Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Weighing Every Day

So as per my grumpy pants rant I have been weighing myself every day this year. Every morning I hop on the scales first thing and then record whatever number I see.
I know that weight fluctuates daily with differing fluid levels etc and I thought that by seeing that I would somehow manage to break the obsessive hold the scale numbers have over me. Turns out I was right. Instead of weighing myself once a week or month and seeing little or no change I can see that there is change every day. Some days I can drop almost a kilo overnight, others I gain just as much, a few times I've had runs of three or four days with no change but overall the trend is downwards. Slowly but surely downwards.
Seeing the numbers vary is really helping me understand how my body responds to different foods and I'm starting to see a pattern emerge. Lose a little, stabilize, gain a little, lose a lot, stabilize and repeat. It will be interesting to see if this continues.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Breakfast Smoothie

Ingredients-
Half a mango
100g yoghurt
passionfruit
a bit of milk (depending on how thick you like your drinks)

Method
Throw together and blend until smooth

It's like a tropical holiday in a glass. Could there be a better way to start the day?