Out of control eating habit, need to stop it now but can't!

My cheat day expanded to a cheat weekend and all losses have stopped. The problem I have is that the cheat bit re-starts my craving for sweet stuff that lasts at least another couple of days. PITA.

Swimming is fantastic exercise (burns more calories as cycling) and most pools have “early bird” laned swimming sessions that you can go to before work… just a thought.

I have to get myself back on a health kick. A few years back I lost 3 stone in 3 months by simply following a low fat/high fibre diet (to keep it simple I wouldn’t allow myself anything with over 10% fat – so like the 4% thing mentioned earlier, but a bit more liberal!). I ensured that nothing resembling a refined carbohydrate entered my mouth to keep fibre up.

I also cycled for 45 minutes every week day, as a minimum, and did at least 3 hours at the weekend. Mostly off road 🙂

Life has changed a lot since then though, so I have put a couple of stone back on, and can’t do the cycling thing every day (or any days at the moment). I think I need to take a good look at the iDave diet that has been pinned to my kitchen wall for the last year or so and, as they say, MTFU and get on with it. Got a lot on over the next month or so, but I think once that has settled I will get a clear run at sorting out my health and fitness.

It’s good to read these threads every so often, they give a bit of inspiration!

Nice to see this thread is still going strong!!

update:

I’ve had a knee problem which I’ having physio for which has prevented me from exercising but the good news is I’m well on the way with a more stable healthier diet. Cut out a lot of the cola and chocolate and feeling better and lost a little weight but will push harder in next few weeks once I’m on the bike(s) again.

keep up the good advice chaps!

Don’t set yourself unachievable objectives, it’s going to be a long and sometimes hard road. Little by little and good luck.

Does anyone know if Peperamis are ok in the iDiet?

Swimming is fantastic exercise piss boring

FTFY.

I could never lose weight swimming, it’s just too dull to do much of – despite the fact that I seem to have a certain amount of aptitude for it unlike running. Should still do more though.

Does anyone know if Peperamis are ok in the iDiet?

Depends where you stick it….
😉

@molgrips at 18stone, swimming is going to be a little bit easier on his body impact wise than running… especially as he has a knee problem. Only trying to offer an alternative and easily accessible form of exercise he may not have considered. I personally would much rather swim (which I also have an aptitude for) than run, which I find boring as hell… but each to his own!

has anyone suggested buying a cross trainer? excellent non impact workout in front of the telly, when its chucking it down outside and through thoose long winter months! You can burn over 500 cals in 30 mins no problem!

@Rockape63 You’d better check that one out with molgrips first as a cross trainer could well be too boring!

Sorry molgrips… “piss boring” not “too boring”.

swimming can be good. I got into when training for an ironman (I didn’t do the ironman in the end) I got lessons to get my technique right, and when you can front crawl well it can become very hypnotic. I used to do 400 metre sets and the time flew by!