Day 26

Today I have to go shopping, and my goal is to buy no cooked type foods for me. GASP! That will sort of force me to have green smoothies etc. for tea instead of relying on something cooked to satisfy my taste buds (I think it will also help in my weight loss). I have no idea how my weight loss is going this week, as I haven't weighed! I'm supposed to weigh on Monday, but I've agreed to visit my husband at his parents' place on Sunday, and stay the night (so won't be home until sometime on Monday), and by the time I'm home I'll probably have eaten. I prefer to weigh first thing in the morning, so I may have to hold off until Tuesday.

The other interesting thing about visiting will be: WHAT DO I EAT?? Will I just bring along some fruit and veg for myself? I'll probably have to! At least it will stop me eating anything junky. I doubt my husband has mentioned to his parents that I'm vegan now (they'd probably think I was insane... lol that seems to be the general concensus). I'm not overly keen on going up, but I have to bring my MIL's computer back (which I was borrowing until I got mine), and they are going overseas on Monday (to NZ) so it's a good chance for the kids to see them before they go.

Anyway, all that's irrelevant to TODAY. Today my goal is to finish the book I'm working on, print it out and go through it. Basically get the whole darn thing done and off to the client. Then I'm FREE for a few days at least lol. Well, until I get more work hehe. AND it's a good chance to start my new book. I am not exactly sure WHAT my new book will be about, but I will figure out something!

Oooh lucky I went riding when I did, because it's now pouring with rain! I went out just after 9 with a friend and we got back at about 10:20, and it's now almost half past 11 and the rain is just gushing down (which is a GOOD thing as we're in the middle of a long drought). I just had to go out and get my kitty inside because I didn't really think he'd want to be stuck out in that weather ;) he's usually not too keen on rain. My ride this morning was quite good as we went a reasonable distance. When I'm on my own it's usually just to the post office and back (which is about half an hour, maybe a bit less now I'm getting fitter). I don't usually do longer rides because there's too much other stuff I need to get done at home.

The weather forecast has rain predicted for most of the weekend, and I possibly won't get to ride on Monday as I won't be home. Although, if I leave my in laws' place early enough with the kids and the weather isn't bad, we can go for a ride to the shop (get the kids exercising too). I'd like to take them to ride around the lake, but it's just too far to get them to ride there (especially the younger two with their kids' bikes and no gears). I want to get a bike rack for the car that will take 4 bikes on it (at the moment I have one for two). That way I could take the kids there, as it's a great place to ride. Very safe as they can go around the foreshore, and 6km so a decent distance.

Well, I was at the pool with the kids and was HUNGRY and I saw an old manky chip on the floor and had a craving for chips. BAD ME! Well, I didn't eat any so it's okay ;) I have one last vegan sausage to eat and ermm... I'm going to try to go all raw next week, and have no cooked vegan food. Gulp! I wonder how long I will hold out ;) I seem to do okay until tea time and then I want something warm and cooked. I am wondering though if I just make a nice green smoothie I can get rid of any of those silly cravings.

Hmm I am really of two minds about this. I wanted to go for at least a month eating the cooked vegan thingy at night, with the rest of the day raw, just to get used to it, rather than go 100% too soon. I think maybe I'm just getting upset because the weight isn't falling off as fast as I'd like, and I wonder if I went 100% would that speed it up? I honestly don't know what my weight's doing this week, but I would expect at least a 2kg drop with the change in diet, and good exercise habits. I lost very little last week, too. I just need to not stress too much. Even if I don't reach my goal by the 1st of May, I still should have come a loooong way from where I am now (or where I was a month ago). It has been almost a month since I started on this challenge, and even though I've changed my dietary habits on it, I've been pretty good. My exercise has improved (I did EPOC three times this week so 100% compliance there), and every day I rode (although didn't walk lol). My thought is I need to lose an AVERAGE of 2kg a week before the 1st of May so I can at least be 55kg by then. It's a big ask though. Maybe I should be happy weighing more? ARGH. If this high school reunion wasn't looming so close I'd be happy with 500g to 1kg a week. I wish the reunion was in September or something ;) I'd be less stressed and pressured than I am now!

Some people would say it's stupid to worry so much about a high school reunion, but I guess most people (??) want to get to their 20 year reunion looking as good and youthful as possible! I was 45kg back in year 12, and while I haven't a hope in hell of getting that low, I don't want to be overweight! I know I can get rid of the obesity by then, but getting a BMI below 25 may be quite the challenge!