Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (When It Comes To Bread, Sweets, Chocolate and Booze!)
I’m all about making the most of my life (have you figured that one out yet?!) Which is why I made the decision a few weeks ago to really – REALLY – take up a healthy eating plan. And yes, I'm still fighting with the kids over the correct term. "Mum's on a diet." No kids, it's a "healthy eating plan." A what?
I’m pretty fit as it stands, and a healthy weight, but I, quite frankly, want to be super, super fit/lean/better-looking (in any particular order!) I’ve been tapering off the bad stuff, and slowly introducing the good stuff.
So, bread, rice and pasta are no longer a part of my diet. Did you ever walk into a pub and consider what it would be like to eliminate that food group? It is ridiculously hard. Everything comes with chips. Or roast potatoes. Which is kind of like the same thing.
Then I went shopping to stock up on healthy grub. I might as well have walked into a bank and taken out a loan. Seeds, fresh fish and dried fruit is abominably expensive. To put it this way – you can either buy one sardine or a bag of sweets for 40p in Tesco. Or, you can buy three bags of sweets for a £1. Why isn’t it the same with fish?!
I’m trying new foods too! Butternut squash – delicious! Almost… almost, like potato. Not quite though. And it’s a bugger to cut up into pieces. Speaking of pieces, there is a whole cooked chicken in my fridge at the moment and at random moments in the day, like a hungry cave(wo)man, I go and have a nibble.
My protein intake has increased. I eat eggs with everything. Why can’t McDonalds ask, “Do you want eggs with that?” (Not that I have even dared step foot in that place, of course).
My attention span is lost the second I see chocolate. I do not lie. If I’m walking in the supermarket, in mid-conversation, I kid you not; I will stop talking if I see chocolate. And if I don’t immediately stop talking, I go all “gah gah”. Okay, more gah gah. (Me, stop talking?)
I’m drinking more water. More water. More water. And still peeing green because I’m replacing some of my tea-drinking with green tea. Or jasmine tea. Again, like the chips and roast potatoes – same thing.
And alcohol. I won’t lie readers. My healthy eating last week, whilst on holiday, was second to none (bar a trifle on the last night). But my alcohol intake? Shocking. Every night, I had at least one large glass of wine. But for regular readers of the blog, you may understand my predicament, given that I was surrounded by ridiculously chirpy holiday reps dressed in rabbit costumes (see my previous article on this: Losing My Creativity. And Possibly My Mind.). You’ll be pleased to know now that my alcohol drinking is limited to Friday and Saturday nights only, and in the interests of avoiding the calories, I only drink hard liquor. That’s code for Jack Daniels.
Now, I know what you are thinking. Why. Why would I put myself through this? It’s simple. I’m thinking of running a marathon next year. I know the amount of training required, and I want my body to be in prime condition. I have run a half-marathon before and also swum 10k so I understand the task in hand. I’m sort of the opinion that if I don’t do it now, then I’ll never do it. It will only be a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, and I want to do it when I’m young. Anyone fancy joining me?
On that note, here are some photos of the types of dishes I’m consuming at present… I’ve been saving the best ones for my readers!
(Please note, that if any of you want the recipes, don’t bother messaging me – it’s simply a matter of putting it all together and seeing what happens – I’m no chef!)
Follow me @JWilbyPalmer (as a side note, for those of you trying to add me as a friend on Facebook, I promise I will set up a Facebook page for you to join in the near future!)
I’m pretty fit as it stands, and a healthy weight, but I, quite frankly, want to be super, super fit/lean/better-looking (in any particular order!) I’ve been tapering off the bad stuff, and slowly introducing the good stuff.
So, bread, rice and pasta are no longer a part of my diet. Did you ever walk into a pub and consider what it would be like to eliminate that food group? It is ridiculously hard. Everything comes with chips. Or roast potatoes. Which is kind of like the same thing.
Then I went shopping to stock up on healthy grub. I might as well have walked into a bank and taken out a loan. Seeds, fresh fish and dried fruit is abominably expensive. To put it this way – you can either buy one sardine or a bag of sweets for 40p in Tesco. Or, you can buy three bags of sweets for a £1. Why isn’t it the same with fish?!
I’m trying new foods too! Butternut squash – delicious! Almost… almost, like potato. Not quite though. And it’s a bugger to cut up into pieces. Speaking of pieces, there is a whole cooked chicken in my fridge at the moment and at random moments in the day, like a hungry cave(wo)man, I go and have a nibble.
My protein intake has increased. I eat eggs with everything. Why can’t McDonalds ask, “Do you want eggs with that?” (Not that I have even dared step foot in that place, of course).
My attention span is lost the second I see chocolate. I do not lie. If I’m walking in the supermarket, in mid-conversation, I kid you not; I will stop talking if I see chocolate. And if I don’t immediately stop talking, I go all “gah gah”. Okay, more gah gah. (Me, stop talking?)
I’m drinking more water. More water. More water. And still peeing green because I’m replacing some of my tea-drinking with green tea. Or jasmine tea. Again, like the chips and roast potatoes – same thing.
And alcohol. I won’t lie readers. My healthy eating last week, whilst on holiday, was second to none (bar a trifle on the last night). But my alcohol intake? Shocking. Every night, I had at least one large glass of wine. But for regular readers of the blog, you may understand my predicament, given that I was surrounded by ridiculously chirpy holiday reps dressed in rabbit costumes (see my previous article on this: Losing My Creativity. And Possibly My Mind.). You’ll be pleased to know now that my alcohol drinking is limited to Friday and Saturday nights only, and in the interests of avoiding the calories, I only drink hard liquor. That’s code for Jack Daniels.
Now, I know what you are thinking. Why. Why would I put myself through this? It’s simple. I’m thinking of running a marathon next year. I know the amount of training required, and I want my body to be in prime condition. I have run a half-marathon before and also swum 10k so I understand the task in hand. I’m sort of the opinion that if I don’t do it now, then I’ll never do it. It will only be a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, and I want to do it when I’m young. Anyone fancy joining me?
On that note, here are some photos of the types of dishes I’m consuming at present… I’ve been saving the best ones for my readers!
lovely, warm, scrummy breakfast
a healthy, packed lunch
mega healthy tea
preparation is key!
(Please note, that if any of you want the recipes, don’t bother messaging me – it’s simply a matter of putting it all together and seeing what happens – I’m no chef!)
Follow me @JWilbyPalmer (as a side note, for those of you trying to add me as a friend on Facebook, I promise I will set up a Facebook page for you to join in the near future!)
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