Day 1

Chest: 45″

Waist:37″

Hips: 41″

Weight: 14st 5.5lbs

Having formerly loved running but currently being out of action with an achilles injury, yesterday I bought a cross trainer … not the greatest idea for someone as accident-prone as me!

I spent last night making soup to take into work (just a prepared leek and potato pack, added a stock cube, boiled up and threw it in the food processor).

I added my meals into My Fitness Pal to track calories and macros and set the alarm alarm for 5.00am. Shorts and vest on, headphones turned up loud and I was off for 40 mins. Total calorie burn was 390! Breakfast was “green” smoothie from a prepared pack with some oats thrown in and pineapple juice. A bit of an acquired taste!

I’m aiming to hit 10000 steps a day which means adding a bit of extra walking to the day so walked past my usual bus stop on the way home from work and into Lidl to grab pasta sauce for dinner … just some vegan meatballs and pasta.

I tend to fail at this healthy malarkey when I deprive myself so I’ve decided I will eat as healthily as possible but will keep a closer eye on treats and make sure EVERYTHING is tracked. I had hummus crisps, four Milk Tray and an Oreo as treats today.

Daily calories allowed: 1500 + exercise 390 = 1890

Calories consumed: 1774

Deficit: 126

So, day 1 is over. Wednesday is usually climbing which burns off a fair few calories but I might head off on the t