ReSet 2017 - Week 3 results

It's been another while since I blogged, apologies for that.  Last time I'm sure I mentioned I hadn't been feeling too great.  Never in my life did I think that I would have to spend time just concentrating on being able to breathe and nothing else.  Well, I've ticked that box off my bucket list!! I went to the docs today and got some new friends to make breathing a bit easier:

So for this reason, I have found it really hard to keep up with the exercising this week, which is a bit of a bummer.  However things will get better and I'm looking forward to trying Strong by Zumba this coming week.  I guess though, with the amount I have coughed over this last fortnight, my abs must have had some sort of workout, right? Always the optimist me :-)

I am really excited to share my weight results this week with you all! Last week I was disappointed to not get down into the next stone bracket, but I have done it!! Pretty well into it, might I add!! So chuffed with this result.

My next goal is to now get into the 13 stone bracket (not by next week might I add, lol!) I haven't been less than 14 stone 4lbs for at least 5 years so to get past this would just be amazing for my self confidence. I know I can do it, it will probably take more effort on my part when ReSet is over and I don't have the support of all the others who are also doing ReSet, but I CAN do it and I WILL do it!

Darren and I had a discussion last night about life after ReSet.  He has his plan and I have mine.  I plan to continue as I am, but will allow myself a treat when it is a birthday or special occasion.  If I find that this encourages me to start indulging again in the sugar, then I will just have to pull right back again.  It'll be trial and error for me to see what I can manage physically and mentally.

One thing's for sure, I wasn't prepared for this beauty:

Look at the brightness of that green smoothie! It wasn't my favourite at all, but I did manage to drink it. I want a medal for that, haha!!  Below is a picture of tonight's dinner. Lemon chicken with savoury rice (small amount of rice with peppers, mushrooms, onions, spinach and carrot) and a splash of soy sauce. Super tasty!!  I prepared the chicken in the Instant Pot on the slow cooker function. Cooked for 5 hours and then kept warm until serving, how amazing is that?????

For this coming week, we had to prepare our own meal plan.  I was pleasantly surprised at my ability to put something together.  I was actually really dreading this part, but it wasn't too bad at all. Tomorrow however, I have a big day and attending a selection event in Edinburgh.  Lunch will be provided and I'm scared to peek at what will be available for eating.  Will just need to make the best choice of what is available, but this will be the first time I have even out.  Fingers crossed there is a lettuce leaf or something I can nibble on, haha!!