A Few Hints & tips

Ok first tip and one of the most important,THIS ISNT A DIET!!
we all know a healthy lifestyle means a balanced diet,we cant always eat healthy,it would drive us mad.
So tip two is this. PORTION CONTROL: if your going to have a takeaway ie pizza, order a platter (half a pizza served with chips).But this applies to what you do at home too or any other takeaway,get less than you normally would,fair comprimise isnt it?
Tip Three which i think you will like as it links with tip 2, HAVE TAKEAWAYS or a naughty night BUT ONCE every month (i actually had one every 5weeks,dont know why) a certain amount of 'bad fat' i found kick started my motabolism (but everyone is different).just remember tip 2!
Tip Four: weigh yourself once a month only-if you look every day or week it will drive you mad and you wont see results (trust me) and doing it monthly gives you a target.
tip five:PLAN AHEAD:by doing this you will actually save money too,as you are buying what you want (dont go shopping hungry either)
Tip Six:weigh your food. If your planning ahead you know what your eating and weighing things like cheese will help reduce the fat in take.
Tip seven:Think of your weakness foods!?! and when shopping avoid that isle!
tip eight:there is ALWAYS a healthier (and usually a tastier) alternative to those 'bad' foods ie pizza's,burgers etc (i will give you some ideas later,but if you tell me what you like most i can find alternatives with you).
Tip Nine:when your 'hungry' ask yourself 'i am i really hungry?'. alot of the time when we are hungry we are actually thirsty! so why not try drinking a large glass of water (or fruit juice,or even a diet version of your fave fizzy drink),if you still feel hungry 20mins later,then you probably were hungry!
tip ten:why are you 'hungry'? sometimes when we are bored,sat on are own,feeling fed up or any other scenario,we mistake or rather we convince ourselves we are hungry! so 1st of all try the water trick failing that,talk to yourself about why your going to eat and if you insist on eating eat fruit or yogurt.usually when you or your body 'craves' chocolate it is usually asking for sugar.We all know that natural sugars are better than what you find in proccessed foods,so get a bunch of grapes,banana,apple,kiwi...whatever. Its down to you at the end of the day.
Tip eleven:take a photo at the start,then one every way day (i did both on the 1st of every month)

OK next tip is about excercises!!! urgh! dirty word lol but c'mon we gotta do something.heres what i did,you ready? I walked the dog! yep,thats it,although i did it with my ipod on and instead of music all the time i got an audio book on there which helped me walk that bit further because i wanted to know what happened next! just walk half hour a day or more if you can.i just walked on my days off,grabbed the dog,headed to the beach!

So they were a few tips,if i forgot any i will add more. I just want to say and im not trying to say 'ooh look at me' or gloat.I lost my weight in 6 months,thats apx 7st (or 98lbs). In that time I had takeaways,chocolate beers,ciders etc but was just careful with amounts! Im not saying you will lose the same amount of weight but isnt it exciting that in 6 months i lost nearly a person. even if it takes a year to do its got to be worth it and it WILL be exciting for you too! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!