New Healthy Start

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Woolly Blue said:
Err, you think about 14g ?

Serious point mate, some people get overly obsessive about what they eat. It's good to eat and live healthily, but if it starts to get obsessive, then that can indicate a problem somewhere else.
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I find it's good to gain an understanding of what you're eating nutritionally, even if it's a ballpark figure. I've kept a food diary now for a number of years for that very purpose, and it's helped maintain a healthy weight. I'd say that's a key start point if you're looking to lose weight, as you probably have little idea just how much you're eating versus burning to start with, and then how much you can healthily lose each day to shed the weight.
 
Ashtonian said:
Following on from my fruit for breakfast thread which was a huge hit, bit of a advice thread for me this one, any tips people know and advice for the average lazy person to get healthier without having to do much so to speak.

I'm eating slightly better now, and plan to start slimming world meals next monday. So will be eating meals designed to help you lose weight, healthier options etc. I'm not cutting out all bad things and just eating lettuce, i have 2 kids, it isn't realistic so just going out my way to eat fruit for breakfast (which i'm on my third week of btw) and eating better elsewhere just to cut out as many bad things rather than all bad things.

Exercise i used to get none whatsoever. Now i am walking a fair bit more. Walked round kenny and edge hill last week, walked from old swan home last night and walked for about 20 minutes or so this morning before i got on the bus. Raised my heart rate / broke a sweat doing it. So yeah, i'm trying to be a bit more active. I'm not going the gym, and i won't start going for a run but this is me going out my way to do something extra. Combining it with pokemon go as well, so walking is hatching the eggs over the distance, so a kind of distance measurer so to speak. I have been walking round town on my dinner as well rather than doing nothing so distance covered is much bigger than i was a week or so ago

So yeah, any tips i should follow? I'm not trying to be super healthy so if i want pasta or a packet of crisps then i'm not going to shirk in horror at them. Just avoid eating them when i can. going out my way for a bit more exercise as well. A few people have noticed i have lost weight just doing the fruit thing alone, although i wonder if they are hollow compliments to encourage me. Who knows? Either way, got my mind set on it at the minute so any little tips will be great.

oh and plan to start having @Bryan smoothie for breakfast as well.
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Take food to work, Leave your bank card at home so you don't go and buy junk on breaks/after work

Drink at least 2ltrs of water
 
Bruce Wayne said:
I find it's good to gain an understanding of what you're eating nutritionally, even if it's a ballpark figure. I've kept a food diary now for a number of years for that very purpose, and it's helped maintain a healthy weight. I'd say that's a key start point if you're looking to lose weight, as you probably have little idea just how much you're eating versus burning to start with, and then how much you can healthily lose each day to shed the weight.
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A what ?
 
I bought a Nutribullet on a whim before Christmas and didn't really use it but recently broke it out and I've been using it loads. You can make some really health (and tasty) smoothies just by experimenting and using what you've got in the house. It's a great way of putting left over bits of food to use.

The kids will probably like the novelty of it all as well.
 
thirdmantackle said:
vegan is tough

I've seen the lengths my sister has to go to preparing meals.
Soaking
de-hydrating
slow baking

shopping is a nightmare as you've to read every ingredient
eating out is a pain as most places don't have a proper vegan option and just give you plain veg
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Done it since January, can be challenging at times but I live on beans on toast so it's sound.

Also shopping is pretty easy, just avoid 99% of the shop and it's all good.
 
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