Hey Croix,
Was browsing the forums, and was pleased to see you have a little social space of your own. Nice. 🙂
I
see weight loss is the topic of the moment. You know I get a bit
excited about making desserts periodically and have to rein it in now
and then. I have been on the weight loss journey myself, and when I
began it I was on a month's leave from work (i.e. fairly sedentary).
It's irrelevant to me now as they don't cater to vegetarians, but at the
time I found Light & Easy really helpful - they're not just about
weight loss but maintaining healthy weight and eating a variety of
proper food, not fad diets. Not especially cheap, mind you, but
nutritionally balanced and I got their meals for a short period for a
sense of portion sizes and made my own afterward based loosely on their
menu.
I got a lot of ideas from them, most importantly to have
smaller meals more often, and even have snacks - just keep the overall
calories down. Most days would include a small piece of cake or a little
chocolate in the fruit and nut mix, things that acknowledge cravings and don't leave you going mad from denying yourself the favourite treats, and other snacks would usually be
fruit. The instruction if you were still too hungry to hold back at the
end of the day was to aim for a piece of fruit before anything else.
I
did actually find an overall change in my habits - once I'd reached my
goal weight, my old portion sizes seemed way too big. Also I broke back
how much sugar I had in my coffee over time (only had one anyway) and no
longer have any. I always have fruit in the house, too, and not too
many sweet snacks. Admittedly portion sizes do creep up a bit over time
when you're not measuring things - if I notice my pants not fitting so
well, I reduce the portions a bit, and do find myself feeling healthier
for it. Oh, and if I'm bored with plain water, soda water is my best
friend, I actually prefer that over soft drink these days, sometimes
with a wedge of lemon or lime.
Blue.
