Week Two: Setting Goals
September 7, 2009
A start to a new week! Which means a new week of goals to achieve. I thought about what I wanted to achieve this week and I even thought up a few small food-related goals this week! I have come up with the following:
- Walk home from work (Mon-Fri). This is a good 50-60 min walk from start to finish. For now, this will be my Cardio.
- Yoga, three sessions this week. Tue, Thurs, Sun.
- Have a green smoothie every day, being mindful of the way it effects my body/mood for the next week.
- Switch to wholemeal pasta, only eaten in small portions no more than twice a week. Must be accompanied by a selection of veggies or a salad.
- No more living off pasta and bread.
- Drink 2 litres of water daily.
- Draw up meal plan for next week.
- Write out a shopping list for grocery shopping on Friday.
My “meal plan” this week is more of a “rough idea”, but it should prove helpful. I feel too caged in by a strict plan, and I buy my fresh produce every second day, so my plans will be loose and I keep a lot of healthy recipes and ideas handy to prompt my shopping lists. The general idea is:
- Smoothie and fruit for breakfast.
- Soup for lunch.
- Fruit, nuts or veggies to snack on.
- Dinner is whatever I fancy, but has to include vegetables.
Other aims I’m keeping in mind:
- Aim to eat more dark green vegetables.
- Aim to eat a wholefood, 70-80% raw vegan diet.
- Baked goods, bread, pasta and carbohydrate heavy-meals to be eaten in moderation.
- Soda and alcohol are unnecessary. Drink rarely, if at all.
I’m going out to my boyfriend’s sister’s boyfriend’s (haha, say that three time’s fast…) birthday drinks next Saturday, and I’m not sure what I’ll be doing about the drinking side of it. I’ll probably have a glass of wine or two, since I sip that slowly. I have no plans on getting drunk. Plus decent wine is usually not cooked, so it fits with my raw aim!
September 7, 2009 at 10:52 am
I’m with you! Today I wanted to start my running again, but somehow I’ve managed to injure my leg so I might have to just limit myself to lots of walking the next few days. Argh!
What is a green smoothie? (Did you mention it here before, I can’t remember)
And I think (about 90% sure) I am going to begin my transition today from vegetarian into veganism!! Woohoo :]
September 7, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Aw, sorry to hear about your leg… but walking is good, just keep moving, but make sure you rest your leg too. You don’t want a prolonged injury!
A green smoothie is a regular smoothie, but with a few good handfuls of dark leafy greens like spinach, collards or kale in it. My basic recipe is Two packed handfuls of baby spinach, 1 large banana (frozen, preferably), frozen raspberries or blueberries and a tablespoon of ground flax (some people use flax oil). Sometimes I have peaches or mango instead of the berries… mixing it up is good. I also like putting cacao powder in to make chocolate green smoothies. I’m going to buy a tub of spirulina powder soon to start adding into them. That stuff is mega good for you!
Good luck with your transition! After you detox dairy out of your system, you’ll be amazed how great you feel. Giving up dairy actually alleviated most of my depression and I lost a nice amount of weight too, initially. I felt great!
September 10, 2009 at 6:55 am
Oh flax oil! Damn it, I went to the Whole Foods store two days ago trying to stock up on my vegan/healthful/organic items because living in London makes it more difficult to get there frequently and I didn’t even think to get some. Maybe next time.. and once I have a blender, I can make all kinds of smoothies (wish I could afford it now!)
And spirulina? Never heard, I’ll have to google it :]
And today is my first official day! I’ve been easing off of it, but today is 100% no animal products :]