I went for changes in my diet that I knew could quite easily be permanent, instead of following a strict plan. I changed to brown rice, pasta and bread, bumped up the amount of fruit and veg, only drink water (apart from my obligatory cup of tea in the morning!), and have lean meat. I also have snacks little and often instead of a giant fat and carb loaded meal at night! It's amazing how much less you crave when you're eating properly!
As for staying motivated, maybe you can find a friend that wants to get fitter as well? I needed support when I started so turned to my boyfriend. Unfortunately, he doesn't particularly want to eat healthily (he's 5"10 and 140lb !!), but he did say that he wanted to get fitter. Now we go to the gym together, and we concentrate on making fitness goals instead of food ones.
A lot of the time we have different dinners. If it's something I shouldn't really be having, I just make sure to only have a small amount, and bulk it up with vegetables - maybe you could do that too?
Last edited by beescwee; 01-16-2010 at 08:07 AM.
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