"I'll start tomorrow" - This time, for real.

I'm a big fan of smoothies ...

fresh/non concentrated orange juice, frozen berries (fresh is better but handy to have a stock in the freezer, plus avoids adding ice-cream), greek yogurt, honey, banana - all blended)

... and soups

fry onions, potato, fresh veg (e.g celeriac & carrots), tomato in a little oil, and your fav herb maybe. Add stock to cover and a little milk. Simmer till all soft. Blend (or not, if you chop neatly prior to cooking)).

...The soup takes about 5 effort and maybe 25 mins total time. 2 bowlfuls will do for a good hearty lunch, a mug does for a good snack. Will keep in the fridge for a couple of days.
 
You don't have to eat the vegetables raw, why don't you try putting some salad in your sandwich for example? sometimes I'm not in the mood to eat veg and I just mix them with other things and then I don't mind as much :)
 
Thanks for your replies made for some good reading! Last night I was knackered so I didn't even turn my computer on. I am having trouble getting up still but work, I know, will cure that. I dont know what it is no matter what time it is I go to bed I get up really late. I feel guilty and crappy about it, I would much rather get up and do things y'know. Maybe if I move my room about that might help bang in a new perspective. The soup idea is good and so is the smoothie, I think we have a brand new, never used, blender about ka ching! Yesterday I had jam on toast and sausage casserole with mash (unfortunately burnt, so I didn't consume much of it). I have had jam on toast again today and my mother is making chicken korma which I usually eat until I feel sick, my bowl method shall come into use here! My nan just bought these little strawberry and vanilla ice-cream pots and I didn't feel an urge to get any yay. I have only once quit junk food successfully for 6months. It is the same feeling now, it's almost EASY, but it wouldn't be without having all you guys by my side going through the same experience! :) I got my vitamin tablets so I'm getting somethin in at least. I am glad the way it's going as it is, I definately have some improvements as the following:
- find a way to GET UP IN THE MORNING!!! I'M MISSING MOST OF MY DAY!!!!
- Integrate more veggy into yummy food so it's sly and try those peppers! ^^
I shall be on later to make sure you guys are keeping up the great work as well! I'm not slacking I swear! ^^
 
I too completely relate to "i'll start tomorrow syndrome".a complete foodie i loved cooking nd then gulping down all that i have cooked, but always a guilt tapped me that i was taking calories more than my system requied and then instantly promising myself that i'll "start contolling my calories from tomorrow" which never arrived.but a constant weight gain did enter my life.
Now that i hav joined this forum ,i hope the motivating posts will help me control my food habits nd drive me to a healthy lifestyle nd weightloss

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When you find a good way for waking up, you should let me know. :) I have a REAAAALLY bad habit of waking up for the alarm, then resetting it...and resetting it...and resetting it again. lol

AWESOME JOB so far on your food intake. I think your bowl idea is pretty brilliant. :) Keep it up!
 
OMG I always wake up like 10 times a day! it is so so awful. I don't have the discipline to get up early still, as I always go to sleep real late.

I've used bowls before and it is a great way to manage portions. you are doing great :D xoxo!
 
I am terrible at getting up also. I really have to push myself to not hit the snooze a third time. Most of the time I do though, then I'm rushing to get everything together to get to work on time. In order to not do this, I have to mentally prepare myself at night to think about all the things I have to do in the morning and visualize the time I need to walk out the door and no later that a certain. It works most of the time, and I may be good for a week or two, then I get really tired one day and just conk out after putting the kids to bed and I am no good at listening to myself to get up at the sound of the alarm if I even hear it, like this morning.
 
The key is to just get going - "waiting is the enemy of progress" - if you are unemployed the one thing that you do have is time - Start wiht a simple walk run - jsut walk for a while run for a while and each day try to make the walk a little further and the running time a little more. Do what you can where you are now and keep making small improvements - small steps over time will make a big difference - think of it this way - if you do nothing you will get nothing, but everyday that you do something you will be one step closer to being the person that you want to be and know that you can be ! keep up the good work !
 
Haaai sorry for not updating but my hours are so wacked. I mean, last night I went to bed at 6am!!!!!!!!!!!! And woke up at 9am!!!!!!!!!! I was so tired I munched on half a bar of chocolate that my nan got me in the morning coz that was all that was left and I went without any REAL food until 7pm. Boi, was I grumpy. So I guess that today (or yesterday, I'm confused...) was my first bad day, but eating the chocolate didn't satisfy me like it once did. I don't feel guilty, because I never planned on going COMPLETELY without that lovely cocoa bean in my life. I had spare ribbsies for dinner. I came on here to remind myself of my goals and also to type: I'm going bed now so I can get some sleep. I want to be up before noon so I can get some exerscise done! Thanks for you support guys it really really really (!!!) helps. I'm so knackered. I'll get some kip and report when I'm a little fresher! NN y'all.
 
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Haaai sorry for not updating but my hours are so wacked. I mean, last night I went to bed at 6am!!!!!!!!!!!! And woke up at 9am!!!!!!!!!! I was so tired I munched on half a bar of chocolate that my nan got me in the morning coz that was all that was left and I went without any REAL food until 7pm. Boi, was I grumpy. So I guess that today (or yesterday, I'm confused...) was my first bad day, but eating the chocolate didn't satisfy me like it once did. I don't feel guilty, because I never planned on going COMPLETELY without that lovely cocoa bean in my life. I had spare ribbsies for dinner. I came on here to remind myself of my goals and also to type: I'm going bed now so I can get some sleep. I want to be up before noon so I can get some exerscise done! Thanks for you support guys it really really really (!!!) helps. I'm so knackered. I'll get some kip and report when I'm a little fresher! NN y'all.
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Sleep well. :) and glad you didnt dwell on the chocolate bar. Like me, you've realized that while we should eat healthier, we dont have to deny ourselves of our favorites if we control how much of it we eat. :) I for one, plan on NEVER giving up organic strawberry ice cream. (I'm allergic to Red 40 food dye so cant eat regular "light" crap) :) Have fun exercising. :)
 
Hey girl I'm glad your not gonna put all your frustrations into that small bit of chocolate you had. No one is gonna eat perfectly all the time. We need our little slips into reality once and a while. As long as we get back on track the next day it shouldnt be something to dwell on. I'm feeling very sorry for you for barely getting any sleep. I only work at the restaurant in the evenings so when I'm tired I go to bed (10 or 11) and I wake up when I want. I've definitely got the luxury in that but I wouldn't mind getting a nice full time job so I can make some extra money to pay shit off and visit my boyfriend. It's nice to see someone that can relate to my boyfriend situation. Man dating long distance is TOUGH! A LOT of trust is needed for the relationship to work!! Anyways I hope you get that exercise you want in. I find exercise help put me back on track ( not like your off track AT ALLL)
 
Hallo sorry for the late update I had an argument with family and ended up staying at a friends - my weight loss and this forum was at the back of my mind :( However, things are sorted and I'm back home with good news: I weighed myself this morning 12 stone 5lbs! YAY. Thats 173lbs. When I originally started my weightloss I was 182lbs, then went down to 178lbs to my current 173lbs. I've managed to lose 9lbs so far I'm really shocked! Thats nearly a whole stone! Thats just by cutting out the crap and cutting down the portions. Admittedly I had a few bad days while I was away (pizza, ice-cream, chocolate eclairs etc). The thing is I don't feel or see much difference yet and for that amount surely I would, a few ppl have commented that I've lost weight though so I'll take it that I'm doing something right. You know what the most exciting thing is? Even though I like to go by clothes size and looks rather than weight, I'm am really looking forward to seeing the number "12" disappear and saying hi to the number "11". Nothing on employment yet *cry*. But thumbs up!
 
I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!! Right, so now I am even more motivated now my life is actually going somewhere. Upside about this job is that it is outside and from 9-5 i'll be constantly on the move compared to my 1-2 hours of exercise I get now. Gosh I am going to be so tired this next week. Another benefit is now that I have a real reason to get up early plus I'll be eating breakfast, lunch and dinner a bit more regularly. I'll be so busy I wont suffer my "boredom" cravings. I'm going to wear my pedometer to compare how much I move! Hopefully it'll deter me from ruining it with a snack. I'll keep my days off as the days I can have a treat - twice a week basically. Well I'm pretty certain I have a big loss incoming fingers crossed! ^^
Last few days food wise: well I kinda lost it a bit with the portions but no crisps/chocolate/ice-cream/junk. I definately think I drink too much milk (oh but I love the smooth coolness!). My friend is trying to lose weight but unhealthily - she starved herself for 5 days straight and looked ILL. I was preaching at her the methods for losing weight but she kinda threw it in my face that I was overweight. I want to prove to her that you can get a nice body without harming yourself. It really hit home again why I am doing this. It's far too easy to lose focus. :/
 
Congrats on the new job and your weight loss!! Sorry if it was already mentioned, but what type of work are you doing? Just curious since you said you'll be outside and on the move all day. Sounds like a good job for weightloss! Have a great weekend!
 
I don't know what the new job is, but it sounds great, with helping to get you active/up early/eating more regularly. That will be so helpful! And good job continuing to do this the 'right' way... sorry that your friend doesn't see that, but when you are doing something you can maintain over a long period of time it will become oh so apparent how bad starving yourself is. Skinny and ill doesn't sound all that appealing to me, that's for sure!
 
Been a while since I updated mainly due to work sadly. However thanks to all the physical activity and lifting I am now 12.4stne woop. It's not as fast as I would have liked but I gather that I am putting on muscle as well - sheesh the first few weeks really made my muscles ache and I was so unfit huffing and puffing away. The weight loss is a gradual one - the way I want it. But I really need to find a way to eat less carby food (I'm a fussy eater) and to stop using my work as an excuse to eat chocolate in excess at times :/ I am down from a size 16 a few weeks back (they were the only jeans I could fit in) to a size 14 yay! A little bit tight but 16 just slides down so its the horrible in between stage I'm afraid. Well thumbs up I have taken pictures to compare but I'll not even look until a few months down the line. Chow for now!
 
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Been a while since I updated mainly due to work sadly. However thanks to all the physical activity and lifting I am now 12.4stne woop. It's not as fast as I would have liked but I gather that I am putting on muscle as well - sheesh the first few weeks really made my muscles ache and I was so unfit huffing and puffing away. The weight loss is a gradual one - the way I want it. But I really need to find a way to eat less carby food (I'm a fussy eater) and to stop using my work as an excuse to eat chocolate in excess at times :/ I am down from a size 16 a few weeks back (they were the only jeans I could fit in) to a size 14 yay! A little bit tight but 16 just slides down so its the horrible in between stage I'm afraid. Well thumbs up I have taken pictures to compare but I'll not even look until a few months down the line. Chow for now!
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Woohoo on the new pants! I totally know what you mean about the inbetween sizes. My 18's are starting to fall, but my 16's are too tight for comfort. And since I was wearing a 20, I'm super happy. :)

Anyway, keep up the great work! Give it a week or two and those 14s will be fitting perfectly, and a little later, they'll be going south too!
 
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