Well, now that everything is back to normal after Christmas and New Year, I’ve really got to grips with my diet by scheduling what I eat. I know, it probably sounds a bit overboard…but actually, it’s made healthy eating a hell of a lot easier and I’m getting much more of a variety of food too!
I realised that I was eating plenty of chicken and lean meats, but I was hardly eating fish. Fish, as it is or only smoked, can be incredibly low in fat and calories whilst containing healthy oils. So I have now incorporated a lot more fish into my week through scheduling my meals. I’ve also allowed myself treats, but only twice a week. I can choose what days they fall on, but it means that once my two treats are up, that’s that!

So, to spread out what I have each day, I make sure I’m not having the same thing twice in a row so that I can have a better variety of meat and fish in my meals. With each of my meals, I will make sure I’m getting a good serving of vegetables and fruits and stick to having things like couscous, rice or pasta earlier in the day and only once in the evening a week. This is how my weekly meals look:

Monday – Toast+Fruit for Breakfast, Soup+Fruit for Lunch, Fish+Veg for Dinner

Tuesday – Cereal+Fruit for Breakfast, Sandwich+Fruit for Lunch, Chicken+Veg for Dinner

Wednesday – Toast+Fruit for Breakfast, Soup+Fruit for Lunch, Fish+Veg or Fish Pasta Bake for Dinner

Thursday – Cereal+Fruit for Breakfast, Sandwich+Fruit for Lunch, Chicken+Veg for Dinner

Friday – Toast+Fruit for Breakfast, Soup+Fruit for Lunch, Fish+Veg for Dinner

Saturday – Cooked Breakfast, Soup/Sandwich+Fruit for Lunch, “Anything I want” Dinner (eg, pizza, kievs, burgers, take away:but only once a month etc)

Sunday – Cooked Breakfast, Soup/Sandwich+Fruit for Lunch, Red Meat+Veg for Dinner

Treats (Chocolate, cake, sweets, etc) Twice a week, anytime, anyday.

Pudding – Fruit, Hot Chocolate drink, Light Popcorn, Treat (if the two only allowance hasn’t been used up!)

Drinks – No Alcohol (because I don’t drink it anyways!) Green Tea, Weak Squash, Water, Milk.

Snacks – Fruit, No Sugar No Fat Yoghurt, Low Fat Cottage Cheese, Low Sugar Nut Bar.

With this set into place, I don’t get bored because I’m eating something different each day, I’m not stuck as to what to have for meals because it’s all ready sorted out for me and I can keep track on what I’m eating MUCH more easily! It’s made food shopping much easier too as I know what to get and know how much it’ll be too.

I highly recommend looking at what you eat during your week and slimming it down, especially if you’re like me and struggle with exercise. It’ll take some time getting used to, but after a month of replacing rice and pasta with broccoli and beans for example, you’ll soon not only get used to it but enjoy it too! Remember, you don’t have to be eating things you hate! If you don’t like fish, then alternate your meals with lean meat and chicken, or quorn! There’s so many combinations, you just need to find what works for you and tweak it down the line if it’s not quite right.

Hurrah for a happier healthier you!

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Well, now that everything is back to normal after Christmas and New Year, I’ve really got to grips with my diet by scheduling what I eat. I know, it probably sounds a bit overboard…but actually, it’s made healthy eating a hell of a lot easier and I’m getting much more of a variety of food too!
I realised that I was eating plenty of chicken and lean meats, but I was hardly eating fish. Fish, as it is or only smoked, can be incredibly low in fat and calories whilst containing healthy oils. So I have now incorporated a lot more fish into my week through scheduling my meals. I’ve also allowed myself treats, but only twice a week. I can choose what days they fall on, but it means that once my two treats are up, that’s that!

So, to spread out what I have each day, I make sure I’m not having the same thing twice in a row so that I can have a better variety of meat and fish in my meals. With each of my meals, I will make sure I’m getting a good serving of vegetables and fruits and stick to having things like couscous, rice or pasta earlier in the day and only once in the evening a week. This is how my weekly meals look:

Monday – Toast+Fruit for Breakfast, Soup+Fruit for Lunch, Fish+Veg for Dinner

Tuesday – Cereal+Fruit for Breakfast, Sandwich+Fruit for Lunch, Chicken+Veg for Dinner

Wednesday – Toast+Fruit for Breakfast, Soup+Fruit for Lunch, Fish+Veg or Fish Pasta Bake for Dinner

Thursday – Cereal+Fruit for Breakfast, Sandwich+Fruit for Lunch, Chicken+Veg for Dinner

Friday – Toast+Fruit for Breakfast, Soup+Fruit for Lunch, Fish+Veg for Dinner

Saturday – Cooked Breakfast, Soup/Sandwich+Fruit for Lunch, “Anything I want” Dinner (eg, pizza, kievs, burgers, take away:but only once a month etc)

Sunday – Cooked Breakfast, Soup/Sandwich+Fruit for Lunch, Red Meat+Veg for Dinner

Treats (Chocolate, cake, sweets, etc) Twice a week, anytime, anyday.

Pudding – Fruit, Hot Chocolate drink, Light Popcorn, Treat (if the two only allowance hasn’t been used up!)

Drinks – No Alcohol (because I don’t drink it anyways!) Green Tea, Weak Squash, Water, Milk.

Snacks – Fruit, No Sugar No Fat Yoghurt, Low Fat Cottage Cheese, Low Sugar Nut Bar.

With this set into place, I don’t get bored because I’m eating something different each day, I’m not stuck as to what to have for meals because it’s all ready sorted out for me and I can keep track on what I’m eating MUCH more easily! It’s made food shopping much easier too as I know what to get and know how much it’ll be too.

I highly recommend looking at what you eat during your week and slimming it down, especially if you’re like me and struggle with exercise. It’ll take some time getting used to, but after a month of replacing rice and pasta with broccoli and beans for example, you’ll soon not only get used to it but enjoy it too! Remember, you don’t have to be eating things you hate! If you don’t like fish, then alternate your meals with lean meat and chicken, or quorn! There’s so many combinations, you just need to find what works for you and tweak it down the line if it’s not quite right.

Hurrah for a happier healthier you!

Well, my last blog was pretty bold! So thought I would update where I’ve got to so far.

This week has been a real heavy week of work and some personal issues have cropped up too. So unfortunately things haven’t gone quite to plan. No surprise there! But I’ve still stayed positive!

This weekend I’m going to start a fresh and weigh myself on Sunday so I can get back into the routine of weighing myself every other Sunday in the month. I’m also going to do some food shopping at the weekend and get some more fresh fruit and vegetables. Great thing is both me and my husband have got into the habbit of buying and eating fresh fruit and vegetables with all meals.

I’ve started walking to and from work more often which is good! I still get the bus every now and again, but that’s when I’m carrying loads of stuff that I can’t carry (like the 8 pints of milk the other day!)

I’ll be going to the gym next Monday now and I’ll be chatting to one of the trainers there to help me with a new regime. My injured wrist still isn’t completely right, but it’s healed enough to start exercising it more which is great news!

Replacing pasta and rice with more veg has been very easy and very satisfying indeed! Also having healthier puddings is moving back in the right direction too! Having more low fat and low sugar yogurts to have with fruit is very nice and great to have in the hotter weather as it’s much more fresh!

Sugar in tea is getting there, slowly! I’m going to take some green tea into work so that I can start having that instead of normal tea and have a little bit of honey instead of sugar if it needs something to take that little bitter edge off.

As for being more headstrong against my health issues, it’s a very hard progress. I know it’s not going to happen overnight, not matter how hard I try and the physical symptoms are always there. But I’m feeling positive and I’m managing to get through each day with a bit more hope.

Nothing much else to report for the time being. But I’ve made an ok start and feel positive!

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Well, my last blog was pretty bold! So thought I would update where I’ve got to so far.

This week has been a real heavy week of work and some personal issues have cropped up too. So unfortunately things haven’t gone quite to plan. No surprise there! But I’ve still stayed positive!

This weekend I’m going to start a fresh and weigh myself on Sunday so I can get back into the routine of weighing myself every other Sunday in the month. I’m also going to do some food shopping at the weekend and get some more fresh fruit and vegetables. Great thing is both me and my husband have got into the habbit of buying and eating fresh fruit and vegetables with all meals.

I’ve started walking to and from work more often which is good! I still get the bus every now and again, but that’s when I’m carrying loads of stuff that I can’t carry (like the 8 pints of milk the other day!)

I’ll be going to the gym next Monday now and I’ll be chatting to one of the trainers there to help me with a new regime. My injured wrist still isn’t completely right, but it’s healed enough to start exercising it more which is great news!

Replacing pasta and rice with more veg has been very easy and very satisfying indeed! Also having healthier puddings is moving back in the right direction too! Having more low fat and low sugar yogurts to have with fruit is very nice and great to have in the hotter weather as it’s much more fresh!

Sugar in tea is getting there, slowly! I’m going to take some green tea into work so that I can start having that instead of normal tea and have a little bit of honey instead of sugar if it needs something to take that little bitter edge off.

As for being more headstrong against my health issues, it’s a very hard progress. I know it’s not going to happen overnight, not matter how hard I try and the physical symptoms are always there. But I’m feeling positive and I’m managing to get through each day with a bit more hope.

Nothing much else to report for the time being. But I’ve made an ok start and feel positive!