Get Moving

Exercise: Run, escalators, bodyweight exercises
Food: Five bananas, couple handfuls of dates, green smoothie of mango, pear, spinach and papaya

Today was a 100% 80 10 10 day, no overt fats at all. Yesterday I went on my first run of the year and today my second! I have been playing the Eating for Excellent health CD and the Setting and Achieving Goals CD for only a couple of days. And I remember thinking on Friday I must go for a run tomorrow just like that, it wasn't on my mind but it was in my mind ;0. How cool is that. We are privileged with access to a great amount of knowledge and resource. It is a travesty not to use this to add value to our lives and the lives of others.

Well there is nothing like a good run to make you think about what you put in your mouth, if you don't want to feel like you're dragging along a lead balloon! It was great being out in the fresh air again. I will continue to run at weekends for now.

I can't remember who said it but possibly Dr Doug Graham, that you can't really do raw successfully if you don't get moving. The two go hand in hand. So it is really beneficial to get into the habit of doing some exercise daily assuming you are well enough and rested enough to do so.

Frederic Patenaude has a great article on his blog about how the importance of developing rituals to support any goal you want to successfully achieve. I actually think it is the best article I have read from him to date. Read below.

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/blog/?p=153

So basically to get exercise working for you,
- choose something you will do/enjoy
- Choose the time of day will you do it
- Make it very specific ie how long will you do it for/how many reps

Now you know exactly what exercise you will be doing, for how long and the precise time of day. Go exercise!

Good Eating Habits

Exercise: Lots of walking, push-ups
Food: I had three distinct eating times today, 12 noon a box of cherries, 4.30 salad - baby leaves, avocado, tomato, cucumber and yellow pepper, 6.30pm - 7pm a bowl of 'chocolate mousse' - acai, coconut milk, 3 large bananas some shredded raw coconut, followed by a few almonds. So achieved both aims of eating from 12 noon onwards and stop eating by 7pm!!

I had about 4hrs sleep approx. last night and that's after being out dancing. So when I woke up I felt like I hadn't had enough sleep but still felt vibrant and my skin looked really fresh. And I put this down to the fact that I stopped eating at 7pm yesterday. I have had days when I have had more sleep but have literally just got into bed after eating something and not necessarily something light! Then have woken up the next day feeling dehydrated and not refreshed at all.

So hope to continue with this no eating after 7pm, except for my rooibos tea and raw honey if I need it. Good habits make the journey easier and more enjoyable. So here's to a few more in 2008! An excellent book that I have just re-read is the Ultimate Secret to Getting Everything You Want by Mike Hernacki. It will help you in your pursuit of optimum health and other worthy goals. It's very easy to read and would be an ideal stocking filler if you are looking for meaningful gifts.

On a completely different note I had to send some of the Lara bars that I bought in NY, back to the company in the states. They had mould on them and they weren't out of date, but shows they are viable. Anyway sent them back a couple of days after I got back. Still waiting to hear.

And another aside had another great date on Saturday, woo hoo!