{"id":95621,"date":"2017-11-20T18:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-06T21:42:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T21:42:13","slug":"midweek-thoughts-on-healthy-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/20\/midweek-thoughts-on-healthy-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek thoughts on healthy eating.."},"content":{"rendered":"
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So back in January, contrary to what gets banded about the news I decided on postponing making any resolutions! After all its a long, slightly dreary, dark and very cold time when all you want is hot cocoa and cheese (maybe not together though), then all of a sudden trying to commit to eating salad all of a sudden is really never going to work! Then February came, and with it a whole load of rather invasive digestive testing which involved a mix of starvation, marmite as a drink (I can’t even make eye contact with its golden form in the cupboard) and being subjected to medicine that made me really re-consider why on earth I had even bothered muttering to my GP that I had issues!<\/p>\n

So March is steadily approaching, Spring is in the air and daffodils are blooming and now the tests are out of the way it is time I think to start thinking about some healthier meals too. Now admittedly I am not overweight, in fact the past 6 months had seen me lose a few kg’s but that has balanced out now, and with the fibromyalgia restricting how much exercise I can subject myself too and the IBS still occasionally rearing its ugly head I am determined to get back to a more functional level. I think the oesophagitis is on the mend too thanks to the meds so am hoping its a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Getting the right nutrition makes such a difference to with the fibro and my energy levels, so over the next few weeks I will be trying out a few healthier options and sharing the successes and failures with you! On a super positive note I got the ‘5 year’ all clear from my Oncologist this morning and no longer having to be on active monitoring! I can’t tell you the relief I feel. Going back down that road is one I never want to go again!<\/p>\n

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So far, with everything that’s happened, anything overly fatty and creamy are out (hello light soft cheese-eek!) as it frankly gives me digestive hell and so its goodbye my sweet chorizo too! My first stab at trying to eat healthier things is going to start with breakfast. Something I am not good at. The via the other night I found a bag of neglected chia seeds and on a whim made Chia pudding – I often don’t eat breakfast till about 10am, and take my acid meds when I wake at 7am, and wondering if the delay is not helping the stomach so thought something soft might be manageable..<\/div>\n

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..I will be honest that at first glance this morning eating it was not my first thought and I managed a tentative spoonful… and whilst it was very weird it was okay weird.. not as bad as I feared though not that I could face any more of it so early – though I did finish the small batch when I got home from work and again it was the initial hesitation, I don’t really like the flavour of milk (I know, weirdo!) I would make it again but maybe with a nut milk or something more palatable.. have any of you experimented with it to good success? Is it worth it?! I am off yoghurt at the moment as the texture doesn’t agree with me so trying to improvise!<\/p>\n

Today’s breakfast was overnight oats, with chia, coconut and a little drizzle of maple syrup – this time the chia was far more palatable and its something I think I could tolerate more often.. am sure it has to be healthier than a pain au chocolat…!<\/p>\n

So has anyone stuck to resolutions or are they work in progress? Any suggestions for a healthy breakfast other than smoothies? Never enjoyed them as wonderful as they look!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So back in January, contrary to what gets banded about the news I decided on postponing making any resolutions! After all its a long, slightly dreary, dark and very cold time when all you want is hot cocoa and cheese (maybe not together though), then all of a sudden trying to commit to eating salad […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t