Day 13: mentally at peace of mind from the food beast

Four years ago me and a friend got to know a German guy from Schwartzwald. He returns every July to Sweden to walk in the Mountain.  In the winter he send me postcards and letters. I used to live in Berlin and have few opportunities to talk German. Yesterday we were having a three hours conversation. I feel like I'm another person while speaking one of the language I know. It's not just words,  it's a way of being. Of course we were talking about my favourite German food: leberkäse, curry wurst, schrippen mit thewurst...
I also got very philosophic explaining what a relief it is for me not to have to care about food for three weeks. No shopping, no cooking and no eating. I'm overweight due to the wrong choices, lack of limiting my intake and the bad habits of use food as comfort.
During the last two weeks my obsession planning what to eat, when, how much, has been resting.  It's a great chance to reflect over the for other people easy calculation, how calories impacts on your weight. It gives me time to break bad habits.
I lost more than 10 kilos in January and have more or less kept the weight since then.
Last two weeks I have been taking a great step down. Tomorrow you will get to know the total!

Weight loss since yesterday: 0,5

Day 12: no coffee at the coffee house...

My niece Freja is practising to drink coffee. She's 9. I'm 50 and still haven't got used to it.
Never will...One of my lcd - shakes has the taste. I drink it fast...It's too bitter.
Freja's caramel/coffee drink with lots of syrup and whipped cream seems to equal the amount of calories I have in one day. Freja has her own blog and is very impressed by the amount of people visiting the ButterflyBattle blog. I gave her an advice, use a good picture.

Freja and her cousin is hanging out on the coffee house. Not as social as my two meeting with friends today. We were talking for hours!

Weight loss since yesterday: 0.2 kilo

Day 11: to be patient is number one for weight loss

 

I work a lot this weekend and have very little time to write this blog or to reflect over my weight loss. I just do it!

More than 30 years ago I learned how to type.

I wonder how the youth of today would do without a delete-button...

Letter that tangled together both mechanically and on the paper, color band stuck and just the effort to press on the key for success...

My weight loss at the moment is slow, 0.1 kilo since yesterday , even though I have been walking quite a lot. But even this little loss would make 0.7 a week so it's actually great!

Day10: my journey to a better life

I love to travel and have been to more than 40 countries. In some of them I staid for years. Yesterday I took a trip to friends in a village only 30 km away. It's a long time since I last could gossip with one of my closest friends so this made me real happy but also thoughtful. We all have our life journey.  Our daily struggle, our goals.
A famous Swedish boxer stated 'a goal without a plan is only a dream'.
I have many dreams at the moment but few plans. I need to write them down and make plans for the future. The goal with the ButterflyBattle is a easier life in many aspects.
I have in 10 days lost as much as the allowed weight of a hand luggage when flying.

Weight loss since yesterday.: 0,3

Day 9: in a weight loss war with myself

At the moment it seems like I'm the winner against my over weight. The scale is showing less everyday and I'm dieting using low calorie diet shakes, soups, pudding, porridge and pasta. I feel no temptation when I'm around food. Over all I am great on 800-900 calories a day.

Yesterday I was visiting the defence museum of Boden. As my grandmother was born in the military hospital  1908, it was educating learning to know about the time when her father came to Boden to work in the Swedish Army. He moved from Småland to the very north.
He died when grandma was a child.

Weight loss since yesterday: 0.4 kilo

Day 8: Spice it up!

The summer this year is chilly and rainy. 

My diet soup fits perfect.

Today I spiced it up with extra chili, green pepper and some cheese with reindeer meat. 

I was slightly hungry before but this mixture helped out great.

 

 It's getting a bit boring to diet.

The fast weight loss keeps me motivated.

I also, against all odds, have a lot of energy.

Weight loss since yesterday: 0.1 kilo

Day 7: Kerry and Carrie, I carry on!

This blog has readers all over the world. In the stats I can see from where. Every time Australia pops up it could be Kerry or Carrie. Or of course other people!
Saturday I got a picture from Kerry:

 She told me she was going to start the 'Aussie version' of my diet!
I'm so excited! How are you doing Kerry?
Kerry and I share room and later apartment at Venice Beach, Los Angeles, 1991.
We haven't met since then, but  I'm happy we can stay in touch.

Carrie was born in Sweden by an Australian mother. She returned to her roots for over a decade and fell in love with Nathan. Tomorrow it's three years since I attended  their wedding in breathtaking Bellonäs, Arjeplog.
Sunday we had dinner together.

At the front you can see my meal in the black shaker...
If you want to get result with the diet, you have to stick to the plan even with this in front of you:

Don't stay away from social activities were food is included.
Meeting good friends make dieting easier!

Weight loss since yesterday: 0.2 kilo makes 6.8 kilo in a week!