On Feb 1st I set myself the challenge to not have any takeaways for the month. This includes pizza shops, Chinese takeaways, Nando's (oh no :-(), pub meals, curries, parmos, kebabs and the like.
I have four buys each costing £5 each - this enables me to go to a restaurant to eat if need be. The reason why this is so is because I have planned a trip to Leeds and I am staying in a hotel - and if I don't eat I'll starve! The buys cost me £5 to be donated to the designated charity (which is British Heart Foundation) and will count towards the total.
A lot of people reckon they could do this easily and power to them if they can, but something like Dry January would be really easy for me, takeaways, however is hitting me where it hurts. I could have 3 or four a week and I would really miss them if they weren't there.
I start the challenge on 1st Feb at 00.00 and it ends 23.59 on 28th Feb 2015.
I started the challenge as planned on 1st Feb weighing 14st 6lb....
End of Week One: I weighed 14st 1 1/2 - I had lost 5 1/2 lbs in a week.
This isn't going as bad this week as I have been keeping myself busy and taking sandwiches everywhere. I have been cooking at home when I can and I am still valid for the challenge. I gave myself four Buys for restaraunts, but to be honest, I was amazed that I didn't need to use one in Leeds last weekend. I am, however, going to have to call one in for tonight as it's a team night out and its a meal out too. I'll try and minimise the damage, but if it wasn't for the fact we were celebrating 3 birthdays and there's only about 10 of us in the team, I really couldn't say no. I think that there's an extra £5 to BHF then!
Have you donated yet? I hope you do.
Weighed myself this week and I have lost again this time I'm 13st 12 3/4. That's another 2 1/2 lbs or so I've lost. I can't believe it.
See you next week with another update and I want to thank you for sponsoring me.
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All proceeds to the British Heart Foundation.
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