Lost it

This morning I thought it was time to brave the scales - just to see whether eating chicken, ham, eggs and fish had actually shifted any pounds. I had to admit I was quite nervous. As is my way, I have been quite vocal in the office about my diet and the shame of having to admit it wasn't working did worry me. Well. luckily my anxiety was groundless - I have lost 4lbs in five days. Not a bad start. It even inspired me to make some fresh oat bran galettes before work this morning (below). They are made from an egg, the required daily dose of oat bran (to stop you from getting bunged up), no fat fromage frais, sweetener and cinnamon. They do taste quite nice and it means I can nibble on them for most of the morning.

I did also brave the gym last night. A 20-min power walk on the treadmill followed by 10-mins on the cross trainer did leave me feeling quite light headed, but I did feel oddly energised on the free weights. I did come home ravenous and tucked into two chicken breasts in Cajun spices for dinner. I am slightly confused by how much of the allowed foods I can eat in this Attack phase. In one part of the book it says any amount, don't go hungry and then in a section called suggested breakfast/lunches it says 1 slice of ham! One slice? I've been scoffing a whole packet. Today for lunch I brought in one of the pieces of chicken I cooked last night and had ham, turkey and cottage cheese!

I'm still getting lots of questions about what I am eating. This bowl of yogurt and oat bran did cause a lot of mirth in the office - one of the designers likened it to tile grout! It did taste nice though. I also had a bit of a scare when my friend Hannah asked me if I could have tea and coffee. She said it would bother her if I couldn't have anything that brought me 'comfort'. I casually said yes, as long as it's with skimmed milk and then panicked that I couldn't remember seeing it in the book. But a quick google later and I was put at ease.

OK. I'm off to cook my steak. I won't include a picture of this as I think you all know what steak looks like!