Figure I'll have a wee check in today to keep me on track this weekend. No great plans so shouldn't be a naughty one.
I've been filling in a digital food diary this week that I created in excel to keep track (I always have my phone but don't always have a pen and paper diary, so it's easier to just open an app and add to it, plus the paper diaries don't have enough space for my scrawl). Just had a wee nosey through it and I'm feeling pretty good about my week so far. Will fill in my plan for tomorrow then upload a pic of it if anyone is interested. It looks like a bit of a mess as it lists items not meals but I'm happy to email a blank copy if anyone wants to try their own.
My meal planning is going fantastic, I have almost a week and a half planned in advance and shopping is being ordered in a week ahead of schedule (obviously except for fresh fruit and veg, they're coming in as needed), which is saving me from the "I have no food in the house, let's get a takeaway" dilemma and surprisingly saving money too as I used to spend a fortune every week on buying lunches.
Losses so far aren't as staggering as I'd hoped for (but not expected tbh), but I'm ok with that. I'm looking at around 2lb this week so far which is still much much better than previous weeks and I'll be delighted with it.
Finally got my hrm working and remembered to set it for horse riding on Thursday. Total calories burned in 49 minutes? 512 and I felt pleasantly worked out, but not shattered like I would if I'd burned 512 calories in the gym (that also would have taken me longer).
How is everyone else's week coming along? Xx
I've been filling in a digital food diary this week that I created in excel to keep track (I always have my phone but don't always have a pen and paper diary, so it's easier to just open an app and add to it, plus the paper diaries don't have enough space for my scrawl). Just had a wee nosey through it and I'm feeling pretty good about my week so far. Will fill in my plan for tomorrow then upload a pic of it if anyone is interested. It looks like a bit of a mess as it lists items not meals but I'm happy to email a blank copy if anyone wants to try their own.
My meal planning is going fantastic, I have almost a week and a half planned in advance and shopping is being ordered in a week ahead of schedule (obviously except for fresh fruit and veg, they're coming in as needed), which is saving me from the "I have no food in the house, let's get a takeaway" dilemma and surprisingly saving money too as I used to spend a fortune every week on buying lunches.
Losses so far aren't as staggering as I'd hoped for (but not expected tbh), but I'm ok with that. I'm looking at around 2lb this week so far which is still much much better than previous weeks and I'll be delighted with it.
Finally got my hrm working and remembered to set it for horse riding on Thursday. Total calories burned in 49 minutes? 512 and I felt pleasantly worked out, but not shattered like I would if I'd burned 512 calories in the gym (that also would have taken me longer).
How is everyone else's week coming along? Xx