Okay so I just want to say that I am by no means over weight, however working a 9-5 desk job coupled with nights when all you want to do is scuttle home for tea and biscuits followed by comforting food and possibly a glass of wine equals exactly 5 pounds of weight gain in four months.
Not so unmanageable I hear you say, I have never dieted before and class=’posible_changer’ id=’spin_9′ onclick=’ShowSpinOptions(9)’>really enjoy my food, so I do not like the idea of a diet that leaves you feeling hungry all of the time My diets usually involve me desperately trying not to reach for the biscuit tin.
My mission is to start exercising and try this high protein diet that everyone is talking about. A high protein diet is meant to keep you feeling fuller for longer, help you burn fat and tone muscle, great!
How does the high protein diet from my diet in a box work? The high protein diet meals are prepared for you and delivered to your door or desk In a chilled hamper. The high protein diet from my diet in a box includes a high protein breakfast, lunch and dinner, you can choose to have a 7, 14, 28 or 56 day meal plan.
So I get a week off from cooking too, sounds too good to be true? Well I am game to give it a try. I will update you with my progress over the next 7 days, starting weight, menus per day and final weight.
I am hoping that along with regular exercise the high protein diet meal plan will help curb my incessant urge to snack and help me reach my weight loss goals. Wish me luck!
Starting Weight: 9 Stone 7lbs
End Weight: 9 Stone 3lbs
Total Weight Loss: 4lbs
Hamper Arrival:
A chilled hamper is delivered to my work , the box contains all my high protein diet meals which I can’t wait to try, a menu and cooking/preparation instructions. It all looks surprisingly tasty and not like rabbit food at all. Tomorrow will be the first taste test.
Day 1:
Breakfast consisting of baked beans and scrambled egg. Doesn’t sound or look too scary! It is tasty and filling, I couldn’t finish all of it.
Lunch consisting of sweet chilli salmon and rice noodles. Still not feeling very hungry after breakfast, lunch is tasty and filling.
Dinner consisting of turkey meat balls and herb and tomato quinoa. This was so yummy I would definitely like to try this again.
No snacks! I didn’t feel the urge to snack between meals at all.
Day 2:
Breakfast consisting of granola with soya milk, delicious!
Lunch of egg mayonnaise and brown rice salad, this tasted very nice.
Dinner of beef chilli with brown rice. This was very tasty, I still felt full from lunch so didn’t manage to finish all of it, my boyfriend didn’t mind finishing the meal for me.
Day 3:
Breakfast of Pear compote and maple quinoa with soya milk, now this was nice and tasted like porridge, again this was so filling I couldn’t finish it all.
No snacks, I would usually be really hungry by 10.30 but not today, breakfast kept me going until lunch.
Lunch of Salmon slice with green beans, this was nice not something I would normally eat, I found the flavours in this a little too strong.
Dinner of chicken and vegetable stew with dumplings, now I must admit I still didn’t feel very hungry after lunch. The stew was very good it tasted great!
Day 4:
Breakfast of gluten free granola and soya milk, the granola tastes so good and unlike other gluten free cereals I actually feel full after eating it.
Lunch of tuna, new potato, egg and edamame bean salad, oh no beans my worst enemy! I did turn my nose up at this but I did try it and the salad was really nice (I must confess I picked out the beans like a child, I know tut tut)
Went to a fitness class at the gym, very high impact, exhausting but felt great afterwards!
Turkey and Nut loaf with steamed vegetables and gravy, this looked interesting I had never had nut loaf before, this was surprisingly good like a mini roast dinner, yum!
Oh and today no snacking, I can’t believe it, the queen of snacking has been defeated…
Day 5:
Breakfast of gluten free muesli with soya milk, very nice.
Lunch of vegetable soup with savoury muffin, I love soup but found this soup a little too spicy for me although the savoury muffin tasted great.
Out for a drink with the girls so eating a little later tonight managed to stay away from chips at the pub, I just didn’t feel like eating them.
Dinner of tomato haddock with spelt spaghetti this tasted really good and full of flavour.
Day 6:
Breakfast of gluten free muesli with soya milk, very good.
Vegetable frittata with quinoa and seed salad, I loved the quinoa it’s so versatile. I found the flavour in the frittata a little over powering.
Dinner of Beef cottage pie, are you sure this is diet food! So tasty I couldn’t finish it all though very filling.
Day 7:
The final day almost time for the final verdict
Breakfast of gluten free granola, I look forward to this breakfast as it tastes so nice.
Lunch of Leek and potato soup and mackerel pate with rice cakes, yum yum yum very tasty
Dinner of Thai fish curry, Thai is not my favourite cuisine so I wasn’t thrilled about eating this, it was surprisingly good very fresh zingy flavours.
I Cheated a little and had a piece of chocolate for dessert.
How did I find the high protein diet plan?
It was a real luxury not having to prepare meals all week and having new and exciting food each day. The high protein diet meals were healthy yet delicious, I found I was much fuller for longer and didn’t feel the urge to snack so much. I also feel I could incorporate some of the high protein ingredients in to my everyday cooking now! And most importantly, I lost 4lbs and I feel great.