The diet that worked for me
I have had a lot of issues and problems with my weight. It
has had a major effect on my life, it knocked my confidence and I had an all
round low self-esteem.
A couple of years ago I decided to do something about it, to
try to lose some of my excess fat. I had heard of many different types of diet
most of which I felt were not suitable for me and even sounded disgusting.
I decided on self-help, doing it my way. I knew that
exercise would need to be a factor, however was not willing to join a gym. Gyms
seem full of people who are already thin! I started to walk a lot more instead
of driving everywhere, and started to play tennis again, even though I must
admit am pretty rubbish it. I am not exactly the most athletic person and this
basically was all the exercise I did.
The main reason I was overweight was because of my poor
diet. I like to eat the types of food you are told not to. I love pizzas, a
curry, chips, peanuts and especially alcohol. Most people I knew would tell me
to cut out all of these from my diet completely- get real! Sorry, that’s not
possible, I enjoy them too much.
I thought about what to do and decided that I would start to
write down everything I ate. I would eat a healthy breakfast and then would try
not to eat until lunch. I am somebody who loves to snack, eating crisps and
chocolate especially. I knew that to not eat anything until lunch would be
difficult but I had a plan. Whenever I felt hungry or a desire for food I would
eat a polo mint or if at home would clean my teeth. Sounds crazy but it worked
for me! I would also not eat between lunch and my evening meal. The evening
meal would be my biggest meal of the day and would include anything I wanted
including chips. On the weekend I would always treat myself to a takeaway and
would allow myself some alcohol.
This type of diet needs a lot of discipline and character,
however you do not have to do that much exercise or cut any type of food from
your diet.
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