what I DID do
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I did think ‘LONG TERM’ for my weight loss goals. I knew slow and steady was the way to go.
I did believe I could do this.
I did invest $9 and bought a calorie counter book. You will find a link on the ‘toolbox’ page of this site.
I did work out how many calories I needed to consume each day to lose weight.
I did keep a daily weight loss diary and wrote down and calculated ALL the calories I consumed. This is important. It is so easy to forget and get ‘calorie amnesia’. Write it all down!
I did eat fresh food wherever possible and cut down on processed foods.
I did keep in constant contact with my doctors and specialists about my weight loss to ensure I was losing weight safely.
I did find an exercise I really enjoyed and which I could do despite disability. This is very important.
I did continue to think positively about my weight loss journey and learned to love my body no matter what weight it was.
I did weigh myself every day and noted that weight. Some doctors think that you should only weigh once a week but I found daily weighing really kept me in touch with what my body was doing.
I did lose half of the weight FOR CHARITY. This is an excellent motivator. So pick a charity and make a decision to lose a certain amount of weight and seek sponsors. Every cent I raised went to the charity and so that I was accountable to my sponsors, I kept a website and put my weight and photos up each week.
I did think ‘LONG TERM’ for my weight loss goals. I knew slow and steady was the way to go.
I did believe I could do this.
I did invest $9 and bought a calorie counter book. You will find a link on the ‘toolbox’ page of this site.
I did work out how many calories I needed to consume each day to lose weight.
I did keep a daily weight loss diary and wrote down and calculated ALL the calories I consumed. This is important. It is so easy to forget and get ‘calorie amnesia’. Write it all down!
I did eat fresh food wherever possible and cut down on processed foods.
I did keep in constant contact with my doctors and specialists about my weight loss to ensure I was losing weight safely.
I did find an exercise I really enjoyed and which I could do despite disability. This is very important.
I did continue to think positively about my weight loss journey and learned to love my body no matter what weight it was.
I did weigh myself every day and noted that weight. Some doctors think that you should only weigh once a week but I found daily weighing really kept me in touch with what my body was doing.
I did lose half of the weight FOR CHARITY. This is an excellent motivator. So pick a charity and make a decision to lose a certain amount of weight and seek sponsors. Every cent I raised went to the charity and so that I was accountable to my sponsors, I kept a website and put my weight and photos up each week.
what I DID NOT do
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I didn’t eat any ‘fake’ sugar. No artificial sweeteners at all. I had organic raw brown sugar in my coffee
I did not follow any ‘fad diets’. I didn’t follow any diet at all, apart from eating good quality and healthy vegetarian food in the right amount of calories per day for me.
I didn’t eat low fat food (if you look at the calorie difference between low fat food and normal food there is often very few calories between them and I do not eat any artificial sweeteners which is often found in 'low fat' food). I just ate quality Vegetarian food and did not consume much dairy (i.e. milk and eggs); instead I opted for plant based items like soy products.
I didn’t go hungry. When you eat vegetables and salad items you do feel full.
I didn’t use any meal replacements of any kind and no diet pills.
I didn’t let my health issues and disabilities stop me from exercising. I found the perfect exercise for me that allowed me to burn calories without causing me body pain. I did this by working out in chest deep water at a swimming pool.
I didn’t buy expensive exercise machines or gym membership.
I didn’t buy any weight loss DVD’s or books. I did borrow some from the public library but they were more for inspiration than anything else.
I didn’t eat any ‘fake’ sugar. No artificial sweeteners at all. I had organic raw brown sugar in my coffee
I did not follow any ‘fad diets’. I didn’t follow any diet at all, apart from eating good quality and healthy vegetarian food in the right amount of calories per day for me.
I didn’t eat low fat food (if you look at the calorie difference between low fat food and normal food there is often very few calories between them and I do not eat any artificial sweeteners which is often found in 'low fat' food). I just ate quality Vegetarian food and did not consume much dairy (i.e. milk and eggs); instead I opted for plant based items like soy products.
I didn’t go hungry. When you eat vegetables and salad items you do feel full.
I didn’t use any meal replacements of any kind and no diet pills.
I didn’t let my health issues and disabilities stop me from exercising. I found the perfect exercise for me that allowed me to burn calories without causing me body pain. I did this by working out in chest deep water at a swimming pool.
I didn’t buy expensive exercise machines or gym membership.
I didn’t buy any weight loss DVD’s or books. I did borrow some from the public library but they were more for inspiration than anything else.
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