yes you can be overweight and in poverty

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Just saw this story on ITV twitter.com/itvnews/status/614128648585617408

Most of the comments are about her weight. Don't people understand the cheaper food is more unhealthy and you can very quickly get into poverty! Really annoyed by the response.

I'm currently eating a 25p avocado on rye with homemade sauerkraut (40p for two big maison jars) and a bean pâté

BOAK

Thanks Puffin I eat smaller portions now too. it took five months before my stomach got used to it and the pains stopped.

Helena Dove - congratulations on you weight loss, that is truly epic weightloss, well done.

I don't think it is helpful to have 2000 calories as guidance. I have a calorie counter watch and it tells me how many calories I use in a day and it is about 1600 on most days, if I aimed for 2000 I would put on weight!

I think part part of the problem Cherries is that like i said we are all different. So the same guidance or solution wouldnt work for everyone.

My DH is another one who can eat a pack of biscuits a couple of Kit Kats and half a victoria sponge in a day and stay the same or lose. So this stuff sits in the flat and i never touch it.

And occasionally something happens which confirms i did the right thing in losing it.

I have to attend a funeral next week in 30 degree heat and will be wearing all black including tights. Im dreading it but not as much as i would be if i was still bigger.

I will admit I don't believe the 90% diet and 10% exercie thing.I believe exercise plays a massive part but not exercise slots but just constant movement. I don't know if that is a personality thing though.

I said I'm overweight but don't stress - just make sure I don't go above a certain weight. Weigh myself once every few weeks and if I am coming close I eat a bit less and move a bit more, if I'm ok I don't worry and eat what I like...(I guess I could them push more and lose more but then I know I will get slightly obsessed, not be sensible and lose lots and then pile it on again ...I read something that the first goal for obese/ overweight people should be to stop gaining). I don't buy biscuits or fizzy drinks - but I do eat too many crisps...and most of my exercise only comes from housework/DIY ...
Anyway recently I got roped into doing a sponsored activity - I knew I was so unfit that I would really struggle even to walk round the course so I decided to up my activity a tiny bit (in the end I didn't do it - after lots of faffing/permission from gp (other health issues) my DD was sick so I couldn't go .) Anyway I started walking the long way back from school drop off/pick up - only a few extra minutes a day but it did mount up. And I lost half a stone in a month ... and I started to feel better, I was semi jogging along the path. Sadly DD is now going on her own more and so I'm not even doing the normal 5 mins there and back ...and the weight is creeping up...
(Also for some reason I felt really tired - legs felt like they were made of stone - maybe I was fighting a virus or maybe something to do with my health issue or maybe just being peri-menopausal) - will need to start being more active again ....