Well thanks to the joys of being female, I was awake this morning at
2ish for over an hour with stomach pains, but on the bright side whilst I was
waiting for the painkiller to kick in, it gave me time to read a magazine I’ve
been trying to get to for a week and I’ve had a lie in till 8am. Now I’ve got Alfie giving me the “I want to
go for a walk – NOW” look, but he’ll have to wait till I’ve drunk my cuppa tea,
cos I’m not going to function this morning without it.
It’s Alfie’s birthday today, he’s two, so he’s going for an extra long
walk and as he doesn’t know it’s his birthday, I haven’t had to buy him a
present! ;) but I have got him a nice dinner.
So if like me you got back on track at the beginning of 2012 you’ve
probably just struggled through your second Friday night of being a lobster,
sitting watching tv, thinking “what can I have now!” Not easy is it to change those habits and
fight nature. You can do it though you
just have to be strong and work out ways to cope until your habits change.
Losing weight or getting fit isn't as easy as it sounds, otherwise we'd
all be super-slim, toned and as
fit as fiddles. If you’ve dieted and failed before, work out why you've fallen off the wagon - or what's likely to scupper your chances this time. Does stress make you comfort eat: have you been
forcing yourself to do a form of exercise you don't even like? Whatever your barrier, pinpoint it so it can’t undo those good intentions.
fit as fiddles. If you’ve dieted and failed before, work out why you've fallen off the wagon - or what's likely to scupper your chances this time. Does stress make you comfort eat: have you been
forcing yourself to do a form of exercise you don't even like? Whatever your barrier, pinpoint it so it can’t undo those good intentions.
Changing takes time and effort and its worth it for the end
results.
If like me you know you are going to have that “I wanna eat” thing at
the weekend, work out how you’re going to control it, for me last night I had a
little of what I fancied, but I also didn’t sit down quite so early as I would
normally on a Friday, so there were less hours to think that thought. Today I’ve filled my afternoon with something
to do and this morning I’m off walking and running.
Speaking of which I better go as Alfie’s sulking now, we’ve usually
been and come back by now!
Here’s a recipe if you fancy being in the kitchen;
Creamy mushroom pork serves
4, 6pp each
Low fat cooking spray
125g chestnut mushrooms,
slices
1 garlic clove, crushed
300ml vegetable stock
100g low fat soft cheese
(3pp)
1 tablespoon wholegrain
mustard (1pp)
4 x 125g pork loin
steaks (22pp)
Lightly coat a saucepan
with low fat cooking spray and, when sizzling, add the mushrooms. Cook over a medium heat until the mushroom
juices have evaporated, about 7 minutes.
Add the garlic and stock
and boil for 3 minutes until reduced by about a third. Whisk in the low fat soft cheese and
mustard. Remove from the heat.
Preheat the grill to
medium and cook the pork steaks for 8-10 minutes, turning once, until golden
and cooked through.
Warm the sauce and serve
spooned over the steaks.
Serve with cooked
courgettes for no additional points.
However you fill your day, enjoy it and stay on track – I WILL!
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