Tracking Fibre

I was feeling much better yesterday though I was still careful to rest my back and not overdo. I did start my day with a bath to loosen up the tight muscles, but I was then able to sit at my desk and type, though I only did so for an hour at a time. I was careful to make sure my back was always supported when sitting, but I still took an hour after lunch to lay down with my neck supported and my knees propped up. However, despite this I was able to get back to a more normal routine which in turn made it easier to eat well. I’m really happy I managed to stay away from the cake and chocolate, which kept the calorie count down, and got a good five portions of fruit and veg, which helped to keep the fibre count high.

What really had all the fibre yesterday was the Cook Mediterranean Pot I had for lunch, which was a sort of mixed bean and lentil casserole. It was very good, with lots of vegetables – and 22g of fibre. Beans and lentils are well known for having tons of fibre and in a stew or casserole with plenty of vegetables as well, you can get your entire daily recommended intake of 25g in one serving. Being so high in fibre is one of the reasons a vegetarian diet is so healthy. Not only does it reduce your risk of several cancers by clearing the body of wastes and toxins faster, but it also makes you feel full so you don’t overeat. Yet another reason why vegetarians tend to be slimmer than meat eaters!

Having said that, the high fibre content can also cause digestive troubles for those who aren’t used to getting that much, most notably the famous rumbling trousers effect. But like most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, once you get used to eating more fibre you won’t have as much trouble. Or so they tell me!

The Score:

Calories:	Protein:	Carbs:	Fat:	Alcohol:	Fibre:
1658.15	100.54g	175.22g	52.16g	8.0g	43.65g
	24%	43%	29%	4%
Calories burned through exercise:		Rest Day

What I ate:

Time	Item	Amount
08:00	Vitamins - Centrum Advance A to Zinc, 400iu of Vitamin E, 1000iu Vitamin D3 and 500mg Glucosamine sulphate	1 each
	Cold water	200mL
	Whole Scrambled egg with 2 egg whites	3 eggs
	Genius brown bread toast	2 slices
	with Flora Light	7g
	St Dalfour Orange and Ginger jam	13g
	Rowse liquid honey	8g
09:00	Black Tea	500mL
11:15	Green Grapes	100g
	Sponser chocolate Recovery Shake	20g (1 scoop)
	mixed with skim milk	150mL
11:30	Raspberry and Echinacea tea	250mL
13:00	Cranberry and orange tea	250mL
13:30	Cook Mediterranean Pot	320g
	Alpro Soya Original	200mL
18:15	Brazil nuts	6g
	Cashews	17g
	Orange, mango and cinnamon tea	250mL
20:00	Baked chicken breast	130g
	Boiled and mashed sweet potato	170g
	Steamed cauliflower	83g
	Steamed broccoli	87g
	Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Cranberry sauce	20g
	Bisto Best Chicken Gravy	about 5g
20:15	Ellactiva Chocolate Calcium Chew	1 chew
	500mg Glucosamine sulphate	1 pill
21:00	Taylor's Port	50mL

Plus 500 to 1500mL of cold water sipped from a water bottle throughout the day.