Piglet to Gazelle - My weight loss journey

nlj1520

When I am in a situation where there is limited choice or I have to eat what is provided, I will usually leave the carbs on my plate or give them to someone who wants them if I can. When at a restaurant I will ask for no potatoes but more vegetables instead.
However if someone has been kind enough to cook me a meal I will eat it, no matter what it is. Don't want my choices to complicate other people's lives.
For me the exercise has been the most important thing. if you are recovering from injury you need to listen to your physio, but after a couple of months I was able to go back to recovery training following a slipped disc (not done in the gym) and I have seen a lady at the gym training following an operation on her achilles tendon in one of those surgical boot things! There's always something you can do and it really makes a HUGE difference to how you feel (or at least it has for me).
The other thing is to be careful not to eat too little as this 'scares' your body into storing fat. I am bad about this, I will go way too long without eating, because I am too busy and it is the next small change I need to make to improve this bad habit.

First_Trouble

That's what I mean about taking each meal as it comes appreciate not having to cook but don't want to just have a massive blow out

Dinner last night was shephards pie and also had two slices of oven baked pizza and a lemonade

First_Trouble

Today's food has been

B: red grapefruit and a coffee
L: 1/2 tin spaghetti hoops & 1 slice wm bread
lamp chump steak & two mini corn on cobs
S: tbsp dried cranberries, a plum, 5 almonds, 30g cheddar cheese, 4 Brazil nuts & an apple
E: took stairs twice, 2 mile walk and 30 day abs, squats &push ups day one

First_Trouble

My challenge this week is to have my recommended calcium intake as I am terrible at not eating dairy. Note to self must pick up some tasty yoghurt to snack on.
If anyone has any advice on how I can achieve this weeks challenge would be very grateful.

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First_Trouble wrote: »

My challenge this week is to have my recommended calcium intake as I am terrible at not eating dairy. Note to self must pick up some tasty yoghurt to snack on.
If anyone has any advice on how I can achieve this weeks challenge would be very grateful.

Fat free natural yoghurt... If not sweet enough add a few grapes.

First_Trouble

That's a good idea thanks. Maybe I could make some healthy granola to go with that too

terra_ferma

I hope you don't mind me saying that, but I think it's a pity that you see yourself as a piglet, starting from such a negative place is not gonna help you reach your goals. Your goals should be about your health and wellbeing, and not self-worth. If you don't exercise and eat well you are still the same great person, if you do you'll also achieve your goals and improve your wellbeing. That's the way I see it, I love myself no matter what weight/fitness level I am, but going to the gym and eating well makes me feel even better about myself. It's a happy place.

First_Trouble

terra_ferma wrote: »

I hope you don't mind me saying that, but I think it's a pity that you see yourself as a piglet, starting from such a negative place is not gonna help you reach your goals. Your goals should be about your health and wellbeing, and not self-worth. If you don't exercise and eat well you are still the same great person, if you do you'll also achieve your goals and improve your wellbeing. That's the way I see it, I love myself no matter what weight/fitness level I am, but going to the gym and eating well makes me feel even better about myself. It's a happy place.

This actually made me tear up a little. Thank you, I do have issues with self esteem although it all stems from my weight which with improving my fitness and diet I can start to feel happier in my skin.

purpleshoes_2

First_Trouble wrote: »

My challenge this week is to have my recommended calcium intake as I am terrible at not eating dairy. Note to self must pick up some tasty yoghurt to snack on.
If anyone has any advice on how I can achieve this weeks challenge would be very grateful.

You can get calcium from other sources apart from dairy. I think its worth doing some reading on nutrition, it might help you make good food choices. You can get calcium from non dairy drinks such as almond and hazelnut milk and many other sources.

First_Trouble

purpleshoes wrote: »

You can get calcium from other sources apart from dairy. I think its worth doing some reading on nutrition, it might help you make good food choices. You can get calcium from non dairy drinks such as almond and hazelnut milk and many other sources.

I have been doing some research today for calcium rich foods. Basically so I am not eating the same things everyday.
I know I can't have soy products as they can affect my thyroid medication.
Sardines, beans, spinach & green beans were on this list so will start with these. I haven't tried sardines before so am looking forward to that.
The most informative site I have found is this one but it seems to list a lot of foods that I had no idea I could count towards calcium intake which is apparently 700mg a day
http://www.iofbonehealth.org/calcium-rich-foods