{"id":1522,"date":"2013-01-18T14:31:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T14:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2016-07-24T11:02:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T10:02:13","slug":"dieting-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/dieting-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Dieting in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I guess that eating healthier and getting slimmer are some of the top New Year resolutions <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Dieting in London\" alt=\"Dieting in London\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/6a00e5505caf4688330133f29e61a1970b-800wi.jpg?w=243\" width=\"156\" height=\"192\" \/>for many people. How many of you have recently thought about that after all the excesses during Christmas time? But, dieting in\u00a0London or even eating more healthily is something that I find really hard to do here.<\/p>\n<p>I have been thinking lately\u00a0about the reasons that may make me feel it is hard for me to do that to try and beat bad habits more effectively. Wondered if any of you feels or has ever felt\u00a0the same?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here we go:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height:16px;\"><strong>Pressure,\u00a0life in the city<\/strong>.<br \/>\nEating compulsively is so commonplace these days. I did not want to admit to this, but it is quite comforting eating just anything to relieve our frustrations or other bad feelings. Trust me, I\u00a0love doing my circuit training at the gym, but it is so easy to just grab anything, including veg sometimes. It\u00b4s all about chewing something.<\/p>\n<p>Possible solution: relax more.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cold weather<\/strong>.<br \/>\nHot cocoa, fatty soups and stews, pies&#8230; There\u00b4s nothing I can do to beat cold weather and the need for comfort food. Yesterday, I took a walk through the food stalls in the\u00a0Leather\u00a0Lane market. There were\u00a0luscious pieces of fruit that\u00a0look so tasty &#8211; but not as fitting as cous-cous, stews, hot wraps, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Possible solution: keep on\u00a0looking for\u00a0less fatty and sugary\u00a0alternatives that are easy to find.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of time<\/strong>.<br \/>\nSomething that I find hard to explain to visits is that everything in\u00a0London is done earlier than at home. This is due to\u00a0day\u00a0light being shorter here. So, I find that it is harder to fit in the many things that I need to do. If anything overruns, I can\u00b4t usually stop for a proper meal, so I grab anything.<\/p>\n<p>Possible solution: have carrots or similars at hand. Even carrots are getting expensive.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Dieting in London\" alt=\"Dieting in London\" src=\"http:\/\/www.23nlpeople.com\/images\/blogPostImages\/everybody-hates-dieting-wwweverybodyhatesdietingcom-1.png\" width=\"240\" height=\"173\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Food availability<\/strong>.<br \/>\nHow nice it is not to have to travel miles and miles to get a pint of milk. What I find the most is pie shops, pizza shops, etc. That is,\u00a0lots of carbos. Or is it that when one is hungry sees\u00a0loads of carbos everywhere? They are usually cheaper and I get full more quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Possible solution: I tried to plan my meals. But, it works only partly, because I do\u00a0lots of stuff with friends outdoors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dieting<\/strong> must be harder for those who have to be on the spotlight all the time. I\u00b4ve heard of people doing the most outrageous diets, and I wondered if that\u00b4s more to do with saying anything to keep media world happy.<\/p>\n<p>For example, this maple syrup diet. I just wish it would work! Some people dislike it too:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dieting in London - maple syrup diet.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eJMmUw9t2Ao\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eJMmUw9t2Ao<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/signature.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-622\" alt=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/signature.png\" width=\"216\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I guess that eating healthier and getting slimmer are some of the top New Year resolutions for many people. 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