Cake Regret - Weight Loss Journey Week 50 - Day 3

Week 50
Day 3 - Friday
2/01/2014

Cake Regret 

Gotta love smoothies for a quick breakfast

Breakfast: Oh shit! I have no time for breakfast and I'll just throw this together smoothie (Banana, cacao, honey and almond milk)

I had an earlier start today and I almost didn't have breakfast but I decided to throw this together at the last minute and have it on the go.  I'm so glad that I did, I think it's really important to make sure you at least have something for breakfast.  On the days that I skip breakfast I REALLY notice the difference.  I find that I get hungrier at night and I'm bound to eat all the things I shouldn't. 

Love my Coffee :)

 Morning Snack: Coffee with Almond Milk and Paleo "Rum" Balls (Recipe here)

I visited my sister and nephew today and she was nice enough to make me a coffee made on almond milk, thanks sis! :)  

Mmm balls :)

For morning tea everyone else was having mud cake, so I decided to have some Paleo Balls instead.  Early on in my weightlosss journey I used to be envious when other people were eating cake, pizza etc etc while I'm over here with my carrot! LOL But I no longer feel like that anymore.  Something has shifted and I don't feel like I'm missing out.  I'm not sure what it is, I think it's just from making healthy choices everyday, wherever possible.  

But seriously, how good is cake? ;)

You never regret the cake you don't eat, remember that. ;)

A Paleo Nightmare 

Lunch: Ham, Cheese, Tomato and Avocado Roll

I know, there is dairy, grains and processed ingredients in that roll.  Two big Paleo no nos!  But I've learnt to be more lenient with my  diet eating.  I realise that the world will not implode and I will not die if I have something that is not Paleo.  

When you're on eating plans that exclude certain foods, it is easy to become a little obsessive about what you're eating and what ingredients are included.  I know at the start I was guilty of this too.  If there wasn't anything around to eat that wasn't Paleo, I wouldn't eat and wait until I got home.  That really isn't a healthy attitude to have at all.  At the time I was being monitored by specialists and I had to see if my diet was the culprit for my nasty symptoms, so I guess it was a little different then too.

I think it's important to have some boundaries and guidelines, however, I think that you have to learn to be flexible sometimes.  To me, it's not a fad or a diet, it's a lifestyle change.  I plan to eat as healthy as I can for the rest of my life, even after weightloss.  So I always think that if you aren't flexible sometimes and it can't fit into your lifestyle, it's not going to work long term. 

Lite n' Easy - Chicken Enchilada

Dinner: 117 Chicken Enchilada

Today was a horrible day for me health wise.  Before lunch I got a horrible migraine and my lunch didn't last in my stomach long.  It continued to get worse, even with my usual Aspro Clear and I was in so much pain.  On the way home my whole body ached and it was so uncomfortable I was crying and I wanted nothing more than to leave my body just for a moment.  These are the bad days.  These are the days that I remember when I have a good day and try to remember to enjoy those good days as much as possible.  

As you can imagine, I really didn't have the energy to prepare anything for dinner.  I had my very last Lite n' Easy meal left in the freezer so I decided to have that.  I will miss the convenience of the Lite n' Easy meals, especially on my bad days.    

I think I'll just have to be more prepared and orgnaised and have meals in the freezer for times like these.  

Glasses of water: 5

Do any of you have any tips?  What do you do on your off days?