17th September 2013
“Success consists of getting up just one more time than you
fall.” - Oliver Goldsmith
Alarm clock didn’t go off this morning, so I’m 20 minutes behind,
luckily I woke up without it! I had a
great day yesterday, went walking and I literally went round the Wrekin and up
and over it too, 9 miles thereabouts I did, I loved it, not knowing if I was
taking the right path because I hadn’t took a map, love not knowing where I’m
going! It’s the sponsored 15 miler on Saturday, I think I shall mostly be
spending Sunday in pain ;) possibly with blisters – hey ho it’s for a good
cause. I’ve raised approx £91 so far and
still have the collection tubs in the meeting to empty, so it’s not too late if
you want to sponsor me. http://www.justgiving.com/bevsww or donate a pound or more by texting
BEVL99 £1 to
70070
Here are the photos of yesterday’s walk if you interested in
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151835394595862.1073741851.595730861&type=1&l=97632f6e8e
Well it’s weigh day today and I’m ok with whatever the scales say
because I know I’ve eaten well and taken care of myself this week – I’ve 100%
followed the Healthy & Happy approach.
I can honestly say that tracking in my journal has kept me more
motivated than anything I’ve tried the last few months to stay on track.
It’s been proven that tracking your food helps weight loss; apparently
it’s so difficult for diet researchers to do their studies because the moment a
person starts tracking their food, their behaviour changes. It makes sense doesn’t it, the moment you
know that someone else is observing what you consume, you’re going to think
differently about your choices, whether this is a conscious process or a more
unconscious one. You’re likely to
improve your eating behaviour because you want the person/s reading it to be
impressed – I know I’ve thought more about it knowing I’m going to share my
journal pages on my blog.
People also lie about what they eat, either deliberately or they don’t
even realise, we get what I call diet amnesia, and we forget the bits and bobs
we consume when no ones looking! So
that’s another reason a tracker/journal is good, as soon as you bite it – you
write it!
I’ve made use of my journal, my app and bits of paper if I haven’t had
my journal to hand when I’m eating, as long as it’s logged somewhere I can put
it all together later.
I believe it’s made so much of a difference that from now till December
I’m going to encourage my members to do track with the incentive of winning a
prize!
So if you don’t already, maybe you should start if you’re serious not
only about losing weight but keeping it off!
By tracking you’ll learn about your habits, when you’re likely to snack
or go off track, it’s a great tool. It
may help to track not just what you eat, but when, where and why, you’re
emotions – heck track anything that’s going to help you learn about yourself
and your behaviour so that you can change them!
I’ve even meal planned this week, I have 7 days worth of dinner and tea
all planned out, and I have to say I was glad of it yesterday when I got back
from my walk because I didn’t have to think, so lunch yesterday was Welsh
Rarebit and it was scrumptious, would have gone even better with some zero soup
if you were particularly hungry.
So I’m minus 5pp on the week, I’ve used all my daily’s, weeklies and
activity ProPoints, so we shall see what the scales have to say in approx 4
hours – wish me luck J
and have a great day, here’s the recipe if you fancy a delicious lunch today;
Welsh rarebit, serves 2 – 9pp
per serving
4 slice of low calorie bread (6pp)
2 eggs, separated (4pp)
1/2tsp English mustard powder
½ tsp mild paprika
75g Mature Cheddar (8pp)
Preheat grill, lightly toast bread on both sides (use toaster for this
bit, it’s easier) then place on baking sheet.
Whisk egg whites in a bowl till them form soft peaks and set
aside. In another bowl, mix together egg
yolks, mustard powder, paprika and cheese.
Gently fold in the egg whites and mix well.
Spoon mixture carefully onto the toast slices and grill for 3-4 minutes
or until fluffy & golden brown.
That’s what we call Eating Gorgeous!
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