Bad Day

I don't know whether its the diet or not but I have felt awful today, to make it worse my day itself was rubbish :( Lots of things going wrong in work this evening and I came home feeling like hell. Time to get in my PJs, get under my duvet and snuggle down for a well deserved nights sleep. -.-zzZ

Sugar Free Hallucinations!

Ahh its been a bad morning! I had a massive craving for white bread today as well as a continuous craving for fish fingers... of course fish fingers aren't on my band food list however there appears to be not a single one in my freezer despite having seen some just yesterday -.- I'm so low on sugar I'm hallucinating!
In work today we also got a huge batch of diabetic chocolate for stock and I unfortunately had to price up and shelve these delicious smelling, 0% sugar delights. Cravings much! D:

I've gone all out on the carbs today though, porridge and raisins for breakfast, pasta and cheese for lunch and now I'm having a vegetarian Toad-in-the-hole for my tea with a couple of small Aunt Bessie's mid-week roasties and some vegetarian gravy. This whole "only eating when I'm hungry" thing seems to have made my body a little weaker as it gets used to it since I only seem to be hungry once a day! O.O Emotional eating really does creep up on you!

Anyway, I've allowed myself to have a 'weak day', on this day I am allowed one lolly-pop to keep my sugar levels in existence and I'm allowed craved foods/carbs that are not on the banned food list because otherwise I fear I may go mad, break into Tesco's and eat the nearest staff member.

Erin x

Zumba My Tubby Arse Off!

Well after a bit of hunting around I found some free 60 minute Zumba videos so I'm going to give them a try now! I'm all kitted out in my gym clothes and ready to burn off that oversized plate of couscous from this afternoon! Let's try getting into the habbit of doing this a few times a week now :P

Here's today's workout!
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTA1NDI2MzEy.html

Wish me luck! xx

Third Week of The Lent Diet!

Tomorrow marks the start of my 3rd week in my yearly lent 'diet'. So called this as I take the Christian celebration of lent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent) which lasts 40days, stretch it out a bit more and use it to help me eat healthier!
Each year I typically give up chocolate, crisps, biscuits etc. but this year I have taken it much further.
My list of banned foods are as follows;
- Any Chocolate
- Crisps
- Any Biscuits
- Any Dessert
- Pizza
- Chips
- Bread
- Fruit-Squash Drinks (Juices are allowed)
- Fizzy Drinks
- Sugary Cereals

I see this as the 'introductory' diet as it is similar to a detox diet. From Ash Wednesday (2 weeks ago) until Easter Sunday (nearly 5 weeks from now) I cannot eat any of these foods or anything that contains them. The reason I chose these foods in particular is because they are my most gorged on foods. After lent I will be on a more permanent diet which includes the above items but in smaller portions and less often. No more binge eating!