A new year present

[Liz]

I have just spoken to a good friend on the phone and she has told me she's been making enquiries at a local trekking centre which has just been set up about getting me on a nice, steady horse for a ride over the Quantocks. I hacked out, usually by myself, several times a week for many years and have missed it all so much since I had to give up 6 or more years ago now.

I love the thought and so want to do it. I have to get a bit fitter ( and I truly feel rotten right now due to a bout of flu!!!) and thinner for my own peace of mind before I subject a poor horse to my less than fit bod on his back!

Keep me on track, friends and Dgers, please, as I am resuming my healthy eating diary online as soon as the Xmas chocs are disposed of!!

[highlanderpony2002]

that sounds like a great gift

[jill]

And about time too Liz You won't need keeping on track with the motivation of a lovely ride. Enjoy

(MTA - I didn't mean the weight loss I meant getting out on a horse )

[daisysp8]

Wow, that will give you something to really aim for too, it`s always good to have something to focus on ... good luck with it, i`m another who needs to loose a few pounds too lol ... WE CAN DO IT x

[gwenoakes]

You go, Liz, it will be amazing. XXX

[Liz]

Jan 1, 2013 23:16:30 GMT 1 daisysp8 said:

Wow, that will give you something to really aim for too, it`s always good to have something to focus on ... good luck with it, i`m another who needs to loose a few pounds too lol ... WE CAN DO IT x

Ha! I need to lose a few stone

Thanks, Gwen. I hope I can give it a go.

[jill]

Did you see on the news this morning about a diet consisting of eat what you want every day except two (non consecutive) days a week on which you fast, or at least eat no more than 1/4 of your normal recommended calories? I used to fast for health reasons one day a week, and so long as you take plenty of fluids it is no bother. The doctor (not sure whether he was medical or Phd) lost several lbs and several % of body fat doing that for a few weeks. I might do it to get my BMI down a bit.

[dalesfan]

Jil, a friend of mine has been doing that diet and has done really well...she's lost 2 1/2 stone and is feeling much better. Liz,that sounds like a lovely present

[kafee]

What a wonderful present, I hope you will take up the offer. As to loosing weight, I did a sponsored slim for charity at work a few years ago, which worked very well as it would have been too embarrassing not to succeed!

[wabuska]

Great motivation to diet! Now... what can I come up with.... hmmmmmmmmmm?

[Liz]

I lost 1.5 stone in the few months before Xmas but have put on a few lbs! I'll be resuming the diet etc soon when I've recovcered from this awful flu and finished off my xmas chocs 0 got given FAR too many but they were all really yummy

I use a free internet site which is really good www.myfitnesspal.com/

[curlytobiano]

Good for you Liz! Sounds like there are lots of us who need to deal with our weight a bit - I am definitely another one. ;D

[daisysp8]

Jan 2, 2013 12:29:31 GMT 1 Liz said:

Ha! I need to lose a few stone

I did that a couple of years ago .... lost 5 stone in total .... A bit has crept back on, and so i would benefit from loosing a stone or so lol

I used Slimming World, shall be stocking up with Slimming world friendly foods at the week end

[marvin]

IMHO diets that you go on and off dont work, if you want to loose weight and keep it off then a change of lifestyle needs to be done and choose food that you will continue with not cutting out this or that for a few months as the weight will creep back on again. consider why you have put it on first, I am overweight myself I have done different diets which just dont work for me. I know why I have got so fat and I now have to deal with that first. My motivation is that I really want to ride again I have had my horse 10 yrs and can count how many times I have actually ridden him myself and its not a large number. Accept her offer its a goal to reach for...