Day 61 - too busy to eat carbs!!

I have had an excellent day today :0)

Got up early to tidy for cleaner (I know - daft!!) and had a bowl of blueberries and FF natural yoghurt with a glass of water.
Then went to deli to get challah and nice things for lunch tomorrow when mum & dad come after shul. Then to buy Toby a padlock for his locker at the gym and to Santander to pay in a cheque and draw some cash (for cleaner and Natasha). Then off to drop Toby at David Lloyd (he's frighteningly keen!) and finally drove to Curves for my workout.

I felt much better today & definitely had the right sort of breakfast - lots of energy and burned off 465 cals. Thought my period had finally started - the joys of menopause (not!) - but seems like false alarm although back is aching and hands swollen so you never know.

After gym did fruit, veg & salad shop in M&S (can't resist), quick stop to buy new mop (old one very stinky!) and then back to DL to collect Toby. On way ate some chicken that I'd bought in the deli & drank nearly a litre of water.

Then off we went to South Harrow to buy new beds for the boys - we need one to but I'm waiting to see if we get planning permission first.
Vast sums of money later - two beds & two mattresses (more expensive than the beds!!) purchased and will be delivered (& assembled) on Wednesday - which means that before then I've got to put Dom's bed back in the spare room and dismantle Toby's and take it to the tip (too mean to pay for it to be taken away especially as they don't do the dismantling!). I expect that will be good calorie burning exercise so will try to do it before Monday :0)

Once home I made Toby some lunch ('pizza' cheese on toast - smelled divine!) & I had some more water as well as a couple of hard-boiled eggs with the beetroot & artichokes left over from my supper last night. It filled a very small plate but was enough.

At three - cleaner left and Toby went swimming (I don't know where he finds the energy).
Just after he'd gone Dom phoned - he sounded so happy. He's clearly having a great time & has settled in with his group really well. I've been keeping up on the BBYO website and looking at the photos on-line but there's nothing like talking to him :0)

Just as I hung up Natasha came. I had my nails done (soak off week so they are French this time) & my legs (& other hairy bits) waxed.
Then just time to make my bed (love getting into bed with just clean sheets) & get dinner ready so I could have a break.
At this point I realised that we'd had no rain today & the sun was out so I decided to put the washing outside..........(it's now 9:30pm - forgot to bring it in and we've just had a shower :( - it can stay out now!)

Made shabbat (still thinking of Dom - he had Friday night with a Charedi family - it will have been an experience!) and then had dinner of Roast Chicken, broccoli and runner beans; Sprite Free to drink and fabulous honeydew melon for dessert.

I've eaten much less today and had no carbs or dairy (Healthy Extras on SW) which is unusual but I haven't needed them. Just been so busy I haven't really thought about it.

Decided to end with a thought for today (borrowed from Adelaide Dench who I follow on Twitter)

When you’ve finished eating, you should feel better, not stuffed, bloated or tired

This is so true (don't you think?) and definitely how I've felt on more days recently. Don't get me wrong - some days I need to feel stuffed, some days however much I eat NOTHING seems to fill me up. But on a good day I eat enough to feel better :0)

Night all xxx