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Wednesday 8 June 2011

Day 17 - Cruise Phase

Well I have been a bit remis with my blogs, as pointed out by Kate, but I have been manically busy, and dare I say a bit hacked off that the weight has not come off quicker.  So I looked up on the internet what it could be, and it told me to stop weighing every day, and to stick to the diet, and things should balance out.  Could be hormones of course.  Rich is losing weight nice and steadily though and feeling loads better.  We are eating well, still lots of nice fish and meat, with a daily dose of oatbran porridge.  We both fell off the wagon a bit over the weekend, but we are not going to worry about it!

Todays Food
Breakfast - Turkey rashers, scrambled egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, cup of tea
Lunch - Salmon, salad, roasted peppers, fat free yoghurt
Tea - Lovely beef and veg stew done in the slow cooker (aubergine, courgette, peppers, onions, butternut squash.)
Supper tonight, porridge.
Plenty of water.

Exercise - Trudy Dance class, Rich walk.

Tuesday 31 May 2011

Day 10 - Cruise Phase

WOW - thought the scales were broken this morning!
Trudy 10st 8.25 lbs - lost 3.25 lbs - Total loss 7.75lbs
Richard 19st 8lbs - lost 6.25lbs - Total loss 12.25lbs

What a result.  Not sure what we did yesterday but whatever it was it paid off.  Good day today with vegetables & protein.  Really enjoyed my food today but felt really full. Just had our oat bran porridge, bit late really, but it staves off the hunger pangs in the night for sure.  I've been to zumba, hence the late supper and really worked my ass off tonight.  All in all am very pleased with how it is going.

Breakfast - Turkey rasher, scrambled egg, mushrooms, tomato
Lunch - Courgette & leek soup (home made), roasted peppers, salmon fillet.  Rich also had some tuna.
Afternoon snack - yoghurt
Tea - Beef stew, slow cooked.  Steak, aubergine, onions, carrots (just a few), butternut squash.  Served with asparagus
Supper - oatbran porridge.

Water, diet coke, tea.

Exercise - Rich walk round field.  Trudy 1 hour zumba class.

Saturday 28 May 2011

Day 7 - Attack Phase

Trudy - 10 stone 13 lbs Total loss 3lbs
Richard 20 stone 0.25lbs Total loss 6lbs

Not blogged for a few days, but diet still going well.  Went out for a meal last night, and I had monkfish & prawns and a little salad, but have stuck to protein day today.  Rich stuck to protein.

Looking forward to some roast chicken and veg tomorrow, and going to make some soup.  Yum.

so.. both starting cruise phase properly tomorrow.

Exercise today - walk about 15 mins.

Wednesday 25 May 2011

Day Four - Attack Phase

Trudy - 11 stone 1lb - Lost 1lb
Richard - 20stone 2lbs - Lost 4.25lbs
Matt - 8stone 13lbs - Lost 5lbs

Well the boys are doing better than me!  Rich was pleased to see a great weight loss today but I have to say I was a little dissapointed with my meagre weight loss.  Diet itself still going well though, and am not feeling hungry, a little peckish occasionally but not really hungry.  Struggled with my oat bran gallette tonight so didn't quite finish it.  Rich has spaced out the food today, which he found a bit better.

Breakfast - Turkey rasher, scrambled egg, cup of tea
Lunch - Rich - Roast beef slices, cottage cheese, pickled onion, yoghurt
Snack - Packet lean ham
Lunch - Trudy - Ham, cottage cheese, extra light soft cheese, yoghurt
Dinner - Both - Fish medley, sea bream, salmon, prawns and mussels.
Supper - Oat bran gallette made with fat free fromage frais.

Daily challenge - Getting on the scales and losing weight!

Exercise - Rich walking 20 mins.  Trudy 1 hour dance class

Tuesday 24 May 2011

Day Three - Attack Phase

Trudy - couldn't weigh this morning as I was in a hotel
Richard - 20stone 6.25lbs - stayed same

Well I managed to overcome my daily challenge of the hotel.  I did mean to get up and go to the gym this morning at 7am, but unfortunately the temptation of a lie in got the better of me!  Breakfast was very limited as no cold meats available so I just stuck to a portion of scrambled egg and a cup of tea.  I expect the eggs had butter and milk in but what can you do when thats all thats there.  The choice was bacon, or fried eggs, so I thought the scrambled was the least damaging option.  Lunch was a challenge too as I went out with my new team.  Again not much on the menu so I opted for the peri peri chicken and chips, without the chips.  The waitress looked at me agast and offered me a salad, but I stuck to my guns and said no just the chicken please.  It was actually really nice and I ate it really slowly so that I wouldn't have to sit there and watch my colleagues eat their pizza!  Rich is struggling a bit, with feeling a bit light headed at times, so I think he needs to fill the gaps with some food.  I guess its a bit of trial and error.  Matt did well and lost 4lbs the first day!  Why is it so hard when you get older, its not fair.

Todays menu

Trudy
Breakfast:  Scrambled egg, cup of tea.
Lunch:  Peri Peri chicken, diet coke
Tea: Piece of turkey fillet and ham omelette, cup of tea
Supper: Oat bran gallette

Lots of water
Exercise: One hour zumba class

Rich
Breakfast: Turkey rasher & scrambled egg
Lunch:  Ham, cottage cheese, yoghur
Tea:  Smoked haddock, turkey fillet & ham omelette, cup of tea, diet coke
Supper: Oat bran gallette

Lots of water
Exercise:  20 min walk

Daily challenge:  Tomorrow its to find something other than cottage cheese to eat!

Monday 23 May 2011

Sorry about the spelling my iPad seems to have a mind of it's own on words it doesn't recognise!

Day two -Attack Phase

Trudy 1 1st 1.75lbs Weight lost .25lbs
Richard stayed the same

Well hardly dramatic weight loss but it's only been a day! Typical me always impatient. I've found it ok although did struggle a little with eating ham during a 121 with my boss. Then had some chicken with cottage cheese which I can't really say I enjoyed much. I had the pathway porridge this morning which again I can't say was amazing, I preferred the gallery's which we had yesterday which was lush, but am away in a hotel tonight so not able to have my oat bran. I have been good though and bought food on the way down and have been in the pool tonight. I can't pretend I swam all the time but did do some sweating in the sauna so hope that counts he he. Did about 15 min worth of swimming too.

Breakfast
Trudy - oat bran porridge
Rich - kippers and a poached egg

Lunch
Both - lean ham and cottage cheese
Trudy - chicken fillet and a yoghurt

Dinner
Trudy -salmon, chicken, skinny latte. Have a yoghurt here but not sure I will eat it.
Richard - haddock, chicken steak, yoghurt

Supper
Rich oat bran porridge

Lots of water - I have been thirsty today!

Exercise
Trudy - swimming
Rich - walking

Daily challenge
Tomorrow for me will be being away from home and finding something for lunch and avoiding the chocolate juncture on the way home!