The Health Diaries; The Begining...

The Health Diaries

Week 1

  

Diets. Dieting. There's so much contradicting information out there. And then there's cost and time and effort. But as a fitness enthusiast I have decided to reform my eating habits and make a real commitment to a fully healthy lifestyle.

I don't believe that Dieting is a thing. A diet is just what you eat, and I would like a healthy diet!

I'm a bit of a fitness freak, hitting the gym with a combo of cardio, free weights, core work and planking but my student diet has been letting me down, preventing the efforts of my exercise from showing on my body.

 

But not any more!

 

My real inspiration came from these amazing health bloggers and their Instagrams, so check them out!...

 

Fight For Fit

 

Little Miss Nutrition

 

Fitness Food and Style 

 

 So, how am I planning on getting into shape?

 

The key is to identify my weaknesses and these are snacking and eating in social situations; when out for a meal I always make the most of it, or at dinner parties I'll stock up on other people's food!!

Being busy with Uni and my job and editing Exepose Online Lifestyle I have a bad habit of skipping proper meals and eating spradically and inconsistently.

So to counter this I have drawn up a Healthy Diet Plan that so far I have found easy to stick to, I account for days that I'm working and need to take a pack lunch to avoid me buying hunger impulse food. This usually consists of the night before's dinner so very easy to do!
To start with I am using simple to cook food but my aim is to become more adventurous with healthy ingredients and develop exciting new meal plans once in the habit of healthy eating every day.
I am also starting off by cutting out sugar as I have a sweet tooth and it's a real weakness! I'm investigating recipes for sugar free deserts and treats and hope to whip up some yummy guilt free goodies, Little Miss Nutrition is always posting amazing looking recipes so I'll let you know when I give one a try!
 

 The idea is; only very lean meat, lots of fruit and veg, low good carbs like brown rice, lots of fish like salmon, white fish and praws, eggs, fat free yogurt and lots of seed and nuts.
Also crucial to gulp lots of water!

Hopefully I'll start to see the results of my exercise due to a cleaner diet!

 

Here's the content of my initial diet plan:

Monday

Breakfast:

2 eggs and mushrooms.

Lunch:

(at home) turkey and spinach.
(on campus) Banana/Apple and nuts.
Dinner:
Fish with brown rice and veg.

Tuesday

Breakfast:

Fat free yogurt with muesli, blueberries and sunflower seeds.
Lunch:
Brown rice and veg (left over from Mon night) and apple.
Dinner:
Turkey Stir-fry.

Wednesday

Breakfast:

2 eggs and a banana.
Lunch:
Turkey wrap (made night before)
Dinner:
Fish with (rice),broccoli and edamame beans.

Thursday

Breakfast:

Fat free yogurt with blueberries, sunflower seeds and dried apricots.
Lunch:
Soup, one pita and an apple.
Dinner:
2 egg omelet with peppers, spinach and mushrooms.

Friday

Breakfast:

Fat free yogurt with muesli, blueberries, banana and sunflower seeds.
Lunch:
Fish salad/spinach and edamame beans and an apple.
Dinner:
Pork Stir-fry.

Saturday

Breakfast:

2 eggs and a banana.
Lunch:
Soup, one pita, an apple.
Dinner:
Turkey, pepper, spinach wrap.

Sunday

Breakfast:

Fat free yogurt etc.
Lunch:
Pork and spinach.
Dinner:
Fish, rice veg.

I'd love to hear any diet plans you might have and am always looking for new healthy recipes!
I've started posting snaps of my food on my Twitter and Instagram so check them out and don't forget to #TheHealthDiaries !!

Hopefully publicising my healthy endeavours and documenting my progress will keep my motivated and connected to my new diet plan.

Wish me luck on my quest to perfect health and fitness!!