This week has yielded some sad news in my personal life. I don’t think discussing the implications of this on my diet is entirely appropriate considering the other people that are more affected by this tragedy than me. All I can report is that my chocolate intake surged this week.
As someone who has spent the last 10 years dieting, I’ve picked up some tips that have helped me along the way, I thought I would take the opportunity this week to share some with you.
Don’t ban foods that you really like, they will tempt you into failure. If you enjoy your daily chocolate bar, incorporate it. Set a daily calorie limit and don’t exceed it.
A reduced workout is better than no workout if you’re feeling idle.
Log every single calorie you consume, every cup of tea and every bite of celery. If you’re unsure of the content then over report rather than under report. You can see where you’re going wrong and what you need to cut out. Use a free website such as foodfocus.co.uk.
Eat less; exercise more. We all know this, so in order for nutritional experts to justify their existence and make money they have muddied the waters with their idiotic advice and hundreds of diets all promoted using complex science-sounding jargon by people wearing white coats to give an air of scientific authenticity. Unlike Doctor or Nurse, anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, and many unqualified people do and get given a TV show.
Next time someone on TV tells you to detox, eat “superfoods”, or drink a special soup, ignore them. Just eat less, drink plenty of water, get your 5-a-day, and exercise more; your body will detoxify itself, you’ll lose weight and you’ll reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease to boot.
My favourite bit of advice is to keep a bottle of washing-up liquid to hand. Sometimes I’ll be half way through eating a slice of cake, or something I shouldn’t, and think to myself, I really could do without eating the rest of this, but it’s so yummy. If you start thinking this, quickly, and without thinking about it, squirt the rest of the food with washing up liquid rendering it inedible.
If none of this works for you then I recommend putting yourself up for possible public humiliation by describing your efforts in a newspaper or blog. The fear of failing in public is enough to move a few pounds out of your system.
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