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When I needed to weight last year, I knew what the biggest culprit of my weight gain was - Nesquik.
I have always, been addicted to it. It began when my sisters children were small (I was about 7 years older than them & used to spend a lot of my childhood with them in my sisters). Rhiannon would buy this in order to encourage them to drink more milk. Therefore, when my own children arrived, I did the same, but I also got back into the 'habit'.
So, last year when I realised that I had put on too much weight for my liking, I knew I had to cut it out, along with a lot of other 'stuff' (cream cakes and hot x buns etc.)
When my son (who was living in his own flat at the time) popped in one evening, I cleared my pantry of all the 'bad' things - nesquik, cake recipe books,
etc. etc. etc.
That weekend when Bedrock came back from work & we went shopping, I had already drawn up my shoping list, which included (for me):
Special K (the red berry pack) (2 boxes)
Ryvita (wholewheat) crispbread
Lowfat spread
Philadephia with chives (to spread on the crisp breads) and the following to eat with them:
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Celery.
I also bought a packet of Special K snacking bars,
should the overwhelming urge for something
sweet develop (which did happen occasionaly).
Obviously, I drank a low calorie Coke drink when
needed.
Thats all I ate for a good few months, in the
end, I got used to it and it was not at all hard to
remain on it. I do from time to time, go back to it
when I feel I need to.
A few glasses of water a day does help your
metabolism - I have never been fond of tap water,
but found that I did like the bottled water, so I get
that for myself.
Now, excercise!! Once upon a time Lynnie and I used to walk for miles and miles and it was great!
But, now I only walk from the car to the store . . .
so, I decided to walk indoors. I'd put some music
on (radio whatever) and simply walk on the spot -
increasing the length of time accordingly, to how
fitter I became. It certainly did help my thighs
and bum!!
I realised, that I was actually eating more than I
had been eating before the diet, but as I was eating the correct food and, excercising (walking),
that my body had some calories to burn off!!!!!
This worked for me, it did take a lot of willpower
to begin with, but eventually, it became natural.
The good thing about it was if I became really
peckish, I would simply have another bowl
of Special K (always minus SUGAR!).
The 'bad' part is the bloody price, of Special K!
But, after checking all the other packets of Kellogs cereals, I was, able to substitute, it with
various other lower priced, cereals - they are just
as helpfull, but I when was, able to afford it, I got
the Special K simply because I loved it!!
Don't forget, that when you realise that you are
successfully losing weight (but not as much as you're desired loss) Once a week, allow yourself
one 'proper' meal (within reason - not cauliflour cheese, for example)!!
It seems to make all your suffering worthwhile!!!
Good luck!
