Weekly weigh-in #1 : -600g

Official end of the first week with a mitigated result: on one hand, every loss is good, a step in the right direction, but on the other hand 0.6kg loss in a week is derisive and definitely not enough. I wish I knew what was happening ... Why don't the kilos just fly off?  After all, they fly on in the blink of an eye, it would be fair if they vanished just as quickly. *sigh*

Oh well, no need to hang my head in despair. On the contrary, I should persevere and bend this body to my will.  My goal for this weekend : keeping up drinking at least 2L of water.  At the office it is easy to stick to it, but I get easily distracted when I am free to roam around the house and the city :o)  Talking about the city, the summer sales start tomorrow and I want to buy myself running shoes. I have shoes that I use for the gym, but I don't want to use outdoor shoes indoors.  I don't think it is clean and respectful of the others. I downloaded the couch to 5K app and would like to give it a try. So running shoes it is.  If I can find the Nike+ shoes, I might buy a sensor as well, but any appropriate shoe will do. Retail therapy always cheers me up. Have a nice weekend !

Overview of my day :

Breakfast : 11 pts (half skimmed milk 3pts, 45g nestle fitness cereals 5pts, a glass of fruitjuice 3pts and an apple) - same as every day

Lunch : 12 pts (No bento today, but a storebought salad with tuna, peaches and green beans 10 pts, one apple 0 pts and a piccolino bun 2pts)

Dinner : 18 pts (one pitta bread 5pts, 240g diced pork 7 pts, 2 tsp aioli 6pts, salad and onion 0pts)

Unused : 9 pts

Drinks : 3L still water and 1 can of diet coke

Day 5 - Weekly weigh-in #1 (-1,5 kg)

After careful consideration, I decided that my official weekly weigh-in day should be Friday.  This way, if I do slip up during the weekend, I have a week left to straighten up.  With the start of a new week, the 49 bonus point counter gets reset, and that will also come in handy next week : we are having our traditional New Year's lunch at the office and it is always tricky to count points when being in a fancy restaurant with a already fixed menu.

So, 5 days into my diet, it is time for a first assessment.  And the result is quite satisfying : I lost 1,5 kg since Tuesday. I probably lost a bit more since Monday, but as I couldn't weigh myself when I started, that doesn't really count. Bummer.  But I as long as it is a minus, I am really not allowed to complain.  I am now 0,6 kg heavier than on Jan 1, 2012, so I am confident that by next week I'll have broken through that symbolic barrier. 

Dieting today went OK, no hunger nor sugar cravings.  Keeping busy is the key. As soon as I get bored or listless, I am irresistably attracted to the sweet stuff.  Making sure the car is sweetsfree is important as well : bored and stuck in trafic jams is the ideal situation to start munching on toffees or chocolate i.e. not a good thing. Only dozn point of the day, is that I didn't manage to drink my second bottle of water. I have noticed that if I didn't finish my first bottle by noon, I seem to get stuck and don't meet my target. So my intention for next week : drink one large glass of water an hour so that I get the amount of fluid I have to drink.

Overview of my day :

Breakfast : 8 pts
Lunch : 15 pts (Ginger & sweet chili turkey bento)
Dinner :19 pts
Snacks : 0 pts

Day 3 - First results

I know, I know, ... you are not supposed to weigh yourself every single day because your weight tends to fluctuate from day to day according to what you ate, if you retain water, etc etc.  Nevertheless, stepping on the scales and seeing a smaller number than the day before, is a big ego booster. So I admit it, I cheated and I am happy I did. I lost 0.7kg since yesterday and it made me feel happy and content all day.  Fingers crossed that I keep getting this kind of results.

Overview of my day :


Breakfast : 8 pts
Lunch : 6 pts (Terriyaki Beef Bento)
Dinner :18 pts
Snacks : 2 pts