diet help encouragment and targets

well seen as there are a lot of us on diets it was suggested for a help and targets thread so i will be first to say
i started on april 22nd and cut out all snacks believe me i use to just eat crap all day and a big main meal now i am eating 2 proper meals a day and drinking lots of water and walking the dog and dance excerises daily so its been a month and i have now lost 12lbs which is nearly a stone
i wont say wot i weigh but i keep a diary of wot i eat everyday and have set lil targets between now and xmas i want to lose 6stones so i will keep you posted on how things are going i think it best to weight yourself once a month
i am feeling a lot better and my clothes are getting looser so all is going well hope others will post there targets and help on here and all u thinnys encouragement wud be nice

Well done on your weight loss
Keep up the good work.
I'm not on a diet as such but i do watch what i eat and exercise daily, im only 5 ft 2 so just a couple of pounds weight gain is really noticable and goes straight on my hips and bum.

lol dunno what time zone you live in wushy, but 22nd April wasn't a month ago... lol

nevertheless, well done on your weight loss - keep up the good work!!

I too am dieting... and I ain't saying what I currently weigh either, cos there ain't enough room for all the numbers lol... but I've been on the South Beach diet and an obsessive fitness regime for 11 weeks now and have lost a substantial amount, with a bleedin huge amount left to go unfortunately lol

Happy dieting folks

well done baker boo wot is the south beach diet?
i did mean to say i started on 22nd march

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well done wushy hun ..

think i need some tips

cut out the choccy snowy lmao
serious i use to eat lots of choccy biscuits crisps sweets snacks etc
and i havent even had 1 lil one in the last months u'd be amazed how many extra calories u are eating

The South Beach Diet is basically as follows:

Phase 1 - the Detox: this is tough... but very good results. It lasts two weeks (although you can do an extra week or two if you're keen lol) and consists of basically just meat/fish and vegetables. No fruit, no starches or carbs (potatoes, rice, pasta, bread etc), no alcohol and limited caffeine . It's main aim is to cure your body's addiction to the sugar highs from eating carbs and most weight lost during this phase is from the stomach area.

Phase 2 - the Weight Loss: this is where I am and I can honestly say I'm finding it very easy. In this phase you gradually reintroduce fruit, carbs and dairy, but only good ones - ie low on the GI index. Wholemeal bread, brown rice, wholegrain cereal, skimmed milk, low fat cheese etc. You can have a maximum of 3 portions of fruit and 3 portions of carbs a day, but I am still on 1 of each per day because I want maximum weight loss whilst still eating a sensible diet. Throughout the entire diet potatoes, white rice and pasta, sweetcorn, certain fruits and most root veg are off limits completely.

Phase 3 - the Maintenance: a relaxed Phase 3 intended to be a lifelong healthy eating plan.

It might not suit everyone... and I'm certainly still missing white rice and pasta, but it works better than any other diet I've tried before. Some people genetically have a problem with carbs and I'm definitely one of them. There is no weighing or measuring and it's not complicated once you understand the principles and know the good and bad foods.

sounds good my only problem is i'm a very fussy eater i hate all vegetable people think i just being picky but i dont know wot it is i just can stomach them i have been sick eating em im trying to get my head around it and disguise them as i dont see any reason why i shouldnt eat them so i am trying my hardest to keep them down or find at least a couple i could eat on a regular basis