eat healthily

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed this goal, but here goes:

1. Eating regularly – I’ve made quite a lot of improvements in this area. I eat lunch around 12 noon / 1pm most days, and I have dinner about 7pm. It does depend on other activities, but that’s the case for other people, as well, I would expect.

2. More fruit and veg – I still don’t do this enough. I think I need to look into why I don’t eat more fruit, because I do actually like fruit. Veg is more of an issue, but I’m fine with salad, so this would help a lot, even if I don’t eat things like peas, carrots, cabbage etc.

3. Max. of 1 chocolate bar / dessert daily – I don’t eat as little as this, but I think I eat less of this than I used to. I probably eat 2-3 chocolate bars / desserts every day. I need to cut this down even more.

4. Drink at least 2l of fluid every day – I really need to address this, because I have had a medical problem due recurring every now and then for the past few years, when I get particularly dehydrated. I think I’m going to have to cut out the pop as I drink it too slowly. Also, I’m going to stop just drinking as I go, but specifically go to get a drink and drink it all before carrying on, and then do this at regular intervals.

5. Eat breakfast – Still doesn’t happen, but probably never will. I should perhaps have a piece of fruit or something in the morning, even if it’s at work mid-morning, and not immediately after I get up.

Mixed progress in general, I think…

I’m doing better but still have a way to go. Here’s my progress so far:

1. Eat more regularly: happening more or less – I have lunch between 1pm and 2pm; I have dinner between 6:30pm and 8pm.

2. More fruit and veg: erm… :(

3. Max. of 1 chocolate bar / dessert daily: Still sporadic.

4. Drink at least 2l of fluid per day: Drinking more but not there yet.

5. Eat breakfast: Not happening.

I think the one I’m going to focus on more now that I have no. 1 more or less under control, is no. 4 – drinking more fluid. I get dehydrated otherwise and it’s no good for getting rid of toxins in the body.

One week later and let’s see how I’m doing:

1. Eat more regularly: still not happening really – I often have lunch too late.

2. More fruit and veg: Well, I had strawberries yesterday, but I don’t think a one off really counts. I don’t think the carrot in carrot cake counts either… :(

3. Max. of 1 chocolate bar / dessert daily: Sporadic.

4. Drink at least 2l of fluid per day: Not happening.

5. Eat breakfast: Also not happening.

Points out of 10: 1

Hmmm. Needs more work.

I’ve decided to break this down into sub-goals, especially as ‘eat healthily’ can mean different things to different people. I’ve always believed in moderation as key, so I’m not going to do anything drastic. I want more balance in my eating and to be a little more sensible, so these are the main areas I’m going to focus on.

1. Eat at regular times (lunch no later than 2pm, dinner no later than 8pm).
2. More fruit and vegetables.
3. Maximum of 1 chocolate bar/dessert (or similar) per day.
4. Drink at least 2 litres of fluid per day (half of which, just water).
5. Try to eat something for breakfast i.e. fruit or yoghurt, even if I don’t make time for anything more substantial.

Those are the main things I can think of right now, so I’ll see how I get on with these before making any other changes.