What I ate Wednesday

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My eats from yesterday :

BREAKFAST - 6:45am

Oh. Em. Gee. This was the most AWESOME breakfast EVER! I had a gigantic smoothie in a bowl. I underestimated how much I was using so it was piled up in my bowl. It was bloody gorgeous and as much as I wanted to, I physically couldn't eat it all. I left a good few spoonfuls! This one consisted of frozen banana blended with frozen berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants) and some soy milk, topped with some desicated coconut, a handful of frozen blueberries, some pomegranate seeds and half a punnet of the Super Detox Berries from my Graze box, which is a mix of goji berries, green raisins, dried blueberries and dried cranberries. The tang from the frozen berries, the creaminess from the banana and milk, and the chewiness from the toppings makes a very scrumptious meal indeed.

LUNCH - 1:00pm

Unsurprisingly I didn't need a mid-morning snack as I was still super stuffed from my heavenly breakfast. Not the most appetising picture as it was a bit squished and squidgy, but for lunch I had a wholemeal wrap, spread with some red pepper houmous and filled with roasted vegetables (mushrooms, courgettes, peppers {red, yellow and green}, red onion and some cherry tomatoes sprinkled with some oregano and basil before roasting). Mmmm absolutely scrummy! I had some beetroot on the side, which I can't seem to get enough of at the moment. Love me some beets!

MID-AFTERNOON SNACK - 4:00pm

I had a major sweet tooth this afternoon so I had a nectarine and a peach. Most people hate peaches because of the fuzzy skin, but they are sweeter and juicier than nectarines so I adore them. Really enjoyed both of these.

TEA - 7:30pm

I had some kind of salad concoction, and just threw whatever I could find into a dish. It was couscous, spring onion, green pepper and some sweetcorn, on a bed of mixed leaves and cucumber, topped with some beetroot and tomato, then drizzled with some balsamic vinegar. For something so simple it was quite tasty, though next time I will leave out the sweetcorn (wasn't a fan) and use a sweet chilli sauce instead of balsamic (for a bit of a kick). I followed this with a dish of strawberries and blueberries topped with Rachel's Greek Style Coconut Yoghurt and some pecans. Then I was super stuffed and couldn't eat another morsel if you paid me!

DRINKS

I had about 3 litres of water in total and no tea or soda :)

EXERCISE

I did a 30 minute 'plod' before work. It was a mixture of brisk walking and jogging, but let's not get too excited as there was not enough of the latter for it to be classed as a run. I've always struggled to understand how people have the time to workout before work. I struggle to get my ass out of bed to shower, let alone workout, but I'm beginning to understand that people don't have the time, they make the time. So I decided to get up 30 minutes earlier and faff less with my hair ;) As it happens, I felt better for it. I also did some weights (with tins of beans)  and squats/lunges following a YouTube video when I got home from work. My legs are gonna ache like a bitch today, I just know it.

When do you make the time to exercise? Do you sacrifice other things for it?

xoxo