Update since last post

Well it's been a while since my last post so a lot to report...

Still doing the Shakeology thing, though not always 7 days a week as I can't make a single bag last the whole month.

However, I'm trying out new recipes and experimenting with different combinations of fruits and nuts. I'm now using frozen fruits as this saves me having to use ice in the mixer - though I do through in some fresh fruits if I have some laying around.

Weight wise I'm now hovering around the 193lbs mark which is quite an achievement for me. So a combination of Shakeology, Cycling and a reduction in Beer has helped me achieve this weight loss.

Purchased this fitness game for the Xbox which is fun to do and provides a fun way to get fit.

Managed to complete the STP (Seattle to Portland) cycle ride this year in one day. Cycle time was just under 12 hours and was a great ride.

More updates coming soon...on a weekly basis (or if I have something exciting to share).

Day 26 - End of a week

Weight loss is showing now after a good workout week

Breakfast - Shake + Mixed fruit

Lunch - Chicken Lasagna

Evening Meal - Sandwiches

Plenty of water to keep me ticking over..

Day 22-25 - Pancake Day Week

The past couple of days have been relatively quiet. Been shaking every morning until yesterday when I decided to shake up in the evening instead. Left me

Two morning sessions in the gym have been achieved. Got my group ride on Sunday (33 miles over 2800 ft elevation gain).

Meals this week have been healthy; mostly chicken, vegetarian and fish with rice/steamed veg.

Weighed myself this morning and I was just over 203 lbs.

Day 21 - Presidents Day

Not much happening today except relaxing at home recovering from the bike ride.

Breakfast - Shake + Mixed Berries/Bananas (Frozen).
Lunch - Chicken Curry
Evening - Chicken Fingers + Peas

Loads of water and a handful of nuts throughout the day.

Day 20 - Cycle Sunday

Another active weekend ends with a 40 mile ride around the hilly Redmond neighborhoods. Total estimated calorie was around 2700 :-) Feeling a little sore but nothing a little rest won't cure

Breakfast - Shake + Banana/Strawberry mix
Lunch - Three cheese flatbread pizza with curried chicken topping
Evening - Pasta, Sauce & Mixed Veg

Copious amounts of water consumed throughout the day

Day 19 - Weekend starts

Fitness weekend begins.. Today managed a 45 minute cardio/weight workout in the gym. Tomorrow planning a 40 mile hilly cycle ride (weather permitting).

Breakfast - Shake + Mixed Berries
Lunch - Cheese and Ham sandwich + Peach Jogurht
Evening - Chicken Curry

Loads of water throughout the day

Day 18 - Friday Feeling

Just nothing but a Friday feeling and a good day

Breakfast - Shake + Banana
Lunch - Chicken Curry
Evening - Broccoli & Pork Chop

Loads of Water

Day 17 - What no snacking

Been doing this shake thing for over two weeks and this evening met with my bodycoach was promptly told off for not snacking healthily between meals. Instead I have been starving myself between meals thinking this would be a good thing. Apparantly not it would seem so now I'm getting fruit, nuts and hopefully some vegs for snacking tomorrow.

Breakfast - Shake + Banana

Lunch - Chicken wrap (x2) + Green Machine smoothie

Evening - Mexican Chicken Sandwich + Sweet Potato fries

Lots of water and only a handful of brazil nuts. Only learnt the other day that they make my breath smell bad with the lady...need to find a way around that or eat different nuts.

Day 16 - Still Shaking

Post V day and feeling not too bad with myself after drinking a little too much red wine. However, all is ok as today's calorie consumption was kept to the minimum.

Breakfast - Shake + Banana
Lunch - Chicken Salad Sandwich on oat bread
Evening - Vegetable Stir Fry + 1 finger of a kit kat
Evening Snack - Brazil nuts and Mango slices.

2 Liters of water throughout the day

Day 15 - Val Day Treats

Well today was V day and trying hold back on goodies is difficult.

Breakfast - Shake + Banana

Lunch - Chicken Salad + Smoothie shake

Evening - Salmon, Rice & Steam Brocolli

Desert - Cheesecake

2 Liters of water throughout the day

Few cups of English tea

Day 14 - Shake Free Day

Not sure how this happened but I ended up losing time today and managed to go without my daily shake. No damage done as I kept my calorie intake on the low and water consumption on the high.

Tomorrow I'll return back to morning shakes as this seems to make things easier throughout the day.

I was a little concerned about the Bacon sandwich but this bacon was very lean and was cooked on my eco-green-friendly griddle.

Breakfast - Lean Bacon Sandwich (Oatnut bread)
Lunch - Cheese Pasta + Chicken (Small portion) and Fruit Smoothie
Dinner - Cheese Pasta, Chicken, Black Beans & Tomato Sauce.

3 Cups of white english tea

2 Litres of water throughout the day

Todays end weight: 207.8 lbs

Day 12/13 - Weekend glory

Well this weekend I managed another hilly bike ride. 32 miles and 2200 calories consumed. Feel good factor 10

Saturday was a low calorie intake

Breakfast - Shake + Strawberries
Lunch - Cobb Salad (No Dressing)
Evening - Cheese Sandwich (Oatnut Bread)

Sunday was also a low calorie intake


Breakfast - Shake + Banana
Lunch - Spinach Salad & Steak
Evening - Cheese Pasta + Chicken

Weekend end weight - 205.0 lbs :-)

Day 11 - Routine day at the office

Easy day, nothing special.

Breakfast - Shake with Banana

Lunch - Sausage, Mash & Peas

Evening - Tacos

2 Litres of water throughout the day

2 Cups of English Tea

Todays end weight - 208.0 lbs!!!

Day 11 - Weight be gone...please

I think too many nuts....weight!!!

Breakfast - Shake with Peanut Butter

Lunch - Noodle Soup

Afternoon Snack - Nuts + Power berries.

Evening - Sausage + Mash

2 Litres of water throughout the day

2 Cups of English Tea

Todays end weight - 208.8 lbs!!!

Day 10 - Nuts

Weight loss starting to show and feeling much better. Just not sleeping well but that's down to all the worry's related to buying a house.

Breakfast - Shake with Banana

Lunch - Chicken Stir Fry

Afternoon Snack - Nuts + Power berries.

Evening - Chicken Breast + Veg

2 Litres of water throughout the day

2 Cups of English Tea

Todays end weight - 206.0 lbs

Day 9 - No workout but weight loss noticed

Second week of shaking up and I'm down to 206 in the evening, progress indeed.

Breakfast - Shake with Banana
Lunch - Chicken Salad
Evening - Chicken & Black Bean Pizza

2 Litres of water throughout the day

2 Cups of English Tea

Todays end weight - 206.4 lbs

Day 8 - Another workout day

Another work-out day at the gym. Mostly weight activity with 15 minutes of cardio on the rower.

Breakfast - Shake + Peanut Butter

Lunch - Ham + Light Cheese Sandwich

Evening Meal - Chicken + Veg Stir Fry

2 Litres of water throughout the day

Todays end weight 208.8 lbs!! (Think I'm going to start weighing myself in the morning!)

Day 7 - End of first week

End of the first week of my Shakeology program and things have gone without any problems. Today is SuperBowl Sunday but I'm sticking to healthy dipping spree with carrots and fresh red/green peppers.

Breakfast - English Breakfast - 1 sausage, fried egg and a portion of baked beans, 2 small slices toast
Lunch - Leftover salad (Lettuce, Moz Cheese, Crans, Pecans)
Afternoon Snacks - Carrots and Bell Peppers + Spicy Ranch Dip
Evening Meal - Shake + Banana

2 Litres of water throughout the day

Todays end weight 207.4 lbs

Day 6 - First fitness drive

Today went on a cycle ride to start my training for the Chilly Hilly ride on the 26th Feb. Ride was a hilly 50mile ride around West Seattle. Quite a hard ride and a fair few burned calories burnt.

Breakfast - Shake with mixed berries
Morning Snack - Energy Bar during ride
Lunch - Fish Finger Toasted Sandwich (Oat Bread) + Banana + Low fat yogurt
Evening Meal - Cheese and Biscuits

2 Litres of water consumed throughout the day

Todays end weight - 206.6 lbs

Day 5 - Cravings are down

Certainly wanting to eat less which is a start I guess. When I feel like my stomach is empty a piece of fruit seems to fill the void until the next meal time.
Today I had my shake in the morning and this has worked out better as this is a good start to the day.

Breakfast - Shake* + Strawberries
Lunch - Fruit shake + Apple
Evening Meal - Haddock and Green Salad

Two cups of milky tea throughout the day
2 Litres of water consumed throughout the day

Generally a good day and keeping busy with work helps keep my mind active and off distractions like munching on nice biscuits..

Tonights end weight 208.8 lbs (eek)

Day 4: Post Cleansing

Well the day after cleansing has been ok. Slowing starting to have less cravings. I intended to have my shake this evening but my plans shifted so today was a shake free day.
Going to start taking the shake in the morning as this appears to be the best time of the day as my stomach is empty.

Breakfast - 2 English Muffins (1 Wheat and 1 Buttermilk) + 1 cup of peppermint tea
Morning Snack - 1 Banana
Lunch - Bowl of soup, 2 slices of wheat bread + 1 pear
Evening - Half Chicken + Small portion of garlic mashed potatoes + 1 small glass red wine.

2 Litres of water throughout the day.

Todays end weight: 206.8 lbs (Late meal!)

Day 3 - The Cleansing is over

Today is the final day of the cleansing program and I woke up quite hungry...until I started my morning shake.

Breakfast - Shake* with 1 small banana
Lunch - Shake* with 1 cup of mixed berries
Afternoon snack - 1 small banana
Evening - 1 small banana
*Each shake contains 2 cups of water and 1 cup of ice

2 Litres of water throughout the day (1 litre two short but I think the 4 four cups of water and ice makes up for the loss)

Well it has been an interesting cleansing session and I have to say it has been hard staying away from all the good (bad) things around the house. Watching my girlfriend eat her Indian whilst I chomped on my salad bowl was difficult.

Luckily from tomorrow I'll be able to start eating two main meals along with one shake in the morning.

Todays end weight: 206.4 lb's

Day 2 - Cleansing continues

Well day 2 is nearing an end and the cleansing continues... Starting to feel less cravings but a long way to go yet.

Breakfast - Shake + Mint extract
Morning Snack - Small bag of Cashew Nuts
Lunch - Shake + Strawberries
Afternoon Snack - Light salad with chicken
Evening - Shake + Berries

3 Litres of water consumed throughout the day.

Todays end weight: 207.0 lbs

Day 1 - It all begins

Today was the first day of my Shakeology program. The first three days are going to be all about fast track cleansing.

Breakfast - Shake* with 1 small banana
Morning Drink - Green Tea
Lunch - Shake* with 1 spoon of peanut butter
Afternoon snack - Salad Bowl+Chicken and Pear
Evening - Shake* with 1 spoon of peanut butter
*Each shake contains 2 cups of water and 1 cup of ice

3 Litres of water throughout the day

For most of the day I did not feel too hungry and was able to work through my day without feeling too much desire to consume additional unhealthy snacks.

The fast track cleansing is only another two days and once completed means I can start getting into a meal patterns with just a morning shake.

Todays end weight: 207 lb's