I'm looking forward with some excitement to joining in my first DietBet game. I've lost weight in the past but I've always put the weight back on after losing motivation a month or so down the line. Having gone over DB with a fine tooth comb I can feel the hope that FINALLY I've found something that could fuel my motivation. It's not the winning money that has me going...it's the prospect of losing my own money that makes me twitch!

My husband and I are on a tightish budget this time round. That means that while I could afford to loose the money wagered here (it would no doubt at all be wasted on chocolate and cake otherwise!) it would sting to loose £20. Unlike my past weight loss attempts I've no pennies for fancy fitness equipment, gym membership, subscription to the likes of Weight Watchers and sometimes it's a case of eating yukky canned or frozen veg over my preferred fresh stuff (well at least it's just as nutritious right!). So this time round my plans for meeting my weight loss goals are:

  • Exercise portion control by using a small plate
  • Ensure at least 1/2 of each meal is made up of fruit and vegetables (I'm told ladies with PCOS should try not to overdo the fruit because of its natural sugars but at the weight I am now I think eating too many apples would be the least of my problems!)
  • Drink water before each of my meals
  • Get off the bus a stop early/walk to the next stop when catching it 
  • Utilise the beautiful park that is right on my doorstep and go for walks on my days off
  • Use calorie counting only if my progress begins to stall to refocus on what a days worth of food should look like - I have quite severe mental health issues too and counting calories every day long term aggravates my issues and puts me in a bad place 

As of today I weigh in at 150.5 kilograms (331.8 pounds) though of course when I start this could be slightly more/less. My weight has been around this for a number of years now. I plan on joining a transformation game on Friday when I get paid, which will begin on the 1st of February. So less than a week to go! If I am successful in losing the 10% I will officially be the lightest I've been in 10 years and I've got to tell you that that prospect is quite an amazing one! I already feel excited at the thought that in August I really could be much slimmer and maybe a tiny bit richer too!

But enough of my ramblings. I've had all these thoughts in my head for a few days now and I just wanted to get them written down somewhere relevant. I'm off to go cook some chicken and veg for my tea now!

Bex

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