Week 1 - cold turkey, calorie intake and ouch

Hello to you if you are reading this, otherwise well it doesn't really matter...

Week one over and done with and I have to say it's not been 'easy' but it wasn't as difficult as I was anticipating.

Watched the dexter last ever episode today, had my first official learning day at uni and had my first weigh in since starting the nerd fitness program... suffice to say it's been an emotional day! Going to cover my good / bad points for the week and then my weight to give you a general feel for how i'm doing and not just yay he's lost xxx lb's or boo he's put on some weight. and some insight into my thoughts / goals for the coming week.

Good points:

-Managed to stick to every workout and do everything taking only the odd break in between certain moves.

-Went cold turkey on the Primal / Paleo diet, removed everything that I wasn't allowed to eat from the house and filled my fridge with fruit and veg, stuck to the protein portion size and piled my plate with veggies to fill me up.

-Generally felt a bit better, up earlier in the day with a bit more energy and i'd go as far as saying that i'm feeling more focused with my life, that might not just be down to the nerd fitness stuff but also a few other big things happening.

Bad Points:

-About half way through the week I decided to start tracking my calorie intake just for this week to see where I sat in terms of minimum intake etc and I managed to average around 1,200 calories per day which is a bit short of the minimum recommended amount of 1,800 I outlined in my initial blog. My concern here is that even though i've been filling up with veggies i'm not getting enough calories into my body and it might go into starvation mode meaning I start storing fat instead of burning it. I'm slightly apprehensive of my weigh in session due to this.

-Managed to develop a pain in my lower back after the first few days so either my forms completely off or i'm simply more out of shape than I thought I was, I skipped a day of weights and moved everything back one and didn't have a day off on Sunday to catch up. Hopefully this wont be an issue going forward.

So without further waiting my weight in for this week is (obligatory drum-roll on your desk / lap etc): 223.0lb's!!!! or 15.9 stone down from 232.6lb's or 16.6 stone. Achievement unlocked - under 16 stone!!

That's it for me this week if you have any questions drop me a message or reply below and i'll try my best to get back to you. Thanks again for your support and encouragement it really means a lot!