FAT-SCRAP TRIAL Day 3

Apple....
BREAKFAST: porridge with soya milk and large tablespoon of forest fruits
LUNCH: Small tin of Carrot and Lentil soup with two sesame rice cakes and scrape of peanut butter.
DINNER– Vegetable stirfry made with asparagus, beans, spring onion, red chilli, ginger, carrot, mushrooms, soy sauce and rice noodles. Sprinkle of sesame seeds and handful of walnuts thrown in for protein!
SANCKS– banana & 4 brazil nuts, 3 dried figs
EXERCISE: 1 hour yoga fitness class

Today was interesting for me. I found it quite hard to get going mentally in the morning. Lots of stuff on the go but not really achieving or completing anything! My legs still really ached today but maybe a little less than yesterday?? I was expecting a client this afternoon but she asked to rearrange her appointment so I was able to make the yoga class I love. Thrilled about that! I’m a huge yoga fan, for what it does for me mentally as well as physically. I found some of the postures really hard today because of my aching muscles but afterwards, wow!! What a great stretch! I love the music in that class too, it always keeps me going. Music is very important to me and especially when exercising. I find it an incredible motivator. I’m looking forward to this snow disappearing so that I can go for a long walk with my IPod!!

Dinner was a bit of a challenge for me today!! I knew what I wanted to do but to my own admission I am a bit of a apprehensive cook. However, I felt totally inspired by Pear’s stories of what she has eaten and it made me feel hungry just reading about it! So I gave it a go! My stirfry was a bit of a mish-mash but it really worked and the flavour was lovely. It’s certainly given me the confidence to be braver in the kitchen.

Looking forward to our second training session tomorrow though not sure my legs are quite as keen as the rest of me!!

Pear....
BREAKFAST: 2 poached eggs on 2 slices of seeded wheat free bread spread with marmite
LUNCH: 4 oatcakes topped with mashed avocado and tuna
SUPPER: Thai Green Chicken Curry, made with sugar snaps, green pepper, mange tout, chilli and rice noodles
SNACKS: Banana and small handful of cashew nuts
Small bowl of natural yogurt, handful of raspberries and
Sprinkle of seeds.
EXERCISE: 60 mins dog walk (easy)

Didn’t have a very good start to the day, I awoke about 2.30am and couldn’t get back to sleep (so much for cutting out the alcohol – thought that was the reason for sleepless nights) but oh no obviously must be something else…..could be the aching legs, buttocks and arms!!! Also still had this niggle of a headache! Managed to get back to sleep about 6am only for the alarm to go off at 6.45am. I could’ve stayed in bed all morning! Still, I forced my aching limbs out of bed, had a shower and felt better especially after my breakfast!

Today’s been quite a good day, even though the headache hasn’t really worn off (I’m hoping by day 5 it will be gone). I did get hungry about 4pm, which is my snacking time when I would reach for a packet of crisps, chocolate bar or both!! But had a bowl of yogurt with fruit and seeds and that helped. It definitely is a case of making sure you have enough of the right choice of foods in your fridge/cupboards to reach for rather than the easy option of crisps or biscuits!!

I am totally astonished that I haven’t craved chocolate, crisps and wine and I’m not sure whether its because I’ve got to report all my food intake to both yourselves and Sue, or because I am doing this with Apple so we are there to support each other and I don’t want to be the first to fail, or whether its because I know this time I really want it to work!!
All I can say is, at the moment I’m loving the food, not missing the crap, and really hope this feeling wont end!!

Me….
BREAKFAST: Porridge made with water, berries, natural yoghurt, seeds
LUNCH: Homemade chicken soup with added asparagus, apple
SUPPER: Tuna, salad leaves, red pepper, cherry tomatoes, olives, capers and homemade potato wedges
SNACKS: Banana and 3 brazil nuts, natural yoghurt
EXERCISE: 60 min dog walk (easy), 30 min dog walk (easy)

I spent a lot of today sitting down and working on this project, as well as sending emails backwards and forwards to Apple and Pear sharing our physical discomforts and our emotional pleasures. What I am noticing so far, is the support that Apple and Pear are giving each other. Support is what makes groups like Weight Watchers work well and why people keep going back to these types of weight loss programmes. As we are keeping in touch with each other daily through email, we are creating a very personal and intimate support system, which I believe will lead to us all remaining positive and motivated through the rest of this programme.

Day 4