Wow, I can’t believe I’m still on my CHOC Diet. It’s now week 8 of my CHOC Shot taking regime and I have lost a grand total of 6Lbs. I probably could have lost a lot more doing a more calorie controlled diet with higher levels of exercise, but my days are so busy and mad that I need to find a slightly easier routine I’m afraid, as controlling calories and exercising just doesn’t come naturally to me.
So to say that I’m delighted that I’ve lost weight at all is an understatement. I’ve tried every diet around and usually given up by week 6 and indeed that’s exactly what happened this time. Everything was going pretty smoothly up until week 4, I was drinking my CHOC Shots pretty regularly before a meal and eating significantly less than normal. It meant I was steadily losing 1lb a week, which is perfect for me as from past dieting experience, I would normally go on a crash diet for 4-6 weeks, lose loads of weight and then put double the lost weight back on within a month. So this slow and steady pace is ideal.
As expected weeks 4-5 were the most difficult and I did put on 2Lbs in week 5, so of course I felt like giving up, and I did to be honest. I stopped drinking the CHOC Shots regularly and binged pretty badly at the weekend (well we did have a few parties and people round!). But the weird thing is that I didn’t feel guilty at all and last week I just started drinking the CHOC Shots again and lo and behold, I’ve not only lost the 2Lbs I gained but lost an extra 1Lbs to boot!
Raw chocolate smoothie or milkshake is the perfect lunch
The CHOC Shots are super simple to make. All you need to do is put 1tsp of CHOC Chick Raw Cacao Powder in a small cup (espresso cups are perfect), add warm water (not boiling as you will reduce the antioxidant benefits), stir well and drink this before every meal and when you feel peckish. I’m still eating 3 meals a day and on some days this week have had an amazing Raw CHOC Smoothie for lunch (I put 1 banana, 1tbps peanut butter, quarter pint of milk, handful of crushed ice and 2tbsp plain yogurt in a blender, whizzed this and added 1tbsp raw cacao powder and 1tbsp Sweet Freedom or Agave Syrup to sweeten and blended together) which kept me feeling full until 5pm!
I have only got 4 more weeks before our holiday, so am feeling more motivated to continue in this quest. I’m already wearing trousers that were far too small for me 3 months ago and can just about fit into the size 14 pair (I have trousers in my closet ranging from size 20 to 14!). So onwards and upwards (or downwards in weight) and I’ll keep you posted on my progress soon.
Amor y chocolates!
CHOC Chick x
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(here’s a photo at the Allergy Show with me and Tina from Sweet Freedom and the wonderful Dr. Chris Steel from GMTV) and had to organise the launch party for our CHOC Chick Party Kits and collaboration with Cheeky Butlers and Lucky Voice. So I think I have a good enough excuse for being lax.
