Body Revolution

Here it is: at the end of a 6 week course of exercise and diet called "Body Revolution", I have just celebrated by having 2 glasses of wine and an icecream!

This program was put on by the company I'm working for - even me as a lowly contractor! All that was involved was 2 gym sessions per week and advice on diet. I started out at about 100.7kg and now I am 97.7kg (with shoes and shorts and tee shirt!). That makes a 3kg loss.

I suppose I should be happy with that, but one of the other guys did 5kg. The sessions were quite high intensity-I'm still yet to do more than 4 pressups so I maybe I should continue the torture. The diet was essentially, eat more vege, eat more at the beginning of the day, less at the end. He recommended no alcohol, or tea or coffee. I attempted to follow that plan but occasionally fell off the rails.

You got a diary to record what you ate, how much you exercised and what your weight was at a weekly weigh in.

I have in the past considered going on some sort of diet, but this time I think I have really made an effort, and have some good results. I think that more fatties should try this technique: all you have to do is go to the green grocers and buy a bag of carrots and a bag of tomatoes at the beginning of the week. Chuck in some bananas, mandarins or whatever and you are set for morning teas. The plan is to keep yourself fed so that when lunch rolls round you are not too hungry and will not need to pig out.

Lunch might be buying 1/4 chicken and having this with a tomato.

Normally I used to have porridge every morning, but now I'm trying the following for two people:

1 carrot grated
2 sticks of celery
1 pear
1 tomato
1 orange
yogurt
pumpkin seeds/pine nuts and whatever

The sweetness of the orange lifts the whole mix and it just tastes great.

Have this for breakfast (with just warm water-no coffee), and you will start the day feeling terrific.