I’ve been on a diet/cutting down unhealthy habits now since the start of July. Coincidentally that was just under a month after I sat my exam. In between these two dates I figured that I was moving around more and that weight would naturally just come off, oh how I was wrong. Maybe it’s my age but it didn’t, so that’s what called for more drastic action. To be honest I haven’t lost that much weight, even now. Admittedly I have had cheat meals, more to the 80/20% range. It’s easy to blame the lack of weight loss on some mythical health issue, but I’m sure it’s there in the back of all our heads..

I said cutting down unhealthy habits because quite frankly I don’t like the idea of being on a diet and it’s not that nice being on one either. Healthy habits sounds more permanent and a positive choice to look after your body. Which essentially, is exactly why you’ve chosen to go on one in the first place.

A couple of aspects I like about this new regime thing, is that I now walk several times a week and do yoga. Both of these are not a chore really. I was going to say eating much more fruit is another aspect too, but there are times where I just want to eat nice foods, not necessarily healthy ones..

I think the main thing about making positive changes is that you need to pick things that you actually enjoy. If not, then it’s going to seem like a chore and you will eventually (holds breath) give up/fail (shock). Not as easy as it sounds. Especially if you have people around you that don’t need to make changes in their life (or want to of course) and people who are not sensitive to your own goals of a healthier you. Hard facts everyone.

To be honest if you search healthy anything on Pinterest, so much is shown. It is a big thing at the moment. There are many popular topics and on the section that shows you what is being searched, many of them are based around fitness, food and well being. One of the topics provided by Pinterest that I regularly click on is ‘Health and Fitness’.

Now it is coming to Autumn and the winter months, I wonder how many people will stick to healthy eating. I think we all like to hibernate. Although, I do prefer autumn/winter vegetables, think potatoes (both normal and sweet), parsnips, carrots, pumpkin, any kind of roasties really. I will hopefully be buying some canned pumpkin this year, so watch for pumpkin related recipes. Going back to the hibernation point, I wonder if I will still want to take a walk when the temperature drops and the weather worsens? Hmm.

This post is a bit overdue, I was supposed to publish it in August. I tend to write essay posts so I guess I get a bit lazy. I’m hoping to keep the pace going whilst studying and working, mostly for enjoyment and to prove to myself that I can be super organised.

Hope you are enjoying Autumn!
Bye for now.

Amy x