Hi all
I've just bought this months Slimming magazine, and one of the articles, called "The Thin Commandments" has really given me some good ideas to motivate myself which I thought I'd share (how nice am I?
) Here's a few of the "commandments" which I like:
Think historically, not just calorifically - what this means is thinking about the impact a particular food has on you, so if you fancy a biscuit that's 100 cals, rather than think, oh well it's only 100 cals, think about how you normally behave after having a biscuit, if just one is enough - that's fine, but if it'll lead to you scoffing the rest of the packet, then don't even eat the one as it's not just 100 cals you're going to be eating!
Stop feeling deprived - now this really applies to me as I often think I'm missing out or deprived cos I can't eat the goodies I love or see other people eating. The answer to this is to look at it positively not negatively, so if you think "I feel like I'm missing out on all the fun in life", replace that with "I had fun for years, it didn't make me happy, just fat". Replace "what's wrong with a taste" with "taking a taste makes it harder", "I want that piece of cake" with "but I want to be slim more" and "dieting is so hard" with "being fat is harder".
I really liked those and thought it may help someone else.
Another thing they say is that people who keep a food diary (here you go Veggie) lose more weight and are better at keeping it off than those who don't. So I'm gonna give it a go, along with making weekly resolutions as a friend of mine does this and says it really helps her as a constant guideline so she knows what she's aiming for, rather than just half-hearted aims of I'll try and lose some weight this week, I'll try and get fitter etc.
So here goes with my resolutions for the next week
Diet resolutions:
No cheese Monday to Friday (toasted cheese sandwiches have become a regular lunch)
Same with iced coffees made with milk (definately sabotaging my weight loss)
Limit my nut snacking, as sometimes I think I eat far too many, so weigh/count out a daily ration to take to work
Stop feeling deprived!
Fitness resolutions:
To jog at least 3 times
To rebound at least 3 times
To cycle at least twice
To use my Abs machine daily
So that's what I'm aiming for next week, along with keeping a food diary. Anyone else fancy posting their resolutions?