The Friday Feeling and Nerves for the Weekend

Breakfast:  Sausage and cheese barm (It's Friday, it's a Tradition and on Slimming World, I can have it because I put it into my "Syns"  Sorted

Lunch:  Tuna mixed with cottage cheese, pasta, 3 babybel light cheeses, spring onion, red pepper, olives, artichokes and cucumbers

Snack:  Muller light Strawberry Flavoured

Dinner: lamb with tzakiki and salad

Exercise:

A grueling 45 minute spinning class at 6:30am....ouch!

Thoughts:

Well, it's Friday and I am feeling quite good.  I had a great spinning class this morning.  Great as in I only had homicidal thoughts about the instructor twice instead of at least 10 times.  It was a hard class but that's how you lose weight.

I am nervous about the weekend though.  As there is no "structure" as such to the day, I am nervous that I will fall off the wagon of being good.  Usually on Saturday night, my boyfriend and I will have burgers or something like that.  I don't have a set structure to my day but I need to get that sorted.

Tomorrow shouldn't be a problem with food, tomorrow the problem will be with drink.  I am meeting up with one of my friends for a few vinos.  A large glass of red wine has the same amount of calories as a donut!!!  So I need to make sure that I have a few and stick to it.

A Good Eating and Exercise Day

Breakfast: Fromage Frais with honey and banana (yummmmmyyyyyyy!!!)

Snack: muller light strawberry with banana

Lunch:  ham with mixed salad, laughing cow light blue cheese flavoured and Kraft light garlic and herb dressing 

Snack: low fat cottage cheese

Dinner: pasta with homemade pasta sauce

Exercise

Lat Pull Down 45, 40, 35

Lat pull down v2 50 45 40

Seated pulley row 3 drop sets 12 reps    50, 42.5, 35

Bench press 3 x 12 20kgs

Body weight press ups

Playlist: 

Imagine Dragons --> Radioactive

Nero --> Me and you

The Black Keys --> Lonely Boy

The Gossip -->Heavy Cross

The Prodigy --> Omen

The Black Keys --> Howling 

Miles Kane --> Don't forget who you are

Indiana --> Solo dancing

Thoughts

Not a lot to ponder. I had a successful day with food and went to the gym. I feel comfortable and confident about to journey. I need to continue with the gym and continue to kick my own ass to get where I need to be. I'm looking to the next weigh in so I know where my focus is.

Weigh In Day!!

Breakfast:  2 Hard Boiled Eggs

Snack:  One Small Banana

Lunch:  Salad with lettuce, cabbage, carrot, spring onion, red pepper, tomato, turkey, kraft light garlic and herb salad dressing

Snack:  One Small Banana

Dinner:  Chilli con carne with rice

Dessert:  Muller Light Raspberry and Cramberry flavor 

Exercise:
Rest Day

Thoughts:

Another day with good food.  I am pleased.  No bloating, no exhaustion, no feeling like crap.  The only reason why I was moody today is because my boyfriend decided to blast country music, which I despise, which made me really grumpy.  But I calmed myself down and didn't bludgeon him to death with a chair.  So it's all good.

I was really nervous today though about my weigh in.  As I have a very sensitive stomach I didn't eat anything that could set my IBS off so I kept it plain.  I also wore a lightish (as light as you can get for this time of year) dress and leggings so I can be weighed accurately.

When I got there I was so nervous.  I was actually shaking.  this mean so much to me.  I then stepped in the scale...

Down 3 pounds!!!!!  Holy shit!  That's fab!!!  I was delighted I actually jumped for joy!  The rest of the group time I really didn't pay attention. I was still buzzing from losing weight. So I think the food side is ok now. I have the exercise side sorted. I think I'll make it and continue to lose weight! 

I'm Back and Changes to be Made

Right, I firstly want to apologize.  I haven't posted in ages.  44 days to be exact.  I know I have a few people reading my thoughts and I want to apologize for not keeping this up.

What happened?  Well, I couldn't continue eating Paleo.  Why?

Right, as I was limiting a lot of food groups out, I started to feel tired, grumpy, constantly constipated and just not a pleasant person to be around.  I had trouble sleeping and concentrating. It wasn't worth my sanity.  I felt ashamed about this failure.  So I stopped writing.

So in those 44 days, I have gained 4 pounds, my tummy has been bloated and I haven't been treating myself well at all.  Plus my new trainer, Jane, left the gym and I was seriously depressed and gutted.

But I have managed to get myself out of this snit and I have decided that my weight loss journey isn't going to stop.

I took the big decision to try something new for me.  So last Wednesday I joined Slimming World.  Yes, I joined a "Chub Club".  I heard a lot of people that struggle as I do with their weight have a lot of success with it.  So I thought I would give it a try.

I went in with an open mind.  I was weighed (no one saw my weight except for the leader) and it was written down.  I then sat down and looked around.  There were women of all shapes and sizes.  The leader handed out awards for weight loss achievements.  There was great positive energy in the room and I felt like I would fit in.

Everyone went around and told the leader about their week, if they gained or if they lost, what food they ate that week, concerns.  Everyone listened and offered suggestions and helped each other.  It was really nice!

I received literature about the eating plan and was surprised that you can actually eat carbs on this plan!!!

I read up about it and made some notes.  When my boyfriend and I went shopping, I was prepared and bought loads of healthy foods!!!

I started the plan yesterday and so far so good.  I am not tired.  My tummy isn't bloated.  My mood is a lot more stable.  I feel...well...good!  I feel like I have more energy.  I have been able to eat pasta, couscous, cheese, meat, and I have been introduced to foods that I would have never thought to try.

So far it has been successful.  I have strictly followed the plan and I am well pleased.

I have also started with a new personal trainer.  Her name is Kathryn and she went to school with my boyfriend.  She is petite, sweet and lovely.  I am training with her once a week and she has written up a fitness plan which is back to what I love doing.  Weights!!!

The Paleo Project Collapsed but It isn't a failure as I have learned from this.  It's not for me!  I know some people that have done really well on that type of diet but it's not sustainable for me.  Slimming World seems to be a lot more of a lifestyle which teaches moderation and basic nutrition.  It's something that I feel great about.  The weight loss will be slow. 1-3 pounds a week.  I know that can be disheartening but those little losses add up to big losses.  So I am feeling confident that I will hit my goals and I will be back into the jeans that I wore when I was 18!!!

So, all in all I am feeling better.  Onwards and upwards!  I am still going to log my food and exercise each day so here it goes:

Breakfast:  2 Hard Boiled Eggs and Ham

Snack:  200g Fat Free Fromage Frais with honey and banana (this is seriously amazing! I suggest you try it!!!) 

Lunch:  60g of tuna mixed with a teaspoon of fat free fromage frais and a teaspoon of low fat mayo, a quarter of red pepper, cucumber, 1 spring onion, 6 olives, pasta (yes, you read that right....PASTA!!!!), 3 low fat Babybel Cheeses (Yes....CHEESE!!!!)

Snack:  60g Fat Free Cottage Cheese

Dinner:  Chicken and mixed pepper stirfry with soy sauce

Exercise:
Leg press 190 drop 6 sets

Leg curl 50 and leg extension 60 drop x 7 

Sprint for 2 minutes on the Treadmill at 10.5kph

Abductor & adductor 55 x 10 x3

Calf muscles 100kgs 3 sets of 10

Squats x 2 sets of 10 25kgs

               1 set 10kgs

Sprint for 2 minutes on the Treadmill at 10.5kph

Abdominal crunches

Soundtrack:

Stone Roses -->Love Spreads 

The Veronica's -->  Untouched

Pendulum --> Slam

Kasabian --> Where did all the love go?

Nero -->  Promises

Kasabian --> Empire