Lose Weight and Keep it Off

Copyright: Alexandria Ingham I’m posting a day earlier than normal. In fact, I’ve just switched my schedule over from my writing blog that is usually updated on a Thursday—that will be updated tomorrow instead if you follow both! I just had to get this post up today—I’ve wanted to do it for a few days but only just had the chance to make these delicious Halloween treats. Last week I posted about handling Halloween without a weight gain , so here are a few ideas. Banana Ghouls and Tangerine Pumpkins   I think this is doing the rounds but I love it! They’re so simple. All you need are some tangerine oranges and celery sticks to make the tangerine pumpkins. The celery sticks act as the pumpkin stalks. For the banana ghouls, chop a banana in half and turn so the pointy side is facing up. Add two small chocolate drops for the eyes and then a larger one for the mouth. They’re really quick, simple and healthy! Monster Mouths Copyright: Alexandri...

Get ready to lose weight this Halloween Losing weight over Halloween may seem impossible. There’s sweets everywhere, not to mention the toffee apples in store! If you have children, you’ll probably take them Trick or Treating too, which just adds to the sweets in the house. How do you control yourself? How do you deal with weight loss over Halloween? It IS possible. Trust me, it IS possible. I did it last year and I’m going to do it again this year. Here are a few tips for losing weight over Halloween. Think About the Type of Sweets You Have You want to have sweets for the Trick or Treaters who come to your door. They get really tempting for you, though, right? And what happens when you don’t get as many people as you thought? Think about last year and the amount of people who came along. Do you really think you’re going to go through more chocolate and sweets? Then think about the type of sweets that you have. Instead of getting those fattening on...

I'm sorry! I've been really useless at getting my weekly weight losses up. I had to go to a different Weight Watchers class for the last two weeks, which has thrown me off a little but it is no excuse. So, here are my posts at Bubblews: http://www.bubblews.com/news/1294638-weekly-weight-loss-weeks-49-and-50 http://www.bubblews.com/news/1343032-weekly-weight-loss-week-51 I'm just half a stone away from goal and it's so exciting. I was recently asked by my Weight Watchers leader to submit my success story for a chance to be involved in some local PR. I may get to meet Patsy Kensit next week, since she's one of the Weight Watchers Ambassadors. That's really exciting to think that I could get that after this really long but worthwhile journey. I'm back to my normal class on Tuesday but one week a month I'll be at the Monday classes. I have university tutorials on a Tuesday night now but that is not going to stop me from getting weighed and findin...

Business have them so what are your weight loss goals? If you have a lot of weight to lose, like I did, you’re probably staring at the figures. You’re wondering if it will ever happen. I wondered that the first time and so have many more. Now, I say I had a lot to lose—when I started, I weight 14st 4.5lbs. My final goal weight is 10st 6lb, so just under 4st to lose. There are people who have 5st, 10st and even 20st to lose. Knowing that, it can be difficult to keep the motivation week after week, especially when you’re doing it the slow healthy way. I’m about to give you some goal setting tips to help you along the way. I’m about to teach you the best way to keep your weight loss motivation. Stop Focusing on the Big Goal! It’s so easy to become fixated on that big goal. I knew I wanted to lose between 3.5 and 5st. You get drawn into it and just think how long it is going to take you. That’s where many people struggle. They see how slow it is and start w...

Boost your weight loss by making small changes. Don’t think that’s possible? Actually, that’s the best way to lose weight! Making small changes means that you’ll lose weight and keep it off afterwards. Isn’t that better than all that yo-yo dieting? Here are just a small number of reasons why small changes are better. You Won’t Feel Like Your Dieting Don’t you just hate it when you start losing weight but you have to give up everything you love? Depending on the diet, you could have to give up pasta, bread, meat (yes, some diets cut this out) and even cooked food—have you heard of Madonna’s crazy diet? Your body starts craving the things that you’re so used to eating. You try not to give in but guess what—you do! And then you blow the diet completely. By making small changes, you slowly cut down on the bad stuff and add more good stuff to your diet. Your body doesn’t reject the process and you’re less likely to crave stuff. Sure, there are times you’ll...