Post Holiday thoughts

Hi there - it's been awhile hasn't it?

I went away with most of the immediate family for 2 weeks.  I was going to try to eat well and get in some pool exercise but that did not eventuate.  About the only thing I did 'healthy' was to do 1 low calorie consumption day.  I had intended to continue this whilst on holidays decided against it.

I ate morning tea - cakes usually - and had desert - choc coated soft serve - most days.  I did have cereal or berry bruschetta for breakfast and dinner was usually bbq meat and salad.  I also drank a lot of water.

Back home I weighed myself - gained 1.2kg.  Not too bad considering.  So back on the wagon I go.  Starting the whole 5:2 lifestyle thing and 5 days later I have lost 1.3kgs.  Today was supposed to be another fast day but I had to have breakfast early as I had an early appointment.  I prefer to 'fast' on days where I don't have to go anywhere early.  That way I can have breakfast later in the morning, like around 11am.  This then tides me over until dinner at around 7pm.

One thing I have found with the whole 'fast' days or low-cal-consumption days is how hungry I don't really get.  From what I have read and from what those I know who live like this have said is that initially they are ravenous a lot of the day.  Not me.  Maybe I am just lucky in the way.

So for my 2 fast days this is what I have eaten:
Day 1 - 1 nectarine, 2 kiwi fruit, 1 banana, handful of fresh berries (breakfast); chicken stir fry (dinner)
Day 2 - 2 rustic white toast spread with choc philly and topped with raspberries (breakfast); 1 1/3 snags, 1/4 large steamed kumara, steamed carrot and peas (dinner).
Day 3 - I forget what I ate, but I know I snuck in 3 lindt balls...
Day 4 - 2 toast with marg and jam, followed by half a chicken breast baked in the oven and topped with salsa and a sprinkling of grated cheese, two thirds of a potato sliced into chips and oven baked, steamed carrot and peas.

Each day I have 2 cups of tea and lots of water.  I will admit to being hungry when I go to bed of a night.  I have found that I have approx. 16 hours of not eating before I break my fast and a further 8 hours till dinner followed by a further 13 hours before breakfast the next day.  I try to be strong and not have anything else but those 2 meals a day.  I could do better with the calorie count I'm sure.

I am back to writing up on the fridge a weekly meal plan.  Breakfasts and lunches are all sorted and I have even gone so far as to decide what type of meat we will have for dinner - beef or chicken, etc.  At the moment I have the next 4 nights dinners planned in my head.

Oh and I have lost 2.1kg since I got home from holidays......