Where the bluehourbird flies ....

I'm super jealous that you are living in Germany, and in Berlin no doubt! That's my dream place to go to someday, sprechen sie deutsch?

Good luck on your journey, it will be tough but in all just keep in mind that if you mess up a few times it's really no big deal. I found that after eating bad for a week and getting back on track I saw the scale drop nicely, so don't get discouraged.
 
No loss this morning ... sigh! There are different was of making the shake, either with water, as I did the first few days, or with buttermilk of low-fat milk. I used buttermilk yesterday for a change in taste, but apparently that was a bad idea. back to water today then!

But the contract is signed, all the admin stuff taken care of for now, a few personal emails and letters written, parents plans to visit Berlin before I start working are finalized, and it's a beautiful sunny day, so the mood is high anyway. Now for another few rounds of taking care of miscellaneous procrastinated tasks, from cleaning the kitchen cupboards to starting on my UK tax return :)
 
76.5 this morning - and I LOVE that weight-loss ticker thing! Especially the addition of the BMI, which to be frank I can't wait to get under 30 - it's been such a long time!

Looks like I did a pretty good job on drinking yesterday, 2l of water, 1l herbal teal, 1l green tea and yerba mate, plus the shakes and some veggie juice - didn't feel thirsty at the end of the day anymore, but was still parched waking up so aiming for even more today.
 
Ho hum, after my first meal yesterday (unplanned but could simply NOT face another shake) I am half a kilo up at 77kg, so net loss for this first week is 1.5kg. Not bad, but not as much as I hoped for. And I will NOT do a second week on liquids alone. The shake still tastes ok etc, but I do not have the discipline to push myself through another day of feeling queasy and yesterday was pretty bad, lightheaded, slightly nauseous, and unable to concentrate - and I have SO MUCH to do before I start my new job, especially since my parents will be visiting for a few day and I won't be able to get anything done then, playing the tourist guide! So I had an apple and a small tin of sardines, not exactly a "meal" but it did the trick! The eveing after that was immediately better, the nausea stopped and I could at least get some reading and housework done.

So now I am continuing with 2 shakes (morning and night) and 1 light lunch a day. I will be making a big batch of ratatouille today (something like 6 portions, to eat for the rest of the week, 4 for the freezer), which is a perfect light sumer meal when combined with some fish or chicken. Going food shopping tomorrow and will have to try and restrain myself shopping for only 1 meal a day, I have a habit of buying WAY too much veg...
 
76.6 this morning, so almost back to where I was before starting to eat, and 200g to go ontil my pre-Christmas weight. And the shakes taste so much better with the expectation of lettuce & Co for lunch! :)
 
You got everything going for you, well done!
How about the appetite do the shakes fill you up better than the same calories worth of food would?
 
Hard to say, but I am certainly not left hungry ... not after 7 days anyway, I guess your stomach shrinks a bit :) - the beautiful thing is though that there is no desire to have "more shake", whereas there would always be a desire for "more steak" or "one more potato" or "another apple" or whatever else tastes good in that moment.

And a nice side effect is that now the recommended meal portions don't seem so small anymore!
 
No loss today, but then I really didn't drink enough yesterday, and it clearly says that the diet won't work if you don't get enough fluids ... so here is today's breakfast:
large cup of green tea, mug of peppermint tea, 1 shake, and 1l of water.
I really don't know why I keep making the same mistake again and again ... but too late now, so I will toast to a better day today with a glass of water!
 
oufffffffffffffffffffffffffff - finally down from that little plateau, at 76.3kg this morning - lower than the pre-Christmas weight!

What is was I don't know, what caused it to drop finally I can only guess, drinking enough water, staying up until 1am, worrying about my former employer's corporate tax bill??? Well, if that last activity did not burn off HUGE amounts of calories, I don't know what could! :)

Either way, I am a happy girl this morning, my weight is down and it's only 2 days now until my parents arrive for a visit and I get to be a tourist in my own hometown for a while ... haven't really done all the touristy stuff yet since I arrived last November (too cold to go out, then too unemployed and worried to enjoy) - so that will be wonderful!

Now back to solving tax mysteries!
 
Another 600g lost since yesterday - I am on a ROLL!!! Now preparing for a 3 day visit from my parents and hoping that I can keep it up and not succumb to temptation! I have allowed myself only one exception: there will be COFFEE! Or to be more precise latte macchiato since that is my favourite, even if it is the version with the most calories. The only thing I've missed since starting this diet really ... I am positive though that I can now enjoy it without sugar after not having had anything sweet for 2 weeks.
 
3 days of parents visiting meant a lot of walking, but not a lot of water, and the wrong food at the wrong times, and not enough sleep. No idea what the scale says but I would be VERY surprised it I hadn't gained! Going for a "rehydration marathon" this Sunday afternoon, bottles of water and freshly bought green tea all lined up, and hoping that it won't be too bad tomorrow morning ... still, it was a wonderful weekend. I am blessed with really good people for parents, and with still having them around, neither of which is a given ... so if I have gained a kilo, I will have no regrets whatsoever.
 
Hi,

Sounds like your doing great.
I love that you allow yourself a little break when your parents are there. I lift my diet when I go back home to nz once a year as there is just so much bad foods I love and miss all year round lol,

I'm loving your celebrations also, toasting with a glass of water etc. it really got me thinking as I always celebrate with a glass of wine or a big fatty meal out. Celebrating for me always means lots of calories as that's the way its done but your posts made me realize it doesn't have to be that way.
I can easily celebrate with a glass of water or a salad at a dinner out and have just as good as a time.
 
Uh oh, no time to breathe let alone post since my new job started but despite the stress that comes with new start like that weight is inching down ... 74.6 kg this morning and 10 days to go until I get to go on holiday!
 
73.8 this morning, I've been hungry hungry hungry all week ... but now that temperatures are rising again, I am losing my appetite again too ...
 
It's been a while ... due to the fact that I apparenty can only cope with so many things at a time, and all energy went into dental issues (read root canal treatments, so lots of pain, infections & associated antibotics and more time in the chair tan I care to think about), finding an moving to a new flat, repaying some debt, and doing my full-time job well enough to be offered a contract, while maintaining the side gig. Dental issues are finally solved, infections are healed, and immune system is recovering from antibiotics. A 2 year contracts is signed. Side gig still going well, and debt is down a bit despite all the expenses associated with moving into a new flat (gorgeous, all mine, but not breaking the bank ... finally a supportive living environment! Wouldn't have gotten through the last 3 months so relatively ok without this). It's been exhausting and I am still tired despite a week's holiday, still struggling with not catching every bug that goes around, but finally have enough brainspace again to think about weight loss. I don't think I've done well at all during this time, I am sure I gained, but the trousers still close so I am guessing about 4kg? I'll hop on the scales tomorrow to get a base line. Tonight I just wanted to get reacquainted :waving:
 
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