Hi ski bunny, i read your thread the other day but had some concerns and didn't want to post a critical comment to undermine your efforts so i didn't post.
However without remembering the contents i've opened up your thread again and realised it is you. I want to say good on you and keep going and all that stuff but i wonder if the reason for your past failures is because you are making it harder than necessary for yoruself by your choices of some foods and maybe not eating enough.
firstly the frosties. Are you a person who doesn't like breakfast. Aren't frosties sugary lightweight cereal with no goodness in them. If they are isnt' this just like eating a bag of sweets for breakfast. There's really nothing in frosties to keep you going. Perhaps the milk you have with them is good for nutrition.
Wouldn't it be better to eat a more nutritious and more substantial breakfast. I won't make suggestions at this point as you may not like certain things.
have you ever looked at the amount of calories you can eat to maintain your current weight. Whatever it is, if you can try to tailor your food intake so that its only a bit less than what you need to maintain your weight doing no exercise. In this way you can enjoy your food, not suffer constant hunger pangs and as your weight loss would be gradual, you are more likely to keep it off.
Earlier this year i read a long article which was about studies on weight loss and why people always put it back on (you are not the only failure. we've all failed a lot - I have a 20kg cycle). They suggested that once people lose 10% of their body weight, the body rebels and all hte hormones kick into gear to make you pile it back on again. Its happened to me in this past year. I was 55kg and now i'm 77g again in a matter of 8 months, most of it in the last few months when i got depressed.
So now my strategy is to lose weight at a more moderate pace and to stop and stabilise at various stages along the way. Patience really matters. Also if you hink you may need more vitamins and minerals then consider taking a multivitamin. I started doing this a few weeks ago and i don't know if its due to the vitamins but i am feeling really good now and more committed to my diet than when i even started my food log just a week ago.
So i hope you don't take this as negative and critical but constructive and worth a thought. The article i read i posted on here in "on topics" some time back. If you search for it, you might find it.
However without remembering the contents i've opened up your thread again and realised it is you. I want to say good on you and keep going and all that stuff but i wonder if the reason for your past failures is because you are making it harder than necessary for yoruself by your choices of some foods and maybe not eating enough.
firstly the frosties. Are you a person who doesn't like breakfast. Aren't frosties sugary lightweight cereal with no goodness in them. If they are isnt' this just like eating a bag of sweets for breakfast. There's really nothing in frosties to keep you going. Perhaps the milk you have with them is good for nutrition.
Wouldn't it be better to eat a more nutritious and more substantial breakfast. I won't make suggestions at this point as you may not like certain things.
have you ever looked at the amount of calories you can eat to maintain your current weight. Whatever it is, if you can try to tailor your food intake so that its only a bit less than what you need to maintain your weight doing no exercise. In this way you can enjoy your food, not suffer constant hunger pangs and as your weight loss would be gradual, you are more likely to keep it off.
Earlier this year i read a long article which was about studies on weight loss and why people always put it back on (you are not the only failure. we've all failed a lot - I have a 20kg cycle). They suggested that once people lose 10% of their body weight, the body rebels and all hte hormones kick into gear to make you pile it back on again. Its happened to me in this past year. I was 55kg and now i'm 77g again in a matter of 8 months, most of it in the last few months when i got depressed.
So now my strategy is to lose weight at a more moderate pace and to stop and stabilise at various stages along the way. Patience really matters. Also if you hink you may need more vitamins and minerals then consider taking a multivitamin. I started doing this a few weeks ago and i don't know if its due to the vitamins but i am feeling really good now and more committed to my diet than when i even started my food log just a week ago.
So i hope you don't take this as negative and critical but constructive and worth a thought. The article i read i posted on here in "on topics" some time back. If you search for it, you might find it.
