Mission to lose 5st (10/70 lbs and counting)

[blubex]

Kettlebells course starts @ 8 pm - won't be exercise tonight, I don't think, all measurements and photos (I've already had mine done in PT session) and nutritional advice/bonding with the 'team'!

I'm quite looking forward to it! The nutritional monitoring starts tomorrow though for sure. I've got a PT session in the morning so it is all starting now...

Hopefully I will make it back on here afterwards to consolidate the plan in my mind.

Hope it went well last night x

 

[zeke]

Thanks Bluebex As I had already had my measurements done etc - last night was just getting to know the others in the group. This week all we need to do is to record what we eat, then we will change/tweak breakfast and then next week lunch and so on...I'm just going to have to trust in the process as I know it has worked for so many other people over the last 6 months.

I've got tons of work to do at the moment - don't start until 12.20 but was going to go in and start at 8.45 so left it all there yesterday - then remembered PT session this am (thank goodness). This is my exercise regime to start this week:

Mon 7 pm - Kettlebells (30 mins nutrition 30 mins kettlebells)
Wed/Thu (will change) - Personal training 45 mins
Wed 7.30 pm - Pilates (1 hr)
Sat 10 am - Kettlebells (1hr)

I feel happy that I am, finally, taking control of the exercise and joining booked classes (think this will work best for me having pretty much the same group of people and a team feel). I definitely want to start doing a short dog walk every morning too (for back) but I'm not great at getting up when I don't absolutely have to...

 

[Scrumbles]

Well done on embracing the exercise - wish I could muster up a bit of enthusiasm for it!

 

[Be11e1280]

Sounds like a great plan - and like you say, if you've booked and paid for it then there's more motivation to do it. I've had PT sessions in the past and they were great - I did loads more than I'd be able to do on my own as my pride wouldn't let me quit before I physically couldn't lift the weights anymore! I'd love to go back to having them but I've had loads of holidays and weekends away to pay for this year so I can't afford it at the moment - first world problems hey?!!

 

[zeke]

Thanks Scrumbles and Belle

I'm justifying the PT now that I don't have a cleaner any more (used a company so it was quite expensive)...ha!

First full-on KB session in 45 mins - scared but looking forward to it!

Weight not great this am - the sts trend has turned into gaining



Shouldn't be sitting down now (back) so will update later after first session...

 

[zeke]

I (think) I am loving the exercise! My friends, who started Kellebells at the same time, have all reported a lot of muscle aching this weekend - I haven't had as much, due to the two PT sessions previously I had. It really does get better doesn't it?!

Having a 45 min PT session in 50 mins, Pilates on Wednesday, KB and Thurs and KB on Sat.

Food - well, last week was eat your normal week and simply record it - I've done a fairly inaccurate report...this week is all about changing breakfast. I would imagine it will be all about adding protein into it and maybe veg...Got to start to get organised with the food and back to making accurate records.

 

[zeke]

PT session was good...

Looking at myself in a wall covered in a massive mirror ...not so good.

Got to get this nutrition sorted! Namely breakfast this week as priority.

Also think - starting NOW - that I need to say NO to the following from 5 pm on a Sunday until 5 pm on a Friday (not planning on bingeing at the weekend but I don't think an all out ban will work):

* Chocolate - except a small amount of dark chocolate if desperate
* Sweets
* Crisps
* Cake
* Biscuits
* Alcohol
* Fizzy drinks (currently having a can of caffeine free diet but, after that...) except sparkling water
* White bread/pasta

I also think I may need to abandon the traditional meal format and just go for 2-4 hours between eating (except overnight!).

I'll see where this leads - I'm not going to add in calorie counting into the mix just yet - that may be a step too far, maybe next week!

 

[Be11e1280]

I couldn't bend my legs for 2 days after my first Kettlebells session -and that was using a 2kg bell, lol! Glad I persevered though as its such a great workout.

How are you changing your breakfasts? I changed mine a few weeks ago from cereal to Greek yogurt with granola sprinkled on it but it took me a few days to get used to the yogurt. I'm not great at eating in a morning - it has to be 'dry' food for me but would love to have eggs if I could stomach them!

 

[zeke]

I couldn't bend my legs for 2 days after my first Kettlebells session -and that was using a 2kg bell, lol! Glad I persevered though as its such a great workout.

How are you changing your breakfasts? I changed mine a few weeks ago from cereal to Greek yogurt with granola sprinkled on it but it took me a few days to get used to the yogurt. I'm not great at eating in a morning - it has to be 'dry' food for me but would love to have eggs if I could stomach them!

Hi!

This morning I changed porridge, strawberries and milk (a fairly normal combination for me) to porridge, strawberries, 15g mixed seeds and oat milk. I will try to have a spinach and salmon/chicken omelette a couple of times a week. This weekend I am looking forward to collating some other things off the internet - like quinoa porridge, their is a recipe of homemade granola on my groups facebook page that I would like to make (and then have ready for those need breakfast really quick mornings) and maybe have it with greek yoghurt. I think the short answer is ditch cereal/toast completely and focus on ensuring that I have protein (eggs/seeds/salmon/chicken).

Work has been all consuming this week so tbh (well more than normal - which has thrown me) I haven't really changed breakfast that much, apart from one omelette day - I just ditched the cornflakes. The house is also needs a bit of TLC as a result.

DH and DS are at a football match today so I want to use the day to get caught up (I have a LOT of ironing, mow the lawn, cleaning, sort out the food situation, dye hair - well make a start anyway) after kettlebells this morning. I definitely feel motivated towards doing the food thing now - focusing on breakfast (from Tuesday it will be breakfast and lunch) but also making changes/better choices elsewhere where I can.

I recorded what I ate on the food diary we were given this week but I know a lot got left off. I'm going to record everything accurately on MFP from now on and then transfer the overview to the official sheet once a week. I'm starting on Saturday this week - so it will only be three days worth.

 

[zeke]

I'm eating a small (ish) meal whenever I am hungry today (exception of breakfast when I wasn't particularly hungry):

8.30 am - porridge, seeds, strawberries, oat milk

KETTLEBELLS CALSS 10 - 11

11.30 am - banana pancakes (banana, 2 eggs, raspberries, coconut oil for cooking, handful oats)

3 pm - spinach & tinned red salmon omelette

So basically as day or breakfasts do far...well it is breakfast week! I am at 1268 Kcals already (and I think the kcals for eggs are higher than the MFP database...129 kcals for TWO medium eggs?) so think I will be lucky to come in less than 2000 kcals today. I should really ditch the wine tonight but that may be a step too far!

I bought a tuna steak for dinner, going to try a recipe out of the lean and clean cookbook with wasable paste, red chillis, green beans and oyster sauce...sounds nice...

Anyway, I am happy that I have started to make an effort to eat healthily and get back into calorie counting

Now to start mowing the lawn!

 

[zeke]

Very happy to report a full day of precise calorie counting!

I ate healthily all day BUT that doesn't mean it was low kcal. It was Saturday night so I had 4 glasses of Prosecco (yes, an entire bottle) - that was fairly restrained for me .

Had the most gorgeous dinner from the lean and clean cook book - wasabi tuna steak. OMG Tuna steaks are expensive fresh from Waitrose - think it was £5.50!

I had the same breakfast as yesterday but reduced the seeds from 15g to 10g. Yesterday was a really hungry day - probably because of the kettlebells in the morning, so I am hoping that it will be easy to reduce the kcals a bit today. I've still got them set at maintenance (2180 excluding exercise) and I hope to come in below that today. Yesterday I was well over. Today I won't be drinking alcohol though - which is a good start!