Apple:
BREAKFAST: porridge with Soya milk and handful of dates
LUNCH: Smoothie (forest fruits, banana, apple juice and natural yoghurt) and a Trek peanut and oats snack bar
DINNER Root vegetable curry (Swede, carrot, parsnip, spinach, onion, coconut cream, natural yoghurt & coriander) with basmati and wild rice, poppadoms
SNACKS: Handful of grapes
EXERCISE: 45 minutes circuit training
What a day! Started with a trip to Sainsburys after the school run. I took time to plan my meals for the week and only bought what I needed. Loved the look of my trolley full of colourful fruit and vegetables! Was starving when I got home and by the time I’d unpacked I was ready for my lunch. It was only 11am but I was worried when I was going to have lunch as I had circuit training with Sue and Pear at lunchtime then straight back to do some work. I knew I wouldn’t have time to eat later but it didn’t seem right to eat properly then. So, I made my smoothie and then when I returned after training I ate a snack bar whilst I was getting ready for work. Not ideal at all but I just didn’t have time to sit down.
I regretted it later as I was really hungry by teatime. I had a few grapes whilst I cooked the boys’ tea and then made my curry. It took quite a while to prepare and I found myself getting really irritable. I wouldn’t say I was craving anything in particular, I was just very hungry! As a result I had a slightly larger portion of dinner than maybe I should have plus a couple of poppadoms. (I did check the ingredients for the poppadoms and was thrilled to see they fit within the eating plan!!) After dinner I felt very full and slightly regretted having a large portion but...I shall make up for it tomorrow and Thursday by exercising harder.
I’m pleased I stuck to the eating plan today but I was surprised how irritable I got when I was hungry. It’s shown me how important it is to eat proper meals, especially at lunchtime. Often in the past I have been guilty of skipping lunch altogether and then by the time I come home from the school run I’ve raided the cupboards for any sugary snacks I can lay my hands on!!
I am pleased though that I made time for my exercise today although I wish I had had time for more!! I would have liked to have gone for a walk today too but just not enough hours in the day!
I do feel like I need a really good sleep tonight as I’m very tired. I think that too is a contributing factor to my feeling irritable earlier. I’ve got out of the habit of my early morning yoga too so tomorrow I shall endeavour to get up at 6.15am to do that before starting my day. You may be thinking...why doesn’t she just have a lie-in?? But I find a half hour routine so energising first thing in the morning, it really sets me up for the rest of the day!
Pear....
BREAKFAST: Porridge made with soya milk, pear and seeds
LUNCH: Bowl of homemade chicken and veggie soup with 2 rice cakes
DINNER: Jacket Potato with prawns and a salad of salad leaves, pepper, tomatoes and beetroot
SNACKS: Banana and handful of nuts
EXERCISE: 45min Gym session with Sue and Apple
Today has been a very busy day, not a minute to stop which is how I like it as it takes my mind off of food. Had a really good, and dare I say it…fun session with Sue and Apple. Sue worked us hard but we were doing the exercises as a team and spurring each other on. This was great as they both encouraged me through the last 2 or 3 press ups when I really wanted to give up. I know I’m going to ache tomorrow morning, but I know it’ll be worth the pain as I can feel my body starting to tighten and I’m just longing for that morning when I put on a pair of jeans and there’s no muffin top hanging over the edge!!! (mmmm what a lovely vision!!!)
When I was making the kids their tea and looked in the fridge I really didn’t know what I fancied…which is the first time this has happened! I wonder why that is…because I’ve definitely got enough of the right foods in. I knew I had to use the prawns up but other than having the same dinner as last night or in a salad, wasn’t sure what else to have. I don’t think my mind was working, because as I type this I can now think of a few things. Still I had some jacket potatoes in the cupboard, so had one and a large prawn salad and it was lovely, so wasn’t disappointed after all. (I know Sue will say why didn’t you have the same as the kids…but sshhh don’t tell her but I made 3 different meals tonight!!)
Well off to bed soon, just thought, hope I don’t ache too much tomorrow as we’ve another Gym Session tomorrow night…EEK!
Me….
BREAKFAST: Porridge, berries, yoghurt, seeds
LUNCH: Sweet potato soup with spinach, Satsuma
DINNER: Beef casserole cooked with added sweet potatoes, celery, parsnips, onions and lentils with potatoes, green beans and broccoli
SNACKS: apple, grapes
EXERCISE: 45 mins workout with Fat-scrappers (hard) 90 mins. dog walk (easy)
I noticed today that I am feeling very satisfied from the food choices I am making and not nearly as hungry as I usually am. I do tend to be a grazer, eating little and often, but perhaps a little more often than is really necessary (even too much healthy food can make you gain body fat!). I also usually find this time of year very difficult and want to hibernate but at the moment I don’t feel like this. Whether this is due to the excitement of trialing this Programme and the focus I am giving it, or whether it is due to the change in diet or the change of the intensity of exercise, I don’t know…..but I do know I want it to stay this way!!
The FAT-SCRAP TRIALS Day 11
1 comment:
Great thinking Apple, to have a smoothie before your workout, it will have provided you with instant energy and been easy to digest. The Trek bar was a good healthy choice again and was a good re-fueller after your workout. What you may not have noticed is that you had very little protein over the whole day and a lot of your calories came from fruit sugar. Even the Trek bar, which claims to be a peanut and oat bar – suggesting that it is made primarily from peanuts – is made with over 50% fruit (dates, raisins and apple juice) and under 18% peanuts and under 7% oats!! So a few things you might both like to consider here:
• Check out the dried fruits e.g. dates, raisins, apricots etc, they may be coated with sugar!! I buy the organic ones.
• Check out the labels on packaged foods, you might be amazed to read what you are actually buying and eating!
• Even if it does end up being later in the day, try and have 3 balanced meals including some protein at each one, you will then be less likely to go into starvation mode when you might be more inclined to binge, or your body will stop using body fat as fuel.
• As a vegetarian, Apple, and it can be difficult to think of protein foods you can eat so I will put together a list of protein foods, and their nutritional values for you.
• Think about having a little protein with your fruit e.g. apple and walnuts. This will help keep you fuller longer, give you essential fats that will help improve your mood and concentration as well as protect your heart and brain against disease.
• Think about choosing berries as one of your portions of fruit. They contain high levels of antioxidants which help protect against disease and are thought to slow down the aging process – now you know why I look so young!!!!!
• Consider including at least one form of cruciferous vegetables (Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, daikon radish, kale, kohlrabi, mustard/chard greens, parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, watercress) in your diet every day. These enhance the removal of toxic substances from the body and so are important vegetables in disease prevention and the maintenance of good health.
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