Apple....
BREAKFAST: porridge with soya milk and handful of dates
LUNCH: Oatcakes with peanut butter and a banana
DINNER: Jacket potato with tuna and large salad made with lettuce, cucumber and beetroot.
SNACKS: Orange
EXERCISE: Toning class – 1 hour, power walk ½ hour.
What a busy day!! I started by taking my car for a service...a great opportunity to do some extra exercise and power walk the couple of miles home. I had my Ipod on with some of my favourite music and I was amazed how quickly the time went. I’m not sure if passers-by appreciated my singing but I was having a great time!!
I was working today and noticed that I didn’t get as hungry mid morning as I usually do. I wonder if that is down to having porridge for breakfast? I think it has really made a difference to my usual 11am pangs. What’s more I am enjoying having porridge, especially in this chilly weather.
I found my lunch very filling and it took me ages to eat as peanut butter is so chewy! I really didn’t feel I needed anything else after it.
Again this week I decided to have an early tea and exercise after. I felt much more energised for it and now I am home, really don’t feel the need to eat anything at all. I loved my class tonight...great workout with lovely friends and I left afterwards on a real high. This is why I enjoy group exercise so much. It’s such a good way to spend time with your friends getting fit and healthy together and fitting in a chat and a giggle into the bargain! Great stuff!!
Looking forward to seeing Pear and getting together for our workout with Sue tomorrow...wonder what challenges she has in store for us??
Pear....
BREAKFAST: Bowl of porridge with chopped pear and sprinkle of seeds
LUNCH: Prawn salad with salad leaves, tomato, pepper, carrot and vinegar
DINNER: Tomato and Prawn Rice Pasta with onion, garlic, chilli, mushrooms, baby plum tomatoes and prawns with a touch of tomato puree
SNACKS: 2 rice cakes with humous and nuts and banana
EXERCISE: Walk dog for 30 mins
Thank goodness, another good night’s sleep….I think I’m cracking this sleeping lark! Got up fairly early today as working most of it and wanted to be organised making my lunch and the rest of the usual things us ladies do in the morning…put washing on, empty dishwasher, make beds, open curtains and the list goes on…. I was doing really well and just about to grab keys to car only to realise I’d forgotten to have breakfast!! Now normally I would’ve thought…oh well I’ll grab something when the sandwich guy comes round, or wait until lunchtime, but no, cant do that today, so stopped in my tracks and made myself a bowl of porridge which was really good with a chopped pear in it.
At work all I seemed to be doing was eating and drinking! (I’d also made myself a flask of coffee with soya milk), I had my snacks and then my lunch and surprisingly felt full all day.
Tonight’s meal was a ‘bung it all together’ job. I’d never had rice pasta before and didn’t think it would be that nice, but actually it wasn’t a lot different from the usual white I would normally have and can say it was delicious and very filling. That’s another meal I can add to my list and so easy!
Me….
BREAKFAST: porridge with berries, yoghurt, seeds
LUNCH: red curry sweet potato soup with spinach, orange
DINNER: Prawn and chicken tomato rice with peas, beans and red pepper
SNACKS: satsuma
EXERCISE: dog walk 90 mins, ball class 30 mins
I had a longer dog walk today to make up for shorter one yesterday, and I was walking with a very dear friend so it was lovely to be able to spend the time chatting to her….Walking is such a fantastic way to meet up with friends, have a good chat, and still get some exercise! I also love exercising on my own as it allows me time to catch up with myself and I find that most of my inspirations come to me when I am exercising, so I consider myself very lucky that I can make the time to go walking every day and I thank my gorgeous dog for helping me to make that commitment! My other exercise today consisted of teaching my regular fitball class. I love using the fitball as it adds another dimention to exercise. I can work on improving my strength, stability, stamina and flexibility while having a bit of fun challenging myself in the many different positions on the ball…but although it was a 60 minute class, I probably only actually exercised for about half of it as it is more important for me to check that everyone else is getting the best out of the exercises and performing them correctly!
For lunch I fancied something warm and spicy so threw together a delicious soup....recipe to come! Dinner was easy; an “all in one pot” dish, which I love as it means there is little washing up!
All in all I’m feeling very light and happy!!
1 comment:
Lovely food choices again girls, and well done Apple for adding a walk into your busy day! A recommendation on the Peanut Butter...choose an organic or natural version where possible as it has more nutritional value. Pear, Great to see that you did manage to eat breakfast inspite of your busy morning..keep up the fantastic efforts..you know you'll get fantastic results!!
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