FAT-SCRAP TRIALS Day 25

Apple....
BREAKFAST: porridge with skimmed milk and mixed summer berries
LUNCH: Sue’s homemade vegetable & bean soup – delicious!!
DINNER: Vegetable stir fry with mixed veg, spinach, cashew nuts and small portion of basmati rice, mixed summer berries with spoonful of natural yoghurt
SNACKS: Handful of dried apricots and walnuts
EXERCISE: 45 minutes circuit training, 45 minutes yoga

Felt much better today in general, headache all gone after a good night’s sleep. I did however feel quite depleted of energy today though which I hadn’t noticed until I started our circuit training session, but it definitely felt harder today.

I’m finding it quite tough this week...and last week...to fit everything into my days, just not enough hours!! And also I’m not getting as much sleep as I should ideally have so all in all I guess I know why I’m lacking a bit of energy.

Felt so much better after doing some yoga today...so invigorating and really got my mind clear and focused. Very disappointed that I had to leave early to do the school run but again...not enough hours in the day to fit everything in!

Pear....
BREAKFAST: Porridge with Blueberries
LUNCH: Avocado with prawns and grated carrot
DINNER: Mince and potato with cabbage, French beans, courgette
SNACKS: handful of nuts and a banana
EXERCISE: 10 min dog walk and 45 mins circuit training

Had a really good day today, had loads of energy despite waking with aching legs (probably a combination of Sue’s session a couple of days ago and my run/walk on the treadmill).

Had our last training session with Sue today, which was tough, but did enjoy it after….its funny I never enjoy it whilst doing the exercises but I do enjoy the result after…the feeling of having lots more energy, feeling fitter and toned and basically raring to go for the rest of the day.

I haven’t had any temptations over the last week, I can’t remember the last time I thought of chocolate. I wasn’t a chocolate freak, but I would have a bar now and again but I’m really not interested now and am looking for the healthy option….long may this last!!!

Tomorrow is ‘D’ Day….how exciting; I’m really looking forward to having all our measurements taken and seeing both Apple and my results. I think we’ve both done amazingly well, despite the results, I know we’re both very busy people but have managed to commit to this plan the whole time and should be proud of ourselves. And to Sue, who has taken us through quite a journey, thank you for your support, encouragement, knowledge and … hey just being there!
Here’s to tomorrow…fingers crossed!!!

Me….
BREAKFAST: porridge, yoghurt, berries, seeds
LUNCH: vegetable and bean soup, satsuma
DINNER: lamb and lentil shepherds’ pie
SNACKS: Gillian McKeith Vitamin C food bar, yoghurt, oat cakes
EXERCISE: 45 mins workout with Apple and Pear, 2 hours yoga, 1 hour dog walk

I had another lovely day..I do think I am so lucky to be doing a job I love and have time to do the things I love, and I think yoga is going to be my new love. I am enjoying learning how to move my body in quite a different way to exercising for fitness and, while I have always considered myself fairly flexible, I can now feel tension and tightness in areas I never used to.

I invited Apple to stay for lunch today after our session but realised I had nothing ready in the fridge so I took a packet of frozen casserole vegetables, added it to some vegetable stock and left it to cook while we training. Then all I had to do was add a can of beans (I used black eyed beans) and then whiz it up in the blender..It was delicious!

My daughter did complain about our dinner tonight though. It seems that nearly every meal I am cooking at the moment I am adding chilli. I wonder if I am becoming addicted?! So I have made a mental note to cook her something blander tomorrow. Probably a pasta carbonara, one of her favourites! And me, well I shall be having Pears spicy bean burgers that she made for us yesterday….more chilli!!!

I was so grateful to Sue today for making me some vegetable soup. I was worrying when I was going to eat as I was going to use lunchtime to get some jobs done before yoga but it was so much better for me just to sit down and relax and eat instead!

My food choices today were good. I was tempted with the mini biscotti which came with my coffee at my health club this afternoon but I resisted it! Very proud of that!!

So another day over and tomorrow is big weigh in and measurements time! I’m quite nervous that I haven’t lost as much weight and inches as I’m hoping, especially as we were away at the weekend. So realistically I’m just keen not to have put any weight on this week and staying the same will be an achievement. Let’s see what tomorrow brings...

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