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I am currently struggling to adhere to the "Perfect Plate" guidelines from the dietician (I've been seeing her since late December). I need some support and I find it hard to talk about my weight with people I know. Thought "Fat Secret" may help. I can do Perfect Plate meals (1/4 protein, 1/4 carb, 1/2 free (non-starchy) vegies or salad filling the base of the plate, but then my snacking sabotages my weightloss efforts. I have begun power-walking and a bit of swimming (only managing 150m in little 25m laps cos I can't swim in deep water, but still, it's better than nothing). Aiming to swim twice a week and increase the number of laps, having short breaks but still trying to keep the heart rate up. It's hard with a toddler, but I go Saturday mornings whilst hubby looks after him and also on the day he is in childcare. I am thinking of utilising the creche at the pool. It is affordable, and anyhow, I think the cost of exercise is worth it when I am so overweight. I got overweight because I ate from boredom and depression, lost a bit of weight during pregnancy and after having my son, then stacked on another 10kg when I went on antidepressants for Post-natal depression. To complicate things, I've had disc problems in my back, I have very creaky, weak knees, extremely tight muscles in the hips (seeing a physio 1-2 times a fortnight) and so I can't do any high impact sport like running.
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