Oeufa
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Looking for a bit of advice here (and a kick up the bum I suppose).
I'm really unfit and fairly overweight (about 3-4 stone off the ideal weight for my height). I know I need to exercise, eat well and become healthy, and I've tried many times to change my lifestyle. It usually goes well enough for a week or two, before I become bored by this focus in my life and move onto something else to consciously work on. My question is really, how to I make good eating and activity a true part of my life? To the point where it's not something I need to consciously engage in (it's just there, like anything else). Usually I'm motivated to act when I become really aware of my weight - seeing something in the mirror I really dislike, or looking like a fat pig in a photo next to my tall slender friends (ok, I'm shallow - sue me ); sometimes it's when I've to run to catch a bus and it takes much longer than it should for me to get my breath back. I've tried joining different sports in the past, but to be honest I care nothing for sport and none that I've participated in have engaged my interest in any real way. If I don't like it I won't do it (wow I'm such an child :O).
Any ideas on how I can change my lifestyle, and more importantly how I can make it a permanent change and not another whim. All help is really appreciated
I'm really unfit and fairly overweight (about 3-4 stone off the ideal weight for my height). I know I need to exercise, eat well and become healthy, and I've tried many times to change my lifestyle. It usually goes well enough for a week or two, before I become bored by this focus in my life and move onto something else to consciously work on. My question is really, how to I make good eating and activity a true part of my life? To the point where it's not something I need to consciously engage in (it's just there, like anything else). Usually I'm motivated to act when I become really aware of my weight - seeing something in the mirror I really dislike, or looking like a fat pig in a photo next to my tall slender friends (ok, I'm shallow - sue me ); sometimes it's when I've to run to catch a bus and it takes much longer than it should for me to get my breath back. I've tried joining different sports in the past, but to be honest I care nothing for sport and none that I've participated in have engaged my interest in any real way. If I don't like it I won't do it (wow I'm such an child :O).
Any ideas on how I can change my lifestyle, and more importantly how I can make it a permanent change and not another whim. All help is really appreciated