Since today is the last day of January I feel like it’s a
good time for a little evaluation on my goals for this year – regular exercise
and a healthy, varied diet.
But before I do that I would like to share that I have
completed “Dry January”! Yaaay! And yesterday I just thought that that’s
already one month done, why not try another? I didn’t really miss having a
drink so looks like there is nothing stopping me from continuing with the
challenge in February.
This week has been a little hectic – a few days in
university and a couple of shifts at work which has made me lazier. I only
exercised twice, arms and abs in the gym on Friday and parkrun on Saturday (I
got a PB! :D). I have to say that I felt quite proud of myself in the gym on
Friday as for the first time I managed proper-ish press ups – no more than 5 at
a time and while for some people this wouldn’t even be a warm up a feel like
for me it’s an achievement and a sign of slowly getting stronger.
My diet this week consisted mostly of foods I’m familiar
with and could cook quickly, like Quorn spaghetti Bolognese. I also went out
for a meal with my friends to a local pub. I’ve been there a few times now and
have never been disappointed with the food. This time I opted for the fish pie –
BEST DECISION I MADE ALL WEEK! I think it had salmon, smoked haddock and king
prawns in a dill sauce in it and it tasted amazing! One of the days this week I
also worked a long shift in work and after getting off the bus that evening I
was walking past a pizzeria and it smelled so good I went in and bought one to
take away, in my opinion (this might be controversial) this pizza was a million
times better than Domino’s. Last night however I experimented a little and made
something I haven’t made before – roasted aubergine with tahini rice but I have
to say I wasn’t a big fan. I will write more about this one when I do my Deliciously
Ella review, hopefully in a few weeks. I also made some treats – black bean
brownies. I’m not sure I got the texture right as they seem to be a little too
gooey in the middle but it’s only my first attempt, I’ll experiment more when I
made them again which I definitely will as they taste so good! They have no
sugar in them, just a little bit of honey, which means they’re not very sweet
but personally that’s why I like them – they’re not at all sickly, just pure
cocoa goodness.
I feel like January is just the beginning of a busy year,
but overall I’m trying to achieve my goals although quite often it’s a
challenge, especially exercising regularly. I have definitely been thinking
about my diet more and have been more conscious of the choices I make. Yes, I
may have a take away once in a while but all my other meals have become healthier
and more adventurous. With so much food inspiration out there – cookbooks, Instagram
and pinterest – I am still excited to try new things, and maybe at some point
in the distant future, maybe even try to invent something of my own once I get
used to the new ingredients I’m using.
For some reason I feel like this week was very unorganised
for me, I feel like I was constantly busy but haven’t actually achieved much,
especially in terms of my university work. I think that this week I will employ
more ‘to do’ lists and make better use of my diary as it looks like this week
will also be busy even though I only have three half days on campus.
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