Margot's Calorie Counting Success
Margot has used the tools and information on WLR to focus on
her health and fitness.
Age: 55
Height: 5'7"
Start Weight: 12st 7lb with WLR
Current Weight: 10st 5lb (Feb 26th '07)
Goal Weight: 10st 7lb
Weight Lost: 2st 2lb
Working to Rate of Loss: 2lb per week
Time Taken: 19 weeks
Dieting History
I used to keep my weight within reasonable bounds using
calorie counting, but around the
menopause
that didn’t seem to work anymore and I gained gradually until I
was over 16 st.
Then I tried the
Atkins diet for a few weeks but it left me with no energy.
Later I used the
South Beach Diet to get to 11 st - this diet suited me in
England but now I live in Greece and the main protein sources I
used are not available (fresh tuna and salmon, Quorn, tofu,
tempeh) and I got bored with pulses all the time.
Have you lost weight before and regained the weight?
I put back 1½ stone last summer but found WLR just at the
right time.
How being overweight has affected you…
When I was really large my weight was one of the main reasons
I was depressed - but also my depression caused me to eat. There
seemed to be no way out of this cycle.
Motivation to Diet
I’ve always been interested in health and healthy eating. But
I must admit I didn’t know about the link between
low-carb
and
osteoporosis until I joined WLR.
My motivation now is to stay healthy and active as long as
possible.
I also really enjoy buying new clothes!
Discovering Weight Loss Resources
Searching on the Internet for information on nutrition.
How Weight Loss Resources Helps
As I discovered more about healthy eating I changed my food
choices to include more carbohydrates (mostly low
GI) and less dairy food.
The main benefit of the site for me is the encouragement to
exercise. Being able to eat exercise calories is such a good
idea! It meant I got fitter and more able to exercise while
eating more than I normally would on a diet. The advice on the
boards about drinking lots of water and avoiding ‘starvation
mode’ was also very useful.
The Best of Weight Loss Resources
I mainly use the food and exercise diary.
I look at the boards, especially the Maintainers board now,
but don’t log in often enough to keep up with what’s going on. I
would ask if I had a specific problem, but my weight loss has
been really straightforward. I didn’t hit a plateau and although
I ate what I wanted at Christmas, I lost the extra weight within
2 weeks.
Margy's Calorie Counting Tips
Although calorie counting means you can eat anything you
like, I find it better to stay completely away from certain food
- sweets, pastry, cake etc. If I start to think I can eat them
and still lose weight I want them every day. Now I never eat
them at all and don’t get tempted to (so far!).
I really think the health angle is the one to focus on. It’s
hard enough to get your vitamins and fibre and omega 3’s without
wasting calories on junk! |
