I’ve given up counting calories. It was driving me to distraction.
I know what I’ve got to eat (lots of fruit and veg, cut out a lot of carb, keep on with proteins, a little bit of what I fancy every now and then) and I know how much I’ve got to exercise.
I am very aware of the things I’m eating and I’ve got myself into a little pattern of food.
Breakfast: between 9:30 and 10:30 - bowl of special K
Lunch: between 12:30 and 1:30 – either some “healthy” salad from M&S or something more solid from the canteen to last me the rest of the day.
Snack: Around 7 ish – a piece of bread and marmite or a piece of fruit or a cup of tea or nothing.
Supper: around 9ish depending on what I’m up to – depends on what I had at lunch. If something big, then nice salad. If something small then some form of protein and veggies.
I’m trying my best to get the widest range of different foods and I’m also trying not to be a diet bore. If I go round to a friend’s house, I’m not going to refuse food she’s prepared and be all high and mighty. I will eat it. I will enjoy it and I will then work twice as hard the next day to be extra special good.
At the moment, it’s the exercise that is letting me down. I haven’t done any this week. I have got a niggling injury but that shouldn’t have stopped me working on my core exercises, my press ups and sit ups. I’ve just been lazy. Grr.
Diet looks good to me. Stick to that AND throw in the exercise and you’ll lost weight, no question. re: the exercise – is there any form that you actually enjoy ? (stop it !) Like swimming, cycling, rowing ?
For me the motivation to exercise (which isn’t always present by any means !) comes from: finding it helps me be less stressed; better sleep; just feeling better during the day; everytime I do it the next time is that bit easier, or I can go that bit further; in Yorkshire, the wonderful views you get when you get to the run of a hill; AND weight loss. Hell, why doesn’t everyone do it ?!
And for you, working for fitness so that you can be first to that ball, or pull off that tackle, or help to win that maul…surely that’s motivation too ?
End of lecture
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By: Womble On Tour on 23 July, 2008
at 12:41 pm
it is way to hard to count calories, especially if you work
By: M.Morgan on 24 July, 2008
at 3:57 am
calorie counting is for the birds. altho we do try to buy “leaner/healthier/lower calorie foods” you can’t sit there and count that shit all day. it’d drive you nuts (like now…)
the key is exercise and i have no right to talk because i’ve let my whole freakin week get f*cked up by other things and not went. i can’t wait til the 4th of August. No more messed up schedules and i can keep a consistant excerise routine!
hang in there my friend. the first little bit is always the roughest and once you get it all smoothed out its better.(and worth it)
By: blaez on 24 July, 2008
at 4:25 am
WOT – sound advice. Thank you.
M.Morgan – hoorah! Another spam comment. Thanks for dropping by.
Blaez – you’re right. Exercise is key. That’s why I’m doing a lot of it next week
By: nuttycow on 24 July, 2008
at 9:57 am