[AnonymityFTW]

Here's a little bit about me.

I'm 18 and at college. I have piled on give or take 2 to 2 1/2 stone over the last 1 1/2 years. How? Mainly overeating, but also physical laziness.

Physically I am around 5ft7/8. I weigh around 12 and a half stone, maybe even 13 - I don't like weighing myself. I am doing this transformation not with losing weight as a goal - I want to lose fat obviously, but I mainly want to transform my shape. Have a flatter stomach, smaller thighs, slim arms and a narrower waist.

I plan to do this by doing regular exercise and eating much less than I usually did.

My exercise routine is quite varied at the moment. I've been taking daily 45 minutes brisk walks once or twice a day, depending on time. I also swim regularly.

As for eating, I've never had an unhealthy diet. I just eat too much! But for about 2 weeks now I've drastically reduced the amount I eat and I've already noticed a difference.

I'll try to post in here every few days or so.

For pics go to the main thread.

[AnonymityFTW]

So it's about Day 4 of my healthy eating/regular exercise plan.

For breakfast I had mackerel, toast and some tomatoes. Then a small pot of natural yoghurt and some green tea. For lunch I had a Philadelphia and red pepper sandwich on German rye bread, and a mandarin. Just had dinner, white fish, baked sweet potato and a lettuce/tomato salad. And a peach.

Going for an evening 45-minute brisk walk later on.

[Spontogical]

(Original post by AnonymityFTW)
So it's about Day 4 of my healthy eating/regular exercise plan.

For breakfast I had mackerel, toast and some tomatoes. Then a small pot of natural yoghurt and some green tea. For lunch I had a Philadelphia and red pepper sandwich on German rye bread, and a mandarin. Just had dinner, white fish, baked sweet potato and a lettuce/tomato salad. And a peach.

Going for an evening 45-minute brisk walk later on.

Yep, you're on the right track there, love rye bread

Good luck with your transformation.

[AnonymityFTW]

(Original post by Spontogical)
Yep, you're on the right track there, love rye bread

Good luck with your transformation.

I personally don't like the taste of it but it fills me up more than normal brown bread!

And thank you, you too! I need all the motivation I can get...

[AnonymityFTW]

Just came back from my walk, it rained on me and I got soaked but I feel fresh and alert!

Only thing is I keep getting a stiff shin... bloody shin splints. I think I have to stretch more.

[greeneyedgirl]

(Original post by AnonymityFTW)
Just came back from my walk, it rained on me and I got soaked but I feel fresh and alert!

Only thing is I keep getting a stiff shin... bloody shin splints. I think I have to stretch more.

I found a really good stretch once that properly helped my shins, take your shoes off, bend one knee and then curl the toes and put your foot down so it kinda looks like you're en pointe but with your toes curled under your foot if that makes any sense. Then push your leg forward (still bent at the knee) and push through, should help ease those muscles

Sorry if that makes no sense, I can't describe things at all.

[shorty.loves.angels]

(Original post by greeneyedgirl)
I found a really good stretch once that properly helped my shins, take your shoes off, bend one knee and then curl the toes and put your foot down so it kinda looks like you're en pointe but with your toes curled under your foot if that makes any sense. Then push your leg forward (still bent at the knee) and push through, should help ease those muscles

Sorry if that makes no sense, I can't describe things at all.

You said en pointe... ballerina?

(I second this stretching method OP!)

[greeneyedgirl]

(Original post by shorty.loves.angels)
You said en pointe... ballerina?

(I second this stretching method OP!)

No, I did ballet as a kid and love going to the ballet but I have excessively short hamstrings which hindered progress and made me quit

[shorty.loves.angels]

(Original post by greeneyedgirl)
No, I did ballet as a kid and love going to the ballet but I have excessively short hamstrings which hindered progress and made me quit

Ok so ex-ballerina Haha

Shame you had to quit I did it for 16 years

[greeneyedgirl]

(Original post by shorty.loves.angels)
Ok so ex-ballerina Haha

Shame you had to quit I did it for 16 years

Ex-ballerina since the age of about 7 (even at that age the fact I wasn't flexible enough made me quit...)
However my dad has been taking me to london to see ballets since I was about 9 so I live vicariously through them!

[AnonymityFTW]

(Original post by greeneyedgirl)
I found a really good stretch once that properly helped my shins, take your shoes off, bend one knee and then curl the toes and put your foot down so it kinda looks like you're en pointe but with your toes curled under your foot if that makes any sense. Then push your leg forward (still bent at the knee) and push through, should help ease those muscles

Sorry if that makes no sense, I can't describe things at all.

Thank you! I'll definitely try it!

[AnonymityFTW]

Today hasn't been so good.. breakfast was healthy (same as yday), but at lunch I was on the go and had a McDonald's veggie wrap (just did not feel like a Tesco ready-made sandwich).. Idk how many calories in it but I didn't even like it that much. Oh and a black coffee.

For dinner, had tuna pasta salad, probably too much Gonna rectify it by going skating now.

[shorty.loves.angels]

(Original post by AnonymityFTW)
Today hasn't been so good.. breakfast was healthy (same as yday), but at lunch I was on the go and had a McDonald's veggie wrap (just did not feel like a Tesco ready-made sandwich).. Idk how many calories in it but I didn't even like it that much. Oh and a black coffee.

For dinner, had tuna pasta salad, probably too much Gonna rectify it by going skating now.

Ahh, forgive yourself and learn from it. What type of skating?

[AnonymityFTW]

(Original post by shorty.loves.angels)
Ahh, forgive yourself and learn from it. What type of skating?

Haha I'll try
Rollerblading! Seems to be a dying sport. The looks I get in the park.. you'd think I was an alien haha, people are so curious.

[shorty.loves.angels]

(Original post by AnonymityFTW)
Haha I'll try
Rollerblading! Seems to be a dying sport. The looks I get in the park.. you'd think I was an alien haha, people are so curious.

Awesome! It is SO lacking in people's lives

My friend and I took our old rollerboots to the hilly park just the other year, we had some catastrophic falls

[AnonymityFTW]

(Original post by shorty.loves.angels)
Awesome! It is SO lacking in people's lives

My friend and I took our old rollerboots to the hilly park just the other year, we had some catastrophic falls

It really is, people are so miserable. Blading makes me feel so happy and free

Haha oh dear, better to stick to flat terrain hehe ;D

[AnonymityFTW]

Ahhh today's gonna be a struggle.. it's that time of the month so eating healthy is hard for me. I get bad PMS ):

And it's raining so doing my brisk walks is gonna be an effort.

[AnonymityFTW]

So far today I've had the usual breakfast of mackerel, rye bread, tomato and a bit of cottage cheese.
For lunch I had a stir fry of prawns, peppers and onions plus a side serving of vegetables - broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.
Just had a mid-afternoon snack of some Feta cheese and a few hazelnuts.

For dinner plan to have the rest of the stir fry with some spinach.

As for exercise, I tried going for a walk but I have very bad pain in my left shin/calf, I actually had to limp home. Got an appointment with the osteopath tomorrow.

[AnonymityFTW]

Gosh I'm in a bad mood today.. I'm not seeing any results and it's been like 2 weeks now. -_-

[greeneyedgirl]

(Original post by AnonymityFTW)
Gosh I'm in a bad mood today.. I'm not seeing any results and it's been like 2 weeks now. -_-

While you may not see any changes they will be happening keep going!