I would like to lose a couple of stone before this year is out, and am thinking about trying some of the various meal replacement shakes/bars around. I've been dieting and gaining it all back for a few years now, and have been to several slimming clubs, so have a basic idea of what I should be eating, but the first week or two is the challenge.
My husband thinks my plan is barmy, and that super low calorie diets are dangerous, but I really crave the mindless structure it would give me until I see a few pounds have gone and get more motivated. Am I really risking my health?
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have ordinary meals but reduce the calories and also mix with some exercise but don't go overboard.
most food now tells you how many calories it contains.
I agree that the hardest part is keeping the weight off. I have tried over and over but yet the weight slowly creeps back on.
chrissy
most food now tells you how many calories it contains.
I agree that the hardest part is keeping the weight off. I have tried over and over but yet the weight slowly creeps back on.
chrissy
Hi Chrissy,
I think the trick to keeping the weight off is to keep an eye on it and diet hard if it goes up more than a couple of kg. Instead I tend to slip back into my 'fat' clothes.
Maybe I will try some calorie controlled ready meals to get me started again.
I think the trick to keeping the weight off is to keep an eye on it and diet hard if it goes up more than a couple of kg. Instead I tend to slip back into my 'fat' clothes.
Maybe I will try some calorie controlled ready meals to get me started again.
Counting calories is the way I have gone for about the last five years or so. Sometimes I break everything down and write what I eat but most of the time when it becomes a real challenge for me is when I am the only one in the house trying to control my weight.
another possible diet is called low carb diet, this is one i tried and lost nearly 2 stone.
it was combined with exercise but think the latter was too much for me with the diet as well.
when the weight went on i then tried the low carb diet again but then mixed it with light exercise and it was a lot better.
it was combined with exercise but think the latter was too much for me with the diet as well.
when the weight went on i then tried the low carb diet again but then mixed it with light exercise and it was a lot better.
I don't think you can do one without the other. You can diet and you can exercise, but I don't know anyone who has had success with only doing one of the two.
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