Weigh-in!

So, Day 7 came and went without many issues! My only difficulty was that I had to be at work until 9pm, so by the time I got home, I was really hungry, and had my dinner quite late. That was disappointing, as it would have resulted in my dinner sitting heavily on my stomach all night, particularly right before the weigh in!

Day 8, and I am happy to say I lost just over 1lb, but we will round up to a 1lb anyway! I know it's not a lot, but in only 4 days, just after a detox, this is pretty much what I expected. So I've been having a think about how I could improve on my diet of the last 4 days, and I must say, I've really enjoyed it. I enjoy finding the time to have breakfast in the morning, I'm never that bothered about lunch and snacks anyway so eating a salad is actually quite enjoyable. Dinner is always something I really look forward to, so I made sure to plan this out so I could have something I enjoy, but with surety that its really healthy too!

So I thought back to my diet of the last 4 days, and took the 'unhealthy bits' into consideration. I enjoy butter on my muffin each morning. So I spent a bit of time researching butters, only to find that the one I am using now, 'I Can't Believe it's not Butter' light, is actually one of the healthiest on the market right now anyway. So I couldn't really improve on that. My next point was my cup of tea in the morning (and possibly in the evening too). I've decided to change this to green tea as it's great for detoxing, and has no calories in it, and no caffeine. And finally, I decided that unless I was really struggling with my salads each day, I would remove the dressing. I have been using a caesar 'good for you' dressing, but with removing this, my lunches are far healthier.

I think I need to consider a change in breakfasts as well - however yummy my muffins are, maybe rather than everyday having muffins, considering having a muffin every other day, and maybe a yoghurt every other day. That might take a bit of research. So although this is Day 8, this is not a new diet day. This is an interim day while I sort myself out. I'm going to spend the weekend using up the muffins for breakfasts, and salad leftovers etc., and come up with my next plan either by Sunday or Monday. But for now, my changes are: green tea, no salad dressing. I will weigh in on Monday again for an update!