Healthy New You: Your Change For Life #2

Can't believe I've only lost a pound altogether in the last month. I knew I'd had a couple of STS but didn't realise quite the extent. I need to get a grip on this and get it sorted. But there's no chance of that happening this week because of chocolate EVERYWHERE, and boyfriend's birthday tomorrow so he'll want to go out and stuff our faces, and then come home again and probably do the same. AH. I'd have to lose 2lbs a week now if I was going to reach my goal in time and I really can't see that happening now.

Can't believe I've only lost a pound altogether in the last month. I knew I'd had a couple of STS but didn't realise quite the extent. I need to get a grip on this and get it sorted. But there's no chance of that happening this week because of chocolate EVERYWHERE, and boyfriend's birthday tomorrow so he'll want to go out and stuff our faces, and then come home again and probably do the same. AH. I'd have to lose 2lbs a week now if I was going to reach my goal in time and I really can't see that happening now.

This sounds like me- my body just DOES NOT seem to want to lose weight. I find it confusing how I've put on so much since the start of university, because I cycle 3-6 miles every day, and play sport 3 times a week which is waaay more than I did at home! Think I have to realise I will always put on weight really easily though....

Just put my stats into 'myfitnesspal' apparently I should eat 1,200 cals per day and excersice for 30 mins, 3 days per per week, in order to lose 7lbs by May.

The excercise bit is easy but 1,200 cals per day - . I've already had 213 cals just by eating cereal for breakfast. This is going to be difficult.

Haha. I'm not exercising nearly enough to make up for the amount I'm eating but never mind it'll only be for a week.

It's not fair that it takes me an hour to burn 100 cals, but ONE MOUTHFUL of Lindor to eat it back!

An hour to burn 100 cals? Gemma, that surely can't be right! Or do you mean BMR cals?
Just saying because according to my HRM, a moderate gym session burns just over 600 cals in an hour for me. Hell, even walking for an hour will burn around 400!

I'm so sorry my laptop just went crazy when I was trying to edit my post and I ended up negging you!

Haha, thanks for letting me know, I was wondering what that was for! Accidental negging of my posts seems to be happening quite a lot recently, haha. Suppose it's much better than real negging

An hour to burn 100 cals? Gemma, that surely can't be right! Or do you mean BMR cals?
Just saying because according to my HRM, a moderate gym session burns just over 600 cals in an hour for me. Hell, even walking for an hour will burn around 400!

I was being a bit dramatic because I was sulking, sorry :P.

Reading this I'm starting to wonder if I might be having too many carbs in one sitting. E.g. today it was 3 weetabix with semi-skimmed milk, chopped up a plum, some sultanas-but I'm stuck in so it might have been quite a lot. Calculated that's like 70g at once and I seem to react to them quickly almost immediately after my eyes started burning which could be earlier onset of macular degenration...especially since I'd had a proper sleep last night...
[might have been closer to 60]
BUT this could just be my eyes hurt from looking at the screen, lol. And it's mainly complex carbs/natural sugars anyway. Even as variation on my standard brekkie, I don't see why something like that would end up in me becoming diabetic when many people eat the same in refined sugars daily without even realising it. I'm already hyper-sensitive to these feelings so it probably means nothing?

Thanks for the detailed response! Think I will give it a go from tomorrow. Do you watch sweeteners (like diet coke) much? Different places seem to say different things about whether it matters.

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I'm following a primal diet at the moment (linked above) which I can't rave about enough. Definitely check it out and have a read, especially the articles about fat, carbs and how insulin works in the body. You'll never look at a carb the same way again!

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Apologies to everybody just trying to use this thread to chat or log their food etc. Didn't mean to turn it into a science lesson (hence the spoilers).

Haha, alright then I knew it must've been something because you wouldn't have been able to do so well and lose this much weight if you were so clueless about calories!

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Apologies to everybody just trying to use this thread to chat or log their food etc. Didn't mean to turn it into a science lesson (hence the spoilers).

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Excellent, another MDA convert .

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Apologies to everybody just trying to use this thread to chat or log their food etc. Didn't mean to turn it into a science lesson (hence the spoilers).

EDIT:


Excellent, another MDA convert .

I haven't posted in a while but in that time I've bought books on combating binge eating, admitted to my GP what's going on and next time I see them I'll finally let them refer me for talking therapy. I've had enough of food ruining my day.

I've also just subscribed to a health and fitness magazine - those things always help to motivate me. I probably should have gone for the cheaper one, but I can't buy the other one anywhere nearby haha.

Yesterday I felt so ill from having too much sugar over the past few days, I don't want to feel like that again. I know it's pretty much lunchtime, but I've only just woken up () so I'm going to start the day right with some shredded wheat (a new favourite of mine) and a smoothie. I'll also check my fridge and see if I need to go and buy some more fruit and veg (while avoiding the evil chocolate aisle!)

I also plan to get back to the gym on Wednesday (I'm working all day tomorrow so I can't really go then). It'll help with the anxiety attacks I keep having about uni if nothing else!