Day 18: Food and Exercise Dairy

Breaky: Shake- 40g WPC (weigh protein concentrate) half a banana, 1/4C berries, water. Long Black
Lunch: Juice- celery, beetroot, purple carrot, apple, pear. Small bowl of “morrocan chicken soup”
Dinner: Roast Chicken and broccoli and peas
Snacks: 4x cocoa rolled prunes, pomegranate green tea

Exercise:

30min Rowing machine

Dumbbell chest press 12kg 3×12

glute extension 55kg 3×10

Abs

Stretches.

 

Good day. Very sleepy this afternoon. I have been coming down with some type of throat infection so trying to take it easy. Next weekend theres a big shin-dig I am expected at so I want to try and have a really good week to be feeling good and fit for it.

Day 16 food diary

Breaky: protein shake, banana, 1/2orange, kiwi fruit, 1/4C berries.
Lunch: burrito wrap, 1/2 cup vegan soup

Dinner: blanched broccoli and green peas with chilli and soy.

Snacks: a boiled egg, TREAT: 1 piece of soughdough with goats cheese and a Portuguese tart with greek yoghurt, decaf green tea

Even though I had some treats today, I feel great about it. I’ve done really well over the last few days. I am really enjoying exercise and I’m feeling good. I usually feel guilty eating treats but not this time, I think being able to occasionally eat the foods I enjoy without feeling guilty is important.

Day 15: Food and Exercise Dairy

Breaky: one pear, one boiled egg, Long Black
Lunch: Vietnamese coleslaw with a grilled chicken thigh
Dinner: Beef stirfry and sesame seeds and a boiled egg.
Snacks: Banana, Vegan peanut cookie, rooibos tea

Exercise:

30min X-train (highest intensity level yet)

10min bike

Stretches.

Day 13 and 14: Food and exercise diary

Day 13:

Lemon water, LB, smoothie-1/2orange, kiwi, banana, 1/4C raspberries and protien powder

Vegan vegetable soup with added kale.

Salmon sashimi

Several cocktails

Workout:
5min x-train
10min rower
10min bike
20min treadmill
Shoulder press with bar
Situps and tricep dips with 10kg
Stretches

Day 14:

Very hungover.

2xwrap with kale, wilted spinach and turkey

Green tea with peppermint

 

Day 12: Food and Exercise Dairy

Breaky: Long Black
Lunch: Sautéed Kale with roasted chicken and veges
Dinner: Eggplant stuffed with mushroom, onion, turkey and kale. With chilli.
Snacks: 100g smoked salmon.

Exercise: Big workout today!

30min X-train

3×12 squats/shoulder press

3×12 deadlift/bent over row

3×12 bench press/triceps dips

sit ups, plank and stretches.

then 30min power walk.

Drama and Dieting:

I’ve ended up having a little bit of personal life drama. It’s nothing to horrific (don’t worry) but it’s definitely enough to need a deep breath, a little contemplation and reevaluation of my goals. The silver lining that comes with drama for me is the complete annihilation of my appetite (when trying to lose weight it comes in handy) and over an overwhelming urge to run/workout to let off steam.  – It’s unfortunate that if I was upset all the time I’d probably be as skinny as a stick. What a shame that I’m a generally very happy, food loving kind of girl!

Refocus time:

My first week of this diet has been and gone and I feel ready to knuckle down and get things done. My aim for the coming weigh in is to lose another kg. After splashing out over the weekend I will have to work hard and be strict with my eating for the next 3 days. 

New rule:

** Take a moment to step back, get some perspective and re-motivate myself every couple of weeks. 

Ok, I’ve managed to down a long black while writing this and now I’m off to the gym. Feeling better already!

 

Day 8: Food Diary

Pre-breaky:

lemon juice and hot water

Breaky:

Shake – (Protein powder, 1/4C frozen berries, 1/2 Orange, Water)

Long Black

Snack:

Green Tea 

1x boiled egg

Lunch: 

Chicken, baby spinach and grated carrot wrap

a cup of vegan quinoa and chilli soup

Snack: 

6x almonds

a pear

Dinner:

beef stew, cauliflower puree and cos lettuce leaves

1/2 chicken wrap

Post-dinner: 

Rooibos Tea

5x prunes

2x cracker with peanut puree

I just felt like eating more after dinner, gave in and had prunes and crackers… no good. I didn’t drink much water during the day which I think was a factor. I was also craving sweet things all day. Bigger breakfasts/smaller dinners might be a good option to incorporate into my plan to stop afternoon cravings?

Happiness with the days effort:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

…now just 157 more days!

Day 7: Food and Exercise Diary

Pre-breaky:

lemon juice and hot water

Breaky:

Treat Meal – Lightly toasted muesli, yoghurt, stewed rhubarb and pear.

Long Black

Snack:

1/2 punnet of strawberries

Lunch: 

Larb Gai – made with turkey mince, lemongrass, chilli, lime, fish sauce and sesame. Wrapped in cos lettuce leaves.

Snack: 

1x boiled egg

2x stick of celery with 100% peanut puree

Dinner:

Beef Stew with carrots, leeks, celery, onion and garlic in a tomato and red wine based sauce.

Cauliflower puree

Post-dinner: 

Rooibos Tea

Exercise:

GYM

20min X-trainer (lvl 15)

3×10 Glute bridges 20kg

3×10 tricep chest press 20kg

Sit ups

Pilates

Stretches

 

End of week one! Weigh in tomorrow morning.

Happiness with the days effort:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

…now just 157 more days!

Day 6: Food Diary

Pre-breaky:

lemon juice and hot water

Breaky:

Shake – (Protein powder, 1/4C frozen berries, 1/2 Banana, Water)

Long Black

Snack:

Handful of almonds

Lunch: 

Chicken, baby spinach and grilled veggies in a wrap

Snack: 

a cup of vegan, gluten free soup

Dinner:

2x fried egg with grilled veggies 

Post-dinner: 

Black Chai Tea

a (not quite ripe) pear

Blue-Green Algae pana chocolate. Vegan, gluten free, dairy free, soy free, artificial sweetener free, organic and all raw ingredients. (phew! thats a mouthful!)

 

Happiness with the days effort:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

…now just 161 more days!

Day 5: Food Diary

Pre-breaky:

lemon juice and hot water

Breaky:

Banana

Long Black

Snack:

Espresso

Lunch: 

Gluten free Tomato soup with seared kangaroo and red onion.

Snack: 

A boiled egg with Turmeric

half a small bowl of steamed veges

Dinner:

Roasted Vegetables (green beans, zucchini, red capsicum, carrot, mushroom and red onion)

Roasted with ginger, mixed dried herbs and chilli

Post-dinner: 

Decaf Green tea

Exercise:

See separate post

 

Great Sunday, had a 2 hour workout and thoroughly enjoyed it. Should have eaten more for breakfast but I got up late and had lots to get done so made sure I had a good protein rich lunch to make up for it. Right now its 7.55pm and my body is begging for bed. I think the combo of less high energy foods and more exercise will help with my irregular sleep patterns. YAY!

 

Happiness with the days effort:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

…now just 158 more days!