31st
July 2018
Failure is a
lesson learned. Success is a lesson
applied.
Day one in
the bag! I did it, I made it through,
damn it’s tough. So much food, so little
time, but 3 meals are plenty and I wasn’t hungry at all, I even got to enjoy
some wine. I started with the intention
of doing No Count then changed my mind when I realised Flex was still the
better option, especially if I wanted to enjoy the good stuff.
This was my
day;
Loaded mash
potatoes (spring onions, green pepper & mushrooms) topped with dry fried
eggs. 4SP using up yesterday’s leftovers
& the dying veg in the kitchen.
Huge bowl of
beef stew 8SP
Eggy bread,
cheesy veg & WW tomato soup 6SP
Total for
food was 18SP, so even with the milk in the two cups of tea I had, there were points left to
either roll over or indulge with a glass of red for me.
The truth
is, I ate more variety yesterday than I have in a good while, I also got
thinking about what to eat this week rather than just eating what was
there. Here’s a couple of new recipes I
plan to try,
Leek and bacon risotto – page 66 WW mag and Baked curried
beef & rice – page 71 WW mag. I
completed emptied my existing online shopping basket then refilled it with
healthier stuff, I took the total down from £55 to £41, and got more food and
of course healthier. I’ve got the
makings of a stir fry, some frozen peas to have with my potato waffles and
eggs.
I’ve also
bought some Weight Watcher yogurts for mom, she’ll enjoy them and they were on
offer, might be tempted to indulge myself.
Today we’re having chicken
breasts stuffed with St Agur blue cheese, you can do the same with low fat soft
cheese, nice wrapped in ham of any kind.
I’m thinking on a bed of rice it’ll be delicious. That is if what I’ve defrosted is chicken
breasts anyway! I’m sure they are, with
the remaining stuff, I might have the stir fry for tea or put them in the slow
cooker with the leftover sweet & sour sauce if it’s still edible.
I’ve decided
I’m getting my cooking mojo back, focus on healthy and tasty, then I won’t want
to eat the rubbish. I’ve got my little
herb garden going on, I’ll use some of those chives in my stuffed chicken today
and maybe some coriander on my stir fry tonight.
I didn’t
just make it through my first day, I’ve started my monthlies this morning so I
made it through an emotionally charged, body craving everything day, now even I’m
impressed. I also already feel better than I did
yesterday, I know it’s likely to be psychologically but who cares, I got out of
bed much easier this morning than yesterday, I feel more positive, ready for my
day, my brain actually has something to say instead of me sitting here thinking
‘what shall I write’ which has happened a lot of late. See the article in the Weight Watchers
magazine was right, it said after 1 day = better concentration. “Just 24 hours in, you might be feeling less
hungry and better able to control unplanned snacking as you step off the blood-glucose
roller-coaster caused by irregular eating and snacking on foods that are high
in sugar. Having a more stable
blood-glucose level can also improve your ability to concentrate and give you
more energy to power through a workout”
It was also
great to see so many in my Facebook group wanting to join me on my 28 days to
healthier, a month to make a difference and now we’re starting day 2, I’m
thinking a countdown would probably work better than a count up, so 27 days to
go.
Catch ya tomorrow BeYOUtiful, here’s to working
on a healthy life and having a very great day.
