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Alcohol and sleep

September 14, 2024 /

I’ve been reading and listening to a lot about alcohol recently. I’m really interested in the effect it has on sleep. I often wake up in the early hours and can’t get back to sleep when I’ve been drinking. Apparently that’s quite common according to the literature. However, I drank last Saturday and last night but felt like I’d slept pretty well – I woke up in the middle of the night but got straight back to sleep again. I’d put this down to drinking much more moderately than I used to and drinking plenty of water in between alcoholic drinks. Look at my Garmin sleep scores though! I clearly didn’t get the right kind of sleep on Saturday or last night! That explains why I feel so lethargic this morning!

I feel like I’m on the verge of quitting alcohol completely and this is adding weight to the argument for quitting. What did I gain from drinking last night? We had a lovely Thai curry at a friend’s then watched a film. I would have enjoyed both just as much without a drink. I would have got up and done park run this morning and that would have made me feel great. Instead I’m lying in bed lamenting over the fact I drank last night. What is the point? Well, back to the quit lit to fill my head with positivity about not drinking! Here are a few recommendations:

Cottage cheese pancakes

August 31, 2024 /

I just made these pancakes that I discovered on instagram. I added a big handful of frozen blueberries to the mix which worked really well. Full of protein and fibre so great after a run. They were delicious! Scan the QR code to see the instagram post!

Moderation

August 31, 2024 /

I have to say I’m not the best at moderation, particularly when it comes to alcohol. I’m great at having no alcohol but once I have one drink I really struggle to stop until I fall asleep (sometimes in the middle of a party!) Then I wake up the next morning feeling rubbish and waste the day feeling sorry for myself. So, this week I had an internal battle going on in my head about whether to drink last night or do parkrun today. In the end I gave myself a good talking to and made myself drink in moderation. It worked! I got up feeling fresh as a daisy this morning and smashed Graves parkrun! It was mostly easy to drink moderately but there were moments where it could’ve gone either way. I did it though and practise makes perfect!

Overnight oats cheat

August 22, 2024 /

I forgot to make my overnight oats last night but really fancied some this morning. So, I just covered the oats in boiling water to soften them and left them to cool while I blended the kefir with fruit and prepped the fruit to go on top! Voila! You wouldn’t know they hadn’t been prepared last night!

Parkrun PB

August 17, 2024 /

Until last week, my only goal for running was getting to the end of the run. It felt like that was a big enough achievement. However, I have signed up for an extra 2 months health and fitness coaching with Jazzy B fitness and Beth, my coach, wanted me to have a goal to work towards. As I’ve lost most of the weight I was planning to lose, a weight goal of a few pounds didn’t seem enough. So I’m aiming to run Chatsworth 10K on 22 September in an hour or less. To help me work up to this, Beth has set me some running goals for the week and one of them was to do parkrun in 30 mins (which is a personal best for me). Well I totally smashed that goal today as I did it in 27:30 mins!!

Delicious breakfast smoothie

August 4, 2024 /

I haven’t been organised enough to make my overnight oats this weekend but I wanted to get back into my routine of having kefir every day so I threw together this breakfast smoothie which was delicious!

Ingredients:

  • 250ml semi skimmed milk kefir
  • 10g oats
  • 80g mixed berries
  • 50g Green smoothie mix (mango & spinach)
  • 10g chia seeds

Yorkshire three peaks

August 4, 2024 /

I am so incredibly proud of myself for completing the Yorkshire three peaks! I honestly don’t think I had it in me before starting this health and fitness coaching. I am stronger, fitter and weigh less which all contributed to my being able to tackle the 24 miles with over 1,500m elevation.

Cottage Cheese bread

July 17, 2024 /

I stumbled across this recipe the other day and I have made it twice since as it is soooooo delicious! Also really easy to make. It’s full of protein and fibre so a great addition to my day! If you cut it into 12 slices then it has around 123 calories, 7g protein and 2g fibre.

Overnight oats with home made kefir

July 15, 2024 /

I’ve been reading, watching TV programmes and listening to podcasts about the gut microbiome quite a bit recently and I’m becomming increasingly interested in doing what I can to make mine healthy (particularly after having a bowel cancer scare 18 months ago). After a couple of friends told me about their home made kefir, I decided to give it a go and I’m obsessed!

I have used the Kefir Company starter cultures which are so easy to use! I will have a go at using some live grains at some point but, for now, this is so easy.

I blend the prepared kefir with what ever soft fruit I have got around and then pour it over oats, leave it in the fridge overnight and have some delicious over night oats for breakfast every day. I usually add some grapes, a chopped up pear or what ever fruit takes my fancy.

Before I add the extra fruit, the overnight oats with home made fruity kefir comes in around 10g of protein and 5g of fibre so a great start to the day!

There’s lots of information about the health benefits of kefir on the internet but I’m not an expert so I’m not going to say which sources are the most accurate. It’s worth having a google though if you’re interested!

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