Same... Like _Laura above I felt sooooo
tit about myself when I saw how "easy" it was for her and I'm not cool with her just leaving it up. Incidentally if anyone has any tips on healthy ways to increase your exercise and nutrient intake and actually stick to it, I'm all ears
I haven't exercised in ages because I'm not quite confident going back to the gym (due to COVID and me being immunosuppressed) but before the whole pandemic, I actually found that you need to try a lot of different things to find what you enjoy. It will be trial and error, I went to a super intense, super cardio "Legs, bums and tums" class and had a big cry when I got home because of how much I struggled. I tried a ballet fit class thinking it would be a good toning class, turns out it was more of a "introduction to ballet" type of class and the instructor had us attempting a pirouette for an hour
Trying different things helped me narrowed down what I actually enjoy: personally, that is body pump, spin, boxing type of workout and water workout (for WW, everyone there is over 60 and we're exercising to Elvis and Making Your Mind Up by Bucksfizz
I love it). They're workouts I actually enjoy doing and see myself doing for years. They don't feel like chores or like I'm punishing my body for being bigger and I think that's key! I would probably lose the weight faster if I had a PT or did intense cardio workouts, but I think a sustainable lifestyle change is better than a quick fix!
In terms of food, I'm definitely not the best person to give advice but I've downloaded a calorie-counting app (the one I use is called FatSecret - what a name
). I haven't used it for long enough to really see results, but if anything, it's made me realise how much
tit I used to eat! I've set my daily intake to 1800 kcal a day and it makes you think twice about having a bag of M&Ms in front of the telly in the evening
Another tip I could give is to really follow serving sizes on packaging, even if they're ridiculously small sometimes.
Don't beat yourself up, I say this without any bitterness, but people who lose the weight the way Emma did are bound to gain it all back sooner or later. Anyway, essay over! Hope this helps, and you got this