Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Day Ten

Day ten!! I made it to double figures :)

I'm feeling quite good today, and although the scales said my weight has only decreased a little, my belly feels a bit flatter than in normally does! Waiting for my 'muffin top' to go still though! 

Muffin Top
That isn't a picture of me, its just one I found on the net to show what I mean by muffin top if anyone was wondering :)

6.30am Breakfast
Natural yoghurt, blackberries, linseeds and a mug of Green Tea.

8.20am Pot of Green Tea

11.10am Pot of Green Tea 

As well as weighing myself, I have been taking measurements too and I have lost 10cm from my waist :) and 4cm from my chest <--- one of the bad things about weight loss! lol I have also lost a couple of cm from my neck, arm and hips an 4cm from my thigh. I only measure my left limbs, so the right side might be bigger? HAHA 

I really fancy an iced bun today! lol no idea where that has come from, but I guess my body wants some sugar? But it can't have any! I think its more the icing that I am craving than the dough...
Mmm... iced bun....
12.30pm Lunch
Chicken salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomato and linseeds)


Chicken Salad Lunch


I only did a quick 20 minutes on my Wii Fit tonight as my new mobile phone arrived today (iphone 4!!) and I wanted to get exercise and food out of the way! :) But, after my hard workout last night, my scales said I had lost 2lbs since last time! WOOOO


Weightloss Chart Day Ten
When I checked my fridge to see what meat I needed to use today I was delighted to see a nice juicy rump steak smiling back at me! ;)


18.00pm Dinner
Rump Steak with chopped green chillis and slices of Swiss Emmental cheese with salad (lettuce, cucumber and cherry tomatoes)




Day Ten's Dinner Steak and Salad
Along with a mug of Green Tea

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Day Nine

Morning bloggers! :)

Day nine arrives and I'm not feeling achy today. Does that mean that I need to push myself harder tonight? Another go on the Charlie Brooks DVD I think! Can't believe I am actually pushing myself to do exercise!! NEVER in my life have I pushed myself to do exercise before, I wouldn't say in the last 2 years on this diet that I had really pushed myself to do exercise, I just made sure I went on the Wii Fit daily, and that doesn't really push you that hard, not as much as the workout DVD anyway. It just meant that I was more active than I would have been sitting on my bum watching TV! lol

I really shouldn't drink tea after 9pm! My bladder was killing me this morning, lucky I live alone and there was no queue for the toilet! ;)

6.30am Breakfast
Natural yoghurt, blackberries and linseeds with a mug of Green Tea.

8.00am Pot of Green Tea

I have a Pink Lady apple today for my snack, as Morrisons didn't have any Granny Smiths! :(

My 'Pink Lady' apple
10.15am Snack
Pink Lady apple. 


11.40am Pot of Green Tea

12.30pm Lunch
Same as yesterday but with half a red chilli and I put a bit of olive oil in. I must admit it tastes better without the olive oil! lol I'll have to see if there are any low carb salad dressings to make my salads more interesting! I also added linseeds to today's salad :)


14.45pm Pot of Green Tea


When I got home today I put the workout DVD straight on and did 50 minutes!!!!! YES, I do ache now! lol Then I did 17 minutes on the Wii Fit and my weight has decreased a little again.


Day Nine Weightloss Chart
Apparently I am losing weight at a good pace (according to the Wii lol) and I am glad that the line on the graph is still going down. I know that the first week of weight loss, you normally lose a lot more than the rest of the weeks on the diet as your body gets used to it. I am also wondering if I am actually building stronger muscles already? I know that muscles weigh more than fat, and my muscles are aching, but only time will tell!


18.45pm Dinner
Pork and veg kebabs


Ingredients
red pepper
Pork belly steak
button mushrooms
1/2 courgette
paprika for flavouring


served with lettuce


You can have whatever veg and meat you like on these quick and easy to prepare kebabs, I had a lot of these on my low carb diet last year. I normally have chicken kebabs with onion and cherry tomatoes as well as mushrooms and courgettes. My cupboard is stocked up on wooden skewers as when the summer comes it is nice to have something easy to cook rather than slaving over a hot stove when you are hot enough as it is.


The Uncooked Kebab

Cooked Kebab Served With Lettuce
Washed down with a mug of Green Tea as always.


Wooo! I have just looked up low carb cheeses and look at this delicious list!!



  • Butter
  • Blue cheese
  • Brie cheese
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Colby cheese
  • Cream
  • Cream cheese
  • Edam cheese
  • Feta cheese
  • Gouda cheese
  • Monterey Jack cheese
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Provolone cheese
  • Ricotta cheese
  • Romano cheese
  • Roquefort cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Swiss cheese

It doesn't mention Primula cheese on here, I'll check the carb content on the tube, but I hope I can have that too, then I can have Primula and celery sticks! - YUM! I'll probably still skip the butter butter with meals, but the rest of the cheese sounds great. I have some holumi in my fridge too, thats not on the list but I ate that last year and still lost weight :)



Monday, 17 January 2011

Day Eight

Is it Monday already??! I had a different breakfast this morning, well a slightly different breakfast...

6.30am Breakfast
Natural yoghurt, linseeds and blackberries


Breakfast - Yoghurt and Blackberries
I'd just like to point out that the bowls I have my breakfast in aren't cereal bowls, they are little bowls that I got with a Chinese set. Just the perfect size to have yoghurt in!


8.15am Pot of Green Tea
To  get to my office at work, I have to climb a steep stair case, which normally is no problem at all as my legs have got used to it. But climbing the stairs today, I really felt my legs ache after my workouts at the weekend! Charlie Brooks said that you need to do he workout 2-3 times a week and will feel the results in 2 weeks, so I'll try and stick to that and carry on with my Wii Fit as well of course! :)


DVD Cover
According to Charlie Brooks, if she can get fit doing this work out, then anyone can! I feel like she looks on the left at the mo lol! So the only way is up I guess! :)


11.15am Snack
Granny Smith apple


12.30pm Lunch
Prawn salad again, but without the chillis this time! lol


Day Eight's Lunch - Prawn Salad
13.00pm Pot of Green Tea


I got home from work and did 15 minutes on my Wii Fitness Coach then another 15 minutes on the Wii Fit, beating yet another score on Step Plus :)


Day Eight's Score on Step Plus
Then I did the dreaded weigh-in and this time the scales said....


Day Eight's Scale Result :)
That's 6lbs in one week! Not the 7lb I was expecting, but 6lb is close enough and heading in the right direction :)


6pm Dinner Time


Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Ingredients
2 smoked mackerel fillets
1 tablespoon cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
6 mushroom stalks, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
A little garlic seasoning or minced garlic


Garnish:
paprika
pepper
lemon slices


How to make Hot Smoked Mackerel Fillets1 Lay mackerel fillets on an oval dish, tails to the centre.
2 Mix together cottage cheese, tarragon, mushroom stalks, salt, pepper and garlic, if liked.
3 Arrange on top of the fish, down the centre of each fillet.
4 Cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave on power 7 for 3 minutes. Drain, if necessary.
5 Garnish with paprika and lemon slices. Serve immediately.



Before Cooking


After Cooking Served With Lettuce
Washed down with a cup of Green Tea.


9pm Mug of Green Tea

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