Phil's Dieting Success Story
Health scares forced Phil to pay attention to his weight. He
has used WLR to monitor food and exercise on a daily basis and
lose 26lbs.
Success Story: Phil
(alias Phil Bradshaw on WLR)
Age: 50
Height: 5' 11½"
Start Weight: 13st 7lb
Current Weight: 11st 9lb
Goal Weight: 11st 10lb
Weight Lost: 26lb
Working to Rate of Loss: 2lb a week
Time Taken: 12 weeks
Dieting History
Nothing specific. I did try about 4 years ago to give up mars
bars and chips, after being diagnosed with high blood pressure
and cholesterol but with limited success. I never even weighed
myself!
Have you lost weight before and regained the weight?
None that I would know about. I have not weighed myself for
about 20 years.
How being overweight has affected you…
I was not aware of any specific problems. The gut had grown a bit but
I put that down to bad posture. I got out of breath walking up hills;
an unavoidable hobby in the Welsh valleys.
Motivation to Diet
About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with high blood pressure
and high cholesterol. My doctor advised me to cut down on the
chips and Mars bars and put me on tablets for both.
I never thought I was particularly overweight and my doctor
did not weigh me. After a couple of months I gave up the tablets
without going back to my doctor, as I could not afford the
repeat prescriptions. My eating slipped back into old habits.
I recently turned 50, moved house and had to find a new
doctor. The practice insisted on giving me a check up. My BP was
high. I was weighed and came in at 13st 7lb – in the obese range
by BMI. I was shocked. Until my mid twenties I was always very
slim 10 st 7lbs for years. By 30 I had reached 11 st 7lbs and
assumed I still was about the same.
At about the same time a friend suggested a sinus problem I
had for years may be due to dairy products. I decided to diet
seriously to a mid-range BMI and cut out all dairies. By the
time my new doctor checked my cholesterol about six weeks later
I had already lost 14 lbs and my BP and cholesterol were normal
– no drugs required!
Discovering Weight Loss Resources
I was searching the Internet for information on non-dairy
diets when I came across Weight Loss Resources.
How Weight Loss Resources Helps
It gave me the discipline to monitor food and exercise on a
daily basis and to establish a healthy eating pattern.
The detailed information helped me to identify areas of
excess that would never have occurred to me for example I was
drinking over a litre of fresh orange juice a day, and having
loads of pesto on my pasta – easy to cut down on with absolutely
no loss of enjoyment. I had not even thought of them as
contributing to my ‘food’ but they were about 700 calories –
equivalent to an extra meal.
The Best of Weight Loss Resources
Mostly just the diaries. I supplied my own motivation once I
had decided to go for it.
Phil's Dieting Tips
Use the diary fully. Do not just log the food – but which
meal it was at. Look at the whole eating pattern. I found it
easier to have a complete redesign. I used to have a small
breakfast. Moderate lunch. Large evening meal. I switched to
large breakfast, loads of snacks, smaller lunch and smaller
earlier evening meal. Nothing after 7 pm. This helped to stop
any bad habits as the snacks were now part of the plan.
Build in some exercise too. I upped my waking from 10 mins a
day to about 45 mins. More
Information:- HEARTUK
www.heartuk.org.uk
H.E.A.R.T UK - ‘We’re passionate about preventing premature
deaths caused by high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease’.
The Charity provides information, advice and support, a
telephone helpline and a membership scheme. The staff are
committed to raising awareness about the risks and causes of
high cholesterol and funding research into detection and
treatment of those with high cholesterol. |
