What's more difficult than losing weight and trying to develop a more healthy lifestyle? Doing it alone. That's a lot more difficult. Especially when your other half really has awful eating habits and you're confronted with all the lovely junk food that you miss, but really REALLY shouldn't be eating.

Turns out that now hubby is going to start studying again, and this particular line of studying/work has a strict weight limit. Hubby is about 20kg above said limit, so his doc put him on a strict diet. Which means that I have a great opportunity to also get back on track to reaching my goals. This is awesome for us both. It was also a wake up call, because hubby's blood pressure was a bit too high. He got a lecture about obesity and all the nasty illnesses that can come with it, and although he's healthy now at 37, that's no guarantee for the future.

So, off we go on a fitness journey together. Me on my merry way with my lifting and just eating a little bit less and more healthy, he's off to a crash diet for now to get the first 10 kg off. I don't like crash diets but we don't have a lot of time and it's the doctor's advice. Hubby should be ok. :)

First of all, I'll continue lifting. No more weight loss goals. No more calorie counting. Stay hydrated, and have protein WITH EVERY MEAL. Protein is difficult for me because meat is so extremely expensive here, and protein powder is out of the question because of the cost, so I'll trust in milk, eggs, cheese, lentils and beans.
I'll need to work on my hunger ques. How to know when to stop eating, at full, not stuffed.

And instead of thinking about the long haul, I'll keep my focus on "meal by meal", not even day by day. MEAL by MEAL. Make clever choices NOW. Focus on fruits and veggies more, eat not only for enjoyment but also to nourish my body.
Also, the most important thing; self-acceptance. I need to love myself the way I am right now, not as the fit and normal weight person I hope to be in the future. My happiness is not depending on some "magic" number on the scale.

So there's the plan. Simple but probably needs some work. I'll be keeping a food journal also, but with the Youfood app where you simply take a photo of what you eat. At the end of the day you get a great overview and can see what might need to be adjusted.

Here's to healthier choices for both my body and mind! :)