The Fatso Fights Back: Day 1

The first day on the low carb diet has been okay and in fact not as difficult as I anticipated. I began the day on the scales and to my pleasant surprise I was a kilo lighter today than yesterday (i.e. 94.7 kg). Don't misunderstand me. I haven't invented the magic bullet for weight loss which takes away a kilogram each day. Afraid not. It's probably just the fact that you're lighter when you weigh in the morning than at other hours of the day. 

I bought a WiFi scale which has recorded how disgustingly fat I had become. Much to my dismay it has also recorded my fat percentage, which isn't exactly pleasant. Hopefully the damn thing will stop lying to me.

Today's breakfast consisted of three hard boiled eggs and a tall glass of ice water. It was a bit like being force fed. Who wants to eat three hard boiled eggs for breakfast? Eh, not me! After having stuffed my face with the eggs I drank a bit of green tea, pictured below, and a bit of coffee. Yummy!

You can probably buy this stuff anywhere (or something similar).

Just before lunch I ate some low carb bread with Parma ham and two bites of red bell peppers. Then I took off to the gym. After a pretty good workout I went to a Mexican restaurant which sells low carb dishes, which I gorged in a matter of seconds.

As the day progressed I noticed one thing: My energy levels are little bit more balanced than usually. And I didn't feel the gut-wrenching hunger that sometimes hits me when I'm eating "normal". After work I went to a shop that sells Atkins products. Among the stuff you can get from them are chocolate bars and protein shakes, which are low in carbs and therefore useful to have if you get a sugar craving. At least they are going to be more sensible than a Snickers bar (I get fat at the mere thought of a Snickers bar).

This is what I bought.

Dinner consisted of bacon, eggs and a dash of ketchup. Downed with soda water. Delightfyl. And now, when it's getting close to midnight, I'm baking a bit of low carb bread for the rest of the week...