Question by shelley_1991: Please help me, im on the edge of giving up, its a long question but i really need your help, please.?
I have been trying to diet for over a year now and its getting to the point where its leading me to depression, and i have done everything like starving myself, ‘detox’ crash dieting …everything accept a healthy weight loss diet because i wanted to lose loads of weight straight away(bad idea, yes i know) and in the long run i ended up putting on a stone and a half extra weight than what i started off with a year ago

But now i have finally got my head round the fact that the only way i am going to lose weight is by healthy eating, a balanced diet, exercise & patience… even though i have been attempting to lose weight for over a year i have done a lot of research on dieting and actually know a lot about it and how to do it…sort of, even though i never listened to the advice myself until now…

I have finally come up with the perfect balanced diet that SUITS ME!!!!…and all the food in it is something i enjoy and is healthy which i think is key to a good diet and i have stuck to it for about 10 days now (which is amazing for me!!!) and i have lost 5lbs (which is even more amazing for me!!!!)

This is what my diet plan is:

Breakfast (alternate every 3 days)
- Cherrios with skimmed milk
- Good for you jam and extra light butter on 2 wholemeal toast
- Raspberry oatmeal made with skimmed milk
- All with a glass of orange juice and food supplements and vitamins

Through the day snacks ( Every 3 hours roughly)
- Apple
- Banana
- Shape yoghurt
- Pack of Walkers baked sour cream and onion (low cal and low fat)

Meals (changes daily)

Mon + Thurs – Piece of coley fish, boiled rice and peas
Tues + Fri – Tin of lentil soup and 5 crackerbread
Wed – Beans on extra light butter wholemeal toast
Sat – 2 fishcakes, good for you chips, peas and a small amount of ketchup
Sun – Good for you frozen ready meal cooked dinner

In the evening
- Options hot chocolate (the low cal one) & a good for you bakewell slice

And I drink plenty of water through the day
And have the occasional cup of tea with skimmed milk and sweeteners
And to beat cravings I have some sugar free gum when needed
All the ‘good for you’ things i have mentioned are low in calories and fat

All this usually averages from 1100 calories – 1300 calories daily
(which is a hell of a lot more than what i use to try and diet on, and i never feel hungry and i have energy which is a first)

Exercise -
I either do a Kathy smith ultimate workout video (lots of good toning and stretching techniques plus cardio)
Or I do about an hour on the cross trainer
(love both and im seeing small results already)
I do exercise at least 5-7 days a week

Do you think this is a good diet and exercise plan for me to stick to lose the weight i have been trying to lose for over a year, and get myself healthy, happy and fit?????

I am 17 – female – 5 foot 2 and at the moment I weigh 125lbs/8stone13 and my goal is 108lbs/7stone10

And don’t tell me i don’t need to loose weight, i know im in the healthy range for my height, age ect but im not comfortable with myself okay so please do not bring that up or criticize me for wanting to lose weight, just because the internet says im in a healthy weight range does not mean i feel happy with it and feel and look good, i just want to lose that extra fat that keeps me down, tone up and give myself that confidence boost i really need! okay.

Plus i know the diet is not 100% absolutely perfect, but to me its good enough and seems to be working and keeping me happy.

After i lose the weight (fingers crossed) i want to start eating more healthy food, learn to cook and make healthy meals and snacks, and look after myself in general as well as try different types of exercise

What i need your help in is… i just want to know what your opinion on he whole thing is… do you have and tips or ideas for me to make this diet a bit better, or if there are things that are really wrong with it (bare in mind i have created this to suit me and my likes)
Is there any advice on me to boost my confidence and feel positive and stick to this diet for even longer and make sure i don’t give up?
Any advice, tips, opinions etc would be gratefully received

Thanks for taking the time to read and help
x

Best answer:

Answer by brad
Good for you. i see you have a long thought out plan. Don’t make yourself sick or get depressed though. it’s not worth it. Be happy with who you are and meet your goal. Your not really overweight now either. I’m trying to lose 8 lbs by the end of the month. Just a goal I set. But it’s real hard now with how bad the stock market is and nervous eating. Keep up on the exercise and keep the junk food away.

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