FAT-SCRAP TRIALS Day 16

Apple....
BREAKFAST: Porridge with soya milk and mixed berries
LUNCH: Sushi and an orange
DINNER:Oatcakes with mackerel pate, lettuce and radish. Dried apricots.
SNACKS: Juice Bar, handful of Watermelon seeds, piece of coffee and walnut cake!!
EXERCISE: 45 minutes circuit training with Sue and Pear, toning class 1 hour

Had a fabulous day!! Woke at 5.45am to my 10 year old giving me the first clue to a round the house treasure hunt for my birthday presents...boy he made me work hard for them! After taking the boys to school and meeting two chums for a coffee I headed to Sue’s for circuit training with Pear. Great session today, felt loads of adrenalin pumping....not sure if that was the exercise or the excitement of my birthday! Yes, I’ll admit it, I’m 42 and I STILL get very excited about my birthday!

Went into town and, after reading Pear’s blog from the other day, treated myself to some Sushi from the Sushi Bar for my lunch...absolutely delicious! I’d forgotten how much I love Sushi.

This afternoon I headed to the garden centre with my oldest son and indulged in my favourite piece of cake...coffee and walnut. Hmmm, it was wonderful. I savoured every mouthful, much more than normal. Ate it really slowly because I didn’t want it to end and practically licked the pattern off the plate!!! Seriously though, I really enjoyed it. I think in the past I have eaten things like that mindlessly, not even remembering often what I have eaten, just stuffing it in. This time I loved every moment. Very special, for a special occasion, and something I know now I am not going to choose every day anymore. That made it all the better!

Some of you may think I am mad to then exercise again in the evening but...that’s me! I love the class I go to, such a feel good class with great friends who I wanted to spend time with on my birthday, so what better way than sharing healthy moments together! Also, I want to keep up as much exercise as possible this week as I’m looking forward to a weekend away this weekend. I’d like to do lots of walking, weather permitting, but want to kick back and just relax too.

So, at the end of a happy and enjoyable day...time to reflect...and say that I feel SO grateful today to have such special and lovely friends and family who have made my birthday so much fun. Here’s to happy and healthy year ahead for everyone!

Pear....
BREAKFAST: Bowl porridge with chopped pear
LUNCH: 3 Rice Cakes with mashed avocado and sliced beetroot
DINNER: Thai Green Prawn Curry with green beans, mange tout, green pepper, onion, garlic and ginger with brown basmati rice
SNACKS: Handful of nuts and 2 oatcakes with homemade mackerel pate
EXERCISE: 45 mins gym session with Sue and Apple and 60 min dog walk

For some reason after all my hard work yesterday I had a bad nights sleep so woke really sluggish this morning. Still once up I felt fine and raring to go.
We had an early morning session with Sue today which was great, and a really good way to get you going. I must admit I do come out of there an hour later ready for the day with lots more energy, so maybe this exercise lark isn’t too bad after all.

After my lunch and a dog walk, I did start to feel hungry and for the first time in a while I fancied something sweet! I made a coffee with soya milk (which tastes sweeter than ordinary milk) and felt better after that. I also made some of the mackerel pate Sue had made us the other day to try and had a couple of oatcakes with that on top. Once again this has confirmed to me that you really do have to be organised and have plenty of the right food choices in the cupboards to curb your hunger as I’m sure there would be less biscuits in the tin now!!

Me….
BREAKFAST: Porridge, apricots, yoghurt, seeds
LUNCH: houmous, celery, cold beef, tomato, apple
DINNER: chorizo, potato, red pepper, mushroom, spinach, and tomato omelette
SNACKS: veggie juice bar, walnuts, banana, yoghurt
EXERCISE: loads!!

A buzzing day both physically and mentally so I was extremely grateful for the larger sized portion of porridge I had for breakfast! I had very little time to eat so made sure I grazed healthily and regularly, topping up my energy supplies. My family decided that they wanted to eat Pizza for dinner, which smelt wonderful as it came out of the oven, and which had my addition of mushrooms and peppers, and served up with a side salad. Of course, I chose not to have any pizza as it contains wheat but I fancied something similar, so threw together a pizza style omelette which satisfied my taste buds as well as my body!!

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