Having had a baby and then having become extremely comfortable in my married life, I did not realise how quickly my size and weight went up. I have lost complete control. Having focused on putting my little girl first, everything else went out of the window.
I used to love seeing my pictures on Facebook and they usually weren't terrible😏. Now, I just feel every angle is awful. I can see the bumps and the lumps everywhere. It pains me to think I used to exercise every day and be quite sensible with my food, but portion control has truly become a historical fact.
So, determined to not look obese in every picture, I have today decided to start the slimfast challenge or the slimfast weight loss programme. I have gone up two dress sizes in the span of three years and enough is enough.
The plan seems amazingly simple to follow and is explained here. The idea is that you can have three snacks at 100 calories each ; two meal replacements at 200 calories each and one normal meal at 600 calories. When I read that the first time I thought okay, this seems like a fair amount to eat. If I can have a 600 calories dinner that is normal food (mind you the snacks could be fruit and vegetables too) this can work for me. The plan is meant to help you lose 1-2lbs a week.
Breakfast : So this morning feeling all motivated and wanting to prove to myself that I was still capable of actually losing weight, I started with a Cafe latte flavoured shake for breakfast. Time wise as it was a Sunday had a late start and drank this around 11 .30 am. It was a pretty thick shake and while a little sickly sweet was not as bad as a expected , especially having tried Extane in the past and failing miserably. Exante was really hard to stick to.
Snack 1: This morning shake was filling and I didn't crave a snack until around 13.30pm. At this point I had a Chocolate caramel treat bar which I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed with a cup of tea. I did labour over it and ate very slowly which doubled the joy. I am not sure if tea is acceptable but I will be having it with whole milk and no sugar.
Lunch : I gave my little one and my husband a normal lunch of carbs galore and then ate my meal replacement Chocolate crunch bar . This didn't compare well to the snack bar which is why I warmed it in the microwave in order to melt the chocolate and hopefully fool myself into eating it like a dessert with tea!
Snack 2: An red empire apple while I entertained by toddler with playdough.
Dinner : Dinner was with the family at around 18.30pm. I made roast chicken and coupled that with a large salad. I did enjoy this and aimed to keep it around the 600 calorie mark. I hope I calculated this correctly! I guess time will tell.
Snack 3: I have to say after my dinner I didn't actually need this snack but I had it anyway as knew I could. I ate a Chocolate nutty nougat snack bar at around 15.30pm. This again was something I really enjoyed as could taste and see the nuts in the snack and it made me have check myself. I had to remind myself that this was a diet!
Exercise : 20 minutes yoga video and spontaneous dancing 10 mins with my little one!
Overall the day seemed to go well. I did feel a little gassy around lunch time but other than that I felt pretty light throughout the day. The only time I felt as though I was depriving myself was at lunch time as the meal replacement bar wasn't my favourite.
I am aiming to keep this up for a week and then take it further if my motivation remains high, which of course will depend on the results! Here is me signing off for now. I will keep you updated as the week progresses and will probably post again in a few days. Wish me luck.
Best ,
O
I used to love seeing my pictures on Facebook and they usually weren't terrible😏. Now, I just feel every angle is awful. I can see the bumps and the lumps everywhere. It pains me to think I used to exercise every day and be quite sensible with my food, but portion control has truly become a historical fact.
So, determined to not look obese in every picture, I have today decided to start the slimfast challenge or the slimfast weight loss programme. I have gone up two dress sizes in the span of three years and enough is enough.
The plan seems amazingly simple to follow and is explained here. The idea is that you can have three snacks at 100 calories each ; two meal replacements at 200 calories each and one normal meal at 600 calories. When I read that the first time I thought okay, this seems like a fair amount to eat. If I can have a 600 calories dinner that is normal food (mind you the snacks could be fruit and vegetables too) this can work for me. The plan is meant to help you lose 1-2lbs a week.
Snack 1: This morning shake was filling and I didn't crave a snack until around 13.30pm. At this point I had a Chocolate caramel treat bar which I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed with a cup of tea. I did labour over it and ate very slowly which doubled the joy. I am not sure if tea is acceptable but I will be having it with whole milk and no sugar.
Lunch : I gave my little one and my husband a normal lunch of carbs galore and then ate my meal replacement Chocolate crunch bar . This didn't compare well to the snack bar which is why I warmed it in the microwave in order to melt the chocolate and hopefully fool myself into eating it like a dessert with tea!Snack 2: An red empire apple while I entertained by toddler with playdough.
Dinner : Dinner was with the family at around 18.30pm. I made roast chicken and coupled that with a large salad. I did enjoy this and aimed to keep it around the 600 calorie mark. I hope I calculated this correctly! I guess time will tell.
Snack 3: I have to say after my dinner I didn't actually need this snack but I had it anyway as knew I could. I ate a Chocolate nutty nougat snack bar at around 15.30pm. This again was something I really enjoyed as could taste and see the nuts in the snack and it made me have check myself. I had to remind myself that this was a diet!
Exercise : 20 minutes yoga video and spontaneous dancing 10 mins with my little one!
I am aiming to keep this up for a week and then take it further if my motivation remains high, which of course will depend on the results! Here is me signing off for now. I will keep you updated as the week progresses and will probably post again in a few days. Wish me luck.
Best ,
O
I have arrived - and I am at such a loss with this myself. Will wrap my mind around some sense before I start doling out advice or share my failures. Definitely need to catch up on all other posts. I thought it made most sense to start with the first post :)
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