Step 1 Get rid of the junk food
By that, I mean the treats, the pleasurable eats, the rewards for yourself that make life bearable. If you like them they are almost invariably bad for you. You know what they are. Eat, throw out or give away all the bad stuff.
Leaving them in the home means there is just too much temptation for you to resist. For most of us, the most dangerous time of the day is the hours after 9:00 pm. It's about that time that I prowl around the house seeking forgotten bars of chocolate, yoghurts, cake slices or biscuits.
It may take a day or two but just clear them out. Remember if they are not there you can't eat them!
But life is not all about giving things up. Buy things that are good for you and eat them instead. Substitute bad stuff with good stuff. We each have very different tastes so my examples below of good food and drink substitutes that I like will differ from yours but you get the idea.
Stop drinking wine or beer - replace with low-calorie soda water and martini
Stop eating bread and start eating crispbread - have it with low-fat cheese, tomatoes etc.
Think of examples for yourself.
Set a Target and go for it. If this is your day one why not weigh yourself and write it down somewhere, just for yourself. Now set a realistic target to aim for, say to lose a pound a week. It has to be a target you are confident you can achieve. Only you know what you can do when you put your mind to it and to lose weight you definitely have to make it a priority task in your life. Up there in your Top 3.
WARNING IMPORTANT - please check with your GP or doctor before making any changes to your diet and exercise levels.
Visit again tomorrow when I will introduce you to Rule 2 and thanks for reading my blog this far.
Footnote - I have a target to lose 12 pounds and I'm starting today. I will post any changes honestly for each day until I achieve my target. I'm hoping for a pound off a week so lets see how I get along. Let me know how you are doing. You can message me if you prefer at markrice10@gmail.com
Good luck!
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