I only had about 3.5 hours sleep because I had to complete my slides for today after the team dinner yesterday. By the time I finished and looked up at the clock it was already 1.30am!
Got up at 5 am for my second session with Jay. He was a little more merciless today, adding weights to each sets of whatever I was doing! Like Monday, I found myself being able to do the exercises I never thought I could, because of my knees. I marveled at how something so simple as changing focus, tensing specific muscles and shifting position even a little can make so much difference.
The lack of pain has given me a boost of confidence that this is going to work!
Lunch was the same as yesterday, spinach, roasted courgettes, toms and peppers, mackerel and hummus. I brought a small handful of cashew nuts which I am nibbling. I'd take about 3 nuts into a meeting and nibble it one teeny bit at a time to make them last. Funnily it works better than I thought, at staving off hunger.
Yes I do still feel hungry and I miss rice and noodles. But I am committed to this.
My day was very packed, and the project I'm on has been full-on for some of my team members. It's been a roller coaster ride for them (I just joined the team earlier this month) and I am trying to understand the internal dynamics and see how I can make things better. One of them was also going through an intense personal situation as well, and I'm glad she talked to me. All in all, a busy day.
And then I had to rush home so I can start my 7pm shift at a helpline I volunteer at, leaving my husband (who's absolutely amazing) to do yet another bedtime with the kids.
What can I eat that would be quick? Normally I'd make some instant noodles, egg and spinach (my mum used to do this when she had evening Buddhist meetings) which was both quick and satisfying. In a way that also made me feel comforted, as it reminded me of childhood and home. That's my relationship with instant noodles.
But I can't this time. I had already cooked two trays of chicken thighs I got from Costco last Sunday. I had spent more than an hour trimming the fat off which watching Person of Interest, and then seasoning with a little honey, soy sauce and shwartz's all seasoning. After 30 in the oven (which was a bit too long) I now have big box of chicken protein in the fridge.
So I made a little chicken soup with a bit of stock (I was told this is ok) and spinach and chicken. Not quite the same but it did the work!
I didn't have enough water but will need to rectify that tomorrow!
I got home from shift at 10, made the kids lunches, had a couple of teaspoons of hummus (because peckish), folded some laundry and in bed by 11.20pm.
I need to keep this up!
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