Shopaholic? Me?

I am not sure if you heard of Jenny Craig. Apparently they launched one of the first diet plans in the US. However from jenny craig reviews what they do is supply you with a meal plan. I can understand how this was helpful in the past but the reality is in today’s world, if you are happy to eat prepackaged meals, then it is so easy to calorie count. Most prepackaged meals today come with a calorie count. And if you stick to 1500 calories a day, I guarentee you will lose weight. So personally not sure you need Jenny Craig… just Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Co-op, Safeway etc

In today’s Daily Express, they were issuing a warning about slimming pills. They claimed that “Alli could trigger a raft of issues, including pancreatitis, kidney stones, liver problems or severe fits in people with epilepsy“.The reality is that these tablets came with the side effects listed, and you should be aware of them before you actually start taking them. This goes for other diet pills and products too. In a lipozene review, it completely disparage the product claiming that it was little more than a fibre pill.

As I keep saying… if you do decide to take diet pills, do so with your eyes wide open and along side a proper diet.

I did pop to Boots and picked up some vitamins. They have a really good range of “change one thing” advice. It includes a weight loss program, quitting smoking, looking great, feeling happier and feeling healthier. The point is to change one thing and not everything, so you would need to choose what you want to change most about yourself and right now I just want to feel better. *sniff*

I was reading prenatalvitamins.org and it made me realise that when I was pregnant I was taking loads of care of myself taking folic acid and iron and now I’m not. It’s no wonder that I am exhausted (lack of iron?), have weak nails (lack of calcium?) and feeling under the weather, especially considering that I am still breastfeeding 2 babies. I ought to pull myself together and pop to a pharmacy and pick up some multivitamins. If only I had the energy. Perhaps I’ll buy some from Boots online

I was reading about foods that burn fat and apparently they include:-

1. Cayenne Pepper
2. Ginger
3. Cinnamon
4. Apples and Berries
5. Citrus Fruits
6. Soybeans
7. Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs)
8. Garlic
9. Seaweed
10. Green Tea

Admittedly most seem to be garnishes… but I could happily eat apples, berries, citrus fruits and drink green tea. My question is would an apple crumble garnished with cinnamon still burn fat? If so, I am off to do my grocery shoppingand eat myself slim!

I was just reading about Adipex which is a brand name for phentermine. It is meant to work as an apetite suppressant used to treat obesity helping. However the cons to it seem really high. You can suffer from allergic reactions, shortness of breath after mild exertion, swelling, chest pain, unusual thoughts or behavior, severe headaches, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, and seizures. Which leads me to question why would anyone use it?

The trick on a diet is to fill up on lots of veggies which are low calorie. Now to get my mind set to start dieting!

I just started aqua aerobics. I must say it is great fun and a really good work out. From the little experience I have, it is going to be what gets me to my weight goal target and without the best weight loss supplements. Mind you I will be calorie counting and taking vitamin supplements (and for now breastfeeding too)!

I hope that I will also get toned out with all the exercise. The best bit of it, is that I get some precious me time. I am ever so grateful to my hubby who actually stays home to look after all 3 kids just so I can get some me time!

I have found the best quick weight loss diet… yes it is breastfeeding twins! I have so far lost all my baby weight and a little more. I do know with my first kid, I put on weight when I started weaning him. As I am at the point of weaning, I want to be careful that I don’t repeat my first mistake. The problem with putting on weight is that if you increase your diet by 100 calories, you put on weight. But to lose the weight you put on, you need to double the increased calories for the same length of time to reach your previous weight. Not easy, so I really really must be careful as who likes dieting!

I so overindulged yesterday. I am dreading to see my weight post the festive season. The only thing that is on my side is that I am currently breastfeeding which works brilliant to burn fat. But then again, you feel so hungry all the time, you eat far more than you normally would. So its a give - take situation. Still, I guess I will worry about it when I stop breastfeeding or maybe in the new year. Meanwhile pass the chocies!

Remember how I said that I would keep reviewing diet pills and supplements. I have just found out that you can lose weight using HCG. HCG is a hormone called Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. It is the horomone which is used to check if you are pregnant or not and is also used in fertility treatment. You can buy all sorts of extras like HCG mixing kits and injections.

It makes sense that it works, but I am not sure I would want to mess around with my hormones without some medical help. Now if you can get your GP to guide you with dieting with HCG then its worth a try… but do think seriously about it before going ahead without medical advice. Admittedly, there could be a point when you would try anything.. but if you can have a guiding light… take it!