My weight-loss journey so far...
I wish I had started a journal and took my measurements from 1 November 2020 but I did not. I took my measurements for the first time on 13 DEC, and also bought myself a Xiaomi "Smart body composition scale 2" which arrived on 14 DEC.
WEIGHT:
1.) Starting weight on 1 November: 110.3 kg (Entered it on today's date as I could not go back and select that date).
2.) Today's weight: 105,1 kg (and down a LOT of cm's but up in muscle mass as the 2 photos show).
FOOD (1):
I started eating clean and healthy on 1 November:
- No pork or shellfish,
- No sugar of any kind other than organic raw honey from time to time in green smoothies,
- No refined (or pre-packaged) foods,
- No dairy other than feta from time to time, and
- No white flour or pasta.
- Lots of veggies, fruit (berries, green apples, bananas and pineapple),
- Lots of seeds - flax, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, chia
- Very little nuts (in the beginning) and
- Rye / wholegrain pasta or bread (twice a week only).
EXERCISE:
1.) I only started with VERY light exercise on 1 December. By light I mean I bought an elliptical trainer/cycle combo, and started with 10 minutes (mostly sitting on the cycle seat, haha. I did intermittent fasting (from 8 pm to 11am - 15 hours a day) the whole of November.
2.) On 14 Dec my Kettlebell arrived, (only 4kg - wish I had gone for the 6kg one - and I am now doing 10 minutes a day with that plus 10 minutes on the elliptical trainer.
FOOD (2)
On 11 Dec I started drinking Bulletproof coffee at 08h00, followed by
- A huge healthy meal in the afternoon at 2pm, and
- A healthy smoothie with lots of mixed seeds for supper at 7pm.
- 2 Snacks a day include (1.) Banana, 6 cashew nuts and 6 almonds at around 11am and (2.) Celery stick with same nuts at around 9pm, an hour before bed - to maintain blood sugar level (sic. The 4-Hour body by Tim Ferriss).
IMAGE SHOWN:
Taken on 30 November and 14 December - 14 days apart. The shirt belongs to my husband and is a size 38 (I am/was a 44)... Took me 2 minutes to get it on, hahaha.
