Since I started this project my husband has been trying to get his lardy arse on my already full band-wagon. I know he's trying to help, and that he too would love to lose 10 kilos but it gets tiring trying to explain to someone who believes olive oil is beneficial to your health why I don't want to pour it over my salad. 'But it isn't butter!' he exclaims, horrified by my ignorance. All my explanations of calorific calculations go out of the window as he proclaims that 'eating pasta doesn't make you fat.'
How can I get it through his thick skull that NOTHING makes you fat, except excess calorie consumption compared to calories burned!
I know myself; I must feel free, free to eat a bit of chocolate or free to decide I don't want to eat it. If I have someone lecturing me about 'strict' diets being bad for my health, just because I found the will, this minute NOT to eat the damn chocolate- I'm gonna freak out and eat a whole litre of ice cream just to prove to myself I'm not a fanatic!
No seriously though, I know I am responsible for my body shape and that is a great motivator. Every little thing I can do is positive, so when my student is writing feverishly and I'm secretly counting how many times I can tighten my stomach muscles until they finish, that is more exercise done than if I had sat there on my blubber and stared at the ceiling.
Here are some TOP TIPS for making small changes-
1. PARK THE CAR A BIT FURTHER AWAY THAN USUAL. I'm not saying, walk to work, or anything crazy like that, just don't fight with the crowds to park right outside the supermarket doors. That way you're taking 50 steps more than you would have done otherwise.
2. STAND UP MORE AT WORK. Obviously, if like me you have a sedentary job, you need to make your movement relevant, so for example I try to move around the class more, or instead of sending someone else to get something, I go myself. Try it! Get up, offer to make your colleagues a cup of tea, post a letter, clean the windows! I cleaned the windows yesterday and realised it's been MONTHS since I felt my arm muscles!
3. DON'T WASTE A MINUTE. While you're waiting for the kettle to boil, stretch, skip, jump, hop...you get the idea. Those minutes add up! In the queue in the post office, clench your butt cheeks together 100 times, tummy tightning clenches anything that stops you standing there drooping your saggy bits and shuffling forward listlessly.
4. DRINK MORE WATER. Not only does it eventually replace FAT, it helps you flush out all the crap you've been eating for the last blah years, speeds up digestion and makes you feel more alert. Can also help reduce hunger pangs if you're trying not to snack.
5.DON'T DENY YOURSELF. If you want to eat, EAT; but try a little bit of chocolate or just one biscuit instead of a fistful. Another great way to feel good about eating is to buy really good quality chocolate or biscuits. That way one will make you feel special, and you will really enjoy it and you won't buy a whole kilo just because it was on special offer!
6. WALK TALL. I read somewhere that in Burma (I think) people believe who are connected to heaven by a golden thread which extends upwards from the top of your head. Imagine you have this thread holding your head up towards the sky. Try to walk as if you are suspended, everything long and graceful, feel the stretch on the thighs as you push out behind and lengthen your legs before you take another step. This is a great way to slim down those bulky bits!
These are my ideas for this week, let's see if I can keep up the momentum!
Oh yes, I bought a tape measure, so I'm going to measure all my wobbly bits and see if the volume reduces as well as the weight!
Oh yes, someone asked about the SUPER SCALES, the make I have is LAICA PL8039 but I saw in the Argos catalogue weightwatcher 4 in 1 body analyser scale which appear to have the same functions.
I wondered if anyone can recommend a calorie counter? Has anyone got any experience of using one? What are your impressions? Useful or useless?
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