Cosied Up on the Sofa

Why hello there!

So an update on the last couple of days... Yesterday I got a call from the lovely people over at Cambridge Weight Plan to let me know I passed the accreditation! YAY! I am SO excited and can't wait to help people on their journey the way Suzie (my consultant) helped me to achieve!

Obviously my Christmas weight hasn't all dropped off since Sunday evening (shame!), so I thought I'd let you know what I'm doing in my bid to shift the first 7lbs, in a bit more detail than eating less and going to the gym!

Monday...

Breakfast: 2 x easy peeler clementines (eaten at my desk around 9:30am)

Lunch: Marks and Spencer Smoked Haddock Chowder (whole 600g pot) and an apple (around 12pm)

Afternoon snack: banana (eaten around 3.30)

Dinner: Marks and Spencer French Onion Soup (whole 600g pot)

Dessert: Aldi fat free coconut and vanilla Greek style yogurt

Total calories: 982

Gym: 2 mile run on treadmill and 15 minutes swimming - according to My Fitness Pal that's around 484 calories worth but I always take that with a pinch of salt!

Tuesday...

Breakfast: 2 x easy peeler clementines

Lunch: Marks and Spencer Chicken and Super Grain Soup (600g) and an apple

Afternoon snack: banana

Dinner: Marks and Spencer Spicy Lentil Soup

Dessert: Aldi fat free coconut and vanilla Greek style yogurt

Total calories: 1,002

Gym: 1 hour breast stroke (762 calories +  that pinch of salt!)

You may have spotted a theme with the Marks and Spencer soups. This isn't my normal diet but my fiancé gets them for his lunch a lot and they sound so delicious I thought I'd incorporate them this week! So far I've established my smoked cod chowder is actually far nicer (and less calories!); the French onion and chicken and super grain soups are both a lot sweeter than I would like and the spicy lentil soup is delicious! It reminds me of a butternut squash and lentil stew I make which I ate too often a little while ago and subsequently went off it, I think I'm ready to make another batch again now! 

A thought to leave you with, I try not to refer to weight loss, why?