that you guys are definitely the inspiration for my weight loss and thank you all for helping me out. I have been trying to get rid of this weight for so long and now it is just falling off!!
I hope that this gives some people a bit of motivation and believe me that if you don't see results on the scale straight away or you go through maybe 2 or 3 weeks without seeing any significant change don't fear - everything will click into place and it will come off if you just stick with it and don't cheat!
Ooops - I lied earlier on - I did cheat - I have had 2 beers since I have started this! pretty good though considering it was normally more like 4 a night and then a blow out at the weekend!! hmm that was prbably the problem in the first place! lol
Even so thanks again guys
Ross
Anyway I have noticed a really big change in my size now - since starting less than 2 months ago I am currently weighing in at 88 Kilos or in american terms 193lbs. If that doesnt sound like much - believe me it really shows - all my jeans are too big for me!! I love it!! I am just under 6ft and built quite big naturally so I wasnt too far over my normal weight category in the first place and thought it might take quite a while to lose the weight.
I am now within my healthy weight range and all it took was cutting out sugar - because when you think about it - that's all you are doing - carbs = sugar & sugar = weight.
I love this diet because I can eat the foods I want, when I want them, I have tonnes of energy and am more energetic now than I have been since I was a kid. I find just little things help me so much - instead of going to the shop 500 yards up the road for smokes (I know filthy habit, but one thing at a time!), I walk to the one 2km away - It takes me 45 minutes to an hour to get there and back at a brisk walk and I get to listen to some music on my ipod while I'm walking - what more could you want!!
I probably do this 5 times a week. I also find that I walk everywhere now - the closest town to me is 5km away - so instead of jumping on the bus I walk - normally there and back - but sometimes just one way. The funny thing is though is that I actually want to do this. Friends and family offer me lifts everywhere but I always say "no thanks i'd rather walk".
We have just got a new addition to our family and he goes by the name of Zeus - he is a big soft Rottweiler who loves to walk - so that gives me an excuse to get out too which is great.
My average day of eating looks like this:
Breakfast - 2 eggs scrambled with handful of spinach, one pork sausage
Lunch - Cup of brocollii stir fried with chicken and herbs (normally a good size portion of chicken to keep me going!!)
Dinner - Chicken Breast or Pork Chop or Steak with plate of spinach grilled with some cheese - plenty of seasoning. OR fried steak with sauce made with thickened cream.
If I want a snack it will either be a couple of slices of cheese or some slices of meat.
I found that I was drinking so much water when I first started and that was great , the only thing was is that I think I was drinking TOO MUCH!! I was probably drinking about 10 bottles a day - so that is 6 litres per day. I think it gave my body a good flush to kick start the diet - now I try to stick to 8 glasses a day - sometimes I go a bit under - sometimes a bit over. But this is something that after a bit of time becomes second nature to you - everytime i'm in the kitchen - I grab some water.
Although I've not been here for a while I just wanted to say that you guys are definitely the inspiration for my weight loss and thank you all for helping me out. I have been trying to get rid of this weight for so long and now it is just falling off!!
I hope that this gives some people a bit of motivation and believe me that if you don't see results on the scale straight away or you go through maybe 2 or 3 weeks without seeing any significant change don't fear - everything will click into place and it will come off if you just stick with it and don't cheat!
Ooops - I lied earlier on - I did cheat - I have had 2 beers since I have started this! pretty good though considering it was normally more like 4 a night and then a blow out at the weekend!! hmm that was prbably the problem in the first place! lol
Even so thanks again guys
Ross
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