Been an emotional day, writing my resignation and having flowers and cards from colleagues and I imagine it's only going to get tougher. But I am excited about my new job and the possibilities it has.
So
Breakfast...
2 boiled eggs
1 cup green tea blend
1 lotuslite
Lunch:
Small Fish and chips! yes really, today was the boost my metabolism day. This is a day where I just give my metabolism a bit of a kick so it doesn't get too complacent.
Dinner:
Steak hache
Steak haché, or chopped steak, is the posh hamburger of France. It owes everything to the quality and freshness of the meat.
800g fresh, coarsely minced lean beef
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
A little oil (rapeseed, high omega 3 and 6) for grilling
Mould the meat into 4 pattie shapes - the best way is to push the meat into a round or oval pastry cutter. Season the meat and lightly oil a ribbed griddle, barbecue or heavy-based frying pan. Cook for 1/2 minutes on each side for rare and approximately 3 minutes more for medium.
Baked Sweet potato
Packed with vitamins and dietary fibre, these are a healthy and tasty alternative to regular chips. Best eaten at room temperature. Add Cajun spice for extra kick.
1. They are high in vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 helps reduce the chemical homocysteine in our bodies. Homocysteine has been linked with degenerative diseases, including the prevention of heart attacks.
2. They are a good source of vitamin C. While most people know that vitamin C is important to help ward off cold and flu viruses, few people are aware that this crucial vitamin plays an important role in bone and tooth formation, digestion, and blood cell formation. It helps accelerate wound healing, produces collagen which helps maintain skin’s youthful elasticity, and is essential to helping us cope with stress. It even appears to help protect our body against toxins that may be linked to cancer.
3. They contain Vitamin D which is critical for immune system and overall health at this time of year. Both a vitamin and a hormone, vitamin D is primarily made in our bodies as a result of getting adequate sunlight. You may have heard about seasonal affective disorder (or SAD, as it is also called), which is linked to inadequate sunlight and therefore a vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D plays an important role in our energy levels, moods, and helps to build healthy bones, heart, nerves, skin, and teeth, and it supports the thyroid gland.
4. Sweet potatoes contain iron. Most people are aware that we need the mineral iron to have adequate energy, but iron plays other important roles in our body, including red and white blood cell production, resistance to stress, proper immune functioning, and the metabolizing of protein, among other things.
5. Sweet potatoes are a good source of magnesium, which is the relaxation and anti-stress mineral. Magnesium is necessary for healthy artery, blood, bone, heart, muscle, and nerve function, yet experts estimate that approximately 80 percent of the population in North America may be deficient in this important mineral.
Salad
One small glass of red wine
Exercise
30 minute dog walk
Stride class - 45 minutes (6k run)
