3 Weeks Into The Diet

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I’ve been on this diet now for three weeks.

That’s 21 days of eating and living differently.

• I now have breakfast every single morning. At the weekend it’s scrambled egg on toast, while during the week I usually stick to weetabix and some fruit
• Lunch is no longer a roll – it’s usually soup and bread with some fruit and yoghurt
• I’m keeping a closer eye on my coffee intake and am drinking more herbal tea (vanilla tea rocks!)
• Dinner is quite varied with salads and pasta or pitta bread stuffed with something tasty
• I’m cooking every single day
• My fridge is nearly always full
• There’s always plenty of fruit in the house
• I’m spending more on groceries, though since I’ve cut out junk food, takeaways and am sticking to meal plans that dictate when I eat, I’m probably spending about the same amount of money per week. Possibly even less.
• I’m eating less red meat. I still have mince in pasta sauces etc., but a lot of the time it’s either chicken or tuna that gets used. I’ll have to see about adding in some turkey as well

That’s 21 days of not eating:

• takeaways (I only miss them when I’m tired and hungry)
• pizza – I really miss them!
• junk food
• sweets (I didn’t eat them much anyway)
• chocolate (I do get pangs from time to time)

And the results?

To be honest I think it’s too early to tell.

In terms of weight loss I’ve dropped about 6 kg since I started (about 13 lbs for those of you sticking to Imperial). My BMI is dropping, but it’s still far too high.

So I’ve still got a very long way to go.

Things I need to do?

I’m still not exercising enough and I need to get motivated to move my lazy ass and walk or do something.

Food and eating is under control, though I’m already beginning to get a little bored with some of the options I’m being given on the Tesco Diet, so I might need to either switch the plan I’m on (they’ve got plenty to choose from) or start swapping in more low calories options from other recipe sites and sources.

I also need to try and sleep more. Seemingly getting more sleep is meant to help. I can’t see myself doing a Cinderella every night, but if I can try to get to bed before 1am most nights then it would be a move in the right direction.