Hi Ali, I know you catch up on my posts so I've posted this on my diary thread too...I wanted your advice!! You've had such amazing success, so I know I can trust your valuable advice!
I know you've said I'm doing well, and just to increase my protein so i feel fuller for longer, which I'm working hard to do with the limited amount of protein I like! lol... (just glad I can eat tuna in springwater now!).... and I've worked mega hard at going from NO exercise at all, to starting walking (at least 2 miles every day), Curves (at least 3 times a week) swimming (when I can) and now aqua aerobics this week.....(all inspired by you, Piink and Katie! So thank you!)
But I'm feeling a bit deflated today....you've prob guessed why! And so I wanted to be reassured that what I'm doing is right, and advice from you! Is what I'd planned a good plan for now on??
*Having 3 fairly large meals a day, split up as:
Breakfast - approx 300cals
Dinner - approx 400cals
Tea - approx 600cals
With 200cals for snacks/deserts.
*Try and have protein with every meal to keep me filled up
*Fill up on salads, fruit and veg
*Snack on above and mullerlite's when I'm hungry
*Drink lots of water and green tea (no fizzy drinks!)
*Lots of exercise, at least 10mins of exercise every day - building upto more, try and stick to exercise rota I wrote on here before.
The "no's":
*Cutting down on eating out to once a week,
*Takeaways to once a week/fortnight if I can,
*No crisps
*No bars of chocolate
*As little alcohol as possible & plan alcohol days in advance
No starving myself so I binge later on, no SF that I can't keep, just around 1500cals of freshly cooked food and lots of fruit/veg/salads
Sound OK for weight loss?? Any recommendations??
What do you recommend to get my protein in?? I've been slowly increasing the chicken, turkey and lean ham in my diet, and have now re-introduced the tuna.....i'm trying to cut back on carbs as I know this is what triggers me to want to eat more.
Then the exercise I've got planned is:
Today:
Curves, sit ups and stretches
Aqua aerobics for an hour
Tomorrow, Thursday 27/08/09:
2 mile walk
((Can't go to Curves as have to go food shopping in night when OH gets home))
Friday 28/08/09:
2 mile walk
Curves, sit ups and stretches
Saturday 29/08/09:
Fitness and Spa day with OH:
*Spend at least 45 mins in the gym, (cross trainer, treadmill, bike, rowing machine, weights)
*Followed by at least 20 mins swimming.
Then sauna, jacuzzi and spa!
Sunday 30/08/09:
Leisure Centre day with OH planned (Babba away with grandparents for the bank hol weekend!)
*At least 45mins in the gym again (same apparatus)
*At least 20mins swimming lengths
*Followed by sauna
Monday 31/08/09:
Weigh day first thing!! How much have I lost in a month??!!
*Exercise - just getting out and about with OH
Tues 01/09/2009:
2 mile walk to shops with pram
Either Curves or Aqua Aerobics in the evening
Wed 02/09/09:
Go to gym with friend in morning, do at least 45mins, (cross trainer, rowing machine, treadmill, bike and weights)
Aqua Aerobics (an hour) in the evening. (Going to try and go half hour before the class starts and do some laps too).
Thursday 3/09/09:
2 mile walk to shops with pram
30 mins Curves workout, sit ups and stretches
Friday 4/09/09:
Swimming with OH and Curves in the evening
Saturday 5/09/09:
Swimming with OH and Curves in the evening
Spend rest of day out and about walking lots
Sunday 6/09/09:
Swimming
Spend rest of day out and about walking lots
Monday 07/09/09:
Swimming with OH and Curves in the evening
Spend rest of day out and about walking lots
Tuesday 08/09/09:
Back to work in the day, so will be on my feet all day
Curves OR Aqua aerobics in the evening
Wednesday 09/09/09:
Back to work in the day, so will be on my feet all day
Possibly Curves 30min workout in the evening, sit ups and stretches (6-6.30)
Then DEFINATELY aqua aerobics 8.30-9.30pm
Thursday 10/09/09:
Back to work in the day, so will be on my feet all day
Curves 30min workout in the evening, sit ups and stretches
So in need of advice and disecting/analysis of my food and exercise Ali!!
Lots of love xxxx