Hi Fairy
Its been rethinking my attitude to food and activity. Including not seeing food as a reward.
I had 5 stone to loose and not nearly half way there, I knew I was in in for the long haul so its got to be sustainable (I reckon another 4-5 months to shift it all and then a lifetime to keep it off).
I've updated my activity, and bought a fitbit and aim to do an absolute minimum of 10k steps a day but really want to do 15k. Work is sedentary, so I try and make myself take a break and walk for 30-45 minutes at lunch time. Last week was disasterous in terms of exercise for a variety of work reasons, but just accept that was the way it was and don't see it as a set back.
Avoid using the car for short journeys.
Because I know how many calories I'm burning, I aim to eat 1,000 less than I burn. I don't track calorie consumption but keep a running total in my head.
On food, its about making health and sustainable choices; I make choices not to consume ABC:
A = Alcohol, not had many but not a big drinker anyway and alcohol makes me want to eat
B = Bread and Biscuits. I limit the bread I eat, probably a slice a week, and have soup or salad for lunch. No biscuits.
C = Chocolate, Crisps and Cheese. I've had a couple of small nibbles but lost my taste for chocolate. Crisps still bit of a downfall, but only 1 or 2 per week. Cheese. yes dairy is good but calorific, so limit cheese.
After that its eat what I like but look at choices and quantity. I remember my Mum being on fad diets (remember, Limit diet chocolate biscuits??), I have a young daughter and don't want her having my issues with food/ weight. So I eat what the family eat, e.g. kids wanted fish and chip takeaway last night, I had some too, but shared fish with child and had a handful of chips. I was still 1,000 calories down yesterday.