BREAKFAST: porridge with skimmed milk, brazil nuts and apricots
LUNCH: Smoothie (raspberry, yoghurt, peach) and small Nakd banana bread bar
DINNER: Vegetable stir fry with Thai red curry sauce, handful of cashews, couple of tablespoons of basmati rice
SNACKS: Banana, small packet of Japanese rice crackers, 2 plain rice cakes, an avocado, 2 satsumas.
EXERCISE: 2½ hours yoga
Another mad day rushing around! As you can see my eating was quite erratic today. Lunch doesn’t sound very exciting but I was between two classes and it’s not advisable to eat a lot before tying yourself in knots!! I did snack quite a bit today and felt like I ate more than normal. This is partly due to the sort of day I’ve had and also down to PMT.
I have to say that quite amazingly this month for ...honestly...the first time in as long as I can remember; my PMT symptoms are greatly reduced!! I have still felt that I wanted to eat much more than normal but I’ve managed to stick to healthy food this time which is very unusual. I normally eat anything and everything that isn’t nailed down and usually very high sugar and carbohydrate content foods...biscuits, cakes, chocolate etc... I also have so much more energy this month, usually just before my period I am totally exhausted. So, I am absolutely thrilled!! I wonder why though?? Could it be the wheat or the sugar? Or maybe both??
Also, even better news....I am not nearly as emotional and down as usual this month. Normally in these few PMT days I can get down to the point of depression. I don’t want to leave the house, don’t want to see anyone, can’t call anyone, find it very hard to work. I find these few days really, really difficult. But....hey!! I feel fine. Maybe, just maybe it hasn’t kicked in fully yet but maybe I’ve actually cracked it and my symptoms are influenced by the food I eat. I’ll let you know in the coming days what happens....
I’m looking forward to a short break away this weekend. Hope to relax but to be active too! We have an outdoor training session with Sue tomorrow first and our weigh in.... I will be interested to see how I have done this week. Usually at PMT time I can put on up to half a stone so let’s see if that is reflected on the scales tomorrow!
As I’m away I won’t be writing my blog again until Monday but hopefully will have some stories then of the challenges I’ve faced and how I have managed them.
Pear….
BREAKFAST: Porridge with blueberries
LUNCH: 2 poached eggs with 2 slices wheatfree bread
DINNER: Thai Green Chicken Curry with coconut rice
SNACKS: 4 lge prawns, ½ nakd bar
EXERCISE: 20 min dog walk
Had a really good day today (even though blowing my nose every 5 mins!). I had an appointment in town today, so met a friend for a coffee before my meeting. The first time I’ve been into a coffee shop with all its temptations. But I was so good, skinny decaf cappuccino and without the chocolate sprinkled on top! I am so pleased with myself making the right choices and I can say it’s becoming easier and easier!
I was going to grab another packet of Sushi for my lunch but didn’t have the time after my appointment to get it (I knew I should’ve bought it first!). So when I got home I wasn’t very prepared and looked in the cupboards for a bit of inspiration. I was struggling a bit as it’s that time of the week I need to shop so supplies getting low. Luckily I had 2 eggs left so had them poached on toast. I must say I do enjoy that and its filling.
As the dog was bandaged up, I managed only a 20 min stroll around the pavements, which wasn’t good. I then felt really tired (this lack of sleep is really getting me down), so I had a 15 min sleep on the sofa before going out to my daughters school for parents evening.
Oh I forgot to say….gosh did my buttock muscles hurt today from yesterday’s exercises!!! Amazing as they were done in the house and at the time they felt fairly easy, just goes to show they’re obviously muscles I hardly use!
Me….
BREAKFAST: porridge, yoghurt, apple, sultanas, cinnamon, seeds
LUNCH: goats cheese, red cabbage, banana, walnuts, almonds, satsuma
DINNER: salmon, roasted Mediterranean vegetables
SNACKS: ½ Nakd bar, oatcakes
EXERCISE: 30 mins dog walk, 30 mins ball class, 45 mins yoga, 20 mins workout, 45 mins dancing
Another busy day with lots of activity..So nice to be getting back to normal again after the snow stopped play! Got back to my weekly dancing session with my husband this evening, although I think we laugh more than we dance..Laughing must count as exercise as it uses lots of muscles!! We were learning the Samba today, which requires lots of bouncing about, so my legs really got a final hammering after all the work they had done already. It’s amazing how just doing a different form of exercise can use different muscles. I would also like to add here the importance of enjoying exercise.
When you are exercising I believe you should be relaxed and enjoying it, perhaps because it is fun or you like the feeling it has on your body or because it is sociable, but whatever your reason, it needs to be a positive experience for you in someway. If not, it becomes stressful and then the positive benefits it may be giving you are lost in the stress you are feeling and this is when it becomes so easy to give up. So, finding exercise you enjoy will motivate you to continue, making it part of your regular routine and also release those “feel good” endorphins!
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"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about."
-Charles Kingsley
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