diets

wat one are you one? i did sureslim b4 i got married went down to an 8 now i have had 2 kids and cause there way active if im hungry ill just grab a chocolate bar on the go...i walk everywhere but gained loads of weight...i cant afford to go b ack on sureslim as they say i need another tests and its too time consuming anyway especailly with trying to get kids stuff done....i know not every diet works for ever4yone but would like to hear abou them...keep hearing about slim shots???? oh and there is no way im doing jenny craig and weight watchers as i hav e issues with them

I think its pretty basic .. eat less and do more.

A calorie is a calorie after all .. so as long as you are eating less than you expend in energy (be it with exercise or running around after kids), you will lose weight.

Although one tip is to eat little and often .. it helps to rev up your metabolism.

it is expensive initially but not when its a lifetime cost...you only need to repay if you have children etc........ so it was one of the cheapest for me and if you do it right no you dont put the weight back on thats why different diets arnt for everyone.........basically (dont think i worded it right) im looking for something quick...i know not wat to puut into my body and i formerly believe that exercise comes first along side diet (healthy eating) but i dont have time to make anything and have tried a old style shake that didnt do squat .....

apart from videos is there something you can do at home when its raining? or is there any good ones....i use to be a dancer too so looked good but zumba bores me.......got told there was a new one but cant think of name

i wish...:) its cancer so nah .......i just reading some of your blog...well done....and just a question if you dont mind....you did that in a gym? would you have been able to do it if you couldnt have gone to gym? why i ask is that i cant afford the gym again and would rather do it at home

One thing WW taught me which helped was keeping a food diary and writing down everything you eat each day, you'd be surprised at what you are eating and you'll get a bigger picture of where to change what you are eating.

We followed the body for life food suggestions and the weight absolutely fell off my DP and mum (shes got a thyroid prob where she gains weight). My DP lost 10kg in just over a week without exercising and while that sounds like alot he ate a portion appropriate meal every 3 hrs so he certainly wasn't starving himself!!!
Good luck with whatever you do

Couldn't agree with LF more. I lost just over 30kg and did it without the gym. Just ate healthier, got rid of junk food in my house and worked out at home. I got a few dvds off trademe for an average price of $15 (some were more some less) and the weight came off. Sadly its going back on with pregnancy.

see im different i luv winters cause it gets me more motivated and its when all the running comps are which is good for all the family.... i think more to the point its not wat i eat its how i eat i eat fast cause the kids dont sit still long enough for me to eat slowly im gonna get hubby to get me some vids from a mate ..... i need to loose enuf to do dancing again...its not that i dont have the energy or motivation its just to find something that works for me i think......think i may do the jornal thing too....funny i never wanted to be my mother but i couldnt figure out why she would run marathons and still be a size 14....im lucky i have her genes lol

My brother did the Caveman Diet.

The diet basically means that you eat like a caveman. No processed foods, no bread etc. LOTS AND LOTS of fresh fruit and veges, nuts all throughout the day (no set times for meals - just when you feel hungry) and then a big 'feast' at the end of the day which is also whole foods with meat like poultry. He lost a sh*t ton of weight and they've made it a lifestyle change.

ETA: sorry, it's about eating like a caveman would so sometimes very little and only what they were able to gather/hunt. So some days they wouldn't have meat cos the hunt didn't go so well etc. Also, one of the (more hardcore) guidelines is "If it can't be eaten raw, it can't be eaten" because cavemen didn't have fire. That's not to say that you can't cook it though.

I've adopted part of it. Instead of breakfast and lunch, all I eat is fruit and nuts and water during the day whenever I feel hungry (plus coffee - gotta have my coffee) and then a meal when I get home.

I was surprised to find that I have enough energy to still go to the gym everyday and do a really hard workout (Crossfit anyone?) plus, people keep saying that I'm fading away but "not in a bad way". So it, plus the gym, must be working. Also, I don't crave any foods, just what I *need* to eat and fuel myself.

It also saves me money, not buying lunch during the day which is always a plus.

Check out Cavemanpower.com. Quite interesting.

Edited by MrsH