Something strange is happening. I seem to actually be losing weight, consistently. I haven't had this good a streak of weight loss in years.
Today put me at 87.8, so I'm losing about 1kg per week, which in happy with. I'm sticking religiously to the fast days, and eating about 1500 calories on other days - except when I have a meal out or social occasion etc. Luckily we had a quiet week after getting back from Singapore so I was able to get back on track straight away. This Saturday however I have to go to the hen's night of a friend's fiancée. I like her fine, but I will only know one other person, and I'm not exactly looking forward to the occasion. Putting aside my usual anxiety about social situations with lots of new people, I also have to brave the closet gauntlet and find something appropriate to wear. However, the prospect of eating and drinking a large number of calories is, mercifully, not that high amongst my worries. This I think is the beauty of the 5:2 plan for me, since it seems that I really can just not worry about the odd blow-out. One day earlier this week, I just didn't seem to have the willpower to stick completely to plan so I had an extra snack, a cocktail, and a chocolate - but because I ended up around maintenance level for the day, it didn't bother me and send me into horrible guilt. I don't know how I would do if I was always eating my full allowance on the non-fast days, and I'm not quite ready to try that yet, but I hope I can get there at some point. My weight loss would presumably slow down but I do want to get into the habit of normal eating, which is a skill I haven't really had for a long time.
I remain anxious about losing more weight for upcoming trips, but that's pretty much my regular state of being. Trying not to obsess over it too much.
Meal plans for the rest of the week:
Wednesday
Breakfast - wholegrain muffin with labna, toasted sesame seeds, and smoked sea salt
Lunch - sourdough toast with smoked trout, pickled beetroot, walnuts, basil, drizzle of olive oil
Dinner - pasta with a "pesto" of goats cheese and kale
Might sneak a cheeky bag of cadbury chocolate buttons in too.
Thursday (fast day)
Breakfast - Fried eggs (one whole egg, one white only) with a tiny amount of cheese
Dinner - sweet and sour chicken (sauce made of tomato paste, sugar, vinegar, soy, shiaoxing rice wine, and cornflour) with onion and peppers
Friday
Breakfast - Omelet with truffle oil
Lunch - pasta with roasted peppers, anchovies, and goats cheese
Dinner - home made burgers (on English muffins for "low pointage" as I used to say on WW) with Harissa mayonnaise
Today put me at 87.8, so I'm losing about 1kg per week, which in happy with. I'm sticking religiously to the fast days, and eating about 1500 calories on other days - except when I have a meal out or social occasion etc. Luckily we had a quiet week after getting back from Singapore so I was able to get back on track straight away. This Saturday however I have to go to the hen's night of a friend's fiancée. I like her fine, but I will only know one other person, and I'm not exactly looking forward to the occasion. Putting aside my usual anxiety about social situations with lots of new people, I also have to brave the closet gauntlet and find something appropriate to wear. However, the prospect of eating and drinking a large number of calories is, mercifully, not that high amongst my worries. This I think is the beauty of the 5:2 plan for me, since it seems that I really can just not worry about the odd blow-out. One day earlier this week, I just didn't seem to have the willpower to stick completely to plan so I had an extra snack, a cocktail, and a chocolate - but because I ended up around maintenance level for the day, it didn't bother me and send me into horrible guilt. I don't know how I would do if I was always eating my full allowance on the non-fast days, and I'm not quite ready to try that yet, but I hope I can get there at some point. My weight loss would presumably slow down but I do want to get into the habit of normal eating, which is a skill I haven't really had for a long time.
I remain anxious about losing more weight for upcoming trips, but that's pretty much my regular state of being. Trying not to obsess over it too much.
Meal plans for the rest of the week:
Wednesday
Breakfast - wholegrain muffin with labna, toasted sesame seeds, and smoked sea salt
Lunch - sourdough toast with smoked trout, pickled beetroot, walnuts, basil, drizzle of olive oil
Dinner - pasta with a "pesto" of goats cheese and kale
Might sneak a cheeky bag of cadbury chocolate buttons in too.
Thursday (fast day)
Breakfast - Fried eggs (one whole egg, one white only) with a tiny amount of cheese
Dinner - sweet and sour chicken (sauce made of tomato paste, sugar, vinegar, soy, shiaoxing rice wine, and cornflour) with onion and peppers
Friday
Breakfast - Omelet with truffle oil
Lunch - pasta with roasted peppers, anchovies, and goats cheese
Dinner - home made burgers (on English muffins for "low pointage" as I used to say on WW) with Harissa mayonnaise
Oh my word, can I come and live with you please? Your food sounds absolutely amazing, it's only 8 in the morning and it's making me extremely hungry!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic news that the weight is coming off; I've head good things about 5:2, it seems to work really well for some people, and with that rate of loss it definitely sounds like there is scope at some point for you to up the calories on the non fast days. Hurrah!
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