Nicole0375's Journal, 19 Jan 21

Take it easy, is ‘cheet’ week! Or is it cheetoz 😬 

I have been working so hard 🥵 

Don't worry! One set back doesn't mean it ends! Just get back on the wagon slowly! 😁😁 

I know the feeling but newly acquired weight usually comes off pretty quickly, hang in there and become even more focused. You've got this!  

I know! Just hang in there, it will go down again - look what happened to me in the past couple of days! Up 1.2kg then down again. 

It may be just some water weight. Do you mind sharing your strategy? 

I have reduced my calories to 1800 per day. I start with a 6km brisk walk every morning, I try and walk 2km at lunch, followed by another 6km brisk walk at night or a gym session. Breakfast - banana smoothie Snack - blueberries and strawberries Lunch - salad and canned salmon Dinner - salad and chicken or red meat or fish Treat - mini Weis bar. Lots of water and two coffees a day.  

That sounds really good. I believe it’s just a temporary thing. I wouldn’t change anything. I also assume that’s just a sample of foods you eat. Experimenting with recipes may give you motivation to continue. What works for me is to continue eating healthy food I always used to eat but in smaller amounts.  

I pretty much eat that everyday 😢 

Could it be added muscle and water not actually weight gain as such you seem so fit, keep going x 

Yes, it really could be lean muscle gain! Your activity and food are perfect for development of some muscle. All good - the more muscle you develop, the faster your fat loss will be. Muscle requires a lot of energy to support it, i.e. calories  

Thanks for the support everyone, I will keep going 💪🏼