two days in and...

well, I'm on day 3 of the healthy eating plan and I'm doing fine.

Monday 4th January:
Breakfast - Porridge with semi-skimmed milk, cup of tea with semi-skimmed milk
Lunch: Egg salad sandwich on 2 slices of wholemeal bread
Dinner: Spiced chickpeas and courgettes with basmati rice
other: 3 cups of herbal tea, 2 glasses of water, an orange and an apple
Exercise: pushed pushchair to and from playgroups in morning and afternoon, total of about 40 minute stroll

Tuesday 5th January:
Breakfast - Porridge with semi-skimmed milk, cup of tea with semi-skimmed milk
Lunch: leftover spiced chickpeas and courgettes with basmati rice
Dinner: Pasta Bake with side salad
other: 2 cups of tea with semi-skimmed milk and 3 glasses of water, an orange
Exercise: pushed pushchair to Child Health Integrated Clinic at Seacroft Hospital IN THE SNOW!!! This was really tough and my calves and buttocks ached afterwards!

2010 - lifestyle change!

I weighed myself and was shocked to discover I have 53lbs to lose. Where the heck did that come from... 8lbs from Christmas 2009, 8lbs from giving birth to Evie, 15lb from giving up smoking and then there was the 20lb from over-eating and not exercising! But it must go!!!

I've decided to eat sensibly; i.e. low fat, sensible portion sizes and calories within 1500-2000 as well as increase my exercise.

Yesterday i watched the first workout of the biggest loser DVD; I guess to lose weight i'll have to DO the exercise as well :)

I'll post my eating diary (all food / calories consumed) and have a weekly update with my progress.