Wednesday Much

Light, Diet-Style Breakfast
1 x weetiebix & little bit of sweetner
1 x splash of ice cold milk (why do they always say that in adverts? why?)
3 minute gap to make weetiebix nice n soggy
1 x advent choc - today it was a cute bear in a basket, though i have no idea what that has to do with the festive season

there's a secret code on my advent calendar, and for the life of me the other day i thought the word was "crap" but realised i'd confused a filled in star with a non-filled in star.

i've been on the diet a week and a half now, and i do feel that it's going well. although i'll be happier once the twixes and mars bars are gone out of the fridge. happily, after saturday and the oogly-tum from hell, i've finally stomped out my pork pie cravings. and possibly even red meat cravings entirely. which is a bit of an unexpected change to my lifestyle.

i'm still craving beer though - that's not like me at all. i think once i stock up on carbonated beverages, i'll be ok.

worried about the stock levels of healthy food in the house - i ran out of rice already (i can't remember eating it all, i can't) but luckily i have some quinoa (it's pronounce Keen-Wah) to tide me over until i can run to the shops.

i need more vegetables, though. i don't feel i'm eating enough greens.

Happiness Is: weetiebix

...workoutworkoutpickupthosefeetyouscum

Neato Workout Kept Together By The Thought Of A Day Off Tomorrow
1 x neato warm up
1 x neato set biceps
1 x neato set triceps (not so neato actually, those things are killing me)
1 x neato set sneaky core
1 x neeeato warm down uber fat burning bit
1 x deleted scene showing 5 minutes of emma thompson's amazing stage presence

oh - i am so glad i managed to keep to the timetable on these this week, boy i'm going to enjoy heroes tomorrow without having to shudder through five minutes of wobbly exercise bike penance.

Worst Craving Of The Day: beer, man. ugh.

Best Bit Of The Exercise: finishing with with a strong-man clench of the arms - ggrrrrrrr!! yeah, that's some good muscles.

The Order Of The Phoenix

Micro-quesadilla With Brown Rice Binge
1 x co-op chicken which is teenie tiny and not as lean as the tesco stuff, which i will grumble about every time i think of it
1 x sackful of mixed spices
1 x slightly not-fresh brown tortilla (bummer)
2 x helpings of brown rice, to curb rice craving - oh, but it's sooooooo good.
1 x handful of half fat mozzy cheese
1 x blob of buffalo wings sauce to make it alllll gooooood

...in which the co-op shrunken chicken bits are presented for inspection and fail to meet the high standards set by tesco; half a barrel of rice is consumed rather than let the poor thing go to waste; diet coke is pined for, but not forthcoming; mars bars are resisted at least three times.

Not Looking Forward To: workout tonight - stiff from last night my poor old shoulders are.

Snacking: To Snack; I Snack; You Snack; She Snacks

Turkey Platter Sans Fruit
1 x usual turkey slices
2 x ry/i/vita with quark
1 x just a little too much pepper that came out all in one go, but hey - it's all good, man
0 x fruit (can't be bothered)
Non-carbonated sugar free beverage

i'll have a tangerine later, but for now, i'm thinking i have to get some more sunflower seeds to fuel my seed habit.

Film Rating Of The Day: "Contains drug use, adult language and animated bare breasts."

Singing The Turkey Rasher Song

Glad-To-Have-It-Back Protein-filled Breakfast
2 x turkey rashers
1 x half fat cheese slice (so much easier to prepare than carefully manipulating the laws of gravity while arranging mozzy balls in strategic places for the purposes of microwaving)
2 x egg whites
1 x slice seeded bread batch goodness
1 x bit o pepper as i missed it yesterday
1 x expert manner in kitchen thanks to being so good at making this tasty breakfast now
1 x warm cup of morning tea (always the best cup of tea in the day)

...it's soooo good to be back on track with this regime today - i missed it yesterday while out in the harsh world of trans-fats.

Wondering: at how much my chosen-dietry habits have changed in just one week

P.M.S. Moments: clashing dirty dishes from last night in sink at half eight in the morning; "they're not my dishes" indignance; thinking wistfully of my usual microwave dish which is unclean and unusable until further notice

Trundle, Trundle, Trundle.

Post-Burger, Guilt-Energized Workout
1 x ten minutes of procrastination to gear poor old moping heart into workout mode
1 x 5 - minutes warm-up cardio
1 x bicep set with strong, experienced forearms et al doing their thang
1 x tricep set with worryingly wobbly arms
1 x core excercises that i'm almost positive aren't doing anything
1 x last five minutes of uber fat burning cardio

...which actually all felt really good, though there was a break in the middle where i had to write a quick list for dad to remember my deli-turkey, lest my snacks tomorrow grow pale and uninteresting. i was proud in a small way that i did end up doing the workout, even though i really felt like i could just sit and watch the simpsons as i usually do, with a cigarette and a cup of strong tea. and it'll be good to stick to the workout excercise regime to the letter this week, instead of buggering up like i did last week.

Best Bit: being in the middle of the workout and feeling happy to be working off burger-lbs

Worst Bit: feeling indifferent towards the simpsons

Burger And A Beer - Oh Dear.

Coco V Burger With Cheese
1 x tasty tasty coco v burger
1 x helping of mozzy cheese (not half fat, not by a long shot)
1 x small portion of fat crispy chips
0 x salad (as if)
2 x diet cokes
1 x pint kronenberg

so... so sue me. i'll work it off tonight, have another healthy 5-factor meal, and be right on track for the rest of the week.

does it sound like i'm trying to convince myself? then maybe i shouldn't be eyeing up the twixes in the fridge.

Guilt Caused By: Fatty Tasty Goodness (FTG)

Guilt assuaged* By: knowing it was a total one-off which i'll be more prepared for next time. maybe i'll rearrange my normal cheat day, it's easier that way.

Guilt Re-Inforced By: recurring panicky feeling