Diet update

So I have been on this new healthy eating plan for five weeks now so hows it going?

I have stuck to the plan fairly well. There have been a couple of BBQ's in that time and some other very heavy drinking sessions too! I have only missed one or two training sessions where there have been last minute changes to routines, but for the most part I have tried really hard.

I have started playing Badminton once a week with family which is really enjoyable. We are all rubbish at it but at least it gets you moving. I have had to scrap a couple of running sessions and bike rides due to the weather but have done something else active in the shed (gym) instead.

I have found that the weight loss was lower than I was hoping for. Some weeks I have lost 1lb and others I have not lost at all. I am aiming to lose 2lb per week. So with that in mind last week I lowered my calorie intake a little bit. Now instead of 2084 calories per day I am working at around 1800 to 1900 depending on whether I am exercising on that day and whether I am drinking alcohol.

I have lost 8lbs over the five weeks. I was aiming for 11lbs at this point. It would be hard on myself to feel disapointed with that though I think, especially with the social events thrown in to the equation. I am hoping that now I have lowered the calories a little I will see some better results.

I can feel my clothes getting baggier which is lovely and I did up a pair of jeans which I previously couldnt get past my hips the other day.

Also on a good note, my body is being reasonably kind to me. I am aching a bit but not too much that it puts me off exercising which is good. Week seven is when the workouts step up another level though so not looking forward to that!

I have been invited out to someones house next week for dinner/buffet where the food will include chicken nuggets and sausages, so I am told. I dont think I have eaten a nugget in about five years! I am not looking forward to eating such proccessed food but you have to be polite dont you. I suppose it will make me value my cooking a bit more he he!