Week 2 - Day 8

Okay, had a weigh in and I'm now 72.4kg... so that's a loss of 1.6kg. Now, I can't be too unhappy because it IS a loss. However, as I said, last week I had to finetune things a bit, this week I have to get tougher. I'm used to the diet now, I've got in the habit of doing more exercise (riding/walking), I just need to get the EPOC done three times a week, and watch the overall food consumption.

Well it's almost 11, and I just went for my ride. Naturally, I'm puffed and dripping with sweat lol. It took me about 1/2 an hour (to be precise 3 songs on the way there and 5 on the way back) considering most of the way there is an easy downhill, it explains why getting home takes longer and is far more challenging. However, I got up a couple of hills I didn't think I'd be able to do (of course, after that I was nearly dead!) But it gives me something to work on as far as fitness is concerned, I just need to keep seeing how long it takes before I can do entire way back without walking (I have to get off about 4 times to bypass gates, or bits where you just need to physically walk).

Now I suppose it's snack time, and then back to the grind!

Okay, it's 5:40, and I've had a fairly good day. I must say I didn't accomplish everything on my to do list, but I have got through part of a book I'm writing (and which I was supposed to finish some time ago, but got held up by holidays and a naughty computer) which the client is eagerly awaiting (and I get a bit of money when I finish it, so that's nice hehe).

However, I have a bunch of articles to write that aren't getting anywhere, and that client will start wondering where they are soon too! (I hate these ones cause the pay's crap...I really need some better clients). Once I've finished those jobs I have to actually start looking for more freelance work, which will also take some time. Of course, while waiting for jobs to come in I have a zillion other things to focus on, so it's all fun and games!

Anyway, back to the topic at hand. I've done my EPOC for the day YAY! I sagged a bit on the shoulder presses and squats (my legs hate squats), but apart from that all was good. I had an afternoon snack which was okay, but I'm wondering if protein bars are a great snack for every day, or if I should leave them for every second day? Or even just for jumpstart days? It's all about refining what I do to get the maximum results, so we'll see...

Well just had my evening meal, vegan sausages with some creamed spinach (using tofutti), so I had a full on vegan meal. I do hope having all these vegan meals doesn't affect my results much! I know I have to watch quantities, and I'm afraid I may have gone overboard today! I want to keep the weight going DOWN and not stagnating cause I'm eating too much!

Well today I got my 6th meal in... which I don't usually accomplish. I like the 3 hour rule, but find it needs to be broken a bit or I'd be eating really late every day! Still not sure about portions... I am concerned that I'm overdoing it in that respect.