Fighting The Flab

1st May Food Diary

06:35 Sugar Free Red Bull
07:09 2x Hi-Fi light bars (B)
07:30 300 ml Dr Pepper Diet
09:20 Muller Light Yogurt Strawberry and Cranberry
11:40 Sugar Free Red Bull, Apple
12:00 Melon, Grapes, Pineapple, Strawberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, Raspberry
13:10 Apple
14:50 Coffee
16:00 4x Ryvita Wholemeal crispbreads (4 Syns), 4x Laughing Cow light triangles (A),
Pickled Onions, Lean Ham, Sweet Chili Chicken (1.5 Syns)
16:10 500ml H2O
18:10 Coffee
20:35 1litre H2O
20:45 Cottage Pie, Butternut Squash, Cauliflower, Carrots
21:30 Melon, Grapes, Pineapple, Strawberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, Raspberry,
Muller Light Yogurt Vanilla, 3 Mini Meringues (3 Syns)

Today was a difficult day on the diet, not for temptation, but for time to stop and eat. So I ate most things on the run and had to wait till late to eat lunch (as I discovered making up crispbreads whilst driving is bad). Having said that, I still did not cheat when I went into the service stations, I still did not feel that hungry at any point and I still made some good food decisions (well, Kerry did, as she prepares everything). All in all this first week has been OK. I'm not going to lie, it hasn't been all roses (in fact no Roses, as chocolates are not allowed) and I have struggled to see how this diet will work for me, but I have not cheated and I have followed it to the gram.

There is 4 of us on this healthy eating kick, Kerry, Dan, Kellie and I and we all got weighed in tonight. All of us lost weight. Dan and I have already managed to turn it into a competition of sorts, friendly of course, but bantering a bit in the weigh in cue etc. (I won this week heehee, but to be fair I had the most to lose).

This week I lost 1 stone and 3.5 lbs (remember the .5, its important!) which equates to 17.5 lbs (for the Americans) and 7.94 Kilos (for the Europeans). A massive loss. None of which I could have done without the support of everyone, especially Kerry as she plans all our food (and works full time, and looks after the children, and looks after me, and had laser eye surgery this week!) and she is my super woman.

How do I feel mentally? Hmmm, I expected the big loss, and to be fair if I had not achieved it I would have had the right hump, however, I did not expect that much. I was pleased when they told me, very pleased, however I know next weeks will not be as big. I am under no illusions with dieting, have been there too long and done too many stupid things to my body. I know how my body acts and reacts to foods, training etc. Everyone keeps telling me its amazing that I can lose weight so fast, I am not sure everyone appreciates the hard work that goes into it. Comments are made along the lines of its easy for you it falls of you, you lose weight so fast, and you have done it before. None of these are particularly motivational, in fact some of them are hurtful in a weird way. I still smile and respond with a positive. I seem to be in a good place emotionally, certainly I am ready for the next week ahead.

Today's thought... You'll be amazed at what you can do and how well you can do it.