Lots to lose in little time - help!

2snakeswoman

I have about the same amount of weight to lose, but I don't have a deadline. I know this isn't true for all people here, but I've found that I do much better if I keep grains out of my diet. I'm like an alcoholic with grains; one more serving won't hurt. The next thing I know, I'm stuffed and still want one more. I've gone through this again and again, and the truth is that I never reach satiety with grains. So I'm cutting them out. If you have anything like that going on, try cutting it out.

Best wishes to both of us!

niniundlapin

bubblefreakkerry wrote: »

CollieFit wrote: »

I use a digital scale and find it helpful.

5 stone in a year is a stack of weight to gain. I'm assuming you were in a rugby team when you were at Uni and trained regularly, so until then you never had to think about food?

Are you still injured or can you train again? I mean beyond swimming & yoga?

Yes i played forward positions usually flanker but second row in 10s and loosehead prop in 7s. i was also an army cadet so started everyday with a mile run and basic body resistance workout. i went to the gym 3or4 times a week sometimes weight training sometimes cardio training. i was also on the trampolining team. i had always been active and had never weighed myself (apart from start of uni health check when i was 10.5stone). i never had access to enough food to get fat and it took a ehile for me not to consume all my groceries in one sitting because i could - sad as that sounds! Intellectually I knew that if you ate too much you got fat but i was so accustomed to huge portions i didn't think i was eating too much, plus i drank alot of my calories!

i'm building up i just did a body combat class which i've managed to adapt to being low impact and that is a serious case of doms but otherwise ok! too much impact can have me on pain meds for weeks!

Just want to second the "effect" from body combat... It's painful in the beginning but the hard work will pay off if your diet is also on track! It's also stress-relieving & I'd think it's a good tool for you as well