Piglet to Gazelle - My weight loss journey

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Thanks nlj1520 for your kind words I am trying to take it meal by meal trying to make the best decision for my health and not really worrying that much about my weight as such know that will reflect my hard work eventually. I am starting to feel the benefits already and people have commented that my skin looks brighter.

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Today's food and exercise

B: banana, nectarine & coffee
L: Sainsbury's meal deal - Greek salad, melon&grape snack pack & water
small sushi set - worked late and this was a grab and dash on way home
S: Apple, 5 almonds, 4 Brazil nuts, 1 tbsp dried cranberries, 1 decaf coffee, ginger&lemon tea
E: Wore my new pedometer today walked 15,365 steps (7miles), took stairs twice
Ready for bed now though.

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Had a bit of an old me; new me battle this morning. Old me wanted to stay in bed, new me wanted to get out for a run.
New me won out. Bit strange when you are arguing with yourself though.
I think I may need to invest in a bed that when my alarm goes off it dumps me on the floor. Then I am already out of bed. Until then I will have to rely on new me's motivational tools.

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Ok almost had a slip up tonight. Had a long, long day at work got caught in a torrential downpour so had to sit on a 45 min train journey in soaked clothing. So best to say I wasn't in the best of moods when I got home. To which I found that my husband hadn't defrosted sausages for my tea (he works nights and although I now realise it wasn't his fault) thought sod it got out the takeaway fried chicken menu wrote down my order and just stared at it for a few minutes. Then I thought how it would arrive and I would try to eat it as quickly as possible and then how much I would beat myself up about eating it. I decided it wasn't worth it and traipsed to the kitchen to find something else.

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Today's food and exercise

B: smoked salmon& cream cheese multi grain and a coffee
L: Greek salad, melon&grape snack pack, oasis
cheese on toast - not the best but better than fried chicken and chips
S: 5 almonds, 4 Brazil nuts, 4 apricots
E: second week 3 run, walked 13,198 steps (6miles)

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Did my weigh in this morning and have lost 1/2 pound so weight now stands at 11st 6lbs. Also lost 1&1/2 inches of my waist and a 1/2 inch off my hips Whoo hoo!

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Today's food and exercise

B: yoghurt and granola with a coffee
L: tried this Japanese restaurant that I have been dying to try for 4 yrs. had a sushi and tempura set with a miso soup and vegetable salad. And a plum wine. I thoroughly enjoyed it was well worth the 4yr wait.
this was a rush job through the station as worked late again due to going on holiday. Had a smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich from boots, tried a fruit yoyo? (Was horrible) and blueberry smoothie.
It was ok. Filled a hole. I am finding that I am deliberately looking at the food now rather than just grabbing something.

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Forgot exercise

9040 steps - 4.1 miles. Took stairs a lot.

homemademama

I've enjoyed reading this post. Thanks for sharing your journey.

I weigh around 13st 12 ish and my new changes start tomorrow. I walk everywhere so need to add more exercise in than just that. I've been looking at various different ways of eating like Paleo etc.

I'm determined to change my ways for health reasons, I have problems with my ankles that my weight cannot be helping.

Carry on the good work!

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homemademama wrote: »

I've enjoyed reading this post. Thanks for sharing your journey.

I weigh around 13st 12 ish and my new changes start tomorrow. I walk everywhere so need to add more exercise in than just that. I've been looking at various different ways of eating like Paleo etc.

I'm determined to change my ways for health reasons, I have problems with my ankles that my weight cannot be helping.

Carry on the good work!

Hi homemademama, welcome. Once you make that decision it feels great knowing you have a plan of action doesn't it?
What changes have you decided on? I found doing little changes to be the most effective for me also I recently bought a pedometer which shows you just how much you walk around on a day to day basis. Once you have your average you can build up gradually especially if you enjoy walking.