I thought that keeping a diary would be a great way of keeping me on track with my new diet and exercise plan!
I am 28 years old and 5ft 4 - I am currently 137lbs and have lost around 5lbs in the last couple of months.
I moved house recently with my bf to a new city. We decided to join the gym and I decided to start watching my calorie intake too.
What is working for me so far is going to the gym and burning between 250-350 calories about 5 days a week doing various forms of exercise such as running, swimming or cycling. I am making sure that I have regular meals, only snack when I am within my calorie limit, drink a lot of water and only drink alcohol at the weekends. I make sure that I enjoy my meals and feel full after them but they are under 400 calories.
I would like to lose around a pound every week so I worked out the amount of calories I burn per day at my desk job (around 1700) and I try to eat around 1500 calories per day (this can be slightly more or less depending on the amount of exercise I have done that day).
At the weekends I am more relaxed about it, but I still watch what I eat to some extent.
In the mornings, I have a big bowl of cheerios with skimmed milk and a banana. For lunch its usually some kind of salad or homemade soup. Evening meals vary but I usually get a fresh ready meal from the supermarket that is under 400 cals. After dinner, if I am feeling peckish, I work out how many calories I have eaten that day and perhaps allow myself some chocolate or crisps.
My motivation is still ok, but I've found myself dreading going to the gym sometimes, even though I am ok once I'm there.
Any tips, advice or encouragement would be great! It would be good to know if I am doing this the right way.
I am 28 years old and 5ft 4 - I am currently 137lbs and have lost around 5lbs in the last couple of months.
I moved house recently with my bf to a new city. We decided to join the gym and I decided to start watching my calorie intake too.
What is working for me so far is going to the gym and burning between 250-350 calories about 5 days a week doing various forms of exercise such as running, swimming or cycling. I am making sure that I have regular meals, only snack when I am within my calorie limit, drink a lot of water and only drink alcohol at the weekends. I make sure that I enjoy my meals and feel full after them but they are under 400 calories.
I would like to lose around a pound every week so I worked out the amount of calories I burn per day at my desk job (around 1700) and I try to eat around 1500 calories per day (this can be slightly more or less depending on the amount of exercise I have done that day).
At the weekends I am more relaxed about it, but I still watch what I eat to some extent.
In the mornings, I have a big bowl of cheerios with skimmed milk and a banana. For lunch its usually some kind of salad or homemade soup. Evening meals vary but I usually get a fresh ready meal from the supermarket that is under 400 cals. After dinner, if I am feeling peckish, I work out how many calories I have eaten that day and perhaps allow myself some chocolate or crisps.
My motivation is still ok, but I've found myself dreading going to the gym sometimes, even though I am ok once I'm there.
Any tips, advice or encouragement would be great! It would be good to know if I am doing this the right way.
