Another step forward...Week one! Day 2

Thank you for staying with me on this journey of lifestyle change, though a  comment below would be nice.  I didn't get any questions so I guess you have none to ask.  This is a snap shot of things after the first day.  I have also got my weigh -in details at the end of this entry.

I had my very first taste of temptation  - the first day!  I got to my friend's house yesterday afternoon to be greeted by the aroma of freshly baked muffins - Could I resist? Well what would you do? She had made them specially for me so I did what any reasonably sane person would do and refused politely - Honestly, did you really believe that?  I had walked over a mile to get there - in pouring rain and my defences were down!  So I took one and then another and stopped. That was me being good. Very good.

Apart from that everything else went to plan. My meals for day one were:

Breakfast - Oatmeal with 2 tablespoons of yoghurt and mixed spice for
Lunch - Quinoa and salmon for
Dinner - Quinoa and salmon with mushrooms and tomatoes

Quinoa pronounced Kinwa, is a seed like crop, which is comparable to boiled rice and quite versatile, its a bit similar cous-cous only healthier.

and I drank copious amounts of herbal tea during the day.

I also got on the scales to weigh myself, I hadn't been on the scales for a long time and as any prolific dieter knows - you always weigh more than you think you do. I committed to the blog before my weigh in,  if it were the other way round I probably would have chickened out as the scales came up with digits that were way more than I could fathom.  I am actually too traumatised to mention the weight that I will let the picture do the talking - A picture speaks volumes, right!

Weight as at 1st November 2012 - 207.8lbs (94.25kgs)

For exercise yesterday, I walked and walked for over 2 miles, which is more than I normally walk so I am pleased with that.   Today I woke up with a headache and painful knees so the walking has left its mark and that means I could not exercise today.

For day two my meals were:

Breakfast - Oatmeal with yoghurt and cinnamon

Lunch - Beans with veggies

Mid evening snack - Butternut squash soup

Dinner - Chicken and salad

Herbal teas again..

Tomorrow (Saturday, day 3) I will be going bowling with some friends. See you on Sunday...enjoy the weekend!