So, in an affort to placate all of your fears, here's NOT why I'm doing SlimFast:
- I'm not doing it to 'lose weight fast' - In my book, the product is poorly named and leads people to think that it's some fad, alongside diet pills and herbal remedies. I'm losing weight slowly, and I'm completely happy with that.
- I'm not doing it as a short-term fix. It's helping me to change my relationship with food, and I'm hoping that that's a long-term thing. I'm learning that I need alot less than I used to eat for my lunch and breakfast, and that meals that are 'functional' can still provide me with all I need for the day.
- I'm not doing it because I have no idea about nutrition. I know an amazing lot about nutrition and part of the reason I'm doing SlimFast is because it's a calorie-controlled way to stop me over-indulging with two of my meals. It's nutrionally balanced to make sure I'm not missing out on stuff and is designed to be combined with other stuff through the day, like fruit - which I do. I make sure I get my 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, and B and I always eat exciting and balanced meals in the evening.
- I'm not assuming that I'll lose weight simply through dieting - I make sure I get a good deal of exercise (and actually, pretty much always have - it's just that my diet is so bad that it normally undoes all of the good work done with the exercise!). I cycle to work most days - play football atleast 2 times a week, sometimes go for a run, and if I can, try to get a game of squash in too.
- I'm not doing it because I'm too lazy, or don't know that I can buy low-calorie foods on my own and restrict my diet that way. The precise problem I have is that I'm prone to weakness when I'm left up to regulating my diet right now, and that's why a set number of nutrionally balanced calories for two meals in the day is helpful.
So, I know SlimFast sounds like it's a dodgy remedy for lazy chavs - but I'm finding it helpful, so that's a good thing, right?
2 comments:
Indeed Andy! Your paternal grandfather has also been using slimfast.... although, unfortunately, he liked them so much, he had them as a drink with his normal meals and put ON weight, much to Josie's amusement. I believe he is now back on the slimfast track.
As for us, we swear by Rosemary Conley and line dancing. But what can you do with 50-somethings eh?!
Keep up the good work .. can you post a picture on your blogsite, so we can appreciate the progress?
I'm amused by this tale of weight gain through slimfast. Still Andy, looks like you've though a fair bit about your use of slimfast, so I wish you all the best with it.
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