If you missed my long post updating you on some life changes I had decided to make so as to downsize the stress and the side effects of said stress, I have taken up a challenge offered to me by the PLAN H team – to follow their diet for 8 whole weeks and eat only what’s given to me for the day.
Week 2 Gone By
So it’s been two whole week and I MANAGED (ok I ate one tiny tiny piece of dark chocolate, a few extra strawberries and a couple of cashew nuts on diff days but I don’t think these disqualify me).
What I Like
The food is good, some dishes I obviously like more than others but it’s all very tasty and feels genuine, not like something mass produced.
It’s always different – I’ve only had one breakfast repeated – all my snacks, meals, breakfasts have so far been in some way different to another.
You occasionally get desert – a form of apple and cinnamon crisp desert thing and a drizzle cake were given on two separate days last week AND I once got a pancake for breakfast.
You get pasta – a lot of diets forbid pasta and I would die without pasta – still haven’t got any bread or chocolate though.
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| Photo by Kurt Paris |
Diets are better when shared – the hubby started his diet long before this challenge started but I was somewhat sabotaging it for him over the weekends by insisting we go out to eat, and suggesting chocolate late at night etc – now instead he’s eating PLAN H food with me on weekends and he’s been losing weight steadily once again.
What I Dislike
- As I mentioned in last week’s post, they are flexible with likes and dislikes but if you’re a fussy eater like me, chances are you can’t have told them everything that’s on your dislike list and sooner or later along will come a snack that you don’t like. Saturday afternoon along came pineapple which I really don’t enjoy. The hubby keeps strawberries in the fridge, so I just had those instead.
- Not eating out – eating out is one of my favourite things to do, also, sometimes if you’ve planned a whole day out or are going to a party straight from work, it’s an inconvenience to have to stop somewhere and eat before – but then this is a reality of any diet I guess.
- Weekends are still much much harder – sitting down to watch a movie seems strange without a big bowl of popcorn or crisps. No trips to the Qormi baker and subsequent bread for breakfast on a Sunday is still a sad affair.
- No Bread, No Chocolate , No Crisps 🙁 I have actually not crisps for two weeks now – wow.
The Best Part
I’m now down to 53.5 kg. from 55.5 and barring a tiny piece of dark chocolate on Sunday afternoon I haven’t eaten any extra sweets / crisps in two weeks which I know is definitely a good break for my body. Six more weeks to go !!
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