Dieting Milton Keynes

Diets – always start tomorrow!

dieting-milton-keynes2aOur lives seem to be so much busier than those of our parents and we don’t seem to get time eat a healthy balanced diet or exercise regularly due to working longer hours, or perhaps multiple jobs just to make ends meet. It is a fact that if you eat a healthy balanced diet and exercise more you will lose weight. However, to do so takes time, it is much easier after a long day to put a pizza in the oven, or ring for a pizza to be delivered, than prepare good wholesome and healthy food. Our children are being brought up in a culture of takeaways and burgers. They might be nice for a treat but they are definitely not good for the waist line as they are full of calories and fat but low on the nutrients our body needs in order to provide a balanced diet. If you put on one pound a month, over a year that’s nearly a stone - and as a rough rule of thumb, it takes twice as long to lose it than it does to put it on!

Why not join a slimming club?

Some people find it easier to diet if they join a club, this can be for many reasons, you get support from people in the same situation who are going through the same thing. You can share ideas and experiences on what foods are really good to help your diet. Additionally, you can learn how others cope with staving off hunger; swapping recipes and ideas. You are also weighed regularly and seeing the pounds come off really helps spur you on with your diet. A professional coach may provide a more balanced eating plan, ensuring the right food groups are consumed during the day so you don't feel tired or hungry, whilst building in treats and allowing for social events whilst still losing weight.

What type of weight loss diet should I choose?

dieting-milton-keynes2bThere are many such slimming clubs in Milton Keynes with the most familiar two being Weightwatchers and Slimming World, They both work slightly differently – Weightwatchers works on a points value per day so you can eat whatever you like but breads, cakes and biscuits have a higher points value than fresh fruit and vegetables for example. Slimming World has green and red days, green days are mainly vegetable based but you can have meat but that costs Sins and you only get a certain amount of Sins per day. Red days are more meat based.

There are also many other dieting clubs or organisations and most of the diets work on reducing your fat intake along with regular exercise routines. There are more intense crash diet options out there such as slimming tablets (appetite suppressants), if you are thinking about trying this option it would be advisable to speak to you GP or a qualified dietician before you start because sometimes this type of diet could have an adverse affect on your health.

Keep up regular exercise during and after your diet:

dieting-milton-keynes2cWhatever type of diet you choose it is important to keep up regular exercise even after you have reached your ideal weight, this will help you keep fit and healthy and more importantly help you keep the weight off.

Some ways you can get more active:

  • Take the stairs not the lift
  • Walk to the local shops instead of getting in the car
  • Park further away from work so you have a longer walk each day
  • Go for family walks at the weekends
  • Get a bicycle and go for bike rides
  • Join a health centre – start swimming or go to the gym
  • Join an aerobics class
  • Get a workout video to do at home

All quite simple while at the same time contributing to a better you!

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