Its was very tiring, but interesting, we have another training day this Saturday.
I was so pleased with my self, i stayed clear of all the fried things at the buffet they put out for us, and the chocolate cake
, i had a chicken wrap and a ham wrap and both were only half of each,the other day i just had a ham sandwich.
Yeah i know what you are saying, i should be pleased.
I have actually put my calorie in take up to 1600 as i was only eating 1200, so don't know if that had anything to do with it, doubt it though.
How are you getting on ? x
Well done with the buffet, it's so hard to choose what to eat when out and about. I find having some bitesize shredded wheat with me helps as they're really filling if you eat them dry then have a drink to help them swell in your tummy.
My first month was good and I was a bit disappointed with my loss this week, just under 3lbs but then I thought about it and realised how much it was still so am happy again. Have you done some measurements as well as sometimes your shape will change more than your weight.
The other frustrating thing is that your body was quite happy doing the exercise you did before committing to Xen so somehow it's finding time to do that little bit more or make yourself work that bit harder with what you do do - I'm not an expert here but it's something to bear in mind.
There's quite a lot more of me than you and I'm on 1,800 calories a day (and losing each week) some days I only eat 1,700 but I try not to go lower as I need to leave something to move down to when I'm lighter or if I have a plateaux. I actually find at some meals I take the longest, by the time I've eaten all my fruit and veg and everything else someone with a sandwich and a packet of crisps has long gone!
Breakfast: 60g high fruit museli either with milk or a muller light yoghurt and a banana.
Lunch: 4-6 celery sticks, c. 5 inches of cucumber (I know the sizes as they fit in my lunch box!), either 6 ryvita with marmite or extra light garlic & herb cheese spread OR cous cous, 40g dry shredded wheat and lots of fruit so 400g of strawberries or currently 5 plums as I can pick them off the tree outside the office.
I have with me either a packet of caramel snack-a-jacks, iced gems or ryvita minis all are c. 100 calories for if I'm desperate for another snack later in the afternoon but I have to have eaten everything else before I will let myself have one.
Dinner: varies but stirfry with no oil, veg and pasta in white sauce with breadcrumbs but no cheese (similiar to cauliflower or macaroni cheese), rice with veg & kidney beans mixed in with chilli spice added to heat it up, or rice, tuna and veg mixed with low-fat yoghurt, rice and daal, pasta with a little bit of the cheese spread, if I'm short of time the New Covent Garden 99 calories soups and cous-cous. If I'm low on my calories I will have a muller-rice to top up.
I've tried to choose things which I like and where I can easily cut back when my calories reduce i.e. smaller portion sizes, fewer lunchtime ryvita etc.
