Nutrition Challenge

As promised, here is my Nutrition Plan for next week. The plan is to eat healthily everyday and avoid junk food. My weaknesses are mainly chocolate and also chips. So i'm going to cut down as much as possible (although, it was my birthday a few days ago and I still have some chocolate left from that; so it could be quite difficult...)

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Monday	Porridge with banana slices	Chicken Salad Pitta	Eating Out
Tuesday	Muesli	Tomato Soup	Pasta with tomato sauce
Wednesday	Brown bread with a boiled egg	Tuna salad wrap	Chicken with baby potato salad
Thursday	Porridge with oranges	Baked Potato	Rice with vegetables
Friday	Special K cereal	Cous cous	Baked fish with potato and greens
Saturday	Muesli	Tomato soup	Vegetable Stirfry
Sunday	Porridge with apple and cinnamon	Chicken Salad Pitta	Sunday Roast

Snacks: Fruit, Vegetables, Rivita, Rice Cakes

Drinks: Water, Orange Juice, Tropical Juice, Apple Juice

I will update (with photos) during the week to see how I manage with my Food plan; and whether it makes any difference on my running. I'm actually really looking foward to this. It will be a good indication of how I will cope when I start my half-marathon/marathon training...



Food, Glorious Food - 22/02/12

I’m one of those people who loves food! Especially deserts…

mmm, excuse me while i daydream for a minute...

I guess that now would be a good time to confess that I whilst I’ve been in London, I haven’t really been eating particularly healthily. But that’s about to change, as I have now decided to set myself a challenge.

Nutrition Challenge

To come up with a healthy food plan for the next week (and to cut down on chocolate.)

To do this, I’m going to create a nutrition timetable which I’ll post and Sunday. I’ll blog about my progress during the week (I foresee possible kitchen disasters, but hopefully everything will okay.)

Although I love takeaway food as much as the next person; I understand the importance of maintaining a healthy diet to not only become a better runner, but to also become healthier.

One thing I’ve focused on a lot recently is portion size. I come from a culture where it is polite to finish everything on your plate; and I think that has at times caused me to continue eating without realising I’m already full. So by choosing smaller portions, it’s easier to tell when I’m actually full. This is not about under-eating (I love food and appreciate my health too much for that.) It’s more about making better lifestyle choices.

When I do come across a recipe I love, I’ll share it on here. These will probably be recipes which are uncomplicated and straightforward as I’m not exactly a Michelin starred chef 

I’m looking forward to this challenge; I think it’s a key part of becoming a better runner; but is also often overlooked. Keep watching on updates on how it goes.

M x