Guest Post: Tips to Dress Dropping Success

Welcome to one of the first in a series of guest posts. This post, from Belinda Muir, 50, a FitBitch graduate on tips that helped her to lose over three stone with the FitBitch healthy eating plan.

Eat more, not less
I used to skip meals or not eat anything but milky coffee all day in a bid to lose wieght. It just meant that I was so starving by dinner I'd eat enough pasta for two grown men with rich creamy sauces and a glass of wine. No wonder I couldn’t sleep or run for a bus! Instead, I learned to snack regularly throughout the day. I felt better, had more energy and it helped me lose weight.

'Prime' your kitchen cupboards
Always have FitBitch basics in the kitchen like eggs, leafy greens/salad, tuna, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, chopped tomatoes, frozen green beans, quinoa, ryvita, cottage cheese etc, along with lots of herbs and spices. It means that there is always something quick and handy that you can make, which tastes good and won't sabotage your diet.

'Spring clean your diet habits'
One of the first things I did when I received my Fitbitch Food Plan was to clean out my kitchen of anything that wasn’t on the list. It was a massive pasta funeral!
It’s tempting to hang on to certain things in a 'just in case' way, but what you don't have, you won't be temmpted to eat. And it's amazing the lengths you'll go to even to get to the top shelf when the craving takes hold. Remove the temptation.
surprising what junk you have lurking on that top shelf that you can just about reach.

Cut the evening carbs
Having to rethink how I'd been eating for years was the hardest aspect of the eating plan, in particular cutting out bread, potatoes, pasta, and rice in the evening.
At first, not feeling bloated when I went to bed felt strange. Perhaps I hadn't eaten enough? I thought. But I soon realised how much better I felt for it, and it helped me sleep well too.

Handbag Snack
I always take snacks to help me avoid temptation, if not an entire packed lunch then an apple of a couple of Ryvita with ham. You're much less likely to succumb to temptation if you don't even need to set foot in a coffee shop.