My name is Lauren, i'm 24 and currently weigh just over 18 stone.
I need help. Im grossly overweight but so unmotivated to do anything about it. Apart from my weight, I am healthy, so I know it wouldn't be particularly difficult to shift some of it. My only problem is, I usually start these fad diets, lose 6 or 7 pounds then go back to bad habits and end up giving up. I really need some advice on where to start! I have a gym membership, which is only down the road and kindly paid for as a benefit in kind by work, my only issue is spending money on fresh, healthy food. As I know this can get expensive, and as I live on my own I am cooking for one, which makes meals very awkward and wasteful!
Does anyone have any tips on savvy healthy food prep?
I am hoping by joining a weight loss community like this one it will keep me motivated. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
I am aiming to lose 2/3 lbs per week. With a 3 stone loss (as a starting goal) in total.
Thank you!
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< that was literally my face when I saw it on the scale. The typical mistake to make is to think that 2/3 lbs a week is sustainable, because it isn't. When you make goals for yourself that you cannot keep up weekly, makes you want to give up before you have already started. I am also assuming that you didn't put this weight on over night, so you need to remember that it won't leave you in a month either. If you are really determined to trim down, then I advice that you aim to lose just 1 lbs a week, anything more than that is a bonus! The fact that you live alone is actually a god cent, that means that you don't have to prepare or thing about food for anyone else daily.