Weight Loss Diary – Day 74 Update

My weight this morning was 177 pounds. When this weight loss campaign commenced 74 days ago my weight was 191 pounds.

In 10 weeks and 4 days I have lost 14 pounds! That is one stone! Hurray!

Best of all is that I have not used any type of diet. And I have not exercised excessively.

To be honest with you I have never even read a diet book. I have bought two but never read either of them.

The weight has dropped off slowly but regularly every week, despite the fact that I have led a near-normal life.

This week has been typical of my weight loss campaign. Monday morning I weighed in at 178 pounds. That evening we went out with some friends for to an Indian restaurant for a curry. Tuesday morning my weight had gone up 2 pounds to 180 pounds. Bah!

This is how my weight first thing in the morning each day fluctuated during the week:

Monday 178 pounds – curry supper and 2 large beers
Tuesday 180 pounds – normal eating
Wednesday 179 pounds – normal eating + 2 beers in pub
Thursday 180 pounds – normal eating
Friday 179 pounds – normal eating + glass of white wine at supper
Saturday 178 pounds – normal eating
Sunday 177 pounds

What I have found is that if you keep on eating healthy foods and doing the exercises I recommend the weight slowly drops off.

I am a big believer in slow, steady weight loss. That way your body has time to adjust and get used to what you are doing.

Do note that I am not living like a hermit. I am having beer and wine occasionally. And I do eat one good meal every day.

For instance yesterday’s menus looked like this:

Breakfast: bowl of muesli with dried fruits, nuts and semi-skimmed milk.

Mid-morning snack: one carrot

Lunch: tuna salad and an apple

Tea: crisp-bread with quince jelly, 8 almonds and 2 dates.

Supper: 2 chicken legs, potatoes poached in semi-skimmed milk, spinach and asparagus. For dessert I had a bowl of yoghurt.

I drink about 4 mugs of green tea every day and have a glass of water with my lunch and supper.

People ask where I get my motivation. The answer is that I am winning!

Every morning when I emerge from my bedroom I look down the corridor and see my image in the full-length mirror on the wall and I am slowly getting slimmer. I then step onto the weighing scales and the weight is going down. What better motivation could there be?

OK, Tuesday morning was a nasty shock this week, but it only renewed my determination.

It’s a great feeling when you notice your trouser belt is loose, even though it’s on the same buckle hole as yesterday.

We have now launched our Elite Slimmers society. So, if you’re serious about wanting to lose weight and keep it off, now’s your chance. We have limited the membership so that we can give good attention to all our Members. This link will take you to Elite Slimmers.

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