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Eating Clean: Fuss free meals and meal planning with Rooted Nutrition

24 Friday Apr 2015

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Black Bean Burger Rooted NutritionRoasted Veg and coconut oil I guess you could say that the moment you try on your usual dress size on in the shop and realise that you’ve cut yourself because you’ve caught part of your love handle in the zip, it might be a good time to lay back on the donuts. Well this is the predicament I found myself in last week when I couldn’t get the dress past my hip! Turns out I can no longer eat whatever I want and not worry about putting on weight but rather all those muffins and late night snacks have started catching up with me and I’m noticing it’s taking a lot longer to lose the weight than put it on. I suppose a lot of this is down to the fact that since being here I haven’t really been following a particular routine with meals or in fact preparing meals properly at all. I’ll wake up, have my standard whole grain porridge with milk and honey and then rather than packing a lunch or making dinner I find I’m picking up a wrap or some sushi or a muffin for lunch, then snacking on something else throughout the day and then picking up something light for dinner and then snacking throughout the night. I am not making substantial meals to keep me going throughout the day but relying on bits here and there and not clocking the amount of sugar I am taking into my body each day. I’ve also noticed if I opt for a cold meal for dinner, something like sushi or a wrap I’m immediately craving something sweet or something else to fill the gap that a good warm curry or even rice dish with meat and vegetables would achieve. Continue reading →

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Would you ever try quitting sugar?

06 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by Fiona in Food, Thoughts

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couch to 5k, food journalism, good running shoes, healthy deserts, healthy eating plan, jogging, Quit sugar, sarah wilson

Aunt Helen's delicious boozy desert!

Aunt Helen’s delicious boozy desert!

God I just looked over my last blog post to remind myself of my goals and now I really fancy chocolate (note to self- do not post pictures of chocolate when trying to give up the stuff!) We all do it though don’t we? We get drawn most to the things we try to resist, therefore I don’t think I’m going to go cold turkey with chocolate- how can I when I love baking with it so much?! However I will aim to cut down on it.

The first week of the New year hasn’t been super successful in healthy eating since New Years Day started egg muffins followed by a three course meal at my auntie’s house (Thank you Helen, it was very delicious!) However although my eating hasn’t improved drastically, I have started doing more exercise and this has come in the form of jogging!

I still need to get good running trainers but I really would like to try and improve at jogging. My brother has completed three marathons this year which is a bit mental but it’s also an inspiration so on Saturday after quite a heavy night of drinking (again this needs to be limited) and 20 minutes after Ed had just eaten his breakfast I made him come out for a run with me. I do not advise anyone to run after just eating, however I suggested him joining me and he wanted to get out so he came along. Despite the rain and me wearing the wrong sort of jacket for running, my dad’s big rain jacket, I still managed to jog with him for 25 minutes and felt good for it after. Just getting out in the fresh air whether it’s a run or a walk makes all the difference.

My friends also informed me about the couch to 5k podcast which you can download for free from the NHS website http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx First this then it will be on to 10k!

When I wasn’t out running which took up 1% of my day I was reading magazines! There’s always so much publicity for which diet is best as soon as it hits the new year but one article I did find quite interesting was Sarah Wilson’s article about how she quit sugar. http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/

I quit Sugar

My sister lives in Australia and mentioned how one of her friends only eats natural products, no low fat products and although she eats often and enough, she eats healthily and therefore is in great shape. Sarah Wilson is an Australian journalist who has been on yo yo diets back and forth throughout her whole life. The effect of this caused her big health problems and it was only after quitting sugar three years ago that she managed to get her healthy eating plan on track and feels the best she ever has.  It’s a great read and even if the thought of giving up sugar is a no no in your book, I’d still recommend reading it to learn about hidden sugars and how these are probably ones that can be avoided at times.

It can be a challenge being at work all day and then wanting to see friends for dinner and socialising but a lot of restaurants do provide some delicious healthy options too and then if you do get that sugar craving later you’ll have some room room for something sweet! I’m going to try out some of Sarah Wilson’s recipes this weekend and will let you know how I get on!

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