Day Five ~ 17 Days

Breakfast

Warm lemon water

Tub Greek yogurt

Apple

1Tsp Flaxseed

Green Tea

Coffee

Snack

Half Greek Tub left over from last night

Handful of Blueberries

Lunch

Sardine in Olive Oil

Salad ~ Lettuce, tomato, Red peppers, Cucumber

Balsamic dressing

Green Tea

Snack ~ but no photo

Atkins protein bar

Apple with FlatTsp Organic Peanut butter

Coffee

Dinner

Chicken Breast cooked with mushrooms, red pepper and onion

Mashed cauliflower

3 tsp of Blueberry flavor organic quark

Green Tea

Hubby came back from two weeks in Russia last night and brought me this beautiful gift.

Training

Yesterday was my first full day off in over 3 weeks....was tough not training, but I did it.

What I ate that is not in cycle one

Peanut butter

Atkins protein bar

Quark

All are protein so I'm not that bothered

Weight

It's coming down.....each day I lose a little more...

1.8kgs ( 4 lbs ) away from the weight I would like to be, my first goal and we are on day 6 of the 17 days.

My hubby asked me today

* WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS DIET, YOU DON'T NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT*

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Day Four ~ 17 days

Breakfast

Warm freshly squeezed lemon water

Greek Yogurt with handful of Blueberries

Green Tea

Coffee

Snack

Atkins Protein Bar

Lunch

2 scrambled eggs

sprinkle of cheese

Apple

Dinner

Smoke Salmon Salad

Green Tea

Snack

1/2 Tub Greek yogurt

1 tsp of Organic peanut butter

Bedtime tea

Trained

30 mins skipping with rope

30 mins plank and sit up abs

50 mins Indoor cycle

1 hour Kettlebell ( taught a class )

Yesterday afternoon I was so bored and when I get bored I head to the kitchen. So instead of following old patterns I decided to watch Oprah and cycle...it really helped. Afterwards I felt so much better.

I still have no sugar or carbs cravings :)

My energy levels are good...:)

I ate two things not in cycle one ~

Atkins Protein bar and 1 tsp of Organic peanut butter, both protein

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Day Three ~ 17 Days

Breakfast

Warm freshly squeezed lemon water

Tub Greek yogurt

1 Tsp Flaxseed

Blueberries ( handful )

Green Tea

Coffee

Snack

Activia yogurt

Lunch

Left over chicken cooked with onion and mushrooms and veggies

Green Tea

Snack

Half Tub Greek yogurt

One Golden Kiwi

Coffee

Dinner

Fish

One hard boiled egg

Salad

Green Tea

At about 8pm I had the other half of the Greek Yogurt...

With a tsp of Organic peanut butter ( not on program )

Bedtime tea

I *spring cleaned* my home from top to bottom ~ took over 3 hours....while cleaning, with moving furniture and carrying carpet cleaner up all the stairs as we have 4 floors that need cleaning, I did think I would have proffered to have done one hour of working out instead of this....its really tough. I give my house a good clean once a month, the rest of the time I keep it clean and tidy....

Last night before bath and bed I did 25 mins of Abs....today I feel it as each time I add something different.

I was happy I was hungry for lunch yesterday as the first two days I was not hungry so didnt have.

I did add 1tsp of organic peanut butter to my one snack which is not part of the program, but its not a train smash for my goals with being at goal weight.

My energy levels are still up....

Am not craving for sugar or carbs ~ this is what really surprises me about this program...

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Day Two ~ 17 Days

Breakfast

Warm lemon water

Two hard boiled eggs

Apple

Green Tea

Snack

Activia yogurt

1 Tsp Flaxseed

Handful blueberries

Green Vanilla Tea

I was not hungry at lunch time, could not face eating a meal so had a handful of nuts, which is not on Cycle one....

Snack

1/2 Tub Greek yogurt

Blueberries

Dinner

Chicken cooked with mushrooms and onions

Cauliflower and Broccoli

Training

30 mins indoor cycling

30 mins of Triceps, Biceps and Shoulders

20 mins of Abs

Taught one hour aerobic/Dance class with toning and stretch

Mistakes I made

I was not hungry at lunch time so for the 2nd day in a row I didn't eat breakfast.

The handful of nuts I ate is not in cycle ONE, but does come later. Personally not going to worry too much about eating the nuts as I'm at goal weight, but wanting to do the 17 Days again to get my eating back under control as in June and part of July I ate without tracking or watching portion control...this is to get me back on track.

I had lots of energy and never felt hungry....BONUS!!

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Day one ~ 17 Days

I was my doubts about starting this program again...I did it the first time, but would I be able to do it 2nd time round?......Well I'm still wondering, as its early days.. remaining positive as I know at the end of the 17 days I will be happy with the results and after taking full body shots for my online group yesterday, I can see how my body fat has increased, even with my weight remaining in my maintaining range. That is enough to motivate me to do this cycle again and then to stay on track. Last month was the first month in over two years that I started eating foods without tracking and portion control...One lesson I've learned is..

THIS JOURNEY HAS NO ENDING.....you can never sit back and say I'M DONE.....

I knew this, but June was a good reminder of this for me.

On waking

As I had no fresh lemon with being away last week, I had hot water with fresh lemon juice.

I found this Green Tea at the America Base where Sarah lives...it has a great taste...

I can find Yogi Tea in Germany but not this flavor...but will ask around and see, or else Sarah said she will post me a few boxes from time to time. I only ended up having one cup of tea yesterday..

Breakfast

2 eggs scrambled

Cooked mushrooms and one tomato

Snack

1/2 Tub Greek yogurt

1 Gold Kiwi

I had a nail appointment after my snack...

Had a cup of coffee there

Went and did grocery shopping

Got home and it was too close to dinner time, so finished the other half of the Greek yogurt with a handful of Blueberries

As I was running at 7pm, I ate my dinner at 6pm, Tuna salad

Could only eat half of this meal...so put it aside and ate the rest after my run

Training for the day

I skipped with a rope for 25 mins to warm up and cardio

Did one hour of total body Kettlebell

Ran 7.77km with my neighbor

My mood

I was really surprised to see I was not hungry, besides a period between my two snacks as it was lunch time and I was out having a pedicure and then shopping....I was not tempted to grab anything on the go as I am totally dedicated to the next 17 days with a group of ladies on my online group who are doing this with me.

I do remember from doing this program before that having protein for breakfast kept me fuller for longer and also that I was not hungry on this program...

My mood was good yesterday :)

Mistakes

The mistake I made was to not have lunch

That I only drank two cups of Green tea and not 3

That I had Blueberries after 3pm

After doing my shopping yesterday, I'm better prepared for Day 2.

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Day 1 of 17 Days Eating Plan

Today is Day ONE on the 17 Day Diet

I'm doing this for the 2nd time as I got such great results the first time

Then for June and part of July, due to visitors, my birthday and a short break away

I have eaten everything but not in moderation....

Eating this way became the norm ~ so time to pull in the reins and get back to my Clean Eating lifestyle.

I need a stricter plan, which this is.

I will post my menu tomorrow

But so far...I've trained

I did 25 mins of skipping with a skipping rope for cardio

Then one hour of all over Kettlebell.

Later this afternoon I'm off for a pedicure, which I'm really looking forward to as I'm developing RUNNERS feet!

My weight is 62kg's ( 136.7 lbs )

My aim is to lose 2kg's ( 4.4 lbs )

Due to my bad eating habits for the last month and a half I have developed body fat over my belly area, so my main aim is to get it off again.

I don't enjoy my current jelly belly!!

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Had a short break

I took a break from blogging, had my daughter spend a month with me, she is leaving in two hours back to South Africa...

I will be back to blogging here on Monday 11th July as I'm going to do the 17 Days eating plan again. I have been all over the place with my eating for the last month. I've allowed sugar to creep back into my diet via ice cream and chocolate...

So its back to the drawing board before I start gain weight.

I will be doing photo's and a day to day menu of what I'm eating ~ this always helps keep me focused

See you then,.....

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Eating needs some attention

OKAY ~ truth be told....I have not been able to get back on plan the way I like to be since last Saturday when my daughter arrived, and then going off to Berlin.

I have enjoyed ice cream and chocolate again....and am feeling the side effects of the sugar on my body....I know I have to make changes NOW, so my intentions are to get back 100% on plan from tomorrow...I will fall a little on Thursday as its my birthday, and then the weekend as my brother will be here from South Africa and we going to have a * PaRtY BBQ * ~ but I do think the days in between I have no excuse. I'm going back to having eggs for breakfast as well as I found it kept me fuller for longer.....I also need to time my meals and snacks otherwise I find I can eat all day....

Training wise I did well...

I think cause I overate ~ I trained more!!

Its a mental thing for me...

Eating and not training...MEANS GAINING!

RECAP OF LAST WEEKS TRAINING.

Monday and Tuesday ~ Did lots of walking around Berlin...LOTS OF HOURS

Wednesday ~ Taught a Kettlebell class

Thursday ~ Did 30 mins indoor cycling and 35 mins Kettlebell

Friday ~ Abdomal workout for 30 mins, Cycled for 30 mins, Ran for 5.5 km

Saturday ~ Kettlebell workout for 30 mins, Ran for 6.53km

Sunday ~ Ran for 11km

All in All.....I had a good week...

Now to improve my eating habits *again*

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Am back on plan

I'm back on track again after 2 days of no training, besides walking and with my eating.

Last night I taught a Kettlebell class out on my neighbors lawn, it was a beautiful evening, far too hot to be stuck indoors.

This morning I did an indoor cycle for 15.5km, 30 mins while watching Oprah, then I did a 35 min Kettlebell workout..

In an hour and a half my hubby and I are off for a 10 km run...

Talking about my hubby...the weight is falling off him

He is looking so good.

I'm totally amazed at his determination to stick to the plan I've put him on.

And so excited to see he is getting results.

He is down 6.5kg's now.

The Body Ecology Diet ~ is the book I bought yesterday for my iPad

Has anyone read this book???

Its not a diet...its a plan to help the immune system.

I added these two photo's taken in ~Berlin~ wanted to show you how active the people are there...I was amazed how the mother in the first photo could cycle with high heel shoes....and skirt. The photo below I thought was something fun to do if with a big group of people....

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.

Back from Berlin

Its been a week since I did my last entry...

So much has happened..

My daughter arrived from South Africa

We went to Berlin from Sunday to Tuesday evening...

Back home now and trying to find my feet...

But thought I would quickly pop in and do an update

Before heading off to Berlin I ran on Friday ( 7.5km ), Saturday ( 9km ) and Sunday ( 10km )

I knew I would over eat and that's just what I did.

We ate a good breakfast every morning and that is where the good ended..

We ate lunch and dinner at restaurants...Ice Cream as it was so so hot out

Drank Radlers and wine with meals...ate one chocolate...so there went my NO chocolate challenge...14 days into challenge and I failed!!

Bread rolls....I ate far too many of those.

The only good about this trip was we did 20 hours of walking...at a good pace most of the time...

Hubby came back 200g lighter...I'm too scared to climb on the scale....and at the moment am saying * I'm fat * and getting moaned at by my hubby who says I cannot be fat after only two days of eating badly!!!

When I eat badly I feel fat....I hate eating badly!!!

The way I see it, isn't necessarily the way you see it.