I'm a very big fan of incidental exercise, and I'm rapidly forming the view that it's even more important than structured exercise - especially for keeping weight off.
Where I don't quite agree with that program is where he talks about weight loss being 70% food - I actually think it's higher than that, more like 80-85%. Well, it is for me anyway.
It's why I think programs like The Biggest Loser can be very misleading. If you took on board the message from that show - they ascribe "good and bad" labels to food. They also train the pants off contestants. None of those messages are realistic for long-term weight loss… or for keeping weight off once you get to goal.
I work my daily calorie count out like this: if I sit on my arse all day and do nothing, I will burn 68 calories/hour (for a total of 1650). That's what my body requires just to keep it functioning at this weight. So anything I do - whether it is eat less/move more or a combination of both - will help that.
If I am more active throughout the day (and I'm talking about incidental exercise here), and walk around the shops, clean the house, park further away from where I'm going, walk up stairs, garden… I'll increase the calorie burn rate.
I have to be careful now that I'm getting smaller, because I have to do a bit extra to achieve the same results. But I have a lot more energy now, so it isn't hard to "go the extra mile".
The point I'm making is this: you can play around with how much you exercise/move and still have a fair bit of leeway. You can skip that 30 minute walk, and potter in the garden or scrub the bathroom - you'll still burn more calories.
But you can't play with food the same way. It's why it's so hard to lose weight - because we have to change the very thing we are most resistant to. I used to be the most shocking eater. I hate cooking, so I would find the easiest, most convenient food. I'd skip meals, then get so hungry I'd scoff something down. Whenever I ate out I couldn't order anything that didn't include hot chips - I would feel like I had missed out if I did that. I would eat takeaway food at least once a week, potato chips, chocolate, cheese and biscuits…
Now I listen to my body. And as weird as this might sound, it tells me what it needs. Last night, after a week of moving, cleaning, packing, unpacking, and stressing I was physically really fatigued. I felt like I was getting a cold, and my muscles were tired. So I grilled some low-fat chicken sausages, had mashed potatoes, and half a plate of steamed green vegetables. I threw a heap of garlic and chives into the potato while I was mashing it up - and followed dinner with freshly squeezed orange juice.
The old me would have taken a pile of pills: garlic and horseradish, echinacea, Vitamin C and then run out to somewhere like Chicken Treat for comfort food.
I don't believe that short-term or fad weight loss is beneficial. It doesn't teach us how to maintain our hard-fought healthy bodies when we turn 60. Will we be able to do high-intensity gym workouts then? Most of us won't. But we'll be able to go for a walk, eat healthy food, clean our homes - and be strong healthy women.
Why am I rambling? Who knows?
as I went to my parent's place for dinner. We had a roast chicken and I definitely indulged in one too many roast potatoes and a little more wine than I should allow myself but it was a good night and I don't think I went too overboard.
and i bougt it 
! You go girl!