Day 28/29: over & out! New start for more weight loss!

I had my last LCD (low calorie diet) shake today.

What a relief!

After 28,5 days I look forward to chew again.

First "fika" together with today's excellent photographer and friend Ulrika.

How much I missed strawberries the last month!

8th of August is a special day in Sweden.

Not only my niece Cornelia's 20iest birthday but also the official  premiere of cray fish.

My lunch today was delicious!

Almost one entire month on the diet made me lose 10 kilos.

Many more to go. Step by step.

Day 26/27: not ready to fight the food monster

Opening night at the cinema for the Norwegian "Oskars Amerika", and a lot of goodies. Luckily popcorn was an option, a better choice than candies.
Anita and Britt-Marie were among the visitors.
The table was fast emptied, not by me...

And the movie was great. Go and see it!

Today I had a message from a Buddhist monk with some advice for my weight loss struggle.
I needed it more than ever. My safe path is almost over. He told me to breathe  and  breathe and listen to music and enjoy the company of good friends, see the beauty in nature.

 

The box is soon empty. Tomorrow I drink my last two shakes.

Then I am out in the jungle again. The free choices. I feel insecure. Will I be able to make it? I'm still motivated. I have loaded the fridge up with healthy food today. I haven't planned enough though. I need to be ahead to out smart the food monster!

Day 25: slightly malicious

This blog is about a weight battle, Russia vs Sweden. My sister Natasha in Petrozavodsk is quiet. I don't know how she's doing. It's summertime. Bad time for diets, in one way.
Good in another. In summer it's easier to lose control. That what happened to the famous, Swedish criminologist Leif GW Persson. He decided to lose 50 kilos 2017 and the first 6 months he had great success, 25 kilo. Then he got back to drinking beer and wine and his losing weight took an end. I'm 'secretly' competing with him so I feel more motivated to do even better efforts now, only 5 kilos away from his result.

Day 24: after three weeks of no, I said yes!

Who can say no to these guys? Not me! We had a great BBQ on one of the most beautiful days of the summer.

 

A lot of veggies and small pieces of chicken made me full.

I gained a kilo since yesterday.

I have three more full time days on VCL-MODIFAST shakes and soups.

Then the real hard part of this diet is beginning!

I will make it!

Day 23: my great advicer and friend!

Yesterday I fell asleep 5 pm. My blog post is delayed!

The night before I went out with Bibbi and Dirk, on vacation in Luleå all the way from Västerås and Belgium!

I stuck with my diet friendly water while enjoying the good company and the beautiful sunset over Luleå.

We were not staying out late, still I felt exhausted yesterday. The bad mood was gone and I felt more motivated.
Bibbi and I are great friends since we were 17.  She knows every thing about me and my life and gives the greatest advices. We were not talking about my diet but I enjoyed meeting the happy couple on vacation!

 The scale is reluctant leaving the number it seems stacked on. I guess I have reached a plateau. The great challenge is around the corner/after the weekend, when my shakes are out and healthy food will replace them in this ButterflyBattle.
At the moment I feel like I'm fighting myself only. Natasha in Russia, Petrozavodsk, is quiet.
But you never know, last time she sneaked up out of nowhere with a great weight loss result!

Day 22: today it's not my cup of tea....I'm fed up!

My very nice colleague made me two cups of tea at work! Fresh mentha!
It hasn't happened since 'The king" left. Sweden has a strong coffee tradition.
Tea drinker has to take care of their own business.
I have been reflecting a lot of the importance of sharing meals, eating together.
For more than three weeks I've been in my own space with my shakes, soups, pudding. ..
I have reached the point when I'm fed up. I have started to introduce some food into my diet. I will make a plan of healthy choices and stick to it. When back on food I will gain about two kilos from water binding into the body.

As I didn't sleep at home, I can't report any weight changes today.

Day 21: why don't you sweat it out?

This morning I discovered a great podcast, Radio Rinkeby, made by Kenny Black with Papa Dee as a guest. They were playing  good music and talking about the artists.
Educational and entertaining!
Mad Professor, producer and sound engineer was mentioned.
I ran into him at a reggae festival in Berlin in the 80ies  and he invited me to his studio in London.
When me and my boyfriend Dan arrived  at the Arriwa studio, we met two Jamaican artists. The looked at me and then reproachfully gazed at Dan:
 "Why is she so fat? Why don't you make her sweat it out?".

This was the first and only time someone didn't blame me for being overweight.
Actually it all started at that time with me using the pills.

Music makes me happy, could be a great substitute for over eating.
Every time I have a craving I will now turn on one of my old vinyl.
 Almost every record is linked to my memories of concerts I reviewed or artists I interviewed.
Dancing at the same time would make it even more effective!

Listen to the podcast here:

/radiorinkeby.se/category/podcastmusikmix/podcast/podcast-podcast/

No weight loss to report today!