things that have helped me
Hi Sarah, my experience is, having gone from 16.5 stone to 12.5; the thing most people struggle with is cravings and hunger, many say that diets dont work because its hard to stick to them...I realised my two enemies were salt and sugar, sugar levels feel low so you have a snack, crisps or a pie for instance, so your mouth is then full of salt, and watering, I would then grab a couple of choc bars to balance it out, but that type of food never satisfies, and your blood sugar lurches from one state to another constantly...UK and US food is dreadful.
Everything processed is stuffed with way too much salt, cheaper the meal, more salt and sugar content, good old baked beanz ,bread, tinned tomatoes,gravy,even cappucinos have a load of salt/ sugar when you dont expect it. The larger people I know, or see around also nearly always have a bottle of c#ca c#la attached to them.{never a bunch of grapes!)
Anyway, started to cut back on salt and noticed a Big change! Under my arms, my ankles, hands, face all began to look much thinner, must have been retaining water.
Also it has reduced my food cravings, if I do weaken to my old habits it ruins everything, the salty and sugary stuff just makes me want more and more, like a drug. Good food actually satisfies.
If you have a calorie target rather than just minimising your calorie intake( and getting hungry, back to pizza and icecream} that should help. You may find reducing your food intake by, say two biscuits a day stabilises your weight, reduce it by a further two slices of bread and butter, and you lose weight, that makes it sound achieveable!
My first post, so a bit of a ramble, I saw your post and thought your approach looked really positive and ready to go, hope this helps! Rick
