Weight lost: 4lbs (3% of my body weight) though I reckon it would have been more if I didn’t accidentally have alcohol on 2 of the 7 days haha
I went on a no carb diet because I know it’s the fastest way that you can lose weight in I healthy way (as in, not starving yourself or making yourself sick). I was still having around 1,200 calories per day, lots of vitamins from fruit and vegetables, and lots of protein for muscle repair.
I recorded what I ate for one week, because when girls are dieting and losing a lot of weight I’m always curious as to exactly what they’re eating and what exercise they’re doing.
From looking at this post you may think that the weight loss was as a result of the exercise, but I’ve been working out in this way for 3 or 4 days per week for months and not seen any weight-loss at all because I was still eating a carbs… so here is my week;
Day 1 - Friday 16 November:
Food
- 1 scoop Maximuscle Promax Diet protein powder (112calories)
- 2 eggs (160calories)
- Baked beans (185calories)
- 20g cheese (83calories)
- 8 green olives in brine (32 calories)
- Banana (100calories)
- 1 scoop Maximuscle Promax Diet protein powder (112calories)
- Linda McCartney Mozzarella burger (233 calories)
- Sweet potato (100 calories)
- Carrots (nil)
- Vegetarian gravy (38 calories)
Exercise
- Treadmill - 1.2 kilometres @ 9.8KPH
- Squats - 16.8kg, 12 reps, 4 sets
- Lunges - 14kg, 12 reps, 3 sets
- Some leg extensions/ stretches on mat
- Multihip (leg out to side) 4kg, 8 reps, 3 sets
- Leg extension - 7kg, 8 reps, 4 sets
- Leg curl - 4kg, 6 reps, 3 sets
- Leg press - 70kg, 10 reps, 4 sets
- Situps - 80
- Oblique situps - 20 (each side)
- Leg raises - 6 reps, 4 sets
- Twist sits - 40
- ‘Finger-to-wrist’ situps - 40
- Plank - 30seconds
Day 2 - Saturday 17 November:
Food
- 1 scoop Maximuscle Promax Diet protein powder (112calories)
- Baked beans (197 calories)
- 35g cheese (145 calories)
- Banana (100 calories)
- Tuna in sunflower oil (202 calories)
- Olives (24 calories)
- 20g cheese (83 calories)
- Green pepper, rocket, tomato (nil)
- 12 king prawns (96 calories)
- 1 egg (80 calories)
- Cottage cheese (30 calories)
- 85g avacado (170 calories)
- Grapes (50 calories)
- Yoghurt drink (28 calories)
- 1/2 can chopped tomatoes (45 calories)
TOTAL CALORIES: 1371
Day 3 - Sunday 18 November:
Food
- 1 scoop Maximuscle Promax Diet protein powder (112calories)
- Banana (100 calories)
- Grapes (10 calories)
- 2 eggs (130 calories)
- Baked beans (180)
- Cheese (83 calories)
- Prawn salad (restaurant - calories unknown)
- Carrot sticks & hummus (calories unknown)
- Apple (80 calories)
- Olives (40 calories)
- Small about of Brie cheese (calories unknown)
Exercise
- Treadmill - 1.2 kilometers @ 9.9KPH
- Bench Press - 25kg, 6 reps, 1 set
- - 22.5kg, 6 reps, 3 sets
- - 20kg, 6 reps, 4 sets
- Chest Press - 18kg, 6 reps, 2 sets
- - 16kg, 8 reps, 3 sets
- One-arm bicep curl - 6kg, 6 reps, 2 sets
- - 5kg, 6 reps, 2 sets
- ‘Latt pull-down’ - 22.5kg, 6 reps, 4 sets
- - 18kg, 6 reps, 6 sets
- Situps - 60
- Oblique situps - 25 (each side)
- Leg raises - 24
- Twist sits - 40
- ‘Finger-to-wrist’ situps - 20
Day 4 - Monday 19 November:
Food
- Banana (100 calories)
- Potato & leek Cup A Soup (115calories)
- Yo! Sushi Edamame (121 calories)
- Yo! Sushi Kaiso salad (120 calories)
- Yo! Sushi Pumpkin korroke (130 calories)
- Yo! Sushi Vegetable hand roll (184 calories)
- 3 COCKTAILS!! (ooops)
Day 5 - Tuesday 20 November:
Food
- 1 scoop Maximuscle Promax Diet protein powder (112calories)
- Tuna (288 calories)
- Sweetcorn (91 calories)
- Hummus & carrot sticks (calories unknown)
- 3 Quorn sausages (258 calories)
- Egg (80 calories)
- Banana (100 calories)
- Olives (24 calories)
- Banana (100 calories)
- Apple (80 calories)
Exercise
- Treadmill - 1.2 kilometres at 10KPH
- Squats - 20kg, 6 reps, 6 sets
- Lunges - 12kg, 12 reps, 3 sets
- Multihip (leg out to side) 4kg, 8 reps, 2 sets
- Leg extension - 7kg, 8 reps, 4 sets
- Leg curl - 4kg, 6 reps, 3 sets
- Leg press - 72.5kg, 10 reps, 4 sets
Day 6 - Wednesday 21 November:
Food
- Banana (100 calories)
- Tuna (288 calories)
- Sweetcorn (91 calories)
- 150ml of 1% fat milk (64 calories)
- Yoghurt drink (33 calories)
- Banana (100 calories)
- 2 eggs (160 calories)
- Sweetcorn (91 calories)
- 20g cheese (83 calories)
- Apple (80 calories)
TOTAL CALORIES: 1090
Really feeling it today. I’m tired, drained, hungry, unhappy… but today’s been a terrible day on the whole; work, boyfriend, friends, money (or lack of), PMT, heavy rain, and any day that doesn’t start in the gym is usually a bad day.
Day 7 - Thursday 22 November
Food
- Banana (100 calories)
- Spinach & goats cheese omelet with side salad (restaurant - calories unknown)
- Large salad with 3 cheeses, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, pesto, avacaro and hummus (restaurant - calories unknown)
- 6 MOJITOS! (but I asked for no sugar, so they were just soda water, mint, lime and rum)
- 2 prawn spring rolls (restaurant - calories unknown) SIN
- 2 bites of prawn toast (restaurant - calories unknown) SIN
Medium sized bowl of Special K Red Berry with artificial sweetener and semi-skimmed milk.
Small salad comprising of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, blue cheese and some mustard/mayo sauce thing. Also 2 scrambled eggs and a few grapes.
I was so hungry when I got back from the gym that I ate one before I remembered to take a picture haha! I just saw this is Waitrose, it’s really nice and low carb! All three rolls are less than 200calories! They’re Prawn Rolls which are rice paper rolls stuffed with prawns, vermicelli noodles, carrot, lettuce leaves and coriander. Yum yum! (I’m a vegetarian but I do eat prawns, nothing else.)
I ate this far too late at night but to do uni work in the library all day then going to the gym at 6pm or 7pm means that I’m not going to get any dinner until 8pm or 9pm :/ Eating that late at night is a huge NO for dieting!! I just boiled a load of vegetables and eat them with vegetarian gravy. Eating late at night isn’t too bad if it’s just veg.
