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Im 12st 7lbs....5ft 3....dress size 14-16 and getting married in 8 weeks (arhhhhh)!! I have had mini MOT which states my body fat is 44%. I have been on lots of diets over the years and I always put weight back on. The guy who done my MOT suggested having around 1600 calories per day. I want to make sensible changes that I can stick to. I intend to drink more water (my hydration levels were low from MOT)....exercise 3-4 times a week....cut back on processed food. I lack time and creativity when it comes to meal ideas. I tend live off tinned soup, spaghetti, beans and sausages,curly wurlys, low fat crisps,fruit, poached eggs and toast(wholemeal) tinned tomatoes and low fat freezer meals oh and the occasional chicken dinner. Please can anyone recommend any meal ideas that are easy and healthy or tips to help me with health and weight loss.
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A good diet starts at the supermarket shop. If you are throwing cadburys cream eggs, crisps and curly wurlys in the basket, it is a waste of time giving you meal ideas. (I don't know any recipes that include these ingredients)
Plus if you can not find the time to cook them, what is the point.
Find time to prepare healthier options would be my idea.
Plus if you can not find the time to cook them, what is the point.
Find time to prepare healthier options would be my idea.
You probably find the idea of not eating chocolate (and Curly Wurlies) terrifying, but you have to cut out sugar and other carbohydrates if you want to lose weight. I've also been on lots of diets over the years and nothing worked in the long term except cutting the carbs - no sugar, bread, potatoes, pasta etc. The reason is that carbs make your body release insulin which, apart from controlling blood sugar and appetite, is the fat storage hormone. It makes you fat and simply reducing your calories will not help or be manageable. Sara3's suggested meal is perfect - meat, fish or other protein and veg. You will feel full and still be able to lose weight. Hope this helps and good luck for your wedding!
Ditch all the processed foods. The tinned soup,spaghetti,beans,and low fat freezer meals will be full of salt and sugar-and other things you can't pronounce. No curlywurlys or low fat crisps either.
Eat fresh food-lots of leafy green veggies. Limit fruit-it's also full of sugar. Berries are the best kind to have.
Roast a huge chicken-it will give you several dinners and lunches. Have oily fish-salmon,tinned fish-several times per week. If you like sausages-look for good quality ones. M&S do ones with 97% meat-no junk, The Black Farmer or Debbie and Andrews are also good.
You don't need to do major exercise-but get out and walk-at least 30 minutes a day will help.
Eat fresh food-lots of leafy green veggies. Limit fruit-it's also full of sugar. Berries are the best kind to have.
Roast a huge chicken-it will give you several dinners and lunches. Have oily fish-salmon,tinned fish-several times per week. If you like sausages-look for good quality ones. M&S do ones with 97% meat-no junk, The Black Farmer or Debbie and Andrews are also good.
You don't need to do major exercise-but get out and walk-at least 30 minutes a day will help.
Pastafreak is right - if you try to eat fewer calories than your body needs, it goes into starvation mode which makes it harder and harder to lose the pounds. You also start to feel lethargic and unwell and increasingly obsessed with the very foods you shouldn't eat. If you cut the carbs your body will burn fat for energy and you'll lose weight and, once your body gets used to the change, it will be much easier to stick with. Good luck!
