Day five - One step forward and two steps back

So two days ago I picked up my daughter the wrong way and my back went snap. Bring on the lumbar sprain ...... It has put any exercise on the back burner.

KFC yesterday.... :( But I put asparagus in my  lunch today :)

Relocating next week so I will start walking 40 minutes every day then.

Keep you updated :)

****** Tip of the day"Kumara is more nutritious than Potatoes" *******

Day Two- D Day for lack of a better word

Last night I managed to force a lot of Carrots into the dinner meal and man did I feel good today. It also might have been the fact that my darling daughter slept all the way from 10.30pm to 5am! Trust me a record on her part. Today I had Jam and peanut butter on toast (2 slices for brekkie), then for lunch I had a whole frypan full of fried rice. But I found this cool website about what exercises to do with baby (http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/related/mom-baby-exercises-0811#slide-1)  and so I tried a few of them for about 5 minutes, I vacuumed, did most of the dishes and spent alot of time with baby. I also pulled out pilates for dummies. Possibly heading out to buy a set of scales tonight. Tea tonight will consist of mince, unsure what to have with it but some watties sauce and pasta is probably the go. I have also put my mind into drinking a lot of water to detox the crap out of my system.

Wish me luck that tomorrow gets better!

Day One - Eating Habits

So as previously mentioned I Have terrible eating habits although I'm not adverse to eating healthy. I found these great 6 easy steps to eat healthier at http://www.healthyfood.co.nz/blogs/healthy-food-guide/2013/october/08/six-easy-steps-to-reset-your-health
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1. Get yourself along to the fruit and vege store or market where the produce is abundant and inexpensive, and start your weekly food shop there. Spend most of your food budget on veges.
    
2. Try and reframe the way you think of your meals to be vegetable-focussed. I’m not suggesting giving up meat – it’s nutritious and delicious – but reduce your meat portions to the size and thickness of the palm of your hand (the palm, not the whole hand).
    
3. Add a couple of fish meals to your week (ideally not fish and chips!). Don’t forget about frozen and canned fish, which are economical options.
    
4. Consider some plant-based protein like tofu. If you’ve never cooked with it, don’t be scared. Tofu has a unique texture and really absorbs the flavours you put with it – it doesn’t have to be bland and dull.
    
5. Add healthy whole grains. Try and experiment with some new ones likequinoa and spelt. Choose wholegrain varieties of pasta, couscous and rice to boost your fibre and vitamin intake.
    
6. Rethink your snacks – try and get some protein into each one. Choose things like dairy and nuts and fruit, rather than biscuits and overly sweet snack bars."

This all seems relatively simple. The only one I'm going to have trouble with is the seafood. I hate fish unless its battered. Next task is to find fish recipes for people who hate fish

Day One --- What to buy?

Today I have been thinking. I need to lose weight. That is the simple fact of the matter. With my height (a good 5"9) I always thought my sauntering between 80-88kg was satisfactory. I was fine at that weight. Then, like many other women, at 23 I decided to have a baby. I thought it was wonderful as I didn't fill out much at the front and I had her at 35 weeks (not on purpose of course) so everything was fine with me that way. All the way through pregnancy I was like "I will lose any excess weight when I have her, surely it will just drop of being a busy mother". Well hmmmm..... that didn't happen! Once pregnancy finishes, breastfeeding kicks in and you are hungry all the time because you have a "darling" parasite sucking every bit of nutrition from you. Mind  you I can't completely blame her, During pregnancy I was eating up to 4 meals of KFC every week, then during BF at least once a week. I don't exercise as I am lazy and the computer is far more inviting for me. This is my completely honest outlook. It didn't hit me that I needed to lose weight until I was at the Doctors the other day and I weighed in at 102 KG. I was OVER 100 kg!!! So today I set up a free diet plan online (http://startyourdiet.com) and *cough* downloaded *cough* Turbofire  (a low impact aerobics workout) and generated a meal planner at https://www.eatthismuch.com. I realize I need a set of scales.... about to head to trademe or ebay but I think I saw some for $10 at the warehouse. Tomorrow it begins. I am looking to get to 70kg by May 26th 2014. Wish me Luck!!!