Kel tell that PT to take a flying leap… he has no insight into how serious you are, and he's obviously been watching Shannon and Michelle on The Biggest Loser. If he couldn't get the message that you TURNED UP at a time when you didn't want to, and that means you are VERY serious, then he needs a good slap. Or you should just sack him!
I can't fit into a Size 14 - I tried some of my old ones on last week, and even though the pants do up I feel like I'm in a straightjacket. Another few kilos and it will be a different story.
While I'm flattered that you want to take on board the things that have worked for me, you have to remember that this is your journey. As you know I am a very big believer in 'slow and steady', because it's the only way you can learn, practice, make mistakes, fix them, and enjoy the benefits of being more healthy.
We live in a world where we expect quick fixes - but until you really understand in your heart that there are no shortcuts, you're only going to frustrate yourself. And the first thing to really accept is this: slower weight loss is permanent.
There's nothing slow about losing 0.3kg/week. It's realistic and it's a good goal to aim for. Anyone who believes that you can lose 10kg in 5 weeks is kidding themselves - you might drop it but you won't keep it off.
To me the single most important thing to do is to set a goal that is real, and then to make a plan to reach it. If you don't have a goal in the front of your mind, you're never going to know where you're going.
There are foods that you really have to live without if you are serious about losing weight. I have to admit I get shocked by the number of "junk food confessions" that happen here - it's crap food, unhealthy and it's fattening. There's very little nutritional value in it and if you are fair dinkum that you want to lose weight it is the FIRST thing that needs to go. I would eat takeaway about three times a year now, and it is never as good as I imagine it is going to be.
It's also important to remember that exercise is way over-rated as a weight loss tool. Shows like The Biggest Loser would have you think that you can work your butt off, and the weight will fall off you. Out here in the real world that just isn't true. Aside from anything else most of us are too busy to be able to exercise for long enough to do that.
No matter how we try to get around it, the truth is that 80% of our weight loss will happen because of the decisions we make about what to eat and drink. Exercise is the icing on the cake, and the way we improve our health - it isn't something we use to burn off our bad food decisions.
Take a Hungry Jacks meal. An average burger with chips and a drink will take three hours of fairly quick non-stop walking to burn off. And HJs is far from the worst of those fast food places. It's far easier to make a choice to eat less calories in the first place…
You can do it - all you need is a plan and a determination to do it. And I KNOW you have the determination!
Gen I cracked up at your Size 2! And then I cracked up at Vonni cracking up…