Not the best tactic for getting back on the dieting wagon, but I went out to lunch today. I fear I overdid it a bit - yes, the idea of the 5:2 diet is that you can have the occasional indulgence/meal out but that doesn't mean I should have ordered three courses or partaken quite so enthusiastically of the petit fours that came with coffee. I realise my goal of losing around 1kg a week is rather too optimistic. Which is a shame, because even despite having noticeably lost weight (noticeable to me, it's not visible to others yet) I looked and felt as dumpy and unfashionable as possible at lunch today. I'm so sick of spending money on, and desperately cobbling together, outfits that still make me feel crap. But I've had a whinge about that before so I should just shut my mouth and get on with it.
I haven't weighed myself for a while now, and I keep putting it off because I want to choose the exact right time - not after a fast day when it's artificially low, but not after a big meal out. I know that's all a bit ridiculous - I should just be looking at overall trends - so I've decided that I definitely have to weigh myself on Thursday, before I go on holiday, and that's that.
I've realised I'll have to forego dinner tonight given my huge lunch and the bad couple of days last week, and I'm also trying to fast two days in a row from Monday. I don't have much planned for Monday or Tuesday, and I'm not sure if that's good or bad, vis a vis ease of fasting. I've decided to schedule 3 meals a day which I do find a little easier than having 1 or 2 bigger ones. I won't get the supposed health benefits that accrue from fasting periods, but I think for weight loss it's just the calorie restriction that counts the most. Anyway, meal plans as follows:
Monday
Breakfast - boiled egg and tea
Lunch - boiled egg, sliver of cheese
Dinner - chicken with yogurt, saffron, and lemon (from the Persiana cookbook, an impulse purchase last week - everything in it looks lovely)
Tuesday
Breakfast - boiled egg and tea
Lunch - broccoli soup
Dinner - chicken with paprika, fennel seeds, broad beans and leeks.
A lot of chicken seems to be consumed on fasting days which is a little dull (especially since it's chicken breast) but it's a good low cal filling option.
I really, really hope the scales are kind to me on Thursday. I'll have to buckle down and do my best to help them along.
I haven't weighed myself for a while now, and I keep putting it off because I want to choose the exact right time - not after a fast day when it's artificially low, but not after a big meal out. I know that's all a bit ridiculous - I should just be looking at overall trends - so I've decided that I definitely have to weigh myself on Thursday, before I go on holiday, and that's that.
I've realised I'll have to forego dinner tonight given my huge lunch and the bad couple of days last week, and I'm also trying to fast two days in a row from Monday. I don't have much planned for Monday or Tuesday, and I'm not sure if that's good or bad, vis a vis ease of fasting. I've decided to schedule 3 meals a day which I do find a little easier than having 1 or 2 bigger ones. I won't get the supposed health benefits that accrue from fasting periods, but I think for weight loss it's just the calorie restriction that counts the most. Anyway, meal plans as follows:
Monday
Breakfast - boiled egg and tea
Lunch - boiled egg, sliver of cheese
Dinner - chicken with yogurt, saffron, and lemon (from the Persiana cookbook, an impulse purchase last week - everything in it looks lovely)
Tuesday
Breakfast - boiled egg and tea
Lunch - broccoli soup
Dinner - chicken with paprika, fennel seeds, broad beans and leeks.
A lot of chicken seems to be consumed on fasting days which is a little dull (especially since it's chicken breast) but it's a good low cal filling option.
I really, really hope the scales are kind to me on Thursday. I'll have to buckle down and do my best to help them along.
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