This week signalled the start of my continuation phase with www.distancedieters.co.uk and after 16 weeks working with Anna I’ve dropped 24 whole pounds! I’m thrilled and feel so different, that it’s actually difficult to articulate, needless to say the effort has been totally worthwhile and I’m convinced that there will be no turning back.
Reviewing my food and exercise diary with Anna and notwithstanding the joy of weight loss I can’t help feeling that things are a bit ‘samey’ now. Routine has set in and it’s time to shake it up. On the exercise side, Anna has encouraged me to supplement my bike riding with some walks. The tempo of the walks is though they have a purpose but not a super high tempo, trying to tap into the fat burning zone is the goal. I’ve done this already since my weekly review and enjoyed it enormously.
On the food side of things, clearly after 16 weeks I know what I should and shouldn’t be eating so it’s a question of mixing up the ingredients and having some new recipes. Partly to relieve the routine, but also so that my body isn’t getting used to certain dishes. Fortunately Distances Dieters have an excellent online resource at http://distancedietersrecipes.wordpress.com/ which is full of delicious recipes handily categorised by meal type. I’ll be making good use of these lovely dishes as I move through the continuation phase and onwards towards my next goal to lose another 12 lbs.
For those readers who might be curious …… here is the before and after evidence.
