Thanks for the encouragement Angela....

I don't use a journal as such, but I do use fitday and am keeping my calories around 1200 - 1500 a day and my carbs around 15g a day.

I am quite a good cook so dinners and lunches are not a big problem (fresh tuna on chinese greens/roast chicken and salad/chicken parmesan and steamed veg etc) but breakfast is a killer. Bacon and eggs or an omelette are becoming tiresome. I've never eaten so many eggs in my life.

However I'm rarely hungry between meals so snacking isn't a major issue. Thanks for the tip on the cheese but I don't have a microwave!!

It's also quite difficult to get any low carb products in Ireland.

I didn't expect to lose every day but I did think the scale would drop another pound or two after the first two initial days.

I also really hate not having my physical strength at regular levels. I want to work out, I feel energetic, but my body just won't go there.


...oh yes and water, I drink a ton, around 4 litres a day....