Week 3 Results

Here we are again for week 3 Results time and I have to admit, this week has been the toughest so far, but more of that in a moment. First the results.

This week i have stayed the same. This is not a surprise to be honest. I’ve almost completely fallen out of routine this week. My Fasting days are still going well but I’ve found myself slipping back into old habits, mainly snacking.

I also spent the weekend alone which always seems to make me extra lazy so it’s been ready meals and takeaway. I knew I would hit something of a small wall eventually. The best thing I can do now is stay positive and look ahead.

Weigh in Results Week 2

It’s been more than a couple of days since I last did a post. The weather has been amazing and I’ve spent a lot of time relaxing and just enjoying the sun.

I’ve still been attacking my diet but I honestly haven’t been going as strict as my first week. Although I’ve not been as strict I’ve still got results.

I’ve dropped a further 3lbs this week taking me to a nice even 19st. Even though this is nowhere near the same result as the first week, I’m definitely not disappointed. I’d be happy with losing 2lbs a week and that’s what I’m going to aim for.

Now about my recent posts, or more likely, the lack of. Instead of posting everyday, I’m going to start posting on specific days. Mondays will stay results day then blogs will follow on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays. Tuesday and Thursday will be my fast days and Saturday will be a feed day. 4 posts a week. Nice and even. This will stop me bugging everyone on a daily basis!

Day 8 – Feed Day

I am ready for food. That is all.

Breakfast – 9:00am

Muesli with Greek fat free yoghurt, half a banana and honey – 200cals

After the success of yesterday’s breakfast, I’m bringing it back today, only on a larger scale. I’ve added banana this morning just to add a little something extra. Very good idea even if I do say so myself. I strongly encourage you to try this one for yourselves.

Dinner Time – 12.30pm

Ham salad (rocket, tomato, boiled egg, edam cheese) Sandwich on brown bread with salad cream – 310cals

Just like breakfast this morning this is pretty much a repeat of last night’s tea, only this time it’s a sandwich. No dressing today though, only salad cream on a sandwich like this. Salad cream is for winners.

Snack Time – 14:00pm

Thai style chili rice cracks – 190cals
Nakd cola infused raisins – 68

I’m feeling in a very nibbly sort of mood, like I could just graze on stuff all day. I’m on a feed day so it’s fine if i want to have a few snacks. Chili rice crackers are my all time favorite snack aswell. And raisins of all flavors are definitely in my top 5.

Tea Time – 18:45pm

Marinated beef tacos with salad and salsa – 550cals

Today has been a good food day, oh yes it has. I had 2 hard tacos to start off with and then decided to try soft tacos (i had 2 just to make sure). The best thing about being on this diet is that I still get to enjoy good food. And I do love food.

The recipe for the tacos are on my lady’s food blog. Go see

http://heartofcake.wordpress.com

Day 7 – Fast Day

After my results yesterday I’m more than happy to get back on with it. I had something of a day off yesterday and had the biggest meal I’ve had all week. Gammon, poached egg, pineapple, chips and peas. Very decent. But I must press on.

Breakfast – 7:45am

1 tablespoon Greek fat free yoghurt and 1 tablespoon muesli – 134cals

Absolutely starving this morning so I’m changing it up. I usually wouldn’t have breakfast, I just settle for a hot drink but I’m making an exception today. Very satisfying, a welcome change. Today could be another difficult one.

Dinner Time – 13:00pm

Heinz Tomato soup – 236cals
Yoghurt Coates raisins (15g) 30cals

Work has been a good distraction today and the soup seems more filling today. Fitting in a little snack aswell just to keep off hunger for a little longer.

Tea Time – 19:00pm

Ham salad (4 thin ham slices, rocket salad, 1 tomato, 1 boiled egg, 5 small dill pickles with light ceaser dressing) – 326cals

On a nice hot day, sometimes a nice cold salad is just what you need. I never really eat salads but this really hit the spot. Plenty of salad is a great way to warn of hunger and its quite refreshing. Another fast day done without much trouble. Happy days

Week 1 results

Just a short update today. No food lists or calorie counting though, thought I would share my first week results.

Before I jump into that I just want to say thanks to everyone who’s been coming back and reading. I hope you stick with me for a while and I’ll try add new parts to the blog to keep things interesting.

So the results. Before i started on Monday last week I weighed myself. I weighed 19st 10lbs. This isn’t the heaviest I have been but it’s certainly not where I want to be weight wise. When i weighed myself this morning though I weighed 19st 3lbs.

I have managed to lose half a stone in a week. I was amazed. I almost didn’t believe it. I think I weighed myself about 3 or 4 times just to make sure but it was right. This is a great boost for me. I feel really optimistic about the future and how this diet could change my life really.

I should also say that even though this is only my first week, I can already feel small differences. I woke up with a lot more energy this morning than usual. It felt good for it to not be a struggle. Also the meals I’m having on feed days are starting to fill me up quicker, I’m not thinking about snacking as much as I thought I would be so that’s another great thing. So all in all, excellent first week results. I’ve never been so happy on a diet!

Day 5 – Fast Day

Today is my second fast day. I woke up at 7am (so much for my weekend sleep in) and by 9am I’m already hungry.

I can already tell that trying to have my fast day on a day away from work is a bad idea. I have no distractions today so that could be a big issue.

I’ve decided to skip my breakfast meal this morning and instead have a more substantial dinner and tea.

Dinner Time – 12.30pm

Heinz Tomato soup – 236cals

Haven’t had soup in a while and it’s low in calories so I figured it’s worth a try. Usually when I have soup it’s with about 3/4 slices of bread so it’s not as filling as I would have liked. Still, better than nothing. Only just though.

Brew Time – 15:30pm

Tea, semi skimmed milk, 2 sweeteners – 12cals

This is a bit of a cheat. On fast days I should only really have black tea or coffee but that’s not something I’m used to yet. I’m sure after a few more weeks of Fasting and cutting out my sugar intake, this will become more easier.

Tea Time – 18:30pm

2 slices of medium brown wholemeal toast (no butter), half a tin of Branston beans and 1 slice of Dutch edam cheese – 400cals

If you imagine really hard for one moment, you will probably understand how depressing this meal looks. I mean, really depressing looking. Don’t get me wrong, I love a bit of beans on toast, but this is on a whole other level.

Calling this a low moment would be an exaggeration but this is probably the hardest I’ve found it so far. I hope this is more to do with bad meal/day planning than anything else but I guess I won’t know until my next fast day which is Tuesday.

Day 4 – Feed Day

Another day another diet. Another feed day today. I’m hopefully going to enjoy my food more today as it’s a fast day tomorrow.

Breakfast – 8:00am

Raisin brunch bar – 150cal

Nothing new to report here. I enjoyed it a bit more this morning but I’m definitely getting bored of brunch bars. Need more variety.

Brew Time – 11:00am

Tea, semi skimmed milk – 12cals

Today I have decided to swap out the sugar for sweetener. In the long run this will help me save calories on on fast days and lower my sugar intake in general. It’s win win baby

Dinner Time – 12.30pm

Hot smoked salmon, potato salad and watercress with lemon vinaigrette – 240cals

Oooh yes this was a very good choice, I must thank my lady for this as she bought me it! And it couldn’t have come any sooner as my appetite is back with a vengeance. Very filling lunch, the potato salad more than helped fill out my stomach.

Break Time – 16:00pm

Even though work is a welcome distraction I am very hungry. I mean REALLY hungry. Just saying

Tea Time – 19:00pm

Steak, onions & mushrooms in oyster sauce with fried rice and beansprouts – 500cals

Sooooooo good. I was more than ready for this, I even went back for seconds (whoops!). I’m definitely hungrier than yesterday and it’s nice to have my appetite back but I imagine this is just going to make tomorrow harder. I guess we will see tomorrow.

On an a slightly related note, you should go and check out my girlfriends food blog. Most of the evening meals I write about on here (and more) are on her blog.

http://heartofcake.wordpress.com

Day 3 – Feed Day

Back to a regular today. Even though I can go back to eating as normal today, I still want to make sure I’m not going overboard on calories.

Breakfast – 8:00am

Raisin brunch bar – 150cal

Back on the brunch bar breakfast. I’m not sure it’s because of the fast day yesterday, but even the small brunch bar has filled me up this morning.

Brew Time – 11:00am

Tea, semi skimmed milk, 2 sugars – 50cals

Like breakfast this morning, my brew has filled me, to the point where it’s made me feel a little sick. Around this time on Tuesday I was already starting to feeling hungry. This is definitely not the case today.

Dinner Time – 12.30pm

Tuna Salad Sandwich, brown bread, snack-a-jacks (sour cream and chive) – 349cals

Dinner time has rolled around and I’m surprisingly still not hungry. This is new, even for me. Unfortunately there isn’t going to be a better time to eat at work so I’ll have to make do. Even though I enjoyed my sandwich, my choice of snack was unwise. To put it lightly, I’ve had better tasting cardboard. If your reading this Walkers, you have ALOT of explaining to do.

Tea Time – 19:00pm

Brown pasta & king prawns with tomato, parmesan and basil sauce – 560cals

My appetite has more or less returned just in time for this meal. Brown pasta is new to me and definitely tastes stronger than regular pasta but it’s a welcome change. And you can’t go wrong with prawns. Ever.

Today has been kinda strange. Unlike normal days my appetite has been practically non existent. Not that I mind, to be honest it’s easier this way. If I’m not thinking about hunger, I’m not thinking about food, and that makes it a lot easier to cut back.

On an unrelated note, while getting my dinner today I noticed that a lot of flavoured water is filled with sugar. That’s something I’m going to have to steer clear of, the last thing I want to bending is loading up on sugar

Day 2 – Fast Day

Today is my first Fasting day, which means I am limited to 650cals. The most I can hope for is that it will go quickly and won’t cause me too much trouble.

Breakfast – 10am

Black tea, no milk, no sugar

Unfortunately it’s nothing fancy for breakfast today. I chose to have a liquid breakfast song can have something more substantial for dinner. Although black tea is definitely not my go to drink on a usual day, it’s important for me to keep an eye on unnecessary calorie intake on fast days. It’s something I’m going to have to get used for sure but it will do for now.

Dinner Time – 12.30pm

Smoked salmon sushi – 225cals

Im very happy dinner has arrived. Even though work has been a welcome distraction, my hunger is easily more noticeable than yesterday.

Break time – 15:00pm

As expected I’m already feeling a little hungry. Nothing too serious. I’ve stocked up on bottled flavoured water (peach flavoured, my favorite). At 20cals every litre this is something of a cheat and may not work as a long term solution to keeping hunger away.

Tea time – 19.30pm

Green Thai vegetables with smoked salmon – 460cals

Vegetables have never been more satisfying. I don’t miss the meat as much as I though I might and in the end it turned out quite nice. Admittedly, the lack of rice is noticeable, but unfortunately excessive starch is not an option.

In truth, the lack of starchy carbs is something which is new to me. I’m used to having sandwiches for dinner on a daily basis so this is something I will have to adjust to in the long run.

All in all my first fast day wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. This is good, it makes me feel a bit more comfortable with the prospect of Fasting days in general.

Day 1 – Feed Day

Today is the first day of my Diet. It’s a feed day so shouldn’t be too difficult, just have to make some slight adjustments to my usual food antics.

Breakfast – 8:00am

Raisin brunch bar – 150cal

This isn’t too bad. I pretty much always skip breakfast anyway and by the time I’ve had my morning brew (tea with 2 sugars, textbook) and started work I don’t even miss it so having a little something is quite nice. This should see me right until dinner time.

Brew Time – 11:00am

Tea, semi skimmed milk, 2 sugars – 50cals

I admit that even though today is pretty standard, I’m already starting to feel a bit peckish. I’m not sure whether it’s just my mind playing tricks on me or just freaking out due to the impending fast day that lays ahead tomorrow. I guess we will see

Dinner – 12:30pm

Chicken salad & bottled water – 340cals

Believe it or not, I’m no stranger to a chicken salad, although it’s usually accompanied by a bag of crisps or very occasionally a cheeky pepperami (opinions may differ on whether I can actually regard that as food) but none of that today. No coke or anything fancy today either. Just plain old water. How exciting.

Brew Time – 15:30pm

Tea, semi skimmed milk, 2 sugars – 50cals

I’ve run out if water and in don’t trust tap water from work so tea it is again. I can’t complain, I do love a good brew

Tea Time – 18:45pm

Baked potato with chilli – 550cals

Oh yes. I’ve been looking forward to this all day. I can say with a great deal of ease that I thoroughly enjoyed that. Having the slightly smaller lunch today has probably made me enjoy it more than usual.

Desert – 19:00pm

Fresh pineapple cut into chunks – 70cals

The final bit of food for the day. Fresh fruit. A nice way to finish off the day. All in all my first day was something of a success.

Tomorrow however is a different story completely. Tomorrow is the first fast day and I’m not sure how it’s going to go. I guess we will have to wait till tomorrow to see. So far so good though, feel confident going forward, let’s hope that positivity gets me through tomorrow.