Weight Loss Tips

As a girl I realise how sensitive a topic weight can be, however if you've ever felt like you want to shift a few extra lb's you need to know the right way to go about it. 

I have worked hard to finally be a healthy weight for my height and be comfortable enough with myself to not care what other think about me, I know I have friends and family around me that love me and that's all that matters. In total so far I have probably lost since my heaviest about 2 1/2 stone or about 30 lbs (ish) guessing here since I never actually weighed myself at my heaviest. I have a little way to go until I am completely confident with my body but its an ongoing process. However when I decided I wanted to lose weight it took alot of research for me to know the best way to approach it.

Firstly I would say the healthiest way to go about this is a healthy mixture of healthy eating (not a diet) and exercise, loosing it this way and slightly slower with help ensure that the dreaded weight doesn't creep back on and in the process you will learn healthier habits along the way.

Secondly I would say find some motivation for yourself, personally I think its better to imagine yourself at your goal weight rather than look at others looking their best. You should never compare yourself to anybody else, you are only competing against yourself and you have the ability to achieve anything you set your mind to. It may be looking at old photos of yourself slimmer or imagining yourself fitting in those jeans you've had in your drawer for the past year but never been able to fit in to but whatever makes you want to get up every morning with a healthy attitude towards the day by all means hold onto that, especially when it gets hard.

Homemade tuna fish cake and vegetables

The first thing I would recommend is sorting your diet out, without the correct nutrients and nutrition you can exercise all day and night but poor food choices with severely restrict any weight loss. Since I do all the cooking in order to do this I sit down once a week, usually a Sunday night and plan all mine and my boyfriends (he's no Jamie Oliver) meals for the week and make one big online order.(thanks Asda) This ensures you have all the ingredients you need and since it is all done online you can make sure no naughty snacks get put in the trolley by you or your partner, and therefore without them in the house it is one less thing to worry about and you can make sure that you have healthy snacks to reach for instead. You may also find doing it this way saves money, nothing should get wasted as your are only buying what you need, if paying for delivery is an issue many supermarkets also have click and collect services, we use them in Asda and its a handing drive through like service and costs absolutely nothing. :) 

Thinking of dinner and lunch ideas 

Taking Bentley and Harley for a walk

In regards to exercise if you  haven't done any in a long time I would recommend building it up from smaller activities such as walking the dogs, or a simple walk in the morning or evening, fit it around your lifestyle but moving more in any form is key. I would also recommend making sure that you have a decent set of trainers to do this in, they may seem more expensive initially however in long run they will do you a world of good and help prevent injury as well. I popped over to sports direct when I decided to start my weight loss journey, they cost me around £55 roughly if I remember correctly, also they came in this AMAZING neon pink/coral colour which I also fell in love with.

My other tip I live by would be make sure you are drinking plenty of water, I aim for about 2 litres a day, more if exercising, not only will it do your body a world of good but it also helps keep your skin clear. (who doesn't want clear skin) 

And make sure you are happy, do what works for you, eat food you enjoy because in the long run you are more likely to stick to it consistently if you are actually enjoying what you are eating and remember to treat yourself every now and again, if I have been good all week and really want a slice or two of pizza at the weekend then I am not going to deny myself it, just remember everything in moderation and keep an eye on your portion sizes as this tends to be where alot of people go wrong.

*Disclaimer* - I would just like to say I am not a nutritionist, I am not a personal trainer, these are just tips I have found work for me and have helped me lose weight and keep it off.

Enjoy!!

(Happy planning)

xoxo