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Friday 29th May 2009 Add / view commentsMore LULL than LOL.
'Lull' ~ Noun. A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.
The last few days have been tough. After my recent lapse it seems my body seems intent on punishing me for my indiscretion. In the last 2 days I have lost less than a pound in weight. I can only assume this is because I knocked myself out of ketosis. Its a frustrating time because my next meeting is getting closer and closer and I desperately want a decent loss for my official weigh in. Yesterday I did a another booze free gig which was tough, and I have an even bigger one tonight which will be a real test. Funnily enough I am not too bothered about that as I am confident I can abstain, but I just hope I start seeing some results soon as its getting quite demoralising. Come on body, lets go!
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Monday 25th May 2009 Add / view commentsKittens & Ketosis. My hardest day so far.
First the good news. The weight loss total is currently hovering at just under 11 lbs. Looking at the graph you can see the overall loss has been smooth and steady. I am pleased with that, although I was secretly hoping for at least a 1 stone loss by my next meeting which is tomorrow evening. I'm heading to the gym later to try and give things a helping hand.
Yesterday was agony. The sun was out and everybody seemed to have that summer Sunday feeling. Everywhere I looked people were enjoying a cold beers under the sun's warm rays and the entire apartment was filled with the sweet smell of nearby barbecues. If you know me, you'll know my deep love for barbecues, and the thought of not being able to enjoy even the odd sausage really knocked my positivity. For the first time since I started, I began to seriously think about eating something, however small. Even the idea of gobbling up the avocado that's been sitting unloved in the fruit bowl for over a week had me salivating. Like a Tom & Jerry cartoon everything I looked at made me hungry. Our new kitten spontaneously turned into a small succulent roast chicken. But, I am pleased to tell you dear reader that I was strong and after what seemed liked an eternity the day ended with my abstinence intact, and the kitten uneaten.
Tomorrow evening is my second meeting. I will have an official weigh in and a ketosis check. That involves peeing on a stick to check my liver is properly converting fat into energy. But that's still a while off yet. In the meantime I am off to apologise to the cat...
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Sunday 24th May 2009 Add / view commentsNo booze, no fun? Seems not.
What a glorious weekend. The sun has been out in London and the diet is going swimmingly. Last night I had a fantastic gig in West London and played the entire 5 hours with no booze at all. That is a huge accomplishment considering I would normally burn through an average of 6 coronas, 4 very strong vodka cranberries and at least 4 sambuca shots during a gig of that length. It was quite nice to finish feeling fresh, but standing up in the DJ booth for 5 hours did start to get painful. Back pain is something I hope will improve with the more pounds I shed.
With the sun out and I would love to go and lurk in the shady corner of a local beer garden, but I'm going to get on with some work instead. I may go and laze in the park for a bit, bottle of water in hand. Not a bad consolation prize.
In other news I have added the ability to comment on my updates via the site. Just click the link on the left. If you are already a member of facebook you can login with a few clicks and I can put a face to the comment. I would love to hear your feedback. I need all the support I can get during this little undertaking!
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Friday 22nd May 2009 Add / view commentsThe week comes to a close, and I'm feeling good.
After feeling nervous about my first booze free DJ gig it was actually cancelled at the last minute. I don't know what is harder... playing records in a bar and refusing free drinks, or sitting at home bored, trying to ignore the call of the fridge. Luckily, I am feeling strong. I'm getting on with some work and trying to forget the fact I haven't eaten solid food for 3 days.
It's actually crazy to me that I haven't felt properly hungry at any point so far. I don't know if that is the water filling me up, or the nutritional value of the food packs keeping my body ticking over, but something is stopping my stomach from rumbling. When I look back at how little has passed my lips this week, it properly puts into perspective how much of the crap I was eating was totally worthless, nutritionally.
It's the bank holiday weekend so I have a long gig ahead of me, as well as a lot of partying to do. My big plan is to replace booze with sparkling water... how rock and roll is that?? It will be VERY unusual to finish late at night with a clear head. I just hope it doesn't effect my performance when I am the one playing the records.
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