dieting my way

So, since having Alice I have been trying to "diet my way" which is a mixture of a couple of different diets rolled into one. I thought I should try and lose as much weight now as I could so its not so hard to do later on and I can just maintain my weight instead of stressing about it.

I cannot just do no carbs - its far too hard for me, so I am trying not to have as many carbs as I usually would, so if I have toast for breakfast, I wont have bread for lunch. I try not to have carbs at dinner unless we need it. Some days I have more than others, but I have really cut back. Also, being away of my portion size and only serving up a small amount.

I have also incorporated a little bit of weight watches into the diet as well - I wasnt going to re join for the third time and pay money to get weighed, I am just being aware of what I am eating in "points value" so I know by the end of the day whether or not I should be having dessert or not.

I am no good at cutting out all sugar and sweets - I need some form of sugar to get me thru some long days. I allow myself to eat a little bit when I feel like I need some - which isnt every day, just some. If I tried to cut it all out straight out, I would crave it to much and thats when I find I will eat the whole block of chocolate at once.

Exercise is a major component in weight loss of any kind, so I am trying to do at least 30 minutes 3 times a week. I have achieved this every week since I have started, and instead of just doing the same sorts of exercise, I am trying to do either a walk/jog, a swim or a bike ride. I find that if I just do the same thing, I dont lose any weight and then I just cant be bothered to keep going.

SO, all that combined into one and I have now lost 6 kilos since the start of January. I am aiming to lose 6 more, so hopefully by the time winter is here I will have been able to do that.