I was chatting to the hubby last night, and he's decided to join me on the project! This will be interesting for me as our BMI is exactly the same at the moment, if we're eating the same things just in slightly different size portions then percentage wise we should drop the same each week - but I bet he looses a whole lot more.
We've decided on our first diet:
The reason we've gone for this one is it should be a real shock to the system to be honest, and also hubby is pretty poor with fruit unless it's in juice form, so this might wake up his taste buds. Plus the book is pretty affordable, and I've read a lot of reviews, both good and bad, on it lately. We'll be starting on Monday 7th to give the book time to arrive.
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Welcome to Diet Diva!
Welcome to Diet Diva's blog. I'm a serial dieter, never sticking to one long enough to make a real difference, getting bored so quickly I don't even have time to use up the ingredients I bought with such hope just a few days ago.
Over the last year I've lost 2 stone, but put nearly all of that on again. My doctor keeps telling me I need to bring myself down into the low normal BMI range given my petite frame and health issues, and stop playing around in the low overweight range. I found it a lot easier to get down to a bmi of 25 than to get it down even 1 point further!
I think a lot of women are in a similar position, they're not at the point where their weight is a life threatening problem, but they're not quite comfortable with how they look, there is a little niggle in the back of your mind that maybe you'd have more energy and confidence if you just lost those few pounds, but without a major shock the diet is always going to start on Monday. So mine literally is!
Like many people my vices are simple - chocolate, home baking, cheese, bread, creamy pasta, curry, it goes on and on. I do love fruit, but when faced with £4 for a tub of strawberries, or £1 for a large bar of organic milk chocolate somehow I always end up with 4 bars of the chocolate in my trolley instead.
My experiences have led me to question the concept of calorie counting. It seems I can eat a lot less than my 2000 calories a day, and still gain weight. Therefore I think it could be more of how you eat than what you eat.
The aim of this blog is simple, to share my experiences as I embark upon a mission to loose the the love handles. Each week I will be trying a new diet, I'll blog about the highs and lows, and hopefully find one that works for me. I'll share the best recipes I find, the side effects, and most importantly, the results at the end of each week.
If anyone wants to follow alongside me I'd welcome the company.
Over the last year I've lost 2 stone, but put nearly all of that on again. My doctor keeps telling me I need to bring myself down into the low normal BMI range given my petite frame and health issues, and stop playing around in the low overweight range. I found it a lot easier to get down to a bmi of 25 than to get it down even 1 point further!
I think a lot of women are in a similar position, they're not at the point where their weight is a life threatening problem, but they're not quite comfortable with how they look, there is a little niggle in the back of your mind that maybe you'd have more energy and confidence if you just lost those few pounds, but without a major shock the diet is always going to start on Monday. So mine literally is!
Like many people my vices are simple - chocolate, home baking, cheese, bread, creamy pasta, curry, it goes on and on. I do love fruit, but when faced with £4 for a tub of strawberries, or £1 for a large bar of organic milk chocolate somehow I always end up with 4 bars of the chocolate in my trolley instead.
My experiences have led me to question the concept of calorie counting. It seems I can eat a lot less than my 2000 calories a day, and still gain weight. Therefore I think it could be more of how you eat than what you eat.
The aim of this blog is simple, to share my experiences as I embark upon a mission to loose the the love handles. Each week I will be trying a new diet, I'll blog about the highs and lows, and hopefully find one that works for me. I'll share the best recipes I find, the side effects, and most importantly, the results at the end of each week.
If anyone wants to follow alongside me I'd welcome the company.
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