Day 1 - Excited and nervous, will I crave food today?

So here we are and I have just finished my first day on the very low calorie diet and I have to say it wasn't too bad.
It was also Tuesday which means the day I get some exercise in by playing a game of golf, so 4 hours of walking around did plague on my mind. How was I going to get through it?

Really important to have a food diary.

Breakfast is usually omitted in this regime, I think it's because a lot of people don't feel the need to put food in first thing in the morning. I however decided to have a small grissini bread stick which is part of the meal plan and sliced up a scrumptious Pink Lady apple into small bite size pieces which I nibbled on through-out the game. This was more than enough along with about 2 litres of water due to the heat today, and guess what - I actually won the competition with 41 points! Guess that is an omen - receiving an reward for my efforts to cleanse my body.

Another part of my life cycle right now is getting a really accurate food and exercise diary so last week I downloaded "My fitness Pal" which records my food intake and exercise and purchased a "Fitbit Flex" that you wear 24/7, which also records what you eat and do but also counts steps and sleep patterns. I have decided that these are necessary to keep me on the straight and narrow.

helping me through exercise and sleep

So what did I cook for myself today you ask? I didn't really have time to take photos but will definitely be doing that more often. Lunch was really delicious, I sauteed fresh onion and garlic and added slices of chicken breast a little home made chicken stock and some fresh sage and baby shallots from my garden and served it up with steamed green beans. Dinner was on the run (to the movies) so I chose something that I could sneak into the cinema and eat; I dusted veal slices with a mix of coriander, cumin, paprika, and a little cayenne powder then pan fried with onion and crushed a punnet of cherry tomatoes into the mix. Let it reduce and that was really nourishing. Desert was a navel orange and my tummy and taste buds are satisfied.

I can't wait for tomorrow to come so that I can see what has happened on the scales, like a small child waiting for her birthday to arrive and see what's going to enfold.