Day 5 Menu ... More Eggs!

What can I say ... I like eggs ... but seriously ... more eggs!


Day 5 Breakfast 1 slice dry toast, 2 poached eggs
Lunch 2 poached eggs & tomatoes
Dinner Fresh or tinned fish and salad

Looking forward to fish for dinner.  It will be the first real change on this diet with something new.  After today, it's only two more days to go!  Can anyone please suggest what I should try next ... I need to keep the momentum going!

Day 5 ... Sneaky weigh In!

I know I should wait until the end of the seven days, but I'm itching to know my progress.  So here goes ......

103.9 kgs (229lbs) ... that means in 4 days I have lost 3.8 kgs (nearly 1 kg a day) or 8.4 lbs ... So happy with these numbers.

I'm impressed by this given just four short days ago I weighed 107.7 kgs (237.4 lbs).  I think this is an awesome result especially given that all I have really done is follow the diet.  Other than one small walk, I haven't even exercised!

This makes my goal of getting under 100 kgs (220 lbs) feel really achievable. If I haven't mentioned it earlier, I haven't been under this weight since junior high school, way back in the early nineties ... Wow! That's like 20 years of carrying around this unwanted flubber ... what was I thinking!!!!

I can across the piece of brilliant inspiration the other day and I thought I would share .... it's kind of like that saying about 'how do you eat an elephant? ... one spoonful at a time' but I thought that one was probably not appropriate for a weight loss blog!  Anyway, it's so true ... you can do it ... just take the first step!  If you're trying to lose weight to, why don't you send me some feedback about your progress.

Two Days In .... it's getting hard!

I must admit that as I type this update ... I'm hungry!  Very hungry!

You see, it is at about this time of the day that I would normally reach for a snack.  Today however, i have decided to do something a bit more positive and reach out to my keyboard to share my experience.  I won't lie to you, this dieting thing is hard!

So far today, all I have had to eat it is;

1 x Grapefruit
1 x Egg
100g x Roast Chicken
2 x Tomatoes

I am feeling a little tired, but hanging in there.  I guess this is the part that my body essentially has to burn fat in order for me to get the energy I need to keep going ... I can't believe I will be doing this for another 5 days ... I must admit though, I can't wait to jump on those scales and record my numbers ... Biggest Loser style.

Exercise

I'm not really sure about exercise.  I know I need to do it, but to be honest - I hate it!  What possible enjoyment can someone get from "pumping iron"? I don't mind a walk ... you know ... from point A to point B, but that's about it.

I go swimming when I'm hot, I ride a bike when I need to get there quicker than walking - don't get me started about treadmills ... Let's face it ... I just hate exercise!

Now that I have had my little dummy spit and rant.  I have decided to adopt the Nike motto

.... JUST DO IT! .....

I may not like it ... but I need to just do it ... If I am to get fit an healthy it is simply unavoidable and essential particularly if I want to become a fat burning machine!  So what's the plan I hear you say;


Step 1:  Start moving ... walking daily for at least 30 minutes (probably of an afternoon).

This is hard for me which I know sounds ridiculous.  You see I am up at 5.30am feeding my boys breakfast, ironing clothes, having showers and generally getting ready to go to work.  At work I need to  look professional and there is no way I can duck out to work, shower and be back in my work clothes, then I get hom, usually at 6.00pm just in time to bath the kids, make the family dinner and get the household ready for bed ... then I drop from exhaustion ..... WOW ... how good am I at coming up with excuses ... Like I said at the beginning .... JUST DO IT Wes!!!! Fit it in, you're worth it and it will save your life!!!


Step 2:  Get Wet .... I have a pool, use it at least every second day!

I don't mind a dip when it's hot so maybe I should convert a casual dip into a bit of a more vigorous swim ... time will tell.


Step 3:  Embed Steps 1 and 2 into my normal routine

I have come to a conclusion that the only real way to lose weight is not fad diets (even though I am on one) but is to have a long term routine that make a lasting change and a lasting difference ... Obviously there is no point going through all the sacrifice, just to go back to old habits as soon as the official dieting period ends.


Step 1 starts tonight when I'm home from work so I will let you know how that little adventure goes.