Apologies for my lack of posts recently, but it has been an absolutely hectic time for me in the last few months. I started uni in September and have had a lot going on, what with moving, studying and partying. This has proved an extremely difficult time health-wise. It turns out that it is a massive challenge to avoid all the junk and crappy foods most students indulge in daily.
However, in the last week or two I feel I have finally got back into a more regular eating pattern which is healthier. To begin with I was living off of baked beans and fish fingers, which isn't terribly bad, but there is a bit of a tradition which has started with my flat mates of cooking a load of fish fingers after a night out. So I was eating technically 4 meals on these days. That along with the drinking, means I have put on quite a bit of weight. I have found this quite difficult to accept, but I understand now that life is also for living, and I don't want to miss out on the fun of student life just so I can be a few pounds lighter. I am going to do my best to stay on track as much as possible though.
I have found the cheapest and healthiest dinner I can make is literally lightly frying some chicken breast with mushroom, onion & pepper, seasoned with some spices. This is what I tend to have pretty much every day at the moment, and lunches are usually a small baked sweet potato topped with tuna and sweet chilli sauce.
The gym routine is getting back into the swing of things too. I am focusing more heavily on cardio to burn those extra calories I am consuming at the moment, but still incorporating some weighted exercises.
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| Typical dinner: chicken, mushroom, onion & broccoli |
Thanks to those of you that have still be checking out my blog. I will try and post more often to keep you updated on my progress!
Lucy x
