I don’t think I did anything about this goal in the past 2 months and in fact have been eating out so much that if I tell anyone my goal is eating healthy they’ll probably keel over in a fit of laughter. :(

My parents have come to visit for 6 weeks (though one week is already over – sob) so it’ll be hard to eat healthy but since my mum is doing all the cooking and she cooks lots of veggies and uses very little fat, it might actually be easier than doing it on my own.

Lets see what I’m supposed to do this month:

Start the day with a good breakfast: Bit tough this one considering I don’t get up early enough in the morning! But nowadays I keep a box of breakfast bars at work and eat one with my morning coffee so I guess if I stick to that it should be ok.

Eat 2 portions of fish a week: Yes well, it’s hard to get Indian fish in the UK and my mum isn’t too comfortable about cooking salt water fish. Still, we do have tins of tuna at home so I think with a little effort I can eat 1 portion a week at any rate.

Drink lots of water: I’m really bad at this. I drink a large glass at work and thats about it. Will have to drink at least two large glasses at work and at least two glasses at home.

Enjoy an active lifestyle: Ha! My foot makes walking hard though after paying a fortune to the osteopath and chiropodist, it seems to be getting better. Swimming has stopped coz I’m super-lazy and now I have the excuse of wanting to spend time with my parents! Can’t see how I can do much of this apart from actually doing some chores at home and taking my mom out sightseeing.

Eat at least 5 portions of fruit and veg a day: I think I must be doing this. I didn’t realise dal counts as vegetables actually so I’m sure I’ve been doing fine on his for ages! Still, will be more vigilant and try to eat more fruit.

Reduce saturated fat and sugar intake – healthy desserts:
Hehe this is not happening while dad – who gave me the cookie monster gene – is around!

Reduce salt intake I don’t think I use a lot of salt (unless my husband is cooking). But probably a smart idea to stop eating out so much and make my own lunches.

Eat more Superfoods: What on earth are those? Let me go look them up….right, wikipedia says supermarkets (like Tesco!) have been banned from marketing foods as superfoods without proper scientific research. It also provides a handy list of ‘Alleged Superfoods’! I suppose I’ll try eat more of them – even if they aren’t particularly super, they look healthier than most of the stuff I eat (aka McDonalds!). I think I’ll try to eat more beans, spinach, yogurt, ginger and oranges – which I eat regularly anyway so I’m doing fabulously on this one!