Burgers and Suchlike

Oh hey there! 

It's Friday, I started this new lifestyle at the start of the week. I'd be lying if I said it was difficult.

Week one is easy; you know you'll lose weight, you know you're full of motivation, you've been out and bought a whole pile of vegetables. 

My weekly weigh-in is a Monday, which I think is a great idea. If there's any time you're going to want to jump off the wagon and onto a stuffed crust pizza and into a bottle of red wine, it's going to be the weekend. I certainly feel like once I get this far into a week, why would I want to spoil all my hard work before I get weighed? However, I was sitting at my desk today at work, daydreaming about going home and cracking open a bottle of Malbec and ordering a parmo. 

There's a difference though, because this week I'm breaking my red wine & takeaway Friday habit. 

I'm meeting up with some friends tonight and we're going to Byron. I know this isn't ideal when trying to eat healthy, but I'm prepared. 

I've eaten great all day (no carbs with my dinner, only used 0.5  of my allowance of 15 syns, and I'm planning ahead. Normally, I'd quite happily tuck into a giant burger with bacon, cheese, mustard, relish and whatever else took my fancy. There'd always be a side of chips, and a couple of ales to wash it down. 

I've looked at the menu this week, and I learned that Byron (the menu is linked above) do "bun- free" burgers. They take away the bun and provide you with a free side salad instead. 

I've checked online and according to Slimming World forums, a Skinny Byron beef burger is 12.5 syns, it's actually within my day's allowance :).

However, looking into the menu, there seems to be even healthier choices- a mushroom burger, a chicken breast burger, there's even beetroot salads. I'm really looking forward to my meal and I'm glad I planned ahead.

It's also very much an achievement that I didn't crack open a bottle of wine and jump into my PJs. I'm proud of myself! 

I will be posting again on Monday / Tuesday with my week one weigh-in results, and a couple of pictures of the food I've been enjoying this week (including the burger). 

Wish  me luck.


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