The First Week

This week has rushed past so quickly I can hardly believe it is Monday again already! This first week has gone very well indeed. I have been to the gym twice, and am feeling really good from all the fruit and vegetables. My best discovery has been cooking the porridge in the crockpot; it comes out really creamy, can be varied easily by adding different kinds of fruit, and it gives me lots of energy. So much so in fact, that we have decided to have porridge as the carbohydrate part of our breakfast every day from now on.

This new way of eating is surprisingly easy. I had not realised how cooking 'proper recipes' is more expensive, and you tend to eat larger portions. It feels a bit odd just poaching some fish or chicken and preparing some vegetables, but I have found that the simplicity feels good too. I am trying to be a little bit creative, by doing things like slicing tomatoes and baking them on top of fish in the oven, and sprinkling over some herbs and drizzling over some olive oil. That way I still feel like I am cooking, and not just assembling.

Shopping is so much easier, and cooking this way means that you are automatically eating no processed foods. I am really looking forward to the week ahead!