Health: Lose Weight

All the weight I lost since Christmas has gone piling on again. I must do something serious about my weight. I don’t think it’s doing anything to help the problem I have with getting tired and sleepy all the time, either.
I think a big push on this and on drinking more water is necessary.

After a few weeks counting calories, I’m pleased to announce that I’m back to the lowest weight I’ve been in years, and confident of going lower over the next week or so. I’ve started wearing a belt with trousers that never needed one before, and I’ve given up trying to make myself do the belt up on hole 3 from the end, which is comfortably loose, as it naturally goes now to the 4th hole (I used to do it up on the last hole!).
I’m feeling a lot better than I have done. I no longer feel bloated and overfull. My appetite has shrunk, and I’m finding it reasonably easy to stick to the calorie count. I’m not being completely strict, as I think that’s too restrictive and makes life too unpleasant to bear. Instead, I’m learning to listen to my body. If I want something, I can eat it, but bearing in mind total calorie count for the day I tend to go for the healthier options (we’re not mentioning Tuesday night’s gypsy tart here folks!). And if I’m hungry I eat, while if I feel like eating but am not actually hungry I’m learning to ignore the urge.
When I’ve lost a stone and dropped to showing a lower stone value on the scales I’m rewarding myself with an ipod. This should be on or just after the next payday!

I’m a couple or so weeks in so far, and I’ve lost half a stone, which puts me back to the sort of weight I managed last year, when I wasn’t really trying much. So I’ve got rid of the extra weight I put on going into winter and Christmas, which considering this is only January isn’t too bad.
Now I just need to keep going – which feels very achievable at the moment – and go down to what I should be.
I’ve found that my appetite has really shrunk, to the point where just a small amount of food can make me feel satisfied, and meals the size I used to eat make me feel uncomfortably full. So it’s not a struggle to stick to my calorie limit.
Sometimes I feel like eating, but it’s only habit, and I don’t actually feel hungry enough to eat anything, which is interesting!

I’m learning to move between hungry and satisfied, instead of very slightly hungry to very full. It’s all about re-educating my body, I think.
I’ve lost a few pounds, and I can feel the difference in my body. I just need to keep up the momentum.

I’m calorie counting, I’m surprised at how much easier it is than I had expected. I’m using weightlossresources.co.uk, and I’m finding my appetite has shrunk. It’s like something has clicked inside, and now things are going smoothly.
I’m now back to my pre-Christmas weight, and hopefully by the end of the month I’ll be back to 10 stone 7 lb, which is sort of where I started ages ago but didn’t really get far.
I haven’t had any chocolate for days – although I did dream about it last night! I didn’t enjoy eating it though ;-)

I’m just completing my second day on a calorie-counted intake. It’s not as hard as I thought it would be, working out my intake, and although I feel hungry, I think it’s partly just habit – I’m used to eating a lot more, although I don’t actually need it. I feel comfortably slimmer, rather than having a bloated stomach.
I just need to see how long I can keep it up – I’m aiming to lose 2 lb a week, and am finding it a struggle to plan meals within the total. It should be easier as I go on though, and get more ideas on meals and more used to planning ahead.
And I’m even resisting the shortbread box that DH has so cruelly sat next to me!

I’ve just joined up to www.weightlossresources.co.uk – I signed up for a free trial and spent yesterday and today calorie counting. It’s not as bad as I thought, and it’s quite fun balancing food to come to the right total for the day. I earnt extra by going out for a walk, and balanced a creme egg with soup for lunch. I’m regretting that now I’m hungry though! Next time I’ll be more sensible about choosing lower calorie, more filling food.

I’ve signed up now to pay by the month. Hopefully I’ll put the effort in, and see results soon. It really is time I did something properly about this, and this is further than I’ve ever gone before.

Over the past year I’ve put on 7 pounds instead of losing weight. So this year I really must succeed on this. I must concentrate on meals that I enjoy cooking and eating but aren’t so heavy on portions, and on snacking on fruit rather than unhealthily. I must try for more running sessions and walks with the dog, as well.

I’m still watching my weight – mostly – but it’s not doing very much. But then I guess I’m not really trying very hard!

My weight went up a few pounds as we went into winter and I started comfort-eating, but now I’ve got my light that seems to have stopped and I’m holding steady. So although I haven’t lost any weight from the starting value, I haven’t put on any more either.

I guess this is something I’ll need to start thinking more about!

Over the last week or two I’ve seen the weight creep gradually up. I know that’s because winter is drawing in and I get cravings for carbohydrates. I’ve been very bad the last few days, having unhealthy, fattening puddings every day. I must stop this habit. Actually, the last couple of days I’ve felt a bit better about this, maybe because of my light box. So as long as I keep a closer eye on what I’m eating perhaps the weight will at least stay steady, even if it doesn’t drop.