{"id":1265,"date":"2015-12-02T20:58:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T11:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2015-12-08T22:23:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T13:23:44","slug":"4-week-weight-loss-challenge-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/4-week-weight-loss-challenge-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"4-Week Weight Loss Challenge: Week 2!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 2 Day 1: Wednesday, December 2.\u00a0<\/strong>Day one of week two at least began well, up until a point, with a healthy Weetbix breakfast and a cup of coffee in my favourite cup:\"\"<\/p>\n

I then walked to work where I rewarded myself with a black tea latte:\"\"<\/p>\n

The day got even better with a super-healthy chicken and almond salad for lunch. Soon after, a wide student gifted me a mandarine.\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"And then things got crazy with free faculty meeting food which consisted of a yummy cheese bagel thing and two pieces of nice cold pizza. In my defense, I then walked home and promised no more food today. And that’s a promise I’ve so far (10 pm) kept.\"\"<\/p>\n

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Week 2 Day 2: Thursday, December 3. <\/strong>Two Weetbix (instead of three), one banana (instead of zero), and my now reliable and regular cup of morning coffee:<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

A free office coffee because it’s snowing outside and I walked to work. It wasn’t as big as it looks:<\/p>\n

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More healthy food to hopefully take me through till after I finish work at 4:15:\"\"<\/p>\n

Another salad a little later followed by a necessary vanilla latte on account of the snow. Confession: I forgot to take a photo of my latte. I looked just like a regular latte.\"\"<\/p>\n

Dinner, after a huge weights session consisted of half a portion of pepper chicken, vegies, and rice plus a protein shake. I hate the remaining half portion a couple of hours later after trying very hard to save it for tomorrow.\"\"<\/p>\n

Week 2 Day 3: Friday, December 4: <\/strong>Two Weetbix sans banana because it wasn’t ripe enough plus my regular and reliable morning coffee:\"\"<\/p>\n

A deserved black tea latte and some water while I did some work after walking to work:\"\"<\/p>\n

I then bought yesterday’s healthy combo to take me through to the afternoon:\"\"<\/p>\n

Salad number 2:\"\"<\/p>\n

And a free coffee because the price was right:\"\"<\/p>\n

Tonight’s dinner was the same as yesterday’s:<\/p>\n

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Week 2 Day 4: Saturday, December 5. <\/strong>A banana\/Weetbix breakfast with my reliable cow coffee:\"\"<\/p>\n

A banana mocha while reading some juicy Stephen King on my Kindle maintained the\u00a0banana theme begun\u00a0at breakfast:\"\"<\/p>\n

A half dozen mandu set was next with a coffee milk I just had to have:\"\"<\/p>\n

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A salad sandwich that utilized half a chicken almond salad plus some drinking yogurt were consumed after a 45-minute cardio session:\"\"Next up (correction, down), a free dinner on account of my guitar playing skills:\"\"<\/p>\n

Week 2 Day 5: Sunday, December 6.\u00a0<\/strong>Another banana\/Weetbix breakfast with my reliable cow coffee:<\/p>\n

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Another salad sandwich all wrapped up waiting to be secretly consumed at Starbucks:\"\"<\/p>\n

Then some yummy baked beans and a cup of tea:\"\"<\/p>\n

A Honey Milk gave me the energy I needed to walk to my office:\"\"<\/p>\n

Another salad later in the afternoon and then a naughty American Milky Way bar which is oddly what we call Mars Bars in Australia. Australian Milky Ways are more like American Three Musketeers. Just a couple of life’s little mysteries.\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"A pretty decent workout followed in my local gym. I capped the day with a chocolate protein shake with a dash of coffee for some extra flavour and caffeine. That was supposed to be it for the day, but I ate just before midnight the 99 calorie bar I bought earlier for tomorrow’s brunch.<\/p>\n

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Week 2 Day 6: Monday, December 7. <\/strong>Same Weetbix and coffee breakfast and same photo:\"\"<\/p>\n

Another free coffee to celebrate another safe and punctual arrival at work:
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Brunch was a genuine Subway breakfast ham, cheese, and egg flat bread thing with avocado:\"\"<\/p>\n

Another yummy salad after class with a naughty cheese bread thing plus a delicious black tea latte:
\n\"\"Some mandu a few hours later followed regretfully by a cheap egg bread thing plus a coffee milk with a message defining happiness. I walked home to make up for those last two indiscretions, but was that enough? I don’t think so.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Week 2 Day 7: Tuesday, December 8.<\/strong> Today began with a chocolate protein shake with a dash of coffee for taste and caffeine:\"\"<\/p>\n

A few hours later, that was followed by a balancing balance bar and a yummy yoghurt drink:\"\"<\/p>\n

Next up, just before my 12 o’clock class, another salad!\"\"<\/p>\n

One of my students tried to bribe me:\"\"Another saladish thing followed by a new chocolate latte that I just had to try:\"\"<\/p>\n

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Week 2 ended with a\u00a0very Italian dinner:\"\"<\/p>\n

I still don’t think I have this whole diet thing down, but I am eating more salads at least, and I am walking more. On the other hand, I have been going to the gym less frequently. Week 3 will be a better week…<\/p>\n

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