Day 21

Liz -

So I thought today was going to be a struggle, bit as with everything on this diet it has taken me by surprise. I got my arse in gear and went to the gym for 6am this morning, did my leg workout and felt good. Yes sore as I havent been for a week but it felt really good to be back in the gym. I must admit I did then come home and go back to bed for a little while (well why not it's my day off work!). I didn't sleep overly well because of the high winds, when your out in the open it always seems worse than it is. After my nap I got up and decided to try my first shake of the day - valilla tescoslim - for some reason I struggled to drink this I just didnt feel hungry, unlike me after a gym session when i'd usually have had 2 slices of toast and some cereal. However I forced it down as I know I must drink them.

It wasn't until Mike got home from work that I had my second shake, this time chocolate. We then went on a very pleasent dog walk - we managed to just about dodge the rain.

This walk would usually have taken us 45-50 mins but we must be getting fitter as we walked round in 30mins so had to walk round part of it again to give Lexi her daily walk and wear her out for a relaxing evening. There are benefits to all parts of our health dfollowing this plan. Walking is easier & quicker, we are loosing weight and I do feel better within myself too.

The downsides are (As i'm sure Mike would tell you) I get wound up ALOT easier and my threshold for anger has reduced. I just find the smaller things even more frustrating than I did before & I get angry very quickly. But some would say that's nothing new. I would ay though I feel more confident in myself and my anxieties are reducing which is a huge bonus for me as 1 month ago I would have panicked at the thought of going out and seeing a large number of people but now that I feel better within myself I seem to be better with these situations too.

I am super proud of what Mike has acheieved so far and I'm looking forward to weigh in day tomorrow as you can really see the change in him. My weigh in day may not be great - that lovely womely cycle arrived this week! I always put on weight during this time - but i'm pleased to say I haven't been tempted with the chocolate I'd normally have on these weeks (women out there we all know we do it at that time each month, just makes us feel good about ourselves for those 10 mins which we eat it).

Mike -

Not really much for me to say today. I slept well last night and woke up feeling refreshed. I knew i had to get through a couple of meetings at work and the weekend could begin. Only a short weekend for me this weekend as i am in Sunday doing some overtime to earn some extra money. But i have 6 days left at work and then a week off to look forward to. The good thing for me is I have a lot of work I need to do over the coming week so it will fly by.

Came home from work and went on a nice walk with Lexi and Liz over the forest. By the time we got back it was time for dinner. We had the rest of the carrot, squash and corriander soup we made last night. Liz felt it had too much pepper but i thought it was spot on. I said to her last night that when we start having people over for dinner we can show our soup making expertise as we seem to absolutely nail it. Same goes with the curry, the flavour is amazing it just needs a little bit of meat to elevate it to the next level.

For those people that love reading the classics, i am fully engrossed in dracula and intend to finish this over the weekend. It is gripping and even though you can see what is coming it is so well written that i can't put it down.

Weigh in day tomorrow and i am hoping to break the 2 stone barrier which in 3 weeks i think is unbelievable.

Carpe Diem 4L