I wouldn't recommend anyone diet, as in cut down on the amount you eat for a period of time. The best thing to do is to make a permanent change. So, as an example, you cut down on the takeaways, snacks and unhealthy cereals and aim to cook a homemade meal rather than a ready meal, control your portion sizes and drink more water.
If you are already doing all of this and would still like to feel a bit healthier then exercises are great.
I'm definitely not the type of girl to join a gym, or even go to dance classes. I'm far too shy and self conscious. So Kirsty and I have started to exercise together at home/near our home.
We are currently exercising 6 days a week.
Twice a week we do each of these:
- 45 minutes of yoga and muscle exercises on WiiFit,
- 20 minutes of Zumba on Wii and
- Week 1 of Couch to 5K
I have dieted in the past; limited my intake and upped my exercise but I have just been really unhappy and felt really pressured to lose weight. I would weigh myself morning and night every single day and get really upset when I still wasn't able to fit into smaller clothes.
I don't want to go down that route again so this time I am doing it with Kirsty - it feels better to do it with support. It's more fun too. It's something we get to do together and she's there to encourage me when I'm starting to feel like I can't be bothered anymore.
This time I'm not exercising to lose weight and I'm not counting calories. I'm going to weigh myself every 2 weeks just to track my progress - not to hurry myself along.
If you have any exercises you enjoy doing or any tips for making exercising more enjoyable let me know in the comments.
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