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Day 2
Todays Weight: 70.3 kg's (not a huge difference, but being so close to a healthy weight for my height, I'm not expecting massive losses at a time.. also, after all that ham last night, a 400g loss is better than I was expecting)
So, New day. New chances!
I was in such a hurry this morning that having a shake for breakfast was the perfect choice, they're filling but they don't take long to drink. I didn't get to have my morning snack as I was out and didn't get home until lunch time, and by then I was dying for food! but then I remembered, Hey I haven't had a nice dinner in a while, so I moved my balanced meal to dinner time (Another wonderful part of Celebrity Slim, the schedule is so flexible!), but I was still hungry right then and there, and for something solid too so I had one of the low-carb meal bars. Now, they don't exactly taste like chocolate, but they're not bad and thankfully worked like a charm on the hunger too.
I was in one of those "trying new things" moods today so I had one of the CS snack bars for my mid-afternoon snack, and wow! now why can't these be the meals?! I had a choc-nut snack bar and good lord did it taste like a Snickers bar! The inevitable chocolate cravings haven't set in just yet since this is only the second day, but I will definitely be getting more of these for when they do!
Now, if you've read a bit of my profile, you may have noticed I enjoy cooking.. In reality, I love cooking! I especially love cooking for other people, making hearty feasts and sweet treats is all I do for christmas and birthdays and I revel in every minute of it. Unfortunately that joy is a bit contradictory to my current goal, but of-course when I've reached my goal weight I won't have to worry as much since maintenance includes a treat here and there. This is one of my motivations, since dieting on and off forever would mean never truly being able to enjoy what I love!
So my tip for other dieters today, ask yourself honestly: What are you missing out on when you give up half way through or simply choose not to start?
By about 5:30pm I was starting to get a bit antsy for dinner time to come already! and then I had an excellent idea. I usually wouldn't drink tea or coffee, I have never enjoyed the taste of either, but then I remembered something my sister had told me, "I love coffee! It peps me up and it fully helps with my eating! Seriously, I think it's the caffeine, I'm just not hungry". Interesting... So with a quick google search I discovered there is actually a bit of evidence to support this "caffeine- the appetite suppressant" theory. Coffee, I cannot stomach, the only way I can is by adding more milk than would agree with my diet, but tea.. well I'd never tried it, so thats what I did, just a cup of tea with a 1/4 cup of skim milk and 1/2 a teaspoon of honey (about 60 calories). The hunger didn't come back until around 6:30pm, but by then it was dinner time!
Dinner: One light crumbed fish fillet with a side of boiled and sliced Broccoli and carrot.
I'm so awake! I think it was the veggies and the tea, so there will be no going lazy on my workouts tonight!
Tips from todays events:
Day 2
Todays Weight: 70.3 kg's (not a huge difference, but being so close to a healthy weight for my height, I'm not expecting massive losses at a time.. also, after all that ham last night, a 400g loss is better than I was expecting)
So, New day. New chances!
I was in such a hurry this morning that having a shake for breakfast was the perfect choice, they're filling but they don't take long to drink. I didn't get to have my morning snack as I was out and didn't get home until lunch time, and by then I was dying for food! but then I remembered, Hey I haven't had a nice dinner in a while, so I moved my balanced meal to dinner time (Another wonderful part of Celebrity Slim, the schedule is so flexible!), but I was still hungry right then and there, and for something solid too so I had one of the low-carb meal bars. Now, they don't exactly taste like chocolate, but they're not bad and thankfully worked like a charm on the hunger too.
I was in one of those "trying new things" moods today so I had one of the CS snack bars for my mid-afternoon snack, and wow! now why can't these be the meals?! I had a choc-nut snack bar and good lord did it taste like a Snickers bar! The inevitable chocolate cravings haven't set in just yet since this is only the second day, but I will definitely be getting more of these for when they do!
Now, if you've read a bit of my profile, you may have noticed I enjoy cooking.. In reality, I love cooking! I especially love cooking for other people, making hearty feasts and sweet treats is all I do for christmas and birthdays and I revel in every minute of it. Unfortunately that joy is a bit contradictory to my current goal, but of-course when I've reached my goal weight I won't have to worry as much since maintenance includes a treat here and there. This is one of my motivations, since dieting on and off forever would mean never truly being able to enjoy what I love!
So my tip for other dieters today, ask yourself honestly: What are you missing out on when you give up half way through or simply choose not to start?
By about 5:30pm I was starting to get a bit antsy for dinner time to come already! and then I had an excellent idea. I usually wouldn't drink tea or coffee, I have never enjoyed the taste of either, but then I remembered something my sister had told me, "I love coffee! It peps me up and it fully helps with my eating! Seriously, I think it's the caffeine, I'm just not hungry". Interesting... So with a quick google search I discovered there is actually a bit of evidence to support this "caffeine- the appetite suppressant" theory. Coffee, I cannot stomach, the only way I can is by adding more milk than would agree with my diet, but tea.. well I'd never tried it, so thats what I did, just a cup of tea with a 1/4 cup of skim milk and 1/2 a teaspoon of honey (about 60 calories). The hunger didn't come back until around 6:30pm, but by then it was dinner time!
Dinner: One light crumbed fish fillet with a side of boiled and sliced Broccoli and carrot.
I'm so awake! I think it was the veggies and the tea, so there will be no going lazy on my workouts tonight!
Tips from todays events:
- Space out your meals and always try and make yourself wait that extra 15 minutes before you snack, to build up a tolerance to waiting.
- Figure out your personal reasons for losing weight and focus on that! eg. What will you continue to miss out on if you give up?
- Caffeinated drinks are an excellent appetite suppressant (and can easily be enjoyed with a bit of skim milk, but not too much!). The caffeine will also increase your metabolism! In my research I also discovered that Green Tea can actually assist in the process of weight loss itself so I might try that one tomorrow! (plus, it doesn't require milk)
- My balanced dinner looks boring as is but just to spice it up a little, I sprinkled paprika, lemon pepper, garlic and rosemary over the fish. I also added a few thin slices of cucumber to the veggies for a little twist (and it was delicious!).
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