The second day was fine. I enjoyed myself all day and managed to lose a bit of weight.
The weigh in: 198 pounds, 14 stone 2 pounds, 90 kilograms.
Day's weight loss: 0.8 pounds, Not significant, 364 grams.
Cumulative weight loss: 3.6 pounds, Not significant, 1 kilo 636 grams.
What did I do? Most of the day was taken up with Golf. I picked up one friend then another and off we went to the mighty 6 hole course near Gaillac. Cold & foggy, but no matter. We played round the six holes and I played well by my pathetic standards. Even managed a par on the 6th. It was still to early of lunch so we played 3 more holes. I should have quit while I was ahead, I was awful.
Tragedy, our favorite restaurant (and the real reason why we play golf here) was closed. So, off we go to a nearby town where there is a cafe that does lunches. 11 Euros for three courses including 1/4 liter wine. I must say the 'Madame' was not exactly a bundle of joy, pretty surly actually. Still she condescended to let us order lunch. I'll describe the lunch below, but suffice it to say that it was good. The cook wasn't surly.
Got home about 4 PM and did some more shutter work then dinner then a quiet evening. (nice documentary on Johnny Cash on TV.)
What did I eat? I was in a rush to get away in the morning so I only had part of my cup of decaf coffee. The three course lunch menu at the restaurant offered a plate of cold meats (charcuterie ) as one of the choices. Nice selection including a homemade rabbit terrine en croûte. I didn't eat the pastry. The main course was a pork steak with a mushroom sauce. Very good indeed. It came with roasted potatoes which my companions were happy to have. One could have dessert or cheese so there was an easy choice. Three kinds. I drank water and my friends were delighted to share my wine.
At home Linda had been slow roasting a shoulder of lamb for most of the day. A large portion of this plus leeks, peas and more cauliflower made for a nice dinner. Didn't have any cheese afterwards.
Day 2 worked even though I'm finding it a bit hard to change my bad habits. Past experience tells me that it will get easier as the days progress. I hope!
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Friday, November 02, 2007
Diet day 1 - off to a good start
Well, here we go the first full day on the diet. Results?
Weigh in: 198.8 pounds, 14 stone 2.8 pounds, 90.34 kilograms.
One day weight loss: 2.8 pounds, 1.27 kilograms.
An auspicious start even though I'm sure much of the loss was simply getting rid of stored water. Still its encouraging to start off with a bang. I know that it will get harder later.
What did I do yesterday? Started the day with a walk with Rupert (our standard poodle & my avatar) We went for about an hour through the woods & along a low ridge. We both had our international Orange garments on since the local hunt was around & we didn't want to get shot by accident.
After that I spend a good portion of the day sanding & painting shutters. Not a job I enjoy, but they need it & winter's coming on. Had a restful evening with TV & reading.
A reasonably active day which I think helps even though this diet isn't about exercise particularly.
What did I eat? The day started with a big mug of coffee as is normal. Yesterday, however, the coffee was decaf instead of fully loaded. Montignac advises that caffeine is bad for you and your weight. I doubt that its a big deal, but giving up caffeine is no big deal either so why not.
I never eat breakfast, so I didn't. Never have & think the 'importance' is vastly overblown.
Lunch was two big bowls of Linda's homemade vegetable soup (delicious) and a selection of cheeses; about 5 kinds and probably roughly 3-4 oz in all.
Dinner was salmon steaks, pan fried in butter. With these we had large portions of braised leeks and cauliflower two ways. One way was simple steaming & the other was oven roasting. The oven roasting was superior. Was going to have cheese for dessert, but wasn't hungry so didn't.
Thus ended day 1. Successful as it turned out from the weight point of view and no big sacrifices from the food point of view. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
Weigh in: 198.8 pounds, 14 stone 2.8 pounds, 90.34 kilograms.
One day weight loss: 2.8 pounds, 1.27 kilograms.
An auspicious start even though I'm sure much of the loss was simply getting rid of stored water. Still its encouraging to start off with a bang. I know that it will get harder later.
What did I do yesterday? Started the day with a walk with Rupert (our standard poodle & my avatar) We went for about an hour through the woods & along a low ridge. We both had our international Orange garments on since the local hunt was around & we didn't want to get shot by accident.
After that I spend a good portion of the day sanding & painting shutters. Not a job I enjoy, but they need it & winter's coming on. Had a restful evening with TV & reading.
A reasonably active day which I think helps even though this diet isn't about exercise particularly.
What did I eat? The day started with a big mug of coffee as is normal. Yesterday, however, the coffee was decaf instead of fully loaded. Montignac advises that caffeine is bad for you and your weight. I doubt that its a big deal, but giving up caffeine is no big deal either so why not.
I never eat breakfast, so I didn't. Never have & think the 'importance' is vastly overblown.
Lunch was two big bowls of Linda's homemade vegetable soup (delicious) and a selection of cheeses; about 5 kinds and probably roughly 3-4 oz in all.
Dinner was salmon steaks, pan fried in butter. With these we had large portions of braised leeks and cauliflower two ways. One way was simple steaming & the other was oven roasting. The oven roasting was superior. Was going to have cheese for dessert, but wasn't hungry so didn't.
Thus ended day 1. Successful as it turned out from the weight point of view and no big sacrifices from the food point of view. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Diet - D-day est arrive!
November 1st; D-day. I go onto the Montignac Method as of right now. (well, not actually, I started this morning with decaf coffee and had vegetable soup & a selection of cheeses for lunch. Its now about 5:30 as I write this.)
So far so good, I've survived 9 hours. Don't feel particularly hungry, but I'm sure I will enjoy my dinner. (grilled salmon with cauliflower and leeks)
Ah! The dreaded weigh in. 201.6 pounds, 13stone 5.6 pounds, 91.6 kilograms. Yuck!
Not my worst, but really bad. Not a surprise, but I had sort of hoped I'd be under 200.
The target is: 182 pounds, 13 stone even, 82.7 kilograms.
Twenty pounds weight loss seems such a nice round number and as I lived in England for many years I sort of got used to thinking of my weight in stones. Thus 13 stones, another nice round number.
Wish me luck as off I go. First results tomorrow.
So far so good, I've survived 9 hours. Don't feel particularly hungry, but I'm sure I will enjoy my dinner. (grilled salmon with cauliflower and leeks)
Ah! The dreaded weigh in. 201.6 pounds, 13stone 5.6 pounds, 91.6 kilograms. Yuck!
Not my worst, but really bad. Not a surprise, but I had sort of hoped I'd be under 200.
The target is: 182 pounds, 13 stone even, 82.7 kilograms.
Twenty pounds weight loss seems such a nice round number and as I lived in England for many years I sort of got used to thinking of my weight in stones. Thus 13 stones, another nice round number.
Wish me luck as off I go. First results tomorrow.
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