It's Friday!

Bee coz I....(as you probably know) go to my local pub every Friday, I make that my one treaty meal, tonight I went for bangers and mash and luckily my friend Nashy shared the meal with me saving me from eating too much! I drank over two bottles of water to wash it all down.

Over all it was a smashing day of housework victories and hanging out with friends (the awesome FOURSOME) That's why I love Fridays!

Bee


B:porridge
L:egg on toast
D:bangers and delish mash with veggies
E: 20 min hill walk
Lots and lots of water.

Rocket launch

Bee coz I....woke up early (as usual) I had decided to get up and go for a bimble in the dark. I got to the front door (after getting dressed) and it was spitting and until I'm 100% I have a no walking in the rain policy, so I jumped back into bed and I'm totally glad I did!

I grabbed my iPad to check what was occurring and a friend posted a link to the NASA live link up, to a 3 man space station rocket launch! It reminded me of watching the shuttle take off on TV with my family when I was little.

The rest if the day was a blast too!

I had a lunch (had to double check I didn't write launch) meeting and got lots of things sorted for an up coming event! Even better than that I have the next two Fridays off so today was my Friday - hello 3 day weekend!

I almost sent out a text message saying awesome foreskin instead of foursome (lucky I checked).

Later in the day, my big boss(2 levels up) called me into her office because I was "in a whole world of trouble" for something I neglected to do! - I was confused and got instant butterflies in my stomach until the words "can you get me Game of Thrones" came out of her mouth. Yes I am lucky to have awesome bosses. My direct boss makes me laugh all the time too! I work in an amazing team.

Missed out on a bimble with my buddy Jane as she is coming down with a cold and I'm in avoid germs mode. I got home was about to make dinner then I got an invite to have dinner out with friends, it meant eating later than I like (7.45pm - I know us British like to eat by 6pm) but I made a good choice so I didn't have to sleep with a belly full!

Then off to watch a movie in bed zzzzz

Bee

B:banana shake (banana and cinnamon don't go well together)
L:small portion of boiled rice and teriyaki chicken with been shoots
D:big bowl of kick ass salad with no dressing and 5 cut in half chat potatoes and 3 small pieces of Parma ham.
S: 1 mandarin
E:20 min walk

Breakfast Shake

Bee coz I....don't really love eating breakfast, I used to often buy ready made shakes. One day I sat down and read all the ingredients and decided they were way to processed.

They may fill you up and be low fat but they are full of artificial sweeteners and other stuff.

Don't get me wrong, if I was stuck I would drink one, but I have concocted my own quick fix shake.

1 banana
1/2 teaspoon of honey (less needed if banana is ripe)
200ml A2 Milk
2 teaspoons of chia seeds
1 teaspoon of hemp seeds

All blended up, if you put it in the fridge the chia swell up or drink immediately and it's delish!

Apologies if I have posted that before, I couldn't be bothered going back to check!

Great day today but got my lunchbox trapped in a meeting so ate a very naughty lunch of scones with jam and cream! Oops!

Ate well for the rest of the day!

Bee

B:Shake
L:2 scones with jam and cream, 4 pieces of cucumber with small amount of beet root dip
D:beans (2 tablespoons) in toast, 1 steak, 1 yoghurt.
E: 30 min walk

Good stuff

Bee coz I....have had time to take my lunch to work, I've made a few peeps jealous with my yummy lunch. I'd like to say I had saved money bringing my lunch but truth is I can get a great lunch near my office for $4.50.

Today was a rest day from exercise but I have started to feel better already and my morning shake really sets me up for the day.

Eating dinner early makes a big difference as it stops me skipping breakfast then looking for a treat at morning tea time!

Drinking heaps of water as usual and eating big healthier meals which I will reduce in time.

Yum loving the good stuff!

Bee

B: banana, chia and hemp seed smoothy and 1/3 cucumber
L:see pic
D:crusty roll with ham and beans (no butter on the roll)
E:rest day

Accountability

Bee coz I....have been sick, got my life out of balance and ended up not putting myself near the top of the be good to list, I decided enough was enough on Sunday and took back control, there was a personal cost to this decision but one I was willing to accept. The result is that I have now gained an extra 3 hours back in my day Monday - Friday.

I have been back on steroids, antibiotics etc but if I waited to be 100% to launch back in to things I would have to wait all winter! Lucky I have awesome Zumba instructors who let me do what I can - mostly leg work and no arms above my chest until my chest clears up.

I am now back to 11.5 kg from my best weight loss reading from 2 years ago so I am on a mission to get back to that number again, I have still kept off 2/3 of my weight loss for about 2 years but I want that 1/3 back by summer.

I'm not promising to blog everyday but I will do my best as it helps make me accountable.

So here goes - join me if you like!

Bee x x

B:banana, light milk, honey and chia smoothy
L:2 monster wraps full of spinach, rocket, tomato, ham, feta, cucumber and avo. With a yogurt chaser.
S: mandarin
D:crumpet with tartex

Exercise: 30 mins on xtrainer, Zumba (with no arms)