Day 4 (tranquil Sunday)

 

 

 

Hello all!

 

 

 

 

 

Today was a very relaxed Sunday.

A friend came over in the afternoon and we went for a short walk.

Except from that, I have done nothing sporty today...

 

 

Tomorrow will be may be the hardest day so far

since my vacations,

I am on heavy shift...

which means starting early, and ending in the evening...

and also means I have to carry almost all the food with me.

 

In the evening there will be a meeting with my support group for overeaters.

 

 

 

 

 

Today's report:

 

 

 

 

FOOD:

 

Breakfast: muesli with fruit pieces

and oat milk

 

 

Lunch: celery with hummus,

and a nectarine

- NO PHOTO -

 

 

Late dessert: semolina pudding with chocolate

(yeah I know... I eat too many of these)

 

 

 

Afternoon snack for me and my friend: pieces of ?cereal? filled with nougat

 

 

Sitting with friend: two glasses of multivitamin juice

and two ounces of really dark chocolate

 

 

Dinner: three tortillas,

filled with leftovers from yesterday

(I added some green beans for even more color and yum)

 

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE:

 

 

45 minutes of relaxed walk

and nothing more

 

 

- 4 points -

 

 

 

 

STRESS MANAGEMENT:

 

 

No stress,

it's Sunday!

 

 

 

 

 

LOVE AND SUPPORT:

 

 

It was great having my friend over.

 

 

After she left, I felt a bit lonely and bored.

I'm no good for being alone on Sunday evenings.

But at least this did not lead me to "boredom binging" as it often had before.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for reading...

see you 

 

 



Day 3 (swimming on a Saturday)

 

 

 

Hello all!

 

 

 

Found this in my Facebook feed this morning

and just have to share it with you:

 

Sounds good, eh?

 

 

 

 

 

Another wonderful day...

 

 

 

Today two friends and me went swimming to a small lake near my town.

We had a fun time.

 

I carried a smoothie and fruit with me,

but got hungry by the evening,

so I joined my friends in having a portion of French fries with mayo

(and a Bounty...)

 

 

However, I was swimming;

and I was having fun.

So, no regrets.

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD:

 

Breakfast: semolina pudding with chocolate

and a Starbucks coffee

 

 

Small Lunch snack: celery with hummus

 

Dessert: pudding (orange-white chocolate flavor)

 

Smoothie: made with a normal and a small banana,

a handful of strawberries,

and some pomegranate juice

 

Fruit snack: one nectarine

and at least 750 grams of watermelon

 

"Sinful" indulgence in the evening: a portion of French fries

with two servings of mayonnaise,

and a two-pieces "Bounty" chocolate-coco snack

 

Dinner: two tortillas with filling as shown in the picture

(filling made with smoked tofu,

red and yellow bell pepper,

some corn,

red beans

and some peas)

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE:

 

 

About 70 minutes of pure swimming

(slow, calm breaststrokes)

 

- the rest of the time I was just fooling around in the water

or laying in the sun -

 

 

- adding 7 points -

 

 

 

STRESS MANAGEMENT:

 

 

Swimming calmed me so much!

 

 

 

I love swimming;

for me it's like a very own type of meditation.

 

 

 

I perceive nothing but me and the water;

I feel how the water carries me,

my weight fading away...

Nothing but my soft, calm movements

and the cool water caressing my skin

as I am peacefully moving along...

 

 

Breathe in, bring the hands forward,

breathe out, glide...

and repeat..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOVE AND SUPPORT:

 

 

 

My two best friends were with me today,

making the day full of joyful, happy moments.

Thank you!

 

 

When I prepared the smoothie,

I just couldn't help thinking about my sweetheart

... he goes crazy over fruit smoothies.

Wish you were here.

I love you so much.

 

 

 

I see you in my dreams

- and can't wait to see you in person again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, everybody.

 

 

I guess I'm on a good way now.

Hope to be able to continue in this spirit.

 

 

A huge THANK YOU to everybody who's in with me.

Remember:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Oh yeah... this is supposed to look like me...

with about half - or a third - of my actual weight):

 

 

 

Blessings,

Kiran

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Day 2 (got to dance... getting ready to have a fruit shock)

 

 

 

Hello all!

 

 

 

 

Today was a good day, too :)

 

 

Take a look at this heap of healthy stuff I bought today:

Multivitamin and pomegranate juice, pineapple, nectarines, bananas, watermelon, celery, strawberries, salad...

I also got bell peppers in the fridge, and of course, a lot of frozen veggies, too!

 

 

 

My report of the day:

 

 

FOOD:

 

 

Breakfast: two breadrolls with home-made marmalade

and two small bananas

 

Coffee break: a cappuccino

- NO PHOTO, SORRY

 

 

Lunch: two pieces of "Veg Ribz" (227 calories)

and mixed vegetables

 

 

Juice: a glass of pomegranate juice

 

 

 

Sweet snack: semolina pudding with cinnamon

and a Starbucks coffee

 

Dinner: mixed veggies plate

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE:

 

 

Today I had a fun time at a

 

Zumba Workout (one hour)

 

- equals some 600 calories

and 6 points -

this is adding =)

 

(Enrique Iglesias - "Bailamos")

 

At first I thought

"I'm not going to make the whole course,

I'm sore from yesterday,

I have to stop",

but after a while my muscles were warm and relaxed

and dancing felt really good!

 

 

 

 

Mimi from the "Feel The Love" community

reminded me to not forget about the other two components from

the Ornish program;

so I will include them too:

 

 

 

STRESS MANAGEMENT:

 

 

Dancing took a lot of stress away.

=)

 

 

Also, it's Friday,

which means I'm much more relaxed than other weekdays ;)

 

 

I've had a refreshing nap in the afternoon,

which left me feeling great!

 

 

I am thinking about doing a

"feel in my middle/feel good in my body"

meditation

before going to sleep.

 

 

 

 

 

LOVE AND SUPPORT:

 

 

I am so happy and grateful for all the love and support I am getting.

 

Most importantly, of course, in the "real" world

- my wonderful friends, and my incredibly caring boyfriend -

I love you all.

 

 

Here in cyber world, I especially appreciate the incessant help and motivating words

 from the "Feel The Love" community,

especially

Mimi,

Susi,

Carra

and Phil.

Thank you - you are inspiring so many people,

and your words have carried me over many low points.

 

 

 

I am glad to have so very positive relationships with my workmates

- one of my favourite colleagues, a young girl called Magdalena,

even drove me home today - thanks -

 

and if I started to thank everyone who did something good for me today,

this post will get faaaaaaaaaar too long.

 

 

 

Thank you to all my readers

- although I might never have met you,

I am joyful that we share this experience together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wishing you a great Friday Night

- enjoy!



Day 1 (time to move that big fat butt)

 

 

 

Hello all!

 

 

 

 

 

As promised, here my report of the day.

 

 

 

It was a very good day in all aspects.

Work went by fine,

the weather was great,

in the afternoon I went to the gym,

later for a walk,

I ate quite healthy for my terms,

I had nice talks with friends,

my sweetheart told me he loves me <3

(I love you too, and I never get tired of telling you so)

...

a good day, indeed.

 

 

 

 

Here's my FOOD today:

Breakfast: two bread rolls with home-made marmalade

 

Snack: golden delicious apple

 

Lunch: 100 grams of marons (only 177 calories!),

a small banana

and half the packet of dried papaya

 

 

Supper: joghurt

and two bell peppers

- NO PHOTO, SORRY! FORGOT THE PHONE

Evening snack: two small bananas

 

 

I'm pretty contented with myself...

 

 

 

 

Even more so with EXERCISE:

 

One hour of gym

(10 minutes on the treadmill at 6km/h,

40 minutes of strength training,

5 minutes of cycling,

5 minutes of stepper)

 

One hour walk

 

 

- this is 12 points for today -

(I could already go to the cinema)

 

 

 

 

Let's see how this story continues...

 

 

 

Yeah, I know what I gotta do with my big fat butt...

right... move it :P

(Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg - "Wiggle")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Much Love and See you!

 



Project Metamorphose (let's get back on track)

 

 

 

Hello all!

 

 

 

 

Holidays gone,

now it's time for me to start anew with exercise and healthy eating habits.

 

And lose this excess weight.

 

 

I am going to call this

"Project Metamorphose"

- and I will emerge even more beautiful.

 

 

 

We should always remember:

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah from "Love Beyond The Moon"

- https://www.facebook.com/lovebeyondthemoon?fref=ts -

made these two beautiful bracelets for me:

 

The upper one is the "Weight Loss" bracelet I already posted here a long time ago

- I finally got to buy it just before my holidays -

and the one under that is called "Beat Depression".

 

They are both made with rainbow hematite and rose quartz.

The "Weight Loss" bracelet also features aventurine and rhodocrosite,

while the "Beat Depression" one comes with a butterfly and a "believe" charm.

 

 

Aren't they beautiful?

 

 

I hope they will help me to lose weight ;)

and to always be a happy, healthy person :)

 

 

 

 

Well, back to "Project Metamorphose".

 

(Four-minute "documentary": The birth of a monarch butterfly)

 

 

 

 

This is my two-part plan:

 

 

• FOOD:

 

I have come up with a good idea to keep track of my daily calorie intake.

I often eat without noticing what it is I'm swallowing - but stop!

I usually always carry my mobile phone, don't I?

So I'm going to take a photo of every piece of food I eat,

and look at them in the evening to record what I've had over the day.

 

I'm still "vegetarian going vegan" with a very much sweet tooth...

my big goal would be to incorporate 7 pieces of fresh produce every day,

fruit and vegetables, and cut down my intake of carbohydrates and fats.

 

 

• EXERCISE:

 

I want to move a lot more.

But I need diversity, so as not to get bored.

So I am going to alternate different kinds of exercise:

Traditional cardio and strength training in the gym,

fun "exercise" on the Wii Sports Balance Board,

Zumba dancing,

Yoga,

swimming,

and short and long walks in nature

(I will try to aument the intensity from fast walking to a short jog, when I feel ready

- now I am still hesitant as for my overweight impacting on my knees).

 

I have come up with a system to reward myself for exercise minutes

and keep me motivated:

Every 10 minutes of exercise - or every 50 ab crunches -

equals 1 point, which transforms into 1 Euro I will save...

and save for my pleasure only.

This money will

1) be spent on myself as a treat, but

2) must not be spent on food or drink!!!

I am thinking of "rewards" such as a new shirt or a cool pair of jeans,

a manicure, a short massage,

a concert or a visit to the cinema...

 

 

 

 

I am starting this same day

- in fact, I HAVE already started -

and will report soon,

after having shower and dinner.

 

 

 

See you!