![]() ![]() Nor do I think it’s particularly great – or terrible – that I’ve ‘cheated’. This isn’t supposed to be a confessional – I’m not listing my ‘sins’ for penance. This week I’ve also fallen off the wagon, namely in the shape of three Quality Streets, a pizza out with a friend, and some pate Cue two days of feeling rubbish and not even wanting to contemplate healthy cooking or eating (one day of feeling horrible, followed by lots of white bread toast, a bit of frozen pizza, and a big brownie to make up for feeling rubbish). I think that’s what gave me food poisoning on Thursday night. This week I’ve also fallen off the wagon, namely in the shape of three Quality Streets from a tin in the office, a pizza out with a friend, and some pate – which turned out to be a disaster. That seems A LOT for just one week, and the negative monster in my head is saying it’s just water weight, or just an inflated result due to it being my first week ‒ but maybe, just maybe, this plan might be working… Despite all of that, this morning the scales DID say I’d lost 4 pounds. I feel more headachy and tired than thin, to be honestīUT. I don’t really know how I’m doing progress-wise – Joe says not to focus on what the scales say (he calls them the ‘sad step’) – and I feel more headachy and tired than thin, to be honest. When you want it, it’s just a case of five minutes in the microwave, rather than over an hour of cooking. But I mean, when you REALLY plan, as in not just writing it down, but making it in advance, too, and fridging/freezing as much as possible, it makes a world of difference. I kind of knew that already, as in – write down what you’re going to eat in advance, and then eat it (duh). I’ve realised that the key to this thing is planning. ![]() And it’s been tough cooking dinner from scratch every night – what with the weighing out of EVERY SINGLE THING to the nth degree ‒ but I’ve done it, and discovered some delicious dishes too.Īnd I’ve realised that the key to this thing is planning. Yes, I’ve gotten royally annoyed with having to wash and dry Tupperware every single day, but I’ve done it anyway (cue lots of photos of a VERY organised fridge!). That’s a move in the right direction, surely? ![]() I also didn’t cave into temptation and have a big 99 Flake ice cream, like I would have done normally, just to ‘treat myself’. Yes, I had some Prosecco and Doritos, but I also brought along a load of healthy, on-plan stuff to the picnic, including my protein shake, bagel, and fruit. I also went for a picnic with friends, which included some celebratory Prosecco and a fair few Doritos. I’m not complaining at all (well, not much), and I know people say changing your diet is a ‘lifestyle change’, but I’m pretty sure Joe Wicks hasn’t ever said: ‘be on plan when you can…and then when you can’t, fall off it spectacularly into a plate of burgers’. I struggle with that balance between wanting to be slim and healthy, and enjoying food so much. I know I didn’t HAVE to eat that stuff, but it would almost – genuinely – have been rude not to. I’ve also gone “off plan” several times, thanks largely to a work event about burgers – which saw me eating about ten halves of tiny hamburger “sliders” cooked by some of the best chefs in London (yes, did I mention my job involves food?!). I’ve found myself going through spinach and low-fat yoghurt waaay quicker than I thought I would, requiring extra trips to the supermarket and more worrying about my spiralling-out-of-control food budget – for the record, about £50-60 for this week, hopefully less next week as leftovers start to build up a bit. Instead, I’ve focused on what I CAN eat, and drunk lots of water and tea. On Joe’s plan, even when I’ve been hungry enough to contemplate nibbling the wall, I haven’t technically been allowed to even eat an apple. HOWEVER, most diets I’ve done, such as Slimming World, allow you to eat unlimited amounts of certain things, such as fruit and vegetables, which mean you can always reach for a piece of fruit or carrot sticks when you’re feeling peckish or bored. I thought it would be fine, especially since I get to eat carbs after my workouts, when usually I avoid them most of the time. Which has been a shock, since this isn’t exactly the first diet I’ve been on, and I generally eat quite healthily (give or take a few bad days). I’ve felt weak, tired, hungry, bored, annoyed, frustrated – and most importantly, had one heck of a headache. Multiple times this week I’ve thought, this cannot go on. Body Makeover Challenge blogger Hannah Thompson shares the ups – and the MANY downs – of her first three weeks on the Shift, Shape and Sustain (SSS) plan from personal trainer Joe Wicks
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