Thursday again

I have no idea where that week went!
I set a new personal plank record this morning: 1:32.5! I also ran 2 miles with an average pace of 9.06 min/mile which is the fastest I've run on record- post getting a garmin. I've definitely run 3 miles in 27 mins before, just recorded on my phone, not a proper gps so I feel it doesn't count...

To maximise my healthy eating efforts, I'm trying this week a carb heavy breakfast, salad or veg, fruit and yoghurt lunch and a veg based dinner with a healthy dessert (yoghurt fruit or smoothie or banana soft serve etc) this has meant eating around 1400-1800 calories a day. Admittedly the 1800 was when I slightly caved and ate some starburst and a slice of panettone- it has fruit in it though?!

Almost week end Thursday!

Workout:
2 mile run in 19.19 (9.45 min mile)
20 press ups
Plank for 1.08 mins

Breakfast:
Gf toast and lurpak lightest
Boiled egg
Vanilla yoghurt
Chai tea skinny latte

Lunch:
Ricotta, pesto and salad wholemeal wrap
Cheese kettle chips
Tangerines

Snack (working til 9)
4 squares green and blacks dark chocolate
4 rice thins with peanut butter
Banana

Late dinner:
Beef and vegetable stew with greens (small bowl)

Total calories: 1724

Mid week madness

Not really. In fact, mid week normalcy! I lied. Hehehe.

Workout: 2 mile run in the park

Breakfast:
Apple porridge pot
Banana
Cherry Greek style yoghurt
Skinny cappuccino

Lunch:
Salad with tomato, pesto and cheese
4 Rice thins & crunchy peanut butter
2 tangerines

Dinner:
Chicken and veggie fajitas with wholemeal wraps, salad, cheese

Snacks:
3 Chocolate chip cookies, 1 square dairy milk and cup of options-
I obviously needed/wanted chocolate!

Total 1815 calories

Healthy for life endeavour

I am currently just trying to stay healthy and get into good habits, not dieting and getting obsessed by my weight. This sounds easier than it actually is!
I'm counting calories to try and get portions correct, and am currently having around 1700 calories a day.
Im trying to make meals interesting as well as nutritious, so that I don't get bored and want to graze on rubbish.
Ive started running regularly again, and ran 3 miles on Saturday with a friend, which were going to try and do regularly and about 1.5 with the dog (play- running!) on Sunday.
This weeks work outs:
Monday and Tuesday rest (calves burning & a bit of lower back pain- grt)
Wednesday 2 miles
Thursday 2 miles
Friday rest
Saturday 3 miles
Sunday 2 miles

I've signed up for a 10k race at the end of may next year, and I'd like to run it in around 57/58 minutes so will follow a training plan from February. I'm going to build up my distances slowly between now and feb to prevent injury! I'm aiming to go back to the running group in January, and do regular park runs starting then too.
At the moment it's just little and often, to get my body used to running again.

Yesterday food:

Breakfast:
2 slices gf toast, lurpak lightest and boiled egg
Skinny cappuccino

Lunch:
Veg chili leftovers (image from Saturday dinner- no wedges in my lunch! :-( )
Jam doughnut (not restricting too much!)

Snack:
Mango yoghurt

Dinner:
Stir fried pork with veggies and rice noodles
Grilled banana with honey and low fat ice cream

I think I could have swapped out the doughnut for fruit, but I didn't want to- everything in moderation!

This totalled around 1730 calories.

I felt really good at the end of yesterday- just satisfied not too full, not hungry. Just have to keep this up forever!

Thursday

Breakfast:
Oatibix and banana (again!)

Lunch:
Chicken and veg soup and wholemeal toast
Banana

Snack:
Yoghurt fruit and tangerine

Dinner:
Chicken Caesar salad
Fruit smoothie with vanilla soy (long time!)

Sunday

Brunch:
Gf toast with lurpak lightest, boiled egg and beans
Banana and yoghurt

Snack:
Muesli with cereal and skimmed milk

Dinner:
Sweet potato spinach and chicken curry with wild rice
2 chocolate truffles

Wednesday

Breakfast:
Oatibix flakes and banana with skimmed milk

Snack:
Yoghurt raspberries

Lunch:
Winter vegetable soup
Wholemeal toast with marmite
Banana

Snack:
tangerines

Dinner:
Vege mini spring rolls and calamari
Thai chicken salad, pad Thai and need green curry (shared between 3!)


Roughly 1600 calories and 32 ww points