Well it may not be the most exciting reason ever, but it's most definitely one of the most exciting things to happen to me!
It was a very ordinary Tuesday afternoon when I received an email from my Uncle Joe. Would I like to accompany him to Buckingham Palace when he receives his MBE from a member of the Royal Family. I read the email three times to make sure I wasn't imagining it. And then I picked up the phone. It's incredibly exciting and I am beside myself with anticipation!
So now I'm will be slimming into an, as yet unpurchased, summer dress and a hat. The dress code for Buck House is pretty formal and I'm certainly going to make the most of it.
For my own part I really need a Kick Start. Otherwise it's not that I won't get going, but I'm going to need to buy the dress in late April that's not that far away. I can't be just losing 2 pounds a week, I've done that before and it's really hit and miss. I need something a little more drastic if I'm to look my best.
I had a search around and read about someone (Karen) who is testing the 3 Week Diet plan. It does sound pretty severe, but the figures from Karen's progress reports indicate that she's has lost about a pound a day for the first week. And like it says in the 3 Week Diet reviews it is only for 21 days and then I could either continue or resume some sort of normality.
So I've taken the plunge, taken Karen's advice, and prepared my meal plan for the first week. And so I don't deviate from the plan before I've even started, my internet shopping will arrive in the morning. That way I can't be swayed by anything on special offer in the supermarket.
The first week looks pretty austere. Vegetables steamed, boiled or raw. That means salads for lunch, steamed for dinner and for breakfast, well, I'm taking a punt on microwaved mushrooms being a staple until I'm also allowed protein - eggs give a much more breakfast like feel to a meal.
I did the low-carb diet once before and microwaved mushrooms with cheese are actually perfectly acceptable - especially if you can face the garlic and herb soft cheese. That's actually quite yummy!
It appears that one of the key points in making the diet achievable is to try and make the food as flavourful as possible. I feel that steamed or microwaved vegetables will probably need some sort of flavour booster. I shall take a leaf out of Karen's book, cheat a little and add perhaps a little chilli or worcestershire sauce, to perk up the flavour.
And so until tomorrow, I'm dining on one of my favourite meals. Homemade (pale imitation) Thai green curry made without lemon grass and rice. And then it's dieting with a vengeance. 3 week diet system here we come!
Buckingham Palace
It was a very ordinary Tuesday afternoon when I received an email from my Uncle Joe. Would I like to accompany him to Buckingham Palace when he receives his MBE from a member of the Royal Family. I read the email three times to make sure I wasn't imagining it. And then I picked up the phone. It's incredibly exciting and I am beside myself with anticipation!
So now I'm will be slimming into an, as yet unpurchased, summer dress and a hat. The dress code for Buck House is pretty formal and I'm certainly going to make the most of it.
For my own part I really need a Kick Start. Otherwise it's not that I won't get going, but I'm going to need to buy the dress in late April that's not that far away. I can't be just losing 2 pounds a week, I've done that before and it's really hit and miss. I need something a little more drastic if I'm to look my best.
I had a search around and read about someone (Karen) who is testing the 3 Week Diet plan. It does sound pretty severe, but the figures from Karen's progress reports indicate that she's has lost about a pound a day for the first week. And like it says in the 3 Week Diet reviews it is only for 21 days and then I could either continue or resume some sort of normality.
So I've taken the plunge, taken Karen's advice, and prepared my meal plan for the first week. And so I don't deviate from the plan before I've even started, my internet shopping will arrive in the morning. That way I can't be swayed by anything on special offer in the supermarket.
The first week looks pretty austere. Vegetables steamed, boiled or raw. That means salads for lunch, steamed for dinner and for breakfast, well, I'm taking a punt on microwaved mushrooms being a staple until I'm also allowed protein - eggs give a much more breakfast like feel to a meal.
I did the low-carb diet once before and microwaved mushrooms with cheese are actually perfectly acceptable - especially if you can face the garlic and herb soft cheese. That's actually quite yummy!
It appears that one of the key points in making the diet achievable is to try and make the food as flavourful as possible. I feel that steamed or microwaved vegetables will probably need some sort of flavour booster. I shall take a leaf out of Karen's book, cheat a little and add perhaps a little chilli or worcestershire sauce, to perk up the flavour.
And so until tomorrow, I'm dining on one of my favourite meals. Homemade (pale imitation) Thai green curry made without lemon grass and rice. And then it's dieting with a vengeance. 3 week diet system here we come!
Buckingham Palace