Just got back from my run!
Another 5.5k around the park. It's such a great way to start the day. Today was a bit of a struggle though - not sure why. I slept about 2 hours longer than usual last night - maybe it's that?
Anyway, one thing I've noticed over the past few weeks is some strange cravings. Pre-LL I would binge on crisps, bagels, bread, scones and more crisps. I would go out spend £20 - £30 on this kind of food, eat it in one go and .. well you know how it ends.
Oddly, now back on the food I haven't been tempted by these foods... it's the sweet things - the biscuits, sweets etc that are calling me. The bags of sweets in my house, the packets of biscuits. I never thought I had a sweet tooth - chocolate, for example, or desserts have never been my thing. I think this is why I'm eating so much fruit! (and really loving it too!).
Anyway, this week I should be reintroducing carbs - but I'm not sure I'm going to really bother. I purposely reintroduced alcohol last week when I wasn't really all that up for it - and didn't especially enjoy it.. I will reintroduce the carbs when I actually want them I think - rather than it being such an artificial thing. Maybe on Friday when I have friends over??
No REAL food plan for today. I'll have a shake at some point later this morning.. will probably take a bar to college later on and then have some tofu tonight - although I do have some veg to stirfry so I might have those with the tofu if I have time to cook.
So today's food didn't end up too bad - but it feels like much too much to me. Kublai maintains that no one ever got fat on yoghurts and fruit and I should eat as much of these as I like. I'm not so sure.
1 shake
1 bar
3 yoghurts (each 0% fat)
fruit - pear, blueberries, raspberries, pomegranate
1 v. small block of tofu and handful of salad leaves, balsamic vinegar.
Kublai had some of those Sainsbury's filled pasta shells for dinner. Since this week is my "reintroduce carbs week" I tried 3 of them. 1st one I thought - it's not all that great - just sort of mushy, 2nd one - hmmm actually, interesting, 3rd one - let me have the rest!! So I made Kublai take it all away and quickly. I don't think I will repeat this experiment tbh. By and large I will not be eating pasta in the future - I'm afraid I might turn into one of those fashionistas off Ugly Betty but there you go!
Today's exercise.
5.5k run
15k cycle
1hr45mins badminton.
I think I overdid it a little with the exercise actually.