Diane65 wrote:Well done MrGlass on passing your practical exam and sorry to hear about your theory; you really do put yourself under so much pressure especially doing your run the day before your exam but glad that you can retake it at the end and that you still have your positive attitude and of course you will pass it next time.
I'm ashamed to say that my healthy eating went to pot last week having no car and spending an average of 3 hours travelling each day I lived off takeaways
I will weigh myself on Wednesday and report back.
Hope your back is feeling better jmd1983 it could be hormones or purely how the baby is positioned, don't be too hard on yourself about not looking like one of the celebrities who are more concerned about their image rather than you who is making sure your baby is thriving, but I'm sure you look gorgeous
Well, having no car probably meant you were doing more walking which might offset the takeaways
I wouldnt worry too much about it, as long as you aware and try to adjust to your change of circumstances. To be honest it took me a few days to adjust to my full time course and ended up not eating for several hours because there are no canteens or shops nearby and the study was too intense for me to afford going for a long lunch hour, on top of that, I found I was drinking way too much coffee! This was not heathy, as I normally eat 5 times a day. But I adjusted and created more time to prepare my eating patterns by the second week. There are always off weeks, so dont worry about those, just adjust as best as you can within the environment. Making pack lunches is always the best (and CHEAPEST) solution plus you in total control of what's going in your body!
There is one thing which I'm learning and confirming now from several Fitness experts regards to nutrition. Avoid as much processed food/drink as you can possibly manage. The whole country is being fed poison I'm afraid, so its not easy. The fact is, eating 2000 kcal of purely unprocessed (or organic) meat, veg, fruits will be equivalent to eating 1500kcal of the same food that is non-organic or processed. Its absolutely horrifying learning the chemicals that we are consuming from innocent food that we think are healthy and good for us from meat to veg to fruits. So if you can, organic. I know its more expensive but have a think, what you p*ying a little extra for...a longer and healthier life. rawr_oxo and other students, dont worry about that, just eat healthy as you can :) but once you on a decent salary, start thinking about organic and unprocessed food.
Basically, eating healthily wether to maintain your weight or lose body fat is not just about lowering your caloric deficit but to eat QUALITY food. Read those ingredients labels, the more chemical words that you dont understand, the more processed it is. I'm afraid that includes so called "diet" or "no added sugar" squash/coke etc. Drink lots of water. Drink tea. Even better, drink herbal tea! One day a week, treat yourself to whatever you like including a cake...but just one day a week. My "comfort" day, as Diane puts it, is Sunday when I play cricket, and there is lovely tea laid out full of yummy sandwhiches and cakes followed by 1 or 2 pints after the game.
I'll discuss more after my course is finished.
