Thursday, February 11, 2010

Successful Weightloss

I lost 4kg in 5 weeks following the Aspire for Life healthy eating programme.

This is an online programme that grew out of studies done by Plant and Food Research and Otago University.

My Story
It's been around 15 years since I've was a healthy size 12. I've been yoyo-ing between sizes 18-22 for the last few years. (These are New Zealand sizes.)

My immediate (12 week goal) is to get down to 100kg before I return to work at the end of April.

My long term goal is to repeat the 12 week process until I get down to a healthy weight - less than 79kg according to the BMI chart.

I've a long way to go before but isn't that a start to be proud of?

How it works
  • It's an on line thing. You have access to a dietitian and coach and other support like forums, recipes, progress reviews etc.
  • The eating plan is based on a personalised food pyramid so you monitor the number of portions of each food group you eat - no counting of calories or points.
  • You cook your own meals - no need to buy anything special. They suggest recipes.
  • Portion sizes are easy to remember, eg 'a computer mouse sized potato' and a 'matchbox sized piece of cheese' equal 1 portion of grain and dairy respectively.
  • Once you've eaten all the portions of what you should for healthy nutrition, you don't have any room for the junk food.

Find out more
Visit the Aspire for Life website

Free Trial
If you want to give it a go you can sign up for a weeks free trial.

Discount Coupon
If you decide you want to do the 12 week programme let me know - I have a coupon code that will get you a NZ$25 discount. That drops the price down to $154 or a little under $13 per week.

I think this compares well to other more gimmicky programmes out there!

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