af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

[bear73]

hello there - i am af and sf for 28 days now - been eating lots of choc- need to lose weight.
is now about right to try to tackle this too (not by extreme diet - talking about 1800 cal a day)Or is it still too soon?

[dlw]

af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

I say yes. Pick you demons one at a time. I have found that when I decrease my sugar intake like a candy bar, or ice cream, my craving for AL GREATLY increases. So keep your guard up if you plan on proceeding Bear. That demon taps our shoulder at our most vulnerable times

[Wally22]

af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

How strong do you feel Bear and are you taking the supps etc to help you with any cravings etc.
I agree with dlw that getting the AL demon out of your life sb your first priority. Having said that, a good nourishing diet will also help with mood swings, blood sugar peaks and valleys etc. I think if you plan and execute a nourishing meal plan that you may well find that some of the pounds drop off.
But don't be in a rush. You are probably better off to increase your actiivity level rather than decrease your calories drastically.
IMHO
Best of luck.

[Sunbeam]

af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

My thoughts are along the same lines: I would worry about eating good healthy food but not about losing weight. I did not lose weight after giving up most of the alcohol, and it wasn't until a year later that I begain systematically tackling my weight issue. I found that during that year I did a lot of evening munching, probably replacing the carbs in alcohol with other carbs. Recently I began keeping sour hard candies on hand for evenings. They seem to keep me from going to the cupboard to eat way worse things, and they really don't have many calories.

[Sweaty Betty]

af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

Hi Bear,

Think about making sure you keep your blood sugar balanced. Its early days, but I'm doing well loosely following a low GI type diet, and tracking what I eat on the daily plate.com . I'm also taking a supplement that contains chromium and magnesium which are meant to help regulate blood sugar levels. I do have chocolate, but just a couple of squares of 70%.

Take care

Bets

[JackieClaire]

af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

Hi Bear,

In my long drinking 'career' I didn't eat much at all but had a massive round tummy.

Since I've gone AF I've actually lost weight!

I think I've been replacing the calories from alcohol with food and at the mo I don't care what it is.

I much more physically active, so that might be why I've lost weight.

But at the mo I'm concentrating on being AF before I tackle anything else.

Best of luck.

Jackie xxx

AF since 7/7/2009

:l

[bear73]

af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

thanks everyone - well I am upping exercise as a first and plan on eating more fruit and veg - a more balanced approach - not cutting out chocolate tho - just gonna limit amount.

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af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

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[havefaith]

af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

when I quit drinking, I couldn't get enough chocolate. Here's what I did to kick that....
load up on protein(no carbs, breads, pasta etc...)pretty soon I didn't even crave chocolate & the weight
just dropped off!
good luck.

[K9Lover]

af for 28 days - right time to start weight loss?

Hi Bear,

I dramatically increased my activity level by getting back to the gym instead of being a drunk couch potato. I found 2 benefits: 1) Getting to the gym filled in evenings and really took my mind off drinking; 2) Burning a few hundred calories really works wonders!

I wouldn't worry too much about "dieting" at first, just get moving and you'll see positive results!

K9