Day 2 of week 1.

[Shana03]

So last week I downloaded the 12 week challenge to read through before Monday (day 1 of diet).

I had also been running/ doing exercise all of last week and actually without trying I lost 4lbs before day one of the diet! Madness! This puts me at a starting weight of 82kgs approx.. 12stone 10lbs.

I’m not going to stop having everything I like, because I know it will just cause me to relapse. So if I can incorporate a few sweet things in during the week while keeping calories under 1600 per day, I think it might just work. Of course as I lose weight I’ll have to decrease the amount of calories I intake but currently according to my BMI, 1600 just where I need to start.

I haven’t done any exercise since the weekend but I’m going horse riding tonight and tomorrow I’ll incorporate a run into my morning.

Here is a very quick peak at my attempt of calorie counting. I enjoy a lot of slimming world meals, so my main meals of the day usually are from my slimming world recipe book. Any tips are welcome!

Day 1 - Breakfast was 2x shredded wheat biscuits with semi skimmed milk and 2 teaspoons of sweetener.

Lunch - Slimming world chicken and rice.

Snack – 1 small pain shortbread biscuit and a coffee.

Dinner – Slimming world chicken tikka with veg and rice.

Desert – 1 half of bounty bar with a cup of tea.

Total Calories: 1610

Day 2- Breakfast was 2x shredded wheat biscuits with semi skimmed milk and 2 teaspoons of sweetener.

Lunch- Tuna sandwich with 30g of cheddar

Snack- 99cal yoghurt

Dinner- veggie omelette

Desert – Another half of bounty bar

Total Calories: 1524

[Seuzan]

I like your food choices, well done (makes me want to eat a bounty bar now though...)! ☀️

[VickyDLM 2 stone]

Looks like some tasty things on your menus!

I would just ask why it is you use sweetener on your cereal? I know a lot of people around here put fruit on for sweetness. Which has the added benefit of being one of your 5 a day as well!

But that's just me. Rather than putting sweetener instead of sugar in my tea I just stopped having the sugar. But then, I normally drink fruit/herbal teas which are fine without. If I am by any chance stuck with the regular black stuff I have to have sugar in it to combat the bitterness.

Good luck!

[Shana03 in reply to VickyDLM]

Hi VickyDLM ,

Thank you for the tip, I actually didn't really think of it like that!

I guess I just went with sweetener as I have breakfast at work and rather than keeping fruit for the week I tend to just use that. But actually, there's really no reason I can't bring in a banana each day or strawberries.

I'll start adding those into my diet. I do tend to always have lots of veg and forget about the fruit!

[VickyDLM 2 stone in reply to Shana03]

No worries, we're all here to support each other! I've definitely stolen the idea from others around the forum.

Not being able to eat at home can definitely take a bit more planning and creative thinking. Which I suppose is the reason we're all here.

This time of the year there's so much nice fruit around (berries, cherries, watermelon.... the list goes on!) that I find it hard not to eat too much!

Good luck on your way!

[Caz28]

Hi, all sounds lovely and it's great you are cooking things from scratch, but you do seem a bit lacking in your 5 a day, vegetables really fill you up and keep you fuller longer so are really good. Good luck!

[Shana03 in reply to Caz28]

Yes Caz you're right I do need to have more of my 5 a day. Although, I always have veg with dinner and lots of it as it has so many benefits. But definitely, need to add more.

[IndigoBlue61]

So fruit with breakfast is a win/win situation then? 😊 Also pile up the veggies as they fill you up, soups too are great! 😊 But a great looking menu, well done! The first few days are always the trickiest 😊