Day 21 - COMPLETE!!

So I have completed the full 21 days of 500 calorie restriction, had 2 days of pre-carb and fat loading to help get through the first 2 days until the drops kicked in and these last two days of no drops and restrictions till the hCG worked it's way out.

Today I was starving - and so very happy that I can start to have gorgeous fresh crisp vegetables (as in more than one at a meal) and some sweet berries with Greek unsweetened yogurt. The odd piece of cheese or an almond or two are totally on the menu as well. The drops out of the system meant that I am no longer drawing fat as an energy source and it really feels different and quite uncomfortable. 

So it's back to using the Fitness Calendar to log in the calories and keep me on tract. 1700 cals is more than enough and I think that I will struggle to get anywhere near that on a daily basis.

Spicy Asian Chicken and celery stir fry 

Today was an Asian Chicken and celery stir-fry for lunch and meatballs with that baked spicy cauliflower dish that work really well together. 

I can't wait to try it with the full marinade to see how it really tastes! Soaking the cauliflower in yogurt, lime juice and zest, chili powder, cumin, garlic and curry with seasoned salt and served up with a gorgeous garden salad.

My normal meals aren't too terrible so I'm not worried to much about that, but will definitely watch the calories in the alcohol.

Thanks again for being so supportive to me and posting comments on Facebook and the occasional blog reply, I really do appreciate that many of you have joined me in my journey to health. Oh and I dropped those 300 grams that I put on yesterday so back to my end weight at last!

Thanks again and will keep up with the next 3 weeks of maintenance.

Cheers!