If you want to kickstart your weight loss, I can recommend the Kick Start program, you can download it free from the today tonight website. I have just completed week one of the phase one....which is pretty easy really. Great if you like soup, which I don't, but I now love. I am down 2.8kg after the first week. They also have a phase 2, which shows a more normal diet, and is a lot easier to achieve for most people. I am finding it really easy. They also have a list of foods that are allowed and a heap of unlimited stuff on there as well, I haven't been hungry at all.
I actually don't own scales, I just know by my size what I need to lose. So I suppose that is a good start! I try to portion the snacks, but fall down at work, but I will try harder and not have change for the chocolate box
I will check out the kick start program Dinky.
I still have the double mountain buggy, so I could go walking in the evenings when DH is home.. (sucks having a shiftworking DH at times cause some areas here aren't the safest for a mum and kids on her own).
Can I suggest that you could substitute some fitness goals.
Be able to run 5km without a break by Christmas. 10km by Easter?
Or how about being able to run City to Surf (insert local event) next year?
Or be able to squat your own bodyweight?
Eating 2 pieces of fruit and 5 veg a day. I always have fruit with my breakky.
Make a weekly plan of 'active things' - I don't call it exercise as it sounds yuk! Include family active times (walk the kids to the park to kick the footy, family bike rides) inside active times (Fitness DVD, stretches, WII, treadmill etc) and solo active times (gym, walk by yourself etc). The family ones help you stay accountable, the inside ones help when it's hot and can be done while kids are asleep, and the solo ones are for sanity time!
Build in incidental exercise - park further away at the shops/school, garden while the kids are playing outside.
Eat a proper breakfast - low GI and with protein to keep you full.
Have healthy snacks on hand - I bake so there's always something yummy but healthy in the freezer as I feel gipped if I feel like I'm sacrificing by being healthy (and that's when the choc bar looks sooooo good!). Make a list of healthy snacks so you can refer to it.
Make sure you're actually eating enough. Lots of people think to lose weight, you need to eat less. It's often the case that you may not be eating enough calories per day. I calculated for myself that I should be eating about 2000-2400 cals per day for my very limited activity and body weight. That is actually lots of good healthy food, and I actually often struggle to eat it.
I also need to make a point of eating enough protein. I really struggle with that too. I often only eat meat at dinner, and have very little other sources of it. So I have upped my intake of eggs at breakfast, or tuna sandwiches, or nuts or yogurt snacks, or smoothies with protein powder added.
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