Well, I had my second weigh-in on Wednesday this week. And, in 2 weeks... I've lost 8lbs! I'm really pleased, as no matter how hard you've worked there's always that sneaking suspicion that you might not have lost anything! Having said that, I really have worked hard to shift that weight, so I'm relieved I've seen some results. I've made big (but sustainable) changes to my diet and I've started to exercise too; here's what I'm doing;

* Counting Calories, not obsessively, but I've been limiting myself to around 1300kcal per day
* Upping my Protein Intake with shakes, bars, and loads of chicken
* Limiting Carbs, at least later in the day
* Eating More Often, typically 6 small meal/snacks each day
* Drinking More Water and no Coke!
* Finding Healthier Alternatives, so that I don't feel at all deprived
* Cutting Out the Takeaways, although I am allowing myself a Chinese every other Friday
* Keeping my Alcohol Intake Down, but on the weekends I don't have my takeaway, I do have a boozy Saturday night out, so once a fortnight
* I've Got 10 Day Passes for LA Fitness, I went twice this week and am attempting a bit of basic interval training

So all in all I'm pretty pleased my new "regime" is yielding results, but at the same time I don't feel like I'm on a "diet" as such, so I'm pretty sure I can sustain it! We'll see...