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This is a bit of a landmark journal entry for me, because I'm about to head off to resume my 'other life' in Spain for the winter. We're leaving on Wednesday, and I will be off-line for a couple of weeks, as we always go in our camper van and make a bit of a holiday out of the journey. But I will return to FS as soon as we're settled back in over there.
I thought I'd make a list of the changes in my life since I joined FS in June.
1. I am wearing one size smaller clothes, yay! I have lost a lot of fat from my body, and I weigh around 16 pounds less than I did in June. (I had already lost a few pounds before joining FS, so I have actually lost about 20-22 pounds in total since Easter, or in British English, a stone and a half!)
2. I exercise almost every day, for an average of over an hour a day, and I don't mind getting sweaty.
3. I no longer snack on chocolate, cake or handuls of nuts, rarely eat desserts, and only have 1 or 2 biscuits (cookies) per day. I only drink alcohol occasionally, and very rarely at home. I rarely eat potatoes, rice or pasta, and if I do it's in small quantities. And I've almost forgotten what pizza is!
4. I do eat 4 or 5 portions of vegetables a day, and a good quantity of protein for my gender, age and height. I take a few supplements too, though I don't know whether they are really necessary, or whether they are doing me any good!
5. I have a lot of buddies that I communicate with daily (going to miss you while I'm away!), who encourage me and keep me accountable. They are also fun to 'talk' with!
This has all become a new way of life for me, and keeping fit and eating well have become major hobbies this summer, that I enjoy and want to keep going when I get back to Spain, and for as long as my general health allows. I'm looking forward to seeing the reactions of my friends in Spain to the 'new me'!
Some things I still need to work on:
1. Doing more exercises for strength. I don't want to get too serious about this, but would like to be a bit stronger than I am - although I must say, cycling has already done wonders for my legs, arms and back. My knees still hurt though, I need to fix that.
2. Making my cardio exercise harder: cycle faster, walk faster, run? Eek, scary!
3. Adding more healthy fats into my way of eating. More fish, try some seeds.
4. Adding more variety to my food. I tend to stick to the same kinds of food all the time because I can't be bothered to think about food much. A more varied selection would be healthier, providing more nutrients. More portions of fruit and veg would be good too, as I'm only eating the minimum recommended at the moment. (Why dont I combine items 3 and 4 here and have a good salad every day!)
5. Oh yeah, I nearly forgot, I want to lose some more weight and drop another clothing size!
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73.7 kg
Lost so far: 7.0 kg.
Still to go: 2.9 kg.
Diet followed: 100%.
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View Diet Calendar, 05 October 2015:
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592 kcal
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Fat: 8.12g | Prot: 28.78g | Carbs: 101.41g.
Breakfast: Tea with Skimmed Milk, Braeburn Apples, Plain Yoghurt (Lowfat), Cinnamon, Bran Flakes, Nestle Bitesize Shredded Wheat. Lunch: Rivercote Sesame Whole Grain Rye Crispbread, Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Pineapple British Cottage Cheese, Tea with Skimmed Milk. Snacks/Other: Co-Op Garibaldi Biscuit, Tea with Skimmed Milk. more...
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Losing 0.4 kg a Week
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