Good Things Come To Those Who Wait... Right?

Had another appointment with the dietician today... I've gained weight.  Again.  After my last consultation, I decided to keep a food diary.  She told me that as far as diet was concerned there is nothing that I can improve on any further, her only other suggestion would be to increase my exercise.  An average day for me usually goes like this:

Breakfast: 45g All Bran with 1/3 cup pineapple juice

Snack: small handful of mixed nuts

Lunch: 100g beef/chicken salad

Curves workout

1 hour walk/run

HIIT (10-40minutes)

Dinner: 100g beef/chicken with vegetables.

As of... Well, now this is what an average day will look like:

30-60 minute jog/sprint intervals

Breakfast: 45g All Bran with 1/3 cup pineapple juice

Curves workout

Snack: small handful of nuts

Lunch: 100g beef/chicken salad

HIIT (10-40  minutes)

Dinner: 50g beef/chicken with vegetables

1 hour walk/1 hour HIIT

I tell you what... if this doesn't work I don't know what I will do.  Probably cry haha.  I know that weightloss is slow and in order for it to be maintainable you need to do it properly, but I feel like for every step forward, I take three steps back!

I'm determined not to spend another summer covered up and self conscious... Even if I only have a few weeks of being proud of my body and how I look I won't feel as though I've failed.  Nothing ever beats me and I refuse to give up!

Late Night Weigh Ins and Floppy Arms

I just weighed myself... Bad idea huh!

I fell asleep early tonight and as a result have woken up 5 hours later feeling refreshed and ready to start the day... Only problem is it's 11:30pm!  For the past half hour I've been tossing and turning, watching endless youtube clips, trawling pinterest and going over the tasks for this week.  Finally, I got sick of this and hopped up to get a glass of water.  Upon returning to my room I decided to take my measurements to see if I've lost many cm's.  I've been feeling really good these past few days, I'm in a really positive headspace which certainly helps, plus I've started trail walking with a friend (everywhere hurts! haha).  Anyway, so I took my measurements and I've actually gained :( mass devastation.  I then went and weighed myself and I've gained weight as well!  Can't seem to win, haha.

I know 11:30pm isn't the ideal time to being doing weighs and measures, but I had run out of other things to preoccupy myself with.  So, I've been laying here wondering what I can do to speed up this weight loss.  I'm already exercising everyday of the week, whether it be walking, running, touch training, an occasional weights session or a Curves workout and I've also decided to start up with boxing again to tone up my chicken wings, so I can't really amp that up.  The only thing I can really put it down to is my coffee habit.  Last week I worked everyday which entailed a 5am start and a 7pm finish.  Last week, skinny lattes became my best friend.  I was having two, sometimes even three a day which probably isn't the best, especially as they are loaded with empty calories.

This week I'm only working Monday and Tuesday.  My limit for coffee on those days is one.  ONE ONLY!

And for the rest of the week I'll try not to have any.  The other thing that I can probably try and kick from my diet is cheese in my scrambled egg.  This paleo lifestyle is actually fairly easy.  I don't miss rice, bread, pasta, grains, chocolate, lollies or anything like that.  The only thing I have trouble living without is cheese.

Now, I know I wrote a blog about cheese only a short time back... Guess I failed there, huh?

I'm going back to the dietician next Monday.  So I have a week to clean up my diet and get my act together.  Reckon it's possible to lose 1kg?  I do!

Wish me luck :)