The (not) diet update

I've quit my diet a few weeks ago and it's still holding very well! I'm aiming to stay between 85-86 kilos.

I see 85! - Diet end

First time under 86 today! Well, since I was like 17 or so I think...

My weight has been a bit wobbly the past few weeks because of all the festivities. I weigh myself every morning and I also check differences in body fat and muscle mass. It's fascinating (not to mention confronting!) to see what happens when you eat a lot of snack during the evening, or 8 pieces of cake in one week. Nevertheless, I'm very happy with having dropped so much and managing to keep it after our vacation. I think I can officially call this diet closed now :-)

And because it's world animal day, here's a photo of Silver who's still the best cat I've ever had.

And this is Snicker who is... well, it's a rabbit, what can I say? I love him too though for I love all animals :-)

Back on track

Today is my first weigh-in after the vacation. Looks like I'm back on track! :-)

I bought these nice things for my lunches.

Ilse wanted to see my goldfish, well here it is :-)

The plumbing

Today I'm starting phase 3 of my diet which means I can now have a normal breakfast again consisting of crackers with low fat toppings, low fat yoghurt and some fruit. It's awesome! And losing weight is going very well, 12 kilos less now :-)

I drove to my garage to fix the plumbing on my little sink. It went well except for me having to go back to the DIY store 3 times because I kept forgetting stuff...

In the afternoon we walked Milan's folders. He's not here right now so Simone and I had to do the work.

In the evening I was very tired and my back hurt. Silver kept me company for a while. He has grown so much...

The duh!

Still dieting, still drinking proteine shakies, still losing lots of weight :-)

I finally managed to hang my poster and Mustang calendar.

I also figured out why the electricity in my new garage isn't working. It hasn't been hooked up! So now I gotta find an electrician who can hook it up for me...

The changes

Today's lunch was a dessert pudding and salad. The joys of dieting...

In the evening we went to Milan's school to hear about the changes for the next school year.

The forget me not

I planted the seeds that my (now) former colleague Tanja gave us all. I think it was a lovely gift and it shows the kind of person she is :-)

There they are. Now, grow! grow!

In the evening I was preparing diet food again.

The powder-food

So I've started another diet yesterday. I was fixing today's menu...


Because of my cold I wasn't feeling great and I'm also really tired. I sat on the couch a bit and Silver kept me company. He's the best :-)

Another diet? Yes!

Silver still follows Diego around and I think Diego is liking that less and less. Going to be exciting but it's about time Silver learns to be a big cat now. He was taken from his mom a bit too early so maybe that's why he's so clingy. To be continued I'm sure...

I have ordered my first batch of dieting products. I wanna loose another 10-15 kilo's to get me well and solid into the 2-figure weight section. I'm not stating yet though because it's not cheap and I wanna hold on to my money a bit this month.

The second proteine diet, the end / Christmas day.

Yesterday was my last official day on the protein diet. I have lost 11,5 kilos. I'm very happy with this result!

Lovely Christmas breakfast made by Simone.

In the afternoon / evening our families came over for dinner and a presents-game. Dinner was delicious and the game was fun :-) The first day of Christmas was very nice!

The second proteine diet, day 30.

Normal lunch. It's been a while! Just crackers with cheese. Fantastic! :-)

Tomorrow it's Christmas and we've got lots of family coming over. Now there are just a few presents under the tree...

The second proteine diet, day 29 / Amsterdam Light Festival 2014

Close to my work this party cruiser is now docked. Its designer must've watched a lot of Star Trek!

My colleague Alex put chocolates in my tree at work! Very nice of him :-)

Simone, her kids and mom picked me up after work and we went into town. Since we were close we bought some coffee.

Not everybody is convinced about the quality so they need to be hypnotised.

The Christmas tree at Dam square is lit up nicely again.

Look! It's us! :-)

The Amsterdam Light Festival is on. There is a route that you can walk and there's one that you "should" do by boat. We did the walk tonight. It starts at this heart, to which you can send a message to let it know your country and then it will show your countries flag. I guess there were Americans nearby.

Here are some more photos:

One of my favourites.

This sphere had tons of little lights in it, powered by (nearly) empty batteries that people could hand in. The more batteries people "donated" the more lights would turn on. It was pointing out that people should recycle more things.

This was my least favourite one.

I liked this one and the next two a lot. They are 3 sheets with rice shaped holes in them to make a drawing. Very nicely done I think.

And this is the last one. It was a fun evening and good exercise too! ;-)