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Handy hints and tips

katie said:
world trade centre? that is super cool. no chance I will get to do that :(
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Hi Katie,I work at Marks and Spencers in the food section, I do enjoy my job as I am always majority of the time as a customer advisor talking with customers on the checkout tills,I think i am a good salesmen and good with customers.When on a 8 hour day here I get 30 min.break for lunch but always carry hypostop packets in my jacket and a few dark choc.Tunnock's caramel bars on the shopfloor just in case of emergencies,it is a good place to work.
 
teapot8910 said:
My tip is make exercise more fun, that way you don't dread doing any! 🙂

xx
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Dizzydi said:
Another one with water, if you feel hungry and it is not meal time or snack time. Drink a glass of water first, if you still feel hungry after that have your snack. Water stops my hungry pangs.
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Hiya Dizzy di, I just now eat less carbohydrates and more meats,chicken,fish in olive oil,salads instead of the carbohydrates and of course more water or I like Robinson summer fruit juice cordial-no added sugar,drink a lot of this.I also believe to lose weight it is good to do some exercise like regular walking or swimming or cycling,depending on what you fancy.Over time see the weight come down.But you have to discipline yourself and do it.Making sure to regularly check blood sugar levels everyday.
 
Gregg Lawrence said:
My tips for losing weight are firstly eat less carbohydrates and also eat more fish and meats and salads instead of the carbohydrates.See your weight come down over time.Also go out for regular walks or cycling or swimming at least 3 times per week.Get into a routine of doing this,discipline yourself and see the pounds come off.Make sure to check your blood sugars regularly when doing this.
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Eating fish is a very positive thing to be doing :D Adore the stuff Gregg !
 
Some really sensible - and tried and tested - tips here. Sadly, with regards to my willpower, I have the breaking strain of a kitkat! I crumble at the slightest sign of stress / worry / boredom / tiredness etc and resort to totally 'bad' food! I can be really good for a few weeks - then it all goes to pot!
 
Gregg Lawrence said:
Hiya Dizzy di, I just now eat less carbohydrates and more meats,chicken,fish in olive oil,salads instead of the carbohydrates and of course more water or I like Robinson summer fruit juice cordial-no added sugar,drink a lot of this.I also believe to lose weight it is good to do some exercise like regular walking or swimming or cycling,depending on what you fancy.Over time see the weight come down.But you have to discipline yourself and do it.Making sure to regularly check blood sugar levels everyday.
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Good for you Gregg ! Cut back is good & exersize
 
Steff said:
Tip number 2 -Big up the basket

Where possible when you go to the supermarket use a basket and not a trolley then your less likely to be tempted to fill the basket right up to the top with naughties,apart from the fact it would be heavy to carry you also wont buy as much (in theory) 😉
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Normally I "steal" a cardboard box from the aisles: that's easy on hard discounts like Lidl, a tad more diffcult with regular supermarkets, with the added benefit that make easier to carry the groceries on the car. For the cardboard box is useful to use as a wastebaslet for the paper, making recycling easier.
 
Gregg Lawrence said:
Hi Katie,I work at Marks and Spencers in the food section, I do enjoy my job as I am always majority of the time as a customer advisor talking with customers on the checkout tills,I think i am a good salesmen and good with customers.When on a 8 hour day here I get 30 min.break for lunch but always carry hypostop packets in my jacket and a few dark choc.Tunnock's caramel bars on the shopfloor just in case of emergencies,it is a good place to work.
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Good for you Gregg. The seafood stuff in M&S is good !
 
If you're short on time like me or don't like the idea of gyms then if you go on you tube and search for Leslie sansone, she does really good walks that you can do in the comfort of your own home from 15 mins to an hour.
 
Track what you eat. There are loads of free apps out there for it
I use myfitnesspal
 
Love. Love. Love. This post. Motivational.

lucy123 said:
Hi All,
I felt like I had hit a wall last week and beginnng of this week I had lost a total of 44lbs since June which I know is excellent but suddenly felt quite fed up with it all as it had slowed down.

I was discussing this with my PT that i suddenly felt miserable with my diabetes and how weight loss had slowed down. He took me into the gym and gave me a 20kg weight to carry about - and asked me to carry it for 5 mins. I couldn't carry it for 1 minute. It was so heavy. I had to hold it on my chest to carry. He then gave it to my husband who again was shocked at how heavy it was - he then told us both that was how much weight i had lost! It was scary as when I put the weight down my heart was racing quite fast and it made me realise how much harder my heart had had to work previously. I then sat chatting with my husband and I said I would like to lose the same amount of weight again and then realised how much harder my heart was still having to work as long as I was overweight.

Carrying the weight worked two fold - one it made me very proud of how much weight I had lost, but more importantly made me realise my health would have improved greatly due to less pressure on the heart, but more than anything it really has motiviated me now to keep to the good stuff food wise and to the regular exercise.

I will get there.

Just thought this was worth posting as it was such a kick up the bum in more ways than one for me - but very helpful.
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I have a mate who was T2, ex army & when you tell him something he listens (army head). He walks to the shops & carries his 6 tins of beans back in his rucksack (miles) He is now off all meds for his T2. There are lots of stories about people who have done similar. Good luck to anyone who is trying 😎. You will feel better 😉
 
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