Sunday Weigh In 7

It's now been 7 weeks since starting my new healthy lifestyle.  I decided that each Sunday I will post up my progress, whether successful or not in the hope that it encourages me to stay positive and keep going.  Knowing that I will be sharing it all here will hopefully keep my willpower up!  In order for me to keep track and look back for ideas, I will be listing my food diary here as well (and who knows, it might inspire others to have a go too!)  It also gives me somewhere to put all the photos of the yummy food I love to take as it always looks so good!

This week started off badly as I was ill AGAIN!  I have spoken to a GP (having Nik's Dad on the end of a phone is very handy without having to try and get an appointment to bother my doctor all the time!) who suggests I get a blood test just to check everything out at the beginning of my next bout of sore throat/illness as I seem to be getting ill every month since the beginning of the year which is not normal and VERY annoying!  Luckily by Thursday I was feeling back on track despite an annoying night time cough which is still present and making me uber tired!

Monday: 

Breakfast - left over Turkey Spag Bol, 

Lunch - tuna & sweetcorn (light mayo/low fat yoghurt) on granary bread sandwich, orange juice

Dinner - 1 chicken fajita with peppers & onions (tzatsiki yoghurt dressing instead of sour cream), tomatoes, lettuce, apple juice & soda water, paracetamol

Snacks - 2 x pears, quavers, pepperami mini, 1 slice granary bread with tiny pot of left over bolognaise, semi-skimmed milk

Exercise - 1 hour walking

Tuesday:

Breakfast - 1/2 chicken fajita, paracetamol

Lunch - left over turkey spag bol, ibuprofen

Dinner - tuna & sweetcorn sandwich on granary bread, quavers, wotsits, skimmed milk, Aero hot chocolate, ibuprofen

Snacks - pear, sharon fruit, paracetamol

Exercise - 1 hour walking

Wednesday: 

Breakfast - boiled egg, 1/2 chicken fajita, orange juice

Lunch - Morrisons Low calorie Chicken Tikka Masala, slice of home-made wholemeal bread, skimmed milk

Dinner - 1/2 ristorante funghi pizza, sweetcorn, tzatsiki yoghurt dip, 1/2 fruit box (watermelon, apple, grapes, kiwi)

Snacks - weight watchers smoky bacon waffle bites, boiled egg, 1 lychee, 1 mango, piece of chicken

Exercise - none

Thursday:

Brunch - 2 bacon medallions, 2 veggie sausages, 2 scrambled eggs, 1 slice wholemeal toast, ketchup with Tabasco, skimmed milk

Dinner - salmon fillet (fried in olive oil), steamed broccoli, boiled new potatoes, salad (lettuce, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar), skimmed milk, innocent smoothie tube (frozen) and a huge teaspoon of chocolate philly

Snacks - small slice banana loaf, quavers

Exercise - 1 hour pilates class, 1 hour horse riding

Friday:

Breakfast - 1 bacon medallion, 2 veggie sausages, 1 boiled egg, 1 slice wholemeal bread, chilli sauce, sparkling water

Lunch - tuna salad (1 tin tuna, lettuce, yellow pepper, 2 tomatoes, celery, capers, avocado oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice, cucumber, spring onion, boiled egg)

Dinner (At Bukhara - healthy Indian restaurant) - Chapli Kebab, salad, chutneys, Karahi Ghosht, Chicken Bhuna, rice, small piece of Naan, 1 glass red wine, sparkling water
Snacks - water, semi-skimmed milk, Aero hot chocolate, quavers, yoghurt

Exercise - 1 hour walking

Saturday: 

Breakfast - none

Lunch - left over curries from last night with rice

Dinner - sweet chilli chicken, salad (tomatoes, lettuce, yellow peppers, cucumber)

Snacks/supper - snack a jacks sweet chilli curls, wispa gold, orange

Exercise - none

Sunday:

Brunch - veggie sausage, 2 scrambled eggs, 1 slice wholemeal bread, tomato sauce, Tabasco

Dinner - chicken stir fry (chicken, red & green peppers, celery, spring onions, broccoli, garlic, red chilli, ginger, English mustard, soy sauce, Tabasco, sunflower oil, olive oil, straight to wok noodles), apple juice, skimmed milk, water (I was super thirsty after the gym because I forgot to take water)

Snacks - blueberry wheats cereal with semi-skimmed milk

Exercise - 45 minute body pump class, 35 mins swimming (50 lengths)

And the results this week:

Weight last week - 12 st 11 1/2 lbs

Weight this week - 12 st 8 lbs

Loss/Gain this week - 3 1/2 lbs

Total Loss - 10 lbs

I'm extremely surprised with the results this week as I haven't done much exercise.  I would like to have lost a stone by the wedding in May, just so I can say I've lost a stone if anyone asks!  So the aim is 2lbs a week until then (it's in 2 weeks!) which is definitely do-able!  I've been flicking through my 'Easy Healthy' M&S recipe book today to choose a few different healthy meals for this week coming.  I will post recipes and verdicts as I try them!  :)