75lbs since last January

Hi All,

Just wanted to share really, I went from 15.5 stone to around 10.5 stone in around 7 months last year. Having got through Xmas and maintained my weight, I feel i am now in a position to share!

All I did was have a lifestyle change. I was eating too much, drinking too much and sitting on my backside too much! I used fitness pal (and still do!) to keep a log of my food. I also did Dryathlon last January which was a month off the booze in aid of Cancer Research. Having realised I went for a month and it didn't bother me, and a couple of drinks was 300 calories, I haven't drunk since! Coupled with getting back into running (culminating in a half marathon in under 2 hours first time out and now doing it in about 1h40m and entry into a full marathon in May!) The results came quickly and fingers crossed, have stuck.

I sometimes get told i'm too skinny, but only by people who knew 'fat' me. It took a while for my wife to adjust, but other than that, it's all been good!!

All I would say to anyone looking to lose weight, is use the app, and use it properly. Don't cheat yourself. Weigh your food (I never realised how much potato and pasta I ate thinking I was having a normal portion!), and if you have 75 grams of pasta, log 75 grams of pasta! Make it a lifestyle change too. I failed so many times by doing faddy diets, then piling back on when going back to normal. I continue to use the app, and I don't eat crap. I don't go without, but now when I have a kebab, I have a chicken one, not a Donner. When I go for a curry, I have a shashlik or a biryani. If there is a healthy option, take it!! I don't sit inside eating cracker bread, but I don't tuck into deep pan pizzas anymore! Search online there are loads of great foods that are delicious and low in fat etc. The best purchase I think I have made is a bottle of sunflower fry-light for cooking with. It's awesome!!

Exercise is key too. Although I am running regularly and doing about 20-25 miles a week, just getting out for walks of an evening makes a big difference. Don't get in the car to go local, walk it!!

I don't think I would have lost as much as I have if it weren't for giving up drink, I think I would be a good stone at least heavier than I am, but it suited me giving up, but understand most people wouldn't want to do it!

I would post pics, but don't know how!! - EDIT - NOW ADDED!!

Cheers all

Paul


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