Tip Time

Today I thought that I'd share a, purely motivational, tip that gets me through my diet and that is the internet - such a marvellous invention ;)

1) I online shop; I don't even need to buy anything (though sometimes I can't help myself). I go onto blackmilkclothing.com and realise that I can wear one of their bodycon dresses in a size medium and actually look good or I'll go onto net-a-porter and pick out an item that I'll treat myself with when I reach my final goal. I'll also pick out smaller (and cheaper) items from other stores that I'll treat myself with at smaller, but no less significant, goals i.e. when I loose another 13 pounds I'm going to buy myself a pair of knee high boots. I've never owned a pair before because my calves were too fat for me to get nice ones but now... I want to deserve them and I know how good I'll feel when I finally fit into them. Another 14 pounds after that I'm going to buy a pair of shorts - shorts! I've hated my legs since I can remember so this will be a HUGE step for me.

2) When I get bored of shopping , window or actual, Youtube becomes my friend. I watch programmes like: supersize Vs superskinny (the channel is ermm tv, this is my favourite of the programmes); my big fat diet show; secret eaters; the food doctor; 600lb life story; the biggest loser; fat doctor; and anything else to do with food and obesity that I can find. I'll look at those really overweight people, know that I was heading down the same path and know that I don't ever want to be that way again.

3) Once I understood more about nutrition from watching these shows I would start looking up nutritional information online. I would look at the calories, carbs, salt and fat content in my favourite foods and see what I was putting inside my body. I wouldn't stop there though, I'd go onto tesco.com or asda, sainsbury's or waitrose - look up food I used to eat and other foods that I liked but generally didn't eat very much of (too busy scoffing my face with carbs) and find foods that I consider to be acceptable now with the new knowledge that I've gained. I'm finally taking an interest at what I'm putting inside my body and I know that it's the right thing for me to do - both appearance and health wise.

Be intelligent and sensible, don't take this diet to extremes and if my motivational techniques don't work for you find some that do - let yourself learn that a treat doesn't need to mean food. It may be hard to relearn that kind of behaviour however, as I'm in the process of discovering, it'll be well worth it in the end. Good luck guys.