Buon Giorno fellow dieters, I am back. Still feeling quite sore after my hernia repair operation on Friday but very pleased with the results so far (photos later). As I am back in the UK without my highly sophisticated scales then it is just a simple weight reading today .....19 stone exactly or 120.6 kg. I am actually quite pleased even though it is only a 2 kg loss since my last weigh-in. This is because I spent 10 days in Prague for a major system upgrade & given the fact that we were working over the weekend and long hours with only fast food to eat as well as some alcohol consumption it could have been far worse. I certainly realize that it is very difficult to maintain a Dukan diet when you are not in control of preparing your own meals and even when I ordered steak & vegetables at the hotel it turned out that all the veg were cooked in oil & butter. I was quite pleased when one of my colleagues said that he had ordered me a healthy meal of meatballs when we were working on the Sunday - just turned out it was a 12 inch subway with meatballs and thick sauce and cheese!!! (well the intention was good)
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When I returned from Prague I had gained 4 lb in weight so this has had to be lost again - funny how it is easier to gain weight than to lose it :-( (But I did have a good time ;-) )
And so after Prague it was back to the UK for the repair on my umbilical hernia; whilst I have had this for many years it is only since I have lost this weight that I felt it would be OK to undergo a general anesthetic. 24 hours in and out and the result is a massive improvement - photos below from Thursday evening compared to yesterday!
Unfortunately my exercise will be limited to gentle walking over the next few weeks as the healing process takes place.
Considering I spent 10 days in a hotel with a lot of entertainment and put on 4 lb I was quite pleased & I did manage to exercise a bit of control so here are my top tips for business travelers to prevent piling on the pounds.
When I returned from Prague I had gained 4 lb in weight so this has had to be lost again - funny how it is easier to gain weight than to lose it :-( (But I did have a good time ;-) )
And so after Prague it was back to the UK for the repair on my umbilical hernia; whilst I have had this for many years it is only since I have lost this weight that I felt it would be OK to undergo a general anesthetic. 24 hours in and out and the result is a massive improvement - photos below from Thursday evening compared to yesterday!
Before
After
I will have a nice 4 inch scar running up my stomach but if anybody asks me how I did it I will say it was a knife wound from when I was saving a kidnapped damsel from Mexican bandits so don't mess with me LOLUnfortunately my exercise will be limited to gentle walking over the next few weeks as the healing process takes place.
Considering I spent 10 days in a hotel with a lot of entertainment and put on 4 lb I was quite pleased & I did manage to exercise a bit of control so here are my top tips for business travelers to prevent piling on the pounds.
- Continue to drink the recommended daily allowance of water 1.5 litres
- Walk as much as you can. On previous visits I have used taxis whereas this time I walked to the metro & therefore covered an extra 2 km each day
- Avoid bread & potatoes as much as you can
- A hotel's buffet breakfast means you can normally select a relatively healthy first meal of the day but avoid the fruit juices, they are full of sugar
- Rather than using a work restaurant, visit the local supermarket to get your lunch & you can control what you eat
- It is very difficult to avoid alcohol but I tried to drink alternatively with sparking water
- Stay focused & positive with the knowledge that a couple of days on pure protein after you return should help you shed any excess.
