How I Lost 16 Pounds in Two Months by Shopping
It is my true story of how I lost 16 pounds (or about eight kg.s) in two months one summer through shopping as exercise. The diet? It is so not like a diet so read on.
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It happened to me. I wasn’t even trying to lose weight. I wasn’t on a diet. I was merely watching what I was eating due to some stomach problems and at the end of two months, I was as fit as I had been during my early high school years. Here’s the how, why and when:
My first year at university just sucked. There is no other way to put it. I had worked hard to get in and it had taken an extremely boring final high school year (with a lot of studying around me) and some really annoying health problems. On the surface, it was nothing serious. I had a cold. The problem? I constantly had a cold! Imagine spending 2 school terms with mild fever (nothing dangerous but just high enough to keep you agitated), lack of energy and constant headaches. You might think the problem was psychological and yeah, I’d have to agree. But knowing where your problems are coming from doesn’t do you any favors if you can’t change the conditions causing them. So I took a lot of painkillers (don’t panic, just a couple a day, as suggested by the doctor, when the symptoms were there). Of course they made it a little easier to study but hey, their effects were very short-term.
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Yep, I looked this hot during my final high school year. Sexy,right?
Long story short, I got into a really good uni. By then, I had a different problem. No matter how carefully you stick to your doctor’s instructions, the effects of the pills presented themselves in the shape of chronic stomach pain and nausea, even though I hadn’t been taking anything for months. I could watch what I ate, but then when I got nauseous, anything made it worse. And of course it was stress related as well, again. Because while my school was OK in educational areas, it was far from satisfying in social areas and for me, having fun is everything. So now I had another two terms feeling constantly sick. Now, during school, with a lot of hours and coursework and exams, you can hardly go healthy. But in the summer, it is much easier to feel full on less food and stay away from greasy stuff. So I stayed away from grease and any type of heavy food. So I ate a lot of grilled stuff, fruit and ice-cream. Yep, ice cream felt a lot easier than muffins and cake. It has a lot of milk and it is nutritious. And obviously, I didn’t need coffee or tea (who needs to stay up to study?). This was the diet.
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PR Mace | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
Fun article. I wish I could lose weight by shopping. You are correct about stress causing weight gain. I have been under some family stress the last few weeks and I seem to want to eat even if I’m not hungry. Glad you looked good and fit for your trip.
aleah | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
wow, i hope my shopaholic sister doesn’t read this
8Shei8 | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
Wow! That is it. I am going shopping now =) Wonderful story and good for you.
Christine Ramsay | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
You’ve hit the nail on the head there. Stress and cold weather and all the good is undone. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Christine
zoeyclark | Mar 18, 2010 | Reply
Yep, shopping can be the most efficient fitness activity ever. I dropped like 2-3 dress sizes and I wasn’t even trying so it doubled the pleasure really. Winter is a gal’s worst foe. I watch Sex and The City and how those women look that glamorous in winter is beyond me. So I am guessing, all is possible if you can pay for cabs and date and shop a lot?;)
Sharif Ishnin | Mar 18, 2010 | Reply
That’s a whole new way to lose the pounds. Funny way of losing it definitely.lol..
zoeyclark | Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
I had a lot of fun, trust me:) Being a girl, shopping and losing weight without any sweat? So much fun. I don’t really have any extra money nowadays so it is cleaning my room or dancing for a fitness exercise;)
Starpisces | Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
interesting story shared. Good that you lost weight and yet enjoyed the shopping, but I think the most important is to maintain it, not just lose weight for a short period, also most important is to keep fit (i think you can), not just losing the pounds, so it’s a good idea, maybe you can help to clean my room as well, hahaha..
zoeyclark | Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
Now that I finished school, it is easier to maintain the same weight. Don’t worry, Starpisces. I found the perfect way to keep fit- either moving to California, or just spending the winter in the Southern Hemisphere;) I rock in warm weather.