Into the 4th week of the diet now. This morning i had lost 400gms so back down to 63.0 which is great, but i'm nervous ill go up again tomorrow especially as this is a PV day today. Yesterday i exercised more so maybe that's what did it, i tried to drink more water too. Today i have done the same, more exercise but i had a half a protein bar just before, after a workout, so i don't know if the scales will move back again tomorrow or not. I need to get past this! It is not cool sticking on the same number for nearly a week. I am starting to worry that i wont make my second 'mini' goal- 61 or 62kg by the time of the wedding, in 18 days. At this rate i'd need to lose a kg a week which is proving impossible at the mo.
Salmon fillets for tea tonight, yum! Haven't had them for a while. Best on BBQ though! am starting to think about Xmas and what sort of foods i'll make. was going to try to be healthy but i think one day a year i can make totally fat laden dishes because its not like i plan on eating the whole dish! Anyway Xmas is definitely a diet free day. There's no way i would try to diet on Xmas day or my birthday. Should be against the law.
Yesterday was Halloween and you would have been proud of me, i resisted the candy and boy was it good candy. My kids were utterly spoiled. Even now Son has a bag on his top bunk filled with kitkats and half a giant cadbury Easter egg, but i have been ignoring it all day. Could have easily caved at the shops today, in fact even Hubby asked me tentatively if i would consider straying from the diet for lunch, i said "No, and you can have your Wendy's shake, i have chicken bacon and an egg white waiting at home for me" woohoo!
Monday, 31 October 2011
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Day 29?
Still stuck/stagnated/plateaued/FRUSTRATED!!!!!!
Was nervous to weigh myself this morning, and sure enough yep was still at 63.4kg. SOOOOO mad about it. I thought i was really restrained yesterday with my eating, only having chicken meat for snacks, then i still had my icecream but its super low carbs, sugar and fat, even better than the yogurt i have. But yet again, a 100gm gain and no budge towards 62. Am getting disheartened. How am i meant to stick with a diet that is not giving me results anymore? what is the point of eating like this when there is nothing more to show for it????? I miss chocolate, pasta, bread, baking, even fruit. And i haven't even been having these things so why am i dieting??????????????? I'm just so frustrated. At what point do i give up and go back to old habits...i don't want to but what else can i do if it is not working anymore?
I wont give up tomorrow, or the next day. I just hope that i will see some results tomorrow and the next day to keep me motivated, or else it's BYEBYE meat and HELLOOOOO delicious food...no, i cant do that to myself. As much as i want to give up i have to keep going.
Ok rant over. Lol.
So to 'ramp' up the weightloss, or 'shock' my body into losing, i have been so good with the food today. Oatbran and yogurt for brekky and chicken breast for lunch with an egg white. Same for dinner just made with my yummy Dukan bbq sauce. Maybe i will hold off on the ice cream tonight too. Have had 2 snacks today of chicken meat.
have also jogged an extra half hour, so makes it 1 hour of jogging today, 20mins Pilates and 30mins walking. Hope it's enough!!!!!!!!
Was nervous to weigh myself this morning, and sure enough yep was still at 63.4kg. SOOOOO mad about it. I thought i was really restrained yesterday with my eating, only having chicken meat for snacks, then i still had my icecream but its super low carbs, sugar and fat, even better than the yogurt i have. But yet again, a 100gm gain and no budge towards 62. Am getting disheartened. How am i meant to stick with a diet that is not giving me results anymore? what is the point of eating like this when there is nothing more to show for it????? I miss chocolate, pasta, bread, baking, even fruit. And i haven't even been having these things so why am i dieting??????????????? I'm just so frustrated. At what point do i give up and go back to old habits...i don't want to but what else can i do if it is not working anymore?
I wont give up tomorrow, or the next day. I just hope that i will see some results tomorrow and the next day to keep me motivated, or else it's BYEBYE meat and HELLOOOOO delicious food...no, i cant do that to myself. As much as i want to give up i have to keep going.
Ok rant over. Lol.
So to 'ramp' up the weightloss, or 'shock' my body into losing, i have been so good with the food today. Oatbran and yogurt for brekky and chicken breast for lunch with an egg white. Same for dinner just made with my yummy Dukan bbq sauce. Maybe i will hold off on the ice cream tonight too. Have had 2 snacks today of chicken meat.
have also jogged an extra half hour, so makes it 1 hour of jogging today, 20mins Pilates and 30mins walking. Hope it's enough!!!!!!!!
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Day 28
Missed a post yesterday, i weighed in at exactly the same, 63.1kg. It was Saturday, and at the market my daughter wanted to buy a gourmet slice for us to share...i should've said no but i had a chunk of it anyway. So i expected not to lose any weight but i gained 200gm- was 63.3kg this morning. Not fair! i hate this stagnation. I'm sure its not supposed to happen this early on in the diet. anyway i did a bit of research on the Dukan sites and they recommend that you do 2x days of PP to 'kick start' the weight loss again. And drink loads of water. So hopefully something will change tomorrow...i don't want to have to stay on 63 forever!
This is the weight i was for my wedding, and the same as i was a few years ago when my eldest son was 4 and i had gotten out of a bad relationship, taken stock of my life and saw i was a bit heavy so i lost 11kg on the Liver cleansing diet, aided by an addiction to laxatives. Got down to 49kg which i think is way too skinny and settled at a comfy 51-53kg. These days i'd be happy just to see 59! Anyway here i am at 63kg again for the third time in my adult life. Is my body trying to say it wants to be this weight? well i don't!!!!! How can i convince my body that it would be great to be just 5-8kg lighter than this...
i hate being so obsessive, but losing weight is such a battle its hard not to...
Halloween is tomorrow, how will i resist the candy? hopefully all the kids get is cheap china made stuff, yuck
i have told myself i wont have half a choc protein bar today, i will have nothing but shaved meat for snacks and see if that helps.
This is the weight i was for my wedding, and the same as i was a few years ago when my eldest son was 4 and i had gotten out of a bad relationship, taken stock of my life and saw i was a bit heavy so i lost 11kg on the Liver cleansing diet, aided by an addiction to laxatives. Got down to 49kg which i think is way too skinny and settled at a comfy 51-53kg. These days i'd be happy just to see 59! Anyway here i am at 63kg again for the third time in my adult life. Is my body trying to say it wants to be this weight? well i don't!!!!! How can i convince my body that it would be great to be just 5-8kg lighter than this...
i hate being so obsessive, but losing weight is such a battle its hard not to...
Halloween is tomorrow, how will i resist the candy? hopefully all the kids get is cheap china made stuff, yuck
i have told myself i wont have half a choc protein bar today, i will have nothing but shaved meat for snacks and see if that helps.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Day 26- finally officially at 1st goal weight!!!
Today i got a pleasant surprise on the scales...63.1kg! I appear to have lost 500gms since yesterday, sounds undo-able but the scales said so! And since my official start weight was 68.1, today i have mastered 5kilos! 11 or so pounds i think, yayyyyyy! I only hope tomorrow i can go below 63, i might cry if i see 62 on the scales!
Today was a PP day, usual lunch of chicken bacon and an egg white, never fails to be delicious! I think i'll make the BBQ sauce chicken again tonight but with more sauce. I had half a protein bar for afternoon tea, it was the 'healthiest' of all of them with minimum carbs, sugar and fat so hopefully it was OK. i seem to NEED the sweet hit at around 3 or 4pm, without it i might go mad.
Headache today, though probably not anything to do with the diet...unless i need to drink more water....
Glad to see also that my fave black trackpants are rather baggy, that's two pairs that are on their way to being too big. I cant wait to wear all the 'skinny' stuff in my wardrobe too, as well as the pretty summer dresses!
3 weeks to go until the wedding, and 5kg too small for bridesmaids dress...whoops!
Today was a PP day, usual lunch of chicken bacon and an egg white, never fails to be delicious! I think i'll make the BBQ sauce chicken again tonight but with more sauce. I had half a protein bar for afternoon tea, it was the 'healthiest' of all of them with minimum carbs, sugar and fat so hopefully it was OK. i seem to NEED the sweet hit at around 3 or 4pm, without it i might go mad.
Headache today, though probably not anything to do with the diet...unless i need to drink more water....
Glad to see also that my fave black trackpants are rather baggy, that's two pairs that are on their way to being too big. I cant wait to wear all the 'skinny' stuff in my wardrobe too, as well as the pretty summer dresses!
3 weeks to go until the wedding, and 5kg too small for bridesmaids dress...whoops!
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Chicken breast with Dukan BBQ sauce
I wanted something saucy and tangy for my chicken last night but all the recipes i googled were a bit strange...coffee in bbq sauce? anyway i made quite a tasty one up in the end, next time i would make more up and put some on before serving too
Sauce:
paprika
Tomato sauce/ketchup
soy sauce (i only used a splash)
white vinegar
garlic
Just mix up as much of this as your taste prefers. spread over chicken and bake! Add more before serving if you like it saucy! :)
Sauce:
paprika
Tomato sauce/ketchup
soy sauce (i only used a splash)
white vinegar
garlic
Just mix up as much of this as your taste prefers. spread over chicken and bake! Add more before serving if you like it saucy! :)
Day 25
Another day on the Dukan! Meat meat and more egg white....actually it was a PV day today. Spinach, tomato and onion omlette for lunch, dinner will be dry pan fried warehou fish with lemon and garlic with steamed broccoli.
Dinner was delish last nite! Will have to post recipe, bbq sauce dukan style chicken....
Anyway, todays weigh in was a bit disappointing, but not too bad...65.6kg so down 200g since yesterday. i had hoped to have magically lost more to make up for not losing much over the last few days! Im terrified that this is a 'plateau' and i wont be able to move past it, but i think its because this is the lightest I've been since having Toddler so weighing less than this is a foreign idea! Hopefully things will start moving along tomorrow but we shall see, i might have to go on the Attack again but i should probably give it a week first.
Other bloggers have said they only weigh themselves once a week, i don't know if that would be harder or easier????
Today i made a vanilla sponge cake from http://mydukandiet.com/recipes/sponge-cake.html and it turned out okay....i would add more sweetener next time. i actually halved the recipe as i only had 2 tbsp cornflour but it rose like a cake, bit funny looking but the main thing was that it was cakey!!!! had it hot served with a dollop of vanilla yogurt, was quite filling.
Someone noticed today that i had lost weight so that was nice. When people know you are dieting you kinda feel that they are saying it to make you feel better, but when people don't know its genuine!
Dinner was delish last nite! Will have to post recipe, bbq sauce dukan style chicken....
Anyway, todays weigh in was a bit disappointing, but not too bad...65.6kg so down 200g since yesterday. i had hoped to have magically lost more to make up for not losing much over the last few days! Im terrified that this is a 'plateau' and i wont be able to move past it, but i think its because this is the lightest I've been since having Toddler so weighing less than this is a foreign idea! Hopefully things will start moving along tomorrow but we shall see, i might have to go on the Attack again but i should probably give it a week first.
Other bloggers have said they only weigh themselves once a week, i don't know if that would be harder or easier????
Today i made a vanilla sponge cake from http://mydukandiet.com/recipes/sponge-cake.html and it turned out okay....i would add more sweetener next time. i actually halved the recipe as i only had 2 tbsp cornflour but it rose like a cake, bit funny looking but the main thing was that it was cakey!!!! had it hot served with a dollop of vanilla yogurt, was quite filling.
Someone noticed today that i had lost weight so that was nice. When people know you are dieting you kinda feel that they are saying it to make you feel better, but when people don't know its genuine!
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Day 24
well an up and down two days. Yesterday i was so happy to see 65.5kg on the scales and spent the day in bliss, proud of my self. then in hindsight i must have taken that as permission...to have too many tolerated foods.
Today i woke up and weighed in at 65.8...300gm up?
Not happy! Racked my brains for reasons....it was a vege day, sometimes it happens. Didn't drink enough water? i bought 2x Atkins choc bars and had half of each one yesterday, one half at morning tea and the other at afternoon tea. Got to be why!!!! Hmmmm then i made meringues, only egg white and sweetener but still maybe? i ate half of them, they were disgusting. Then after dinner i had 2 marshmallows. oooh and dinner had cabbage, onion, cauliflower and chicken in a red curry sauce...maybe i used too much milk? to help the spice i had a small bowl of yogurt with dinner, and also my super low everything icecream.
So i guess these things alone would be fine but lump them all together in one day and you get a 300gm gain!!!!
well i'm a little upset but i had known that this would happen from time to time. Its happened once before, but each day since has always had a loss. i guess i just got used to it. i was tooting the Dukan's horn yesterday to a friend who wanted to know all about it- did i jinx myself?!
Anyway a test of my endurance and motivation cant be a bad thing can it. Maybe i was Cruising along being a bit blase....
Today is shopping day so i will be strict on the Dukan friendly items. These Atkins bars surely will be ok if i just have a half a bar per day, we will see the results tomorrow i guess!
just meat, meat and egg white for me today then!!!
Today i woke up and weighed in at 65.8...300gm up?
Not happy! Racked my brains for reasons....it was a vege day, sometimes it happens. Didn't drink enough water? i bought 2x Atkins choc bars and had half of each one yesterday, one half at morning tea and the other at afternoon tea. Got to be why!!!! Hmmmm then i made meringues, only egg white and sweetener but still maybe? i ate half of them, they were disgusting. Then after dinner i had 2 marshmallows. oooh and dinner had cabbage, onion, cauliflower and chicken in a red curry sauce...maybe i used too much milk? to help the spice i had a small bowl of yogurt with dinner, and also my super low everything icecream.
So i guess these things alone would be fine but lump them all together in one day and you get a 300gm gain!!!!
well i'm a little upset but i had known that this would happen from time to time. Its happened once before, but each day since has always had a loss. i guess i just got used to it. i was tooting the Dukan's horn yesterday to a friend who wanted to know all about it- did i jinx myself?!
Anyway a test of my endurance and motivation cant be a bad thing can it. Maybe i was Cruising along being a bit blase....
Today is shopping day so i will be strict on the Dukan friendly items. These Atkins bars surely will be ok if i just have a half a bar per day, we will see the results tomorrow i guess!
just meat, meat and egg white for me today then!!!
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Day 22
Heya!
Day 22 and i'm feeling fab! Awesome result on scales today, 63.8kg woohoo! a 300gm loss from yesterday. Am rapt!!!! had a crap nights sleep and wondered groggily whether lack of sleep affects weight loss-someone told me it did-but not for me today. Slept in til7am (gosh what a sleep in lol) then contemplated not going for a run, but once again as i saw the results i was off running immediately!
PP day today. steak topped with an egg for lunch. i generously gave 1/4 of my precious egg yolk to Toddler who promptly spit it out on floor. Not impressed. Then decided that yolks are so fatty anyway, so he did me a favour.
Tonight's dinner is steak and kidney...i make it with very fine chopped onion (one for whole family) so i'm hoping that it wont count as a vegetable...one of my fave meals actually, a bit of offal...yum!
Family liked my Dukan mince last night, not a jot of fat or oil just mince, veges and herbs/spices. I find my portion sizes automatically smaller these days and i get full none the less!
Today i was a bit naughty FINANCIALLY i mean, i spent a small fortune at the supermarket when i found some carb, sugar and fat free icecream. Of course the portion size is ridiculously small but yay i get to have icecream!!!!! i also found MIRACLE of miracles, a new range of Atkins choc bars that i haven't seen before. I got the choc brownie one and it was almost like eating real chocolate...so delicious!They are still a bit high in fat to eat in their wholes but i worked out i can cut them in half and they should be ok...bit pricey but this diet is! And it's paying off so cant complain, can i. my gummie bears were also back in stock. FANTASTIC result from the supermarket!!!
Was thinking about my bridesmaids dress today, i really think i'm going to get in trouble if i continue to lose weight like this...do i keep going the way i am and deal with the fallout on the day, which will probably only mean pinning the dress, or do i stop at 61 or 62kg so that i'm only 6 or 7 kg lighter? i know i will get a telling off though.I was supposed to lose the weight BEFORE the dress fittings!
Day 22 and i'm feeling fab! Awesome result on scales today, 63.8kg woohoo! a 300gm loss from yesterday. Am rapt!!!! had a crap nights sleep and wondered groggily whether lack of sleep affects weight loss-someone told me it did-but not for me today. Slept in til7am (gosh what a sleep in lol) then contemplated not going for a run, but once again as i saw the results i was off running immediately!
PP day today. steak topped with an egg for lunch. i generously gave 1/4 of my precious egg yolk to Toddler who promptly spit it out on floor. Not impressed. Then decided that yolks are so fatty anyway, so he did me a favour.
Tonight's dinner is steak and kidney...i make it with very fine chopped onion (one for whole family) so i'm hoping that it wont count as a vegetable...one of my fave meals actually, a bit of offal...yum!
Family liked my Dukan mince last night, not a jot of fat or oil just mince, veges and herbs/spices. I find my portion sizes automatically smaller these days and i get full none the less!
Today i was a bit naughty FINANCIALLY i mean, i spent a small fortune at the supermarket when i found some carb, sugar and fat free icecream. Of course the portion size is ridiculously small but yay i get to have icecream!!!!! i also found MIRACLE of miracles, a new range of Atkins choc bars that i haven't seen before. I got the choc brownie one and it was almost like eating real chocolate...so delicious!They are still a bit high in fat to eat in their wholes but i worked out i can cut them in half and they should be ok...bit pricey but this diet is! And it's paying off so cant complain, can i. my gummie bears were also back in stock. FANTASTIC result from the supermarket!!!
Was thinking about my bridesmaids dress today, i really think i'm going to get in trouble if i continue to lose weight like this...do i keep going the way i am and deal with the fallout on the day, which will probably only mean pinning the dress, or do i stop at 61 or 62kg so that i'm only 6 or 7 kg lighter? i know i will get a telling off though.I was supposed to lose the weight BEFORE the dress fittings!
Saturday, 22 October 2011
Day 21- Three weeks!!!!
Wow i am stunned i have stuck to this diet for this long!!! And i am most proud to announce that i have officially lost 4kg in these past 3 weeks. So proud!!!! When i stepped on the scales this morning and saw 64.1kg i almost cried...I cant wait to be 63. Am trying to think of a reward because that was always my mini goal but it is hard to think of goals that aren't food related or don't cost a lot of money!!!
Maybe as a treat i will book a spray tan, but i'll book it for the week of the wedding!
Or a new pair of undies?
That one is a good idea but i wanted to buy a whole new set when i'm at my proper goal...
Anyway the last two days have been good. Had a lovely BBQ with my cousin and her 3 kids yesterday, had 6 kids running around like maniacs yesterday but luckily we have a huge back yard! Dinner was great, i had steak, chicken and salmon, and it was quite a large plate of it! Passed up the chippees and icecream, i am good!
Today at 6am felt groggy and battled with myself whether to go for a run. But when i stood on the scales and saw the great result i was running around with glee! Got me motivated!!!!
So tried to make meringues again and EPIC fail. worse than last attempt! Soft blobs stuck to paper. BINNED!!!! So today around 3pm i was wandering around aimlessly wanting a cup of coffee and a sweet bite.Spent ages scouring Dukan sites but not got the ingredients for what looked yum. Has a stern talking to myself about craving and realized i have a magazine sitting in my room face up with a picture of a choc pudding topped with cream.Duhhhhh...of course that's why i wanted something sweet! every time i walked into my room i would see CAKE!!!!!!
Have to share a down moment from yesterday though....i know kids have no tact and they don't intend to offend, but yesterday my 5 year old nephew said to me "are you getting a baby?" well i haven't been accused of being pregnant since before my wedding...come to think of it i was around 63 kg at that time...mmm more sit ups for me! I know, I know, kids will be kids. But ouch!
yummy dinner of mince and veggies with a side of steamed cauliflower tonight....
Maybe as a treat i will book a spray tan, but i'll book it for the week of the wedding!
Or a new pair of undies?
That one is a good idea but i wanted to buy a whole new set when i'm at my proper goal...
Anyway the last two days have been good. Had a lovely BBQ with my cousin and her 3 kids yesterday, had 6 kids running around like maniacs yesterday but luckily we have a huge back yard! Dinner was great, i had steak, chicken and salmon, and it was quite a large plate of it! Passed up the chippees and icecream, i am good!
Today at 6am felt groggy and battled with myself whether to go for a run. But when i stood on the scales and saw the great result i was running around with glee! Got me motivated!!!!
So tried to make meringues again and EPIC fail. worse than last attempt! Soft blobs stuck to paper. BINNED!!!! So today around 3pm i was wandering around aimlessly wanting a cup of coffee and a sweet bite.Spent ages scouring Dukan sites but not got the ingredients for what looked yum. Has a stern talking to myself about craving and realized i have a magazine sitting in my room face up with a picture of a choc pudding topped with cream.Duhhhhh...of course that's why i wanted something sweet! every time i walked into my room i would see CAKE!!!!!!
Have to share a down moment from yesterday though....i know kids have no tact and they don't intend to offend, but yesterday my 5 year old nephew said to me "are you getting a baby?" well i haven't been accused of being pregnant since before my wedding...come to think of it i was around 63 kg at that time...mmm more sit ups for me! I know, I know, kids will be kids. But ouch!
yummy dinner of mince and veggies with a side of steamed cauliflower tonight....
Friday, 21 October 2011
Day 20
Day 20- missed a post yesterday. Have been doing okay. Yesterday was down to 64.8 then this morning was 64.6kg. So slowly but surely scales are moving! Cant wait to be in the 63s.
Can notice a difference in my own body-just little things like my butt doesn't stick out quite so much! And when im doing a certain pilates move i can see in my thighs what they will look like when the fat from underneath and the sides is gone! I have never seen that in my thighs before, even when i was 10 kg lighter. Pilates and jogging paying off slowly!
Yay my wonderful hubby bought me a treadmill and a stepper today, isn't he great!!! Found them at a garage sale, had run out of cash and he generously used his own money he had saved towards something else.Love him!!! it's just a manual one but great all the same, i don't need fancy. going to be for those days when the rain wont stop long enough for a walk!!! and the stepper will live in my lounge and be pulled out when my fave shows are on/toddler is in bed.
Foodwise these last couple of days...yesterday had my pumpkin soup...not as nice without butter and salt-but still filling, courgette spaghetti wasn't all that nice, and i wasn't hungry for it all. For once i listened to my body and when it was full i stopped. Victory!!!
Tried to make choc meringues with sweetener last night but epic fail. Read afterwards that eggs must be room temp. Never mind, they were ok spread with low fat yogurt-kind of like a soft biscuit...mmm biscuits...
i will try again because if i can crack it i can make lots and they will be a great guilt free snack!
Have this gross coating in my mouth last few days, don't know if its cold related or if it is this Ketosis that is associated with Dukan diet. gross anyway and is interfering with my taste in foods! hope it buggers off soon...
Now to get through a BBQ with my lovely cousin and her kids this arvo, yum stuff for them and bbq salmon with lemon and herbs for me...oh and the standard egg white. fear not, while everyone is having icecream afterward i shall have yogurt with cinnamon/sweetener sprinkle. Yum!
Can notice a difference in my own body-just little things like my butt doesn't stick out quite so much! And when im doing a certain pilates move i can see in my thighs what they will look like when the fat from underneath and the sides is gone! I have never seen that in my thighs before, even when i was 10 kg lighter. Pilates and jogging paying off slowly!
Yay my wonderful hubby bought me a treadmill and a stepper today, isn't he great!!! Found them at a garage sale, had run out of cash and he generously used his own money he had saved towards something else.Love him!!! it's just a manual one but great all the same, i don't need fancy. going to be for those days when the rain wont stop long enough for a walk!!! and the stepper will live in my lounge and be pulled out when my fave shows are on/toddler is in bed.
Foodwise these last couple of days...yesterday had my pumpkin soup...not as nice without butter and salt-but still filling, courgette spaghetti wasn't all that nice, and i wasn't hungry for it all. For once i listened to my body and when it was full i stopped. Victory!!!
Tried to make choc meringues with sweetener last night but epic fail. Read afterwards that eggs must be room temp. Never mind, they were ok spread with low fat yogurt-kind of like a soft biscuit...mmm biscuits...
i will try again because if i can crack it i can make lots and they will be a great guilt free snack!
Have this gross coating in my mouth last few days, don't know if its cold related or if it is this Ketosis that is associated with Dukan diet. gross anyway and is interfering with my taste in foods! hope it buggers off soon...
Now to get through a BBQ with my lovely cousin and her kids this arvo, yum stuff for them and bbq salmon with lemon and herbs for me...oh and the standard egg white. fear not, while everyone is having icecream afterward i shall have yogurt with cinnamon/sweetener sprinkle. Yum!
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Day 18
Arggggh i have a cold and think it is because of not eating fruit and veges, not enough Vit C. I hardly ever get sick-no time for it!!!! Hopefully it'll just pass over without any dramas, the worst part was today i found a no carb protein bar that was supposedly chocolate, i cut it in half and had one half for afternoon tea and i couldn't taste it! Stupid blocked nose....the first taste of choc in 3 weeks and my nose is too blocked to taste anything...not happy!!!!
On another down side i hadn't moved a jot on the scales today, which is better than a gain but still am not impressed with myself. it must have been what i ate yesterday, the iced mocha and the two pumpkin balls. never mind, i shall not give up, i am abstaining today from any such naughtiness -hence cutting the choc bar in half (cut in half it had 2g carbs, 0.8g sugars and fat) and hopefully i shall see a result EVEN if it is 100gms tomorrow morning. if not i will just keep going. I surely cant be hitting a plateau at only a 3.5kg weight loss?!!!
Got a run, a 25min walk and 20 min of pilates in today, as well as a bit of energetic housework-all while i am 'sick'! My usual approach to sickness is to ignore it until it goes away lol.
Hubby is gone to work for the night again and is not back til tomorrow arvo as he is doing some perky work for money for our best friends wedding-which is now approx 4 weeks away! So excited for them. I have lost half the weight i wanted to lose so all going well i will lose more and get in trouble for being too big for my dress! no, i will be able to pin it. and it will feel like a reward to put that big dress on! Last fitting it was perfect and i was 68kg- still looked great on me, even as i was 5 days out of hospital with a swollen uterus (Sorry, TMI!) so hopefully it will look FANTASTIC on the 19th November!
Went grocery shopping for the week today, found it easier to plan my meals beforehand. Highlights include herby lemon and garlic chicken breast wrapped in chicken bacon (tonight's yummy dinner!) chicken in a lemon and garlic cream sauce on top of zuchinni spaghetti with a side of steamed cauliflower, and tomorrow as it is PV day i am going to make a batch of pumpkin, ginger,and coriander soup ....might add onions and very finely chopped cabbage? Lunch today was chicken mince with a little fresh ginger and onion and red curry paste-spicy! Am looking forward to these meals! Everywhere i read about the Dukan people are saying there is no way a person can stick to eat eating the same old boring things, and they are right. Variety is the way to stay focused for sure!
Til tomorrow when i step on the scales...eeek!
On another down side i hadn't moved a jot on the scales today, which is better than a gain but still am not impressed with myself. it must have been what i ate yesterday, the iced mocha and the two pumpkin balls. never mind, i shall not give up, i am abstaining today from any such naughtiness -hence cutting the choc bar in half (cut in half it had 2g carbs, 0.8g sugars and fat) and hopefully i shall see a result EVEN if it is 100gms tomorrow morning. if not i will just keep going. I surely cant be hitting a plateau at only a 3.5kg weight loss?!!!
Got a run, a 25min walk and 20 min of pilates in today, as well as a bit of energetic housework-all while i am 'sick'! My usual approach to sickness is to ignore it until it goes away lol.
Hubby is gone to work for the night again and is not back til tomorrow arvo as he is doing some perky work for money for our best friends wedding-which is now approx 4 weeks away! So excited for them. I have lost half the weight i wanted to lose so all going well i will lose more and get in trouble for being too big for my dress! no, i will be able to pin it. and it will feel like a reward to put that big dress on! Last fitting it was perfect and i was 68kg- still looked great on me, even as i was 5 days out of hospital with a swollen uterus (Sorry, TMI!) so hopefully it will look FANTASTIC on the 19th November!
Went grocery shopping for the week today, found it easier to plan my meals beforehand. Highlights include herby lemon and garlic chicken breast wrapped in chicken bacon (tonight's yummy dinner!) chicken in a lemon and garlic cream sauce on top of zuchinni spaghetti with a side of steamed cauliflower, and tomorrow as it is PV day i am going to make a batch of pumpkin, ginger,and coriander soup ....might add onions and very finely chopped cabbage? Lunch today was chicken mince with a little fresh ginger and onion and red curry paste-spicy! Am looking forward to these meals! Everywhere i read about the Dukan people are saying there is no way a person can stick to eat eating the same old boring things, and they are right. Variety is the way to stay focused for sure!
Til tomorrow when i step on the scales...eeek!
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Day 17
Hi there
Today has been a good day i hope! i may have strayed a little bit- we went on a day trip out of town and couldn't find meat and veggies for lunch so i had Burger Fuel grilled chicken strips and 2 small pumpkin and ginger balls, but i think they may have been fried. Eek! I also had an iced mocha on the way but to the barista who made it i must have been the most annoying customer of the day! trim milk, half the amount of dutch cocoa, more ice, and could he please pop one of my own sweeteners in! Oh and no cream...that was always my fave part but oh well. And it was fabulous, but i don't know even with all the tweaks if it was Dukan friendly....
Never mind, on the scales this morning and i am down to 64.8kg! so pleased with myself. Hopefully it doesn't go up tomorrow with what i ate today!
Even though i am getting a cold and have all but lost my voice i still got up for a run at 6am and we went swimming with the kids at an aquatic centre, walking round and round the pool holding scared Toddler must have burnt at least a few calories!!!! I am also going to do some Pilates this afternoon, i haven't done for a few days and think my belly needs a bit of a stretch!
On a good note at the pools a pair of size 12 board shorts that i bought a few weeks ago and were so tight i wouldn't have worn them...now pretty much too big! i had to tie them up tight but they were still loose and flappy. Good stuff! I will be able to get rid of them and whip out the size 10s! i like seeing the changes in my shape. The last few months i have to admit the seams on some pants were straining and coming undone...very depressing but i still didn't do anything about it. I'm proud of myself for getting off my butt and doing the Dukan...although my parents were probably sick of me going on about nutritional value of foods, they stayed for two days and have probably gone home and eaten all the junk they can handle with out me bleating in their ears!
All in all still feeling super positive about the Dukan diet. I kind of like having the rules because they are pretty clear and after my mi-steak (lol-get it) last week i feel secure adhering to something that is clearly outlined. Yes it can be frustrating sometimes though, especially when eating out!!!!
Today has been a good day i hope! i may have strayed a little bit- we went on a day trip out of town and couldn't find meat and veggies for lunch so i had Burger Fuel grilled chicken strips and 2 small pumpkin and ginger balls, but i think they may have been fried. Eek! I also had an iced mocha on the way but to the barista who made it i must have been the most annoying customer of the day! trim milk, half the amount of dutch cocoa, more ice, and could he please pop one of my own sweeteners in! Oh and no cream...that was always my fave part but oh well. And it was fabulous, but i don't know even with all the tweaks if it was Dukan friendly....
Never mind, on the scales this morning and i am down to 64.8kg! so pleased with myself. Hopefully it doesn't go up tomorrow with what i ate today!
Even though i am getting a cold and have all but lost my voice i still got up for a run at 6am and we went swimming with the kids at an aquatic centre, walking round and round the pool holding scared Toddler must have burnt at least a few calories!!!! I am also going to do some Pilates this afternoon, i haven't done for a few days and think my belly needs a bit of a stretch!
On a good note at the pools a pair of size 12 board shorts that i bought a few weeks ago and were so tight i wouldn't have worn them...now pretty much too big! i had to tie them up tight but they were still loose and flappy. Good stuff! I will be able to get rid of them and whip out the size 10s! i like seeing the changes in my shape. The last few months i have to admit the seams on some pants were straining and coming undone...very depressing but i still didn't do anything about it. I'm proud of myself for getting off my butt and doing the Dukan...although my parents were probably sick of me going on about nutritional value of foods, they stayed for two days and have probably gone home and eaten all the junk they can handle with out me bleating in their ears!
All in all still feeling super positive about the Dukan diet. I kind of like having the rules because they are pretty clear and after my mi-steak (lol-get it) last week i feel secure adhering to something that is clearly outlined. Yes it can be frustrating sometimes though, especially when eating out!!!!
Monday, 17 October 2011
Day 16
just finished second PV day yesterday and have found i am not even liking the taste of the veggies, but will still try to eat some every second day. My parents have been staying and i survived the food court at the mall- by having a piece of tandoori chicken, no skin. Luckily i had packed some yogurt as well and a small bit of deli chicken....otherwise it would have been a disaster. So many smells and colours and options!!!!! I don't know whether i miss sushi or Indian the most!!!!
My dad was quite impressed, he must have thought i would have faltered and eaten everything in sight. It's fascinating to him that i would follow such a strict diet, i am known for loving cooking and eating tasty food! But i will prove all those doubters wrong...
Despite it having been 'Womens' time i have lost a further 600gms in the last couple of days, and now am at 65.1kg...200gms more and i will crack into the 64s!!!!! i'm so excited. I put some trackpants on yesterday that i havent worn in a few weeks and the bum on them is all loose and pokes out! it looks terrible but it's proof right there that my body is changing, slowly, but changing!!!! and with under 5 weeks to go til my first goal...i think i can make it!!!
If i get down tomorrow to 64.8 or 9- although i do know that on this diet the weight can fluctuate from time to time by 100,200,300gms i will be nearly 4kg lighter than when i started about 2 1/2 weeks ago....and that's an achievement!!!!
Last night made a portobello mushroom burger with chicken bacon, fresh spinach, tomato, capsicum and an egg....was delish! Obviously the mushrooms were the buns!
Another PP day today and my challenge will be if we go out for lunch with parents today before they head home...think i will pack chicken and yogurt and loads of water...if worst comes to worst i can always order trim cappacino with cinnamon!!!!
I am feeling quite positive and inspired today. So elated when i hoofed self out of bed at 6.30am for weigh in before run. Sometimes i get quite nervous before the weigh in! Normal?????
Tomorrow am going to make aromatic pumpkin soup in a bulk lot to eat/freeze. Coriander and curry flavours...onions...Yum!!!!
My dad was quite impressed, he must have thought i would have faltered and eaten everything in sight. It's fascinating to him that i would follow such a strict diet, i am known for loving cooking and eating tasty food! But i will prove all those doubters wrong...
Despite it having been 'Womens' time i have lost a further 600gms in the last couple of days, and now am at 65.1kg...200gms more and i will crack into the 64s!!!!! i'm so excited. I put some trackpants on yesterday that i havent worn in a few weeks and the bum on them is all loose and pokes out! it looks terrible but it's proof right there that my body is changing, slowly, but changing!!!! and with under 5 weeks to go til my first goal...i think i can make it!!!
If i get down tomorrow to 64.8 or 9- although i do know that on this diet the weight can fluctuate from time to time by 100,200,300gms i will be nearly 4kg lighter than when i started about 2 1/2 weeks ago....and that's an achievement!!!!
Last night made a portobello mushroom burger with chicken bacon, fresh spinach, tomato, capsicum and an egg....was delish! Obviously the mushrooms were the buns!
Another PP day today and my challenge will be if we go out for lunch with parents today before they head home...think i will pack chicken and yogurt and loads of water...if worst comes to worst i can always order trim cappacino with cinnamon!!!!
I am feeling quite positive and inspired today. So elated when i hoofed self out of bed at 6.30am for weigh in before run. Sometimes i get quite nervous before the weigh in! Normal?????
Tomorrow am going to make aromatic pumpkin soup in a bulk lot to eat/freeze. Coriander and curry flavours...onions...Yum!!!!
Saturday, 15 October 2011
Day 14- missed a few!
Here i am on day 14. What a week! I have been down to my lowest (65.5kg) then due to 'women's time' gone up and now gone back down to 65.5. So a 5 pound or so loss so far. Not huge but i'm still going to persevere!
So Thursday night Hubby and I decided to go out for dinner (even though we took Toddler!) to a well known steak house we hadn't tried before. I reasoned i could eat steak and steamed veggies as this was my first PV day. Well the steak was enormous, and delicious! I ate it with gusto, fully enjoyed it, although Toddler ate most of my veggies i got a few in.
Walking home, my stomach started to cramp....
A vomit or two later i was sitting on the couch with my sick bowl feeling VERY sorry for myself! WHY WHY WHY did i think i could eat a normal sized portion after eating such small ones for two weeks!!!! I am never doing that again i can tell you.
Yesterday (Saturday)was always going to be a challenge, we went to a 1 year olds party but due to it being an All Black theme all the food was black and white so it wasnt very appetizing to me, thankfully! They also had fish and chips which i resolutely stayed away from, then Hubby ate too much and felt ill so i felt pleased with myself!!!
Next stop was hubby's brothers birthday bbq, loads of healthy food there, and i took pork and vege kebabs and someone else had made chicken so it was perfect. Along with eggs and tomatoes it was delicious! And i made sure to only eat as much as i would at home, and it was fine.
Although i must admit to having a sliver of birthday cake...minus the thick fondant (it was a giant red robot cake-so cool!) but after a minute feeling guilty (although it didn't show on the scales today-yay!) i popped it in the fridge because cold hard cake is never nice!
I did have a moment yesterday...my fave cousin who i haven't seen in a few months, has lost a huge amount of weight and looks fabulous! I was a teeney bit sad that i haven't lost that much but she has been on the journey longer than me, i'm only 14 days and counting! Long way to go!!!!! But i luv u J, and you look so great, i am so proud of you and only hope i have the discipline to do as well as you! xx
So Thursday night Hubby and I decided to go out for dinner (even though we took Toddler!) to a well known steak house we hadn't tried before. I reasoned i could eat steak and steamed veggies as this was my first PV day. Well the steak was enormous, and delicious! I ate it with gusto, fully enjoyed it, although Toddler ate most of my veggies i got a few in.
Walking home, my stomach started to cramp....
A vomit or two later i was sitting on the couch with my sick bowl feeling VERY sorry for myself! WHY WHY WHY did i think i could eat a normal sized portion after eating such small ones for two weeks!!!! I am never doing that again i can tell you.
Yesterday (Saturday)was always going to be a challenge, we went to a 1 year olds party but due to it being an All Black theme all the food was black and white so it wasnt very appetizing to me, thankfully! They also had fish and chips which i resolutely stayed away from, then Hubby ate too much and felt ill so i felt pleased with myself!!!
Next stop was hubby's brothers birthday bbq, loads of healthy food there, and i took pork and vege kebabs and someone else had made chicken so it was perfect. Along with eggs and tomatoes it was delicious! And i made sure to only eat as much as i would at home, and it was fine.
Although i must admit to having a sliver of birthday cake...minus the thick fondant (it was a giant red robot cake-so cool!) but after a minute feeling guilty (although it didn't show on the scales today-yay!) i popped it in the fridge because cold hard cake is never nice!
I did have a moment yesterday...my fave cousin who i haven't seen in a few months, has lost a huge amount of weight and looks fabulous! I was a teeney bit sad that i haven't lost that much but she has been on the journey longer than me, i'm only 14 days and counting! Long way to go!!!!! But i luv u J, and you look so great, i am so proud of you and only hope i have the discipline to do as well as you! xx
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Day 9
It's been a good day, apart from not getting out for a walk with the dogs due to rain, but a run and Pilates are still good. This morning i left my oatbran sitting mixed in with my yogurt for half an hour and it was sooo thick-not doing that again.
Had a wee reward today! well it was pre- planned obviously, but i am thinking of it as a 2 kilo loss goal...I got another small tatt. My sixth now. On my ankle, a cute little old fashioned Kewpie doll. It looks just like my Toddler which is a bonus! Very sore because she had to use a super fine needle, but i sat there thinking...if i can handle the hunger pains and emotional pain of missing carbs i can handle this tattoo... and of course it was all over in not too long.
Am looking forward to vegies tomorrow. Thinking of going out for dinner with hubby as kids are still away but nervous about finding something on the menu that fits in with Dukan... maybe a good old steak with mushroom and salad, no chips? any meal i haven't cooked has to be nice, right?
My morning weigh in this morning said 200gms more than yesterday but i am not panicking.maybe i have been on Attack for too long and i have hit the first "plateau", but i am moving on tomorrow so hopefully we can put some hard work in now and see new results over the next few weeks!
Already planned my lunch, spinach and (chicken) bacon omelette with chives! maybe some onions, i have so missed them! funny the things i get excited about now. Today hubby ate a cheese scone dripping with butter right in front of me...i just imagined the globby fat going into my now pure body and cravings were gone. With two parties on the weekend though i hope my resolve will be as strong!!!!!!!!
Looking forward to all the new recipes i can create every second day on Cruise phase. Never been so hungry for greens!!!!!
Now, if i could just think of a reward for the next 2 kilo loss ;)
Had a wee reward today! well it was pre- planned obviously, but i am thinking of it as a 2 kilo loss goal...I got another small tatt. My sixth now. On my ankle, a cute little old fashioned Kewpie doll. It looks just like my Toddler which is a bonus! Very sore because she had to use a super fine needle, but i sat there thinking...if i can handle the hunger pains and emotional pain of missing carbs i can handle this tattoo... and of course it was all over in not too long.
Am looking forward to vegies tomorrow. Thinking of going out for dinner with hubby as kids are still away but nervous about finding something on the menu that fits in with Dukan... maybe a good old steak with mushroom and salad, no chips? any meal i haven't cooked has to be nice, right?
My morning weigh in this morning said 200gms more than yesterday but i am not panicking.maybe i have been on Attack for too long and i have hit the first "plateau", but i am moving on tomorrow so hopefully we can put some hard work in now and see new results over the next few weeks!
Already planned my lunch, spinach and (chicken) bacon omelette with chives! maybe some onions, i have so missed them! funny the things i get excited about now. Today hubby ate a cheese scone dripping with butter right in front of me...i just imagined the globby fat going into my now pure body and cravings were gone. With two parties on the weekend though i hope my resolve will be as strong!!!!!!!!
Looking forward to all the new recipes i can create every second day on Cruise phase. Never been so hungry for greens!!!!!
Now, if i could just think of a reward for the next 2 kilo loss ;)
Monday, 10 October 2011
Last days in Attack Phase
Day 8.
I was going to move up to the cruise phase today but have decided to stay in Attack for two extra days- just to try and see if any more weight would shift.
Well I got my new scales in the mail yesterday afternoon, popped them out of the box and weighed myself. HORROR! After 7 days on this horrid diet i had only lost 1kg (2.2pounds).
Imagine my frustration! I wanted to cry but Daughter was hanging around and i don't want to project any bad feelings about weight onto her. Many self pep talks later i convinced myself that A) I may be premenstrual, B) I shouldn't have weighed myself in the afternoon after a coffee and a snack and wearing clothes! and C) perhaps i needed to have been going to the loo more? After a bit of good old internet research i found that if not enough water or too much is drunk it can affect how much weight is lost also. So really watching my water intake now!
Then at 6am this morning before my run i whipped my clothes off and weighed myself and YUSSSSS i was a whole kilo lighter again! These are the results i want. From now on NO weighing at any other time of the day.
So down to 66.0kg today!
Am a bridesmaid in 5 weeks time. Thinking i would like to be at least 62 or 63kg by then...think it's possible...although don't tell the bride, she will freak if my dress is too big! Good old pins...
63kg is what i weighed on my wedding day, it wasn't as light as i had wanted but i felt ok and the photos (most of them) are nice. I want to lose more than that but i think it is a good starting goal.
Have discovered that the easiest way to eat oatbran is stir it through yogurt. Good breakfast! Getting a bit sick off egg white but oh well, it's guilt free at least. My husband and i used to go through 4 litres of icecream a week before this diet, a ritual we would have every night is a spa and then a shared BIG bowl of icecream. Now i have a couple of spoons of the no fat yogurt, but my husband cant bring himself to eat icecream by himself!!!!!!
Today's weekly shop was a nightmare. Meat wasnt on sale so got a lot of fish fillets and chicken mince. Full of kids as school holidays, and Toddler had several meltdowns when his snacks ran out. Came away super sad and nothing would cheer me up...I find i am getting quite depressed every few days about the unfairness of the world- some people can eat whatever they want without any worry about their weight. SO UNFAIR!!!!!!! Food consumes my thoughts and i think, How can i last another 3 months or so? I MISS BREAD!!!!!
I was going to move up to the cruise phase today but have decided to stay in Attack for two extra days- just to try and see if any more weight would shift.
Well I got my new scales in the mail yesterday afternoon, popped them out of the box and weighed myself. HORROR! After 7 days on this horrid diet i had only lost 1kg (2.2pounds).
Imagine my frustration! I wanted to cry but Daughter was hanging around and i don't want to project any bad feelings about weight onto her. Many self pep talks later i convinced myself that A) I may be premenstrual, B) I shouldn't have weighed myself in the afternoon after a coffee and a snack and wearing clothes! and C) perhaps i needed to have been going to the loo more? After a bit of good old internet research i found that if not enough water or too much is drunk it can affect how much weight is lost also. So really watching my water intake now!
Then at 6am this morning before my run i whipped my clothes off and weighed myself and YUSSSSS i was a whole kilo lighter again! These are the results i want. From now on NO weighing at any other time of the day.
So down to 66.0kg today!
Am a bridesmaid in 5 weeks time. Thinking i would like to be at least 62 or 63kg by then...think it's possible...although don't tell the bride, she will freak if my dress is too big! Good old pins...
63kg is what i weighed on my wedding day, it wasn't as light as i had wanted but i felt ok and the photos (most of them) are nice. I want to lose more than that but i think it is a good starting goal.
Have discovered that the easiest way to eat oatbran is stir it through yogurt. Good breakfast! Getting a bit sick off egg white but oh well, it's guilt free at least. My husband and i used to go through 4 litres of icecream a week before this diet, a ritual we would have every night is a spa and then a shared BIG bowl of icecream. Now i have a couple of spoons of the no fat yogurt, but my husband cant bring himself to eat icecream by himself!!!!!!
Today's weekly shop was a nightmare. Meat wasnt on sale so got a lot of fish fillets and chicken mince. Full of kids as school holidays, and Toddler had several meltdowns when his snacks ran out. Came away super sad and nothing would cheer me up...I find i am getting quite depressed every few days about the unfairness of the world- some people can eat whatever they want without any worry about their weight. SO UNFAIR!!!!!!! Food consumes my thoughts and i think, How can i last another 3 months or so? I MISS BREAD!!!!!
Sunday, 9 October 2011
First 7 days in Attack
Hi there. I have been reading blogs all across the world this week while beginning my own Dukan Diet, mostly to keep me motivated! It sure has been hard work. So this morning i suddenly thought, why cant i do a blog? I haven't come across any from New Zealand, where I live, so it's perfect!
Unlike the other blogs i haven't catalouged all 7 of the days individually so i will just write down altogether how it has been for me the last 7 days.
Day 1
I was so excited the night before to read about the diet for the first ime that i stayed up late researching it. Crazy! Even crazier is that i was so motivated and excited that i got up at 6.30 am and jogged for 30 mins. So out of character for me, i usually find it hard to get up in the mornings. So every day this week bar one i have done this and also jogged again at lunchtime and followed it with 30-40mins of Pilates.
The first day was grocery shopping day so it was perfect, i could stock up. I noticed that not buying hordes of veggies for myself left me with ample money to purchase my mostly meat/dairy goodies!
I had no headaches, jogged twice, walked an hour and did Pilates.
Day 2
This day wasn't too bad, quite enjoy the yogurt i bought and marinated my chicken breasts in yogurt and curry and coriander. Yum on the BBQ!
Am eating cold cuts of meat such as beef, chicken and turkey, althogh turkey is quite rare in NZ. Bought a jar of onion marmalade with mostly vinegar ingredients so i am smearing a little of that on my meat at snack time.
Day 3
Have discovered I hate cottage cheese! No matter how i try to eat it is disgusting, reminds me of cellulite. Eughhh!
Met my friends for a coffee (we all have toddlers). One is pregnant otherwise I'm sure she would have wanted to do the diet with me! Looked at me sideways a bit when i pulled out my container of meat, but otherwise i tried not to talk about it, even though that's all i want to do! Luckily my husband is super supportive and lets me ramble on, although that may eventually wear thin!
Making hubby and the big kids cook their own veggies at night. I will still do the meat for them but they have gross things like sausages. Surprisingly the potatoes they choose to have every night aren't making me drool as i thought they would...
Day 4
Was easy enough today too. Was unsure whether i should be having oatbran at this stage but bought it anyway, and have started eating it mixed with yogurt. was like cold sick. But got it down. Surprisingly filling!
have no scales to weigh self, which is something i should have thought of when i started. But thanks to the daily deals website i am addicted to some beauty new ones will arrive early next week. I know my starting weight was about 68kilos (please don't be so shocked! Though i know i was :( but we all have to start somewhere...)
Still eating loads of meat, yogurt and egg whites...and oatbran
Day 5
This would have to be my hardest day so far. Went garage saling as per usual, which is my hobby! Stopped at a church fair and OMG so many baked goods and fudge, my weakness, as far as the eye could see. Husband and kids happily tucking into everything while i am frantically shoving sugar free gum in my gob. Left them there so i could search out sugar free lollies at the supermarket, but made the mistake of taking Toddler. He screamed and pinched and wailed and hurled whatever he could get his fat little hands on. I couldn't find the lollies so got deli meat instead,and stood in line while the other customers edged away from us. Tears began prickling and i escaped as fast as i could.
Got home still trying not to cry and found Husband had bought me a surprise trim coffee with sweeteners! Cheered me up no end. But was definitely the hardest day so far, temptation wise.
Day 6
Lovely nice day with Husband at work, so took the kids to the beach where we had morning tea (i had meat of course) Treat of chicken bacon and egg for lunch.
Made the most delicious dinner, chicken meat with bacon, in a garlic and lemon cream sauce. I did add about a teaspoon of red onion, but i figured it was so small it couldn't have counted as veges? will definitely make again!
Day 7
Technically this is still day 7....made an oatbran pancake for brekkie after my run but didn't put enough sweetener in and it was foul. never mind, just get it down! off on a walk soon, then a run then Pilates then usually i lie down and moan because my feet are sore!
Big kids are disappearing to camp for a week so the grocery bill will be smaller this week, hehe. More yogurt for me!
Well the Toddler is crying for my attention so i better go and report in tomorrow. Hopefully my scales arrive today!
xxx
Unlike the other blogs i haven't catalouged all 7 of the days individually so i will just write down altogether how it has been for me the last 7 days.
Day 1
I was so excited the night before to read about the diet for the first ime that i stayed up late researching it. Crazy! Even crazier is that i was so motivated and excited that i got up at 6.30 am and jogged for 30 mins. So out of character for me, i usually find it hard to get up in the mornings. So every day this week bar one i have done this and also jogged again at lunchtime and followed it with 30-40mins of Pilates.
The first day was grocery shopping day so it was perfect, i could stock up. I noticed that not buying hordes of veggies for myself left me with ample money to purchase my mostly meat/dairy goodies!
I had no headaches, jogged twice, walked an hour and did Pilates.
Day 2
This day wasn't too bad, quite enjoy the yogurt i bought and marinated my chicken breasts in yogurt and curry and coriander. Yum on the BBQ!
Am eating cold cuts of meat such as beef, chicken and turkey, althogh turkey is quite rare in NZ. Bought a jar of onion marmalade with mostly vinegar ingredients so i am smearing a little of that on my meat at snack time.
Day 3
Have discovered I hate cottage cheese! No matter how i try to eat it is disgusting, reminds me of cellulite. Eughhh!
Met my friends for a coffee (we all have toddlers). One is pregnant otherwise I'm sure she would have wanted to do the diet with me! Looked at me sideways a bit when i pulled out my container of meat, but otherwise i tried not to talk about it, even though that's all i want to do! Luckily my husband is super supportive and lets me ramble on, although that may eventually wear thin!
Making hubby and the big kids cook their own veggies at night. I will still do the meat for them but they have gross things like sausages. Surprisingly the potatoes they choose to have every night aren't making me drool as i thought they would...
Day 4
Was easy enough today too. Was unsure whether i should be having oatbran at this stage but bought it anyway, and have started eating it mixed with yogurt. was like cold sick. But got it down. Surprisingly filling!
have no scales to weigh self, which is something i should have thought of when i started. But thanks to the daily deals website i am addicted to some beauty new ones will arrive early next week. I know my starting weight was about 68kilos (please don't be so shocked! Though i know i was :( but we all have to start somewhere...)
Still eating loads of meat, yogurt and egg whites...and oatbran
Day 5
This would have to be my hardest day so far. Went garage saling as per usual, which is my hobby! Stopped at a church fair and OMG so many baked goods and fudge, my weakness, as far as the eye could see. Husband and kids happily tucking into everything while i am frantically shoving sugar free gum in my gob. Left them there so i could search out sugar free lollies at the supermarket, but made the mistake of taking Toddler. He screamed and pinched and wailed and hurled whatever he could get his fat little hands on. I couldn't find the lollies so got deli meat instead,and stood in line while the other customers edged away from us. Tears began prickling and i escaped as fast as i could.
Got home still trying not to cry and found Husband had bought me a surprise trim coffee with sweeteners! Cheered me up no end. But was definitely the hardest day so far, temptation wise.
Day 6
Lovely nice day with Husband at work, so took the kids to the beach where we had morning tea (i had meat of course) Treat of chicken bacon and egg for lunch.
Made the most delicious dinner, chicken meat with bacon, in a garlic and lemon cream sauce. I did add about a teaspoon of red onion, but i figured it was so small it couldn't have counted as veges? will definitely make again!
Day 7
Technically this is still day 7....made an oatbran pancake for brekkie after my run but didn't put enough sweetener in and it was foul. never mind, just get it down! off on a walk soon, then a run then Pilates then usually i lie down and moan because my feet are sore!
Big kids are disappearing to camp for a week so the grocery bill will be smaller this week, hehe. More yogurt for me!
Well the Toddler is crying for my attention so i better go and report in tomorrow. Hopefully my scales arrive today!
xxx
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