This week wasn’t as much of a challenge as I thought it might be as I had to work away from home for five days. They were long days, standing all day and talking with hundreds of people. I was prepared to feel a little lethargic with only shakes and fruit for breakfast and lunch but I wasn’t.  I felt like I had as much energy as I would have if I had been eating cereal and sandwiches.  I planned ahead and took my Nutrition-to-go milk shakes for breakfast and lunches.  These combined with fruit kept me satisfied until dinner.   I was staying in a motel without cooking facilities so I was at the mercy of the restaurant.  I tried to choose healthy options with a salad or veggies.  Also I avoided bread, alcohol and desserts but didn’t miss them!

As I had a little more spare time in the mornings (didn’t have to get the kids and their lunches ready for school) I started jogging and managed to jog three out of the five mornings.  I plan to continue this now that I’m home and now that the mornings are getting lighter.  I’ll try to get up at 5.30am at least three mornings a week.

It’s become so easy to have the shakes each day, as its routine now. I am still really enjoying them and I’m not craving anything else. I’m continually surprised at how good I am feeling both mentally and physically. I am feeling more alert, more energised, my clothes aren’t feeling as tight and I am proud of myself for finally sticking to a diet and please to see results.   I will have to get out my smaller size work pants next week as the ones I have been wearing are getting too loose! 

This week I plan to drink more water, jog three times a week as well as going for walks, so that’s a minimum of 40 minutes of exercise a day.