 Aaron, at the start |
 Aaron, November 2010 |
I travel a lot for work, and my biggest challenge is keeping to a healthy diet surrounded by room service and corporate hospitality.
So far I’ve lost loads of weight with Metabolic Balance, and I’m finding it easy to integrate with my lifestyle.
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At the start
TweetShareEmailI’ll be honest with you, this healthy eating diet thing isn’t something I’d normally consider. I like my food, I work long hours and don’t manage to exercise that regularly. I don’t eat meat, and always thought that this bought me some breathing room and made me healthier than most people. So why am I [...]
My test results
TweetShareEmailRight, so I knew I had a few pounds to shed. But these results were about more than just weight. Eating Habits I drink too much wine, eat way too many carbohydrates and I don’t get enough protein. Weight & body measurements Weight: 98.8 BMI: 32.3 Blood test results So being overweight is about more [...]
The cleansing phase
TweetShareEmailIt’s easy to be ambitious at the beginning. Started out with my 1.5kg of veggies a day, and thought to myself how refreshing my light breakfast was. Then I got hungry and cranky. But I did feel clean inside. I decided that sweet corn and avocado could count as vegetable servings, and added lots of [...]
The principles explained
TweetShareEmailTo be honest, I can’t remember all nine rules. But basically I remember 1) 5 hours between meals, 2) no eating what’s not on my plan, 3) drinking 3 litres of water per day, 4) no mixing proteins and eating three different proteins every day, 5) no snacking and 6) no eating crap food. > [...]
What my new eating regime looks like
TweetShareEmailThe first two weeks were challenging, but not impossible. Really, it’s not hard to make oatmeal for breakfast or to have a salad and hunk of cheese for lunch. I could even buy everything from M&S or Waitrose, so I didn’t have to be a loser who brought his lunch from home. But then I [...]
Challenge: New eating habits & my trip to Singapore
TweetShareEmailI had a four day business trip to Singapore, which is known for being very clean and having great food. I drank with dinner, but tried to stick to most principals most of the time. On the plane, it was turbulent so I had a G&T (2). But I skipped all the courses and had [...]
Results: I dropped 30 pounds!
TweetShareEmailDrum roll … I just weighed myself today and I have now lost 30 pounds since I started the programme. So far so good! > NEXT: Was that girl checking me out? < PREV: Challenge: New eating habits and my trip to Singapore << Back to Aaron’s success story diary ^ See all success stories
Was that girl checking me out?
TweetShareEmailI’m very pleased about this. Except my clothes look ridiculous. I feel better, sleep better, and get better service from waitresses. > NEXT: Still only human, right? < PREV: Results: I dropped 30 pounds! << Back to Aaron’s success story diary ^ See all success stories
Still only human, right?
TweetShareEmailThis time of year is always difficult. I was aware of this even when I wasn’t following a healthy eating programme. Christmas parties, end-of-year dinners, catching up with friends … drinking, eating minced pies and lots of cookies – I like cookies. You get the picture. I find that if I stick to my breakfast [...]
Is this new lifestyle right for me? I think so!
TweetShareEmail I don’t even really miss my old eating habits. To be honest, if I want some crisps or chips or other junk food (which is very rare), I have some – but try to keep it within the rules, with a meal, and a small portion (and to go for the nice ones). I [...]
