Day Twelve : Sunday Lunch

Date : Sunday 12th January 2014

Time : 14.12

Location : Millennium Apartments, Birmingham

Oh Damn! That's good!! 

Sundays. They're made for straight chillin', right? WRONG. 

They're made for cooking lovely food, and going to the gym ... At least, that's what I did today! 

Not your traditional Sunday lunch my any means, but wow. Just wow. This to me is heaven. The steak I only cooked for about 6 minutes (still too long IMO!) and the potatoes I boiled, with mint and basil.

I've never been the best cook .... Though to be honest I've never really cooked full stop! In my old, rotten days it was freezer food all the way. Now it's all about eating fresh. 

I can't lie - I had a bit of a lazy afternoon, slumped in front of the telly watching the football. Until I decided, 'No, I'm a changed man!'

I drafted up my 3rd gym plan, and descended on the basement gym for the 3rd time in 5 days. I've said it before and I'll say it again ... What is happening to me?! 

After today's session I can all but confirm that the dreaded burpee will almost certainly be the death of me!! 

Heck, I feel much better for it now though! (Come back and ask me how I feel tomorrow morning though - It'll be a different story!) 

And just like that ... The weekends gone. Here's to another long week of work, eh? 

Lesson of the day - pushing through the pain barrier always has benefits

Day Eight : Breakfast?!

Date : Wednesday 8th January 2014

Time : 08.00

Location : Millennium Apartments, Birmingham

What is this?!

I have been reliably informed that in my quest to live a happy, healthy life - I need to start eating three, solid meals a day, starting - of course - with breakfast. 

I can't recall ever really eating breakfast (apart from a beautifully mastered Sunday fry-up from time to time - these are a thing of the past!) - so deciding on a cereal of choice wasn't an easy task! I went for Sultana Bran (not really sure why), but hell, it tastes so good! 

Also note, I would NORMALLY still be in bed at the time this picture was taken! But this morning, I'd already accomplished a shower, and shave. That's impressive for me - I've never claimed to be a morning person!

In my past - non breakfast eating - life, I could quite easily go through the morning without eating, and have my first food of the day at 1pm. Today, however, after eating breakfast, I felt quite peckish at around 11am! That's weird. Can someone explain?

I'm finding my new quest to be healthy easier than I thought - I'm enjoying cooking food and going to the gym and really want to see progress. We'll see if I feel the same 2 months down the line!

Lesson of the day - The word 'Breakfast' is used because you're 'breaking' the evenings 'fast'. Breakfast .