Fresh melon and figs |
I am not a big fan on starvation, excessive exercising and making weight loss the centre of your life. In fact I am a huge fan of eating healthy and exercising with pleasure for health rather than weight loss. I know from the past experiences that it is achievable to eat and lose weight. But this time I had a sense that this was not enough. I couldn't stay in control and I need to do something drastic. And I did.
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Braised beef and mashed potatoes |
Chicken and egg salad |
I stopped eating all of the foods that I'd normally crave at once and started from eating regular, low-carb, low-calorie meals and going to the gym every day or almost every day. My gym sessions where structured. I learnt in the past that certain exercises were better for stomach fat than others and I tried to implement these in my routine.
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Crumpets with avocado |
Overall, I was very good over those 10 days.
I'd go to the gym and burn at first 300kcal, after a few days this increased to 400kcal per session. My workout always consisted of treadmill and cross trainer, recently also bicycle and a bit of weights (hip abductor). I was very tired after every work out and my legs felt as if they were made of wood. And this is how those 10 days went - work-gym, gym-work. I would often even forget that I was meant to have a meal - I was too busy.
Chicken and avocado salad |
This did take it's toll. I slept till 1pm on Saturday, something unthinkable to me. I was constantly tired to the point where I wouldn't really want to move. But this is just a small chunk of what needs to be done.
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Greek salad |
My diet over those 10 days consisted of salads, fruit and eggs. I'd eat as little as possible without feeling hungry. I always had a lot of leafy vegetables and some meat to keep it healthy but full of protein. But during those days I also ate crabsticks, soup, popcorn and custard so my diet was quite varied but still very simple.
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Fish filet with beetroot salad |
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