After the holidays we all gain a little weight. Who has the discipline to say no to those wonderful meals and snacks for the holiday season? Eating is also a social thing, and what other time to be social? Point is; I gained back one kilo.
Anyway my goal was to lose 3 more kilo so what harm in starting another diet? This time I have only 4 kg to lose. The only problem is that I will do a training for work on the 10th of February onwards and this will mean dinners in restaurants...not very diet-friendly. Therefore, I've decided I need to lose 4 kg before the 20th of January...wish me luck.
I therefore started strong today, with a protein bar and a slimming tea (not sure I believe in teas that promise to help you lose weight, but it's more like insurance) for breakfast and a small salad for lunch. Here's a tip; don't buy those prepares salads in nice individual boxes. Those are usually overprices, less fresh and come with fatty dressings. I just get a bag of pre-cut salad at my local convenient store and prepare my salad at work. I either prepare a super-light vinaigrette consisting of lots of vinegar/lemon/lime juice and minimal olive oil with some spices, or buy a light dressing separately.
As the salad was very small, I also had a Activia yoghurt (I tried something new: you know the healthy drinkable yoghurt with vitamins) and I had some fruits ready for the afternoon as I hit the gym for an hour. I had a banana and a mandarin or two ready to go. As I had so few calories, I could allow myself a bit more for dinner as I was starving after my workout.
My boyfriend cooked a while grain risotto with lentils which fills you up nicely at the end of the day. I absolutely had some pineapple as dessert (and before because I couldn't wait for dinner). All in all I am satisfied with my effort and I didn't suffer much. I didn't spend the day feeling hungry but kept well under my calorie budget.
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