Energy in:
- Breakfast: Barley porridge with apple, raisins and banana (256 Calories)
- Lunch: Leftover Spanish-style prawns and fennel with french beans, sourdough rye bread and avocado (457 Calories)
- Snack: Banana and raspberry smoothie - don't think I'm crazy about raspberries in a smoothie; seems sort of a waste; also cup of tea with milk (198 Calories)
- Dinner: Carrot and walnut tofu neatballs with sourdough rye bread, avocado, giardiniera, tomato sauce and broccoli - like a weird deconstructed vegetarian sub sandwich - awesome (446 Calories)
- Snack attack: Apple (95 Calories)
Energy out:
- Two walks: one shorty in the AM and one longer stroll in the afternoon post lunch ( Calories)
Total Calories in: 1,450
Total Calories out: 1,477
Net Calories: -27
Skipped the gym in favour of work-related productivity and a morning walk in the sun - sun which quickly turned to cool mist in the afternoon, but felt somewhat refreshing during my post-lunch afternoon stroll. I'm trying to be uber-productive at the moment on my "business"; there is much to get in order, and I seem to be working weekends and evenings in the meantime. This is fine but I don't want this to last forever. I miss having time for writing and gardening. Then again, people I know who own businesses seem to work ALL the time, regardless. So maybe this is just my constant? I mean, if you're driven to do something, you just do it - right?
So, with this focus on productivity comes added emphasis on feeling awesome all of the time. Amazing how a most of feeling awesome boils down to getting a good night's sleep, and a good sleep has lots to do with eating well and avoiding alcohol, and eating well has lots to do with planning and intention, and well... it's all a chain reaction this feeling awesome stuff. And every day it starts again. Every day's a new opportunity to get it "right".
Today felt right. Funny, I didn't do a whole lot of cooking today, nor did I go to the gym, two foundations of my existence these days that I seem to "miss" when I go without. Yet I actually felt better than usual. Walking for pleasure is one of the best things ever. And on today in particular, I must have had a lot of thinking to do because I could have just walked forever. That I wasn't cooking (one of my favourite forms of procrastination) meant that I was working and getting stuff done and not obsessing over food, something I love, but can interfere with practical matters like growing a business. Need I mention the awesomeness of leftovers during times like these?
There's still much to do. But on this Monday, I feel like I'm off to a good start.
Two other things: (1) I did two pull-ups on Saturday - a milestone. (2) I have no plans whatsoever for the next few weeks. This feeling of not having to BE anywhere has put me at great ease. Must make the most of it.
