Hurrah! Just over 2 weeks and I’ve broken the back of this – I weighed in this morning at 12 st 10, which means I’ve now lost 8 llbs, only 3 to go to get back to my pre-Xmas weight. So I’m pretty pleased with myself. I’ve been following my low carb plan, staying under 60g carbs per day. I’ve managed to stay off the booze (life is boring without though), have drunk only green tea and water (thank God it’s only for a month) and avoided all foods with added sugar. Days have pretty much followed a typical pattern:

Wake up, have a large glass of water – have a slice of wholemeal toast with butter and peanut butter, with a cup of green tea. Once or twice I might have some scrambled eggs, and at the weekend I’ll have fry up consisting of eggs, bacon, sausages and beans.

For lunch I’ll have a bowl of fresh soup, maybe a salad on the side

And for dinner some grilled meat or fish with loads of green veg, and occasionally stir fried grated cauliflower which is a fantastic rice substitute (don’t knock it until you try it)

I’ve also done another 24 hour fast – ie skip breakfast and lunch and only eat at dinner time.

Reflecting on all this, it’s clear to me that of the 11llbs I put on, a lot of it must have been water (and possibly glycogen in the muscles) – there’s no way I’ve lost 8llbs of fat in over 2 weeks, just don’t think that’s possible, so by definition much of what I’ve lost must be water and glycogen.

I can quite easily do this for a month, particularly now I’m passed the half way point – come February, I’ll be drinking red wine and coffee again, and my carbs will be back at the 100g level, and I’ll have the odd cheat day too so I can pig out on bad carbs.