So, I’m at the end of my first week of my ‘normal’ way of eating. It’s good to be back! For those of you who only are interested in the nitty-gritty the results are:
- waist down to 34″ which is less than the 34.5″ I started with on 7 March. So I’ve lost 2.5inches in 8 days.
- belly down to 38″. I’ve lost 3 inches in 8 days..
- hips down to 41″. I’ve lost 1inch here.
- weight is 13 stone (82.7kg). On 7 March I weighed 80.5kg. I’ve lost 2kgs (4.4lbs) in the same time.
Please realise this isn’t fat loss. It’s bloat and water. Feels good to see less of me now though!
I feel better! More energy, so much less bloated and heavy, sleeping well (apart from Wednesday night when I was worried about the Triathlon!), no cravings or snacking. I’ve also done 2 of the 3 Fit Camp sessions for this week. I’ll do my third one tomorrow. These are in addition to my normal classes I teach which are 2 Nordic Walks of about 1-1.25 hours each, 3 BodyPump classes, 2 BodyVive classes and and aqua and the swim at the Sports Relief Green Park Triathlon on Thursday!
Typical breakfasts:
- Blueberry and bacon omelette. (I’m really enjoying these at the moment! If you are someone who like bacon and maple syrup and pancakes it’s that kind of sweet/salt thing — very nice!)
- Soaked oats porridge. Soak oats in water with a touch of apple cider vinegar overnight and then cook as porridge as normal. Serve with fruit or nuts, some form of fat ( I had sheep’s yoghurt) cinnamon. (It’s nice, but leaves me hungry not long afterwards, but so much less bloated than ‘fresh’ made porridge)
- Poached eggs on wilted spinach with tomatoes.
- Sheep’s yoghurt, desiccate coconut, dried fruit or banana and cinnamon (I like this 🙂 it’s light and tasty, but frankly does nothing for keeping hunger at bay if you have a lot on!)
Typical lunch
- Big salads with either cold meat, or fish or previous dinner leftovers.
- Soup
Typical dinners
- Pork burgers with stir fried veg
- Red Thai curry, basmati rice and broccoli (unusual I know!)
- Homemade grain free fish fingers with saute potatoes and veg.
- Risotto
I’ve been drinking water, (water filtered) decaffeinated coffee, fruit teas. If I have snacked it’s been on olives, nuts or fruit. Oh! and one confession, Herman the 10-day-long-fermenting -cake was made today and I had a slice — he was very nice, but not on plan!
So, there you have it. Week one done and dusted and I’m a getting back to my normal state. I’m certainly more lively. Which is great as I have a Fit Camp session to do tomorrow! Be good y’all.