The title is a bit of a misnomer this week, the scales tell me I have put on 1.5lb although I am not quite sure where. Perhaps all that eating out is catching up with me… I am not to worried though and I have warned the scales to be on their best behaviour next week.
9 Comments CherryPie on Aug 26th 2010
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I’ve been eating well and exercising like crazy everyday and I’ve put on a kilo … but it’s a good kilo.
For you I think maybe what is needed now then is smaller portions of certain foods.
I am trying really hard but my weight is still fluctuating without any real downward trend
I have decided portion control is what I need.
I probably don’t need the same volume of food as my two strapping teenagers!
It is difficult to get started and even to keep motivated.
I don’t know if you do this already but some ways to help with the downward trend are:
- Work out how many calories you are allowed a day
- On average over the week stick to them
- Write everything down everything that you eat/drink with the calorie total next to it
- Look at the calorie and saturated fat content of different foods, some foods have very little so you can eat more of those to stop feeling hungry
- some foods you only need a little of (portion control)
- exercise can help you lose weight more quickly but only if you are sticking to your calorie intake
Firstly I wouldn’t worry about one and a half pounds. You must remember that –
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“A pint of pure water weighs a pound and a quarter”. Now if you have had a couple of cups of tea and perhaps not had a “visit to the ladies” for a while – there is the unexpected increase.
I usually only weigh myself once a month as there are so many daily fluctuations including water retention during hot weather.
Perhaps I shouldn’t tell you but I am loosing lb’s like there is ‘no tomorrow’.
I am on a fish & vegetable diet with a ‘meat treat’ once a week. No bread, biscuits (except Ryvita) or cakes. Oh, yes and no potatoes.
I don’t weigh anything as there are few calories in fish, vegetables and fruit.
You have to be quite hard on yourself for three or four months – but it is worth it.
Good luck.
PS Cheese is the worst for putting on weight.
Cheese is one of my favourite foods!
I will only worry if the same thing happens again next week. Part of it may well be that I had changed into my winter clothes which weigh a bit heavier.
I don’t think I could go on your diet I am sure I would put the weight straight back on after I had finished, but it sounds like you are doing well
Pastry and cream are also bad. I actually went off cream last time I went on a diet and am not fond of the taste any more. I don’t like the taste of fat in food either.
“Winter clothes” in August? Oh Cherry Pie it must be really cold up there in Shropshire?
Talking of Shropshire…..I was watching a video last night, of Traction Engines coming down a steep hill in Bishop’s Castle last September, (on YouTube). A Micklemas Event I believe? Is that anywhere near your abode?
The weather here is rather Octoberish!!!
Bishops Castle is about an hour away from me, so not on the doorstep but I consider it fairly local.