Averaging a loss over 18 months

Monday 6th Feb
75.1kg

When I started my blog in September 2010 my weight was 78.7kg. In September 2011 I was 76kg. Now I am 75.1kg. In between I reached 80kg and got down to 74.3kg.
I have turned the tide and even though I am not strictly dieting to lose weight fast I am thrilled that I have lost weight over the last 18 months. It took me 25years to put it on. It won't take that long to take it off. If I only manage 4 kg a year it will take 4 years to reach 59kg.
The only way I have managed to consistently lose weight is to count kJ for the day. Whenever I get lazy and don't count I end up eating too much.
For the past month one way I have managed to keep the kJ down is to drink water when I get up and not have food til about 9am. This seems to suit me.

Today's food

10am - banana 300kJ and walnut brownie slice 650kJ mineral water 0kJ

12pm - chicken 500kJ with rice 450kJ and sweet and sour sauce 200kJ mineral water 0kJ square of chocolate 100kJ

3pm - out for afternoon tea. cheesecake square 1000kJ chai latte 600kJ

4pm - spearmint tea 0kJ

5.30pm - chicken 500kJ sauce 200kJ mineral water 0kJ

Total 4500kJ
Room for some banana (300) and yoghurt (200) for dessert.

Not many veges today but I will make up for it tomorrow. I usually eat a lot of veges.

Cheers,
Val

Still Counting kJ

This morning I was 77.7kg. Down another point 1. Today's menu included an avocado and an orange juice drink since I still have several avos and lots of oranges from the neighbour's tree. These are both very filling and healthier than coffee and cake. Also less kJ. So I felt like I had some spare for extras.

I splurged with banana cake, cheese cake tid bits and wine so dinner was beans, carrot and potato with gravy. Today's total is just below 6000kJ. Hopefully that is low enough to lose a bit more. If I could resist the sweets I would lose a lot faster!

I did my yoga this morning but it was too cold for a walk this afternoon.

Lunch Out

Today we went to the bowls club for lunch. It was a delightful 'all you can eat' buffet with prawns, chinese dishes, roast veges, apple crumble with custard, chocolate cake and coffee.
I had toast for breakfast for about 1000kJ and I allowed 3000kJ for lunch. I had chocolate and tea for afternoon tea and I will have baked beans on a slice of toast for dinner. So 1000 + 3000 + 600 + 400 + 400 = 5400kJ Perhaps a mandarine later for something sweet after dinner. 5500kJ.

This morning I weighed 77.8kg. It is a long time since I have seen 77 on the scale.

Introduction

This is not the beginning of my weight loss journey. I have gone 2kg up and 1kg down for the last 20 years. I am 20 kg over weight and think I have a good plan now!

I hated going to Weightwatchers meetings. I can't afford to buy ready made meals again and I love my snacks. I have gradually worked towards healthy food for many years. I just eat too much for my age and activity level. But I worry about my health and am determined to lose my extra 20 kg.

Problems with my varicose veins have prompted me to get back to a healthy weight.
I have a shopping budget to help control what comes into the house.
I have started counting kJ because it seems I am close to the right amount for weight loss I just need to control the extra bits more tightly.

I have just worked out tomorrow's food tonight. It helps to be organised. It is a high protein day mainly because we thaw out 300g of chicken each. It has a total of 5819kJ. 5000kJ is the lowest you can go safely and 7500kJ is as high as I will go on some days. There is room in this day's menu for another coffee and even more chocolate if I want it.

Breakfast is porridge total of 1395kJ
1/2 cup rolled oats 840kJ
1/2 cup milk 330kJ
extra water
to serve: 1tsp butter 150kJ and 1tsp honey 75kJ

Morning tea
2 mandarines 170kJ

Lunch total 1482kJ
150g chicken tenderloins 750kJ
1/2 cup beans 50kJ
1 medium carrot 135kJ
1 medium potato 440kJ
1/4 cup instant gravy 107kJ

Afternoon total 875kJ
1 large banana 545kJ
Cappuccino with 1/2 cup milk 330kJ

Dinner total 1307kJ
150g chicken tenderloins 750kJ
1/2 cup beans 50kJ
1 cup pumpkin 400kJ
1/4 cup instant gravy 107kJ

After dinner
25g nut chocolate 590kJ
Cup of tea

Enjoy.