Week 50
Day 3 - Friday
2/01/2014
Day 3 - Friday
2/01/2014
Cake Regret
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| 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.
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| 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! :)
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| 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.
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| But seriously, how good is cake? ;) |
You never regret the cake you don't eat, remember that. ;)
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| 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.
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| Lite n' Easy - Chicken Enchilada |
Dinner:
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?
