End of day 5 update

I went to the pub for dinner and drinks with friends last night. Except I didn't because at this very moment I am utterly committed to my 90 day Shift, Shape and Sustain plan. As the girls were sitting down for their food and booze, I was at home getting ready to tuck into Italian sausage and beef casserole. It wasnt all doom and gloom, I finished my food and headed over to the pub to drink lime and soda and a diet coke. It was a lovely evening and I was very much looking forward to waking up without a hangover - except I feel awful. I think i'm coming down with a cold. boo.

SO. How has my first working week on the 90 day plan been? It's been ok actually! The preparation and cooking I did last weekend definitely put me on the front foot food wise. I had purchased little plastic pots to put the cooked food in and although there was a little repetition over meals it meant that it was pretty easy to stick to the plan. On Sunday i had cooked enough meals to last Monday - Wednesday and on Wednesday night I cooked enough food to cover until Saturday lunchtime.

My work colleagues think that i'm pretty weird for choosing to eat cold, spicy mined turkey for breakfast - and I have to admit it was a little bit odd to start with - but i'm seeing food as fuel to give my body what it needs to get through the day.

There have been a number of other mental (and physical!) challenges too. My boss returning from the Haribo Museum with a sackful off sweets (my favourite!!) and leaving them on my desk has been interesting. I find myself gravitating towards them without thinking and catching myself! I've done that quite a few times  - I've not caved - and realise that it's quite the habit.

When I was cooking I also found that I wanted to nibble at the stuff - but had to remind myself that I wasn't actually hungry  and that I would have been 'borrowing' food from the next day! Also I have to resist licking the spoons and chucking in a bit more. Accuracy has never really been appealing to me!

I've eaten more than enough food this week - it isn't a plan that will leave  you hungry. In fact one day I went to the gym and upon return had chosen a 'build up bagel' for my carb refuel meal. I had to go straight to a meeting and to conform to the 'eat within an hour after workout' methodology needed to eat in the meeting. I pulled out my bagel - and the meeting instantly stopped so the group could examine just how much food I was to eat on my 'diet' - I was a little bit embarrassed, so ate 3/4 then finished the rest after the meeting had ended over an hour later.

I've enjoyed working out at home - the first day I did the beginners hiit YouTube work out I worried that I wouldn't be able to sustain it. I'm not new to exercise and it was TOUGH. I think though on reflection if you put in effort it should be tough, However fit, you put in the same effort as someone less fit - it's all relative.

On day 2 I didn't finish work until 7.30pm and have an hour commute. at 8.30 when i got home I was tired, but had decided on a hiit and had cooked food to support a hiit - so had to do a hiit!! I felt better for it and I think that I would have not bothered if I hadn't already preppped the food!

The physical challenges have been fewer - unless you count headaches on day 3 and 4. My head was pounding by the time I went to bed. I dont know if it was the heat, work stress or sugar withdrawal. By day 5 it was easing off. Unfortunately on day 6 as i'm sat here now I think I'm going down with a stinking cold. Again I dont know if that is coincidental, but I do seem to get sick when I change my eating patterns - even though I've also been ensuring i'm taking in all the recommended vitamins.

I received an email yesterday from Joe reminding me that I have a support hero called Elliot as part of the plan - I have heard nothing from him and if i'm honest i'm not sure what he's meant to do. In fact apart from that email I've not heard anything from the center. it's disappointing. I think I will email Elliot and ask him what he;s meant to do for me! I've needed a bit of support this week - and i'm very lucky that I've a friend who understands the plan and does hiit (Hi Jo and thank you!! xx) who has been at the end of a message or 200! It's really helped get me though to share stuff.

I really really know i'm not meant to weigh myself - however I of course have. And on day 6 I seem to have lost 11lbs...... let's see how that stacks up on day 90. At the moment i'm utterly determined to get to day 90 :)