My personal goals by day 28:
1. I aim to be exercising for 30 minutes at least 3 days a week.
2. Cut out processed meats (including bacon) and excess salt.
3. Eliminate wheat- only because of my addiction/ weakness with bread.
4. Set a bed time/ wake-up routine. No lingering in bed, even when cuddling a cute bubby, past 7am.
5. On days I don't exercise, I still have to exercise- self control that is, by eating lighter.
6. Cut back on the caffeine! No more large cups of it, and way less milk. This has been getting out of hand. No more than 2 per day from Monday on.
Day 1; Yes, I did get out of bed well before 7am, and I did set my alarm -at 2am after a night feed. Oops. Getting up this morning was oh so hard. We had an epic weekend, and lots of food- it was great! However, tired just doesn't cover it. Of course, my first day would be torture getting up. And keeping the coffee down to a minimum was super challenging. I sort of did it, but I had 3.5 coffees, not two. I couldn't finish the last one.
What did work well was my diet. I ate gorgeous food today, and I feel so good now. Breaky was diving. Se below for details...
1 slice of Paleo bread and an egg, lightly fried in olive oil.
The egg stuck a little- not enough oil. The toasted Paleo bread was covered in a generous amount of spinach pesto. Seriously AH-MAZING!
I had made a small cherry-yoghurt-oat parfait for breaky, but that became my lunch instead with a crisp, green apple side. Satisfyingly yummy.
Monday=Family Dinner Night, and this can prove a challenge when not everyone is eating healthy. Hubby doesn't start his regime until next week, and my non teen wouldn't eat the food I was making them either, so tonight turned into two dinners. Both were simple, easy to prepare and left all very happy.
I started mine, and my non teen's dinner first, as it had the most ingredients.
I began by slicing some red onion, zucchini and pumpkin.
Then I lightly fried the pumpkin in minimal olive oil until coloured and just soft.
I placed the red onion in a container with malt vinegar and some sea salt, covered it, shook it and let it stand.
Then I did the zucchini the same was as the pumpkin, and added it to the salad bowl, which already had a layer of spinach & rocket mix and the cooked pumpkin.
The next layer was a cob of fresh corn kernels. Probably one of my fave fresh veggies at present- naturally sweet and so delish and nutrient packed.
The next stage was to start on the nacho's. and cook the mince. It was super oily, so I drained it in the garden when cooked. Once the mix was done, it was simply a case of layering 1.5 packets of corn chips on a pizza tray, layering mince, mexican salsa dip, grated cheese, and grilling.
I simply drained as much of the mince fat as I could, and used the remainder to stir fry my lean steak strips in. Once cooked, they made the next layer. This was then topped with drained red onions, some chopped red capsicum and flat leaf parsley. Just before serving, it was drizzled with a little olive oil.
This was my serve- a very generous plate full of gorgeous colours and flavours. I have a small serve left over, and with a boiled egg, that is tomorrows lunch :)
I forgot to add sour cream to the nacho's- no one seemed to mind though.But now I have some that I will have to turn into another meal this week. Potato bake perhaps?
I was quite satisfied with today's eating, and feel the day, overall, was a success.
To keep the tradition going, I will inform you of today's actual meals...
Breaky: 1.5 milky coffees and paleo bread with egg and pesto at 7am.
Lunch: cherry parfait and a green apple at 11am.
Afternoon tea: a cuppa at 12:30. 2 boiled eggs with pesto at 2:30pm.
Dinner: Large serve of layered steak salad at 5pm.
There was another coffee in there somewhere! I'm just not sure when.
That is it for day 1 of the next 28 days. Hope you've enjoyed reading. Until tomorrow :)
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