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1. Calorie Count Name (user id):fioraia22
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:fioraia is fine :)
3. Age & Sex: 22 year old female
4. General Location: glasgow, scotland
5. Married? Single? single at the moment
6. Kids? Furbabies?none
7. Favorite color? oh, too many to list
8. Favorite movie? the godfather
9. Hobbies? reading, playing the guitar
10. Favorite Snack? jelly beans
11. Favorite Beverage? diet coke, coffee
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? self-discipline
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? according to this it's 163 but ideally id like to get down to 150
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? washing the dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking for advice on how to stop over-eating online, came across this then
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? i'm one of those people who thinks about weight loss all the time, and knows pretty much most ways to go about it but really just can't bite the bullet and do it. I graduate next year and im determined not to be fat for the photos so any tips anyone can give me will be greatly appreciated!! :)

Hello fioraia.....

You asked for any tips...  I'd suggest not to think too much about 'biting bullets' or 'self-discipline'.  A big part of why people don't get started on weight-loss is often that they've built it up to be a BIG SCARY THING.... quite daunting and requiring Herculean effort.  (Who in their right mind wants to do that?)   When you can make a big difference to your size by relatively small changes.

I'd suggest you try the following small changes....

• Do a big sweep of your house and remove any foods that you really don't want to find yourself eating in the next few weeks.  Sweets, cakes, crisps...   Bin-bag job!  And replace this food with a nice fruit basket, plenty of veggies in the fridge, bags of pasta, cans of tomatoes etc.  By doing this you make it easier for yourself to eat well rather than badly
• In your first week aim to eat 'better' rather than 'less'..... Start by working out where your 5-a-day vegetables and 3-a-day wholegrain foods are going to appear and build your meals around them.  Snack on fruit rather than sweets.   The logic of this move is that healthier foods give you energy and they are also more filling and sustaining.  You will end up naturally eating less than you do now but not feeling 'starved to death'
• Get moving...... I'd suggest getting a cheapo pedometer from ASDA, clipping it on your waistband and aiming for 10,000 steps a day.  This takes more than a little pottering about! ... and it'll get your body burning energy a little quicker.
• Drink more water..... and less Coke, coffee and other drinks.   Reason being that plain water helps your digestion run more efficiently - removing waste products and reducing fluid retention

Once you're doing the above successfully for a few weeks then launch yourself into CC proper and the whole calorie-counting lark.  You'll feel better and more positive because of your healthier diet and exercise and it'll be more likely to happen.  Good luck