Apple....
BREAKFAST: porridge with soya milk and mixed berries
LUNCH: Oatcakes with peanut butter and banana. Pear.
DINNER:Jacket potato with homemade mackerel pate as a topping, large salad made with mixed leaves, cucumber, spring onion and cherry tomatoes. Orange.
SNACKS: Food doctor ‘Get set’ bar
EXERCISE: Urghh!!! Still none!...not a happy bunny!!
Yay!!!! I did it!! My course weekend is over and I’ve been biscuit-free!!! The weirdest thing for me today was that (would you believe this??) I didn’t even notice them! Honestly.
Mid morning I had my first cup of coffee with milk, I have to say it tasted fabulous! However, they only had semi-skimmed milk so I just had a little but even that tasted too creamy for me now. How funny! Maybe my taste buds have changed already? I have bought skimmed milk for at home and only plan to have it in tea and coffee and maybe on my porridge, so I reckon that will taste better now.
When I got home I amazed myself by making some homemade mackerel pate whilst I cooked a pasta dinner for the family. Amazed because normally after a course and a long drive all I want to do is flop and eat rubbish but today I felt so full of energy! I added a little too much lemon to the pate which I thought was fine but my son preferred it less lemony. It made a great topping for my jacket potato and also meant I didn’t need a dressing for my salad. Lovely!!
Again my concentration levels were great throughout the day and I definitely didn’t feel hungry at all.
My only big frustration today was having to sacrifice my exercise again. But, a good sacrifice when you consider all I have learnt...and my brain certainly got a workout! I can’t wait till our training session in the morning though, I’m chomping at the bit!!
So this week I’m looking forward to having a little dairy back into our eating plan. Thank goodness!! I am really looking forward to having a cup of tea tomorrow! And I’m one of these funny people who actually like cottage cheese so I’m keen to try that on my oatcakes for a change.
Sue has really helped me to deal with the next food hurdle I’m facing....my birthday and I am feeling much more confident and happy about it since speaking to Sue. I feel so lucky and grateful that Pear and I have Sue to support us, she really is the most amazing person and I know that we will all face our challenges together. So, I am really looking forward to a piece of cake to celebrate my birthday tomorrow and I now know that is going to be a momentary step off the plan. I am getting more and more confident that I will continue to make healthy choices after that so watch this space to check up on me!!
Pear....
Breakfast: Porridge with chopped pear
Lunch: 3 rice cakes with houmous
Supper: Roast Pork with lots of vegetables, roast potatoes
Exercise: Eeek…none again!
I thought Sunday was supposed to be a day of rest!!! I haven’t stopped! As you can tell from the above I haven’t even had time to eat, just grabbed my lunch, which I know I should’ve had some vegetables but honestly didn’t have a minute to chop up a carrot! Oh well back on track tomorrow when I will be more organised.
I was under pressure with finishing some paperwork for a client, which I thought I would finish within an hour…..4 hours later and it was finally done! Luckily my lovely neighbour had invited us for Sunday Dinner, which was great, as I didn’t have to worry about feeding the family. She cooked a great roast and I was so hungry that I stacked my plate full of sprouts, broccoli, mashed swede and turnip, beans, sugar snap peas and a couple of roast potatoes. I did skip the cauliflower cheese, even though we are now allowed to introduce dairy into our diets. I even had a second helping of veg as I knew there was a steamed chocolate pudding with fudge sauce to follow….mmm heaven! I was so full that I said no to the pudding, however I did have a tiny mouthful just to see how good it was, and even though it tasted good, wasn’t tempted at all.
Unfortunately I’ve had no time for exercise today (and I know I should make time) but it really didn’t happen today or yesterday come to think of it! We do have 3 sessions next week with Sue and on the days we’re not getting together I will try and get on the treadmill for at least half an hour! So watch this space….!
Me….
BREAKFAST: Porridge, berries, yoghurt, seeds
LUNCH: houmous, celery, oatcakes, tomato, orange
DINNER: roast beef, roast potatoes, roast parsnips and sweet potato, broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, gravy, yoghurt and berries
SNACKS: ½ Veggie juice bar, banana
EXERCISE: 15 mins of squats and lunges, 2 x 30 mins fast dog walking
I sacrificed a Sunday morning lie-in to fit in an early morning brisk walk with my dog as I knew I had a busy day and might not get out with her again, but as it happened, I had to pop out to the shop later so I took the opportunity to walk instead of driving and kill two or three birds with one stone!
We were joined for dinner by my wonderful parents, who I have to thank for my love of food, especially vegetables. My family were in the greengrocery business, so it was unheard for us to have a meal without any vegetables, and my mother, who also had her own business, always managed to find time to cook us a proper meal using real food - two of the most important factors to eating a healthy diet, I believe. Anyway, as you can see, the vegetables were there in abundance and my plate was covered in so many delicious delights that I wasn’t even bothered by the homemade Yorkshire puddings! When it came to desert I knew that the others would enjoy a piece of apple pie, which is one of my favourites and something I would usually bake… and eat…so to avoid temptation I bought a small one from the supermarket, knowing that it would be incredibly sweet and not to my taste, and so it would be easy not to have any. If I had had the time, I would have cooked some apple with cinnamon and raisins for myself so that I could still enjoy the apple flavour but instead I had some of my yummy berries and yoghurt and felt very satisfied afterwards.
The FAT-SCRAP TRAILS Week Two Summary
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