Over the last few days since my last post things have gone well.
I had a gym rest day on Thursday because I was aching a bit from a little too much arm work and felt that I needed to have a recovery day.
Nothing to comment on the food front as the daily routine of a morning MonaVie shake followed by a snack of fruit or nuts, a second shake at lunch time and a second snack late afternoon is simply working well for me and I dont feel any real pangs of hunger or that I am actually dieting.
I get more and more used to water each day and I feel that it has now replaced coffee quite easily.
Thursday night I made a large chicken and vegetable soup (shredded chicken off the bone from a roast that my wife cooked earlier in the week for herself with cauliflower, carrots, onions, leeks and brocolli with loads of seasoning, herbs and some stock). I had that for dinner on Thursday but it would also serve for main meals over the next few days.
Friday was back to the gym with a simple cardio workout of 30 mins on the cross trainer followed by a session of exercises on my waist (side bends with weights, leg lifts, sit ups and twists).
As we had family over on Friday night I chose to have a small treat for my evening meal and had some bolognese sauce (still pretty healthy as it was cooked with lean mince, peppers, onions and mushrooms) as well as a couple of slices (4 actually) of cheese pizza.
I think you need a treat every now and again but in moderation and as i would normally have had spaghetti with my sauce and polished a whole pizza to myself I saw this as moderation and still not too far off the plan.
Saturday and Sunday have followed quite a similar pattern with a good long walk with the dog in the countryside for about 90 mins each day at a brisk pace (certainly quick enough to maintain a good increase in heart rate and build a bit of sweat up).
I managed to keep to the shakes for breakfast and lunch whilst the family were doing cooked breakfasts and still didn't feel like I was missing out because I was satisfied and am feeling the results.
Saturday night I returned to the soup that I made on Thursday with grapes and a very small slice of cheese cake for desert.
This afternoon we are having a family roast dinner but I will be having chicken and vegetables (no potatoes or roast vegetables). I still think that you can select the more healthy options and eat with everyone else without preparing separate meals. I have instructed my wife to give me 50% of the portion that she would normally put on the plate though as I just dont think I need to eat as much as I used to do.
I am looking forward to next week and Tuesday's weigh in as I feel in myself that more weight has come off. I obviously cant expect to lose the sort of weight that I lost in week one but I seriously think that around 3-4 lbs per week would be a good loss and provide about 1 stone per month of weight loss - that would be such a good result!
I took out the tape measure today to see if there has been any movement in the physical size that I need to shift and I'm please to say that I have lost 1.5 inches from my waist, 2 inches from my chest and an inch from my neck in just under 2 weeks. (so much for the new shirts I bought at Christmas - at this rate they will need replacing before too long!)
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