Day 3

If someone suggested to me about a month ago that I would be waking up in the dark and going to the gym before work (but not before fixing myself a boiled egg!), I would've secretly harboured some serious concerns for their mental health. But here I am, doing it!

I was exhausted and crippled before I even set foot on the treadmill this morning. Now it only hurts when i stand, sit or breathe :P I pushed through and somehow made it through an hour of cardio. I've been noticing that on the days I don't have a trainer, I've been pushing myself a lot harder than I normally would with no one watching. It was previously "what's that, body? You've had enough? Ok let's go home and soothe those aching muscles with a nice, hot pizza".

I made the Vietnamese chicken wrap today and it was delicious. Even my partner liked it! I really can't stop raving about the food. All of the recipes so far have been quick, easy and, surprisingly, satisfying! I'm discovering that I might not actually need to eat a ute full of ice cream after dinner (don't forget the Ice Magic) in order to keep living!

I accidentally buggered up the dinner as I didn't read the recipe properly. I knew the meal plan said I was having stroganoff tonight and again for lunch tomorrow, but assumed the recipe was for 4 serves, as was the case with the chicken soup. I was supposed to double the recipe. Whoops. I wondered why there were extra beans and mushys in the fridge. Oh well.

I measured out the dry pasta and had some real trouble believing 15 little tubes were going to feed 2 hungry people. My Nonna buys pasta in 10kg bags. Seriously! WTF was this poor excuse for a portion? I was quickly proved wrong. The whole dish was extremely filling, so much so that I felt guilty! For the avoidance of any doubt, I did only eat 1 portion, not both!!!! I boiled up another portion of pasta and just threw some veggies to make up for tomorrow's lunch.

Day 3 Dinner

Today is also weigh in day. Or at least it was meant to be. I stepped on the scales this morning and they just said "Lo". Had I lost so much weight that the scales couldn't even detect me? Alas, it was just a flat battery. One more thing to add to the next giant shopping list coming our way at 10am tomorrow!