Tractor girl
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Hello all, couldn't make the weigh-in last week so tonights loss is over 2 weeks - 4.5 pounds yay, hope everyone is doing ok, cannot stress how much exercise has increased my losses for anyone out there struggling x
Tractor girl said:Hello, although I was natuarally slim many moons ago I have let my weight slip over the years, I have tried many diets and this one is the only one I have ever stuck to .......
The main reason I like RC is that you eat follow the 5% fat rule which is a little confusing but generally you look on the BACK of a food item and check the fat per 100g, if it is 5 or less it is ok. This is what you follow all the time and then as the weeks go by you are allowed to add little high fat treats.......
Another reason I like RC is that you get a free exercise class with your weigh in ............
I am not knocking SW or WW as they are massively popular and obviously work but for me WW would not work as you can eat whatever you want as long as you count your points and I would want to eat rubbish, with SW you have 'free food' that you can eat as much as you want and for a greedy gut like me it would not teach me portion control........
I admire anyone who can follow a VLCD, a friend of mine has lost 6 stone in 4.5 months, she looks fab, is far healthier and feels wonderful but it not something I could ever stick to, also I do think it is hard work after following a VLCD to re-train your metabolism ......
I have lost 2 stone 2 lb in 16 weeks on RC and have not stuck to it 100% all the time and I love it, i know it is a cliche but it really is a lifestyle change now, I love eating low fat most of the time with the occassional treat.
The key for me has been exercise, I have gone from being a couch potato to doing 5 fitness classes a week, running, parking the car 20 mins away from work and walking and I mainly drink water, about 2 litres of it a day..........
It really is horses for courses but I cannot praise RC enough, hope this is helpful
*crystal* said:Weigh in tonight hoping for good results. My birthday tomorrow so gonna have day off diet
Well done on your loss x