Ok, so here's a general run down of what im doing, I'm not following a specific diet as such, but here's the general idea

- im only drinking soft drink with main meals, and even then im only having 1 small/medium glass, and at night time, im trying to only have diet soft drink.
- all other times i drink water, i always have a pump bottle/water bottle with me, so if i'm thirsty, i have that. That helps to flush out your system, and ironically lose weight because the body stops retaining water because Its getting enough
- Im trying to have the most carbs in the morning, so i'll often eat something like bacon and eggs, or leftover spaghetti, scrambled eggs on toast, or something like that with a fair bit of carbs to give me energy throughout the day.
- if i dont have breakfast, i have an early lunch which is similar to breakfast, of sometimes just a normal lunch. If i have a late breaskfast, sometimes i skip lunch (depending what time I have breakfast) or i'll have a weightloss shake/bar/soup or something similar
- for lunch ill have something like a meat and salad sandwich or wrap with some yoghurt or fruit or similar.
- for dinner we nearly always have salad, whether its beef strips and salad, or chicken and salad, whatever meat really, and we just coat the meat in a marinade, have lettuce, tomato, onion and feta cheese (we're not really adventurous so tend to stick to that salad lol), mix it all together and have a big bowl, or until we're full really and the marinade on the meat acts as a dressing for the whole salad. so itsl always different! those 10 minute marinades are awesome! so yummy!
Or we also have meat and veg, try not to have potatoes or rice or pasta, but we do a few times a week, and if we have carbs at night, we have a smaller serving of dinner (or just a smaller serving of the carbs, I.e. rice or potato, but normal size serving of everything else) slow cooked meals are AWESOME and same with most foods really, just use common sense about what sounds healthy!
- for dessert ill usually have frozen yoghurt, or yoghurt and museli, or occasionally a custard or something, if i feel like dessert anyway, sometimes i do, sometimes I don't
- for snacks if i just want chips or something i try to have grainwaves or red rock deli (or the aldi/woolies equivalent because its cheaper lol) as they have less oil and fat and are *better* for you lol.

A big thing is I allow myself one "bad day" every week. Not to go nuts, but I allow myself one bad meal (whether it's pizza, takeout, sausage rolls, whatever I feel like, but with takeout I'll always get the SMALL size chips and diet drink) and maybe also a small chocolate or something. Funnily enough this actually gives your metabolism a big boost and kicks it into overdrive for awhile and helps you lose weight!

i also *try* to exercise every day, but sometimes it just doesnt happen lol, most times i'll be able to do it a few days in a row then end up having a couple days off because im busy, or something like that. but my AIM is to do it EVERY day. that way i cant just say ill do it tomorrow, because I know I have to do it tomorrow anyway lol
- my ultimate aim fitness wise is to be able to do 2km in 12 minutes, but a major goal is 15 minutes (i work out on the treadmill) i obviously have mini goals, first was to be able to do it in under 20 minutes, then 17mins30sec, then 16min30sec, etc. after 15 minutes, 12 minutes, thats my absolute ideal time, as i went to a personal trainer a few times, and they said thats an ideal level of fitness, so hence my goal.

now that im closer to my goals, im starting to add an extra km onto the end, and once i do th initial 2, im seeing how quickly i can do the extra 1km, whether it takes 7-10 or 15 mins, i aim to improve that too, which will help boost stamina levels and overall fitness, burns more calories, and I'm actually working out for longer than just 15-20mins if I can't use the wii.

- im also using the Wii Fit, i aim for 30mins of that every day, but again, sometimes it doesn't happen as I workout when DD is asleep, and it depends whether I've been doing things before I workout or if she unexpectedly wales up. But the aim is still there and it goes surprisingly quick! I vary the exercises on that, but general faves on that are boxing, and the steps, whether its rhythm stepping or free-step while i watch TV, and then also the obstacle course is also fun but i tend to do whatever grabs my fancy in that respect, and on the Wii, i tend to burn at least 150-200cal in itself

sometimes if im feeling particularly energetic i take DD or the dog (or both if DHs home) for a 20-30 min walk too, but not overly fast paced, but not slow lol

If you don't have a treadmill, you can always look in the app stores and download a couple apps which basically tell you how far you've run, your average speed, etc. so it makes it work pretty well like a treadmill really

ETA - weights are also a good way to help build muscle which although with weights you initially put on abit of weight (muscle weighs 2.2x more than fat!) muscle NEEDS to use energy just to be there! So if you build lean muscle (not like body builders lol) it not only helps you to look good, but it helps you massively to burn weight! there are plenty of different exercises you can do with weights, and provided they're balanced with cardio, you won't get bulky (that and being female helps too lol)

i cant think of anything else atm, but if you have any specific questions ill try answer!


Sent from the land of "iSomethings" so forgive me for any spelking misstaks