Day 4

Today has been such a sunny day! Like I said a few days ago the weather really affects my mood, especially when it comes to exercise and eating healthily. I was so determined to get out for a walk today; either a peaceful stroll in the fresh country air, or plug my Ipod in and listen to some happy music while wandering through the trees and by the river. But, I’m blaming uni work for me not getting out. So close to the end now! Anyway, back to what’s important here…

Breakfast

I’ve got quite hooked on this breakfast at the minute (I tend to get bored quickly though so watch this space!) so this may not change for a few days, but it’s both yummy and filling:

• 2 slices of toast with clear honey
• 1 cuppa with semi-skimmed milk

Lunch

It’s the end of the week, so although I REALLY wanted salad today (it’s the weather, I tell you!) I couldn’t have it… a grocery shop has now happened! So instead I had….

• A tin of Heinz tomato soup
• A salted caramel Twinings

Exercise

I was actually really excited to do exercise today. As silly as it sounds, I missed doing my workout yesterday, I already feel better in myself just upping my exercise to 30 minutes a day instead of none (the shame!). So back to the Wii workouts. The workout today focussed on upper body strength and toning. I feel like I should explain that the box comes with a leg strap to put the nun chuck in when you’re not using it and includes a red stretchy band with black handles on the end. This is to create the tensions for upper body exercises that you are missing from not using weights. However, by the end of this workout I actually didn’t feel like I had done much cardio, so I embarked on a 5 minute run (on the spot, in my living room, of course!) and felt much better for doing so. Overall I burnt off 150 calories today which I was pretty happy with. Baby steps!

A friend also sent me this link today which I found really interesting, and it actually makes sense! If you’re wondering where all the fat disappears to when you lose weight then check this out: http://qi.epfl.ch/en/sondage/show/222/

Tea

I know I said that I would try to find some more interesting recipes but these Hairy Bikers ones are working so well for me! Tonight’s tea was Paprika Chicken served with a small amount of rice. The recipe bulks out the meal with plenty of onion and peppers, and uses smoked paprika for that extra flavour which works so well.

As it was a nice evening and the start of a bank holiday weekend I did treat myself to half a pint of cider, but it’s important to treat yourself occasionally. So that’s that. 4 days done and dusted. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!