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 They had mould on them and they weren't out of date, but shows they are viable.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!
Sponsor
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Monday, 3 December 2007
What Exactly Are You Trying To Say?
Exercise: Push ups and leg stuff
Food: 5 small bananas and green smoothie (banana, mango spinach and a little shredded coconut), 1 apple (jazz variety it was rather big, and wished I hadn't started eating it, but ate it all anyway, around 4pm had salad of baby spinach, rocket and watercress with pomodorino tomatoes, cucumber and avocado (no dressing) simply scrumpslicious (yes just made up that word), Later at home around 7.30pm had started thawing a green smoothie, but it wasn't quite there so scooped off the top, green smoothie ice-cream!!! And for the life of me I can't remember what I put in it. I froze it in a hurry on the day I flew to New York. Also had a few Lara bars. Actually had one too many, but pleasantly full not painfully full. What lovely food I get to eat!! And I move around a lot I run up and down the stairs all day. Regularly going up three fights of stairs to use the loo (when there is one on my own floor) just for the fun of it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7124501.stm
Read this today at work. This is not the first time I've read about acrylamide. But what really struck me was how confusing the article was. First of all you're told eating fried, grilled and roasted food could harm you. Then it says but don't panic? then it says it's virtually impossible to eliminate these from the diet (well that is not a fact, whether we want to or not is another matter), then you have some other experts saying food should not be 'over-cooked'?? How helpful is that advice? Then a glimmer of hope with some other advice to try and eat a balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetables. But what is balanced? It's presented in a rather confused fashion, do you think the majority of readers will be helped by this to take action in any way?
I didn't get much sleep last night as I had a CD playing (deliberately) but it was too loud but not so loud as to get me out of bed so I suspect I didn't get any deep sleep. I woke up feeling a bit rough but as the day wore on I just got more alert and right now feel very energised, and wasn't grumpy at all. Whereas if I had been eating cooked I'm sure I would have been wiping the floor with myself. No kidding, and probably anybody that crossed my path.
Food: 5 small bananas and green smoothie (banana, mango spinach and a little shredded coconut), 1 apple (jazz variety it was rather big, and wished I hadn't started eating it, but ate it all anyway, around 4pm had salad of baby spinach, rocket and watercress with pomodorino tomatoes, cucumber and avocado (no dressing) simply scrumpslicious (yes just made up that word), Later at home around 7.30pm had started thawing a green smoothie, but it wasn't quite there so scooped off the top, green smoothie ice-cream!!! And for the life of me I can't remember what I put in it. I froze it in a hurry on the day I flew to New York. Also had a few Lara bars. Actually had one too many, but pleasantly full not painfully full. What lovely food I get to eat!! And I move around a lot I run up and down the stairs all day. Regularly going up three fights of stairs to use the loo (when there is one on my own floor) just for the fun of it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7124501.stm
Read this today at work. This is not the first time I've read about acrylamide. But what really struck me was how confusing the article was. First of all you're told eating fried, grilled and roasted food could harm you. Then it says but don't panic? then it says it's virtually impossible to eliminate these from the diet (well that is not a fact, whether we want to or not is another matter), then you have some other experts saying food should not be 'over-cooked'?? How helpful is that advice? Then a glimmer of hope with some other advice to try and eat a balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetables. But what is balanced? It's presented in a rather confused fashion, do you think the majority of readers will be helped by this to take action in any way?
I didn't get much sleep last night as I had a CD playing (deliberately) but it was too loud but not so loud as to get me out of bed so I suspect I didn't get any deep sleep. I woke up feeling a bit rough but as the day wore on I just got more alert and right now feel very energised, and wasn't grumpy at all. Whereas if I had been eating cooked I'm sure I would have been wiping the floor with myself. No kidding, and probably anybody that crossed my path.
Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Sleep 101
Exercise: Yoga
Food: 6 bananas, celery and mango smoothie, salad - baby leaves, avocado, pomodorino tomatoes with french dressing, some almonds.
I think I had about 3 hours sleep last night. I woke up okay but not completely refreshed, which in the main part was because I was nibbling on almonds up until I went to bed. I knew this wasn't a great decision to make but did it anyway. But it's good I learnt more. So basically my body was digesting them all night. Began to feel sleepy during the day but functioning very well. I noticed that when I am eating very low fat raw, basically the above without the almonds (I only use half a small avocado in my salads) I can sleep for four hours and I wake up refreshed and don't feel sleepy at all during the day. And I feel even better the next morning if the previous day had been productive on many levels ie used my time wisely. So lessons for me.
1. Don't eat up to the wire
2. Keep it low fat as much as possible
3. Living purposefully improves quality of sleep regardless of length of sleep
I may revise my no eating after 7pm because at the moment it does not seem to fit because of my many evening engagements. So maybe I will just stop eating after my late afternoon salad and see how I go. It's just a more easily recognisable cut off point in my current schedule. The reason I will try this is not to deny myself, but I actually don't feel hungry after that. But if in my experiment I feel the need to have something then I will.
Many people who eat raw (whatever amount) find their need for sleep decreases but it varies in amount, in fact for some it increases. I think this is linked to the state of your health when you start, how raw you go which is linked to how much cleansing will be taking place, plus your own unique sleep needs. I find I need more sleep particularly when doing extended fasting and I just go with it. It's not a competition, it's an ADVENTURE.
Food: 6 bananas, celery and mango smoothie, salad - baby leaves, avocado, pomodorino tomatoes with french dressing, some almonds.
I think I had about 3 hours sleep last night. I woke up okay but not completely refreshed, which in the main part was because I was nibbling on almonds up until I went to bed. I knew this wasn't a great decision to make but did it anyway. But it's good I learnt more. So basically my body was digesting them all night. Began to feel sleepy during the day but functioning very well. I noticed that when I am eating very low fat raw, basically the above without the almonds (I only use half a small avocado in my salads) I can sleep for four hours and I wake up refreshed and don't feel sleepy at all during the day. And I feel even better the next morning if the previous day had been productive on many levels ie used my time wisely. So lessons for me.
1. Don't eat up to the wire
2. Keep it low fat as much as possible
3. Living purposefully improves quality of sleep regardless of length of sleep
I may revise my no eating after 7pm because at the moment it does not seem to fit because of my many evening engagements. So maybe I will just stop eating after my late afternoon salad and see how I go. It's just a more easily recognisable cut off point in my current schedule. The reason I will try this is not to deny myself, but I actually don't feel hungry after that. But if in my experiment I feel the need to have something then I will.
Many people who eat raw (whatever amount) find their need for sleep decreases but it varies in amount, in fact for some it increases. I think this is linked to the state of your health when you start, how raw you go which is linked to how much cleansing will be taking place, plus your own unique sleep needs. I find I need more sleep particularly when doing extended fasting and I just go with it. It's not a competition, it's an ADVENTURE.
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Sleepy head
Exercise: Resting
Food: 7 bananas, Green salad with baby greens, avocado, tomatoes and celery, dates, banana and mango pudding
(Thanks to Kristen for my first comment!)
I have averaged practically four to five hours sleep this week so far and I feel grand. When I get sleepy I just go to bed. And that is an important point, I don't get tired but I do get sleepy. Anyone else feel that way? So when people say 'I'm tired' could eating cooked foods be having an impact, or a cumulative effect even, due to the energy-intensive process involved in digesting it?
I do love having a good think about things. Because often there is an insight that is just staring you in the face that you never picked up before.
Sleep needs can change and you should just fall in line with what your body is asking for. There was one week when I was becoming sleepier earlier. So I went to bed earlier. This can happen when the body is going through internal cleansing and healing. And could also be linked to the changing seasons, and just how much we've got going on in our lives at any given time.
Be a truth-seeker not an 'I've made up my mind, don't confuse me with the facts' person. It's much more fun. If you start from a place of fear then truth will scare you witless, but if you start from a place of love, then you'll just get more to love.
Food: 7 bananas, Green salad with baby greens, avocado, tomatoes and celery, dates, banana and mango pudding
(Thanks to Kristen for my first comment!)
I have averaged practically four to five hours sleep this week so far and I feel grand. When I get sleepy I just go to bed. And that is an important point, I don't get tired but I do get sleepy. Anyone else feel that way? So when people say 'I'm tired' could eating cooked foods be having an impact, or a cumulative effect even, due to the energy-intensive process involved in digesting it?
I do love having a good think about things. Because often there is an insight that is just staring you in the face that you never picked up before.
Sleep needs can change and you should just fall in line with what your body is asking for. There was one week when I was becoming sleepier earlier. So I went to bed earlier. This can happen when the body is going through internal cleansing and healing. And could also be linked to the changing seasons, and just how much we've got going on in our lives at any given time.
Be a truth-seeker not an 'I've made up my mind, don't confuse me with the facts' person. It's much more fun. If you start from a place of fear then truth will scare you witless, but if you start from a place of love, then you'll just get more to love.
Monday, 15 October 2007
Time is Gold Dust
Exercise: Dancing
Food: A few almonds first thing, I found them in my pocket! And felt that I actually would prefer to eat them at the beginning of the day than at the end. Orange and lime juice, 12 bananas in total I think! big green salad with tomatoes and avocado. And some herbal tea with raw honey.
It's late and I need to be in bed. Technically it's Tuesday already but seeing as I'm still up, it's Monday! Just been dancing and I loved it. I'm going to avoid eating after 7pm and see how it feels. I don't need much sleep but when I eat right up to the wire I'm sure it affects the quality of the sleep although not the quantity. Every minute counts and I want to make sure every minute counts!
We have all the time to do what we need to do. We just need to do it...
Food: A few almonds first thing, I found them in my pocket! And felt that I actually would prefer to eat them at the beginning of the day than at the end. Orange and lime juice, 12 bananas in total I think! big green salad with tomatoes and avocado. And some herbal tea with raw honey.
It's late and I need to be in bed. Technically it's Tuesday already but seeing as I'm still up, it's Monday! Just been dancing and I loved it. I'm going to avoid eating after 7pm and see how it feels. I don't need much sleep but when I eat right up to the wire I'm sure it affects the quality of the sleep although not the quantity. Every minute counts and I want to make sure every minute counts!
We have all the time to do what we need to do. We just need to do it...
Thursday, 4 October 2007
Not Nuts About You
Exercise: pushups
Food: Apple juice, 5 bananas, itsu hip and humble salad with greens, seaweed, carrot, beetroot, avocado and plain tofu, jaynie's salad - spinach, baby greens, cucumber, celery, avocado and vine tomatoes, had a few dates and a few raw cashews. But really have a lower tolerance level for nuts now. Which is great as it means things have been shifted because nuts should really only be eaten in tiny quantities and seasonally. They did taste fresh though but it didn't take long to feel that gubjie (my own made up word) feeling, you know that if you eat beyond this point there will be discomfort and possibly pain!
I set my alarm to go for run at 8am. When it went off, I switched it off and lay down for five minutes. Next minute I look and it's 9.20am! And I had a meeting in town at 10 made it only 5 mins late, and someone came in after me. And I got nearly an extra hour and a half kip. Lovely.
Food: Apple juice, 5 bananas, itsu hip and humble salad with greens, seaweed, carrot, beetroot, avocado and plain tofu, jaynie's salad - spinach, baby greens, cucumber, celery, avocado and vine tomatoes, had a few dates and a few raw cashews. But really have a lower tolerance level for nuts now. Which is great as it means things have been shifted because nuts should really only be eaten in tiny quantities and seasonally. They did taste fresh though but it didn't take long to feel that gubjie (my own made up word) feeling, you know that if you eat beyond this point there will be discomfort and possibly pain!
I set my alarm to go for run at 8am. When it went off, I switched it off and lay down for five minutes. Next minute I look and it's 9.20am! And I had a meeting in town at 10 made it only 5 mins late, and someone came in after me. And I got nearly an extra hour and a half kip. Lovely.
Saturday, 29 September 2007
Sleepy Head
Exercise: Run, push-ups
Food: Breakfast canteloupe milk, lunch canteloupe milk, evening banana and mango pudding, a load of dates, huge green baby leaves salad with sunblushed tomatoes, pomodorino tomatoes and avocado. Some more dates later.
Went to a party and drank orange juice, highly suspect it came from a bottle hmm. Had a long lie-in bed today. Got up around 10am had first canteloupe, went back to bed and got up at 2pm. I said a prayer of gratitude for my bed last night. That I have one, that it is comfortable, and for peaceful, restorative sleep.
Food: Breakfast canteloupe milk, lunch canteloupe milk, evening banana and mango pudding, a load of dates, huge green baby leaves salad with sunblushed tomatoes, pomodorino tomatoes and avocado. Some more dates later.
Went to a party and drank orange juice, highly suspect it came from a bottle hmm. Had a long lie-in bed today. Got up around 10am had first canteloupe, went back to bed and got up at 2pm. I said a prayer of gratitude for my bed last night. That I have one, that it is comfortable, and for peaceful, restorative sleep.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
