Spalpeen

I’m gonna start. I weigh about 14 stone (196lbs) and I’m around 6 foot tall. My aim is to drop a single stone by the start of the next academic year.  I will do this by changing basic foodstuffs which I know are unhealthy to healthier variants, stop eating entire foodgroups altogether, and start doing regular exercise using my bike.

Bad stuff that I want to change within the next week or so.

-Bread, and butter

Every morning I usually have about 4 pieces of toast with Marmite or Peanut Butter spread over them. Within the next week I want to make myself not eat more than 2 pieces of toast a day, and switch from butter to margarine. Ultimately I’d like to wean myself off toast altogether.

-Takeaway

Being a student, takeaway ocassionally gets ordered. I want to stop eating takeaway entirely - it’s expensive, it’s extremely unhealthy, and honestly I don’t need to eat it (most time takeaway is eaten between 12 midnight and 4am).

-Milk

I’m going to buy semi skimmed milk from now on. I have a habit from childhood that I always buy full fat. Unnecessary, since I can’t taste the difference!

-Crisps (chips in the US)

Pretty much every time I go into university my lunch will consist of a sandwhich, and a packet of crinkle crisps. Every now and again I’ll buy a packet of walkers. I’ve gotta stop this. I think the replacement is making my own lunches at home. For now I’ll just skip on the crisps and stick with buying just the sarnie at uni. In future I hope to make my own food.

-Alcohol

This is probably the number one culprit (second only to takeaway) that has caused my weight gain. It’s expensive, it’s fattening, it’s unhealthy, and I tend to drink a lot of it on nights out. That’s gotta change.

Good stuff that I’m happy about and want to do more of.

-Fruit

I like fruit a lot, but I don’t buy it regularly enough. From now on I want to have a bag of apples, oranges, and grapes in the house. That means I’ll have to look at doing a regular weekly shop. Lets say I do that on Friday.

-Exercise

Last year I cycled a lot of the time. This year I haven’t even picked up my bike from storage. I’ve gotta get my bike and use it. It’s a lot more practical than walking everywhere.

So, for now I shall:

give up:

takeaway, crisps, butter, too much toast, and full fat milk

eat more:

fruit

and get my:

bike