Day 18 : "One hump or two"

I held a meeting in Bristol for my management team today and - as I usually buy a few refreshments/goodies to go on the board room table - I found myself in Tesco at 9am this morning buying packets of biscuits and mints, knowing that I had to deny myself whilst watching other people around the table eating them.  That sucked.  I did let myself eat one soft mint this morning though, but restrained myself from eating any more.  I nearly slipped up after lunch (mackerel...), as unwittingly reached for a Jammy Dodger out of habit.  Thankfully, I realised what I was doing just before I grabbed it ... if I had picked it up and bitten into it without thinking, I'd have been awash with a mixture of pleasure and guilt.  A bit like enjoying watching Russell Grant on Strictly Come Dancing.

I did eat an extra strong mint instead though.

Made my 18th visit to the gym.  Did a triceps and stomach workout, and 30 minutes on the cross trainer.  I'm thinking of upping the cardio from week four to 45 minutes, just to stretch myself a bit more, but am worried more about boredom than fatigue, what with doing cardio 6 times a week. That's a lot of time on a cross-trainer or exercise bike.  So not sure what to do there.  Exercise dilemmas.  I suppose better than deciding whether to have one pasty or two.  Or three.

My diet today:

- Breakfast:  An apple and a banana (I think tomorrow I might eat them in the other order, just to keep it fresh);
- Morning snack:  A soft mint;
- Lunch:  Two tins of mackerel and a banana;
- Afternoon snack:  An extra strong mint;
- Dinner:  A mackerel salad.

I just wanted to mention at this point, that a couple of people have said they are worried about me not eating enough and losing weight too quickly.  I just want to reassure those people, that I am eating plenty.  My salads in the evening are huge and, now my stomach has shrunk, do really fill me up. Most evenings I have one or two eggs with my salad, and I do sometimes have another piece of fruit after my salad (I just don't usually document that, as tend to eat my dinner after I post.)

Admittedly, the lesser calorie intake and lack of too many carbs can make me a bit tired at certain times, but most of the time I feel totally energised and generally feel healthier right now than I have in years, what with all the protein, vitamins and exercise!  So I'm really not going to waste away just yet. I'm still like a camel with plenty of stored energy - but hopefully more of a Dromedary than a Bactrian now.