Lose Weight and Keep it Off

Image: Pixabay When you’re eating healthily, it can seem like your food shopping bill raises considerably. The truth is, you’re probably just spending more in one go but will likely spend less in the long term. When you’re not weight loss conscious, you likely spend more on those coffees during the day or the weekly takeaways instead of cooking your own meals. But that still doesn’t help when you’re shopping on a budget. You want to keep your food shopping costs to a minimum and that means making the food last. Here are some simple tips to help you right now. Bulk Buy and Freeze Portions We spend about £20 a month on meat. How do we do that? Well, we bulk buy and then freeze them in the portion sizes. We opt for the Morrisons three for £10 deals and look at the reduced sections whenever we’re in the store or at Asda or another supermarket. Doing this helps to keep our spending to a minimum just to begin with. When we get the food home, we freeze everythin...

Image: Pixabay I decided to do a little weight loss experiment over the last two days. I wanted to see how much the weight could fluctuate throughout the day and whether there were certain points in the day that I saw my weight increase or decrease.   This wasn’t to help my weight loss efforts. I wanted to do it more as a point to others that you need to stop obsessing over your weight! It’s best just to weigh in on a weekly basis to see if your diet and exercise plan is helping you. The Times for My Weight Loss Experiment There were specific times that I decided I would weigh myself to see the weight fluctuations through the day. I decided: ·          First thing on a morning—before and after the toilet visit ·          Before and after each toilet visit ·          Before and after each meal ·       ...

Image from Pixabay Recently I decided to take a month off Weight Watchers. I had a lot of things happening in my life and my weight had to take a back seat. Sometimes, personally, I think that’s just necessary. You want to be able to enjoy a holiday or you may just have so much happening that concentrating on your diet is just too hard. Now that that period is over, it’s time to get right back on the wagon. But after so long off it can be really difficult. Some long breaks can be long enough to get out of all the good habits that you got yourself into. So how do you do it? Go Right Back to the Start I’m pulling all my Weight Watchers books out today and going to get straight back to the start of the plan. It’s all about tracking and measuring and that’s what I’ll do. I didn’t make it to my meeting last night, so I’m going to weigh myself at home. It will at least give me a guideline of what I’ve gained in my time off. I’ll also take measurements because t...

There are so many great fruits and vegetables in-season right now. They include strawberries, cherries, celery and cauliflower. Sure, you can get many of these at other times of the year, but they’re so much better when they’re in-season. Not too sure? Here are four reasons to opt for in-season fruit and vegetables all year round. They Taste Amazing Those that are in-season are fresher than those that aren’t. That’s because they’re grown locally or at least don’t have that far to travel. They’re not kept for days on end while dying, so you get them with a crispier taste. They’re Cheaper to Buy You can buy more because they’re cheaper. Even if you choose to buy the same amount as usual, you’re benefitting from a lower food bill. Since they’re in-season, it’s easier and cheaper for stores and greengrocers to get their hands on them. That leads to you making a saving. You Can Find Them Easily There’s no need to go searching around the supermarket for you...

Have you ever done a lot of exercise one week and seen a weight gain at the scales? You’ve expected a big loss and are left disheartened by the gain, right? I know exactly how you feel. While I didn’t do much exercise during my recent weight loss journey, there were weeks that I did some. Most of the time, I’d see a small loss or a gain at the end of the week. So, why does exercise cause weight gain? Isn’t it supposed to help weight loss? Here are the likely reasons you’ve seen a gain at the scales. Other Things Affect Your Weight Just doing exercise isn’t going to help you see a loss at the scales. You need to think about the food you eat and the amount of it. There’s also your hormones and even medication you’re taking. There is so much that can affect your weight loss. Seeing a gain at the scales when you expect a loss can be disheartening, but don’t let it put you off exercise. It Takes a Week to Catch Up If you’ve not done exercise in the pas...