Monday – Day Two

I feel a little sleepy today, but that’s normally me on a Monday. I could be having minor withdrawal from sugar again having had more than I should have on the weekend. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow. I made a fabulous casserole for dinner tonight, I can see it becomming a favourite!

Chicken Fajita Casserole

Ingredients • 2 tablespoons of olive oil • 200 g chicken breast cut in strips (cooked weight) • 2 tablespoons Paprika • 1 tablespoon turmeric • Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste • ½ cup onions, thinly sliced • 1 cup red & green capsicum strip • ½ cup tomato salsa • 120 g hard cheese, shredded
Method 1. Preheat fry pan. Brown chicken in oil, and stir in seasonings. When chicken is done, remove from pan. Add onions and peppers and cook for a few minutes until crisp-tender. 2. Put chicken into casserole dish. Top with onions and peppers. Spread salsa on top and sprinkle with cheese. Put in oven for a few minutes until cheese is bubbly and melted.

Recipe from Ketoslim

Sunday – Week Two/Day One

It’s funny but this diet seems to be having a positive effect on other areas of m life. Today I did heaps of organising that I’d been putting off for ages. I just have more motivation and energy right now.

I did the meal plan for the next week and discovered some new recipes to try. The fridge is stocked up with lots and lots of veggies – and we’re using them!

Saturday – Day Seven

Wow – seven days already!

We went out for lunch and dinner today. I did indulge in dessert, but I also ate a lot less than I normally would. I’m learning some really important things about my relationships with food. It’s become fairly apparent that I’ve been emotionally eating for years (not just when I’m sad either, happy events trigger it too!) and I have made food a bigger part of my life than it should be.  Once I’ve finished losing the weight and are on to maintenance I can see that it’s ok to enjoy everything in moderation, but not ok to keep eating the huge portions I’ve been eating and eating out all the time. The good thing about my current diet though is finding healthier things to eat when we are out, having small portions but still feeling satisfied. It’s great.

Friday – Day Six

We went out with some friends tonight so I had a couple of drinks and a hot chocolate. I’d been craving chocolate cake all day so it was a small miracle that I managed to not have any and settle for a hot chocolate.

My legs are finally feeling normal!

Thursday – Day Five

Today went well. I had my appointment with the naturopath and I’ve lost weight!

My legs are still a bit achey, although it’s hard to say if it’s the detoxing effect of the diet or the extra exercise causing it. Perhaps both.

Wednesday- Day Four

I feel so much better today. I added a little bit more carbohydrate to my meals (I had muesli for breakfast), but it helped a lot and I feel almost back to normal. I’ve realised a lot of the symptoms I’ve been getting are similar to when I’ve done detoxes in the past- aching mucsles, sore head, foggy brain- then I realised that this kind of is a detox. I’ve cut nearly all processed sugar and carbs out of my diet. Given a huge portion of my diet is normally made up of these foods it is a massive change for my body.

I have an appointment with the naturopath tomorrow. It’ll be interesting to see what she thinks I should do with this…

Tuesday – Day Three

Today was a little on the stressful side. My feet were still swollen and I panicked and went to the doctor. She thought it would probably be from the big change in diet, but sent me off for blood tests just to be sure. She also recommended I add some complex carbohydrates to my diet and exercise more. I’m going to talk to the naturopath about this approach – while I won’t get the ‘fast fat loss’ she’s aiming for by me going into fat burning mode, I won’t have to deal with these unpleasant emotional side effects, the brain fog, heavy limbs…

I added more carbs back into my diet. I ate a banana and some bread. I don’t feel awful for it, but I’m still very tired and weary.

Monday- Day Two

Argh! I have struggled today, perhaps more so than yesterday because something is amiss with my feet. They’ve swollen up a bit, like I’ve been on a plane for too long and I have odd little pains in my limbs. Not sure why but it’s not pleasant. I don’t know if it’s related to the new diet or something else. I’ll see a doctor if it persists tomorrow because it’s not normal for me.

As for the food part of the day- I got a little hungry and a little bit emotional. But since having dinner I feel a lot better.

Sunday – Day one/Week one.

I’m sitting here with a tin of tuna and a cup of tea. Today started well, but this afternoon I’m feeling quite hungry and a bit emotional. I keep seeing left over cake in the cupboard that I can’t have, lemon/lime mineral water in the fridge that’s also off the menu, a lone banana in the fruit bowl…

The fact that I’m feeling emotional because I can’t have a certain food tells me just how much I’ve let food take over my life. Happy? Eat food. Sad? Eat food! Bored? Eat food. You get the picture. Whilst the next few weeks will be tough there will be positives:

• My digestion will improve and I’ll feel so much better that I won’t be as tempted to reach for junk food in the future
• More energy from eating healthy foods like vegetables that I’ve tended to heavily omit from my diet in the past
• More appreciation of what a ‘treat’ actually is
• New found ways to make meat and three veg exciting!

I weighed myself this morning so I’d have a starting figure and realised that in the past two years (to this weekend) I’ve put on 5kg. It’s crept on slowly  so that whilst I’ve noticed clothes have become tighter and some things can’t be worn anymore I didn’t realise that it had become that much. I look forward to losing it!

The Stats

So- you may be wondering. How much weight does this girl have to lose? I underwent a body composite analysis before my naturopath discussed my eating plan with me. I need to lose roughly 10 kg of body fat, gain some muscle and become more hydrated. I have some lovely graphs which show where I am and where I need to be, it’s nice to have numbers to work with.

My diet initially will be made up of 90g of pure protein, 3-4 cups of veggies, a piece of fruit, seeds and nuts, as much tea as I like and supplements. Once I start shifting fat the naturopath will add more carbohydrate in. I’m glad she told me that, I wouldn’t be able to stick to this diet if I thought I’d never have yummy food again!

I currently weigh 75kg and I want to weigh 65kg. My goal weight may change as I progress and get a better sense of what is realistic,  but for now 65 is the magic number. An bigger goal, that I’ll feel more rewarded for achieving is to reduce my waist to under 80cm’s. A waist over 80cm’s can cause increased risk of heart disease and diabetes and at almost 32 these are risks I’m not willing to be exposed to anymore.