I've quit everything. Now what ?

lessonlearned

Hi AC. Good to hear from you.

Do you have catch up TV. There is currently a series of 3 programmes called How to Stay Young, Wednesday 9pm BBC 1.......not as daft as it sounds it's about health and fitness, diet, exercise etc. There is lots of useful advice on there. The second programme was last night, one more to go. But if you have catch up I recommend it. Some very positive histories on there.

You might think you're in a sorry state but trust me it's fixable. You are young enough to reverse the damage. Don't go at it bull at a gate. remember the fable of the tortoise and the hare. Don't go looking for a quick fix, what you need is a sustainable long term change in the way you live.

So no crash diets, no denying yourself everything you like. The odd cider or piece of chocolate isn't going to kill you, but a long term unhealthy diet laden with sugar, salt and chemicals will.

So it's time to learn a few basic cooking skills, a nice piece of meat or fish with Salad or vegetables, fruit for dessert, a piece of dark chocolate for a treat. Croissants and pastries should just a once a week treat until you've lost some weight.

Ditch the starchy carbs and stodge, Protein is your friend. It will keep you feeling fuller for longer, it will help build up muscle mass which in turn will help you burn off fat. Cutting carbs will help with the sugar cravings.

And keep up the resistance training as well as some cardio. Working with weights will help build muscle.

Enthusiasticsaver has it right. Don't buy in treats, save them for when you eat out. It's easier to resist temptation if the cupboards and fridge only have healthy stuff.

another_casualty

Hello LL and enthusiadtic
I sound a tad dramatic . Tbh, I think that I have done the right thing resting as long as I have. Part of my situation now is because I got pulled a little too much into a comfort zone . I think that looking into a few mirrors while out and about has shocked me even more than even I expected. You are both right of course in what you have just mentioned . True also that I should take my time in the changes.
If I wasn't allergic to nigh on everything sensible I wouldn't be in this mess. Still, I've done it before so I can do it again :rotfl:

Regarding the bank situation : its because I paid short of the full amounts that I technically still owe money on the d m p .
Another thing people might not be aware of , is if you get money from ppi then that would go straight to the creditors .

I'll have to look st Tesco and see if they're attached in any way to the creditors I mentioned above . Another example is iPhone renewal scheme . If you pay x amount a month, you automatically get a new iPhone every year. The latest one . Looking at the small print , you will see it is Barclays that are giving the loan and you are also credit checked . As I was on a d m p with them , then that iPhone plan has to be avoided .
Lloyds are part of rbs ( I could be wrong ). If so, I can't open an account with them .

At least I'm still conscious on doing the right thing I suppose :rotfl:

Gigervamp

I once had a friend who was diabetic. She told me that she didn't ban any "bad" foods, like cake or chocolates, because it would mean she would end up craving them. Instead, she allowed herself to eat those things occasionally, and in moderation, and just alter the dose of insulin.

I think it was a good philosophy to live by. If something is banned, we want it even more. But if we know we CAN have it occasionally, then we can take it or leave it, and when we do have it, we appreciate it more. We take our time to savour it.

So, don't "ban" Lucosade, but you can allow yourself to have it very occasionally. Plain or sparkling water with ice and a slice of lemon or lime is refreshing. And like LL said, have a lovely coffee and pastry at the weekend. You could turn it into a nice tradition, having coffee and cake on a Sunday morning, in a nice coffee shop, people watching and sitting quietly.

The After Eights idea sounds good, as long as you DO only have 2 or 3 each evening. My husband always puts a whole one in his mouth and will polish off half the box in the time it's taken me to eat 4 or 5, because I nibble! 1 After Eight I eat in 4 goes, one corner at a time, they last a lot longer that way!

I wouldn't cut carbs out completely as they are our main source of fibre, more so than fruit and veg surprisingly, but certainly don't load your plate up with them!

Lloyds is indeed part of RBS. I would think there might be information on here somewhere about which banks are connected.

Time to pull your finger out now, you can't keep pushing forward the deadline for when you'll start looking for work, and the sooner you start losing weight etc, the better for your health and mental wellbeing.

another_casualty

Good analogies there gigervamp . Thanks

I think enthusiastic might be right about Tesco and tsb .
I'm also looking at building societies . I'm looking at the co op and the bank of Ireland U.K. .

Time to be more responsible I guess

You're right gigervamp

HMRC100

Lloyds has nothing to do with RBS. Both are independently quoted on the FTSE. Lloyds and HBOS (ex Halifax) are connected.

another_casualty

HMRC100 wrote: »

Lloyds has nothing to do with RBS. Both are independently quoted on the FTSE. Lloyds and HBOS (ex Halifax) are connected.

Thanks for that . This may be easier than I thought

MrsPorridge

I second LL's recommendation about the BBC's How to Stay Young - I caught the last 5 mins last night by accident and when I got home from work today I watched it on catch up - to be honest it did put the fear of God into me and made me look at some exercises to try and build muscle.

Gigervamp

HMRC100 wrote: »

Lloyds has nothing to do with RBS. Both are independently quoted on the FTSE. Lloyds and HBOS (ex Halifax) are connected.

You're right, thanks for the correction! It's NatWest who are with RBS.

irishjohn

Hi AC.
Over the years I went from tall slim bloke to very overweight - lived in a hotel for 10 months with one job change and then gave up smoking - weight crept on and on and the clothes got bigger. Sometimes I would have a go at a diet and was quite good at getting a stone off but then getting stuck and going back to my old ways.

Last summer I was 18.5st and miserable so i started on Dr Clark's High Protein Diet and in a month lost a stone - using the diet and daily brisk coastal walking. But then I developed plantar fasciitis and that hit the walking on the head for 9 months. In Mid June with good feet again I took two big decisions - I joined Slimming World at 17st 7lbs and got myself on a gym programme. At this week's weigh in I was 15st 4lb and got my 2st award which to me is really a 3st award. It is helping me really look at eating healthily and having treats as part of that healthy eating programme. The group is very sociable and supportive and I am so glad I did it. Maybe worth a try? Another guy joined the same day as myself and he was over 19.5st and he is losing it as quickly as me.

Heres the link for the diet book in case you want it - it was originally written for people with heart trouble.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-High-Protein-Diet-permanently/dp/0091917336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506060997&sr=8-1&keywords=clark+high+protein+diet

anna_1977

Hey AC,
Good to hear how you're getting on.
I hope this doesn't sound patronising but have you thought about getting a cookbook? I got both my kids an Osborne kids cookbook when they went to uni - i went for that one as it's cheap and incredibly easy and healthy food to cook. It would also give you plenty of meal ideas.

I'm about to become a household of 1 again (my choice) and I am already thinking about the batch cooking I'll have to do - otherwise i'll snack on bread and crisps etc in the evenings - it's hard to get motivated to cook for 1 isn't it