Monday evening, 11-11-24 and strategy 7: look forward

Morning, everyone!

Well, yesterday's overload of simple carbs including a shedload of sugar plus saturated fat in the form of butter and cream but nowhere near enough protein, fruit and veg was delicious but, oh my goodness, did I have a 'hangover' this morning when I woke up.  No - didn't touch any alcohol but it was a very good and timely reminder of what is best for me and what makes me feel better.

I was lacking in energy at circuits and my balance was all over the place too.

So I have been overdosing on the fruit, veg heart healthy fats and seeds and now, Monday evening, I feel so very much better.  Phew.

What I ate today:

The fruit was mango, raspberries and pear and I remembered the mixed seeds.

One syn for the seeds

When I did a freezer dive, what came up was some wholemeal English muffins so that's what I went with.  I just mashed the avo with avocado topping and lime juice and the smoked salmon was trimmings.  
I made a mega salad with more seeds and some dressing and scoffed the lot.  

Afters was an easy peeler.

Three syns for the avo, one for the seeds and two for the dressing plus a B for the muffin.

Dinner was a whole lot nicer than it looks and, again, loaded with vegetables.

Air roasted veg (sweet potato, beetroot, pepper, onion, mushrooms and tomatoes) with a few broad beans (first picking from the garden) and salmon, baked in lemon juice.
Plus the crumbled feta - and some didn't get as far as the bowl.

A pear for afters.

Three healthy extra As for cheese (using my extra healthy extra) and four syns for evoo.

Summary:

three healthy extra As

one healthy extra B

eleven syns, all for heart healthy stuff.

Tomorrow's plans.

B:  fruit

L:  hummus and grated carrot on toasted Med bread, finger salad; fruit

D:  chicken and mushroom casserole with roasted veg (leftovers), broccoli; fruit

Exercise:  Groove class and walking.

The extra bit.

The last strategy in the SW magazine article giving 'Seven steps to a magical Christmas0 is entitled . . .

7.  Look Forward.

It's all about after the festive season when things may or may not have taken a healthy route and perhaps one is tempted to give up, feeling that you've totally lost the plot, have ruined everything and give up for the rest of the year and well into the New Year.

You haven't.

You may have delayed the desired outcome but it is never, ever, impossible, the road is still there for you to rejoin any time you want.

If you're part of a group, talk to your leader/consultant/ whatever-they-are-called.  Talk to your friends.  Reread the book, the magazine, the book . . . whatever you use.  Revisit and reset your motivations.  Make your favourite healthy meals.

And get on those scales.  Better to know that to not know and you (and I) might get a pleasant surprise.  And then you can move into that journey again with fresh energy!