Day 16

The 7:54 Moment: Freeedooooom!

You have to do this challenge to get the reward of the 'freedom' that you feel when suddenly your eating is working. - Does that sound weird? - I can't quite explain it, but it's in the do.
Lets face it 'feelings' are a part of our life and what we do in our life, so we need to enjoy those positive feelings verses not being controlled by the negative feelings. - how deep am I today :)
Eating brings feeling and when you do the right thing by your health you get the reward of feeling peace, happiness and freeeedooooom!


On another note, had dinner with friends again and as it was their house they provided takeaway: noodle box. I ate and enjoyed it! 


Now you may say to me "hang on a minute, your 30 day 'health' challenge is turning into a bit of a joke with all the takeaway creeping in." - I'm so glad you brought that up! 
You see, we modern people of the world like you, hang out with friends! Doing life with others is part of life (a big part) and you really don't want it any other way, (ok some of you do), but for the majority, people need people). 

So don't choose staying at home because you have to eat your 'rabbit food', choose friendship and if it comes with takeaway, dig in, jump in, and enjoy - guilt free, indulge, savor, eat till you are too full and then have some more. 
Why?
Because tomorrow you will eat your healthy menu and the next day and the next until your next dinner party or hang out, remember it is about eating healthy 90% of the time and then totally enjoying the 'takeaway' or 'indulgent' times when they happen. 




( No I did not eat that cake in the pic, it's just an example of indulgence, but I wouldn't mind helping that piece of cake out or 'in' as the case may be - in my tummy! arrrh but see the next line ;) )
You know that if you start to eat takeaway heaps and healthy goes out the window it is not going to do you any favors. 
What is sustainable, part of my challenge, is enjoying eating healthy most of the time and enjoying eating that 10% of food blow out.


Breakfast: Our fresh juice, and fruit. I choose to eat lighter meals on the days I know dinner or lunch might be a 'indulgent' affair. - love a good food affair.

Lunch: Salad: Lettuce, roast golden syrup potatoes, beetroot strips, sprinkle of grated cheese and some seeded mustard.


Afternoon Tea: Warm water.


Dinner: Noodle box affair ;) with fun friends.


Recipe:
Potato, Beetroot Salad


2 large roasting potatoes chop into chunks
1 beetroot or can of beetroot
Lettuce leaves
Small amount of olive oil
1 tsp golden syrup
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 Small diced onion
2 tsp seeded mustard.
1/4 cup grated cheese
Salt


In a large bowl coat potato in a touch of olive oil, salt, rosemary and 1 tsp of golden syrup. Spread on a baking tray and roast in oven for 20min or until golden, on high heat.
Meanwhile cook onion in a pan for 1min in a drizzle of olive oil.
Place lettuce leaves in a beautiful bowl and add as much or little beetroot chopped up in strips. Place onion, cooked potatoes, and cheese on top. Gently toss ingredients in bowl and top with the seeded mustard. Enjoy.


See you tmrw. xx

Day 14

The 7:54 Moment: Phew I'm tired. I sat down today and really went through the food plan menu. I was becoming very overwhelmed and bored with what we were eating and I had total brain overload in coming up with new things to eat. - You take out meat and wheat and dairy and you realize how much they add diversity to each meal.
The last thing you need on a healthy food plan is to come up short because then 'take away' sounds mighty good and taste even better.


So to make life easy and diverse I have dedicated a certain 'type' of food to a certain day. i.e. Rice meals on Monday nights, soup on Tuesday nights, and on... I'm bringing back the diversity baby! :)

Also because we are being healthy that means lots of salads. Now, salads can get really boring and old, quick. This is also a complete de-motivator. The trick to these leafy meals is to break them down and build them up again simply and with different tastes of the bowl:


1) The base: Cos lettuce, or spinach, rocket, or general salad mix, even cabbage, ...


2) Add ONE main salad item as the star of the dish - grilled capsicum, or mushrooms, some roast pumpkin.


3) Next, add a sprinkle of friendship, around 2 types: grated cheese and shallots, or toasted nuts and mango slices, feta and semi dried tomatoes, snow-peas and alfalfa,or...


4) Then add a drizzle of dressing to have a 'salad delich': pesto, or a vinaigrette, yogurt, or...


Do these four and  you get  = salad delicious! - With no 'salad burnout' and a different type to try and/or look forward to next time. 


Breakfast: Rice thins with honey and our fresh juice. - twas a bit light on today.


Lunch: Salad wrap.


Afternoon: Gluten free cupcake and a coffee.

Dinner: Went to friends house and ate salad with a touch of chicken, I won't tell you about the choc-mint ice-cream we had for dessert!!!!. (Thank you my friends it was lovely.)