The Diet!
Hi, my name is Andrew Muir, age 26, at my worst i used to weigh 20stone, and after changing my life around i gradually lost weight, without having to diet at all, and got down to a lean 16stone or there abouts, after a crappy couple of months ive, popped back upto 17stone, and now is my time, to change my eating ways and life a little, but still enjoy what i am doing. Ultimatly this make take upto 12months and a target weight will be arounf 14stone. But id like to be at least 15stone, and be able to shop in all mens shop places for clothes.
Well ive done some thinking at work, and after this weekend, i wanna kick start this diet back into play somehow. My main problem is, i really need to exercise, but i reckon, im a winter depression kinda guy. It gets cold and dark, and last thing i wanna do is still be out at work and eat tasteless salads when i get in. Just wanna get home, whack heating on, eat good tasting hearty homely food and watch tv with the missus.
I bought the sun paper today, and in it was an article for a 10lb to lose for xmas diet. After reading it, it actually seems really plausable, plus it lets you eat carbs, eat good food, and gives you a breakfast lunch and tea plan with a difference. Gives you lots of options and also puddings as well. Which is a good thing, but bad thing is, im really off fruit totally, during the summer, i was eating strawberrys, plums, cherrys, apples all the time and loved them. But now my tastebuds are off them all together, and gone onto chocolate...
So yeah, not kinda good, plus to the fact my girlfriend does nights, and i get kinda bored, and we live next to a shop, so lots of factors = boost to nestle's share price and an increase in my waist again.
I have lots of thoughts of dieting and what you need to do to lose weight, but the problem is, having that plan, and sticking to it. But how do you stick to it, when you work, do different timed shifts, also try and be sociable and now as its winter, be super strong with it. Between now and new year, there will be at least 3-4 nights out between xmas events and people birthdays, trip away to Birmingham, then possibly twice to mansfield (not possible to diet properly).
So where do we go from here?
Im not to sure, but i know i really wanna re start it again. Im a cook, and i love to cook, i also love to eat more, which is the real problem, and love to eat good fresh food and meals. I am more savory than sweet, but, them bad times, im kinda a naughty sweet guy!
As off today, im exercising on the wii, and coming up with a plan on the diet side of it as well, and what this diet says i can eat and then come up with recipes for it.
One of my plans is to buy a griddle pan of some sort, as i dont like many veg, and the normal way is to boil/steam, and all i like that way is cabbage or mash potatoe. Other veg i like is roast veg's, but they aint to healthy. But with a griddle pan, i can try out courgette and aubergine which i both like, and just see what other vegetables i can eat. This diet does alow carbs as well, but im going to try and stay off potatoes and just eat wholemeal bread or toast, mayb rice and some pasta, but generally eat well, and keep off any fried or high calorie/fat foods. Thing is, i dont eat many fatty foods, just quite hearty foods!
End of August, i left home, and now ive gotta buy, cook and eat the foods i buy. To be honest, ive never eaten so well, We eat fresh food, fresh meat and veg, hardly and ready meals or convienence. In 10 or so weeks, we have had 1 takeaway, and only instand foods have been, Janettes ready meals for work, and some discounted meals for 2 from morrisons, which still need cooking in the wok.
1st part of my plan, is the dieting side, which should and will include, freshly cooked food on a budget still, following the diet guidelines, and then the exercise part will be the hardest to get back into. I cant really say it costs alot to exercise or gotta go far etc, as there is a small gym in my work which is free. The tools are there for me to use, but its wether i wanna pick them up and consistantly use them and stick to them on a regular basis.
Plan for my breakfast. This diet seems to go on portion control with having your 3 regular meals as well. Im going to try and implement it to try and fit in when im working my shifts, i do an early day shift 7-2.30, and a evening shift on 12-7.30. Then my days off, well at the moment, im only having 1 day off between a monday-sunday, so they shouldnt be a problem, but i do have 2 weeks of work starting arounf 19/20th, which will be tough, as i wont have the gym at work to go in, so exercising on the wii is a must.
For breakfast, when im on a afternoon shift, it is 2 scrambled eggs on wholemeal toast, or 2 weetabix or bran flakes, and to have fresh orange or apple juice, and when ive gotta take food to work, itl be weetabix and bran flakes with a couple of satsumas as well.
After an early shift, il probably have the dinner/tea, which can be most meats with vegetables, lamb/pork/sausage/bacon will have to take a back burner for a while, as the diet is chicken/lean mince/steak/fish/shellfish/turkey. Also you can have carbs as well, which consist off, small bread roll, wholemeal bread, pitta breab, tortilla wrap, baked potatoe, 65g of rice, 70gram of pasta, 200g of boiled/sweet potatoe. Its a carb/protein/vegetable diet, also you can have ricotta/cottage chese, block cheddar chese. There is other ingredients you can have, but i dont like any of these.
Could make a small lasagne, with cottage chese instead of white sauce, and use lean mince. Could make stir frys and use a little olive oil, and could grill your meat before hand and add to some stir fry veg and boiled rice or noodles. Sheppards pie, Grilled steak/salmon with some potatoes and roast veg. I will make a full list of the things i will be eating.
When im on a afternoon shift, il have breakfast in a morning, and then take some soft of meal with me, it could be something to warm up, or something which can be eaten cold, may be a cold chicken wrap, prawn and crabstick pasta salad, Can also just be a ham sandwich, plus i will take some fruit with me. When i get in at 7.30, its best not to eat, so il probably have a yoghurt and some fruit, If im hungry, i may have some cereal or scrambled egg, crumpets/toast.
Im going to try and update this blog regularly and see how it goes, sometimes its just good to get things of your mind which your unable to do vocally, Ive never really stuck to dieting or concentrated that much on them, as i just exercised and ate rather normally, But this diet, will be quite a routined plan of action, and a good chance il probably eat very well and still get enjoyment out of eating it.
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