Yesterday was a lovely day here, bright, sunny, and quite mild in temperature. Too bad I was in no shape to enjoy it. While I know the alcohol I had the night before did have something to do with my state of being yesterday, I’m not convinced it was all hangover, as the worst of it was a very sore throat and tight chest. I was also feeling very tired and headachy when I woke up but that passed. Still, it was not a day to push my luck with a trip to the gym, so I guess this really is going to be a resting week after all, especially as I definitely feel a cold coming on this morning.
Once again a fairly typical festive season day for me. In other words, I was doing fine until after dinner, when I decided what I really needed were chocolates. Subtract those 400 calories of sugar and fat, and I wasn’t doing too badly on calories or nutrient balance, even with the vegetarian lunch. On the other hand, I think I am doing really well at simply adding the treats to my diet and still getting enough healthy food. Of course now that I have cream in the house (in preparation for Christmas dinner) my husband couldn’t resist making a creamy steak sauce to go with dinner, rather than our typical low fat, low calorie gravy. Naturally it was lovely, as in fact the cream and brandy base he used will be the same for our dessert sauce on Christmas day! It may not be great for the waistline, but this Christmas I am grateful for my husband’s abilities in the kitchen!
The Score:
| Calories: | Protein: | Carbs: | Fat: | Alcohol: | Fibre: |
| 2332.12 | 103.30g | 296.66g | 81.39g | 0 | 31.17g |
| 18% | 51% | 31% | | ||
| Calories burned through exercise: | Rest Day | | |||
What I ate:
| Time | Item | Amount |
| 08:30 | Vitamins - Centrum Advance A to Zinc, 400iu of Vitamin E, 1000iu Vitamin D3 and 500mg Glucosamine sulphate | 1 each |
| Cold water | 200mL | |
| Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself smoked bacon medallions | 82g | |
| Mesa Sunrise cereal | 60g | |
| Alpro Soy milk | 120mL | |
| Sainsbury's pressed apple and cherry juice | 200mL | |
| 09:00 | Black Tea | 500mL |
| 10:00 | Raspberry and Echinacea tea | 250mL |
| 11:30 | TriBerry Nuun electrolyte tablet in water | 750mL |
| 12:45 | Egyptian Aubergine &Tamarind Stew (Leon's Recipe) | 400g |
| Merchant Gourmet tinned puy lentils | 100g | |
| Irish Yoghurts Diet Fruits of the forest | 125g | |
| Homemade sugar cookies | 55g | |
| 13:30 | Green Tea | 250mL |
| 15:00 | Orange, mango and cinnamon tea | 250mL |
| 15:45 | Brazil nuts | 6g |
| Cashews | 17g | |
| 2 Satsumas (Mandarin oranges) | 85g | |
| Skim milk | 200mL | |
| 20:00 | Camomile Tea | 250mL |
| 20:15 | Sainsbury's extra lean beef escalopes | 100g |
| Mashed potatoes (nothing added) | 210g | |
| Seamed carrots | 80g | |
| Creamy peppercorn brandy sauce | about 80mL | |
| 21:00 | Quality Street chocolates | 9 pieces |
Plus 500 to 1500mL of cold water sipped from a water bottle throughout the day.
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