Diet Plan for the last week of the year!!

The last week of the year will not be the start of a diet! But it will be a chance for me to trial this out and see how I go. It's also quite helpful because I can 'excuse' the fact that we may go out for dinner, or have dinners with other people where I can't fix and choose my meals. I'm also trying to get rid of all the biscuits I was given for Christmas, in a more 'planned' manner!! As I've only just returned home today, I don't have the healthy snacks in my house yet to really get prepared!

So this week:

Pre-Week

Update of the Year

I started this diet by working really hard and reflecting over what I eat. I was able to make much more informed decisions about the food I eat, and I also began to exercise, but not until Easter! So it did take me a while, but the pounds were shed very easily in the first few months.

It got a lot harder towards the end. I think this was partially as I plateaued and it was difficult to find more healthy meals, and more time for exercise. As I went back to work in September, I had less time to focus on the diet and the exercise, and I slipped back into normal routines.

By the beginning of December, I had just about shed 3 stone. Which is great and I'm thrilled, but secretly I'm still disappointed as I know I was rubbish towards the end!! And the final few weeks of December resulted in a load of weight gain. I had too many Christmas parties to attend, lots of indulgence!! But I was throroughly looking forward to Christmas, so I'm not too bothered. I think I've put on about half a stone. When I get back to my trusty weighing scales, I will provide a final accurate result. 

I still want to lose another 3 stone. If I do that I will be absolutely thrilled. I aim to complete this next year. 

Now that I have learned from my work this year, and of course from my failures, I now intend on making a weekly diet plan prior to the week ahead to ensure that I have the food needed in the kitchen. Then when I'm really hungry at the end of a long day, I don't have to resort to carby food.

I'm also going to buy a slow cooker so that we can prepare meals for when we know we've got busy days or late evenings so that again we stick to healthy meals.

In July we have a cruise planned, this is my week off to look forward to!! So we've also agreed there will be NO takeaways prior to the cruise.