Kelechi's Weight Loss Diary

Day 22 ....Cruise Phase (PP)

2012-07-31T15:52:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 92.3 kg
Daily loss: 0.7kg
Total Loss so far: 5.7kg

Breakfast

2 poached eggs
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

Moi-Moi and Grilled Chicken
1ltr Soy milk
1 coca-cola light

Dinner

3 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of chamomie tea

Exercise
none

Day 21 ....Cruise Phase (PV)

2012-07-30T16:18:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 93.0 kg
Daily gain: 0.4kg
Total Loss so far: 5.0kg

Breakfast

2 poached eggs
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

1 grilled chicken thigh with Vegetable salad
1 cup of grilled tea

Dinner

Poached egg with Vegetables and Sausages
1 cup of chamomile tea
A glass of coca cola light

Exercise

50 sit-ups in the morning

Day 20 ....Cruise Phase (PV)

2012-07-29T16:23:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 92.6kg

Daily Gain: 0.7kg
Total Loss so far: 5.4kg

Breakfast

2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared in skimmed milk
2 grilled sausages
1 cup of green tea

Lunch (KFC)

1 chicken burger + 1 mini fries + 1 spicy chicken
1 pepsi light
Ice cream!!!

Dinner

3 pieces of grilled chicken thighs
Vegetable salad with (flat bread- dont know what to call it)?
2 glass of coca-cola light with with a bit of Johnny
2 apples

Exercise

None

Day 19 ....Cruise Phase (PP)

2012-07-28T16:14:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 91.9kg

Total Loss so far: 6.1kg

Breakfast

3 slices of Deli-france bread
2 grilled sausages
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

3 grilled chicken thighs
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with skimmed milk and honey
1 coca-cola light

Dinner

2 slices of Deli-france bread with cheese
1 coca-cola light

Exercise

105 sit-ups and 20 push-ups

Day 15 ....Cruise Phase (PV)

2012-07-24T14:12:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 93.3kg

Daily Loss: 0.8kg
Total Loss so far: 4.7kg

Breakfast

2 poached eggs
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

3 grilled chicken thighs
1 cup of green tea

Dinner

Vegetable Salad and 1 grilled sausage
1 cup of skimmed milk

Exercise

70 sit-ups and 20 knee lunges in the morning.

Day 14 ....Cruise Phase (PP)

2012-07-23T03:07:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 94.1kg

Total Loss so far: 3.9kg

Breakfast

2 poached eggs with 1 grilled chicken drumstick
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

1 Grilled chicken from Munchies
1 cup of green tea
1 cup of coffee

Dinner

Grilled Fish fillets
1 cup of Chamomile tea

Exercise

45 sit-ups and 10 push-ups.

My weight has been "yo-yo-ing" for the past couple of days. Drop a kg, gain 2kg back then drop 1 and so on. The good thing is that I have picked up on exercising a bit every morning even if it's just a couple of push-ups. Cheating on the diet during the weekend has seem to become a habit. I couldn't resist buying some loaves of "Deli-france bread" from Goodies supermarket on Saturday. Those breads are amazing especially the "multi-cereal" variant. Also had fish and chips on Sunday evening at P bar then some M&M's at Moyo's. I had woken up this morning expecting to see 95 or 96 on the scale..Guess it wasn't so bad after all. I only wonder when I will be able to drop below 90 if I continue at this rate. J has been very supportive (even with the cheating :0 ) and I feel I need to do more and work harder and succeed at this to show her how thankful I am.

I am promising myself that by next week Tuesday, I should be below 90kg. Lets see how this works out!

Day 11 ....Cruise Phase (PP)

2012-07-20T03:50:00.003-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 92.9kg

Daily loss: 0.9kg
Total Loss: 5.1kg

Breakfast

2 poached eggs with 1 grilled chicken drumstick
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

3 grilled chicken thighs
1 cup of green tea
1 cup of coffee

Dinner

2 grilled sausages
1 cup of green tea

Exercise

70 sit-ups, 20 push-up, 20 tricep curls in the morning and a 15 minute walk (yay!) back home in the evening.

Day 10 ....Cruise Phase (PV)

2012-07-19T15:32:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 93.8kg

Daily loss: 0.3kg
Total Loss: 4.2kg

Breakfast

3 poached eggs (1 full, 2 egg whites) with sausages
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

2 grilled chicken thighs
Home-made Vegetable salad

Dinner

4 chicken drumsticks
1 apple

Exercise

16 minutes walk home from the office!

Day 9 ....Cruise Phase (PP)

2012-07-18T15:19:00.002-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 94.1kg/207.02lbs

Daily gain: 0.6kg/1.32lbs
Total Loss: 3.9kg/8.58lbs

Breakfast

3 poached eggs (1 full, 2 egg whites) with sausages
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

1/4 Peppered Chicken from Munchies
1 cup of instant coffee

Dinner

2 sausages
1 cup of green tea
2 apples

Exercise

None

Day 8 ... Cruise Phase (PV)

2012-07-17T15:18:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 94.6kg/206.14lbs

Daily gain: 0.9kg/1.98lbs
Total Loss: 3.4kg/7.48lbs

Breakfast

2 poached eggs
2 spoons of Oats porridge prepared with semi-skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

2 boiled chicken thighs
2 cups of green tea

Dinner

home grilled chicken and sausages
Vegetable salad
1 cup of green tea and chamomile tea

Exercise

60 sit-ups in the morning before shower (getting good at this!). 18 minutes walk home from the office in the evening(shaved 2 mins off my time from yesterday)

Day 7 ...Cruise Phase (PP)

2012-07-16T05:39:00.006-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 93.7kg/206.14lbs

Daily gain: 1kg/2.2lbs
Total Loss: 4.3kg/9.46lbs

Breakfast

2 poached eggs
Weet-bix with skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

Peppered Chicken from Munchies
1 chicken topper salad from TFC

Dinner (at the Cinema)

1 Beef Sharwama
1 medium pack popcorns
1 bottle of coke

Exercise

50 sit-ups in the morning before shower and 20 minutes walk home from the office.

Day 6 ...Cruise Phase

2012-07-15T14:18:00.000-07:00

Breakfast

2 poached eggs
2 spoons of oat bran boiled in skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

1 Coca-cola light

Dinner (KFC)

1 zinger burger
1 mini fries
1 chicken drumstick
1 bottle of pepsi light

Exercise

None.

This week was a bit crazy for me. Had to deal with a lot of stress at work but managed to stick to the diet during the week. Took some time this weekend to rest and satisfy my food cravings (I really feel very guilty about that and it's already showing on the scale). I finally did get a digital scale from Game and was really happy with my purchase. Seeing results of my efforts even in fractions of a kilogram has really got me motivated about doing this. Am really hoping for a better week and looking forward to dropping below 90kg.

Tired much! Good night

Day 5 ....Cruise Phase (PP)

2012-07-14T16:38:00.001-07:00

Breakfast

2 poached eggs
2 spoons of oat bran boiled in skimmed milk

Mid-day Snack

1 zinger burger from KFC

Lunch (KFC)

2 piece chicken
1 mini fries
1 mini bowl of fried rice

Dinner

Beef Sharwamma
1 bottle of amstel malta

Exercise

None.

Day 4 ... Cruise Phase (PV)

2012-07-13T17:17:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 92.7kg/203.94lbs

Daily loss: 0.8kg/2.2lbs
Total Loss: 5.3kg/11.66lbs

Breakfast

3 boiled eggs (1 full, 2 egg whites)
2 spoons of oat bran boiled in skimmed milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

Smoked Chicken (from Munchies)
Home-made veggie salad
1 ltr soy milk

Dinner

Scrambled eggs with shrimps
1 cup of green tea

Exercise

None. A bit of moving stuff around but nothing really hectic I need to hit the gym tomorrow and do some serious stuff.

Am excited at the rate at which am losing weight

Day 7 ....Attack Phase (Last day of attack)

2012-07-09T06:09:00.001-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 95kg/209lbs

Daily loss: 0.0kg/0.0lbs
Total Loss: 3kg/6.6lbs

Breakfast

2 spoons of Oats
2 pieces of boiled turkey and some fish
1 cup of green tea

Mid-day snack

1 ltr of soy milk

Lunch

2 pieces of grilled chicken
1 cup of soy milk

Dinner

N1000 worth of Asun (goat meat chopped into bits and stewed with red hot pepper)
1 ltr soy milk

Exercise

a 20 minute walk to the mechanic to pick up my car then running up and down 3 flights of stairs during the evening

Today was a breeze. Looking forward to my first PV day tomorrow

Day 6 ...Attack Phase (PP)

2012-07-08T07:39:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 95kg/209lbs

Daily loss: 1kg/2.2lbs
Total Loss: 3kg/6.6lbs

Breakfast

Scrambled eggs (1 full egg, 2 egg whites) with smoked chicken
2 cups of soya milk
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

Smoked Frankfurters (smoked sausages)
1 cup of green tea

Dinner

1 smoked chicken thigh
1 cup of chamomile tea

Exercise

None! Unless you include squeezing some heavy duvets while doing laundry and another evening spent at the mall.

Day 5 ...Attack Phase (PP)

2012-07-07T19:09:00.000-07:00

Breakfast

2 Tablespoons of Oat bran boiled in semi-skimmed milk
Scrambled eggs
1 cup of green tea

Lunch

1 large piece of boiled Chicken breast
1 cup of green tea

Dinner

Chicken and Fish in tomato sauce (stew)
2 cups of water

Exercise

Running up the stairs to my apartment countless times today then ...Driving! drove around town from 2pm till 12.30am. My legs feel very sore. I really need to make out time to run or hit the gym

Woke up today at 12 noon and still felt like I woke up at 6 am. Couldn't weigh myself as I did not have access to my scale. I still need to buy my digital scales. There was no light through the night and wet didn't bother to put on the generator. It was only after breakfast (brunch really), that I realized albeit late that the packs of goat meat, chicken liver and chicken were might be getting spoilt. We were only able to salvage the chicken and had to throw away the rest...sobs. :(
The chicken served as a late lunch and I and J went to my apartment to do some laundry before heading out for the Ikeja mall. Met up with Ibrahim then spent some time at the new Mr.Price then headed to shoprite to replenish my stock. Fresh chicken, smoked chicken, fish fillets, dry wors, low fat cheese, more soya milk, minced meat et al .this should last me for a while.
We ended up at Ibrahim's place and to say I was tempted is an understatement. "Biscuits?"...No, "Can I make some rice for you" ...emm, No, though I wouldn't mind some meat. am only allowed to eat proteins. Then Tosin brings me a nice plate of chicken and fish in tomato sauce and I can swear it's one of the best tasting stuff I've had all week. Am feeling a bit guilty as I think the fish and chicken has been fried, then Ibrahim shows up with a nice plate of wheat and Egusi soup, plops in front of me and starts to eat. Wharrahell!
It took superhuman strength to resist that but I persevered. Yay!

Got home around 12.30am, then watched tv till 2.00am. Shower then sleep. tired much

Day 4 ... Attack Phase (PP)

2012-07-06T04:15:00.002-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 96kg/211.2lbs

Daily loss: 0kg/2.2lbs
Total Loss: 2kg/4.4lbs

Breakfast

2 Tablespoons of Oat bran boiled in semi-skimmed milk
1 boiled egg
1 cup of green tea

Mid-day Snack

1 cup of green tea
1boiled egg

Lunch

Grilled Fish
2 Cups of Soya milk

Dinner

3 Cups of Soya milk

Exercise

I had to carry a lot of heavy stuffs and shuttle between Ikoyi and Yaba. Never sweated so much in a long time. I guess that should suffice for today

I woke up today feeling a lot better than I did yesterday. Weighed myself and realised I hadn't lost anything! Not to worry but I seriously need to get a digital scale.

Today was my boss's birthday and as usual Lunch was on him. I sort of wished I hadn't started this diet before today. Had to stick with grilled fish.

Planned on going for the Brazilian party later in the evening but was dead tired and ended up sleeping off at J's place.

Day 3 ...Attack Phase (PP)

2012-07-05T09:26:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 96kg/211.2lbs

Daily loss: 1kg/2.2lbs
Total Loss: 2kg/4.4lbs

Breakfast

Scrambled egg with some slices of smoked chicken
1 cup of green tea
1 cup of Soya Milk

Lunch

1 piece of smoked chicken
3 cups of Soya milk/1ltr

Dinner

Home-made Goat meat peppersoup
2 meatballs
1 Coca-Cola light

Exercise

A 10 minute walk home

I woke up feeling tired and a bit 'off' today. I am putting it down to the fact that I went to bed late but am also not ruling out the diet nor the onset malaria (It's been raining mosquitoes in my house lately) I have also started waking up in the night to pee (something I rarely did before)

I had considered calling in sick but felt a lot better after breakfast. Work today was a breeze and I managed to find time to eat the chicken and Soya milk I took to work. I also took some Weet-bix along with me in-case I became too hungry. I need to buy a water bottle to make it easy for me to drink water more often and keep track of how much I consume daily.

Stayed up late tonight hanging out with friends and had a Coca-Cola light. It's getting a bit easier to avoid temptations to eat or nibble on something.

Day 2 ....Attack Phase (PP)

2012-07-04T16:37:00.000-07:00

Morning Weigh-in : 97Kg/213.4lbs

daily loss : 1kg/2.2lbs
Total loss : 1kg/2.2lbs

Breakfast

One bottle of Vitamilk
3 boiled eggs ( I ate one full egg and ate only the egg-whites of the remaining two)
One cup of green tea

Lunch

2 large pieces of boiled goat meat seasoned with pepper, garlic and onion
1 piece of boiled chicken
1 bottle of Vitamilk

Dinner

2 Cups of "Chi-Health" Soya milk
3 spoons of Oat bran in skimmed milk
1 cup of Chamomile tea

Exercise

A 30 minute walk round the mall carrying a heavy shopping basket.

I went shopping after work today with girlfriend and bought about 5 packs of 1Lt plain soya milk, some minced meat for meat balls, then different spices. Been watching my salt intake. The best part of this experience is that I instinctively check out the nutritional information of any food item I pick up. Fat...No, Carbohydrate...more than 15g/100ml...No, Cholesterol > 0mg...No.

I felt a bit weak today but am putting it down to work stress rather than the diet. Lets see what tomorrow brings. Yay!

Day 1 ...In the beginning

2012-07-03T05:47:00.000-07:00

Well, this is it. This is the second day of my "New Lifestyle", (I'm not supposed to call it a diet anymore). I have attempted and failed several times this year but this time around, I am determined. I need to make it work this time.

A little history
My girlfriend had on different occasions, tried to convince me to do the "Dukan Diet" after I had unsuccessfully tried other methods(I think the real reason they never worked was a lack of discipline on my part). I really didn't buy into the idea as I was convinced that all I needed was exercise but decided to try this after I noticed I had started putting on a lot more weight.

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For the first time in my life, I climbed the scales and realized I had crossed the 100kg mark. I felt bad, sad and knew that I had really let down myself. I needed to do something different and sustainable but not drastic like fasting. The Dukan diet promised to let me eat as much as I would like to but on the premise I would only eat proteins. What! No Eba and okro soup or Jollof rice and fried chicken? Even my beloved Egusi soup? Am not even supposed to eat fruits or veggies during the first phase (attack phase) which according to Dukandiet.com would last for 7 days and am supposed to lose 2.57kg.

I am going to do this.
For my girlfriend, for my sister, for my mom and most especially for myself.

A bit about myself
I am 28 years old (will be 29 in December) and I'm 174cm tall. I currently weigh 98kg and that puts my BMI at 32.37
My target BMI is 24 and that means my ideal weight should be around 75kg though the Dukan website says my "true weight" is 78kg.

I started this diet on the 3rd of July 2012.

Day 1

Morning Weigh-in : 98Kg/215.6lbs

Breakfast

2 scrambled Eggs
1 cup of Green tea

Lunch

2 pieces of boiled skinless chicken seasoned with pepper and garlic
1 cup of Green tea

Dinner

Grilled Fish and a piece of boiled Goat meat

Exercise

A 10 minute jog around the house in the morning and a 28 minutes walk back home from the office in the evening

I went shopping today and bought a lot of goat meat and chicken. I had read somewhere that goat meat has less fat than similarly prepared beef or even chicken.

I also bought some Vitamilk (soyamilk) and some skimmed milk (less than 1.5% fat as claimed on the pack) forgot to buy some oats (hope quaker oats is same as oat bran). I hope am able to do that tomorrow and incorporate it into my diet.