Hi there!
Well, another week, another weigh in. I am now 97.5kg. That means I lost 1.3kg last week and 4.5kg in total so far. I am now able to wear my old size 16 jeans, (that's a relief, because the only pair I have been able to wear now have a hole in the left knee!).
The amazing thing about this is that it has been effortless! I think the difference is God.
I have a lovely friend who offered to come over and pray with me once a week about this and it has made all the difference. I am also trying to remember to pray about this daily by myself. God is good. He cares about us and our health and as my other lovely friend said last week, "He will not leave you alone in this". This is true.
I have no cravings, am not any hungrier than I usually am, and am very happy eating this way. I don't feel stressed by this way of eating and am also not needing to constantly think about it or what I am going to eat.
All I am doing is having my main meal for breakfast and then another reasonably large meal at lunch and then a very small meal at night.
So, a typical day would look like this:
Breakfast: eaten later than I used to eat it, at about 7am; a full meal of whatever I would normally have eaten at night...pasta/vegetarian schnitzel/vege pizza/curry or whatever, all with salad and/or vegetables. I am also counting weight watchers points so I make my breakfast about 10 points, which is a lot. (I can have 25 points in total per day). If I don't have a meal made up ahead of time for breakfast (I'm only human!) I may have cereal AND toast or toast and baked beans and/or fruit. I also start the day with 2 glasses of warm water and then later juice, (just because I like it and it feels like a treat).
Lunch: is lots of salad vegetables and protein like tofu or equivalent. I might have a huge salad or a salad and tofu wrap with a dip spread on it. Then some fruit. Lunch is about 8 points. I could probably have some soup with that also. I plan to make a nice lentil soup tomorrow. Water melon is very good after lunch as is soya yogurt. I try and eat lunch at about 2pm. Because I have had such a large breakfast I am not hungry until then and by having a late lunch then I am not hungry at 3 or 4 pm (when everyone else is at the office). This system of eating really keeps my on the straight and narrow because I don't feel the need to snack. I try and eat enough at meal times so I don't need to snack.
Dinner: is easy, fruit first (about 6pm) and then later on, porridge. YUM.
I could have up to 7 points for dinner but I find that I don't need that many. So that's it. Easy so far.
Praise God.
I have had a few indiscretions: I had a yummy milkshake midweek (not vegan!) and yesterday I ate too much for one meal. I made myself a great vegetarian burger and then decided it was so yummy that I would have another one. Not a good decision. I was so full. (My stomach was round like a beach ball.)
I probably wont do that again in a hurry. I have really noticed that my appetite is much less now which is a relief, because I hate struggling with that. I am learning that if I eat poorly, then i will just pretend it didn't happen and just keep eating well. Unorthodox approach, but those of us who struggle with weight, tend to just lose it if we even go slightly off centre. So, I am trying to just be normal, (a stretch, I know), and just not overthink the bad stuff and just keep going with the good stuff.
I have also only walked Max the Dog once this week. Not from laziness, just busy.
Thanks for reading this. Hope you are still awake. Thanks for your support, Love Annie. xxx
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