Day Sixteen

My ankle was very sore when I woke but as I had an appointment booked with my personal trainer, I knew I had to go. Thankfully she was very gentle with me, we did lots of stretches and moves that didn't involve my ankle and it felt good to be able to do something.

I should have gone straight home to rest afterwards but I went to the shops to get some food and by the time I got back, my ankle was even more swollen so I stayed at home for the rest of the day watching DVDs and keeping the ankle elevated.

Breakfast – Smoothie of coconut cream, banana, raw egg, cacao powder, salt

Mid morning - Coffee

Lunch – Buttered spelt sourdough toast

Dinner – Sausages with parsnip chips and sautéed onions, raw chocolate

Day Fifteen – Mini Challenge

Today I had an accident. I rolled my ankle and fell down hard on the pavement. It’s the same ankle that I sprained only 6 months ago and it has been weak ever since. I now have a badly swollen ankle and am limping around with a bad graze on my knee too. I was on my way to an appointment which I did keep but I came straight home afterwards and had it elevated for the rest of the day.

It’s going to affect the work I’ve been doing with the personal trainer and I’m also not sure if I’ll be able to hobble into the city on Sunday to see some friends I’m supposed to be meeting which will be frustrating as I really wanted to push myself to do it. I’m also going on holiday in a week and will be really annoyed if its not all healed by then!

I am seeing the personal trainer in the morning so will see what she suggests. I have warned her about it and she has already been full of advice so I’m sure she’ll have some ideas on how to get round the problem to still be able to do a workout!

Breakfast – Smoothie of coconut cream, banana, raw egg, cacao powder, salt

Mid morning – Coffee

Lunch – Vegetable and haloumi frittata with buttered spelt sourdough toast

Dinner – Leftover beef mince and vegetable bolognese, raw chocolate

Day Fourteen – Mini Challenge

Two weeks of my three week challenge down and after a bumpy start, I’m feeling much more at ease with it again now. My meals are quite repetitive but as I’m still on my own with my man overseas, I’m finding that making big batches of food which lasts 2-3 meals is so much easier!

Breakfast – Coffee then a smoothie of coconut cream, banana, raw egg, cacao powder, salt

Mid morning – Coffee

Lunch – Onion soup

Dinner – Leftover beef and vegetable bolognese with grated cheese, couple of spoonfuls of cream

Day Thirteen – Mini Challenge

A public holiday here in Australia  for Anzac Day so I had planned a lie in and a lazy day. Forgetting that I live around the corner from the local RSL though who of course had a dawn service, I was woken at 6am by music, trumpets and eventually the national anthem! Still, it enabled me to feel like I had joined in even if from the luxury of my bed!

It was a windy and chilly day but there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the sun was shining. I went for a walk along the beach late morning and enjoyed the warmth of the sun and a coffee. Then it was home for some cooking, cleaning and airing out the flat.

I made my Mum’s onion soup for the first time ever, using homemade chicken stock and lovely caramelised onions. I ate it for lunch to warm up and it reminded me so much of my childhood! Yum!

Breakfast – A sweet omelette with chopped banana and a dollop of cream

Mid morning – Coffee

Lunch – Onion soup with a small amount of grated cheese

Dinner - Beef mince and vegetable bolognese with grated cheese

Day Twelve – Mini Challenge

Breakfast – Coffee, then smoothie of berries, coconut cream, avocado, raw egg, cacao powder, salt

Mid morning – Coffee

Lunch – Chicken and parmesan salad, small piece of raw chocolate

Snack – Spoonful of cream

Dinner – Sausages with parsnip chips and steamed zucchini

Day Eleven – Mini Challenge

Last night I went to a Wake Up Sydney event and watched the film Finding Joe. It’s a documentary about living a more inspired and fulfilling life and I took 2 friends from work with me. We all walked out ready to hand our notices in the very next day and go off to follow our bliss! We had a lovely Thai meal before the film and it was good to see them both outside of work and realise how much we get on. It was surprisingly ‘easy’ and I wasn’t anxious at all.

Breakfast – Coffee then a smoothie of avocado, banana, raw egg, cacao powder,salt

Mid morning – Coffee

Lunch – Leftover chicken and vegetable stir fry

Snack – Homemade raspberry muffin and cream

Dinner – Thai meal out and we shared a chicken coconut curry, a beef and vegetable stir fry and a lamb noodle dish. I only had a small amounts of each knowing that thai food is typically full of palm sugar and I kept to very small amounts of noodles and rice and tried to stick ,more to the veg! We also shared a bottle of red wine.

Day Ten - Mini Challenge

Day Ten is here already which means I'm nearly half way through this mini 21 day challenge. At the end of it I am going on holiday for a week and I certainly plan to stay on track whilst I'm away but perhaps relax some of the options slightly as I'm sure we will be eating out lots.

I'm feeling really pleased that I have managed to have a very good week of eating since the binge last weekend and that I haven't let it affect the rest of the challenge or be an excuse to continue with the bad food.

I was up fairly early and after a cup of tea at home I wandered down to the beach in the sunshine. It was lovely and warm so I did a barefoot walk through the sand and practiced rolling my foot in the way the personal trainer suggested to help strengthen my ankle (I sprained it last year and it's been weak ever since).

I popped back home for a shower and a quick smoothie before nipping out to the shops. Then it was back home for an early lunch before catching the bus into the city to meet a friend for a drink at the Opera Bar.

Breakfast - Smoothie of banana, coconut cream, cacao powder and salt

Lunch - Vegetable and haloumi frittata with a slice of buttered spelt sourdough toast

Mid afternoon - Coffee, glass of red wine

Dinner - Chicken thigh stirfry with vegetable noodles and a coconut and tahini sauce