Day 2, breakfast twice in the same week!

Yes, you read right. I have had breakfast two days in a row. Not something that should be a report-able event but it is in my world. I never eat breakfast. My daughter is has been eating breakfast too and she is reporting a much happier tummy. Less acidic and an increased appetite.

This isn't what I ate...but it sure looks a heck of a lot better! Similar ingredient different presentation. What a difference that makes.

Yesterday I had a frozen banana smoothie, Today banana and cinnamon on toast. Both days I have had a coffee straight away and today I feel a bit gassy but yesterday I didn't. I wonder if it's the fact that my smoothing was super-chilled yesterday and although my teeth didn't like it much my stomach did. I am learning to listen to what my body is saying, it could take me a while as I have been ignoring it for years!

I intend on trying this recipe today which I found here.  Doesn't it look amazing?

I don't have all the herbs so it's not going to be an exact copy but the essence of if it is the same. Healthy, clean and anti-inflammatory. It's sure going to make the brown-rice wafers I am having with it look a whole lot better! My allowance of  bread is 2 slices a day due to the cost of gluten free bread and I ate them at breakfast...its not all that hard to see how I failed to optimise my diet in the past. I was happy just to whack some cheese on my crackers and quiet the hungry growl with another cup of coffee.

My bad!

Ole Mother Hubbard is revamping her cupboard...

Ole Mother Hubbard is revamping her cupboard! Seriously, despite having a gluten and lactose free diet I am still having stomach issues. I've also cut down a 10+ a day coffee habit to half that and quit smoking. I rarely drink alcohol.I should be at the top of my game. But I am not. I am anemic to the point of having heart palpitations and extreme exhaustion. My stomach hurts and my bowel...well you don't want to know,
I've often wondered what more I could cut out and still have something to eat.

BUT in truth, I have been in denial. So here is my truth

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My typical days food- Breakfast- Nothing. Lunch brown rice crackers with cheese. Afternoon tea, the same thing or some gluten free baking or potato chips if there was some. Prunes or dates, Dinner, Healthy enough if it was gluten and lactose free, Not always the case as I am the only one with these dietary needs and cooking two meals is sometimes not a priority. On these nights I had a few hash browns, or  just the spud from their meal..with cheese.

I don't drink enough water, in fact I drink about 1 cup a day,,,unless it also contains my friend Mr.Coffee.
I don't eat enough fruit..I eat prunes, dates and bananas and apples now and then. Pineapple if there is some left in the tin after making pizza. Citrus never, Berries never...I am not good with fruit.
Fish, If it's tinned in tomato and basil does it still count?
I eat cheese, lots of it. Cheddar or mild. Off the block,in my salad and on my crackers. Cheese became my calcium source when I went lactose free and I put it on or with anything cheese goes with.
Her'e's my question. I am not stupid...so why do I eat stupid??

I have been lactose free for 8 years, gluten free for 9,5 years. I have adapted by diet but not really optimized. Before my allergies I ate well, filled rolls,weetbix and milk etc etc, I couldn't understand why I was tired, sick and sore until I worked out it was the food that was doing it.

I started 2014 with a stack of health and fitness magazines, new lunch containers and drink bottle, new sneakers and a pushbike and a resolve...I will be healthier and less tired. I will eat and exercise for energy. It wasn't about loosing weight or getting fit. I just wanted to sleep when I should and feel better, So what happened?

The first thing that happened was I started putting on weight..huh?? I halved my sugar intake by halving my coffee (with 2 sugars) intake. I ate breakfast instead of skipping it and thus slowing down my metabolism. I snacked on nuts, dried fruits and drank orange juice...
At first decided a little weight gain was ok, it made sense my body would have to adjust to my new lifestyle but slowly I realised I did care, I had issues with it and decided the nuts and dried fruits must be to blame.

The second thing that happened was a change in our circumstances financially. Big changes, Suddenly the money saved by not smoking had to be spent on paying bills not healthy foods and swimming sessions. Not inspiring magazines,

The third thing that happened was loosing the internet. First my computer died, then my daughter ipad got stolen and finally our internet was an expense we couldn't afford....so no pinterest, no blog not Mr Google to inspire, inform and encourage.

So what happened? I reverted to uninspiring meals Skipping breakfast, not swimming or cycling.
I didn't achieve my goal of eating better, having more energy and sleeping better. I accepted that quitting smoking and drinking less coffee was enough of an achievement. Once again I adapted but didn't optimize. I got out what I put in.

But guess what? I am worth the extra effort it requires for me to be healthy. I am going optimize, to reach my goal but take a different path, There is not one way to get there. I am worth it...and if you are reading this ticking off boxes and nodding your head that I am making sense, that my truth it actually your truth too then please join me on this road. Follow my posts, share my thoughts, ideas and jump on in. You Are Worth it Too.