I had a battle of wills with myself today but I won.  Phew!  I really fancied cake today but I managed to resist, even though after school I took Harvey to my favourite local farm shop and he chose some chocolate. He hasn’t had any added sugar at home either this week so he was allowed some. I managed to not give in and am very pleased with myself.

I was in the swimming pool first thing this morning and managed 30 lengths today.  It is getting easier.

I wanted a quick and easy breakfast so opted for a smoothie.  I had 1 tbsp of the protein powder, Udo’s oil and Chia seeds with Soya milk. I was feeling tired and not quite right so I added lots of green superfood; wild blue green algae, spirulina and kelp.  The Glutagenics supplement has a licquorice flavour which I like and is designed to support your gastro-intestinal lining which is important for digestion and your immune system.  You can read more about it here.  I always take it in once the nights start drawing in and people around me start sniffing and sneezing.  I take that and a mixture of supplements to give my immune system some support.  For additional vitamin C I added some blackcurrant. This smoothie was not for the faint hearted!  It did not taste great so took a while to get through but I persevered as it was so full of goodness. I worked from home today and by early lunch time I was really hungry and feeling stressed so I had a bit of a toast binge.  I ate 4 slices; 2 with Vegemite and 2 with Cream Cheese.  I then ate some pistachios and had a refreshing cup of lemon myrtle green tea. I also nibbled some of these activate nuts as I received a food package from Planet Organic. I was inspired by my toast bingeathon to have something far healthier for supper.  I made a large salad with red cabbage, tomatoes, celery and spring onion.  I added mixed green leaves when I served it and a salad dressing made with:

Salad Dressing

• 1tbsp olive oil
• 1tbsp flax oil
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/4 tsp salt

Mix vigorously with a small whisk and pour over salad.  It was fresh and lively and delicious. I had mine with a jacket potato and cheese on top – and butter!  It seemed the weather for a jacket potato.  The menfolk had chili con carne on theirs and it was quite spicy so they added salad to help with the heat.  I was really impressed that Harvey ate so much salad. Beryl didn’t eat her greens!

I finished the evening off with a large glass of wine and some olives.  Cheers and have a wonderful weekend.