Week 4

That is another week over and done with, I promise I will try and post more often than once a week but had a few technical difficulties this week.

This week I have lost another 2.25lb, so that is a total loss of 1st 3.25lb, not too shabby for 4 weeks effort and I have just bought a new pair of size 18 jeans because I find that if my clothes feel baggy I'm more inclined to eat more as I feel really slim.  Clothes that fit or feel a little bit too tight make me much more motivated to carry on.

I've faced a few difficulties this week, firstly the family gathering.  That went really well, managed to avoid all the bad stuff but had a couple of whole milk decaf cappucinos, so didn't feel too deprived.  I'm not sure when a cappucino became a treat, just goes to show how your mindset can change in such a short space of time.  We also went out for a meal on Sunday but we had a carvery and I avoided the yorkshire pudding, potatoes and condiments, so felt really proud and gave my halo a bit of a polish.

I'm back to work since I've been off ill and that is a whole new set of challenges.  Serving cakes and sandwiches all day can be difficult but to be honest it hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be.  I actually look forward to my salads that I take.  The problem I do have is I only get a 10 minute break so I find eating a reasonable amount of salad very difficult in that time plus sometimes it is really early and I don't want carrots and celery.  I'm starting to use The Harcombe Diet Forum and although I don't pay so that I can post, I do have access to read it all and there are some very interesting ideas and recipes on there, so going to do a bit of research when I get chance to look at my lunch options.

I'm trying one of those recipes today, going to have a cottage pie with a cauliflower mash instead of potato.  If it tastes as good as it looks then I will post the recipe and a photo tomorrow.

Week 4 stats

Start weight 15 st 12 lb
Current weight 14 st 8.75lb
Week 4 loss 2.25lb
Total loss 1 st 3.25lb