Diet Diary - Week One

I've - once again - gone on a diet. I'm going on holiday with my boyfriend in September and I really want to be in the best shape ever when I hit the beautiful Turkish beaches! Not only that, I reckon we will end up going on loads of adventures whilst there and I want to be able to last the day without tiring. 

I'm not doing anything in particular to try and lose weight, just exercise and healthy eating. I think there is no proven way to lose weight and that following a particular diet doesn't work for everyone. And I didn't want to get stuck in a routine I was unhappy with. Following my own 'plan' enables me to make tweaks and adjustments along the way. 

So, this week has not gone too well. I went back to the gym on Thursday and Friday, doing cardio at a low intensity for a long duration. I feel so much better for it already so definitely going to keep that up! I've found that the best time to go is from 5 till half 6, so I can watch Come Dine With Me, Coach Trip and the Simpsons whilst I work out! Surprisingly, it helps keep me going. 

As for food, that hasn't gone well either :( I think that the pressure of trying to be good has gotten to me a little bit. I've been to Nando's, an indian restaurant and had dominos today. Not good. Hopefully next week will be better.

I haven't weighed or measured myself this week but I highly doubt I've lost any weight! 

Does anyone have any useful tips? Any way to keep me away from all the carbs I'm constantly craving? I'd love to hear them! 

Holiday 2011

Today my boyfriend and I decided we're definitely going to go on holiday this year :)! 


We have been debating quite regularly on whether we could afford to go or not, where we would go, when etc etc. It was getting frustrating and weary and quite frankly at one point I just thought "is this really going to be worth it?" 


Then last night I revisited an old idea we had first discussed a few months back - backpacking in Italy. The boy's older sister has been backpacking around Asia/Australia for almost a year now and filled we envy we came up with the idea to do the same, just on a smaller scale, back near Christmas. The idea never came to fruition and we never touched on the subject again. 


Until I stumbled upon this website: Plus Camping Michelangelo 


Located next to the Piazzale Michelangelo on a hillside not too far from the centre of Florence, Italy, it is a camp site/hostel type accommodation with a difference. You stay in decent sized tents but for the price of a hostel. We will end up paying around £13 a night each for a private two man tent and will share other facilities with the rest of the camp site. 


There are also a number of other Plus Camp Sites located not only around Italy but also in several other countries. 


We are so excited to be going and there are lots of different things we are looking into doing whilst we're there. Although we only have a week we will certainly be making the most of it. From visiting the local tourist attractions to taking a day trip to Pompeii and the bay of Naples, it's going to be an amazing experience for us both. 

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