I would like to lose just under a stone but not sure how

OnwardAndUpward81

Hi all

I'm 34, 5"5 (nearly 6, ha), and 137lbs. I've always been around 126lbs/9st but a recent long holiday and house move somehow led to me eating a great deal of junk for a month and about a stone heavier. I have a heart condition, a curved spine and my Dad's diabetic, so I try and eat healthily and engage in hot yoga on and off. My clothes do not feel comfortable, they look ok but just a bit tight and some have split, ha ha . If I go back to my previous eating habits and go hot yoga twice a week min. The weight will drop off right? I really can't do the low calorie diet thing. Sorry if this is a bit of a rambled post, just need some advice or guidance from people who are a bit more clued up on health and fitness. I have a Wii, was thinking to use that or buy a pedometer, fitbit, oh I don't know. I'm definitely not at all overweight, I just want to be back to normal that's all. Any advice?

Mojisola

Miss_Debt wrote: »

I really can't do the low calorie diet thing.

Try low carb or the 5:2 method - if you think you can watch your calorie intake for two days a week.

There are threads about both on here.

cherryblossomzel

I don't think you need to make huge changes. If you gained weight by changing your eating habits then you should be able to lose weight by going back to your old habits, though you might have to eat just a tiny bit less than you did before to lose (literally just a few bites of each meal less, so nothing drastic).


You won't see dramatic changes, but it's easier and more likely to stay off with slow changes in any case.

fairy_lights

If you gained the weight during a month of unhealthy eating then yes I would expect it to drop off again when you return to your normal, healthy diet.
It will probably take longer to lose than it did to gain though so don't expect miracles overnight!

19lottie82

I wouldn't worry about calorie counting. Just try to eat / cook from scratch (avoid junk / processed food) and by mindful of fat / unrefined carbs and portion sizes. Oh and drink only water (and plenty of it).

The weight will go.

stephen77

Miss_Debt wrote: »

Hi all

I really can't do the low calorie diet thing.

Then you have to move more and move more quickly.

parking_question_chap

19lottie82 wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about calorie counting. Just try to eat / cook from scratch (avoid junk / processed food) and by mindful of fat / unrefined carbs and portion sizes. Oh and drink only water (and plenty of it).

The weight will go.

Care to explain what is wrong with unrefined carbs? (and fat for that matter).

OP. You need to be mindful of calories even if not necesarily counting them.

Eat more calories than you burn and you gain weight

Eat fewer calories than you burn and you lose weight

Strebor123

Don't try fad diets like low carbs and things like that. People think low carb diets are good because they lose lot's of weight very quickly, but it's just water weight. Going back to your old habits (assuming they were good) will mean you will return to your original weight over time though you may have to eat a little bit less than you did for a few months.

The main thing to bear in mind when losing weight is the long term. If you can't see yourself sticking to this diet for the next 5 years then it's not going to work. What you need is a lifestyle change.

TL;DR - If your old eating habits were good then you'll be fine going back to them except for eating a tad less for a few months.

OnwardAndUpward81

Hi all

Thanks so much for all the advice. I've returned to my old eating habits and starting to see a difference already. I haven't been as active either due to feeling unwell but definitely still eating.

To those who advised to return back to normal eating, for me, it's been spot on. This is not to say I don't appreciate everyone else's input, thank you


Have a great day xx

mandragora_2

I'm about your weight, height and have a similar 'weight history'. Over the course of one winter, a little extra weight crept on. I felt exactly as you do. That also happened to be the June I got out my old bike from the back of the garage, and picked myself out a circular route of about half an hour, and promised to cycle it after work every day for a month. By July I was happier, fitter and back to my 'fighting weight', but more than that, I'd fallen in love with cycling and have continued to go further and faster ever since. Find something you enjoy, and do it a bit more often than you have been, and don't make 'losing weight' the focus of it. I gained so much more than I lost - looking forward to the evening bike ride; enjoying the 'chill-out' zone it gave me; setting myself newer and more ambitious targets as time went on - the six or seven pounds I shed was an extra bonus.

OnwardAndUpward81

mandragora wrote: »

I'm about your weight, height and have a similar 'weight history'. Over the course of one winter, a little extra weight crept on. I felt exactly as you do. That also happened to be the June I got out my old bike from the back of the garage, and picked myself out a circular route of about half an hour, and promised to cycle it after work every day for a month. By July I was happier, fitter and back to my 'fighting weight', but more than that, I'd fallen in love with cycling and have continued to go further and faster ever since. Find something you enjoy, and do it a bit more often than you have been, and don't make 'losing weight' the focus of it. I gained so much more than I lost - looking forward to the evening bike ride; enjoying the 'chill-out' zone it gave me; setting myself newer and more ambitious targets as time went on - the six or seven pounds I shed was an extra bonus.

Thanks for this! Do you know what, I was talking about cycling earlier with my OH. Not for weight loss but just because I use to be petrified of cycling in the roads ( I had so many free safety lessons but London roads still scare the crap out of me) due to where I use to live but now there's loads of cycle lanes on the pavement where I am that I can handle. I'm on this trying not to spend thing though. Hmmmm, there must be a way to get a cheap bicycle.