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I'm 5ft 0ins and my weight generally fluctuates between 8-9st. After Xmas I weighed myself and was 9 st 3 so decided it was time to do something about it.

Three weeks later I weigh 8st 13 so have lost 4 lb. I'm going away on March 14th and hope to weigh 8st 4-6lb by then so I'm hoping to average just over a lb per week.

I intend to do 3 sessions of 30 mins aerobic activity per week and a bit of resistance training.

In terms of diet I intend to cut out snacks and eat three healthy meals a day. My diet is complicated in the fact that I am intolerant to gluten and I do tend to be a creature of habit and am not too imaginative or motivated in the cooking department. I'm also required to keep my calcium and iron levels up as a result of my condition.

I have done my 30 mins of aerobics today and have eaten a bowl of gluten free cornflakes for breakfast, had chicken with baked potatoe, cheese, carrots and brocoli for dinner, and toasted gluten free baguette for tea. I've also eaten a couple of apples and drunk numerous cups of coffee.

Wish me luck!

Good luck zoot! Sounds like you are on the right road there and making good headway! Keep it going and let us know how you progress!

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34yrs old - 6'2 14st 20% body fat [] Target: 15st 11% Body Fat 300Ib bench press and 5 mile run twice a week by Christmas 2008!

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Thanks Neon!

Today I've eaten cheese on toast for breakfast, two yoghurts, an apple and banana for lunch and chicken and ham pasta for tea.

I've done my upper body using free weights (5KG) 2 sets of 12 for triceps, biceps, pecs, lats and deltoids, abs and obliques and worked lower without weights.

Sounds like you have done more today than me! Nice! And had a better breakfast... i tend too go for porridge. ek! Not my fav thing in the world it does the job! We'll have to start a fav recipe thread come to think of it!

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34yrs old - 6'2 14st 20% body fat [] Target: 15st 11% Body Fat 300Ib bench press and 5 mile run twice a week by Christmas 2008!

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I used to eat a lot of porridge and quite liked it strangely enough. Unfortunately I can't eat it anymore.

That is strange.. although i have met one other person who liked
porridge but then she was also strange so.... lol

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34yrs old - 6'2 14st 20% body fat [] Target: 15st 11% Body Fat 300Ib bench press and 5 mile run twice a week by Christmas 2008!

Any advise I give is based purely on my own experience or opinion. It should not be solely relied upon as an authoritative statement of the law or as a source of medical advice. Please seek professional advice if in doubt. If this post has helped please click the +rep button.

I know that feeling, and I get even less imaginative when it comes to trying to eat healthily... I had to throw out the takeaway menus as it just seemed so much easier!

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Keep away from the devil's food Bara

Worked late yesterday so no exercise. I ate cornflakes for breakfast, 2yoghurts and fruit salad for lunch, tuna and ham salad for tea.

Today I've done 30 mins aerobics and had cornflakes for breakfast, apple, gluten free bagel and yoghurt for lunch, chicken, baked potatoe, carrots and brocolli for tea.

I'm not doing too bad, but had to ditch the menus or else I would have just picked up the phone several times by now!

Although having said that, it's payday this week so Friday night will mean a chinese or curry with the lads. Naughty, but it's only once a month!


What's on the menu tomorrow then Zoot? How about chicken and a jacket spud for a change?

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Thursday I worked late so just had a toasted baguette with cheese, ham and onions. Didn't do any exercise either.

For breakfast it was cornflakes and lunch 2 yoghurts and a pear. I also had a ferero rocher as it was a colleagues birthday and they offered. I had forgotten that Ferro rocher contain wafer, chocolates are generally ok for coeliacs. Consequently my stomache has swollen and my weight went up to 9st 1.5lbs. I also noticed that the yoghurts I had eaten (Shape, which were buy one get one free I generally eat ski which are ok) also had been produced in factory handling wheat. Most dairy products are generally gluten free so I didn't check too carefully. It generally takes a week or two for my stomache to settle and go back to normal.

Yesterday I had cornflakes for breakfast, ski yoghurts and fruit salad for lunch and beef with mushroom sauce, new potatoes and carrots. Also had a couple of apples. I did some resistance training on my lower body.

Today I have had cornflakes for breakfast and will do 30 mins aerobics. Not sure whats on the menu yet I need to go shopping! Trying to avoid the jacket spuds and Chicken